Community Update #10 - Xwatt Departs

[Xwatt]

Ahoy,

 

I thought now would be a suitable time for a community update, as the title suggests I have a major announcement to make, and the last community update was in March, so I think the time is right to give the community an update about the current situation at AW.

 

Xwatt Leaves Core Staff

As the title of this community update suggests, I will be stepping down from CS. The main reason for this is that my own personal schedule has been getting increasingly busy and with that, I feel that I cannot the devote the time to AW that it deserves, therefore the sensible decision would be to step down. @Ryko always puts it best, real life comes first and must be given priority. I'd like to thank @Mark T for giving me the opportunity to become a Core Staff member, and I would like to thank the current CS team, and the staff team for the support they have given me over the years. But most importantly, I would like to thank you, the community, for backing me and supporting the decisions I have made in the past few years in an effort to positively move this community forward.

 

On a brighter note, I would like to congratulate @MidnightRunner and @Norris, our new members to the Core Staff team. I have no doubt that these two will be able to make a positive impact to AW for years to come, and they have my full backing for any decision they will make. Midnight will be taking over the role of AWE manager, and Norris will be taking over the role of Public manager. I would like you all the congratulate these two, and I want you to support them wholly as you have supported myself.

 

I&A4

The development of I&A4 is now back into full swing, and masses of progress has been made in priming it for public release. Just under a week ago, we completed a full 100% run of the mission, highlighting the progress in stability and allowing for persistent mission progress over the span of a few days. Please continue to leave your feedback in the dedicated I&A4 feedback thread, it is immense help in aiding Ryko to develop the mission. Feedback can be anything from bugs and missing items, to your feedback in how you think mission should be played. All feedback is welcome, and ultimately will shape the end product for the mission.

 

 

AWE and Gamenights:

AWE has had a ton of progress since the last community update in March, and we will continue to support the growth and development of the server for the foreseeable future. Currently, the server is rotating maps and factions after every one run of Liberation, and this method is aiding in keeping player retention, compared to the two runs that we did in the past. Support has been mostly positive for the switch back to CUP and ACRE, and we will continue to listen to community feedback about how we can better improve the server. Be sure to attend our Liberation Sunday events, in which you can find information for that in the events section of the forum.

 

As for Midnights campaigns, we are currently in a transition period between moving towards a new campaign in both the Tuesday, and Friday operations. For the Tuesday campaign, this will be moving towards a zombie orientated mission, and the Friday campaign will be moving back to the PMC series, and more information about that can be found here:

 

 

Alongside Midnights missions, we have two gamenights from @BenjaminHL planned, keep an eye out on the events section of the forum for the dates of those missions.

 

Final Note:

As always I want to thank the community for helping us to move forward in a positive direction. I want to thank the donators for their continued support in keeping AW financially stable, even during a pandemic where peoples income may be reduced. Being a community powered by your donations is a portrayal of the support you have for our community, and we will continue to make the suggestions and needs of our community the focal point before any major decisions are made.

 

On a more personal note, I would like to thank all of you for the support you have given me as Core Staff for the past few years. I have absolutely loved it, and it is with regret that I have to step down, but I am in no doubt that this community will continue to live on and prosper, as it has done since it has been founded. I would like to give my personal congratulations to @MidnightRunner and @Norris, both of you have my full backing, and I am excited to see the progression of AW a few years down the line from now.

 

Thank you all,

Xwatt & The CoreStaff Team.

 

[TheScar]

feels like yesterday when you crossed my path back in the days of olde I+A 2.x and its kind of a way you walked down here to this point since then

We had quite some laugh and i m glad to see my prediction you becoming CS didnt turned out that bad after all as i imagined

Also,i still recall that utterly surprise when you handed me my ass on HLL in comparison to your ARMA skills tehehehe

 

Heads up,job well done

[TaiLee]

Damn so sad too see you go ;( 

 

But, Congrats to Midnight & Norris! 

[Lindi]

Thank you for everything you've done for us @Xwatt , I know you've put in a lot of effort and countless hours. It has been a pleasure to play and work with you.

Xwatt leaves some big shoes to fill but who better to do it than @MidnightRunner and @Norris? Congrats guys!

[Noah_Hero]

Pretty sure that means that he lost his immunity and can be charged for warcrimes commited as part of Alpha now

Jokes aside, good job! Back to jokes: Even that good that they had to replace you with two people!

[SkullCollector]

The CS team of the time inherited a ship in rather choppy waters, but I'm glad you took the helm when you did, @Xwatt. The grey hairs you got from it certainly befit the patience you had with us, as you steadily reminded AW of what it is: just some mates playing games together.

 

Cheers mate. Best of days and we'd better see you around.

[Admiralbumfluff]

Thank you for everything @Xwatt
you have been amazing throughout and done a cracking job.

 

Big shoes to fill but I'm sure those two will be capable of doing so.

 

Don't be a stranger dude

[Jenkins]

Good work, @Xwatt

 

I'm all to familiar with having a busy work schedule so I can sympathise, thank you for the time and effort you put into helping the community grow!

Hopefully you'll show face at game-nights in the future and we can trade insults like old times.

 

Don't forget to pick up your AW Worst Driver™ award on your way out!