2022-11-27 - Premium - OOC meeting (summary)

November 27, 2022 Discord Stage Town Hall Meeting Notes

Approach to Premium

Feedback/Communication

• - #premium channel in Discord
• - Feedback Email

Trial/Error approach, where oddball ideas are tried, and whatever doesn't work is discarded with lessons learned to help do better next time.

Review of Premium Benefits

• - Premium 2 Revision Forthcoming
• - Automation of as many Premium Services as possible
• - This is a Work in Progress
• - These items will be released as they are completed

In-Progress Projects

Sorcerer Guild

• - "Real Soon Now"

Hunting Grounds

• - Near-Cap Undead grounds currently underway
• - Restated goal to have hunting available for levels 5 through cap
• - This is a very long-term goal

Premium Fest 2023

• - Rebranding to 'Isle of Four Winds Craft Faire' going forward
• - Fluff/Mechanical balance to remain unchanged from years past
• - Potential Timing change to May (Date TBA)

Premium Contest End of the Year Event - "Premium Prom"

• - Emails forthcoming for those who are qualified
• - Final year for the Prom

Premium Contest Revamp

• - Quarterly contests, with 30 winners chosen by random chance

Longer-term Projects

Sadie Rewrite

• - Allow rare alter fodder under new system
• - Tie-in new system to in-game mail

Premium Homes Revamp/Redo

• - This is a big project that we're planning to undertake

Q&A/Feedback

Premium Enhancives

• - These may be changing soon
• - Any changes will be improvements over current system
• - As soon as there are any pending changes, word will be sent out to allow those intending to purchase one to wait if they so choose

OSA

• - This is an item of interest, but is on the back burner for now

Premium Homes

Silvers or Simustore?

• - Likely both, still to be determined, though
• - We will attempt to keep any existing Premium Homes usable with a new system via some sort of automatic upgrade.

Mist Harbor Citizenship

• - We plan to offer more here

Storyline

• - 2023 Storyline is coming
• - There will be a Session Zero (OOC gathering to discuss particulars) ahead of time to allow people to catch up before the story starts