Hello Aetolians,

I have a significant staffing change to announce today.

IRE has decided to split ways with Tiur and we have hired Sam Kendall (Ictinus) as the new lead producer for Aetolia.

Ictinus (Sam) started his IRE experience on Aetolia several years ago and over time was hired to work on Achaea. He has been the right-hand man on Achaea for several years. He has significant experience in-game administration and is very skilled in helping others on the team succeed. Ictinus will be a 100% about-face in customer support, professionalism, and priorities for everyone. Sam is one of the most focused, hard-working individuals I know.

Based on my communications with players, one of the main concerns within Aetolia is the role play experience. Many of you consider the history, storyline, and events to be the defining feature of the game world. I know some are worried about a new producer damaging the unique Aetolian experience. Maintaining the story is a significant concern for myself, Razmael, Keroc, and Ictinus. We have spent a significant amount of time discussing how to immediately improve RP and events on Aetolia. I have seen concern about an outside person taking over RP on Aetolia. That is not the plan. One of Ictinus' main tasks will be to take work off of Razmael, to allow him to oversee events and roleplay. A plan is in place, but I will let Ictinus discuss how this will progress in his follow-up post and discussions with you.

It seems there is a feeling that monthly promotions are the main job and focus of the producer. This is not the case, but I can see how this impression was made on Aetolia. One of the main changes I would like to see on Aetolia is fixing that impression. Our philosophy is that a good game experience will lead to purchases. Development time on promotions should be secondary to creating those experiences.

Finally, any emails or messages you have sent to the admin should be resent to ictinus@aetolia.com. If you have any questions for me directly, you can email me at jeremy@ironrealms.com.

Penned by my hand on Falsday, the 1st of Ios, in the year 497 MA.
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