DeletedUser3707
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Football is just a game too, one with rules and structure that a lot of people love to play anyway. While I know the world is full of poor managers, it's also full of even more people who understand balance. As an Archmage it's not my intention to tell my pups how to run their city, but it's my responsibility to do my best to create an environment where everyone can get together and enjoy the game. And yes, I start by choosing a few good rules to lay a foundation for a healthy, thriving fellowship. After that I do my best to get involved with everyone. I'm a terrible conversationalist, but I have still managed to create some camaraderie with everyone. I also research things and bring them this information, again, not to tell them how to run their city, but to give them more tools to help enhance their gaming experience. And then yet another responsibility as an archmage comes up; when someone disappears for awhile without saying anything. Because I care, I usually send a letter to see if anything is wrong. If they don't answer after some time, yes, I'm going to let them go. If it was something like a loss of computer or any such thing they can always re-apply when they get back in business, but I'm not going to hold out for the next month and find out they've just quit the game. That's not fair to everyone else.
Communication is the key. I have several pups who have things going on that makes it hard for them to be as involved in the game, but I know this because they've told me, so they're not under the red list for removal. That's all I want, if something's going on just. let. me. know! You don't have to give me all the details, just enough to know you didn't quit or lose interest.
We're not here to micromanage, we're here to play the game like everyone else. But we also want to enjoy the game and give everyone else the opportunity to do that too. We do that by creating structure and encouraging our team to grow in the environment we strive to keep healthy and enjoyable.
I just have a short comment here. I like the idea of all this information too so please don't get me wrong. Sometimes I lose my internet and can't get it back up for weeks. I am in two worlds, and one is as an Archmage so what I've done is trusted one of my Mage and befriended him on Facebook, which is where I found this game anyway. Then I have a cell phone that is for friends and Social Networks only and have it receive all my messages from FB. This way no one has my personal phone number but I still am able to message my Archmage in Felyndral and my Mage in Arendyll. Some players are not able to do this and even I can't let anyone know that my internet is down.
Another reason is I get hospitalized a lot without notice. I am not able to contact anyone and don't know myself ahead of time. Yes as an Archmage I would love to know ahead of time when my players are going to miss but we all can't do that.
For these reasons and even more I wait longer and have at least informed my two people ahead of time that these things happen to me that way I don't have to go through a time without a Fellowship and have to try to reapply and wait til my FS would have an opening.
Just my opinion and pls don't take it wrong. I am a nice person. lol