Gaiscioch Community Notes Issue 3, 2020

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Foghladha Holds Wacky Livestream For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Have you ever wanted to see a grown man wear an adult diaper on his head? Well by Rhynor's request, this guy will be showing his support for her battle against cancer by wearing an adult diaper on the head during for part of this 12-hour livestream on Friday the 13th of March.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and to show our support we will be going blue and we'll be raising money for the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Alliance over this 12-hour livestream event. Come show your support for Rhynor and others who are battling Colon cancer. We will be doing giveaways throughout the day.

  • 9-11: Wolcen: Lord of Mayhem
  • 12-3: Elder Scrolls Online
  • 3-6: Guild Wars 2
  • 7-11: Conqueror's Blade

Help us raise $2,500 for Colorectal Cancer Awareness & Research
https://fundraise.ccalliance.org/gaiscioch

Tune in live at: 
https://twitch.tv/gaiscioch 

Inside the Family

Gaiscioch Family Patreons:

Want to give a special shout-out to those members who are helping enable our community to do great things. Their financial support has allowed us to expand the tools at our disposal and maintain the community without burning a hole in my personal savings. While a still do pay a bit out of pocket their contributions have prevented me from having to work side gigs to keep us afloat and for that, I am eternally grateful. It's at a manageable level I am comfortable with. Without these Patreons, you'd be seeing a lot less of me. Thank you for keeping me in-game and focused on growing our community.

Avohaiel
WilliamBrandis
Radiologikal
Phyrehart
Kageshukuun
Venorik
verve
Rhynor
Blienmeis
CerrisCharredOak
Borrys
Birdee
Isha
Varder
Zo
Trithian
Whoflung
Robdalf
Nikodemus
Weebitt
Thargond
Somercy2163
Ruuta
Beliar
Eiahn
Randeth
Anja
Jakemm
Tip
Donaliam
xrist04
Arkin
Garyc
Shilka
JustMike

Gaiscioch Family Promotions:

I wanted to take a moment to say congratulations to a few members this month for accepting their next credo and stepping into a new role in our family.

Guardians (Seaimpín)

The Gaiscioch Family Guardians are an advanced part of the Veteran Members group and serve as the front line of our family. They help newer members learn about the family, our website, and our belief system. They occasionally will need to help get conversations back on track, or report misdoing's to the family elders. They act as advisors, guidance providers, and overall protectors of the family name. By this time a member should be involved in the family for more than 6 months and has been an active attendee in family events. For those who prefer fellowship over leadership this is the last stop on the family tree. Members must prove their leadership ability to progress to the Leadership ranks through the accumulation of both Valor Points (Earned through leading events.) as well as earning Tokens of Valor from lower ranked members of the family.

  » Caludon

Veteran Members (Curadh)

Veteran Members have proven their devotion to the family by participating in events and contributing to the family's success. They have been active more than 90 days and have continued to be contributing members to the family.

  » Jusanmoto   » PJ   » Random   » Snowman

Official Members (Lorgaire)

Official Members have earned the rank of Lorgaire and have accepted the Mark of the Kindred credo. They have officially decided to become members of the family and start their journey to ascend the roles of the Gaiscioch Family.

  » BznLancer   » Crickgy   » HousecarlKarl   » KaySlays   » Pfredde   » Probonoh   » Radbout   » Shrike

Please Welcome Our Newest Members

Gaiscioch By The Numbers

Population
Group Active %
Guild Wars 2 208 46%
Elder Scrolls Online 161 35%
World of Warcraft: Classic 118 26%
Adventures 212 46%
Total 457
Magazine
Group Total
Subscribers 5,347
Readers 489,262
Views 1,696,610
Followers
Media Total
Twitch 1,063
YouTube 592
Twitter 916

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The Hunt For
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Chapter Evaluation Goal: 40% Total Active Gaiscioch Population (183) or 200 Votes Pre-Launch.

Potential Chapter News

  1. Ashes of Creation Posts Job Listings
    MMORPG.com
  2. Ashes of Creation Dev Discussion #15 Ask For Your Favorite & Ideal Classes
    MMORPG.com
  3. New World Developer Diary Shows Off The Warring Factions Of Aeternum
    MMORPG.com
  4. Betawatch: New World is back in the old alpha
    Massively Overpowered
  5. Amazon's New World MMO talks lore but little gameplay in a new video
    Rock Paper Shotgun
  6. New World Outlines Settlements and Governance
    MMORPG.com
  7. New World dev blog details Settlements & Governance
    GameSpace
  8. Sayri: The Beginning Trailer Teases A Beautiful New World
    GameSpace
  9. New World resumes closed alpha testing with NDA, teases new dev vlog
    Massively Overpowered
  10. New World Dev Diary – Fight The World
    GameSpace

Chapter 4:
Guild Wars 2

Massive New Balance Patch Has Landed

The Call to Glory: February 2020 Competitive Update has landed. This month we've seen a wealth of new changes added to the game including Swiss Tournaments, Mini-Seasons, New Warlord’s Armor Set, Guildrider Warclaw Skin Reward Track, Bonus Rewards Event and the Major Balance Update. Be sure to head over to the official site to learn more.

Read the Full Patch Notes Here

Could Scrying Pool Make Their Return?

ArenaNet teased the next big update to Guild Wars 2 at PAX East this week. In their Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire preview trailer you can catch a glimpse at what appears to be a Scrying Pool. These pools were made famous in the Eye of the North and Heart of the North expansions in the original Guild Wars as a way for players to see past events and play missions they've already completed. While the original Scrying Pool can be found in Guild Wars 2 in the Hall of Monuments it has largely been untouched in the story. With this little tease, we can assume the next step forward is a vision of the past! See what I did there :D.

Guild Wars 2 Events at a Glance

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Top Guild Wars 2 News For February, 2020

  1. Guild Wars 2 Content Update Outlines 2020 Goals
    MMORPG.com
  2. Guild Wars 2 Previews Massive Balancing Patch
    MMORPG.com
  3. Fight or Kite: Examining the state of Guild Wars 2 PvP ahead of the big balance patch
    Massively Overpowered
  4. Guild Wars 2 Shares Weekly Streaming Schedule and PAX East Presence
    MMORPG.com
  5. Guild Wars 2 Info On Future Content
    GameSpace
  6. Guild Wars 2 Streaming Schedule Set for This Week
    MMORPG.com
  7. Swiss Tournaments Start Today in Guild Wars 2
    MMORPG.com
  8. Guild Wars 2’s massive balance patch eyes major nerfs
    Massively Overpowered
  9. Guild Wars 2 will begin its first public Swiss tourney PvP test tomorrow
    Massively Overpowered
  10. Guild Wars 2 rehires a former programmer, drops PvP patch and season next week
    Massively Overpowered

Legacy Chapter 5:
Elder Scrolls Online

Harrowstorm Makes its Way to ESO

The Dark Heart of Skyrim epic adventure begins here! Set upon a journey that will take you into Skyrim's darkest reaches with Harrowstorm, a new dungeon DLC game pack. Investigate a supernatural storm in Icereach and delve into the accursed depths of the Unhallowed Grave as you discover the dark forces that threaten Skyrim in this first installment of a year-long saga!

New Features Include:

  • Two new four-player dungeons: Icereach and Unhallowed Grave
  • The start of the year-long Dark Heart of Skyrim storyline
  • New rewards, including unique achievements and collectibles
  • All-new PvP collectibles
  • New performance improvements
  • And more!

Read the full announcement for more information.

Elder Scrolls Online Events at a Glance

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Top Elder Scrolls Online News For February, 2020

  1. Elder Scrolls Online Previews Mother Ciannait, Master of Harrowstorm's Icereach Dungeon
    MMORPG.com
  2. Elder Scrolls Online Shares Updated Performance Improvement Plan
    MMORPG.com
  3. Elder Scrolls Online Outlines Performance Improvements in Patch Overhaul
    MMORPG.com
  4. ZeniMax says Update 25 includes planned performance upgrades for Elder Scrolls Online
    Massively Overpowered
  5. Elder Scrolls Online to launch Harrowstorm on Feb 24
    GameSpace
  6. Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr soundtrack and music boxes
    Massively Overpowered
  7. The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off the Murkmire Celebration on February 20
    Massively Overpowered
  8. Murkmire Celebration Returs to The Elder Scrolls Online
    GameSpace
  9. Elder Scrolls Online takes you on a date, shows off new housing, and hosts a massive memorial
    Massively Overpowered
  10. First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Harrowstorm and Unhallowed Grave
    Massively Overpowered

Honorary Chapter 6:
World of Warcraft: Classic

Chapter Update
Varder Becomes New Leader

Over the past month, I've been working to build a better foundation for our community to grow. We needed someone with boots on the ground and a regular presence to lead us forward. With my limited time, I didn't feel I was best suited for the job or performing it at the level the chapter needed. After speaking with the other elders we came to the conclusion that Varder was the best person for the job. I will be supporting him behind the scenes and have passed the torch to him in-game. Varder has been an outstanding member of our community for years and has very similar goals and beliefs as I share. I trust Varders decisions and stand behind him in whatever he decides the community needs. Please lend your support to him as well. He has gone through great lengths to put us on the course to tackle raiding in WoW classic and I suspect he will have a lot of fun times paved for you all ahead.

World of Warcraft: Classic Events at a Glance

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Top World of Warcraft: Classic News For February, 2020

  1. Glitched World of Warcraft Attempt Makes Blizzard Despawn N'Zoth in NA
    MMORPG.com
  2. World of Warcraft: Mythic Dungeon International and Arena World Championship Return in 2020
    MMORPG.com
  3. French World of Warcraft fans release epic live-action War on Lordaeron short film
    Massively Overpowered
  4. World of Warcraft's Latest Boss Finally Goes Down After Glitchy, 10-Day Race Between Top Guilds
    Kotaku
  5. World of Warcraft subscriptions have doubled since the release of Classic
    PC Games Insider
  6. World of Warcraft News Round Up – N’zoth World First & New Books Announced
    GameSpace
  7. World of Warcraft – Limit & Method N’Zoth Kill Videos
    GameSpace
  8. World of Warcraft Shadowlands is getting a prequel novel called Shadow Rising
    Massively Overpowered
  9. World of Warcraft: Classic is now inviting players into Blackwing Lair for the next phase of content
    Massively Overpowered
  10. WoW Factor: How could World of Warcraft restore confidence ahead of Shadowlands?
    Massively Overpowered

Popular Adventure:
Conqueror's Blade

The Gaiscioch Alliance is Born

In February, we have started to come into our own. We stripped the Westweg name and revealed who we are publically. We are now known as the Gaiscioch Alliance and are the 8th largest alliance in the game. 

Our Gaiscioch House is rapidly filling with active registered members while we have been growing our ArachDubh House with members who have shown interest in sticking around for the long haul. House Tuatha continues to act as a filter for new members to come to try us out and either move on or pledge to become an ArachDubh. Each week we gain 15-20 new members. About 5 Tuatha members a week get bumped up to either Gaiscioch or ArachDubh. As we near max capacity I will begin rotating both the ArachDubh and Gaiscioch rosters as well to keep all 3 filled to 95 active members at all times.

We now own 4 fiefs including a town in the North West of Osteria. Westweg continues to be our main focus while we aim to be the first village in the game to reach rank 8. This is a feat that has never been accomplished before and we have the best chance of making it happen. From a warfare standpoint, we have no plans to try to take over the world. We will, however, start sending assault teams out after those who attack us. We will natively be a defensive community but will deploy guerrilla tactics on anyone that threatens our home.

I want to encourage anyone who likes medieval warfare to give this game a try. Whether you like PvP or not we have a place for you and you can fill a valuable role. This game can be played as a PvE game so don't worry about the PVP aspects of those typically put you off of a game. I can always use more Gaiscioch helping bring our ambiance to the game. There aren't a whole lot of communities like us and we are in prime position to become something memorable.

Get Involved at: https://gsch.info/cb

Conqueror's Blade Community Progress Report

Over the past month, we have grown our territories to include Westweg, Mainstadt, Fallenburg and Nordtal. We now own everything northwest of the river. 

  • Westweg - Currently at level 6. We will need a hard push of fief quests here to hit Level 7 before world reset for season 3. This is the primary fief we are aiming to hit Level 8 with if possible before the world gets wiped and we have to start over. No village has ever been rank 7 before and I would love to raise that bar even higher. This node features Copper Ore and Hides. 
  • Mainstadt - Our second fief currently sits at Rank 3. It is nearing rank 4 slowly but surely. This node features Iron Ore and Hides.
  • Fallenburg - This fief we are simply maintaining at Rank 2. It has both Cotton and Lumber.
  • Nordtal - This is our first Town and features our very own Auction Hall. It has no resources but awards random skill pages for ownership. It currently sits on the cusp of Level 7 which we do not intend to upgrade past as it would raise the resource cost too high.

House wise our three houses continue to progress.

  • House Tuatha - Rank 5 - Constantly filled to 95 members rotating our the longest AFK to invite the new players. We rotate active players who log in to discord and/or register to our website to ArachDubh or Gaisicoch.
  • House ArachDubh - Rank 4 - Our Active Member house is currently sitting at 53 players and is the owner of Mainstadt and Fallenburg. Each week we maintain control of these two fiefs, members receive silver and unit kits in the mail. Our goal is to have ArachDubh at 95 players by May.
  • House Gaiscioch - Rank 5 - This is where all our permanent registered members live. This house controls Westweg and Nordtal bringing in silver, unit kits, and skill pages each week for ownership. To join this house members must be registered on Gaiscioch.com.

On the Alliance Front, we are currently in a trade agreement with IronOrder and the PastryEmpire. We have also been helping the Cohorts quietly on the side giving them refuge and low taxes among our fiefs.

Conqueror's Blade Events at a Glance

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Top Conqueror's Blade News For February, 2020

Recreational:
Gaiscioch Adventures

Portal Knights Server Renewed for 6 More Months

The Gaiscioch Jr. Portal Knights server has been renewed! With this we had a bit of a fright as it looked that we might lose our data after the renewal debacle, however with the help of the server provider, we managed to recover everything and get our server up and running again. 

In other news, Portal Knights received its second expansion this past month titled: Druids, Furfolk, and Relic Defense. Some of the features of this new expansion include:

  • PLAY AS A DRUID! - Embrace your “wild side” with this new, playable class capable of shapeshifting into fearsome animal forms!
  • PLAY AS A FURFOLK! - Create your very own member of a proud, new race with customizable fur colors, ears, muzzles, and more!
  • DEFEND THE STAR STONES! - Our newest game mode calls upon you to protect the Furfolk’s most sacred relics in arenas besieged by invaders! Craft traps between waves of attackers to tilt the odds in your favor.
  • HEROIC REWARDS AND MOUNTS - Those brave enough to defend the Star Stones are rewarded with rare new treasures — including mythical mounts such as unicorns and dragons!
  • BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO FAYNORE - Host other players on the Furfolk islands of Faynore! Note: only players who own this expansion will be able to use items found there.

New World Alpha Underway. NDA Reminder

Some of you have found your way into the New World Alpha. Please be advised that the alpha is covered under strict NDA. Anyone caught leaking information may be removed from the community. We work closely with developers, but to do so we must earn and protect their trust. Any breach of that trust hurts our community. So please be sure to only discuss New World on the official alpha forums.

Once Beta Launches the NDA will be removed and we can celebrate with much talking and sharing. We are very much looking forward to seeing how New World turns out and how much interest it generates with the community. It's definitely one of those games we didn't expect to fair well among our ranks and this new shift in design has made the game accessible to a wider audience.

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Wednesdays at 3:00PM PST
Thursdays at 3:00PM PST
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Saturdays at 11:30AM PST
Sundays at 11:00AM PST
Mondays at 6:00PM PST

Slan Go Foill!
(Goodbye for Now)

Benjamin "Foghladha" Foley
Founder & Activities Director
Gaiscioch Social Gaming Community
E: foghladha@gaiscioch.com

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