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2009.07.11
NEW: MAJOR UPDATE

A few weeks ago, the forums suffered a fatal mySQL database error, resulting in all posts and members being lost. Our attempts to restore backups failed, so we had no choice but to recreate the forum from scratch. Therefore, all members who wish to be a part of the new version of FFVIII-2 will need to rejoin, and create a new character profile. Commencing from today, registration is re-opened.

Fortunately, the timing could have been much worse. We were preparing for a new main story, and this gives us a fresh slate to kick it off. The new story, which will replace all previous stories from previous incarnations of FFVIII-2, will commence with a bang on 27th July, which is also FFVIII-2's 6th year anniversary. This new storyline is precisely the story of the video game, meaning that for the first time characters will play through the events of the game itself, as they happen.

Events will be revealed by:

Major missions — canon missions from the game; members will be able to participate in as many as possible. E.G. the Dollet SeeD examination, Battle of the Gardens, etc.
Minor missions - non-canon missions that run parallel to the missions of the game. E.G. missions parallel to: Timber occupation relief, Deling City assassination attempt
Newsflashes - important global events revealed in a special sub-forum. These will have an immediate effect on all ongoing events.

The story will begin formally with the SeeD examination as seen in the game, taking place in the Fire Cavern and Dollet. Characters who are in training for SeeD may be eligible for this examination. In the meantime, a mission for Galbadian soldiers will be started in Timber, concerning Galbadia's military occupation of the country.

A mission for Galbadian soldiers, you may ask? Yes, from now on, not all characters are required to be cadets or SeeDs.

The three separate Gardens are making a return, each retaining their original qualities from the game. Therefore, members will be able to choose to become GF wielders from Balamb Garden, weapons/tactics specialists from Trabia Garden or soldiers posted in Galbadia Garden (these characters do NOT lead to SeeD roles.)

These changes will lead characters to find themselves for and/or against each other according to the story. For example, members with characters in the Galbadian Army will naturally be in conflict against SeeD characters, played by other members, especially in high-pressure situations like the Battle of the Gardens. Unlike in the former forum setup, members will not necessarily always work together, but find themselves in contention with the members of the other Gardens, whether in a 'positive' rivalry or actual armed conflict, all this within the framework of the storyline.

As such, members will need to reconsider their existing characters or create new ones, including their chosen Garden. Once chosen, members will be able to transfer between Balamb and Trabia Garden (but not Galbadia) as cadets (ONLY), should they change their mind.

For more details, please visit the links to the left. All this information is also available in the forums. ALL members will need to read the information posted in the "Essential Reading" forum before submitting a profile.

2009.07.11
STAFF WANTED

We are currently looking for Mission Coordinators to organise and run missions.

As a Mission Coordinator, you will create missions for groups of characters to participate in, allowing them to leave the usual confines of Garden and the local surroundings. Once a mission has been created, you will follow its progression, using non-playable characters (NPCs), or possibly your own character, to guide the direction of the mission. You will introduce new elements to the mission as it progresses in this manner, while allowing participants to respond spontaneously and independently.

You will be in frequent contact with the admins and other Mission Coordinators in order to plan and conduct missions together.

Four Mission Coordinator positions are open. Anyone can apply, so long as you have registered an account at FFVIII-2 and posted a character profile. We [the admins] will choose the Mission Coordinators based on the quality and originality of the profile and other posts. New members with excellent profiles will also be considered.

If you would like to apply for a position as Mission Coordinator, please send a Private Message (PM) to Laurana Ceurr with a suitable subject line. In the message, please link to your profile and, if you like, to any examples of your best RPing that you would like to show, whether from FFVIII-2 or elsewhere (this is not mandatory).

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