Weekly Soon™ - Week 21: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Server Store

2016-07-24 05:00:00 +0000 UTC by IdahoSciGuy & EvieAscendant

Welcome to the 21st Weekly Soon™! Idaho and Evie here with this week’s blog. There’s a fair amount of content to go through, so let’s get straight down to business, shall we?

New Server Store! Direct Link

This week, we have something a bit different for you. After last week’s wordapalooza, we’re continuing to bring cool new things to our very own little slice of the Avatar world. This week, the server will get its own store! Don’t worry, though. Gameplay elements will never be monetized, and we’re more adamant about this than Iroh is on breathing techniques. Instead, the store will be selling items like hats, wearables, cosmetic weapons (these won’t affect gameplay), and other odds and ends that’ll really trick out your character while you play! To begin with, we’re debuting something that not many other servers have ventured into – Instruments!

The musical heritage of the Avatar world is both extensive and varied, something that is evident in the way that the show’s creators used cultural inspiration in their musical compositions and style. In celebration of this, we’ll be introducing a few of those instruments on the server! To begin with, we are providing five incredible instruments for you to play around with: the Guqin, the Erhu, the Drum, the Flute, and a novelty flute that should look very familiar! Each of these options are availble for purchase now on the server website!

Also debuting with these instruments is a donation option for the server. By donating, you get to say that you’re supporting your favorite server, and your money goes to helping us take care of all the miscellaneous costs of running a server like ours! Keep your eyes on the blog, as we’ll be adding new items all the time, and we’ll make sure you hear about them right here on the Weekly Soon™! For now, head to Avatarmc.buycraft.net to see the available instruments or to donate. Enjoy!

Swimming Changes! Direct Link

Ever wondered why your player model was still standing upon entering the water, or even worse, still standing while using a move like Dolphin Dive? Well, we did too. That’s why, from now on, if you check out your character in third-person mode they’ll be paddling along just like they’re supposed to be. To activate, simply press the shift key when you are fully submerged in water! This will extend for a few seconds when you breach the surface, meaning that you can pull off some seriously nice-looking stunts like jumping through hoops and doing flips. Be warned though, Elytra cannot be worn while swimming, so make sure to take yours off before hopping in the water!

Combat Health Regen! Direct Link

War never changes. Except when it does! We’re introducing a new player state to the server. When in combat (specifically when hit by another player), health regen for the attacker will stop for ten seconds before continuing, even at full hunger! This enhances the PvP aspect of bending, and it enables you to fight quicker and more skill-based battles. This should certainly make wars more exciting! It should also increase the viability of healing moves in fighting, allowing for more diversity on the battlefield (looking at you, waterbenders!).

Player of the Month! Direct Link

Our Player of the Month contest for the month of July has ended! Thanks to all those who submitted to us their pick for this honor! This month was have quite a list of players to choose from, so you know our decision is going to be a hard one. Still, as we do that, we are now starting the August contest! If you have a nomination for Player of the Month, please message IdahoSciGuy in game, or send a nifty little email to writingavatarmc .com with your pick! Remember, Chat Mods, Moderators, Team Leaders, and Admins are ineligible, so choose wisely!

Apply for Communication Team! Direct Link

Do you have a love of writing? Can you spin a web of tales that’ll keep audiences at the edge of their seats, wanting more? If so, our very own Communication Team wants to talk to you! We are currently raising our banners and looking for budding writers to help in giving the community exciting information and content! If interested, head on over to https://www.avatarmc.com/apply/writing for any extra information you might need, and to submit an application!

Bug Fix Direct Link

We did a TON of bug fixes last week, and to save their sanity we had our fixer monkeys take a break for a bit to rest. Still, they managed to pump out a fix here for your perusal:

• Sampling of block type has been fixed for Earthbenders, specifically on Earth Blast and Boulder Toss.
• Fixed EarthShockwave destruction.

That’s it for this week! Stay tuned for the next Weekly Soon™! On a side note, be sure to check out the event announcement on the Front Page!