Have something nice to say? Go on ‘n say it! You no longer have to wait for annual fanmail in Starmourn to share a nice note with your fellow players.
The new Esteem system allows you to offer praise for other players’ roleplay or to simply share a positive comment or good vibe to let someone know you’re having fun without breaking character to do so. There is no mechanical perk or bonus for sending or receiving Esteem.
All players can send up to 1 Esteem per day, subject to change once the system has time to settle in. (Faction leaders may need more… we’ll see).
The ESTEEM system syntax is as follows:
ESTEEM STATUS – Shows you how many more times you can express esteem for someone today.
ESTEEM <ON|OFF> – Toggle the ability to send and receive esteem (1hr cooldown).
EXPRESS ESTEEM FOR <person> <reason> – Express esteem for another player. Costs 1 esteem charge.
EXPRESS ESTEEM FOR ADMIN <reason> – Express esteem for the Admin team. No charge cost.
ANONEXPRESS ESTEEM FOR <person> <reason> – ANONEXPRESS makes your esteem anonymous and cannot be used for the Admin.
ESTEEM RECEIVED – A list of all the esteem you’ve received.
ESTEEM SENT – A list of all the esteem you’ve sent.
[Note]: Reasons for Esteem are mandatory, will be perpetually visible, and must be between 20 – 255 characters.
The feedback from Esteem is considered fully OOC and should have no bearing upon your character’s actions.
Please keep in mind that this system is intended to foster positive feedback and encouragement between players and also provide a vehicle for positive feedback towards the team without the need to file issues or send awkward OOC messages to the Admin in order to do so. It is not a venue for negative commentary or insults, and the administration will look very poorly on anyone attempting to use it for that.
A biiiig thank you to our friends at Achaea who built and shared the bones of this system with us! We really look forward to seeing how the Starmourn community will use this to bolster each other. <3
As with any new system, please reach out if you notice a weird bug or any such thing with it.
Your Starmourn Admin Team
Rumor has it that HETE has run into a new bug in their records system and speculation abounds! How might it affect spacers in the Starmourn sector? You’ll have to log in to find out!
April’s primed for good times, laughs, and silliness to kick off the most foolish of seasons. We’ll post details here at the start of the month, but mark your calendar today and prepare to dive in with us, spacers!
Log in April 1st to see what we’ve been cooking up.
It’s wild to believe that Starmourn is already turning SIX years old, but here we are! Let’s celebrate in style – Everyone who logs in this month will receive a free Rainbow Tesseract and a 6th Year Commemorative badge!
TOUCH the badge for a sentimental look back at some of our friends from the new tutorial released this year. For those unfamiliar with Rainbow Tesseracts, you can OPEN them to receive a bunch of gifts for yourself, or in a room with other players to give EVERYONE a gift.
Don’t delay – Log in to Starmourn today!
To our players new and old alike – Thank you all for joining us on the journey that was 2024. We love you dearly and know that this community you continue to foster is what makes the Starmourn Sector such an amazing place to explore and play.
New Years Commendations will be posted some time tomorrow to kick off the year in traditional fashion, so keep an eye out and stay tuned!
Your Starmourn Admin Team
And with that, another Winterflame season has come to a close! Thank you all for celebrating another warm-hearted winter festival with us here in Starmourn. The SS Ironbeard has already returned home for a much deserved rest, and Factional elements will be slowly put back into storage over the next sync or so.
For everyone who helped out with the Festival Grounds this season, this is your last chance to grab your Winterflame rewards from Rohna on Omni! Check in with her within the next two syncs before she heads home to prepare for next year.
Also… New Years Commendations are due today at Sync!
Check out NEWS READ ANNOUNCE 514 in-game to learn how you can earn up to 75 credits by nominating and being nominated for categories in this year’s commendations, plus trophies, fan mail, and more!
To participate, we ask that you fill out a nomination form which is available in HELP 17.1 (Commendations) in-game or on pastebin at https://pastebin.com/n0M3zp0r (password posted on Discord), then send your completed form to me (Argus) on Discord or in-game via message.
More details to come on the voting and New Year celebration!
Late to post, but for those who don’t already know… It’s officially Winterflame in the Starmourn Sector! Don’t miss your chance to earn up to 8 FREE rainbow gifts to share with your friends, packed with winter holiday presents. In fact, you’ll get one just for talking to Rohna on Omni Station!
The Winterflame Festival grounds have reopened this year with a unique Snowball Fight arena experience, quests to complete, and the opportunity to earn new festival rewards including a HugTech Industries Ku’ati plush! Giftcatchers are also back up for sale via credits and marks at the top of the market for those of you in the giving mood.
Stay tuned for New Years celebrations and more to come – Happy Holidays!
Your Starmourn Admin Team
We bid farewell to the Floating Market at the top of this month, but I wanted to take a moment to share some of this on the blog as well –
New shops this round included a vehicle stall, storage options, and pets as well as new stalls for promotional items that had previously been unavailable for marks purchase. The NPCs enjoyed getting to know everyone, and I hope you all enjoyed the same! As a reminder, these NPCs may be available for RP Request adventures in the future if you are inclined to pursue it.
Please join me in a big shout out to Svatlina, Oipo, Shulamit, and Poet who each opened up a shop for this round of the Market! It takes guts and creativity to make materials to sell in these events, and I do hope each found it a fruitful experience. As a thank-you for the effort, I will be sharing a modest marks bounty with each of these fabulous designers.
Thank you as well to everyone who participated in picking up goods and exploring the market! This was my first time setting it up myself, and I look forward to continuing to build out this event for future installments.
If there’s something you particularly liked or something you’d like to see in a future Floating Market, please shoot me a message! Would love to hear any and all feedback.
Argus and the Starmourn Team
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