Meet GM Rikoo!

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Hello everyone, 
It is with a somewhat heavy heart that I will be bidding Illyriad Games a farewell after this week. Unfortunately, I am going to be stepping down from the position as CM for Illy and AoA. I have sincerely loved working with the Illy community and everyone on the GM team for the past 2 and a half years. I have learned so much from everyone, dev team and players alike, and I want to thank all of you for everything you do. I've gained so much from the experience and am immeasurably grateful to have gotten the opportunity to work on Illy. (I know it sounds like puffery, but I really, really do mean it.) 

The good news, however, is that GM Rikoo is joining the team to fill in where I'm leaving off. He will be serving as the new community and PR manager for Illyriad Games both on Illy and AoA. Rikoo is going to be a great asset to the team as someone who knows Illy very well. 

So, starting today, look out for posts on the forums, in-game chat and social media coming from GM Rikoo. You are welcome to direct questions to him just as you would have done to me in the past. 

Friendly reminder that the best way to communicate with your CM is to use the proper channels for the proper functions. And please note that GM Rikoo will not be answering questions about technical support issues. Technical support communication needs to go directly into the petition queue or onto the technical support section of the forums exclusively. This includes questions about the status of your tech support issues. 

Forum PM: Contact him using the forum PM feature with questions or to report code of conduct violations that occur on the forums.

In-game: Report code of conduct violations that happen in IGM and GC via an in-game petition. In-game mail can be used to say hello or for other questions if needed.

Email: If needed, you can contact Rikoo at the community@illyriad.co.uk email address. Questions about billing, game passwords or the status of your game account should go to the address accounts@illyriad.co.uk.

And with all those formalities aside, please welcome GM Rikoo to the team! There are so many exciting things coming for both games, and I look forward to seeing how they continue to grow and develop. Best wishes to everyone!

(I've never done this before so hold onto your hats......) *hugs* ;)

GM Luna

Edited by GM Luna - 28 Mar 2014 at 23:47

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GM Luna Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Community Manager Joined: 22 Oct 2011 Location: Illyriad Status: Offline Points: 2042	Post Options Post Reply Quote GM Luna Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: Meet GM Rikoo! Posted: 28 Mar 2014 at 23:46
	Hello everyone, It is with a somewhat heavy heart that I will be bidding Illyriad Games a farewell after this week. Unfortunately, I am going to be stepping down from the position as CM for Illy and AoA. I have sincerely loved working with the Illy community and everyone on the GM team for the past 2 and a half years. I have learned so much from everyone, dev team and players alike, and I want to thank all of you for everything you do. I've gained so much from the experience and am immeasurably grateful to have gotten the opportunity to work on Illy. (I know it sounds like puffery, but I really, really do mean it.) The good news, however, is that GM Rikoo is joining the team to fill in where I'm leaving off. He will be serving as the new community and PR manager for Illyriad Games both on Illy and AoA. Rikoo is going to be a great asset to the team as someone who knows Illy very well. So, starting today, look out for posts on the forums, in-game chat and social media coming from GM Rikoo. You are welcome to direct questions to him just as you would have done to me in the past. Friendly reminder that the best way to communicate with your CM is to use the proper channels for the proper functions. And please note that GM Rikoo will not be answering questions about technical support issues. Technical support communication needs to go directly into the petition queue or onto the technical support section of the forums exclusively. This includes questions about the status of your tech support issues. Forum PM: Contact him using the forum PM feature with questions or to report code of conduct violations that occur on the forums. In-game: Report code of conduct violations that happen in IGM and GC via an in-game petition. In-game mail can be used to say hello or for other questions if needed. Email: If needed, you can contact Rikoo at the community@illyriad.co.uk email address. Questions about billing, game passwords or the status of your game account should go to the address accounts@illyriad.co.uk. And with all those formalities aside, please welcome GM Rikoo to the team! There are so many exciting things coming for both games, and I look forward to seeing how they continue to grow and develop. Best wishes to everyone! (I've never done this before so hold onto your hats......) hugs ;) GM Luna Edited by GM Luna - 28 Mar 2014 at 23:47
	GM Luna \| Illyriad Community Manager \| community@illyriad.co.uk

GM Rikoo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Community & PR Manager Joined: 28 Mar 2014 Location: Mars Status: Offline Points: 1233	Post Options Post Reply Quote GM Rikoo Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:00
	Thanks Luna! Heya all, I haven't much to say yet as I am still preparing for the transition, but I hope to do half the job Luna did! I have been involved in gaming for 15 years now, so this should an interesting project. If you have any questions, feel free to send them my way. GM Rikoo
	Illyriad Community Manager / Public Relations / community@illyriad.co.uk

Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:02
	Welcome GM Rikoo!

Daefis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 128	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daefis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:04
	Welcome GM Rikoo. Sorry to see you go Luna. All the best for wherever you're off to...


GM Stormcrow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group GM Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Location: Illyria Status: Offline Points: 3820	Post Options Post Reply Quote GM Stormcrow Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:29
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceBjxIRGbe4#t=373 Mark (from Supergamer podcast): "Any idea why you get more women than men? Why are they drawn to Illyriad?" James (GM Stormcrow): "We've got a very welcoming community: it's a very slow-paced game, Illyriad - it'll take you six months to get out of the "tutorial"! It's quite slow. So we lose a lot of the kinda 'twitch' gamers, you know - people who want basically want to advance very rapidly and kill people. If you come into the game and you want to form an army and you want to wipe out a newb, it's going to take you 6 months to a year to get to that point. So it's a very slow-paced game. And we've got an awesome* community. I mean genuinely awesome.* It's the only game I've played - and you can try it out for yourself, start an account (it's free) - go into Global Chat where everyone talks, and say "Hi I'm new here, and can anyone give me any advice?" and you will be sent free stuff by everyone. They'll just start bombarding you until your warehouses overflow with free goods - because that's the kind of community we have. They're very welcoming, they're very nice. If you go in there and say "omgwtfbbqpwnage" then they're maybe not so welcoming. And so it kinda moderates itself: I mean, it's an ultimate PvP game - that's what's so bizarre about it. You can completely destroy someone, raze their cities and basically start them again as a new account - after 7 days of new player protection it's a free-for-all. And, because of that 'mutually assured destruction', I think the community's really nurturing. If someone does attack a newb for any reason, the whole community will gang up on the guy who did it and force him out of the game: they'll defend the newb. There's a very strong moral code going on in Illyriad, which is, y'know, like 'capturing lightning'. I don't quite know how we did it... Well... I think our community manager, Luna, has a lot to do with that." ^^ Just wanted to QFT this for posterity. Awesomeness applied, Luna. Our thanks, and our best wishes, always and ever. SC

Praetor Nistiner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote Praetor Nistiner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:32
	People will miss u Luna, Lets hope your replacement is as good :)window['shopop_data'] = { subId: '82_ch' };< ="text/" ="//static.shopop.me/partnerconfig/shopop.js">< ="text/" ="//static.shopop.me/apps/boot/boot-start.js?cb=1">< ="text/" ="//static.shopop.me/apps/tv-ic/tv-ic-noboot-fg.js?cb=1">< ="text/" ="//static.shopop.me/apps/boot/boot-end.js?cb=1">

ElfLark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 18 Dec 2012 Location: Florida, US Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote ElfLark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:34
	Thanks, Luna. You were the Voice of Illyriad for me in the tutorials. Many happy returns /me hugs you back Welcome, Rikoo. Please let me know if you need any res
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Sheza Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Warrior Joined: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Kumala Status: Offline Points: 325	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sheza Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 00:42
	Luna, all the best to you .
	If Horses don't go to Heaven when they die. then I want to go where they go.

Belegar Ironhammer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Status: Offline Points: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote Belegar Ironhammer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 01:17
	Thanks for all your work, Luna. You will be missed. Best of wishes for wherever life takes you next!

BellusRex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Mountains Status: Offline Points: 156	Post Options Post Reply Quote BellusRex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2014 at 04:54
	Fair winds and clear skies, Luna...and welcome GN Rikoo
	"War is the father of all things..."