Ryan

Hello ladies,

So as you know we got a bunch of stuff coming out and I want to make sure they are up and running as well as working smoothly before we fully release something. As you can imagine, testing things on a dev server with 2-3 people as opposed to a full server environment gives us different results and getting feedback for a bunch of ideas/changes outside of a meeting is impossible without making constant posts. We also want to give civilian life an extra form of direct communication with Olympus (however its not intended for spamming and asking about bans/reports). So, we created a discord (yes I know another one) that people can join to get the opportunity to see and test things first. Unfortunately we are only opening this discord to Gang Leaders for now, could be gang rank 4+. This does not mean we will keep it this way, we just want to test this out and see how it goes.

What to expect from this discord:

• Announcements for potential events we plan on hosting (Ex Cartel Events)
• Feedback and suggestions to be posted on there before its posted on the forums
• Opportunity to test things such as gang wars early to make sure its functional before the actual event
• Ability to communicate with other gangs, see if anyone else is available for fights on cap
  • Eh, if I dont see you guys shit talk each other ill be disappointed 
• Establish a better communication with staff/development 
• Some more stuff I probably forgot to put here

Essentially this is a quicker feedback system for us, and gives gangs the opportunity to help us out. 

To clarify the first bullet, this does not mean we wont announce things on the forums, it essentially means if we have an idea will see how people feel about it in that discord if need be.

To be invited into this discord you can either PM me or submit a general inquiry. 

Thanks  

Alright well here's the infamous post ladies. I know you guys hate reading long ass posts, so I split some of these into different posts based on the information you may be looking for. Posts can be found here:

Gang Wars Post - 

Cartel Events Post - 

Staff/Current situation with Olympus - Read Below

I think its safe to say that September for Olympus this year was one for the books... Between the massive staff retirement, a massive case with Bohemia and our servers getting attacked beyond the usual shit posting we have had a wild ass ride this month. I've been pretty silent with a lot of things recently and this post is to finally clear the air of any major questions that have gone unanswered... so here we go!

Bohemia Case/Monetization

Alright, so here's the big one everyone has been wondering... What happened? Basically, as you can imagine there was a recent promotion made that a lot of people disagreed with. A lot of people having big voices in the community such as the retired staff that recently stepped down. A comment was made to them making an accusation on two staff members who in their eyes "sold money". This made a whole lot of people upset, and took the situation to extremes it should have never reached, dont think I need to explain it considering the entire community was witnessing what was happening at that time. The Senior Administration, and Senior Development has done a VERY thorough investigation on the case, and have concluded that the accusations were false. Now we expected a report to Bohemia, so we took an approach and messaged them once the situation came to light this way we can establish a better communication with them. It opened a VERY  large investigation with Bohemia, where for about 2 weeks we have been going back and forth regarding the situation. I myself decided to take down the dono goal during this time while we had an ongoing investigation, as I wanted to do this the right way not the dramatic way. Collecting money when our monetization is in question was definitely not the right way in my opinion. As of last Thursday, Bohemia and Olympus came to our final conclusion and the question of selling money was false. Our Monetization is still standing, and Olympus has resolved all internal issues that were in question. I want to ENSURE that everyone is aware of our policy, so we have it at the top of our navigation bar, otherwise you can find it here: https://olympus-entertainment.com/olympus-policy/ 

If any player is found breaking this policy, submit a player report so that we can deal with the situation immediately, as we do not tolerate anyone that breaks it.

Concerns within staff

Well over the last month everyone has looked at staff as a friend group... and I can see that in most ways. However, I think any @Retired Staff member can attest to this when I say wether you were friends before or after you got staff, you are part of a friend group. When a group of people are constantly working together on a day to day basis, you eventually become friends. Yes there are a lot of disagreements between eachother, yes a lot of people get into fights, but at the end of the day we all become friends one way or another. So, technically yes staff is a friend group, but realistically we try not to make it a "bias" staff team. Staff from now on will be portrayed as a position someone earned, not a popularity contest. I dont want to deny someone just cause we dont like them, I want good reasons and vise versa for when we accept someone. People that are in good standing with the community, show they care, put in the effort and are actively around within the community and show they have a head on their shoulders regarding the rules. 

Additionally expect some changes within staff in the next few weeks, already made some in these last few days and are only gonna continue working on it. Already got a hard working team with @Zahzi @Civak and @Pledge constantly working their ass off to fix and update everything (current issues aside).

Now I know I aint no @Peter Long or @McDili, those two were great owners no doubt, but I do ask for a chance. People were quick to jump the gun once they heard one perspective of the situation which was kind of a bruh moment for me honestly. Been really transparent with this community and have shown nothing but care for it, so to hop on the fuck Ryan bandwagon so fast was . I wont deny I got a bit carried away the first few weeks when I got owner with the stuff I did in game, but that "hype" era is over. There will obviously be a troll here and there but it shouldn't be something you guys see religiously anymore. 

Im gonna end this what already is a long ass post with a thank you to the people that continued to support Olympus even during this whole mess. It feels good knowing there will always be some people we can impact. All support is appreciated, and if there are still any unanswered questions PM me on the forums or HMU on discord. Ill try to respond to as many people as I can, but sometimes a message gets missed so if I dont respond after a while hit me up again. 

Thanks!