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[Ryan 6998]

Whelp boys... This week has been one HELL of a shit show. Between the broken features, to gang wars, to now this.

I will start this post off by just taking the blame... As owner any decision that needs to be made is difficult no matter how big or small mainly cause it effects all of the community and will always look back on me.

So lets begin by responding to a few things you guys seen happen this week that I have not addressed publicly. I try not to bring my personal life to Olympus, but I am all for transparency on here so... ya...

This week, between college, work and the passing of my grandfather I have been mostly MIA. Everytime something came up, I haven't been home. Gang Wars, I worked on to the best of my ability, but couldnt do with the limited time I had. Dealing with people, and situations was nearly impossible for me. By the time I got to anything the damage has been done. I'd like to say that im trying to fix it but clearly a lot of the community, retired staff included, has lost their faith in me. I dont blame them, but I wish I was given more of a chance as opposed to what seemed like demands. Now I dont only have the challenge of rebuilding staff, but also gaining everyone's trust back. Gonna be one of the most difficult things possibly anyone has to do on Olympus, but I guess its what has to be done.

I also want to address the elephant in the room...

I SEE YOUR CONCERNS. I have been watching the forums, seeing the complaints and issues and have been addressing them in a way that wouldnt screw more shit up. Although I know its difficult too now, id like to ask some of you trust me when I say im handling it... 

I have always enjoyed Olympus, loved the community no matter how toxic it was, and put in my best effort into making it better. I was willing to do anything to keep it going, even start paying developers out of donations instead of sitting on money I didnt deserve. I try to not make biased decisions, and try to keep things running smoothly. Im a little over 2 months into ownership, im still learning. Thankfully I got Peter and McDili around to help guide me through situations, kind of like yesterday, but I do try to do some things on my own without them.

As for what happened yesterday with the staff...

Well as you can imagine, most of you saw that we recently promoted rapidaax to SA. A lot of people did not like that decision, and felt like they wanted to make a statement regarding it. I dont blame them, I can see some of the points that were made to me in our last minute meeting we held last night. Unfortunately, the meeting took a turn in which they did not enjoy, so instead they decided they didnt want to be part of the administration anymore. I got no hard feelings, and hope to see them stick around on the server. But id like to let that group know that I am looking back at a lot of what was said, and will try to change the image they perceived. I would also like to thank the people that were part of the administration, whether you hate them or love them their work and dedication to the server will definitely not go unnoticed. 

Olympus right now is in a rough spot, one in which I do not think will be easy to get out of. Changes are coming soon, and I see the everything everyone is saying. If you want me to answer any additional questions or concerns... and I mean serious ones... you can always PM me or find me in teamspeak.