For over 10 months SW Shikyo has been a member of the ACC staff as part of the ACCLive! contingent. A lot can be said for the few who hold those positions and the sacrifices they make to ensure that others have a good time. I have seen weeks go by without a match; weeks where only a single battle takes place as well as weeks when you can’t stop people from playing Live!; its utterly unpredictable. However, one constant remains…the Live! Judges. Many in the Brotherhood give of their free time to make the club better – in fact, the club is run by such individuals. Yet, there are very few whose job entails waiting; simply being there…just in case. Such is the ‘life’ of a Live! Judge; they sit and wait. When combatants come around, then the ‘active’ part of their job begins – which is still far from actually being anything exciting. They are present to run a script, to let the combatants fight ‘through’ their access to the site – nothing more. When the battle is finally complete, they render a judgment and rate it accordingly. It sounds very uneventful, and is exceedingly thankless – but without Live! Judges, the platform wouldn’t exist. They wait and rate – and someone’s got to do it. Those who enjoy the game have the Judges to thank, and so do I. We don’t really throw words like ‘dedicated’ at the Live! Judges, but we probably should. Their efforts are not the things of glory and prestige, though they probably should be. With close to 50 battles administered, Shikyo has been reliable and dedicated. Through ACCLive! Tournaments, a GJW and simple ‘scraps’ between players – Shikyo has been there. He has also been selected to be the new Live! Judge Admin when the Training reformation is released. In addition, he has been an active voice in the creation of the ACCLive! Tournament format and its adjustments into a recurring competition. He knows “his” game and displays a desire to see it prosper. He has my complete confidence due to the nature of his character, his dedication to the Centre and the members that frequent “his” platform. For consistent service to the Antei Combat Centre and the members of the Dark Brotherhood, it is my pleasure to recommend SW Shikyo Keibatsu for the Sapphire Blade. ~ DA Dalthid; Combat Master

Jac Cotelin, 2006-11-05 23:00:00 UTC