Some might have seen this coming. Some might not agree with it. But the fact is Demos resigned. Now, the best course of action is to move ahead.

The staff of the CoG office has not been idle for the last couple of weeks. We were prepared to move ahead, whatever might happen. We sat, we brainstormed, and we came up with ideas. Right now, those ideas will be of a lot of use.

What will we be doing? The GMRG will stay as a gaming unit. But several things will change. First of all, two new ranks will be added. One of trainer, and one for trainee. The trainer will decide if someone who wants to join (the trainee) is ready to meet the level required. Furthermore, trainers will be ready to train people in their field of expertise, whether that person is in the GMRG or not (I f*cked up in that sentence. corrected now). Thus, the GMRG will serve to increase the skill of the DJB as a whole.

For that, we need trainers. Hereby, I am calling out to those willing to train. Rank is of little importance. What is, is the ability to explain the works of a game. There will be work plenty, but the rewards will reflect this.

For JA and JO, I am looking for trainers who can explain the works of the engine. Not merely how to whack someone to death, but to explain how that is done, like how combo’s work, how different saber styles work, etc. For the XWA and XvsT games, I am looking for pilots who can do the same.

Not only will training be an aspect, the testing of new initiates will be a part of the job.

This is only the first phase of changes, and more will come. Depending on how successful these are, the DC will decide if they stay or not. However, all that cooperate now in reviving the GMRG, will be sufficiently rewarded when the time for that comes.

If you think you are capable of meeting the above, let me know, either by email, or through IRC.

That’ll be all, for now. If you have any questions, I will be more then happy to answer them.