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The function of the oNe... -cHoSeN oNe- Dec 07 02:21am -8 comments- |
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Two new servers for the JA hosted in New York. See details Server 1 and Server 2 They will be running on FreeBSD shortly, but for now...its all good! |
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The Finals! -doobie- Dec 07 12:50am -17 comments- |
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I'll let FaDed handle the proceedings for this announcement: Well done to all fighters. I am pleased by how well this tournament has gone. It is now time for the Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament 2 Finals. The Finals will be announced as soon as a time is scheduled between the contestants, skyler, and myself. The contestants are: West of Atlantic Winner YinYang Vs. East of Atlantic Winner DaRtHMaUL The Finals Date and Time: DECEMBER 8, 6:30GMT (TODAY!!!) Server: GAMECITY.NL First Prize: The choice between Knights of the Old Republic and the Indiana Jones DVD box set Second Prize: The choice of any DVD ~$20 Best 2 of 3 Rounds Wins Finals, Round 1 - Best 4 of 7 NF Finals, Round 2 - Best 4 of 7 FF Finals, Round 3 - Decided by the contestant with the best record during the Finals. In case of a tie, I'll resort to my favorite method of deciding what to do.. ..flipping a coin. Heads will be FF, tails will be NF. Again, a job well done to all fighters. And congratulations to DaRtHMaUL and YinYang for making it to the Finals. EDIT BY DOOBIE: I've updated this with the date, time, and prizes |
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JA Reloaded on the servers. -cHoSeN oNe- Dec 06 02:47pm -6 comments- |
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cHoSeN oNe here...Due to extreme demand of the mod, I was forced to create a Linux verison last night. Please beat the mod up as much as you can and report all bugs to the Bug Reports thread. I thank you for your help. -Mike |
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JA Reloaded 1.0 (Win32) out now!!! -cHoSeN oNe- Dec 04 06:15am -28 comments- |
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Site is up too, http://jamod.jk3files.com Darth Mobility did the fantastic work and deserves recognition and a huge thanks from me. Thank You DM!!!  |
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It's that time again... -doobie- Dec 04 02:31am -34 comments- |
Yep, time for a State of the Academy address! I'll try to keep it short, I promise  Right now is a tough time for the JA. JK:JA has been a struggle for a lot of us to accept, we've have oldbies leaving left and right, and a lot of people are unhappy with a lot of things. But we're going to fix all that! And here's how: JATs and JAKs are currently in process of being certified to teach JK:JA. Every JAK/T/C who wishes to teach JK:JA has to go through this trial. The way this is being done is by having them go through the JAK (aka "skill") trial to make sure their skills are where they should be. This trial will debut shortly. Those JATs who wish to only teach JK2 are still allowed to of course (although we want to make sure there is still a demand, so go here and fill out the poll please. We need as many votes as we can get!). We are also in the process of promoting new JATs for both JK2 and JK:JA. These promotions will be based on a new (for JK:JA at least) JAT (or "spirit/teaching") trial, based on classes taught, attitude, activity, and reputation. Along with these promotions we will be clearing out inactive JATs and JAKs from the lists. In terms of classes, shortly we will be clearing the entire list of classes. This is done to both clear out classes that are no longer taught and to give JATs and JAKs a chance to reexamine which classes they want to teach and give students a chance to see which classes are actually taught. This will be a temporary thing, but classes will be done for a couple days (we’ll announce when in advance). I would now like to announce a new program, the “Student Nomination Program”. This program, is designed to bring talent and potential JAKs to our attention that we may miss, as well as to give more of a voice to the student body. How it works is that students will be encouraged to post a name that they feel is Knight-quality. This will allow us to keep an eye on these people and see if they really will fit as knights. It is important to note that this is a suggestion box. We are not obligated to trial or consider any name posted, although we of course will take a look at people and find which ones deserve the promotion. And please, don’t spam this thread and don’t try to suck up or nominate yourself. Neither of those tactics work J Finally, I’d like to address two things. First, a few people have come to be with problems about how FaDed’s trial was handled. I understand these concerns and what you all to know that FaDed fully deserves his promotion (almost everyone sees that), that he was in line to be trialed, that he impressed the hell out of DJ and I in his trial, and that he will be a great JAT. As for the problems with HOW it was conducted, yes it was unorthodox, yes it stepped on some toes, and yes in some ways it wasn’t a good idea. But it did what we intended for it to do. It got people passionate about the JA again. It sparked discussion, debate, and ideas, and I for one love it. One of the current problems with the JA is that people seem to be giving up on it, leaving it for dead and claiming “it was better in the old days”. Well yes, the old days were great, but the new days can be great as well. We just need to get back to what we stand for. Training to become better players is only one part of it; we need to focus on training to become better people. Respect, friendship, brotherhood, and fun, those are the things that drive the JA, not trials and discipline. We need to remember that and rededicate ourselves to enjoying coming to the JA and playing with our friends. Even if you may think the games themselves are getting old, as a lot of us do with JK2, it’s the camaraderie that keeps us here. Second, I would like to apologize for my inactivity and the inactivity of my fellow JACs. A lot of you have heard this all before, but RL comes first, and it just so happens that all 5 of us got really busy at the same time. But my semester is coming to a close, and my next one should be relatively light, and I have had a fire lit underneath me in the last few days, so I’m making you this promise. I will be around more, actually playing on servers (GASP!), talking on IRC more, and being more responsive to students. As the leader, it is my responsibility to set the tone of the organization, and my inactivity has indirectly led people to think it’s ok to be slackers. I should be leading by example, and I’ve done a poor job of that. But that’s all changing. I’m going to rededicate myself to the JA, and I want you all to do so as well. The JA may seem like it’s dying, but all it really needs is a swift kick in the pants, some hard work, and we can have this place going better than ever! VIVA LA REVOLUCION! |
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The final four! -doobie- Dec 04 12:17am -15 comments- |
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Yessiree, we've reached the final four of the tournament! Congratulations to everyone who has participated so far, and good luck to the four of you. Prizes will be announced soon! ROUND 5 Start - Dec. 4th 12:00am GMT End - Dec. 6th 12:00am GMT Best 4 out of 7 - 2FF 3NF 2FF ______________________________________ West of Atlantic Finals Bracket A Winner - LeGoLiAn Bracket B winner - YinYang ______________________________________ East of Atlantic Finals Bracket C Winner - Daidalus Bracket D Winner - DaRtHMaUL |
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tHe cHoSeN oNe cOmMeTh!!! -cHoSeN oNe- Dec 03 05:55pm -22 comments- |
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Tat's right, JA Reloaded for Win32 will be out tomorrow. Followed by both a Linux version and Win32 Installer version by the end of the weekend. I want to thank all of you for being patient with my "sort of" absense while I prepared the mod. There are a few changes that have been made from its predecessors but they are better ones. Good Day! |
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The newest member of the JAT team! -doobie- Dec 03 07:12am -38 comments- |
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So DJ and I were in IRC today chatting and we said, "hey, remember when we used to trial people we felt deserved to be trialed? Let's do that, how about FaDed? Ok, good!" So we got him, took him to jk3, he wowed us there, took him to jk2, he wowed us there, interviewed him, he wowed us there, and we said "He's good, he's REAL good... he's our newest JAT!" So we told him and then kicked the crap out of him But seriously, FaDed proved his worth to DJ and I and showed that he'll make a fantastic JAT. ALthough some of you may have a problem with our unorthodox trial (and you shouldn't, since FaDed was already a proven JAK, plus the fact that we really did use to trial people this way and it worked out nicely), nonetheless, it's hard to dispute FaDed's deserving of this promotion, and we have a condump of his interview coming shortly (along with a JK2 demo of his ceremony. So everyone, please, raise your sabers, your bryars, and your glasses and congratulate FaDed, our newest JAT! |
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Looks like we've got another staff member! -DJ Sith- Dec 02 10:18am -23 comments- |
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AsoAron has been given a staff position here at the Academy. He's your go-to guy for any and all things IRC related. You've got questions? He's got answers! He runs JABot and should be able to handle whatever you have for him. Congrats, Aso! Welcome to the team! |
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Round 4! -doobie- Dec 02 05:18am -8 comments- |
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And we keep on truckin... Elite Eight style! ROUND 4 Start - Dec. 2nd 12:00am GMT End - Dec. 4th 12:00am GMT Best 4 out of 7 - 2NF 3FF 2NF ______________________________________ West of Atlantic Bracket A LeGoLiAn SirBizNatch Bracket B FRG_ObiWannaChewu YinYang ______________________________________ East of Atlantic Bracket C Daidalus Wolfwood Bracket D DaRtHMaUL Silencio ______________________________________ As always, go here to post results and here to chat about the tournament. |
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