Old Lady Kudos

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I just wanted to share a few changes that I am grateful for which make the game playable with my (seemingly permanently) reduced play time over the years.

Time: This one is recent and huge. Before, when an IG year was a month, I would try really hard to make activities, progress and plots make sense in the sped up time. Things had to move a lot faster so when I had less time to play, I felt really behind. The new system is amazing. It makes annual events or year long projects feel entirely different. There is no rush (of course, my super understanding faction members help that too ^.^). It is absolutely my favourite part of the game right now. Everything feels more grounded.

Thank you so much for everyone that worked on this change. Its downright magical.

Teleport and Send_Image: I hope these ones never goes away. The ability to move through the game quickly and even answer speedies back right away is such a huge time save and lets me get far more done IG than before. *Flails her cane* Back in my day, you had to go all the way to a settlement's only speedy to send messages (unless you lived in Myon, in which case you could try smoke signals or yelling from the edge of the city) and only if you were available to make the trip. This might seem like such a small thing but its really incredible. I use these two religiously. Thank you so much for them.

Books, Notebooks and Set from Pin: I still have flash backs of writing Rifts: Interview with Amadeo the old school way, piece by piece or being unable to print notebooks so you had to copy entire Harper ledgers manually and pray that the server doesn't crash while you're at it. Now you have the press and set from pin. This makes a monumental difference in my willingness to write books IG and keep notes IG. I know this one has been around for a while but it always sticks with me for how amazing it is. <3 thank you.

Shelves: The amount of rp generated from these shelves is crazy. It seems like such a tiny change but it is a completely different setting from before the shelves and after. Its so wonderful. It also frees up the need to petition for books to be put into circulation in spawn system which is always a plus. Whoever came up with this; you're great!

Language System: I know that this one is pretty old (not to me!). Its an absolute joy every time I engage with the language system and get the numbers instead of the mystical guess work from before. The 'new' system promotes language learning. Under the old way, I would avoid having to bother learning a language at all costs. Now its fun, relaxing and doable, even for someone strapped for time. It makes all the difference. Thank you.

There are lots of updates and changes that I enjoy but these are the few that make the game easier and far more fun for me. Huge kudos to everyone that works to make our game time a good time!

-S