This may be offensive to you guys in the slightest but I hope that its not and its more an understanding here.
My biggest issue with this server is that one we do not have too many gms so the workload on such gms is too much specifically while hosting private/short-term events. We all run on different times, different zones, and different schedules. So I understand what Cyane means by she is tired and she had done all the work in regards to majority of the "HIT" event that just passed and that I practically missed not to my own accord but because of my schedule. I understand that I should have maybe given a team member my items or pds or so that I wanted hit on but then again I did not have a clear schedule for this weekend. I got called in like 3 times from friday-sunday and I have to study for certain exams, complete certain assignments, etc while still keeping up with the time frame of when events happen? I mean if I'm here when the event is scheduled like I was on the 18th shouldn't I have access to a gm ready to redeem items or already in the process at that specific time. I mean I'm just sick and tired of hopping on and then hearing that happy hour was like 30 mins ago and I missed it by a hair or I log off and hear oh now its happy hour when I had been spending time hunting for the past 3 hours. Or sick of hearing I miss crucial game changing events like the hit event because I was forced to be doing something else during the hours that it was on. I mean it is a game at the end of the day and should it not cater to the players? It does sound like I'm complaining but I've been on server for five years, yes we got new items, new upgrades to forums, new launchers, etc but maybe implementing a textalert would be a great idea at the least. Its not every time that I am going to be able to check this website to see if something is going on. So getting a text would be so much more efficient. I mean like I am now say a five year veteran on this ultima sever that I've helped people numerous times on but yet it just seems like I get pooped out of luck or the short end of the stick with these kinda once in a blue moon events. Like I bust my behind for some pds and then the days come and suddenly I'm not able to make it but I've been on server for so long and yet no mercy on maybe being lateish. I mean I did hop on during the day eastern time US on the 18th and I heard that hit event just ended 30 mins ago right before a Happy Hour and at that point I'm just like should it not be an all day event then?