Hey guys. After much discussion we've decided to make some changes to Forlarren. We have decided to bump all types of Forlarren to T3 as well as restrict them to the extent a player may only have 1. Obviously this does not extend to our current players who have more then one Forlarren but they should be made aware if they wish to have another Forlarren they will have to retire their existing Forlarren characters.

The reason we are doing this is because we feel having them at T2 does not represent how rare Forlarren are in our Lore and the staff being cocnerned at some of the quailty of some of the half demon RP not matching up to the vision of what they are supposed to be. Forlarren are supposed be men and women trapped between two worlds, demonic and mortal. Their demonic side is constantly at odds with their mortal side, tempting them to join the Legion for greater power. In this respect they are very similar to Demon Hunters, only in this case they where forced into this life rather then making a sacrifice.

Players should also be aware, and while this may not be happening for awhile, the staff is currently considering(Forlarren included) that at the end of Legion we will be moving all demons up to T4 due to the ending of Legion and how fractured it has become. This is NOT a final decision but only something the staff is currently speaking about and mulling over. We will let players know our final decision when the day comes.

Hey guys, we're addressing this  due to an interest of none-Illidari Demon Hunters being able to rp in WoD. They  will be able to come over to Draenor however there are a few caveats to this:

-First of all Demon hunters would not be allowed to join with the Alliance and Horde officially as that would take away from the special moment in Legion when they officially join the Alliance and Horde.

-Secondly the Horde Demon Hunters could 'help' the Horde, but this would be under the conditions that they could only help fighting demons, and not the Iron Horde. And they would have to leave immediately after dealing with the threat. They are not here to socialise, but to help kill demons and then leave.  Additionally you will need to speak with the commanders both OOCly and ICly if the Horde Demon Hunters could help the Horde as a whole first.  To be clear you can join main storyline events on your Demon Hunters as long as the main story pertains to demons.

-Thirdly Alliance Demon Hunters will not be able to help the Alliance at all due to Cordana and her Warden's presence they will need to do their own thing on Draenor following their own storyline.  Cordana would not allow Demon Hunters to help the Alliance in any capacity. You could not join the main storyline at all, until patch 6.2 but you can come up with your own custom storylines on Draenor.

Hey guys, just wanted to take a moment to talk about Custom Lore Weapons that may drop from Bosses after a main event.

Recently some took issue with the fact that Ner'zhul's staff was given out unexpectedly and with no warning or hint. To some it was made worse it was given to a staff member. Normally when a lore item drops from a boss, the staff does not heavily advertise to avoid a situation where people just make or force their characters into positions to try and get it. We also try to consider all options and mostly choose people who where active during the content and fit the weapon. It's also generally assumed players know when big weapons are going out, as with the Thunder King's Armaments or Garrosh's loot table.

Unfortunately, that kinda fell through because the Staff of Souls is a custom weapon and not on any loot table so players didn't know to bring a character who they felt was deserving to any of the zone events for them to try and atleast get into the contention.

Next time the staff will be alot more cognizant of custom lore items and make sure to try and inform the player base in some way they are going to be available.

Hey guys. With the new lore in Legion concerning demon souls, how demonic regeneration works and what happens to a Demon Soul, we have decided it was time to make some changes how on a Forlarren, a half demon, with a demonic soul would work and whether they should be sanctioned or not. We are aware we do have some Forlarren with demonic souls already but many of them were made before we got the full picture on how demon souls work beyond regenerating in the nether.

In terms of regenerating, while Forlarren with demonic souls it should be kept in mind this does not give them a free pass in dieing. Its still something that would be immensely painful and for those not Legion aligned, a fate literally worse then death. The Legion can track down and capture souls within the Nether and torture them and any independent Forlarren would most likely be treated the same way a rogue demon would be.  Its an incredible risk to die as a Forlarren with a demonic soul and one that should not be taken lightly. Also, like demons, a Forlarren who dies in the Nether or a Fel saturated planet is dead for good. Meaning there is no way to get resurrected as another character might be. They are gone forever. These concepts should be kept in mind if your have or are planning to have a Forlarren with a demonic soul.

In terms of sanctioning. Having a demonic soul means the Forlarren has given completely to their demonic side and is more close to a demon rather then a mortal. This would also include things like mutations, a much stronger fel aura and an addiction to fel magic. If viewed by another race, they may not look any more different then a demon. This why, at this time we will no longer be sanctioning Forlarren with demonic souls for the Horde or Alliance. For those who already sanctioned, we are offering you the chance to either retcon having a demonic soul and simply being a corrupted soul(meaning your soul is fel tainted but has not gone past the point of no return) or make a CTS to speak with the staff about your Forlarren character if you feel having a demonic soul is important to the basis of your character. We apologize for the issues this may cause for the few who have Forlarren with demonic souls but Legion has changed the rules on how demons work in many ways, sometimes twice in regards to Argus,  and unfortunately Forlarren where created long before these concepts wherever created or known.

Finally, we are adding two new morphs to the list dealing with this.

T3:
Forlarren with Demon Soul(Legion Aligned)

T4:
Forlarren with Demon Soul(Independent)

Keep in mind this ONLY for Forlarren with demon souls. Every Forlarren has the ability to gain a demon soul but not all have to have one.

Thank you for reading this and again sorry for any inconvenience this may cause

A while ago, we opened the channel "Theorycrafting" on Discord, meant for specifically lore discussions with an implied "spoiler warning", an opt-in channel to which people could initially add themselves using a Discord command. Due to some issues with the bot, we disabled the command for some time.



However, the command has been re-enabled, and alongside it another has been added: !supporter



This command will add you to the Supporter group and give you access to the RL Support channel, which has been created following the results of the public poll, found here: https://wowfreedom-rp.com/f/Thread-Disco...fe-Channel



Usage guidelines are found inside both channels.



To join the Theorycrafter channel, use the command "!theorycrafter" in any of the available chat channels, though preferrably General.



To join the RL Support channel, use the command "!supporter" in any of the available chat channels, as above.

Hello everyone,



This is just a general reminder about event etiquette, when it comes to raid emotes and OOC chatter.



Firstly, please keep the chatter to a minimum in the Raid channel itself, since many DMs are known to use it to keep track of relevant emotes for the event itself. If you want to chat, please refer either to your Party chat, General chat in-game (if it's available), or Discord. Especially during larger events, excessive chatter in the Raid can be very disruptive and distracting for the DM.



Secondly, in the spirit of the first point, it's prudent to keep emote length down during larger and more fast-paced events for the sake of your DM and fellow players. We understand that sometimes circumstances require something more than a simple emote, and an emote split into two posts is generally not that disruptive, but if it starts going on for longer it can be difficult to keep up with during certain events. Furthermore, for those who do prefer to write longer emotes, it's warmly recommended that they get in the habit of preparing their emotes ahead of time to reduce the time taken between combat turns in an event, for instance. This isn't always possible and an emote may change with the tide of battle, and this is understandable, but the effort to be prepared can make considerable difference the rest of the time.



That's about it.

Throm'ka!

I've been rather bad at making developmental posts whenever I've changed or fixed something recently (mostly because it's just been little things here and there), so here are a few of the most recent changes:

• Fixed an issue with the .add command where it would not check the validity of a shift+click link specified which would cause a crash (e.g., NPC, Spell, etc. links)
  
  
• Fixed spawning WoD creatures
  
  
• Added Track Humanoids to all characters
  
  
• The Minimanager is now accessible via [url="https://mm.wowfreedom-rp.com"><s></s>https://mm.wowfreedom-rp.com. Main links should be updated, but there are still posts strewn about that will still point to the non-https version (along with the port 8080). Currently those links will auto-redirect to the proper site, but Soon™ they will stop working. Be aware!
  
  

As some of you guys have noticed, our custom item system can be... a little less than fufilling sometimes. It's difficult to always ensure it will give you the entry ID for all weapons an npc wields. So, with successful addition of our new item, the Argent Crusader Shield, we now implore you, players of Freedom, to help us find other items that you have had difficulty extracting from an NPC using the minimanager! The request format is below, be sure to tell us what the weapon is (axe, shield, off-hand weapon, etc.) and any other additional information that may be needed.



Happy RP'ing!



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The staff wanted to give a reminder that STs can claim the same days and overlap, and that for the forseeable future we will not be regulating calendar days as it would be unfeasible with the amount of STs we have, and it would unnecessarily complicate the ST system. That being said, should STs choose to do events on the same day as one another, we encourage everyone to do so thoughtfully and with careful consideration and planning.



For example,



STs who are hosting on the same day can stagger the times to be 2-3 hours earlier or later of eachother, or if they know one is an alliance event and the other may have a horde event they could in theory do it on the same day and time. If a GST knows their event is purely for their guild, and their guild alone and their members dont have interest in the event thats scheduled they could run it at the same time as well.



If you are planning on claiming events in advance do consider staggering event times, or event days. Instead of taking every Wednesday, consider taking two Wednesdays and three Sundays. This is suggested guideline when scheduling, it is difficult with so many STs to maintain a first-come-first-serve policy, so it is important that everyone understands event days that are claimed are not completely blocked out.



Finally, communication with your fellow STs goes a long way. If at all possible, try to communicate and work out with one another if you and another ST are considering running events that is intended to have high traffick on the same day at the same time. But understand that unless for specific reasons underlined with the staff, STs are not inherently required to shift their times and days.

The collection of things I need to do for Freedom.





Look into broken summoning spells



<del>Look into missing Two Forms on Worgen</del> Custom spell table had "Two Forms" listed with the wrong race ID. However, changing it to the 22 it should be didn't resolve the issue.



Remove duplicate entries from object patch



<del>Look into creating <ST> tag for Storytellers.</del> Requires edits to the server core itself with understanding of C++. Should probably talk to Kretol and Crow about this. Explanation of adding commands can be found [url="http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-emulator-servers/wow-emu-guides-tutorials/192958-creating-custom-commands.html"><s></s>here. Might be made in a .DLL for the server to reference. Might want to invest more than just one command, but might not carry over into Legion. I'll have to test it on the Legion server to see if it is possible to carry it over.



More in depth guide is [url="http://www.ac-web.org/forums/showthread.php?131466-C-HowTo-Create-custom-commands-%28Trinity%29"><s></s>here.



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Get the WoD test server functional



Get a good Noggit setup. Current testing machine may have issues running Noggit tools.



Stress test Legion test server



Find out which tables can be moved from WoD to Legion without modifying for seamless upgrades.



Auto updating Freedom clients maybe???