MRCA Deadline January 8

[Capt Wolf]

The sign-up deadline for the next Adventure MRCA and Trade MRCA is January 8, midnight, anywhere in the world.

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Players can sign up for both the Adventure MRCA and the Trade MRCA, but individual ships can only participate in one or the other, not both simultaneously.

To sign-up for the Adventure MRCA, read the rules here and then sign-up via this form.

To sign-up for the Trade MRCA, read the rules here and then sign-up via this form.

For a ship to take part in either MRCA, it must be licensed. You can license your ship under the new ship rules via this form. If there are any issues (typo, wrong number of points or other issues) with this process, PM @Legostone.

 

Note that the MRCA signup form still doesn’t have raids added yet, so if you’re interested in conducting a raid this turn, PM @Capt Wolf. If you’re just going to be trading, you can go ahead and fill out the forms normally.

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Consult this map for trade zone numbers before submitting any forms:

IMPORTANT: Note that if you click on the above map to go to one you can zoom in on, there is an error on the linked map (zones 10 and 11 are mislabeled). Use the map visible above for proper zone labels.

And here are the trade values as of December 18, 618. When filling out your MRCA form, please make sure you spell the ports exactly as they appear below.

Settlement	Faction	Zone	Trade Value
Acropolis	OL	24	23
Aden	CAR	2	170
Alexport	PRI	29	165
Arlinsport	COR	6	380
Astrapi	OL	23	225
Balmin	NAM	2	175
Balondia	COR	2	141
Bardo	ESL	8	234
Baskers Island	MAR	6	119
Bastion	SR	18	315
Belson	COR	4	853
Breshaun	OL	7	1025
Calisto	MAR	25	73
Camp Isaac	COR	35	49
Cecropia	OL	22	41
Charlatan Bay	SR	24	358
Dortanix	MAR	1	565
Dragonstone	OL	20	18
Elizabethville	COR	22	200
Eltina	OL	7	313
Elysabethtown	ESL	20	171
Fatu Hiva	OL	35	259
Fortaleza Victoria	ESL	32	5
Freeport	GAR	27	24
Fuerte Unido	ESL	32	216
Granoleon	OL	5	848
Haven	SR	21	36
Hojaroja	ESL	32	33
Hussar’s Isle	COR	24	9
Jameston	COR	35	444
Kieg	GAR	3	565
King’s Harbour	COR	24	418
Kings Port	TER	13	838
La Puebloto	ESL	32	5
Lavalette	OL	28	261
Leopaldis	GAR	24	110
Londa	MAR	2	565
Mehit	ESL	32	5
Mesabi Landing	COR	35	545
Montario	ESL	17	92
Mooreton Bay	COR	24	296
Moray’s Den	SR	21	18
Myzectlan	COR	35	70
New Haven	COR	24	52
Nova Malto	ESL	32	90
Nova Terreli	ESL	17	757
Pontelli	ESL	17	170
Poorvintia	CAR	26	6
Poppy Port	SR	26	78
Port Raleigh	COR	20	146
Port Wilks	ESL	22	14
Port Woodhouse	COR	35	72
Prinport	GAR	9	791
Puerto Alijo	ESL	20	5
Puerto Desafio	ESL	32	154
Quinnsville	COR	24	342
Rassilon	SR	18	169
Salida Este	ESL	23	127
Stedor	ESL	3	283
Stormhaven	COR	22	56
Takashii	SR	18	18
Terreli	ESL	3	848
Tortuga	SR	32	128
Trador	ESL	32	370
Ulric	ALT	1	141
Weelond	ESL	8	608
Westface	TER	13	552
Windfall Island	OL	28	9
Yeldo	COR	1	565

Also, these islands can now be chosen as destinations. They have no trade value, so you won't earn any DBs sailing to them, but they're better than sinking.  
If sailing to one of these islands, use the name listed here:

Island	Faction	Marked on map as	Zone	Trade Value
Fever Island	---	1	26	0
Island of Bats	ALT	4	27	0
Bubbling Island	NAM	6	30	0
Garden of Hades	---	9	31	0
Gunpowder Island	---	16	35	0
Stilt People Island	---	17	35	0
Glimmer Island	CAR	20	35	0
Mud Beach	---	21	35	0
Screeching Isle	---	22	35	0

[LM71Blackbird]

Sweet! Did the ship rules change since the last MRCA? If so, would you mind directing me towards the discussion so I can catch up on them? Thanks!

[Capt Wolf]

7 minutes ago, LM71Blackbird said:

Sweet! Did the ship rules change since the last MRCA? If so, would you mind directing me towards the discussion so I can catch up on them? Thanks!

I think the only thing that has changed is the addition of pirate hideouts.

[Darnok]

I think this deadline is too soon, and I want to explain why.

 

We have Christmas upcoming, and I doubt any building will get done during these days. I also know that I feel more than lazy "between years", and believe many do feel the same way. That is not even taking into account the two mini-challenges we have currently running.

 

So... why so soon? If anything, the MRCAs are not delayed by their deadlines, but by the process coming afterwards. Would a later deadline not help relax the "building tension" for everybody as well as give more time to you guys behind the scenes to get stuff sorted out for the next turn?

 

How about the 22nd? Two more weeks in general, with both mini-challenges done, and some time on top. People can relax during the holidays and then get back to building. Sounds like a win-win situation for everybody to me.

[Capt Wolf]

14 minutes ago, Drunknok said:

I think this deadline is too soon

I appreciate your reasoning and request. That said, the KPA was published a week ago, AMRCA results were out long before that, and I had others who were telling me the deadline wasn't soon enough. It'll be four weeks between the December KPA and the January deadline, and we've tried to make it no more than 3 weeks in the past. And we generally have always wanted the MRCAs to have early monthly deadlines. So, I'm sticking with January 8.

[Bart]

@Drunknok Why? You only need to fill out the form. ship from to fighting x and x. 

And for the adventures where you need to build, but for there wasn't a delay in the results (no need to wait on the KPA)

[Darnok]

Let's just say that I am still waiting for an AMRCA result from early September.

 

Other than that: fair enough, I respect the reasons given by @Capt Wolf.

Edited December 18, 2018 by Drunknok

[Bart]

I suggest poking the game master of that specific amrca then! 

[Ayrlego]

9 minutes ago, Drunknok said:

Let's just say that I am still waiting for an AMRCA result from early September.

 

Hmmm, I'll look into this now with the aMRCA committee. 

[Darnok]

29 minutes ago, Ayrlego said:

Hmmm, I'll look into this now with the aMRCA committee. 

It's nothing major, I'm just poking fun at @Bregir...

[LM71Blackbird]

1 hour ago, Capt Wolf said:

I think the only thing that has changed is the addition of pirate hideouts.

Ah, I see. Thanks!

[Professor Thaum]

@Drunknok
 digging into old scraps in progress for your AMRCA

[Bart]

Okay you may all have seen my topic about the military exercise in Quinnsville between me and @LM71Blackbird

But I was going over the form, but how/where do I indicate that I'm sailing to Quinnsville with the intent to raid?
Now it just looks like I'm going there on a trade run.

Bart

Nevermind
it says in the first post I have to notify Captain Wolf 

Edited December 28, 2018 by Bart

[Darnok]

I would like to ask for an extension of the deadline for my personal AMRCA. The reasons being both some RL trouble as well as me still not having that "secret info" announced on September 2nd. Some AMRCA decisions to be made require that info, possibly changing the builds I have to do.

[Capt Wolf]

1 hour ago, Drunknok said:

I would like to ask for an extension of the deadline for my personal AMRCA. The reasons being both some RL trouble as well as me still not having that "secret info" announced on September 2nd. Some AMRCA decisions to be made require that info, possibly changing the builds I have to do.

@Legostone, I'll direct this to you...

[Maxim I]

I should be able to continue the AMRCA! :) 

Talking about that, when Will it be possible for me to sail in a TMRCA to Madin or Drolic? Since I put tradeposts there (through AMRCA), they should be open for me to visit?

[Ross Fisher]

@Drunknok Hope you're all ok buddy? PM me if it would help.

[Legostone]

11 hours ago, Capt Wolf said:

@Legostone, I'll direct this to you...

@Bregir 

[Bregir]

21 minutes ago, Legostone said:

@Bregir 

@Drunknok: I have a secret document prepared, and will get it to you tonight. Sorry for the delay. It has slipped in the general business off- and online.

I think we can give you an extension, but can you tell us until when? Saturday 12th ok? (then there is a chance we can gm your adventure sunday)

[Darnok]

2 hours ago, Bregir said:

@Drunknok: I have a secret document prepared, and will get it to you tonight. Sorry for the delay. It has slipped in the general business off- and online.

I think we can give you an extension, but can you tell us until when? Saturday 12th ok? (then there is a chance we can gm your adventure sunday)

That would be enough, thank you. And thanks for finally getting to that "secret info" - I understand that things can fall by the wayside, but this turn I actually needed it. So all is well now!

[Darnok]

A short OOC notice: due to this event, Mesabi Landing will close its harbour for any non-WTC vessel until further notice.*

Please relay any of your traffic to another settlement. Mesabi Landing is in the same zone as Jameston and Fatu Hiva, both of which offer suitably large harbours for good trading.

Individual cases for this turn (and possibly later ones) can be handled with individual solutions. @Bregir has already been given an option for his Satyr for example. The offer towards @Professor Thaum still stands (no time limit has been given), he just can not use it for the time being.

 

An IC statement will be given in due time.

 

If anybody wishes to complain about the bad timing: direct these complaints to the Court, this is really none of my fault.

 

 

* ... please note that this does not mean any WTC vessel will sail from Mesabi Landing this turn, so hold your breath about cries of "unfair!".

 

Edited January 6, 2019 by Drunknok

[Flavius Gratian]

I would like to ask for an extention for starting the aMRCA "A Diplomatic Mission". I am waiting for some parts that never seem to arrive. The previously mentioned 12th January would probably work.

[Legostone]

I‘ll grand the extension, holidays have just passed and shipping troubles are expected. But please, already submit the forms already (even with wrong data) as they help tremendously preparing the amrca. Same applies for @Drunknok, fill out the form, we know its delayed but its impractical having to keep track of this manually. 

[Flavius Gratian]

Just now, Legostone said:

I‘ll grand the extension, holidays have just passed and shipping troubles are expected. But please, already submit the forms already (even with wrong data) as they help tremendously preparing the amrca.

Thanks! Will do!

[Darnok]

2 minutes ago, Legostone said:

I‘ll grand the extension, holidays have just passed and shipping troubles are expected. But please, already submit the forms already (even with wrong data) as they help tremendously preparing the amrca. Same applies for @Drunknok, fill out the form, we know its delayed but its impractical having to keep track of this manually. 

Will do so, thanks.