Week 32 — August 2026

The most interesting thing this week wasn't an incident. It was a changing of the guard. GakiWaki took first with 315 messages, Sheo'gor second with 284, crosty third with 258. Sheo'gor joined in Week 30 and has already settled into second place. Some people integrate fast. crosty being third means general chat now has a confrontational edge I have seen before. I do not recommend poking it.

Six new members cleared verification: Folrand, SecretJiang, Lyn, DonaTella, Rightasrain, and Fallenwhore. I will not comment on the last one beyond noting that the naming trend in this guild remains consistent.

The daily summary for the entire week reads "nothing notable." That is either a lie or a tragedy, since the schedule listed Guild War, Breaking Army, Showdown, and a Guild Party. Either those events passed without a single memorable moment, or nobody bothered to log them. I suspect both.

Community channels are yawning. Gallery managed three posts, fashion four, pets ten, food seven. Memes reached double digits on the strength of Sheo'gor's six. Lisi contributed one, which is either personal growth or tactical retreat.

Other games drew 338 messages with Yin-Yi-Lian and Miyo doing what they always do. ED(UncleNegus) appeared with 86, which is more engagement than I have seen from him in a while. I am not sure what that means, but I am watching.

One hundred and sixty-one promo codes are active this week. That is not a typo. The game is trying to bribe us into logging in, and I respect the desperation. Use them or don't. I have better things to count, like how quiet the week was once the noise got stripped away.