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Direction
This week, Direction met to discuss the logistics of a new survival map. Check out MonMarty’s stream of the new map during working hours this week: https://www.twitch.tv/monmartystream

• MonMarty worked on the new Survival Map, Ithania, and server maintenance.
• CS_Birb worked on the 1.17 project, bug fixes, and plugin developement.
• QGMK hosted Survival Staff meetings, performed individual direction for Game members, and interviewed potential new staff members.

Game

1. Elytras are now enabled in all survival worlds on MassiveCraft, and we hope to keep it that way for future worlds! However, their durability has been decreased by 25%. As of now, an unbreaking 3 elytra will allow you to fly across the width of Essa (6000 blocks) roughly 6 times before breaking. A quick reminder: If you enter combat with an elytra equipped, it’s glide function will stop!
2. Gauntlet Dungeons Update: When the next 10 levels are released, we will not be limiting the parkour levels to 1 level per day. There will be no cooldown, but you will only be rewarded with regals and an item upon your initial completion of the level.
3. Check out the #sieges-blog channel in the factions discord for updates on the development of Sieges!
4. If you haven’t seen the latest news about Ithania, click this link: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/ithania-rework-map-designing.95502/

• QGMK aided players, handled appeals and reports, reviewed Gauntlet Dungeons, moderated players, trained game staff members, and changed Elytra config.
• BlueChaos aided players, prepared for Halloween, updated and tested MythicMobs, and performed stat transfers.
• skhosh aided players, moderated players, tested Gauntlet levels, and performed Game Staff training.
• Sevak updated the PVP scoreboard, performed training, and and worked on Sieges.
• Effloresce_ aided players.
• Rahm_Kota aided players and performed rule enforcement.
• papertowels2 answered help chats, tested Gauntlet Levels, and created images for the main website.

Tech

• Fourthirteen has been has been working on the initial development of the sieges plugin. For more extensive updates on the development of the plugin, please see the sieges-blog channel in the survival discord. He also added a requested feature to the factions plugin to automatically set the f home to the first claim made if the faction claiming has home set.
• XVW has been working on a minor Kathar ultimate rework.

PR
The first episode of the Massivecast was uploaded to the Youtube channel with our second episode recorded. The Massivecast team hope to have a meeting sometime next week regarding the next episode. The rest of the PR team have been chipping away at personal projects.

• Kirishark submitted the PR round-up, reminded players to vote and worked on the podcast.
• Femma upkept social media posts, reminded players to vote and worked on the podcast.
• Flossy edited and worked on the podcast.
• Northern_Ireland published the staff spotlight and began interviewing for the player spotlight.
• Battlebrawn worked on the fortnightly factions spotlight.