May 2018 Promotions

Leaf Village

Chunin: @Kuraen Senketsu @Fritzo @Persona Kurama
Jonin: @Caio Mirana @Atrane @Ishyn Sasayaki

Sand Village

Chunin: @Booty Gang Pinku @Zelda @Huranza
Specialized Jonin: @Nomady Hozuki the Adaptive Ninja
Jonin: @Tresmorne Toitsu @Kenock Toitsu @Booty the Great

Special Message
It's always a privilege to watch amazing fights go down. That being said, I have to say that this exam probably had one of the more disappointing RP levels in the finals. I think it's very important to build your character and relationships with people in the community so that you have a story for yourself, and also with the people around you. Let's aim for that for the next exam  

We also had the first Tie in a Chunin Exam match up during the Sand village chunin exam between Booty Gang Pinku vs. Zelda. An amazing moment!

It's always a hard decision to not promote everyone who deserves it, for me, assigning ranks is an easy task, and I know it is a big deal to you. So trust me when I say, it's harder for me not to just feel like giving everyone the Chunin/Jonin ranks. It's hard to see people lose. It's hard to see people win and not get promoted, but it's also what makes for a better story for everyone, and to maintain the rank system in the game. Getting Chunin rank will always mean something really big in Nin Online, and I hope that everyone understands the vision for why I have to hold back on giving everyone ranks..!

April 2018 Promotions

Leaf Village

Chunin: @FR3D Lucha @Atrane @Leevi Sasayaki @Ishyn Sasayaki @Sour Suwa


Sand Village

Chunin: @Tresmorne Toitsu @Kenock Toitsu @Dio @Lumy Vongola @Dyan Toitsu

Dear Ninja,

The Community Manager and the two current Kage, @Deathmall Sasayaki and @TetsuHawk, invite you on March 24, 2018 to join us in celebrating the world of ninja in a full day of festivities and celebration. The ninja festival is a 24 hour event that will begin with the opening ceremony and end with an advanced placement-style PvP tournament.

Throughout the day, there will be GM hosted events that you may participate in, and the Kage will have 1,500 Tokens each to divide up as prizes and host their own village-specific events when there is no other events happening to keep the day flowing and active. They will be required to fairly host events to give out these tokens, if they do not use all the tokens, they will be requested to return the amount unused to the GMs (so encourage them to host plenty of events).

This festival, we'll be having a new exclusive item called the Dragon Festival Mask. This mask can be obtained for 1,000 Festival Tokens which are a token currency exclusive for the ninja festivals, and may be exchanged for event items at the "Festival Shop" in each village. The shop will be available at 12:00 A.M. EST and will be removed at 11:59 P.M. EST on March 24.

Festival Token

The festival token is engraved with a dragon's head, and can be used in any future festivals, so stock up - even after you purchase what you want.

To obtain these shiny little tokens, you must either participate in events or farm the following mobs: Wolves/Coyotes, Scorpions, Tunnelers, Scarabs (Big/Small), Tigers, White Tigers, Snakes (Bottom and Top), Bears, and Snow Wolves. The drop rate is similar to that of the primary item they drop. For example, a Festival Token will drop at the same rate as snake venom in Snakes, or fur in Tigers. There are plenty of options, so make sure you get to farming!

Dragon Festival Mask

The dragon mask comes in two colors: Red and Black. Each one is 1,000 Festival Tokens. There will be a present box in the square of your village to claim these masks and other items for tokens.

Throughout the day, we'll be having events for you to participate in. All events are 100% Mandatory Peaceful unless stated fighting can be done. Any attacks on the event are subject to jail time.

Opening Ceremony - 12:00 A.M. EST
We invite you to join us for the first hour to be apart of the opening ceremony that your Kage and I will be hosting to initiate the festival. This ceremony will happen at every festival and any roleplay announcements may be made here by your village officials. This is also a time for you to ask questions, learn more about the event, and roleplay with other ninja.

Early Morning Delivery - 3:00 A.M. EST to 5:00 A.M. EST
3:00-4:00 - Leaf Village Delivery
4:00-5:00 - Sand Village Delivery

In the next hour, your village will be instructed to deliver a message to the GM hosting the event. During this delivery mission, the defending village may prevent you from getting to the mission location (so long as they are not camping anywhere near the mission location). Anyone who gets to the GM  within the hour will receive 100 Festival Tokens. The event will end at 3:59 and 4:59 respectively. (Mission explanation will take about 5 minutes, and you must deliver the correct message.)

Hide and Seek - 12:00 P.M. EST to 1:00 P.M. EST

For 1 hour, Game Masters will be rotating locations and giving out hints for Hide and Seek. Each ninja to find the location first and find the GM will receive 100 Festival Tokens (only once per person, if the same person keeps getting 1st, then the following ninja to find the GM will get the prize).

Ninja Dance Party - 6:00 P.M. EST to 7:00 P.M. EST

Every ninja may gather at Tanzaku Quareters (near the entrance of the castle by all the trees) and join us in a temporary Discord channel where music will be playing and you may dance around, socialize, etc. Random Festival Token prizes will be given out throughout the dance party, and we'll likely try to give it to the most lively dancers. If you need a guide on how to dance like a professional, some fellow ninja will help you learn da wae:

Ninja Festival Trials (Pre-Registration) - 7:00 P.M. EST to 7:30 P.M. EST

Begin gathering near the Tanzaku Quarters entrance to the Castle (same place we danced at) so that we can gather information. You should beforehand acknowledge that there is a small fee of 500 Ryo to enter the Ninja Festival Trials.

Ninja Festival Trials (Registration) - 7:30 P.M. EST to 8:00 P.M. EST

Game Masters will begin collecting your entry fee, and teleporting you into the waiting area.

Ninja Festival Trials (Fights) - 8:15 P.M. EST to N/A

The rest of the night, we will be sending you into bracket-made matches against other ninja to show off your skill.

Advanced Placement

To make things even more exciting, these placement matches will be within certain level ranges, and two prize pools are available for both brackets.

1st Bracket: 30-50
2nd Bracket: 10-29 (must be level 10 to enter)

Prizes (For Both Brackets)
1st Place - 1,000 Festival Tokens
2nd Place - 750 Festival Tokens
3rd Place - 500 Festival Tokens

All participants will receive a participation prize of 75 Festival Tokens. This prize will be given to you upon paying for your entry into the tournament.

Village Specific Events

Your Kage will be announcing their own events whenever they'd like beforehand on the forums/discord, so be watching out for those events!

Future Ninja Festivals

The Ninja Festivals mark the season changes: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. So four times a year, we'll have four different festivals with a new exclusive cosmetic which can be purchased with Festival Tokens. So if you have left over tokens, make sure to save them for future festivals!

Summer Festival - June 23, 2018
Autumn Festival - September 22, 2018
Winter Festival - December 22, 2018

Best Regards,
Jessica

Dear Ninja,

You are invited to join the 4th Chunin Exams on the 3rd March 2018. This will be a Joint Chunin Exam, where both Sand Ninja and Leaf Ninja will participate in! Missing Ninja are not allowed to participate.

Chunin Exams details
The event registration will take place at 1pm EST on 3rd March and the entire event will commence at 1:30pm EST. It may last anywhere between 1 - 4 hours depending on how far our Genins make it. Participants are expected to stay throughout the event for the best chance at promotion. The registration will take place in the Sand village Chunin Exam registration hall, as it will be using the Sand village's facilities.

Requirements

• You are to form your own teams of 3 before or during the registration phase. There is no level requirement!
• Academy Students are not allowed to participate, you have to promote to Genin rank if you want to participate.
• The entry fee for each team is 15,000 Ryo, prepare to hand over the in-game currency to Shiken during the registration phase after a GM has verified you through the gate.
• Teams that are registered along with a Chunin/Jonin Rank Sensei will have their entry fee waived. However, the Sensei must stay throughout the event and may only enter one team.
• Missing Ninja cannot participate in the Chunin Exams.
• Kages of each village have the right to debar ninja from their village from joining. Valid reasons include (but not limited to) misbehavior, breaking treaties, disobeying commands.

Rules & Regulations
In order to run the event smoothly, your cooperation is required, as such, rule breakers will be kicked from the event which may result in his/her entire team's disqualification.

1. Stay in character
   Unless you need to ask a serious question,  stay in character during the event.
    
2. Remain online and active
   If you choose to go AFK and you miss calls for you, we will not wait for you.
   If you disconnect, quickly reconnect and inform a GM.
    
3. Follow instructions
   The GMs and myself will be giving instructions to follow throughout the event

Watching the Chunin Events Live
More info TBA

Conclusion
This Chunin Exam is set to be a little more forgiving. Here's hoping that all the veterans and some newer players join the ranks as Chunins!
Jonin Promotions inbound!

Regards,
Rory

Hello everyone! PvP tournaments are going to be a lot more frequently on Nin from now on. This topic is going to explain how they are going to work.
 

Event schedule:

They will be hosted on Sundays every two weeks at 5 pm EST. The first event of every month will be a 1v1 tournament and the second one will be a team tournament (can be 2v2, 3v3, and even 4v4) and so it goes. I'll make posts annoucing the tournament a week in advance, telling what it is going to be.

You can also check the Community calendar to see the dates.

Format:

- Anyone can participate for free.

- In case of team tournament, players should form teams consisting of ninjas from the same village.

- It will be a Sudden Death tournament, the bracket spots will be randomly filled on a website. Everyone will be able to check the brackets at any time. 

- How do you win? Beat everyone that get in your way  

- Registration will happen via Discord and PM on forums. Just send me your nickname / your team nicknames and say that you want to participate.   

What's the prize?

First place - $20 Ninja Credit

Second place - $10 Ninja Credit

Third place - $5 Ninja Credit

(In team tournaments, each member will receive the prize.)

So thats it. I hope I can count with everyone's presence. See you all at the next tournament. 

Regards,

Kenock (Kanno)