The vote for the next Warfare map has finished and the results are as follows:

Option 1 - 19 Votes
Option 2 - 16 Votes
Option 3 - 8 Votes
Option 4 - 15 Votes

Which means we'll be playing this map:



The starting positions will be as follows:

Outcasts: 5, 11
Dark Flame: 7, 11
Blade of Dawn: 9, 11
Chapter: 11, 11

The current Warfare round will end tomorrow and, after a short period of Warfare downtime, the new map will begin.

If you have any questions (or if I've forgotten to mention anything) then please post in the vote thread in the WL & Raids Forum.

It's nearly time for the next Warfare round, so that means that you get to vote for the map that you want to play on! Head over to the game vote on the main page to have your say.

I'd also like to thank everyone who took part in the Valentine's Haiku competition! Some great entries there but top prizes go to Sit, Neltharion and Xp3n for some especially good entries. I'd suggest you all head over to the thread in the Main Forum to check them all out.

Guide applications are still open in the Main Forum as well. They close on the 28th February, so if you want to help the game out by being a big part of new players' experience on Legacy then head over to the Guide Applications thread to find out more about the role and how to apply.

As you might already be aware, Valentine's Day is just around the corner and that means that Joe has started stocking his usual romance-themed items again! Head over to Joe's Merchandise in Sector 3 to get your hands on them. You might notice some Valentine's-themed cosmetic changes around the game too.

In other news, we're in need of at least one more Guide. If you're interested in the position, head over to the application thread in the main forum for more information on the role and how to apply.

Finally, we're over half way through the Warfare rotation so decisions on the next map to be used will need to be made shortly. I'll be picking maps out of the Map Submission Thread in the Wasteland & Raids Forum and putting them to a vote. If you would like a say in which map is played next, please go and participate in the thread by either submitting a map or voting on the existing ones in there. We won't be using a map with any new functionality for the next round, so please keep that in mind when creating a map or voting in the thread.

We'd like to address an issue that took place on Friday.

For those who are unaware, the Radiation Cannon was used wholly on the Cannon-controlling gang's land on one of the three islands in the Wasteland. The Phase Disruptor was also used at the same time, thus avoiding any potential enemy gang member taking advantage of the self-inflicted Cannon damage. The player who used the Cannon then sat and regained the territorial control on these squares. This allowed the uninterrupted gain of Warfare Points while the control of the territory was regained.

The use of the objectives in this way falls into a potential grey area of the rules. The entire volunteer team has discussed this issue, and have concluded that this usage falls under Warfare Point farming i.e. cheating. We'd like to remind everyone that using game mechanics to engineer a situation in which you can gain an unfair advantage amounts to cheating, which is forbidden by the "Game Bugs and Cheats" section of the HCS Terms of Use. If a way to gain Warfare Points (or any other in-game currency or resource) seems too good to be true, it's probably cheating.

We want to take this opportunity to remind you all of the rules, and to ask you to think twice before engaging in any questionable behavior that could put you in breach of the Terms of Use. While we can't list each and every situation that would count as cheating, we hope this post clears up any potential confusion that may exist as to the sort of actions which would fall under that umbrella.

Any further questions you might have can be directed to the Voluntary Helpers.