Admin Notice: Phantoms 2.0

[aerelm]

Ok, the social experiment jokes aside (Kudos to you Sir Dusty, too clever an insult), time for a serious reply:

We admit that this announcement could've been worded better to avoid all this confusion, as bringing back the old Phantoms as they were or allowing the continuation of the same faction or concept was not and is not the team's intention. We're glad to see all these old players dropping by to say hi, and there's no argue that we wish it was under different circumstances, but still, we'd like to apologize for the discomfort digging your way out of your graves to come voice your concern due to this misunderstanding might have caused you.

We've respected the original group's request when they stated they do not want to see the concept they created used on this server again, which is why any attempt at reviving the group was shot down immediately, and even with this notice, that is not what's going to happen either. This announcement merely serves as a notice to let the community know that assets belonging to the old group known as "Phantoms" is now available to be reused for a new concept which should have nothing to do with the old group or use any of their roleplay or lore (unless with permission from the original creators, which appears to be not the case here), and that the staff are open to ideas from anyone who may have interest or fresh thoughts on the subject.

As already stated in the original post, we're not intending to bring the "Phantoms" back, or remake them as a closed terrorist group and the name is only used to let the community know which faction assets is the subject of this announcement, but furthermore, we will no longer be instantly denying any faction concept or attempt that may involve technology or assets currently labeled as "Phantoms" ingame, and unlike what some people have been claiming merely to heat things up a bit, using the roleplay material belonging to someone else without their permission has never been and will never be allowed, and the subject is not even remotely related to intents of this announcement.