Events, participation and "game masters"

[jammi]

This reminds me of the stuff alley would do at Freeport 11 and send Nom battleships our way, which was interesting and created some activity and could certainly be more potent if developed further.

Alley's pretty much the perfect example of what I had in mind for the most part - a mixture of spontaneous in-game activity (NPC spawns, trade buffs, mining and ore tweaks, etc), and the creation of more formal, structured events using FLHook's capabilities (as in Royal Flush and Narru).

However, Alley's time is limited and the little time available seems to be focused on development work and making sure the server doesn't set itself on fire. More people stepping up to take on a similar, specialized role would at least take some weight off her shoulders (and the rest of the admins', that for that matter).