Hey everybody, How are you doing? Hopefully well =P. First off,  we the leaders of Best Kept Secret thank you for your loyalty and dedication, it means a lot to us that not only are you dedicated, but also willing to do what it takes to make the Legion continue to progress and make it a better place for everyone. In addition we would like to thank Kopeika for the awesome website she has created for us all to use so we can better communicate and show our concern to the Legion. Lastly, we appreciate all the members trying very hard to represent our Legion when out in the Abyss whether It's Solo PvP or Group Event PvP to give us those lovely Contribution Points so our Legion can rise above the ranks. This shows other Legions in the game that we mean business and not "just another casual Legion".

Now to the Important Part

We would like to announce once again that we are a HARDCORE PvP Legion, and we focus mainly on PvP. Thats not to say that we will not be doing raids or anything related to PvE. Following that, we want to make clear that Starting Nov 1st, there will be MANDATORY Rules, these rules are as followed:

1.  Ventrilo for everybody is required!, and Website Registrations.   Ventrilo Info is   chi06.hurricanehost.com Port 7020

2.  Be on Ventrilo when playing the game no matter what you are doing. If you are listening to music, grinding, or even just picking your nose while crafting, we do have different channels for everything and if your listening to music just simply type in your comment (music) so we are aware that we have to message you in the game to get your attention.

The reason behind this is because Ventrilo is an IMPORTANT tool for communication and setting up events, grouping together,  answering questions, or even just hanging out with the guys/gals to get to know one another, especially the new commers who join the Legion. Communication is the KEY.

3.  Always check the website at least ONCE a day for any updates or important announcements.

4. Online Activity will now be a requirement, you do not have to be online everyday but try to make your online time as consistant as possible. If you are inactive for more than 2 weeks without reason, you will be removed without reason. Those who have a reason and are inactive for more than 2 weeks have a limited time of  being inactive for no more than 1 month, after that you will be removed BUT if you start to become active again, you have the option of returning to the legion with no problems as long as you follow the same rules that apply.

    This is to ensure that our Legion does not over flow with inactive members because the Legion has a limited number of spots. Right now the number is 90 and we're working towards reaching that limit.

Also, post in the forums if you do plan to be inactive for 2 weeks or more. Like I said we dont need to know the reason why, your personal life is your own business.

5.  Leveling Requirement ( oh noes!, lol ) Yes there will be a Leveling requirement for those ALREADY in the legion. Our goal is to progress at a steady pace so we do not fall behind the other Legions. We are a hardcore Legion so we are competiting vs other Legions in the server.

These are the Level Ranges for each person, the max level is what is needed within the 2 week time span of each range starting from Nov 1st. I would push it to 1 week each but since being as it is a new game we are willing to go with 2 for now. Starting Oct 1st that requirement will be lowered to 1 week each.

Levels 1-20 - 3 Days to reach

Levels 21-29 - 2 weeks ---

Levels 30-35 - 2 weeks ---

Levels 36-40 - 2 weeks ---

Now I know that our Level Requirement to JOIN our legion has been going up and up but this is to ensure that we have members we dont keep having to wait for to catch up. Following that,  Nov 1st our Legion Level Requirement is lvl 35+ but that does not mean that we dont have people below that.  The only reason a member would be accepted into the Legion below 35+ is if it is a class we need urgently or friend/family of a member that currently resides in the Legion. Im sure you noticed that we stopped at 40, the reason for that is because we are still not sure of how long the time it takes to reach 40-50.

6.  All Foreign language(non english) is to be kept to a MINIMUM, not to say you are not allowed but keep it short.

7.  EVERYONE must respect each other, but humor is to be expected.  ZERO Tolerance for those who break this rule and will result in a kick. Everyone lives their lives how they see fit, so please keep your judgements and comments about Legion members personal lives to yourself.

8.  Issues between members is preferred to be handled between themselves. Please do not argue in the Legion Chat, because it makes it look bad for new members that just joined.  It is better to do it on vent or through whispers. If leadership action is needed we will intervene. We are not here to babysit so please handle your disputes/arguments/personal issues in a mature manner.

Those are the 8 rules we need everyone to follow for the moment.  Make sure to check the website for new rules that might come up in the future.

I've mentioned to others before there will be SIX Legion Crafters in the Legion, that number may increase in the future, but we will have 1 crafter of each for now. We have three so far which are Armorsmithing(Padrino) - Cooking(Lolitank) and Alchemy(Suriken). We are currently looking for the other 3 crafting professions. Leadership comes with being a Legion Crafter so it's not going to be easy.  Just being the highest level of that profession does not mean that you will be chosen, due to the fact that you will be part of the Leadership council. There will be an application posted for those wanting to be those professions and have the responsibility to help run the Legion and enforce the rules posted above.

Although the application itself is not up yet there will be a future announcement later in the week to let you know when we start to accept applications.

That's all folks! Hope everyone fully understands the rules and follows them. If you have any questions or suggestions please contact Padrino, Lolitank or Suriken.

Let the Asmo Hunting Begin! W00t