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    Click this link to learn how you can submit STORIES or ARTICLES: https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...missions-Guide

    Welcome to the 132nd edition of Mercy News! Here you will find out what is happening on the Streets of Era!




    News Staff Contacts
    -Contact us with feedback, questions, or personal take on today's topics.

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?994-Graalian

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?22764-Journey

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?6092-Latasha

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?12193-Zed

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?22696-Zanygraal

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member.php?22779-idlE9

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/member....1-OmgItsFallen


    Trending Threads on Era-Go


    New Event Ideas.

    Ever had an event idea you thought would be cool to see ingame? This allows you to leave ideas for what events you would like to see added. Go to the thread below and submit an idea before it is too late!

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...ew-Event-Ideas


    Joining Cops/Gangsters.

    Ever wanted to have to have a different rank on the Forums? Well you can pick a side either joining the Cops or Gangsters. Go to the link provided below to find out more and pick the side you would like to join!

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...Cops-Gangsters


    New Sparring Training Idea.

    A player in the community recently thought of a new Sparring Training idea to help players improve their skills. Want to know more about this idea? Go to the thread to find out more.

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...-Training-Idea

    Era Jobs:Farming

    Another player in the community suggested Farming as a Era Job. Players feel like this idea would be too much and others agree that is an awesome idea. Want to leave your opinion on it? Go to the thread below to find out more.

    https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...a-Jobs-Farming


    Recent Updates (Updates from 7/2/17)


    IMPORTANT: The newspaper will be located in the ‘Era News’ section of the forums. (Incase you haven’t noticed already). You can now SUBMIT player articles or stories by emailing them to [email protected] Make sure you follow the criteria before submitting your writing. Tutorials on how to submit stories/articles are at the bottom of this page or click this link: https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...missions-Guide

    - Everyone at the Newspaper Team would like to wish everyone a belated happy Fourth of July, and for all the Canadians out there, a more so belated Canada Day! We hope you had a great time, maybe saw some fireworks, celebrated, we trust you didn’t blow your hand off setting fireworks, and saved Zany some BBQ. Have a great rest of your July and try to beat the heat! And to the Australians and other friends in the southern hemisphere, make sure to stay warm!

    - Hello Graalians. In less than a week GST 2017 will be taking place! On July 15th 2017, 16 gangs will compete in the Gang Spar Tournament. To see who will be competing against who in the first round of GST come to the Multiplex Building then enter the GST Lobby to check out the bracket. Who do you think will win GST 2017? Will Shrekt win 3 years in a row this year or will another gang take over their title? Find out on July 15th 2017 to see who will take the title. Don’t forget to stop by the GST Shopand buy a flag to support the team you want to see win!


    -The car shop has updated, and it now has some cool new cars you can buy! There are 8 different colors of the new vehicle to choose from! Buy one today for only 15k, and drive around Era in style!


    - The Holiday Shop has been updated with some 4th of July and Canada Day furniture, including some new hats! The Holiday Shop is located West of Homeless Witch’s House Shop. Check out these cool new items, before they are gone!


    -Recently another event, by the name of “Guess The Word” was released in the event house! Read Sean(Minion)’s guide below to learn how it works as well as some useful tips to winning it!

    - As of July 7, 2017, Journey has been a newspaper staff for one year! Congratulations to her! Don't forget to pm her and thank her for her contributions to the Era Newspaper!


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    Welcome back to the 4th edition of PJ’s Playground! Ponyo and Journey from the Era Newspaper Team are your hosts for this segment! Please read the general rules and guidelines before you submit anything: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

    Welcome back!
    I’m Ponyo!
    I’m Journey!
    Last week we hosted the “Longest Lyric Chain” contest, and we gave you distorted images to identify!
    Congratulations to Blitz. P Canavi(iEra) for creating the longest lyric chain!
    He did his lyric chain with the song All Star by Smash Mouth!
    Check out his photo below!
     Spoiler

    Please keep in mind that we received some submissions that we had to disregard, due to them being sent after the deadline,
    Please be sure to submit in a timely manner, prior to the specified closing date!
    On a side note, congratulations to Renz (Boombox Cartel) for correctly identifying the Blue Balloon,
    and iCandy Soprano for the Red Rose Bouquet!
    Here are the original images:
     Spoiler

    Congratulations again to the 3 winners of last week’s activities!
    Don’t forget we recently started a thread! Tell us what you think of PJ’s Playground, and how we can improve it!
    Check it out here: https://www.era-go.com/forum/showthr...J-s-Playground
    And now, for this week’s activities of yet another…
    PJ’s Player Contest, Puzzles, and the first Early Bird!

    PJ's Player Contests:
    This week’s contest is called “Creating Comics; Part 1”

    This week, to win 500 Tro and the brand new, special gani made only for the winners of PJ’s Player Contests (courtesy of Tricky, and Naack ) you must create a short, original Era-Related comic! Your comic can be about anything Era-related, but it MUST BE APPROPRIATE! Your comic should consist of at least 3 pictures, but should not exceed 15! Do not worry about editing it to be one image, if you do not know how to! Submit the picture(s) in order in a single email to [email protected].
    Please include your ingame name and gang, your comic (or series of pictures), and a short description or title for your comic! The person who creates the best comic will win the aforementioned prizes: 500 Tro and the brand new exclusive gani! Submit your comic ASAP! Don’t delay, you only have until Thursday, July 13th at 11:59pm EST to submit your comic! Good luck!

    PJ's Puzzles
    Last week’s puzzles were distorted images, but this week, we are trying something new. This week, to win 100 Tro you have to unscramble the words in the following question and answer it:

    OHW SWA HET IFRTS MDNAI OT VAHE HIST TAH?


    ***The words in the sentence are in order, please only unscramble each word!***
    Please submit your answer to [email protected]. Don’t forget to include your ingame name and gang in the subject, as well as the unscrambled question, and answer in the body, in a single email! You only have until Thursday, July 13th, at 11:59 PM EST to submit!, so don’t delay! Good luck!

    Early Bird:
    This week in the 132nd edition of the Newspaper in PJ’s Playground we are doing the very first Early Bird! We are going to start off with something super easy and rather simple. The early bird for this week is to be the first person to submit an outfit in one of the new 4th of July hats or using one of the new flags. The winner will receive 50 Tro and will be featured in the 133rd edition! Please submit your photo to [email protected]. Don’t forget to include your ingame name and gang, as well as “132nd Early Bird” in the subject, and your photo in the body, in a single email! Again, you only have until Thursday, July 13th, at 11:59 PM EST to submit, so don’t delay! Good luck!

    Congratulations again to Blitz P. Canavi(iEra) for winning last week’s contest, “Longest Lyric Chain”!
    And to iCandy Soprano and Renz(Boombox Cartel) for solving the puzzles!
    Good luck to everyone who participates in this week’s contest, puzzles, and early bird!
    Remember that all submissions are to be in by Thursday July, 13, at 11:59 PM EST!
    Please also note that the new gani is only given to the winners of “PJ’s Player Contests”! It will not be given to the winners of any other activity, including puzzles, riddles, player picks, or early birds!
    Thanks for reading!
    I’m Ponyo!
    I’m Journey!
    And you’re playing in PJ’s Playground!
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    Zany’s Guide to Becoming A Player Relations!
    I want to note that in no way does this guide’s tips guarantee you a spot as a PR. You influence your own chances of becoming a staff.

    A lot of people ask how to become an “admin”. Normally they are referring to the Player Relations team which is the generic team that does main jobs that control Era and make sure everything is in tip top shape. So I’m going to explain what exactly Player Relations, or PRs do, who you can contact if you’re interested in becoming one, the application system, what qualities and necessities are needed to become one and what reasoning behind your wanting to join matches whether you should join or not. Here goes!

    What is a Player Relations?
    PRs are the most common type of admin in game. They’re grouped into what timezone they’re located into; the Americas, Europe, and Australia/Asia. Each of those PR groupings work together based on their knowledge of different languages and are put together typically in certain situations. They’re also run by different Senior Player Relations depending on timezone. Senior Player Relations oversee PR’s work, attitude and make sure they’re doing their job correctly and in good amount. Player Relations’ main job includes doing reports. The report system is a big deal and is used more often than thought. This gives us a direct way to inspect an issue with a player’s specific details. We do the best we can on said reports based on what evidence we see. Since we can’t go back and see something said in public chat, we try to be extra punctual to certain reports, but it can be hard at times. We handle everything ONLY when we see proof of the accusation. We do NOT take the players’ word from a report and cause consequences accordingly, due to usually over exaggerated reports, and even lies within some to get other players in trouble. We make sure to investigate to the fullest extent. Along with reports, we approve/disapprove uploads, including player submitted heads, bodies, shields and gang logos. We also help players with issues that another player can not help them with, help players get contact with other staff if needed, and look into issues that may be occurring often. Player Relations are important to Era, making sure the community isn’t toxic, is safe and keeping players in check. As a result though, players can be spiteful when they’re punished and often accuse PRs of falsely doing things. Although if you have proof of a PR being unfair to a player, make sure to talk to a higher staff, or a Senior Player Relations such as Chris Zephlyn (Americas), Elly (Europe), ONYAS (Europe), or iTine (Australia/Asia).

    Who To Contact/How To Apply
    If you are interested in becoming a Player Relations, make sure you read below before anything, and I mean it! It lists qualities, and reasonings in order to join the staff teams. Immaturity, impatience, lack of time management and other will not be tolerated within the staff teams.

    In order to join though, it’s a good idea to express your interest to any of the listed SPRs above (Chris, iTine, Elly, and ONYAS) depending on what your timezone is. Make sure not to bug them, spam them, and to reason. Be cooperative and respectful. It’s hard to consider someone that acts unprofessional, rude, or begging. Don’t act though, be yourself in general. Confusing as it sounds, if you pretend to be nice and respectful just to receive an application and then pretend that way again on the application, and end up showing your true colors when you are hired, it may not work out. Request, politely, for information regarding becoming a PR. Ask for the steps on becoming one, what is looked for in one, and how you can be deemed worthy enough to receive an application. Tell them truthfully why you want to join. Try your best to keep it brief and in one pm, considering SPRs tend to be busy.

    The Player Relations application is very different from all other staff team applications. It’s in game and can only be earned. It was implemented as such in order to put effort at preventing favoritism, make sure to prevent application spam as there was prior to this system while it was online, and to make sure appropriate applicants are selected. If a PR, or SPR notices you either via contact or personal observation as a player that seems very applicable for the position and has no recent (within 1 and a half years) warns/jails, you could get yourself an application, which is sent to you in game. It is not on a website as of now. Do not ask PRs for suggestions or bug SPRs/PRs for applications. If you do succeed in receiving one, make sure you carefully and thoughtfully filled it out. Make sure there’s minimal grammatical mistakes and that you used good detail in your describing things. And please, refrain from asking PRs and SPRs continuously when your application will be reviewed/if you made it in! Patience is key. If you made it in you’ll be contacted. If not, then you won’t. That’s the bottom line.

    Qualities and Necessities
    Players of the following qualities are typically looked into as PRs. NOTE: PR choosing is NOT influenced by the amount of staff you know, what gang you’re in, how “pro” you are, etc. It’s influenced by you, your knowledge, and who you are.

    It’s best that if you’re going to join the staff team, you have some initiative to help other players. If you’re only doing it for the pay, and you know it, it’s best you don’t apply. The following traits are good to have in order to become a PR~

    ~Maturity
    ~Affability
    ~Problem-solving abilities, not having to rely on everyone else
    ~Initiative
    ~Patience
    ~Good written skills
    ~Time to work, good time management
    ~Respectfulness
    ~Vast knowledge of the game and it’s components

    When it comes to age, the limit is normally cut at about 13. But don’t let age be a deterrent! If you can prove your maturity outbeats your age by many years, you have a chance of making it in. I’d know- I’m the youngest staff!


    That’s all, I wish luck to those who want to become a PR!
    - Zany*
    (Era Newspaper Team)
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    Player Article

    Guess the word!

    Recently, a new event was added to the Event House! You guys all probably know it by now but it's called Guess The Word and it is in the "Skill" section in the house. Since it's still pretty new, here's a guide on how this works!

    Things to know before entering:
    All words are in ENGLISH (like trivia)
    Usually 50-100 people enter the event at once. Not big like CTF but not small like Tricky tiles.
    This is a mixed, luck and skill event.

    Rules:
    The rules are pretty simple honestly. First you're in a room with a big blackboard at the front(like trivia) and the event host is beside the board setting things up. Just like the title of the event, once it says "Word is set" you guess the word! This part, since no one (including the pros) are clueless on what the host is thinking you will have to spam random words hoping you will get the word the host was thinking about. After a while when no one gets it, the host posts a hint on the blackboard. The hint can be from "_ _ _ _ _" to simply just a single word. Once you get the right word you get a point and depending on the host, first to 3 or 6 are the winners!

    Prize:
    Now since you know the rules what are the prizes? Trivia hat? Sadly, for this event one event coin is given like every other event (except CTF and TS). But, there is a thread on talking about a new hat so possibly??=)

    Strategies: Believe it or not there are strategies for this event too. Even though it is simply guessing the word, usually professionals wins this event. So here are some simple strategies you can use.

    SPAM: Okay? SPAM. When it says "word is set", just spam random words all the time. Guess colours to food to countries to guns to- well anything!

    Hints: Once you get a hint that simply describes what the word is with an adjective, don't think of it too deeply. Say the first thing you think of and it is most likely it. Some players even wait just until the hint so they're the first one to read and analyze the hint. If it's a famous phrase with a "_ _ _ _ blah blah" count the spaces. Remember most words are guessed right during the hint time so you will have to type real fast! The hint makes it from a chance to a skill event real quick!

    Spelling: Please check your spelling. Trust me, it's the most frustrating thing ever when you knew the word but you spelt it wrong so the other person gets it first. In this game there is only 1 answer so a simple "Misissippi" is wrong compared to "Mississippi". No 2 chances!

    Well, thanks for reading and have fun guys!

    - Sean

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    Player Article

    Helper Gangs'

    As you all know there are many type of gangs on iEra. Some include Basing, Spar Gangs and many friend gangs (Family’s). What many people might not realize that i want to bring attention to is that there are a abundant amount of gangs made to help people around iEra. I wanted to bring a certain gang to the light. Mas & myself have made a gang called “Welcome to Era”. The point of the gang is to help people that are new to the game. A mass amount of players discover iEra everyday. The thing is, A mass amount of players also leave iEra each day. When new players come (like we all did) they don’t really know much about the game. When they see laggers’ they call them hackers, they go to MPX with ak-47s’ & Starter Gun. Things like this, it takes almost no time to explain to them to grab Meph & Anero’s NPC to get the gun. I have done it many times, so we’re looking to recruit members’ that will help make the iEra Community better. Thanks

    -Zak

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    Player Article

    The Evolution of the Trading System

    As a user of this game since 2013, there is need of applause for the development of this game since then. One segment I'm very appreciative of is the development of the trading system.

    Back then, players had the option to drop certain items where ever they pleased, typically done during an attempt in trading. Trading in 2013 was a huge market for scams (most popularly scammed was the Shamrock Dagger or Clover). However, despite the risks, many persistently continued to enter this market, only to be scammed later on. Luckily, the admins/developers of the game were quick to spot the issue and orchestrated a method to prevent any more scams.
    The problem of scamming led to the introduction of trade tables around late 2014 to 2015, removing the ability to drop any items. This development was massive, and gratitude quickly spread to the those who developed this method of trading. This reduced scams dramatically, but schemes were drawn up in an attempt to profit off traders through new scams. Admins quickly took action and developed a message that you were presented with once you entered the trading house. This message made traders much more aware of how to not only protect their items but their accounts as well. From 2016 onwards, scams are exceedingly rare, and those who still attempt to practice it, barely ever pull those schemes off.

    These developers deserve our gratitude for the efforts of those who continuously develop this game into something more safe and enjoyable!

    -JohnTGI (TyG/Tyttel)

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    Player Story (TUTORIAL)

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    Once again, to submit stories or articles please email them to: [email protected]

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    Player Article(TUTORIAL)

    Below is the structure of how your article would be submitted.

    Once again, to submit stories or articles please email them to: [email protected]

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