Hello people. I know it's been a long time coming, and yes, I fully admit that I have more or less practically forgotten about this blog. A LOT has changed since I last posted in it, which was I believe a random commentary for a project back in Season Seven. Since then, Season Eight has come and gone, we've seen a new winner in Jessiestudio, I played the most aggressive strategic game of all time and thus got branded as the biggest villain of all time as a result. What I think everyone wants to know is...what's next?
Well...that's a fairly valid question. My Season Nine teaser was rather loose on real details, but I can tell you right now that Season Nine is going to be the most meticulously planned out season by a pretty considerable margin. There's a reason why the hiatus is unusually long, and the hiatus between seasons is probably going to get longer from Season Ten on. It's not because the game is having problems...kind of the opposite. I just feel that more planning leads to better produced overall seasons. With the game as popular as it currently is, one of the big things I'm going to be looking for is getting a really solid cast together. A big thing I have to say I'm excited about is the way we are going to divide the teams in Season Nine. Obviously, I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say, the teams will be divided in a way we've never done before until now. Walt's Vault will also be back to cause a whole new mess of havoc on the opening rounds of Season Nine. While Walt's Vault wasn't the most successful of twists overall, I've always been taught to never give up on a good idea, and Walt's Vault was a pretty good idea. As I've previously announced, the only way to get your hands on the Vault for sure is to win Strat and Imagineer's Festival of Imagineering, which I want to encourage everyone to sign up for.
A huge question mark of season nine is going to be these new "Power Players" I keep hyping. Seriously, be on a look out for these types of players. Season Nine is going to be a potent mix of returning All Stars, including the obvious key Team Leader pairing of MEW and Disneyson, new people familiar with the game and the board, and a few recruited people that I feel will make huge and challenging opponents.
One more thing...Stratofarious has signed on as the third judge of Season Nine, as well as a Creative Collaborator. He will then return to the game as a Team Leader in Season Ten. I'd like to welcome Strat with open arms as the newest member of the So, You Want to be an Imagineer "Team" that consists of basically me, King, and MEW. If you feel like you'd like to be a member of the "Team" (specifically, we could really use a graphic designer...) just drop me a PM. Believe me, we can use all the help we can get...
Well folks, that's about all there is to say. I just kind of wanted to resurrect the blog and hype up Season Nine a bit more, really. What can I say, I'm a shameless self-promoter. Again, I really would like to encourage anyone wanting to play in Season Nine to sign up for Strat and Imagineer's Festival of Imagineering. Not only will the winner receive the keys to Walt's Vault, I really want this game to be a supplementary contest to So, You Want to be an Imagineer, and have it be a really fun way to flex your creative muscles on on soon to be even longer, and dreaded "off-seasons". Oh yeah...and like I've already announced, I also plan on doing two lists, the Top Twelve Players of the First Generation and the Top Twelve Projects of the First Generation, so look for those some time in the near future. I'd like to welcome you all back to the blog, and here's to a creatively productive "Off Season".
