Hi folks!

Following the discussion at yesterday's Tea Time, I have some changes to the ship arena to announce:

- SHIPARENA COMMISSION can now be done from anywhere at sea, provided you are on a ship you have captain permissions for.
- Commissioning now costs 10,000 gold.
- You will still need to SHIPARENA JOIN if you intend to participate, and this is subject to aggression checks and other restrictions.(*)
- When a ship arena event ends, all participants will be returned to the ship they joined from, provided they are alive.

Some notes:

The intent behind these changes is to make learning ship combat easier without the burden of 'real-world' danger getting in the way, much like PK arenas. We have discussed the option to limit battles to specific participants, but the way the arena works currently makes this impossible. Greater accessibility should also mitigate the need to limit participation, but we'll look into further updates here in the future as time and resources permit.

(*) As per the above, these updates are intended for accessibility and learning opportunities. If you encounter any bugs or loopholes with joining or commissioning, please report them immediately because I will have zero lenience for anyone found to be abusing this.

Enjoy!

Penned by My hand on the 13th of Daedalan, in the year 971 AF.