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The date/time of the RP event is subject to change now.  Probably won't be tomorrow.  I'll keep you updated when I know more.
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Hey all.  I know I've been spamming a lot of events lately, but I wanted to mention something because it would be really cool if any ponies who like roleplaying were able to come.  I've been trying to get a more involved and active roleplaying community going on LoE for a while now, with a more action oriented focus.  As I know we have the Sweet & Elite Roleplay which is amazing and Toot Sweet does such a great job with but (and I have never been to one due to time constraints) from what I understand these are more often than not slice of life and very casual one time events that sometime have a little longer plot. 

So you've probably all heard of The Witchmaster by now and you might be sick of him.  But if you're curious at all, there will be a very large RP event on Friday November 9th at 930PM CDT (230AM GMT) which will begin in Ponydale outside of SCC.  It's sort of a 'season finale' type event.

This is in no way an attempt to overshadow Sweet & Elite.  Please help them celebrate their anniversary.  These ponies have done so much for LoE and making it a fun place with an active community.  X3
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This is a good point, thanks Frisktaker.  I did forget that.  I also had to fix the Best Artist poll, so anypony who voted earlier will have to revote on that on. 

The WorldWide LoE Day Celebration will take place at the Heartlands Ruined City Stage.  The time will be announced later.


And one more event to note!  On November 11 at 11:30 PM GMT please come to the Cloudopolis Blimp area to help us in celebrating Old Autumn's Eve (based on the irl holiday St. Martin's Day).  Bring a lantern/torch and some snacks to trade.  We will parade through Cloudopolis and trade some treats with each other before having a nice party to end the evening.  This is sure to be a fun event for all ages!  :D
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Ponies of Equestria!  The time has come for a celebration of all the players who make Legends of Equestria a great place to be.  On November 24, 2018 we will be hosting WorldWide LoE Day.  This event will allow you, the ponies of Equestria, to tell your stories about your time in Equestria and what that has meant to you. 

It will also feature an exciting voting contest.  Nominations have been taken for the following categories and now it is time to vote for your favorites in each category, with the winners receiving special honors at the event!  So please vote now before November 24, so we can celebrate the ponies who make this place amazing!

UPDATE: Lens Flare was kind enough to remake the polls so we could include write in votes because apparently Strawpoll requires you to log in with Facebook.  Please use the link in his post below to vote!  Thank you all so much!

Favorite Party Pony in LoE

Favorite In Game Roleplay Event

Favorite Youtube Pony

Favorite Artist Pony

Favorite LoE Staff Pony

Most Creative Event Ideas

Overall Best LoE Player

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Video / Re: Life In Ponydale
2018 Oct 21, 22:28:03
I wanted to say that I really appreciate this feedback I've gotten from the community on these.  Please if anypony has anything they want to contribute please let me know so I can include your contributions. 

And with further ado, here's the special Nightmare Night episode which contains the full list of upcoming events:


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Just a bump because I updated all the times for the Nightmare Night events.  We'll have a promo coming soon.

I don't know the details for the treasure hunt or hide and seek games (or most of the events for that matter), but ask Berry Shade, Even Tide (Goomie), LeadMare (Pegafilly Twilight), or Melody Sweetheart.  They've been involved in most of the planning for these wonderful events!  X3
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Again I want to thank everypony that took the time to review this and to respond.  I just want to give a few thoughts on what I observed through this whole process and then if whoever's in charge here wants to lock this and sweep it under the rug by all means do so.


Personally I joined this movement because I care about Legends of Equestria and it is my firm belief that every single player who joins the game and who wants to play it should be entitled to a fun experience in a world that richly reflects the canon world of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.  I am trying to make it my life's mission to create that world through fun events, building lasting friendships for myself and others, and helping others with their personal problems.


I believed in this cause because I felt that some ponies had not been given that chance to have that experience.  They were singled out by a vindictive person or were the victim of a failed system.  And that is truly a shame.  But what I have seen come out of this letter and the following discussion is saddening.


There is no real sense of community here.  There are ponies on one side pointing hooves and shouting that the moderation community and other LoE staff never listen and give them what they want.  And there are some very bitter people who have tried to make this entire process personal and drag down people with whom they have personal grievances.  But there are some very real and useful points being made as well.  And on the other side there has been nothing but denial and refusal to cooperate from the majority of the LoE staff to the point of absurdity.  I know there have been some promises of changes and discussions and that is great, if it actually does come to pass.  And hopefully it will.  But there were some very harsh and uncalled for things said here by the Staff as well.  And these are the people who are supposed to be looking out for our world and have its best interest at heart.


In the end I think what we have here was very beneficial.  It has demonstrated that there was a problem in Legends of Equestria.  And whether that problem will continue to exist is up to both the players and the Staff.  I can only hope that things will improve to a point where both sides of this can work together to create the experience we all deserve.


 <3 Holiday Cheer
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Ok so I know I've been silent on here for a while and I know there's been a ton of ponies wondering two things:

1. When are the bat pony wings/fangs gonna be available.  lol
2. When are all the Nightmare Night events.  ;)

Well here it is for all your spooky needs, the full lineup of events for the week leading up to and including Nightmare Night!  This is the full schedule of events as I know them.  I hope you are ready for some spooks!

A Note: Some of these events do not have times assigned to them and this will be edited as this information becomes available!

October 25th @ 9PM GMT: You know them as the Wonderbolts but Nightmare Night has transformed them into the SHADOWBOLTS.  These normally happy and fun ponies have created a devilish airshow event that is guaranteed to frighten and delight.

October 26th @ 9PM GMT: A Nightmare Night Hide and Seek Event hosted by the Princess of Friendship herself.  This is sure to be interesting.

October 27th @ 8PM GMT: Nightmare Rush, a game of danger and adventure.  Can you and your team of friends dare to brave the horrors that lurk within Bramble Woods without any of the usual things that would protect you?  Compete to see how far you can go and if you can win the ultimate prizes.

October 28th @ 10PM GMT: Just a group of ponies gathered around a nice campfire to tell some nice stories and have a good time.  Absolutely nothing terrifying about this.   ;)  Except that it's going to take place in a graveyard.  And it's going to be at night.  And the stories will all be scary.  So come and find out what's in store for you.  ovO

October 30th @ 10:30PM GMT:  A Treasure Hunting game with fabulous prizes hosted by Melody SweetHeart.

October 31st @ 11:30PM GMT: A Nightmare Night Costume Contest and Fashion Show to be hosted by party pony extraordinaire Sapphire Moonlight and her panel of judges.  The complete rules for costumes will be posted soon but start coming up with ideas for individual or group costumes.  This is sure to be a scary good time.

And following the contest, you'll get a chance to show off your costume and your dance moves at the all night dance party! (which may or may not go all night  :D )



So please join us and help make Nightmare Night amazing and fun!
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As Scoots said, there will definitely be some player-run Nightmare Night events this year.  Probably more than you can stand (or attend).  ;)


What I know of so far is that there will be a costume contest/fashion show which will be very similar to last year and a few spooky games. 

Scoots, I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with and getting your schedule so we can all work together and not schedule stuff at the same time as each other so more ponies can attend stuff.  ^-^
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I am personally impressed by the way both the ponies who are in support of this letter and the LoE Team have presented arguments here.  And I can see that this has been somewhat positive in that a real dialogue has been opened up.

For the most part I can agree with the points brought up except one.  And I am asking this purely because I don't know and understand.

Why is there even an issue with mobs and items being spawned?  Why is this a talking point?  And why is the solution to stop doing it forever? 

In my experience this has done nothing but bring enjoyment to the game and the players.  I do remember the situation Soru is referring to where a pony on the Team (not sure what their role is) named Billow Pillow did spawn several copies of Private Wing Sentinel in SCC and this guard would immediately attack and faint any player who used certain skills (candy shower chiefly among them).  However the reaction to this wasn't 'oh no this pony is abusing their powers, someone please help'.  The reaction was 'yay this is hilarious, let's all get fainted by the silly guard'. 

Dragons have attacked several of my events recently but only after the majority of the event has completed and always to the delight of the players present.  I'm also aware of the clouds Perry mentions having spawned, which ponies also very much enjoy playing on.

So why is this even being brought up as an issue?  The people doing it aren't abusing power, they're trying to enhance the game experience for the players? 

Perry please don't stop doing it and don't stop your team from doing it.  We really enjoy it and it brings something special and memorable to the player run events. 

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In light of all of the recent events and negativity plaguing Equestria recently, Holiday Cheer would like to announce the Festival of Friendship.  This event will take place sometime in November following all of the Nightmare Night festivities (more details on this stuff is coming soon, promise  ;) ).  The focus of the Festival of Friendship will be to give individual ponies a chance to tell stories and relate events about positive experiences you have had while playing Legends of Equestria.  Whether that be the new friends you've made, the adventures you've gone on, some generally touching event that happened, or anything else that you would like to share.  This is focused on positivity so please keep that in mind and start thinking about what you might want to talk about. <3  :D
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So I joined a group of ponies who have concerns about the way that the moderation team on Legends of Equestria handles discipline in game among other things.  The members of this group have drafted a letter which was posted to the official LoE Discord and is currently being reviewed and addressed by the moderation team.  I was asked to post the letter here so that it would have more exposure for the general public to review.  Please take a moment to read this (it's only three pages) and let us know your thoughts.  We are not trying to start any trouble with the moderation team, we would just like to see some improvements for the betterment of the player's experience in Legends of Equestria.  This isn't about starting drama or slinging hate or blame, it's about opening up a dialogue so there can be real change for the better.  Please consider this as you read.  And thank you.

An Open Letter To The LoE Development Team
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Video / Re: Life In Ponydale
2018 Sep 22, 13:30:59
In time for today's events, the latest edition of Life In Ponydale is now out.  Please enjoy!  X3  ovO

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We are super excited to announce...THE RUNNING OF THE LEAVES!  :D




This exciting event will celebrate the beginning of Autumn in Equestria as we run through the forests of the Heartlands and use the pounding of our hooves on the ground to shake the leaves from the trees so the season can officially begin. 

The event will take place THIS SATURDAY September 22 at 8PM GMT (3PM CDT, 9PM Great Britain).

Ponies will meet up at the Graveyard in the Heartland near the Cantermore portal and run along the designated route to the Pumpkin Patch at the south end of the Heartlands where we'll be having a party to celebrate the start of Autumn.  There will be pumpkin pies and plenty of cider to go around so don't miss out!  :]
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Video / Re: Life In Ponydale
2018 Sep 11, 21:16:30
Thank you for fixing that.  I promise I'll do a better job with posting links in the future.  :c
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Hey everypony.  Just wanted to let you know that I'm starting a podcast to provide entertainment and stories about LoE but also to advertise for upcoming events.  I will event be opening this up so anypony can be involved in it.  Please see my post in the Videos section of the forum:

Life In Ponydale
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Video / Life In Ponydale
2018 Sep 08, 11:19:02
Hello, Holiday Cheer here.  I am starting a new podcast sort of thing that will be basically about the weird and unexplained happenings in our little slice of Equestria.  I'll also be using it as a platform to advertise upcoming events and help other ponies get their events out there more too.  I'm hoping that this can take off and be a thing that you will all enjoy and that will be useful and entertaining for the community. 

However I need your help and any contributions you would like to make!  I would love to have better thumbnails for the episodes and I would also love to have music to play in the background of the podcast.  If you have skills at either of these things I will happily commission your services.  I am also happy to include any ideas anypony might have for future episodes, for characters in episodes, and of course I want to advertise your event, birthday, anniversary, social gathering, or even roleplay here on this program.  So please contact me here, on Discord, or even in the game to let me know what you'd like to see.  I'm also happy to allow other contributors to provide their own audio and will work with you to let you be a part of it.

Enjoy!   <3  :D

Life In Ponydale 1: Pumpkin Pielot
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Ah, I was wondering who that Encore pony was who was sitting off to the side by themself.  That's awesome Tobias, your video is amazing and if I may share it with others I would very much like to.


Chrome, I was thinking ponies could do things like tell jokes or stories, make elaborate stack formations, or do some kind of roleplayed action 'I play a piano concerto somehow with my hooves, it's great'.  Should be a fun experience and I hope that many can attend.

Don't forget, the party is Monday September 10 at 9PM GMT.  I understand there will also be some other activities besides the talent show and airshow, so please attend and help celebrate LoE getting 1 year older!

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You won't be sorry if you do Color.  And it would be great to meet you!  ^-^

And speaking of amazing celebrations that are coming up....

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Sorry for what may seem like spam but there are events coming up that concern you.  We are pleased to present to ponies of all ages:

THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

An idea that came from the idea that the LoE Dev Team invented an in game festival that has no real world equivalent.  So it needs an LoE Equivalent Celebration. 

So please join myself and Pumpkin Glow at the Crystal Heart in the Crystal Kingdom on Saturday September 1 at 8PM GMT (3PM CDT) for this event which will mostly consist of a parade and a hangout at the CK Cave, but which will also consist of trying to make a tower of ponies holding lanterns. 

Please bring a Prismatic Lantern from Ensemble if you have one.  If not, a couple lanterns can be provided.  We would like for every participant to have a lantern so we can maximize the beautiful lights that this event is named for. 

Hope to see you then.  X3