With how busy everyday life can get, it is very easy to forget important faction events such as Chains and other planned activities. Because of this, I would like to suggest the implementation of a Faction Calendar.
The idea would be for it to work similarly to the calendar that already exists in the game, but with the ability for faction leaders and authorized members to create events, activities, and other faction-related plans.
It might not even be necessary to create an entirely new calendar. Another option would be to simply add a new Faction Events category to the existing calendar.
It would also be very useful to have customizable reminders and notifications for these events. For example, for an upcoming Chain, faction leadership could configure:
A notification 2 days before, reminding members to start preparing and taking Xanax.
Another notification 1 day before as a reminder.
A final notification 1 hour before the event begins.
Leaders could also choose who receives each event or notification, such as:
The entire faction.
Specific faction ranks or roles.
Selected individual members.
This would make the feature more flexible and help avoid unnecessary notifications for members who are not involved in a particular event.
Overall, I think a feature like this could greatly improve faction organization and coordination, while reducing the chances of members missing important events simply because they forgot the date or time.
Yes, exactly. The idea would be to complement the faction calendar with an automated reminder/notification system.
The main benefit is reducing the amount of manual work required from leadership while making reminders more consistent and reliable. Newsletters are useful, but they still depend on someone remembering to send them at the right time, and members can easily miss or forget a single message.
With a faction calendar, leadership could schedule an event once and configure reminders in advance, for example two days before, one day before, and one hour before. That way, everyone involved gets the information at the right time without leadership having to repeatedly send manual messages.
Ideally, the notifications could also be configurable by event, rank, or specific members, so it would remain useful without becoming spammy.
So yes, I see the automated reminders as an important part of the idea, while the calendar itself would provide a clear place for members to check upcoming faction activities at any time.
With how busy everyday life can get, it is very easy to forget important faction events such as Chains and other planned activities. Because of this, I would like to suggest the implementation of a Faction Calendar.
The idea would be for it to work similarly to the calendar that already exists in the game, but with the ability for faction leaders and authorized members to create events, activities, and other faction-related plans.
It might not even be necessary to create an entirely new calendar. Another option would be to simply add a new Faction Events category to the existing calendar.
It would also be very useful to have customizable reminders and notifications for these events. For example, for an upcoming Chain, faction leadership could configure:
A notification 2 days before, reminding members to start preparing and taking Xanax.
Another notification 1 day before as a reminder.
A final notification 1 hour before the event begins.
Leaders could also choose who receives each event or notification, such as:
The entire faction.
Specific faction ranks or roles.
Selected individual members.
This would make the feature more flexible and help avoid unnecessary notifications for members who are not involved in a particular event.
Overall, I think a feature like this could greatly improve faction organization and coordination, while reducing the chances of members missing important events simply because they forgot the date or time.