Nickelodeon asks for Avatar Portal's Help! - 9/27

And yes that date makes sense, I'm in Japan =P

Folks this is BIG NEWS. I was recently E-Mailed by Ms. Alison J. Bryant, Ph.D. She is the Senior Research Director of Nickelodeon and is interesting in using our site as a place for a fan survey for the show! She will E-Mail me back with the main information of the survey and other details within the next two weeks, so stay really closely tuned to our main page!

You fans at Avatar Portal could very decide the very future of the Avatar saga itself!

-Uncle/Kevin, excitedly

P.S.: And yes, I'll move things to the Archive for faster loading and Kumani will have the site design done soon.

Avatar: Legends of the Arena Now Ready for Playing! (Kind of), And Guide on How to Get it Started!- 9/25

Whew just missed that month mark of inactivity. Sorry about that folks, but Tokyo is too cool to pass up. On to the News then more about my "sob" story later.

Yes that's right, Nick's online MMORPG (more of an MMO, but that's technical) Avatar: Legends of the Arena, perhaps a take on the UK title of the show, is ready for playing! To play, you simply download the game, link provided below these paragraphs, (make sure you enable pop-ups from us and Nick), and enjoy! Well, that's what Nick says anyway.

Us from the AP forum think that Nick didn't delevop it enough nor test it enough, and now fans are left with a glitchy, buggy game. But we do not begin to even DOUBT how cool it is or the potential it has. Wanna try it for yourself? Follow the guide below to get playing in no time!

Step 1: Make a "Nick Name"- This is a very annoying aspect of Nick but you need it to play on ALotA (wow just realised the Austin Powers pun that can be made from that). Click the following link in Internet Explored (trust me, Nick and Firefox don't mix): Creating a Nick Name. From here type in your info (only as much as your parents or paranoid side will allow!). If your nick name is taken, pick another.

Step 2: Download ALotA- I lawl again at the name. Anyway, now that you have your nick name, on to getting the game! Follow this link: ALotA Download Page. Too funny that name. Click on the Download and Play button, and click Run to have it install immediately, or click Save if you want to save the install file then run it. For that, you will have to find where your computer saved the file, likely the Desktop, then double click it.

Step 3: Starting the Game- Now go and open your new game! Here you should check out the Controls scheme to make sure you know how to play. From here go to Login, the top menu option. And here is where you need that pesky Nick Name. Fill in your name and password, and click submit. Now your logged in! Now we get to choose from Tutorial or Online against other players. And onto our next step!

Step 4: Getting Ready to Play- Now you are given the option of making your very own Avatar character! (kinda) Make your character however you like, and click submit. Now you will be brought to a new menu. This includes a shop, and attacks for your character. The shop you get to use after you gain gold, and the attacks you can place in the slots to the right of where they start so you can attack in game. Now click the obnoxious save button, and GO!

From here there is much to add, but this should be enough to get you started. As more of the game is known we will post here the hints and tricks to keep you playing! Maybe we will have a new forum page on the site Kumani is working on. We will see.......

If you have any comments or concerns with the game, or just want to share your thoughts and joys of the game with the rest of the AP community, Sign-Up or Sign-In to the Avatar Portal and head over to this thread: ALotA Thread.

Til then, enjoy ALotA! (I know I'm gonna get in trouble one of these days.....)

Uncle Does Tokyo - 8/28

No this isn't a minisode of Avatar, sadly. Though it would be a sick episode. I'm going away for the next four months for study at Kanda University in the Tokyo area. During that time, my activity will likely be extremely lower than what it is now.

Not to worry though, with an injection of fresh Admins to the forum and Kumani working on the site, there is no shortage of help or leadership on the Portal.

I will be back and fully active after Christmas. I will still be in contact on AIM/MSN/Skype, and in the PM system occasionally. Ja na.

-Uncle/Kevin

FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT **STUFF ON NEW ADMINZ** -8/19

Over the past week or two Avatar Portal has seem some hectic events. The demotion of a number of old Admins, the torture of the no vote showing Admin poll, and then the creation of some new Admins from all this mess. There has been controversy, hearts broken, and feelings hurt. So hopefully this post can help address all that.....

On Old Admin Demotion:

Some old Admins were in fact demoted. They were:

The elementals (Sam, Foxdemon, beastie)
airdrake
CharcoalRav3n
evilboy
haloMaster
zukomyprince
zutaraangdelta (ztad) - *On her own

They were demoted, or demoted themselves, because they weren't active for months and sometimes years on end, and there was little chance they would be able to be active and serve the forum again. So after much talk, they were in fact demoted back to members. (And I'm yet to have to told ZMP ^_^', I'll be doing that -after- I leave her place ;D). This is not meant to worry members; this was not done out of power grabbing or spite or to send a message, it was done so people on the forum while know exactly who to go to with a problem so that it might be addressed before year's end.

On New Admin Selection:

To those who don't know already, this is the new set of Dai Li to enter Lake Laogai's Lair:

Tev
The One Half
Amy/Airwalker/Snow Ookami
Kumani

To us, they represented the best of the applicant pool when it came to being an Admin. We felt they would be the most mature, most helping, and the Admin poll showed they would be liked as Admin by enough people to influence our decision.

To those who didn't make it:

Sorry, better luck next time. This time there happened to be not only a lot of applicants, but a lot of good applicants. The decision to make these 4 people Admin was tough. If you wish to know why specifically you were not Admin, then PM myself or SOTS. We will be glad to try and explain why you weren't selected this time. Cause in all reality, many people turned down were great people and we would love to see them be Admins, but sometimes all they needed was a bit more time. Next Admin cycle, I'd be willing to bet you'll be seeing a lot who didn't make it this time make it next time.

Well, that's what I have to say on all that. And I'm most/all Admins would agree with me on it. Congratulations to those who made Admin, and don't be discouraged those who didn't make it, there will no doubt be opportunities in the future for Helper/Mod/Admin positions. I can guarantee it......

The Last Airbeinder Movie Casting Calls!, Episodes Are Back Up, APRPG, New Site Design, and NEW ADMINS!!! - 8/10

Long title, yea. But it addresses everything =P.

That's right, all of you thinking of a chance at playing a part in the upcoming trilogy of movies, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! See if you can make AP, and more importantly the Avatard world, proud! Follow this link for your chance at movie stardom!: The Last Airbender Casting Call.

For those who missed out on episodes 312-315 on the site, fear not they are back up! Do enjoy your Avataring!

And for those living under a rock APRPG, or the Avatar Portal Roll Playing Game, is almost underway! It should be starting up sometime this week, so sign up now and enjoy what could be one of the funner events this fall and winter! APRPG.

Kumani is still at work on our new design, and from what I've heard from her it will be INCREDIBLE! Don't worry, it will be up soon. But a longer wait means more features and better looks in the end!

And in a final bit of big news, we will be looking for new forum admins soon! We need to get new, active admins to help the forum run smoothly! Apply here!.

-Uncle

p.s.: I will eventually move things to the archive. Eventually.