Dentril's New Moon - August 2023

Hey Shotbow!

As we enter Dentril's New Moon of August 2023, I'm curious to know how your summer is going and what exciting vacation spots you've been exploring. Share your favorite vacation spots in the comments below!

Network Updates
Team Applications
Ever wanted to join the Shotbow Staff Team? The following teams are accepting applications:

• Development Team
• Annihilation Administrative Team
• SMASH Jr. Specialist Team
• Warband and Wasted: Control Staff Team
• Event Helper Applications

Gamemode Updates
Annihilation Updates
The Annihilation Clan Tournament of 2023 is finally done! DDD and Agency battled it out in a very exciting final played on the specially made Andorra 1vs1 map. Congratulations to DDD as they took the trophy home! The final was streamed to the official Shotbow YouTube channel, which you can watch here.



Additionally, the Annihilation Defensive Incentive Event was held by the Event Team!

SMASH Updates
The SMASH Team recently introduced the Specialist rank to the gamemode. SMASH Specialists, are constantly on the lookout for any pesky bugs that might pop up during development or those that are already on the live server. This way we can tackle them head-on and ensure our players have a smooth gaming experience. They also come up with new ideas and feedback for future updates and try to engage with the community as much as they can.

More information about applications for the role can be found here!

Statistics
SMASH Rankings
The Summer season is still ongoing, here are the current standings:

• 1st - Sunbreathing [1118]
• 2nd - Tibi14 [1115]
• 3rd - Shumashuma4 [1091]

Network in General
Staff updates:

• giew joined the SMASH Team as Jr. Specialist
• LangScott joined the SMASH Team as Jr. Specialist

Other statistics:

• 1337 in-game reports were handled in the last month
• There were 394 players banned in the last month
• 59 ban appeals were handled in the last month
• There were 32 support tickets resolved in the last month
• 77,209,473 XP was earned by players this month

Closing Words
I'm your host Axyy, and this was Dentril's New Moon for August of 2023!
(Don't forget to tell me your favorite holiday destinations!!)