I haven't posted in 6 years. Today is the day to break that.

 Before I begin I just want to say one thing:

You have no reason to be afraid in what I'm uploading on my YouTube channel. These "projects" I do are very casual and do not make me any money. They are primarily created to tailor to a group of people I associate with from a different part of the world (not in my post-Rise life).

After being accepted for Content Creator status in the ToastieLabs Discord (they are the ones that created two titles I've been playing a lot lately) which were Coloring Pixels (most of my recent uploads) and hexceed (future project).

I get what happened so many years ago back when Rise shut down in 2014 was a bad time for us all. It really was. I was a very poor leader in that regard, and I've shaped up to be a better person overall. Prior to what happened in 2020 and 2021, money is, and always will be the root of all evil. I can't let it take it from me... again. You'd all have to agree with me on that part.

On the contrary though, this is the stuff below that would have been implemented should I have continued my leadership (after that 1 year leave I would have been forced to take from 2014-2015)

• Actual recordings of live Flushed Away events. Sometimes we wanted to see who won them all. I would have done that, to be honest.
• A bonus round after a champion was crowned. That champion would have to survive up to 4 consecutive rounds for a chance to increase their winnings. If they lost, they would still keep the main prize, but lose out on the bonuses and also get flushed a 2nd time. That's pretty much it... really! But who would have flushed the toilet on that person? It would have been the 2nd place person - they didn't get a chance to flush anyone though!
• We would have crowned more Gunk Kings/Queens. 
• I would have reduced the amount of Star/Fishing Points throughout the board, and combined the two into 1 tracking factor: Rise Points. 
• I would have also introduced the option to reset your level rank so you can go through the levels again for more rewards.
• Skill-based challenges for rewards - I used to perform this in Skynet Gaming, and I now do these in the current guild I'm the lead event officer for now. This would have been the best way to avoid the whole "I have to always be online mindset" when absolutely needed, since at that time I was pretty horrible at handling people's problems with our products.

Lastly, while some of our memory photos were out there, I should have clarified something: Sure I hosted practically all of the Flushed Away events, but there were a few that ended up allowing people just to drop by the site of that giant toilet just to flush me in. Some were justified, others were just all in good fun, and that was the point I wanted to deliver going into this.

Borderlands 3 Announced & Community Involvement | We Need More Events!

By the way, if you still follow Warden Stillwater's Adventures, I am now known as the Seasonal Wardens and I am going to post a presentation and a couple of my hundreds of ideas!

Something else to say...

Having lost people I met in SL was a painful period. Over the last 3 weeks I have had nightmares over the loss of Rise.

Why should people really take everything out on me just because my behavior rapidly changed? I tried to control it but stress ultimately took over me.

I should have mentioned... a lot of people out there were my saviors and I put references in my last map project... featuring everything that Rise was renown for...

Why?
I just need to relax... and not suffer more emotional from the destructive memories...

- Warden

The Disappearance of Warden Stillwater

As many of you readers may know it, I have disappeared. I have fled to the world of Steam because of many reasons listed below. Anyone who reads this blog post will know.

1) Rise Star Gaming closed July 2014. It closed because of point #2. I don't exactly think that I felt the same way, about it, after the fun and all of it that came from it. I really had a great time leading the group from 2013 onward... it was an interesting experience.

2) The Skill Gaming changes. As Skill Gaming got worse and worse and gutted apart by changes LL has made over the months, to the point where no addons can use any form of randomizer just gutted apart the chance of anyone to make a great product. Not to mention that they would take MONTHS to approve anyone, and to even get a chance to be approved you needed to pay a one-time non-refundable $100 fee (which is a LOT for a small business)

3) The interest died down for me. I still like hosting Trivia, but not on that platform as I was constantly attacked by various people for being the leader of Rise then, and now.

4) The Stress got too high. Because of Rise's downfall I also had a huge amount of stress which caused a nuclear fallout and me having to leave much quicker due to it. I needed to find a way to regain my mental state before it got worse.

Anyone who did friend me and if you have Steam PLEASE add me at
http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/flamewarden77

I apologize to anyone who missed me, but this post shows to anyone who reads it why I disappeared and where you can find me now.

Hugs,
Warden Stillwater / Former owner of Rise Stars

The past, present and the old fun.

Post by Rise Star Gaming.

I hate the new Second Life.

All I loved was the funny past.

Staff Appreciation Week 2014 -- June 16 - 23, 2014

Once again, its that time of year before the Anniversary of Rise.

Stay tuned, it may be interesting...

Warden

** Staff Appreciation Week 2014 -- June 16 - 23, 2014 **

1 week, 7 staff members, 7 crazy mini events.

Rise Star Gaming - Christmas 2013 Statistics

Merry Christmas to all the Rise Stars :)

General Statistics
Players Registered: 10,335
Linden Dollars Earned: Over L$4,500,000

Gaming Statistics:
Star Hunting Collects: 2,598,658
Star Fishing Catches: 531,649

Community/Reward Statistics:
Gunk Lever Pulls/Gunks Done: Over 1,000+
Loot Bags Opened: 27,539
Spins Taken on Big Beautiful Wheel: 2,369
Last Spin: Random Loot Package
Spectral Boxes Opened: 506
- Personal Multipliers in Boxes: 92
Global Event Spins: 145
Last Global Event Spin (2x): i8088 Resident
Last Global Event Spin (3x): Nancy Gumbo

In the Rise Stars, we believe that if people want to be treated fair, it would be happening soon enough. The Rise Landowner Rewarder Challenge is coming up and with it, comes something new along with it. What will happen when we begin this challenge? Revived Event Spins makes the Star Fishing Event Spin more "interesting".

Keep up the good work and enjoy the game as is...
- Warden Stillwater

Who is the most influencial Gunk Puller of Rise?

We all gunked Emerald because she said we could. Who do you think is the best Gunk Puller of Rise?

The Gunk Master's Coming To Town

 Rise Chat Snippets from December 17, 2013

Gunk With Honor, Not Fear

[17:00] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: i'd chime in with you hun but uh.... i don't see an ook o.o;
[17:02] KogaTetsuya Resident: Oh sorry lol friends can be so istracting.
[17:04] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: facedesks brb
[17:06] emerald25 Resident: oookkkk then gunk a Koga!
[17:06] Zarudin Resident: YUSSSSS!
[17:11] emerald25 Resident: gets out magnifying glass and bloodhound, Koga oh Koga where are you??..:)
[17:12] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: kami!! get gunked now or else!! O.o
[17:13] emerald25 Resident: @ @
[17:13] emerald25 Resident: runs umm Gunk Master in charge hehe
[17:14] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: ebil giggles* i will burn the cookies and throw them again! :D unless hun still doesn't permit otherwise.. lol
[17:23] emerald25 Resident: he's gone quiet hehe
[17:24] wardenhighwater Resident: That's horrible.
[17:24] wardenhighwater Resident: Dishonor! I don't allow disgraceful honor in Rise lol
[17:26] KogaTetsuya Resident: lol
[17:26] KogaTetsuya Resident: [17:23] ℒιиα'тα ѕтιℓℓωαтεя (efanakasunfyre371): as for your teasing of candle light dinner for warden and i, what sayest you for your crime?
[17:24] Koga Tetsuya (kogatetsuya): Guilty as charged. XD
[17:24] ℒιиα'тα ѕтιℓℓωαтεя (efanakasunfyre371): and for that you must be punished! *pulls lever*
[17:24] ℒιиα'тα ѕтιℓℓωαтεя (efanakasunfyre371): :P luff ya bro
[17:25] Koga Tetsuya (kogatetsuya): lawl love you too. :3
[17:25] ℒιиα'тα ѕтιℓℓωαтεя (efanakasunfyre371): *releases* you may now prance around in your new guilty as charged look of greenliness :P
[17:26] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: is okies i gunked him instead finally ^^ all cookies are safe
[17:26] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: haha and that's his sentencing :P
[17:26] emerald25 Resident: yep so Koga to be gunked it is cough cough
[17:27] emerald25 Resident: before dishonor runs riot, the cookies flee and it smells like someone burnt something in here ^ ^
[17:28] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: haha!!! nope no burnt cookies i promise *sees a running muffin on fire escape* :X wth? lol
[17:28] SiroccoTheZephyr Moonkill: [17:28] RISE Player HUD (v1.9): Congratulations on reaching level 72!
[17:28] Clea Soulstar: wtg!
[17:28] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: wtg unky
[17:28] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: lols at inside joke
[17:28] emerald25 Resident: ooh wtg Siro!!
[17:29] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: waves* g2g guys ^^
[17:31] emerald25 Resident: night Lina sleep well:)
[17:31] wardenhighwater Resident: ^^
[17:32] EfanakaSunFyre371 Resident: gunks hun before poofing and steps into the gunk with him
[17:32] emerald25 Resident: hehe
[17:32] emerald25 Resident: it;s whatyou call Celestial Green:)
[17:33] Heather Melune: *pulls out a fancy waiters platter and pulls off the lid to reveal the gunk*

Inducting a New Gunk Queen

 Rise inducted Katrina as our fourth Gunk Queen:

Rise Star Gaming: Gunk Galore

I should be telling you this but won't.

I never thought the players would be gunk crazed but they are.

Look forward to new stuff.

Rise Event Logs: The Start of Gunksgiving

Rise Event Logs: The Start of Gunksgiving:

Rise Holiday: Gunksgiving! (November 17 - November 24)

Achievement Unlocked: Golden Dreams

That was exhausting, but I used all the skill I needed to make it happen.

How to acquire:
- Get a copy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Purchase Operation Bravo pass (via Steam Store)
- Log 30 hours of playtime on Operation Bravo maps
- Get 15 competitive mode wins on Operation Bravo maps

Rewards:
Rise Challenge tomorrow for another x11 buoy possibly
More details will follow in the Rise Star Social Group chat tomorrow.

Deal Classic S - Myths

This only applies to the Deal Classic S version, in the Deal 9.1 series of games.

Couple of people have asked me some interesting questions such as the following:

1) Why do you always score 47,000 points, and if so, why is it possible to score this always?

Photo taken at Deluxe Games.

Take a close look at the lines.
Each number marked is 250 points, then each row is 1000 points.
Unless you mark numbers with the Banker (80% less score) or the Lady (50% more score) then this seems to always be the case.
You want to complete AT LEAST 9 rows out of 10.
You MUST complete BOTH diagonal rows - This is IMPORTANT.

Assuming each of the following happens:
15/16 numbers marked = 2750 points
9/10 rows completed = 9000 points
=========================
11,750 points base score.

Then at the bonus round, play the usual till you find the 4x score, and you will get the most common non-full clear score in Deal Classic S, which is 47,000 or 47,500 points!

You can't intentionally reduce your score to this also by the way. That is impossible.

Obviously, if you have a score to beat that is more then 43,999 points, you will likely get the same result.

2) What is the earliest full clear board you have ever witnessed?

The earliest full clear board I have played or seen is in 8 rounds. This is doable but extremely rare. Most full clears tend to be on the 10th-12th rounds.

3) What is the highest score you have ever seen in Deal Classic S?

The highest score I have seen on Deal Classic S to date is 104,000. This is a 26,000 base score with the x4 multiplier on the bonus round. This was done at Golden Palace Gaming a long time ago.

4) How come finally your revealing these myths?

I don't need to explain why, but the thing you need to know is that all of this was done over thousands of games played in various places over 4 different Deal Classic revisions.

Rise History: Green is my Colored Name

Why do you all want to know about the whole green thing that seems to have taken Rise Star Gaming by storm? Well, today, October 21st, 2013, you will learn about the full scoop about that.

 "We are a very good community," says Warden Stillwater. "I want to keep having a good time by establishing more humorous ways and fun ways to keep it up."

Rise Gunk Challenge - Best Moments [10/17/2013]

Rise Gunk Challenge - Best Moments [10/17/2013]

Not full transcripts of the event

Strummin' the Indifferences

Someone really is going to put me in the tank because I totally did this on purpose...

Did you read the transcripts from the event?

Reward: 

During the event I will have bonus questions and yes I'm going to get green gooped on three times tonight, once at the beginning and two other times during the event...

The Rise Gunk Challenge - Finale: Warden's Moment [10/17/2013]

FINALE of the Rise Gunk Challenge - October 16-17, 2013

Player: Nicole Trappen (attempted)
Host: Warden Stillwater
Chain Puller: Tyra Starshine (TyraJones Resident)

NOTE: Totally staged this one to happen. People didn't expect me, the host, Warden Stillwater to actually want to do this. But, I put myself into the tank and after talking to the players, Tyra pulled the chain on me and gunked me as the finale of the event, this being the first event.

Then we tried to get Nicole to play despite offering her some fun extras, but I guess she didn't want to get herself covered in the green goop that someone was going to pull that chain on her and cover her in that stuff!

The Rise Gunk Challenge - Part 10: Heather Melune [10/17/2013]

PART 10 of the Rise Gunk Challenge - October 16-17, 2013

Player: Heather Melune
Host: Warden Stillwater
Chain Puller: Warden Stillwater