[konidias]

The only thing I have to offer to this thread is that I think Stefan/Unixmad/management shouldn't keep their plans secret. I've heard some interesting plans for Graal but I had to get the information from someone who isn't management...

If you guys have big changes coming you should let your players know what is going on. I know there is the chance that people will disagree with what you have planned... but it's better to know who doesn't like your idea in advance than it is to go and make it all happen and have everyone hate it.

There isn't really any reason to keep changes to Graal secret. It's not like you have competitors coming here to steal your ideas or anything. It's not like surprising people has really worked in the past here. Most surprises have been disappointing from what I've gathered. Just let people know what is going on and what you guys are planning. It would ease a lot of stress.