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[[BetaPlain]] contacted close friend [[EstiQT]] to assist in the start of the company. [[EstiQT]] was immediately hired as an employee of Elite Travel, forgoing the entire application and vetting process. [[EstiQT]] assisted [[BetaPlain]] in the development of the discord server and brought much needed criticism for Elite Travel's experimental business model. | [[BetaPlain]] contacted close friend [[EstiQT]] to assist in the start of the company. [[EstiQT]] was immediately hired as an employee of Elite Travel, forgoing the entire application and vetting process. [[EstiQT]] assisted [[BetaPlain]] in the development of the discord server and brought much needed criticism for Elite Travel's experimental business model. | ||
[[BetaPlain]] began developing an appropriate logo for Elite Travel sometime before 23 December 2019. [[BetaPlain]] initially selected a gray, three-dimensional block as the first potential logo for the company. [[BetaPlain]], very dissatisfied with the design, hired an unknown professional logo maker (most likely imabritishcow) to create an original logo for the company. It was shortly after this time that [[BetaPlain]] decided to use an image of an ice block as a potential logo for Elite Travel. | [[BetaPlain]] began developing an appropriate logo for Elite Travel sometime before 23 December 2019. [[BetaPlain]] initially selected a gray, three-dimensional block as the first potential logo for the company. [[BetaPlain]], very dissatisfied with the design, hired an unknown professional logo maker (most likely twomoo1119 or imabritishcow) to create an original logo for the company. It was shortly after this time that [[BetaPlain]] decided to use an image of an ice block as a potential logo for Elite Travel. | ||
[[BetaPlain]], indecisive about which logo to use, and desiring to give the original logo a chance, decided to post a poll on the Elite Travel discord server on 23 December 2019. [[BetaPlain]] cut the poll short after it had reached only a few votes, due to the lack of voters, on the same day the poll was posted. The ice block logo won a unanimous vote. | [[BetaPlain]], indecisive about which logo to use, and desiring to give the original logo a chance, decided to post a poll on the Elite Travel discord server on 23 December 2019. [[BetaPlain]] cut the poll short after it had reached only a few votes, due to the lack of voters, on the same day the poll was posted. The ice block logo won a unanimous vote. | ||
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During the State of the Market survey of 11 January 2020, Elite Travel ranked extremely low, with 0.9% on in-game shops, and 1.5% on the discord shops section. This was most likely influenced by Elite Travel's appeal for votes on 8 January in the Elite Travel discord server. | During the State of the Market survey of 11 January 2020, Elite Travel ranked extremely low, with 0.9% on in-game shops, and 1.5% on the discord shops section. This was most likely influenced by Elite Travel's appeal for votes on 8 January in the Elite Travel discord server. | ||
After few subscriptions were bought and limited criticism on [[EstiQT|EstiQT's]] part, [[BetaPlain]] lowered the subscription cost to 6 gold on 12 January. Refunds were offered to pre-existing subscribers, however no customers requested any refunds. | After few subscriptions were bought and limited criticism on [[EstiQT|EstiQT's]] part, [[BetaPlain]] lowered the subscription cost to 6 gold on 12 January. Refunds were offered to pre-existing subscribers, however no customers requested any refunds. | ||
=== '''Construction of Elite Travel's First Ice Highway''' === | === '''Construction of Elite Travel's First Ice Highway''' === | ||
On 13 January 2020, | On 13 January 2020, ItsSparky, leader of [[Nova:Ontario|Ontario]], ordered an ice highway stretching from Superior, [[Nova:Ontario|Ontario]] to Astoria, [[Nova:Cascadia|Cascadia]]. In the ticket, [[BetaPlain]] calculated the distance between the two points to be approximately 6,800 blocks. [[BetaPlain]] gave the unknown player a quote of 90 gold for the ice highway, at a cost of 64 blocks per gold. The player also ordered an aboveground station for 10 gold, which was an available add-on when an ice highway was ordered. | ||
[[BetaPlain]] | [[BetaPlain]] began construction of the order on 15 January. The unknown player directed [[BetaPlain]] to their selected site, and construction on an aboveground station began. Once the aboveground station, the elevator, and the underground station were finished, ice highway digging began. [[BetaPlain]] made the decision to begin adding the concrete blocks, lighting, and blue ice blocks to showcase the luxuriousness of the Elite Travel ice highway design. | ||
Digging continued until the tunnel reached the town of Nuova Roma, which prevented further ice highway digging. To combat this problem, [[BetaPlain]] contacted player | Digging continued until the tunnel reached the town of Nuova Roma, which prevented further ice highway digging. To combat this problem, [[BetaPlain]] contacted player __Zuki__, mayor of Nuova Roma, and coordinated ice highway construction. __Zuki__ explained that there already existed a national ice highway system for Lacusmagnia (located at y = 21), and he intended to connect the two ice highways (Elite Travel's ice highway being located at y = 3). __Zuki__ refused the offer by BetaPlain to allow Elite Travel access to the plots necessary to build the ice highway, instead opting to dig the highway himself. | ||
Construction of the ice highway halted around 14 February 2020. Shortly after construction had halted, Ontario fell and the ice highway began getting griefed. | Construction of the ice highway halted around 14 February 2020, with __Zuki__ having never finished digging the highway, and the portion before Lacusmagnia never having a finished interior. Shortly after construction had halted, Ontario fell and the ice highway began getting griefed. BetaPlain notified staff that construction would halt permanently on 24 Februrary. | ||
=== Other Developments === | === Other Developments === | ||