this is not the update post i wished to make today and it is with an extremely heavy heart that i make this post, but it is important to me that i am transparent with you all.
while continuing to work on the finishing touches for the restructure, a loss occurred very close to me. i do not wish to dive into too many details, but between that sudden event and some issues with my health, i have made the difficult decision to close midasfm. i'd like to stress that this decision was not an easy one to make, nor am i happy with this decision, as i have poured so much love and effort into midasfm. this roleplay has been in the works for over a year now and i love the groups, the companies, and the narratives i have created so dearly. i also love all of your muses and the careers you've carefully crafted for them, and have spent the past few weeks discussing ideas, revamps, and your muses' futures with many of you, since i was committed to creating a more rewarding environment for every mun. but, unfortunately, i do not believe i can deliver a smooth roleplaying experience while dealing with these issues. i need to consider not only my own well-being, but the well-being of my admin team and the experience of our members. it'd be incredibly unfair to keep midasfm open while knowing that i cannot dedicate full-time to adminning. without me present, there would be significant hinderances to the progression of the roleplay and the mechanics surrounding it as i am responsible for all of the worldbuilding and the mechanics that make midas, midas. it would also place an unfair burden on the shoulders of my co-admins to take over my workload.
this really is a decision that i am very sad to be making, but i do think it is the right decision for myself, my team, and for all of you. i know you have all waited so patiently for us to re-open, and i am so incredibly sorry that i have to close after all the time you've spent waiting for us to come back. once i'm back on my feet and am confident in my ability to continue adminning, i'd love to re-open midasfm. i don't have an idea of when that will be, but this blog will not be repurposed, so please feel free to follow us off your personal blogs or keep an eye on the main for further updates. i have a lot of love for this place and a lot of stories i want to tell with midas, so i do plan to open back up as soon as i am able. but for now, midasfm is closed.
thank you all for your patience, your dedication, and for the beautiful muses you've shared with us. i hope we can cross paths again in the future when we re-open.
hi idols! admin olive here with another update about our progress with the restructuring.
to begin, i’d like to apologize for the delay in getting this update post out, as well as the delay in responses to messages on the main and on discord. rest assured we are not ignoring anyone nor have we forgotten about you! the admin team have had a few personal errands and emergencies to tend to, which have pushed back some of our tasks, but things are back to normal now and we’ll be responding to all messages this weekend! so sorry for the wait.
now, onto the update:
PROJECTED OPENING DATE
based on the progress we’ve made since our last update post, we’ve decided to announce our projected opening date. please note that this is not finalized and is still subject to change, but we feel confident enough about the work we’ve done (and the work we have left to do) to give a projected opening date. if this date does change for any reason, rest assured we’ll let you know asap.
the dates we are considering for our projected opening are june 22 (KST) | june 21 (EST) or june 29 (KST) | june 28 (EST). once we check a few more of our remaining tasks off the list, we’ll decide on the exact date and share it in our next (and final) update post. please note this opening date is for the pre-reserve period and not the roleplay as a whole. the pre-reserve period will last one week and our opening will be held following the pre-reserve period closing. please also note that the pre-reserve period is only for current muses and no new muses can be picked up until we open again to the public. more details will be shared in our final update post.
since there are still some tasks left for us to complete, we won’t be sharing the new main yet and we also will not be detailing too much about the pre-reserve process in today’s post. the new main and all changes will be unveiled in our final update post prior to the pre-reserve period opening. if you do have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us, but we do kindly request your patience as we are hard at work with our final tasks.
GROUP CHANGES AND RE-APPLICATIONS
as previously mentioned, changes are being made, big and small, to many of our groups. due to this, some reapplications are required. below, we've outlined the groups and muses affected and what kind of reapplication will be required.
ANGELIX
the changes to angelix’s career timeline were very minor. cosmic was removed and classified was moved to september 2022 in place of it. #menow ended up having to be removed to make room for eleven and after like. while we didn’t want to make this change, keeping #menow would’ve meant messing around with the members’ solo debuts or postponing angelix’s upcoming comeback until much later in the year. thus, we made the executive decision to cut #menow as it was the singular fromis_9 song within their discography. eleven was released in december 2023, love dive was moved to april 2024, and after like was released in august 2024.
due to these changes, all angelix members will have to resubmit their application with the necessary timeline adjustments made to their career page and/or biography. this means removing any claims relevant to cosmic or #menow and adjusting the months or years that have been mentioned above. if muns choose to, they may redeem additional claim items during eleven and after like’s promotional periods, but it is not required at this time. however, you must clearly highlight all old claims and any new claims if you decide to submit any new claims. any new claims are subject to any changes made to the claims guidelines, which will be unveiled in our final update post.
REMEDY
there are slight timeline and history changes being made to remedy. the history changes are minor and have only been made to introduce the inclusion of marionette into remedy’s history. and as previously mentioned, remedy’s debut date is being shifted back to october 2015, so changes have been made to their entire timeline to account for this shift. we tried to avoid making the changes to their timeline too severe and did our best to avoid these changes impacting solo debuts or comebacks, but a few solo releases may need to be shifted back by a few months. we’ll be in contact with the muns affected to confirm that they are okay with this change. unfortunately, changes did have to be made to group releases and these changes are non-negotiable. most of these changes are a difference of a few months or a year at the very most. we don’t believe these changes should impact your muses in any major way, but please reach out to us if you are concerned about that.
due to these changes, all remedy members will have to resubmit their application with the necessary timeline adjustments made to their career page, training period, and/or biography. this means adjusting the years on your career page (for comeback-specific or era-specific claims) and/or adjusting any years mentioned in your biography. if muns choose to, they may redo their claims entirely, but it is not required at this time. however, you must clearly highlight all old claims and any new claims if you decide to redo your claims. any claims that are redone entirely are subject to any changes made to the claims guidelines, which will be unveiled in our final update post.
NYMTH
the changes that are being made to nymth are very minor and do not require any reapplication or resubmission unless the muns themselves decide that doing so would benefit their muse. the changes to nymth are merely small adjustments in their history to account for the fact that marionette is no longer a disbanded group and that the small hate train nymth experienced upon debut was for a slightly different reason.
we are adjusting two skeletons (NY1 and NY2) under nymth and will be speaking with the muns about these slight adjustments, but the other skeletons will remain unchanged.
if muns choose to, they may redo their claims entirely, but it is not required at this time. however, you must clearly highlight all old claims and any new claims if you decide to redo your claims. any claims that are redone entirely are subject to any changes made to the claims guidelines, which will be unveiled in our final update post.
PHAZE
due to the significant timeline and discography changes and slight image changes made to phaze, all phaze members will have to reapply with the necessary adjustments made to their career page, training period, and/or biography. this means adjusting the years on your career page (for comeback-specific or era-specific claims) and/or adjusting any years mentioned in your biography. if muns choose to, they may add in new claims to suit the discography changes or redo their claims entirely, but it is not required at this time. however, you must clearly highlight all old claims and any new claims if you decide to redo your claims. past claims will be held onto in the event there’s something you wish to keep, but please note that reapplication will fall under our new claims guidelines, so you may not be able to keep all of your previous claims. any claims that are redone entirely are subject to any changes made to the claims guidelines, which will be unveiled in our final update post.
additionally, please note that phaze’s age range has been changed. please ensure your muse falls within the new age range of ‘93 - ‘96 and make any changes necessary to meet that age range, including making sure their faceclaim fits our aging up / aging down guidelines.
HAUTE PINK
as mentioned previously, the changes to haute pink are major and complete reapplication is required. muns will have to reapply according to the changes made to haute pink’s group image and their history, and claims will have to be redone to suit the new career timeline, history, and overall group image. past claims will be held onto in the event there’s something you wish to keep, but please note that reapplication will fall under our new claims guidelines, so you may not be able to keep all of your previous claims.
GIRL CODE
as mentioned previously, the changes to girl code are significant and complete reapplication is required. muns will have to reapply according to the changes made to girl code’s group image and their history, and claims will have to be redone to suit the new career timeline, history, and overall group image. past claims will be held onto in the event there’s something you wish to keep, but please note that reapplication will fall under our new claims guidelines, so you may not be able to keep all of your previous claims.
SOLOISTS
if you are a soloist mun who applied prior to the soloist skeleton change and did not send in the previously requested soloist information (fandom name, official color, etc), you will be asked to resubmit your application with the required additional information. if you have filled out this information already, you will not be required to resubmit.
if muns choose to, they may redo their claims. past claims will be held onto in the event there’s something you wish to keep, but please note that any claims that are added or replaced are subject to the new claims guidelines, which will be unveiled in our final update post. if there are significant changes to a soloist, whether it be backstory, image, or career claims, the admin team will require the soloist mun to reapply completely, and that reapplication will fall under our new claims guidelines, so you may not be able to keep all of your previous claims. if you are unsure whether the changes you wish to make to your soloist muse require reapplication, please reach out to the admin team.
MUSES WITH SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION CLAIMS
in our updated claims guidelines, there are significant changes being made to the way production claims will be handled going forward. as this is a significant change that includes adjustments to item terminology, item cost, and more, we may require any muses with significant production claims to resubmit their production claims upon reopening. we have not yet reached a final decision on this as the admin team is still discussing this, but please note there is a strong possibility you may need to resubmit and adjust your production claims. in our final update post, we’ll announce our decision, as well as share further details on the way production claims will be handled going forward.
and that is everything we have for today’s update!
as mentioned above, we’ll be continuing any unfinished conversations throughout the week and, once we have decided on the exact opening date, we’ll share it with you asap. we also did want to say that we realize the changes we are making may be bigger than some of you expected and i want to say that they are bigger than we expected them to be, too, but please note that every decision being made is based off of the responses from the restructuring survey and are being made with the intention of creating a long-lasting environment with ample room to grow your muses and their careers. we are doing our best to ensure we do not disrupt or displace any muses too severely, but we did want to remind everyone that all of these decisions are necessary to ensure this roleplay can continue to operate smoothly and for a very long time. we understand not everyone will be happy with every decision made, but please do know we are trying our best to accommodate everyone while also trying to stay true to our vision for midasfm.
thank you again for your continued patience!
just a quick, informal update to let everyone know we're still working on the projects outlined in our last update post and hope to share a formal update by sunday! thank you all for your continued patience!
update: formal update postponed until thursday/friday due to an admin emergency. apologies for the wait!
