Rules overhaul (IMPORTANT)

[Jinkees!]

 "...my favourite of which is probably how we've allowed much greater freedom in roleplay.."

I'm not sure what was the biggest problem:
The needlessly heavy restrictions on roleplay, forcing players to a strict set of guidelines that made every encounter of the same nature almost identical.
OR
The senile nature of staff who very, very heavily enforced a lack of variation of roleplay, especially that of the criminal underworld type.

Now that I've had my little prod at the staff, I have to stubbornly admit that this is a very good job by the staff team. Besides from the obvious, massive benefits this has to people who like to dot their RPs with little details (that might not strictly have followed the old rules), re-adjusting of the staff's "ban focus" and adding more possibilities to the table?
This actually gives me some hope that the staff team do care about players having a fun, immersing experience for all the players. Lest forgetting a unique one almost every time as well. It's genuinely fantastic, and I hope the staff-team are ready for the work that will be undoubtedly cut out for them managing and adjusting to this overhaul.

Good job, guys. This is a step in the positive direction.