Boosting Barbary

Boosting Barbary is part of the Improving Ibis project, an ongoing concept created by the flag Illium Eternae under the governance of Fixation. This part of the project involved a number of methods to make Barbary Island a more popular place on the Sage Ocean.

The scheme

The project looked for support from players everywhere, not only in the Ibis Archipelago and in fact, not necessarily from the Sage Ocean. Illium Eternae were looking for ways to entice people to visit Barbary more often, or even make it their home, by implementing housing rebates, and holding fun forum and in-game events to raise Barbary's profile on the Sage Ocean. The ideal end result was more players owning housing and stalls on the island, as well as more people using it as a base for pillaging.

Rebates

Main Article: Boosting Barbary Rebates

(Rebate - According to Thefreedictionary: A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.) Rebates were one of the ways Illium Eternae tried to get people onto Barbary. Rebates were given for Housing and also buying stalls.]]

Housing rebates

Main Article: Boosting Barbary Housing Rebates.

Housing Rebates started at the end of July 2009. All details were posted in the news of each of the housing types. There were two different types of rebate, both geared towards attracting and maintaining a higher population on the island.

Events

Main Article: Boosting Barbary Events

Event planners were pulled in from across the oceans to help run fun events regually for other players. A list of event planners can be found here, and a full list of events can be found on the main article.