Asherons Call: Who are the +LeOs?

For the last few days, we've been seeing reports of strange new +Envoy-like figures, +LeOs, appearing in-game and initiating special live events. Now AC Executive Producer Jessica Mulligan has made this intriguing post explaining their existence, as well as what that will soon mean to AC1 players:

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Yes, LEO stands for Live Event Operator and we've engaged Jolt to provide a number of them to run events. Most, if not all, are experienced with the game and many have experience running in-game events. At the same time, our own Envoys and Live Team members will also be designing and running events.

Right now, as we perfect the process, we'll be offering one or two events each night on all worlds on Thrusday through Sunday. As we ramp up, we'll be running multiple events every night on all worlds.

And the reason we haven't said anything before now? We simply wanted to give the LEOs a chance to work with the tools, design scenarios and get some practice in. We'll no doubt make some mistakes along the way, but so far, I think the results are pretty good.

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