PickAxis Weekly Update (12/18/14)

PWU - 12/18/14

I apologize for not getting one of these out last Thursday. I was in San Francisco's "Stormageddon" which ended up being some rain and a little wind, but inevitably knocked out my power for the day. We have a lot coming soon, which is exciting and nerve-racking all at the same time. Anyway, on to the good stuff:

What's New?

• EPIC Winter Build Contest - The contest has started! You have until January 3rd to build.
  
• Staff Profile Avatars - You may have noticed all the staff's profile avatar images by now. If you'd like to get one made for you or to give as a gift, the artist will make you one for $5. Click here to contact her to order. You can also see her banner at the bottom of this post.
  

What's Coming?

• Survival Mining World, Nether & End Reset - These resets will take place on Monday. Make sure you've removed all personal items and are ready to dig in to the new worlds!
  
• SkyBlock Nether & End Reset - These resets will also take place on Monday. Make sure you've removed all personal items and are ready to dig in to the new worlds!
  
• Real-money Store - Donations are coming. Still coming! Promise!
  
• Winter Events - Some really cool and fun winter events will start this weekend. Watch out for tweets from @PickAxis to join in with the fun!
  
• New /shop Timed Items - Currently we have a couple timed perks in the shop, but will be adding more soon. Here's what we have planned to add over the next few days: 90 minutes of /fly in both SkyBlock and Survival, 3 hours of WorldEdit in Creative, and maybe something to unlock a kit for use in SkyWars.