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+**Instructions**
+Please include a detailed Title above. Next, please complete the following sections below:
+* Bug Description
+* Impacts
+* Steps To Reproduce
+* Expected Behavior
+* Screenshots (optional)
+* Host Environment (optional)
+* Additional Context (optional)
 
-**Describe the bug**
+Finally, press the 'Submit new issue' button. The Core Team will evaluate and prioritize your Bug Report for future development. 
+
+**Bug Description**
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
-**To Reproduce**
-Steps to reproduce the behavior:
-1. Go to '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. Scroll down to '....'
-4. See error
+**Impacts**
+Describe which portion(s) of Peerplays  may be impacted by this bug. Please tick at least one box.
+- [ ] API (the application programming interface)
+- [ ] Build (the build process or something prior to compiled code)
+- [ ] CLI (the command line wallet)
+- [ ] Deployment (the deployment process after building such as Docker, Gitlab, etc.)
+- [ ] P2P (the peer-to-peer network for transaction/block propagation)
+- [ ] Performance (system or user efficiency, etc.)
+- [ ] Protocol (the blockchain logic, consensus, validation, etc.)
+- [ ] Security (the security of system or user data, etc.)
+- [ ] UX (the User Experience)
+- [ ] Other (please add below)
 
-**Expected behavior**
+**Steps To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior (example outlined below):
+1. Execute API call '...'
+2. Using JSON payload '...'
+3. Received response '...'
+4. See error in screenshot
+
+**Expected Behavior**
 A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 
-**Screenshots**
-If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
+**Screenshots (optional)**
+If applicable, add screenshots to help explain process flow and behavior.
 
-**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
- - OS: [e.g. iOS]
- - Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
- - Version [e.g. 22]
-
-**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**
- - Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
- - OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
- - Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
- - Version [e.g. 22]
-
-**Additional context**
+**Host Environment**
+Please provide details about the host environment. Much of this information can be found running: `witness_node --version`. 
+ - Host OS:             [e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS]
+ - Host Physical RAM    [e.g. 4GB]
+ - Peerplays Version   
+ - OpenSSL Version:     [e.g. 1.1.0g]
+ - Boost Version:       [e.g. 1.67.0]
+ 
+**Additional Context (optional)**
 Add any other context about the problem here.
+
+## PBSA / Developer tasks
+
+- [ ] Evaluate / Prioritize Bug Report
+- [ ] Refine User Stories / Requirements
+- [ ] Define Test Cases
+- [ ] Design / Develop Solution
+- [ ] Perform QA/Testing
+- [ ] Update Documentation