COO REPORT #5

FROM: COO/RA Hawkins DATE SUBMITTED: 1st November2015

TALES FROM THE AGGRESSOR

CHANGING OF THE GUARD Hawkins watched as COL Crsepe's shuttle as it jumped away to hyperspace, returning to the ISD Warrior. He'd watched that very same shuttle arrive not so long ago, bringing with it the final step in this changing of the guard. The COO glanced over his shoulder at the once again mounting pile of datapads - each an acknowledgement of another victory for the TIE Corps. There was a special pile off to one side; one he would have to deal with himself. However, there was an equally large pile that he would be delighted to pass on to his new assistant. Hawkins though back to his own arrival on the Aggressor as COOA. It seemed both an instant and an age ago. He had stood on the flight deck, a pile of datapads and printouts filled with procedural information precariously held in his arms, before making his way through the corridors of the VSDII to his new office. His old office, now. He smiled as he realised that a part of him missed the steady hum of the Ion Reactor, and the occasionally jolting vibrations of the engine core. His smile broardened as he realised he didn't mind being unable to stand up without bashing his head off some energy conduit. At first, the unusal location of the COOA's office had been a mystery to him. It was almost as far from the bridge of the VSD as could be, and when he needed to report to the Admiral's office, had been a long and winding journey to reach it. Eventually, he had theorised that it was there for tradtion. It had always been there, and so there it would stay. The original choice was then simply a matter of remembering what The Empire had been like in the days before the Emperor's Hammer. Rank and hierarchy were of paramount importance, and impressing your rank upon others the norm. Ensuring that your most immiditate subordinate was sufficuently inconvinenced compared to yourself was a sure fire way to achieve this. Hawkins wondered whether now was time to break tradition. Should the new COOA have the office just down the corridor from his own? It was spaceous, had appropriate network security, and no engine noise. But then again, tradition was tradition. And after all, he thought, we wouldn't want an errant A-Wing crashing through the bridge levels and taking out the entire staff of the Office of the COO in one fell swoop, would we? Submitted by RA Hawkins

NEWS

LOC screenshots waiting to be processed: 0 LOS screenshots waiting to be processed: 0 Big news this week! The end of my forst month as COO - my first completed COO competions, my first appointment granted! So Let's dive in! A NEW COOA I would like to begin by reiterating my thanks to MAJ Drachen, CM Lanil Jast, LCM Sparky and LT Silvius for your excellent applications to the post of COOA. I have personally commended you all to your squadron commanders and Wing Commanders. Each of you gave some excellent suggestions for developments to the Office of the COO, and made the final choice immensely difficult. I can honestly say that each of you at some point were looking like a front runner. However, I am pleased to announce that, in the end, LT Silvius was the successful candidate. Despite his short time as a member of the TC, Silvius has impressed the entire admiralty with his high level of deication to the TC and truely excpetional level of Multiplayer Activity. Through LT Silvius, the Office of the COO can lead by example in Star Conflict. Besides - getting him to process many, many LoC and LoS submissions will be sweet revenge for the over 400 submissions LT Silvius has sent me in October alone. Congratulations LT, I look forward to working with you! I must also make a final note of thanks to COL Crsepe for your work and support during your time as COO, and this last month as COOA. I wish you all the best in Kappa Squadron (HYPE! Sorry... old habits!). NEW COMPETITIONS In addition to the usual batch of Combat Events and Competitions, details of which can all be found below, there are two new and noteworthy competitions this month! The first was suggested by our new COOA, LT Sivlius. The Star Conflict: Pyrrhic Victory is a chance to recognise those matches where you fly yourself ragged, achieve great things, but due to the vaguries of random team selection, still suffer a loss! So, in the spirit of the '300 Spartans', those losses can now be recognised for the piloting achievements they represent. This competition will recognise the highest Efficiency scored in a match that was otherwise a loss. This is an email entry competition, so email me at nedius@gmail.com with your submissions, So, remember to screenshot those losses, and submit your best! The second competition is the beggining of the revamp of the Combat Center. Currently, the Combat Center banner looks like this: And I think it's time for a renewal. So, the Combat Center Banner competition has been created! Your challenge is to design the Combat Center a new banner/headline image. This is a two month competition - so plenty of time to come up with and develop your ideas, and we can start the new year with a new image for the Combat Center! Once you've come up with your entry, please email me at nedius@gmail.com with your submissions, So, remember to screenshot those losses, and submit your best! COO FICTION One from me this time, to note the transfer of COOAs. I am still looking for more submissions, if anyone is looking to bulk out their MSE activity lists! GN Coranel Both has submitted a great fiction for next week, but after that I'll have to start bugging more people! Any budding fiction writer who would like to submit a story, please email me any fiction submissions you would like to write. AVENGER SQUADRON Not many new ideas thus far - so I'll put out a reminder of the ideas from last week. Please do discuss and get in touch! Will give these ideas a couple more weeks, but we have time as Avenger will change in the new year. Ideas are still in flux, so get yours in now! One - The problem with the current Avenger Squadron is that it's based on the same criteria as MP Ace of the TIE Corps and MSE awards are also based on the same activity, so you can't award Iron Stars or Merit Medals for being in Avenger Squadron the way it is now. So, change it. Turn Avenger Squadron into a dueling society where pilots have to establish a 1v1 history against other TC pilots. The TC pilots with the top twelve dueling records are Avenger Squadron members, at risk of losing their spot if other pilots are more active duelers than they are. Records would have to be based on both win/loss ratio and overall matches played to make that work. The problem is that this would only really work for XvT and XWA and all of the MP issues with those platforms. You can duel in SC, but it might be weird (or might not?). Avenger Squadron members earn Iron Stars based on how long they've remained members of Avenger Squadron and their position within the squadron. Two - Make Avenger Squadron membership based on XvT and XWA MP only. Avenger Squadron members earn Iron Stars based on how long they've remained members of Avenger Squadron and their position within the squadron. Different from the previous idea because win/loss ratio isn't a factor , it's not just 1v1, and MP PvE would also count. Three - Turn Avenger Squadron into a recognition program for TCoR and COO competition/event participation. Some number of points for each week/month/competition participated in, more points for winning. At the end of the year, Avenger Squadron pilots would receive Iron Stars (or merit medals?) based their point totals. Please, discuss these ideas by replying to this mail, and email me if you have any other ideas on how to move Avenger forward!

COO COMPETITION RESULTS

This Month's Results: Well, it was close up until the very last day! Please find the final results of each competition below. Congratualtions to all medal recipients! COMBAT EVENTS COO Monthly Challenge 2015: - whole TC This Combat Event is for the coveted DFC. The goal is to achieve the highest number of kills plus half assists (rounded down) in one round of Star Conflict's Domination or Team Battle modes. Processed by the COO and COOA via the normal MP submission process. October Results: GN Coranel Both - 21 Kills LT Silvus - 18 LC Wraith - 17 LT SuSaWo - 15 COL RauAznable - 15 CM Doc - 14 MAJ Nolij - 14 AD Plif - 14 FA Elwood - 14 CPT Xavier Sienar - 13 LCM Neuromoon - 12 MAJ Drachen - 12 AD Pellaeon 12 LT Leocadio 11 VA Stephens 10 HA Dempsey 9 MAJ D Krennel 9 LT Zephon 9 LT Mordamen Bast 9 GN Polo 6 LT Benjo 6 RA Hawkins 5 GN La'an 4 CM Spiffy 2 COMPETITIONS MP Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC The Multiplayer Kill Board has been used to keep track of points. Each LoC earned you a point for the competition, and a DFC counted for 5 points. October Results: 1st) LT Silvius - 282 points 2nd) AD Pellaeon - 159 points 3rd) LT SuSaWo - 130 points COL Rau Aznable - 84 points CM Doc - 67 points MAJ Nolij - 64 points FA Elwood the Brave - 55 points MAJ Ulrich Drachen - 33 points LC Wraith - 31 points GN Coranel Both - 27 points VA Plif - 27 points LCM Neuronmoon - 23 points CPT Xavier Sienar - 23 points LT Zephon - 14 points HA Anahorn Dempsey - 11 points VA Daniel Stephens - 10 points GN Dunta Polo - 7 points LT Leocadio - 5 points LT Benjo - 3 points GN Jarek La'an - 3 points MAJ Delak Krennel - 2 points RA Hawkins - 2 points MAJ Len Eode - 1 point LT Mordamen Bast - 1 point CM Spiffy the Chicken - 1 point MP Co-op Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC The Co-op Kill Board has been used to keep track of points. Each LoC earned you a point for the competition. October Results: 1st) FA Elwood the Brave - 192 points 2nd) HA Anahorn Dempsey - 166 points 3rd) LT Silvius - 143 points LT SuSaWo - 103 points LC Wraith - 101 points CM Doc - 62 points AD Pellaeon - 56 points GN Coranel Both - 27 points MAJ Nolij - 23 points GN Dunta Polo - 16 points MAJ Ulrich Drachen - 13 points VA Plif - 10 points COL Rau Aznable - 10 points RA Hawkins - 6 points CPT Xavier Sienar - 6 points VA Daniel Stephens - 5 points AD Mark Schueler - 5 points CM Spiffy the Chicken - 5 points GN Jarek La'an - 4 points LC Death - 3 points MAJ Len Eode - 3 points LT Mordamen Bast - 2 points COL Golbez Harvey - 1 point LCM Neuronmoon - 1 point Star Conflict: PvP Objectives: - whole TC This competition was to achieve the highest accumulated Objectives in any Objective based PvP battle. Processed by the COO and COOA via the normal MP submission process. October Results: 1st) LT Silvius - 370 2nd) AD Pellaeon - 149 3rd) COL RauAznable 144 FA Woody - 82 SuSaWo - 75 MAJ Nolij - 64 Doc - 56 Wraith - 45 Plif - 43 Drachen - 38 Xavier Sienar - 30 Coranel Both - 28 Neuromoon - 25 Zephon - 17 Polo - 14 D Stephens - 13 Dempsey - 5 Leocadio - 3 Benjo - 3 Len Eode - 3 Hawkins - 2 MAJ Delak Krennel 1 La'an - 1

NOVEMBER COO COMPETITIONS

COMBAT EVENTS COO Monthly Challenge 2015: - whole TC This Combat Event will be for the coveted DFC. Your goal will be to submit a victory screenshot with the highest number of kills plus half assists (rounded down) you can get in one round of Star Conflict's Domination or Team Battle modes. Processed by the COO and COOA via the normal MP submission process. COMPETITIONS MP Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC The Multiplayer Kill Board will used to keep track of points. Each LoC earns you a point for the competition, and a DFC counts for 5 points. Whoever scores most points win. The numbers on the MP KillBoard at the end of the month are the numbers that are tallied. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc. At the end of the year the top 3 pilots with the most points will receive IS-PW/GW/SW. XWA, XvT, Star Conflict, and Freelancer-Freeworlds are the authorized platforms for this competition. MP Co-op Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC The Co-op Kill Board will used to keep track of points. Each LoC earns you a point for the competition. Whoever scores most points win. The numbers on the MP KillBoard at the end of the month are the numbers that are tallied. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc. At the end of the year the top 3 pilots with the most points will receive IS-PW/GW/SW. XWA, XvT, Star Conflict, and Freelancer-Freeworlds are the authorized platforms for this competition. Star Conflict: PvE Efficiency: - whole TC This competition is to achieve the highest single Efficiency in any PvE battle. The winner at the end of the month will be the pilot with the highest single Efficiency achieved. Processed by the COO and COOA via the normal MP submission process. Star Conflict: Pyrrhic Victory: - whole TC In some battles, the odds are simply insurmountable, and victory beyond even the reach of the greatest TC pilots. However, in defeat you force the foe to face such a heavy cost, that their victory is hollow. In the spirit of Thermopylae, this competition is to recognize those battles where you fly your heart out, rack up kill after kill, score objective after objective - yet victory remained elusive. To Enter, you must submit a screenshot via email at nedius@gmail.com showing your highest Efficiency in a match that was a Defeat. You may submit one screen for the competition. However, you may update that screen if you subsequently score a higher EFF. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc. Combat Center Banner: - whole TC This competition marks the beginning of the revitalization of the TC's Combat Center. It needs a major update and overhaul! So, to get you involved, your challenge is to: Design a new banner or header image for the Combat Center. You may submit as many entries as you wish - each successful entry will be entered into the final running. Entries should be emailed to RA Hawkins at nedius@gmail.com. If there are three participants then IS-GR/SR/BR, if only two IS-SR/BR, etc.

OTHER COMBAT COMPETITIONS

TIE Corps on Recon 2015 - whole TC Hammer's MP Pilot of the Month - Wing I Sinner's Delight - Sin Squadron Epsilon MP Ace of the Month - Epsilon Squadron Thetan Aces - Theta Squadron

AVENGER SQUADRON

For Avenger Squadron this year, we will be taking the top 12 pilots from the yearly total section of the MP Kill Board. Should I ever make it to the list, I will be removed and the next one in line will be the 12th member. FA Elwood the Brave HA Anahorn Dempsey CM Doc AD Pellaeon LC Iceman MAJ Ulrich Drachen VA Plif CM Hellionexus CPT Nolij MAJ Wraith MAJ Wondra GN Dunta Polo The Future of Avenger Squadron I would like to invite those pilots who are present, past or aspiring members of Avenger Squadron to submit suggestions for developing and improving the squadron. With the hope of new gaming opportunities following the new films, there could well be new opportunities do explore. As mentioned above, please email me if you have any ideas on how to move Avenger forward!

COO'S ACTIVITIES

Mail activity, news activity Competed in Warrior Trivia Round III Flew 3 TIE Free missions, 1 XvT Mission (LOTKO and TCOP entries) Flew SC missions Played Star War Commander Processed LoC and LoS - (256 in total) Audio pack for TIE-Free 290 - Kadorto Rescue released Mission Design, and Audio pack processing for XWiTF

AND FINALLY...

WEll... end of month report are long! Next month's should be longer, with the Combat Office running no less than SIX Events/Competitions! Best of luck, everyone! respectfully submitted RA Hawkins COO-TCT-TCS/RA Hawkins/TC-4/VSDII Aggressor SSx2/BS/PCx3/ISMx7/IS-8SW-23BW-2GR-2SR-16BR/MoI/MoT-4rh-4gh/LoC-CSx2-Rx4/LoS-IS-CSx2-Rx2/MoC-1poc-1goc-1soc-6boc/CoLx2/CoS/CoB/OV-16E [LGNR] [Marksman 2nd] {IWATS-BFM-MCBS-MP/2-SFW-SGBMC-TM/1/3-TT-WIKI-XWAC-XWAI}