COO REPORT #53

FROM: COO/AD Hawkins DATE SUBMITTED: 27th September 2016

NEWS

LOC screenshots waiting to be processed: 0 LOS screenshots waiting to be processed: 0 [SALUTE] Welcome to the COO Report! BATTLEFRONT: DEATH STAR Some pilots have already had early access to the Deathstar DLC. Initial reports have been positive, which I hope is reflected the the eight pilots who are currently competing for this month's Star Wars Challenge! It is great to see some Star Wars multiplayer creating even a small ammount of buzz around the TC. The Deathstar mission is currently awaiting review for acceptance for TC awards. The issue revolves around the way in whcih the match works... The Imperials can lose the space section, but win the ground section - should we therefore award a LoC - we have previously not allowed matches that feature an 'on the deck' section. But, should the Imperials win the first section, then you have only flown in space, so it should be allowed, right? But what about the Rebels? If you win the first round as Rebels, you proceed to the ground section - whether you win or lose that, you still won the space bit, else you'd never have reached the deck bit... So, you see it is a bit confusing. It would be a wrench to deny as activity such a cinematic game mode, but I will have to wait to look at it until the DLC is offered seperately. Even after the positive things I've heard, am not going to be paying £40 for a season pass... You can watch the Gameplay trailer for the new Deathstar Battlefront DLC here: Deathstar Gameplay Trailer STAR CONFLICT COMBAT EVENT We still seem to be looking at around the 15th and 16th October to host a TC Star Conflict Combat Event. The few responces I have had seem to think this will be doable - although I may extend it to the friday 14th as well, so people busy Sat and Sun can still get a game or two in. If this is a real problem for anyone who wishes to take part, please let me know.

COO COMPETITIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2016

Results: COMBAT EVENTS COO Monthly Challenge 2016: - whole TC Star Conflict: PvP Kills This Combat Event will be for the Distinguished Flying Cross for September. Your goal will be to submit a victory screenshot with the highest number of kills + half assists you can get in one round of and Star conflict PvP matches. For this event, Assists are counted, but only at half weight and we round down. If a pilot finishes a match with 10 kills and 5 Assists, the score for the match would be recorded as 12. Submissions to this competition are made through the database like any other 24/7 LoC submission. While processing LoCs, the COO and COOA keep an eye out for new personal bests and update a shared spreadsheet. September Standings: Top 3 ranked pilots: 1st - FA Pellaeon - 18 points 2nd - COL Aznable, AD Schueler - 15 points 3rd - HA Dempsey - 14 points COMPETITIONS MP Ace Of The TIE Corps 2016 - 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. September Standings: Top 3 ranked pilots: 1st - COL Rau Aznable - 71 points 2nd - FA Pellaeon - 42 points 3rd - HA Elwood - 40 points MP Co-op Ace Of The TIE Corps 2016 - whole TC The Co-op Kill Board will used to keep track of points. Each LoS earns you a point for the competition. Whoever scores most points win. The numbers on the MP Co-Op 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. September Standings: Top 3 ranked pilots: 1st - MAJ Silvius - 453 points 2nd - FA Elwood - 134 points 3rd - FA Pellaeon - 96 points COO's Star Wars Challenge; Episode II - whole TC The COO's Star Wars Challenge is a competition designed to promote and reward the playing of MP matches based on a Star Wars platform. Simply submit your MP Screenshot report as normal, and the COO and COOA will track the number of matches played on any Star Wars MP platform, such as XvT, XWA, BF3, and all other approved MP platforms. Both PvP and PvE matches count towards a pilot's total. The player with the highest overall Star Wars based MP victories will win each month, and for the year over all. Normal Screenshot submission requirements apply. Screenshots that are submitted that were not taken in a given month, or very close to the start of it, will not count towards that month's total, but will count for the yearly total. September Standings: Top 3 ranked pilots: 1st - GN Both, AD Elwood - 11 points 2nd - AD Hawkins - 7 points 3rd - AD Plif - 2 points EVEN MORE Exciting! We actually have EIGHT current competitiors!! Four of you are one victory away from a IS-BR! Star Conflict; PvP Objectives - whole TC This competition is to celbrate the fact that the Combat Operations Office has traditionally focused on PvP, and as such will reflect our current most active PvP platform. As Kills are already covered in the combat event, this competition is for PvP Objectives! The aim is to achieve the single highest Ojectives score in any PvP match type of Star Conflict. If there are four participants, then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only three IS-SW/BW, etc. September Standings: Top 3 ranked pilots: 1st - FA Pellaeon, COL Aznable - 9 points 2nd - GN Polo - 8 Points 3rd - AD Schueler, HA Elwood, MAJ Silvius, AD Schueler - 7 Points Very tightly contested this month!

OTHER COMBAT COMPETITIONS

TIE Corps vs. AI (TCAI) (MP Coop) - Entire TC Sinner's Delight 2016 - Sin Squadron Hammer's MP Pilot of the Month - ISD Hammer TIE Corps on Recon - Entire TC Epsilon MP Ace of the Month 2016 - Epsilon Squadron Beta Pilot of the Month - Beta Squadron Alpha Dog of the Month - Alpha Squadron Please let me know if I've missed any!

COO'S ACTIVITIES

Mail/telegram activity Processed LoC and LoS Played Fighter Squadron Recieved 39 LoAs! RtF continues to reap rewards! Recieved MoC-boc Began experimenting with modelling resources to make 3D asteroid tokens for X-Wing tabletop game Got overly excited by the prospect of a Genestealer Cult codex for Warhammer 40k (traiter to the SW universe, I know... I know...)

AND FINALLY...

Do let me know about the combat event! respectfully submitted, AD Hawkins COO-TCT-TCS/AD Hawkins/TC-3/VSDII Aggressor OoED GSx2/SSx2/BSx5/PCx5/ISMx8/IS-1GW-18SW-30BW-4GR-8SR-26BR/MoI/MoT-4rh-4gh/LoC-RS-IS-CSx6-Rx1/LoS-RS-CSx5-Rx1/DFC-Rx1/MoC-1doc-1poc-2goc-2soc-14boc/CoLx4/CoS/CoB/LoAx44/OV-17E [LGNR] [Veteran 3rd] {IWATS-BFM-HIST-MCBS-MP/2-SC-SFW-SGBMC-SM/4-TM/1/3-TT-WIKI-XAM-XWAC-XWAI}