COM/AD Proton reporting for the SSSD Sovereign, flagship of the
Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.
SOVEREIGN AND FLEET NEWS AND NOTES
-- There seems to be a lot of angst, gnashing of teeth, depression,
disinterest, apathy, out there on the ship lately. We probably need an
Imperial psychologist to diagnose this malaise, but I'm thinking it has a
lot to do with the demise of the database, and the neverending limbo we
find ourselves in since the DB went TU. We got hooked on the cool
database, our oasis of interest and activity and feelings of belonging
and accomplishment, and now we're like junkies on bad methodone
treatments.
Another problem is that LucasArts has failed us, by not developing new
Star Wars flight sims. Even XWA, the "hot" SW game of our club, may be
getting an outdated feel. A new game would provide a new rush, but I
don't see one out there.
So, why am I punishing you with this negative analysis of our state of
affairs? Because, I feel, it just needs to be done, and more importantly,
I want to use it as a springboard for ideas for new and interesting
activities for the Sovereign. Here's an excerpt from an analysis by a
Wing I member this week that kind of sums up what I'm getting at:
"Various battles and comps all are the same old, same old. I get tired of
it
before I'm even finished. Back when Imperial Storm was new I was jumping
at
the bit to get involved, mainly because it was different than anything
else.
Here in Wing I, I figure it's all a lack of interest. Maybe we need
something
out of the box. Something that will make up WANT to be active, something
that
we just can't imagine not being a part of."
So, everyone who cares about our club and wants to see the TIE Corps
survive and thrive, put on your thought projectors and send me and your
WCs and CMDRs your ideas for new and different activities, or revived
activities that worked well in the past. I'll use these ideas for future
ship comps, so realize that your ideas will have merit and be
constructive, even if they are not ultimately used to the letter of your
intent.
-- The previous notwithstanding, there are A LOT of great comps under way
out there in the wings and squadrons, so there are plenty of existing
activities to dive into. I like GN Gen Es'mith's gauge of minimum
activity for any pilot: One free mission a month, and participate in
e-mail. This is not difficult at all, and if everyone followed this, we'd
have a much better corps.
-- The Deathmask Units competition results are still awaiting numbers
from Wing II and Omega squadron. Some CMDRs went on leave, but there
should have been acting CMDRs designated to handle this. So, I'll release
the results later this week, with or without the missing numbers, in
fairness to the commanders in other units who submitted their results
promptly.
-- The TIE Corps site: Don't use the database yet. No news lately on the
status of the site. Try to do your best without it.
-- MAJ Aeishline Strathaven has been named commander of Wing III.
Congratulations to Aeish! As "The New Guy" ... uh, that won't work, how
about "The New Girl" ... no, that won't work, either, for sexism reasons.
OK, "The New Bee" ... Aeish gets to serve the drinks to her fellow flag
officers. Hurry up, Aeish, this glass of ice needs some Yukon Jack asap!
;)
-- GN Kalar, Aeishline's Wing III predecessor, has been named the new
Flight Office assistant. Wow, that was a brief retirement.
-- Wing Iv vs Wing X, a two-week competition, FTIE161 is the platform.
Go, IV!
-- Delta vs. Hey, XWATC 23.
-- In Wing IV, Cheth closes, pilots transferred to Kaph, CM Dedmeat in
command. Over in Wing V, Alyin and Samekh close, pilots transferred to
other Wing V squadrons.
FORCE STRENGTH
-- Give a big Sovereign welcome to these new or returning pilots:
FM/SL Angel Fire/Psi 3-3
FM/CPT Darkmage/Beth 1-3
FM/LT Lasombra Vitae/Sigma 2-4
FM/COL Osan'gar/Hey 2-3
-- Our numbers are back up overall, with the arrival of a couple of
recruits and the previously announced reopening of Sigma Squadron. COL
Stele Pellaeon has complete control of the La-Z-WC, as Wing II is now by
far the largest wing on the ship.
SSSD Sovereign [178]
Wing I [33]
Wing II [46]
Wing III [31]
Wing IV [36]
Wing V [31]
Omega Squadron [8]
SHIP COMPETITIONS
-- Sovereign Nighthawk Multiplayer Competition, each Friday night in
#ehcoc on IRC, 3 to 6 p.m. eastern time.
-- Sovereign Battle of the Month, deadline Oct. 31. Fly XWA-TC 9, XvT-TC
17 and-or TIE-TC 185.
SHIP COMMUNICATIONS
IRC channel: #SSSD_Sovereign
Message board:
http://boards.minos.net
The SSSD Sovereign Cantina Song:
http://www.minos.net/~proton/drink.html
COMMAND RANT(S) OF THE WEEK
" I expect EVERYONE to fly. This competition
means quite a bit, as any old-timer in the wing can tell you. Everyone
must
do their absolute best. I shall be hounding you, because this one is of
the
highest importance! If anyone has trouble with the mission, ask and you
shall receive help in some way. Do everything in your power to fly
people.
We can win, but we need all of you!" -LC Halcyon
"I ASK for only 1 free mission a month, and to be active on the email.
I get nothing." -GN Gen
CANTINA COMMENTS
"wow... weak numbers... i probably should have flown more... =( " -LT
Pheonixus
"More as opposed to ..... none?" -GN Gen
"PICKY PICKY! My Tetrarch in the Krath DB is not nearly as picky as you.
What
would you say to my use of British spellings too? Colour me black and
honour
me with a burial fit for the publick head of the state! Keep this up and
I
just may have to come knock you up and teach you a real man's job!
(translated: I will come beat on your door and have to kick your ascii)
Arg, we all know that Freelancer cannot spell worth a crap but do you
have
to point it out so blatently? Besides, we all knew what the hell he
meant...
And tell me you have never misspelled a word writing e-mails. Me? I
misspell
everything just to annoy the hell out of people like you... os waht od
yuo
thikn fo taht? Huh? HUH?
*Stops his rant and suddenly realizes he is defending Freelancer for the
first time in his life. He then yanks out a 100 credit chip and walks
into
the cantina right up to Free, hands the chip to the bar tender, and walks
away..." -MAJ Talons Pryde
" /me shoots the messenger. Remember kids, if life gives you lemons, kill
the messenger, you'll feel better ;P " -CPT Argon Viper
"When life throws you a curve ball, screw it and charge the mound!" -LC
Freelancer
why? cause of the blond tendancies/preferences? not a problem from this
end. The fewer blonde females out there the less competition.
Jennif Es'mith
"I don't know. Never been a big fan of blondes. I'm more of a redhead
fan,
myself. Although, I think that's true for a lot of men. THe whole fact
that they seem to be more "exotic". Fewer of them around, so you better
get them while there are still some out there. Just my opinion, though.
I suppose having blondes die out would lead to a whole new oppertunity
for
blond jokes...
So, do you know why the blondes all died out?
Because they wanted to keep the Dodos company!" -LC "not the greatest
joke teller in the world" Mike
"I take it you're not the only one who wants Joe's liver on a stick,
covered
in honey in the middle of a nest of fire ants? :p " -COL Brian
"reaper and halc were no help :Þ " -Mal
"Mal...Since when were the 2 of them any help anyway? Usually they
sit/sat at the WC desk, drinking the bottles of JD and putting us through
hell for their own amusement, knowing full well that the wing docter
would drug us up and then send us back into our fighters! :P " -Turry
"I'm sorry have I missed something. I thought that was Standard Operating
Procedure for any WC serving within the Imperial Navy :P" -Reaps
"I am a shrubber..." -LT Pheonixus
"Talons looks up his arcane magick book for a spell and begins casting
ressurection on Wing I...
What I want to do? I want to get the hell out of this damned cast! I
wanna
fly! I wanna get a car! I wanna love that will last! I want... I want ...
I
want a SHRUBBERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -MAJ Talons Pryde
"*Unbeknownst to Talons, Freelancer has added an aggression stimulant
to his coffee... Let's watch!* " -LC Freelancer
"Anyone else find the idea of Free being a crotchity old women looking at
a
small beef patty funny? no? Ok..." -LC "at least I'm funny" Mike
"Hey, man, I can dig it! I'm a hep cat, see! I know you got the whole
GRAMMAR thing goin', man! And I know you the master of the
ARTICULATION thang, man! But mine were like the razz tazz tazz! They
were like the avant guard of the English language, man! Dig it!
*finger snaps* Here you all thought those were mere accidents, man,
but this cat had you hep cats all fooled, yeah man! It was all
planned! Every last typo, and every last grammar mistake, babe! Yeah!
(*finger snaps*)
Like, dig it! " -LC Freelancer
"Blech! Who'd like to eat a Vienna Sausage after it's been in somone's
pants? Oh, crap. What am I saying..." -LC "Jennif's gonna kill me" Mike
"(crickets chirp...)
*cough* " -LC "didn't wanna go that way" Freelancer
"THAT does it! Somebody get me a "puppy spanker"!!
BAD Talons! BAD *smack smack* BAD! *smack smack smack*
What have I told you!? You want me to rub your nose in it?!
*brandishes the rolled up newspaper one more time menacingly for good
measure*
Luckily he didn't bite anybody, so he doesn't have to be put down.
There's no telling where he's been. I mean, his ID-line says Wing I,
that's bad enough! Anywhere INSIDE Wing I is just... "icky"." -LC
Freelancer
""I will kill all of you!" he shouted as the stormtroopers hit him with
several stun blasts. All they seemed to do was piss him off. He spun and
attacked the hapless troopers killing three on the first swipe and two
more
with the second. the last one dropped his weapon and fled the cantina.
Too
late, Talons attacked him from behind and split the man in two." -MAJ
Talons Pryde
"We're trying...it's here somewhere between the vienna sausage and the
shrubbery." -GN Gen
"But I'm ready for combat
(brandishes the soft cushion menacingly)" -CPT Killer
"I ... NOW ... BELIEVE ... IN THE POWER ... OF THE ($@!%&!!) RALLY
MONKEY." -AD "Say Hey oh so close" Proton
" *slides Proton a Yukon Jack on the rocks*
Yeah, that monkey . . . ugh." -FA Kramer
" /me hands FA Kramer a Sprite
I think I need a stiff shot of vodka..." -COL Brian
" Sicky`s Dribble of the week " No i go for orbital bombardment, more of
a kill ratio then, am i evil.........yes i am" -GN SickMan
"SickMans Wise Words of the Week (back by popular demand) " Always take a
spare pair of underwear into battle " -GN SickMan
"AUUUUGGGHHHH!!!! PG-13!!! PG-13!!! Virgin Ears!!! Virgin Ears!!! /me
runs off holding his hands over his ears ;P " -CPT Argon Viper
"Well, sir," Doss almost stuttered, "There's the problem. Freelancer was
in lockup the whole night. Solitary. When the barkeep of a local bar
called "The Cantina" tried to collect on a bar tab, a rather large brawl
ensued, with a hefty property damage toll as well. Argon Viper has been
on special assignment to you for forty-eight hours, in some project you
call "Project Scorpion", it seems. Neither could have done it." -LC
Freelancer, from the Bourbon Incident runon on the Wing I message board.
"Argon sits in the cantina, closely clutching a glass of vodka and
rocking from side to side.
Had he been in any shape for observation, he would have noticed a few
things. There was a garter snake tied in a knot around his left ankle,
for example, and the glass clutched in his hands was empty. " -CPT Argon
Viper, from the same runon.