The Storm's Gaze #23
Submitted: 2022-06-09
Commodore's report: 2022-05-29 - 2022-06-08
From the Desk of Silwar Naiilo
LegionX's Challenging Time Trials are finally over - and Thunder's Commander deserves a rest after spending several months running away from the fleet's most ruthless pilots. CPT Xylo Pethtel, LCM Keblaomega, and I all had a nearly impossible tie for first place and have taken home a coveted Iron Star with Platinum Wings! (The TCCOM hasn't approved my new uniform yet. Perhaps he's jealous that I've surpassed him in number of ribbons? :grin:) Firebird Commander GN Stryker has taken second place and earns an IS-GW, and LCM Newt of Tempest Squadron takes fourth and earns an IS-BW. Other Challenge pilots CM Drummer the Gunner Nate, CPT Taurus, and CPT Morgoth have each earned an IS-CW for participating. CPT Kalve Ryder has earned an IS-GW for being the top pilot on the Multiplayer Coop Kill Board for May 2022 with 555 Legions of Skirmish, while CPT TI-40026, COL Triji Boliv, nd CPT Jaxx Nassin have all placed on various May killboards and have each earned IS-BWs.
The first week of the first ISDII Challenge Survey has completed, with 14 responses! Thanks to all who have taken the time to fill it out. So far we have learned that:
- All respondents play PvE games; one third of them only for competitions, one third monthly, and one third weekly.
- 50% of respondents play PvP at least weekly, although at least three people don't particularly enjoy our PvP games.
- At least one person plays our singleplayer custom missions daily, and 75% of respondents play some singleplayer. Outside of competition missions, pilots tend to review title and rating when choosing a mission.
- We have some avid readers: 80% of respondents read official Star Wars fiction at least occasionally. About 75% rate fiction created by TIE Corps members as enjoyable. Everyone reads reports from units on the Challenge, although 15% report that they don't read reports from other units.
- Several respondents asked for more non-flying competitions and activities, although a couple asked for more flying competitionstoo. Hopefully they're all preparing entries for Moving Day!
- When it comes to suggestions for new games, Empire at War was commonly mentioned, with 1/3 of respondents interested in it as an official platform. PodRacer, Star Citizen, Stellaris, Deep Rock Galactic, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Mordhau (Star Wars mod), Vermintide, Freeworlds: Tides of War, Tabletop Simulator: Sabacc (and Pazaak), Star Wars: Galaxies, and Elite Dangerous were all mentioned as well. Somebody said TFTC- which is an officially supported multiplayer platform, and is only waiting on custom missions for singleplayer support, so contact your local TAC today!
- I asked what people love about the TIE Corps. All of the responses mentioned community and comraderie, having people to fly with, and making friends. About the Challenge specifically, people said that it feels like a home. I'll quote one response:
The Challenge takes everything I enjoy about the TC as a whole and narrows it through a funnel for concentrated amounts of it. As I can always fall back to the grill to say something or enjoy myself, write in runons and post in the new art channel... I can come to the Challenge and do all those with even more excitement and joy. It's a pleasure seeing so many faces so active, so intense but so laid back, and with so much talent and energy that the whole Corps knows to fear us in competitions, even if we don’t win them all. The Challenge’s identity doesn’t rest solely on her winning, on her competitiveness. We’ve formed such a strong inter squadron bond that sometimes it feels hard to remember what squadron my favorite people on this ship are on, because I see them first and foremost, as friends.
Welcome LT Rockwell, who has already earned his first Legions of Combat and was promoted within his first few days. We shall watch your career with great interest.
Ship Stats
- Missions completed: 42
- LoCs earned: 86
- LoSs earned: 48
Promotions
SL -> LT Rockwell
LCM -> CM Drummer The Gunner Nate
Medals
Bronze Star of the Empire
CM Drummer The Gunner Nate, CM SirCaleb
Imperial Achievement Ribbon
COL NiksaVel
Iron Star with Platinum Wings
CPT Xylo Pethtel, VA Silwar Naiilo
Iron Star with Gold Wings
GN Stryker, MAJ Kalve Ryder
Iron Star with Silver Wings
COL Triji Boliv
Iron Star with Bronze Ribbon
CM Ryuzokin, GN Anahorn Dempsey
Iron Star with Bronze Wings
CPT Jaxx Nassin, CPT TI-40026, LCM Newt, CPT Xylo Pethtel
Iron Star with Copper Wings
CM Drummer The Gunner Nate, CM Ryuzokin, CPT Taurus, CPT Morgoth
Legion of Combat
LT Rockwell, LT jospence, CM Drummer The Gunner Nate, CM SirCaleb, CM Ryuzokin, CPT Jaxx Nassin, CPT Taurus, LC Honsou, MAJ Kalve Ryder, CPT Colo Delste, CPT Richlet, CPT Morgoth, CPT Xylo Pethtel, CM Cody Lance, LCM LQC-75-3, VA Silwar Naiilo
Legion of Skirmish
CM Drummer The Gunner Nate, CM SirCaleb, CM Ryuzokin, LC Honsou, MAJ Kalve Ryder, CPT Colo Delste, CPT Morgoth, CPT Xylo PethtelCombat Ratings Advancements
PvP Rating Advancements
- LT Rockwell: Certified, Trainee
- CPT Richlet: Veteran 2nd
Co-Op Rating Advancements
- CPT Colo Delste: Campaigner 3rd
Competitions
Relating to the MC-40, Eagle, and/or Firebird, write a fiction piece, create a work of art, or create a storyline for a battle including plot lines and ships involved by July 1.
Your mission: play XvT-TC 147: Jeequai Encounter and submit a review with at least 20 words within a month.
A 3v3 fleet battle tournament between squadrons, hosted by Genie and Silwar Naiilo.
Kill LegionX three times as quickly as possible in Star Wars Squadrons.
Finish the word search as fast as possible.
Fly as much of the TFTC campaign as possible - with additional medals for art and fiction.
Activity for VA Silwar Naiilo
- Communication:
- Email, Discord
- Flight Activity:
- Star Wars Squadrons PvP
- Other:
- Running two competitions: "Moving Day" and "ISDII Challenge: On the Offensive II"
