ISDII Hammer Report # 83 (2016-10-23)

This report was submitted by COM-TACA/HA Anahorn Dempsey/ISDII Hammer


 
ISD-II Hammer
Commodore HA Dempsey reporting
Report ID: H.AD.083
Report date: October 23, 2016

 
Commodore's speech

Well, it's been an interesting week. The big Hammer competition is entering its last week, most MSE medals have been awarded, we have found a new Alpha Commander to succeed LC Silvius, etc etc etc.

First off, congrats to LCM Michael LeRoy. He will be assuming command of Alpha squadron on November 1st when LC Silvius will depart for the VSD Aggressor and take over as Combat Operations Officer, where we will wish him all the best!

Next up, we have another promotion to celebrate, as LT Dan-Elin was promoted to Lieutenant Commander this week. Good job!

Unfortunately, there is also bad news as it was decided to AWOL three pilots from the roster. As such, we say goodbye to LT Saskini and CPT Doc. Also, CM Drake Starfire requested a shuttle to the M/FRG Phoenix.

After a little time spent on coding, the TCCOM/COO's new combat rating system has been implemented: LoCs and DFCs now count for the Combat Ratings, while LoSs count for the new COOP/PvE Ratings. All Combat Ratings have been recalculated, so if you have a number of LoSs, expect your Combat Rating to have gone down. The TCPM on the site has also been updated accordingly.

For me, that means that for the 2nd time this year, I have lost my Tan rank in the Combat Ratings. It is a little annoying, but once again I have some goals to achieve. Although they will be for next year. I need 3,102 more LoCs and 1,245 more LoSs. The latter will not be a problem for next year I think, the first one is gonna be a little harder :)
 

 
Wing Commander's Corner

Trivia participation is down. And not only that, more and more icorrect answers are being sent in. I am anxious to see how this will develop. Also, I have seen round #4 of the non-flying competition, it will be interesting to see who can achieve a 100% score on that one!

The flying competition and non-flying competition enter their last rounds, and this will not end come Sunday, but you will have until the 31st. That is also the deadline for any entries in the fiction competition. The counter there stands at 0 still, but that might not be a problem as I expect people to still be working on their fictions!

COM activity is back up again, let's hope it lasts.
 

 
News headlines this week

  • September MSE medals awarded
  • LT Dan-Elin promoted
  • new Combat Rating system implemented
  • new Alpha commander selected
     
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    Transfers, promotions and medals this week

    RANK PROMOTIONS

  • LT Dan-Elin: Lieutenant -> Lieutenant Commander

    TRANSFERS

  • LT Saskini: Alpha 1-2 -> AWOL
  • CM Drake Starfire: Delta 3-2 -> M/FRG Phoenix
  • CPT Doc: Epsilon 2-4 -> AWOL

    FLEET COMMANDER'S HONOR GUARD ADVANCEMENTS

  • LT Nathan Cole: Grenadier -> Lancer
  • LCM Michael LeRoy: Gallant -> Knight

    COMBAT RATINGS ADVANCEMENTS
    unable to track due to changes in the system

    MEDALS

  • LT Nathan Cole: CoB
  • LCM Dan-Elin: ISM
  • LCM Michael LeRoy: PC
  • LC Silvius: SS, IS-SW (x5), IS-BW (x4), LoC (x6), LoS (x71)
  • COL Rau Aznable: BS, IS-BR, LoC (x26), LoS (x11)
  • COL Talons Pryde: IS-BR
  • GN Coranel Both: ISM, LoC (x4), LoS (x8)
  • GN Dunta Polo: PC, IS-BW (x2), LoC (x5), LoS (x18)
  • GN Golbez Harvey: ISM
  • HA Anahorn Dempsey: LoC (x5), LoS (x64)
     
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    Commodore activity report

  • communications: e-mail, IRC, Telegram
  • SP flying: nope
  • MP flying:some PvP and PvE SC wins
  • other: running several TC/ship-wide competitions

  • FCHG status: Imperator (6,266 pts = +0)
  • Combat rating: Ace 2nd (1,898 pts)
  • COOP/PvE rating: Ace Ranger 2nd (3,764 pts)
     
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    Competitions currently running

     
    Commodore's Competitions

    Dempsey's Weekly Screenshots

    Every week, the report will have a screenshot. First pilot to send the correct answer to the mailing list wins. Each victory earns you an IS-BR. Unless it's a 5th victory, you then get a IS-SR. Unless it's a 10th victory, which gives you an IS-GR. A 25th victory will give you an IS-PR!

    This week's screenshot:

    Last week's winner: GA Rapier

    Current standings: LC Silvius: 10p; AD Hawkins: 9p; COL John T. Clark: 5p; FA Pellaeon: 3p; HA Elwood the Brave,LC Miles Prower: 2p; GA Rapier, AD Xavier Sienar,GN Coranel Both,GN Jarek La'an,MAJ Ulrich Drachen,CM Archenksov,CM Lanil Jast,LT Lucifer Scorpio Romanov: 1p

     
    Hammer Pilot of the Month

    One point per mission flown for the SP part of this competition, and 1 point per LoC/LoS for the MP part of this competition. Stats will be taken from the killboards.

    October SP standings:

  • LCM Michael LeRoy: 91 pts
  • LT Nathan Cole: 31 pts
  • LT Dan-Elin: 16 pts
  • GN Coranel Both: 10 pts
  • COL Golbez Harvey:9 pts
  • GN Dax Corrin: 2 pts

    October MP standings:

  • MAJ Silvius: 406 pts
  • COL Rau Aznable: 127 pts
  • GN Dunta Polo: 76 pts
  • HA Dempsey: 70 pts
  • GN Both: 21 pts
  • LT Nathan Cole: 10 pts
     
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    October Onslaught

    In general

    Everything that has to do with time will be issued via the TC website (you must be logged in to access the appropriate page). Your time will start when you open the page, and will end when you submit your solution. Bear in mind that you can only submit your solution ONE TIME, because you won't be able to access the submission form again. You can, however, close your browser window between opening the page and submitting your solutions. In total, I am olffering up 2x IS-GW, 5x IS-SW, 5x IS-BW, 4x IS-GR, 7x IS-SR, 11x IS-BR, so there's plenty of chances to grab yourself at least one of these 35 medals!

  • assignments given via the TC website should be submitted via the website
  • assignments given via e-mail should be submitted via e-mail but only to me, and not to the ISDII Hammer mailing list!

    Flying

    4 weeks - 4 flying tasks. As usual with me, I won't be going for "best of the best" or "high score" since that seriously limits the chances of most pilots. Instead, the goal will be something achievable by all!

  • week 1:
  • Star Conflict PvP Efficiency - FINISHED
  • week 2:
  • TIE Fighter points - FINISHED
  • week 3:
  • Star Conflict PvE Kills - FINISHED
  • week 4:
  • TIE Fighter kills - Fly TIE Free 281 and get as close as you can to 33 kills (TIE breaker = least lasers fired)

    Non-flying

    4 weeks - 4 different tasks that have nothing to do with flying!

  • week 1:
  • Seven Degrees of Separation - FINISHED
  • week 2:
  • Music Video screenscots - FINISHED
  • week 3:
  • Flash Game Victory - FINISHED
  • week 4:
  • Riddle me this, Dempsey - Another picture round: go here (must be logged into the TC website!)

    Fiction

    For this comnpetition, you will have the entirety of the month, so no 4 different fictions, that would be asking too much :)

    Objective: write a fiction between 1500 and 5000 words (no joke - you are limited). Also, in some way, the fiction should be about one of the Hammer's expeditions for the TIE Corps. Be sure to highlight your own role in this expedition. I don't care if it's exploration, defense of the Empire, expansion, pirates or New Republic, it's your choice.

    Trivia

    you will receive a trivia question in your e-mail each day. 3 points for the 1st correct answer, 2 points for the second correct answer, 1 point for every other correct answer. Weeks begin on the 1st, 9th, 16th and 23rd.

    Medal Structure

    First off, there's a points structure: the week's winner earns two points, every other qualifying participant earns 1 point.

  • The flying competition will yield:
    an IS-SW and IS-BW for the top 2 pilots each week
    an overall IS-GW/SW/BW for the top 3 pilots over the month
    a bonus IS-GW if 1 pilot wins all 4 weeks
  • The non-flying competition will yield:
    an IS-SR and IS-BR for the top 2 pilots each week
    an overall IS-GR/SR/BR for the top 3 pilots over the month
    a bonus IS-GR if 1 pilot wins all 4 weeks
  • The trivia competition will yield:
    an IS-BR for the top pilot each week
    an overall IS-GR/SR/BR for the top 3 pilots over the month
    a bonus IS-GR if 1 pilot wins all 4 weeks
  • The fiction co mpetition will yield:
    an IS-GR/SR/BR for the top 3 fictions
    The COM will submit all fictions to the Warden and the Editor (which should give a LoA)

    Results

  • week 1 trivia: LC Silvius (19p), COL Clark (17p), LCM LeRoy (10p), GN Both (8p), GN Harvey (3p), CM Archenksov (2p)
  • week 1 flying: LC Silvius (2p - 495 pts), GN Both (1p - 3332 pts)
  • week 1 non flying: COL Clark (2p - 2 clicks), CM LeRoy, GN Harvey, GN Both (1p - 3 clicks), LC Silvius (1p - 4 clicks)
  • week 2 trivia: LC Silvius (15p), COL Clark (13p), LCM LeRoy (9p), LT Cole (8p), GN Both (7p), GN Harvey (4p), CM Archenksov (3p), GN Polo (2p)
  • week 2 flying: LCM LeRoy (2p - 4212 pts), GN Both (1p - 3196 pts)
  • week 2 non flying: COL Clark (2p - 14 correct), LC Silvius (1p - 11 correct), GN Both (1p - 8 correct)
  • week 3 trivia: not yet known - the trivia week lasts until Monday
  • week 3 flying: LCM LeRoy (2p - 33 kills), LC Silvius and GN Both (1p - 31 kills),
  • week 3 non flying: COL Clark (2p - 300 pts), GN Both (1p - 71 pts)
     
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    Wrapping up

    Get going on the October Onslaught folks!

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