GG_Fury | Welcome to another Vast Empire meeting. |
GG_Fury | I have no idea where anyone else is so I will just kick this off on my own. |
GG_Fury | Fury, do you have the army report? |
GG_Fury | Yes, I do. |
GG_Fury | Reports show a lot of posting activity, but not across the board. Let's get the rest of your squadmates involved, folks. |
GG_Fury | I've been having a lot of fun with the storyline and I hope the rest of you are as well. |
GG_Fury | Also, keep up with the gaming and graphics portions as well. I love my new holiday avatar, and I'd like to talk to Zed about mass producing a line of his liquor image. |
GG_Fury | Some roster cleanup for certain squads has been suggested so I'll get to that if no one else does before I get to it. |
GG_Fury | There will hopefully be a new-look Wraith squad soon judging by the AWOL/retirement list. |
GG_Fury | No recommendations or awards yet since we are still in the midst of the HSC but some of you are bucking for promotions early given your contributions. |
GG_Fury | Thanks again for your work and I look forward to seeing more from you. |
GG_Fury | Alright, time to hear from the flyboys. |
LCP_Shazam | Alrighty |
LCP_Shazam | Riel's ganna take it here shortly, but I wanted to just briefly touch on the fact that we're going to be trying some new things in the Navy, though that has yet to be totally discussed with the NHC |
LCP_Shazam | However, seeings how I'd like to start implementing them very soon, I thought I'd bring 'em up in today's meeting |
LCP_Shazam | As some of you may recall, we've been spending a whole lot of time on the Wiki, that is the VENA-S; it actually started when we rebuilt the academy, itself however. |
LCP_Shazam | With that new academy came new exams, new definitions of those exams and an entirelly new Basic Training system |
LCP_Shazam | however, after watching the trend of our Navy for the last couple of years, a few things are undeniable: primarilly, that we have a flaw in our position system. |
LCP_Shazam | For new members who show extreme activity and actually retain it, slowly moving up the scale, things are working well: but for Commanders, senior members and returning retirees, that is not the case: they literally have little place to go. |
LCP_Shazam | We make minor provisions to keep them busy, yes, but in my oppinion, we can do much better, and I believe that giving new positions to long time SCs and XOs would certainly help us keep some of our most prolific members. |
LCP_Shazam | It is, essentially, my belief that, as a Navy, we are sorelly under-using our capitol ship and craft- we have near completely avoided it for years. |
LCP_Shazam | The only time we even dabbled in it was with Commander Arturus and the Doashim- while I believe the conflicts we had could have been worked out, the discussions before and after have led me to believe that we could, in theory, effectivelly create a roster of ships |
LCP_Shazam | While this wouldn't go into effect immedietly, as it does need to be discussed and properally planned out, this would not only lead to greater staffing of former and veteran members, but it would give new members something even greater to look forward to, not to mention that members on board ships have far greater latitude for fiction than those inside a cockpit. |
LCP_Shazam | Furthermore, we have two systems that were created in that time of VENA recreation that have yet to be put to use: the Pilot Proficiencies and Pilot Skills and Studies- those will be released under the condition that I and both the VENA-S and the NHC are satisfied with it's capabilities and reliability. |
LCP_Shazam | Under no circumstance will we implement systems doomed for failure simply because we wanted to try something new- we've got somethin good goin and we'd like to make it better, so know that if we release them, we're confidant in thier abilities. |
LCP_Shazam | And I feel the need to underline that implementing these systems will not become a burden for members, they will be effectivelly spaced out and administered so that members find them as something to look forward to as opposed to a chore. |
LCP_Shazam | Sounds like a lot, but I find that the benefits of some of these systems are actually quite necessary, so it's something we'll be activelly engaged in the approaching season. |
LCP_Shazam | As for when it will be released- we'll see how effectivelly our beta testers use them. |
LCP_Shazam | Now that I've spoken quite enough, I think I'll hand it over to our Tactical Officer, RAD Riel Fury. |
LCP_Shazam | Riel? |
RAD_Riel_Fury | yeah |
RAD_Riel_Fury | thanks Shaz |
RAD_Riel_Fury | Alright, going to keep this short so you can watch football and whatnot |
RAD_Riel_Fury | We're starting a new competition today called Last Man Standing |
RAD_Riel_Fury | I'm not going to go into too many details right now, just the basics |
RAD_Riel_Fury | we're going to put you pilots in simulators and kill you off one by one until each squadron has one person left |
RAD_Riel_Fury | the ultimate reward for this comp is an upgrade in TIEs plus a few other nick nacks |
RAD_Riel_Fury | I'll post further details on the Naval Comnet after the meeting |
| * RAD_Riel_Fury hands the baton to the old man with the walker |
GG_Fury | meh |
RAD_Riel_Fury | didn't say it was you... there ya go assuming things again |
GG_Fury | Alright, unless there is anything else, I am going to wrap this meeting up for the week |
GG_Fury | Thanks to all of you who showed up. |
GG_Fury | Army, keep going with HSC. Navy, good luck with your competition. |
GG_Fury | That's it folks. Have a good week. |