GE Meeting #57

[LGN_Antillies]

<FA_Fel> Let's get started.
<FA_Fel> All hands, attention on deck!
FA_Fel sets mode: +m
FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE Meeting #57 Underway - Announcements || www.empirereborn.net'
<FA_Fel> Greetings Imperial Officers and Citizens, and welcome to the 57th GE:ER Meeting!
<FA_Fel> Official Rosters currently stand at 52 active Imperials, with an overall membership count of 915 officers...!
<FA_Fel> As usual, please do NOT message myself or other chanOPs with announcements until invited to do so...
<FA_Fel> That said, I have the honour of beginning announcements.
<FA_Fel> -= News from the Office of the Supreme Commander =-
<FA_Fel> 1) Supreme Commander's Leave
<FA_Fel> I will be away on business from 13 December through to 23 December. Normally this would be a non-issue, but reliable access to the internet is unlikely given the location. In the meantime, I leave things in the capable hands of Admiral JaggedFel and General Antillies.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 2) Platform Requirements
<FA_Fel> Since the founding of the Empire, units have been associated with various platforms - Alpha Squadron being a TIE Fighter based unit, for example.
<FA_Fel> In current times, however, there are great mismatches between the size of various platforms. We are now going to move away from the strict tying of units to platforms.
<FA_Fel> Units will now be more evenly sized - instead of the current situation where some units have barely any members and some are constantly full.
<FA_Fel> It is now also possible to be in a unit with your friends & colleagues regardless of your personal choice of platform.
<FA_Fel> We will maintain the divisions as they are; that is, the Army and the Navy will be separate and still use different game platforms.
<FA_Fel> Academy Units are not affected by this.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 3) Holiday Season
<FA_Fel> As the holiday season is close at hand, I just wanted to remind everyone that extra leave is available to officers, should they wish it. Simply notify your commanding officer.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 4) Holiday Cheer
<FA_Fel> I am sure that the division commanders have some end of year awards to hand out soon, but I'm going to beat them to it this year, rather like last year. There's just one item for me to announce here: I hereby promote
<FA_Fel> MGN Antillies / CoA / / Imperial Army
<FA_Fel> ...to...
<FA_Fel> LGN Antillies / CoA / / Imperial Army
<FA_Fel> Please give your congratulations to the Lieutenant General!
<FA_Fel> -= End of Section =-
* MGN_Antilies is now known as LGN_Antilies
<FA_Fel> As Admiral JaggedFel is unable to attend today, I will present his meeting notes.
<FA_Fel> -= Imperial Navy News =-
<FA_Fel> Not a lot to report again...
<FA_Fel> 1. Current Navy membership is 23 (-3) Officers, with 5 (-2) Cadets in the
<FA_Fel> Academy.
<FA_Fel> 2. AWOL Check Results
<FA_Fel> Only three officers did not respond to the AWOL check in any form and have already been moved to the Reserves. CL Calder was one of those officers, thus vacating the CO position aboard the Nemesis. A replacemtn will not be sought, more on that in a bit.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 3. Platform Requirements dropped
<FA_Fel> FA Fel may have already addressed this, but at the very least I will be dropping the platform requirements in the Navy's squadrons. We simply do not have the numbers to justify separate squadrons for each platform anymore. Bridge Crews will remain primarily as EaW units, although the lack of platform reqs will apply to them as well. The appropriate changes within Admin will be forthcoming.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> 4. Roster Shuffle
<FA_Fel> As with most of my AWOL checks, this will be accompanied with a major roster
<FA_Fel> adjustment. All Navy units will be moved to the Chimaera, and the Nemesis will no longer be staffed.
<FA_Fel> This again comes down to a numbers game; sparsely populating two ships and then
<FA_Fel> trying to constantly balance the counts is not practical.
<FA_Fel> The first draft of the new roster has already been completed, pending any adjustments and final approval I hope to have it implemented shortly. While it is unfortunate that we must close the Nemesis, it is better than letting two ships slowly fade away.
<FA_Fel> --
<FA_Fel> -= IDMR News =-
<FA_Fel> Activity this month has been mainly on YOGEME, the flight group formation dialogue is functional for all platforms.
<FA_Fel> Currently an extensive code cleanup is underway, that should be finished in the next few days and work on the backdrop dialogue can begin.
<FA_Fel> -= fin =-
<FA_Fel> *Lieutenant* General Antillies, any news for us today? :-)
<LGN_Antilies> Yes, Sir :-)
<FA_Fel> Please proceed.
<LGN_Antilies> Thank you.
<LGN_Antilies> ---Status of the Imperial Army---
<LGN_Antilies> 1. The Imperial Army consists of 13(-1) officers, 7(-6) cadets, 5(+0) companies, and 2 Brigades.
<LGN_Antilies> 2. Recruitment Drive
<LGN_Antilies> Same as usual.
<LGN_Antilies> If any army officer can successfully recruit a new member and have him/her graduate within a timely manner, I will be awarding a MoM in addition to the automatic MoX (or variant thereof).
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 3. Platform Requirements
<LGN_Antilies> The elimination of platform requirements works quite well for the army and will definitely allow us more flexibility when placing cadets and arranging units.
<LGN_Antilies> No roster changes as of now, though.
<LGN_Antilies> I want to also mention that Sentinel and Predator will remain SWG-only, at least for the time being.
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 4. CoA Report
<LGN_Antilies> I know, it's been a long time coming but I should have one out toward mid-December.
<LGN_Antilies> I apologize for not doing it sooner.
<LGN_Antilies> Holiday Awards will be included with it (if there are those deserving of them :P), so be on the look out for that!
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 5. SWGEmu Update
<LGN_Antilies> Still no definite information on the release of either v1.0 or the server.
<LGN_Antilies> We probably won't see it until spring because most of the designers are away for the holidays.
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 6. The Old Republic Update
<LGN_Antilies> For anyone not following Bioware's new MMORPG, The Old Republic, all 8 playable classes have been revealed.
<LGN_Antilies> Also, Alderaan is now a playable location.
<LGN_Antilies> I'm sure we'll have some fun by telling the natives that their planet is doomed :P
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 7. The I.M.P.S. Relentless - Chapter 2
<LGN_Antilies> After waiting quite some time, Chapter 2 has been released!
<GN_Antilies> It's very impressive and I would urge all members to check it out.
<LGN_Antilies> A link to the video can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=28085#28085.
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 8. Commendations
<LGN_Antilies> I wanted to commend the following army personnel: LCL Fewr, JLT Zala, JLT Reem, and ALT Wolfe.
<LGN_Antilies> They have been doing an excellent job of carrying out their duties despite being newly instated.
<LGN_Antilies> Keep up the great work, gentlemen!
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> 9. Holiday Season
<LGN_Antilies> I wanted to offer my personal well wishes to all GE members for over the holidays.
<LGN_Antilies> Have fun and especially be safe.
<LGN_Antilies> As mentioned by FA Fel, leave is available should anyone desire to take it.
<LGN_Antilies> Please simply contact your direct superior officer.
<LGN_Antilies> Happy Holidays!
<LGN_Antilies> --
<LGN_Antilies> ---End Section---
<LGN_Antilies> That's all I have, Admiral.
<FA_Fel> Thank you, General.
<FA_Fel> If anyone else has announcements, please message me now...
<FA_Fel> Admiral Junon, news from the Academy today?
<RA_Junon> No news at this time, sir.
<FA_Fel> Seeing no further messages, that concludes the announcements phase.
* FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE:ER Meeting #57: Open Discussion || http://www.empirereborn.net/'
* FA_Fel sets mode: -m
<FA_Fel> Usually there are people tripping over one another to yell Freedom or Release the TIEs. :P
<LGN_Antilies> No Qorl or Fewr :P
<LT_Fenix> FREEDOM TO RELEASE THE TIES!!!!!
<LT_Fenix> there happy?
<LGN_Antilies> :P
* MSG_Burty launches the TIEs into a sun
<@FA_Fel> That will do, Fenix. :P
<LT_Fenix> Congratulations General.
<LT_Fenix> Thank you Admiral.
<MSG_Burty> And...
<LGN_Antilies> Thank you, Fenix :)
<MSG_Burty> I am currently watching RotJ.
<LGN_Antilies> What part you on now?
<JLT_Zala> News reguarding Viper Company... It has not been very active so far due to LCP Cardie on LOA and other things.
<MSG_Burty> Terrible news! The Rebel fighters have penetrated the Death Star!
<MSG_Burty> But Master Whiner is being electrocuted.
<MSG_Burty> So it evens out.
<LGN_Antilies> Zala: Activity usually slumps during the holidays.
<JLT_Zala> True
<MSG_Burty> "Intensify forward firepower!" <- Whose last words were these?
<LGN_Antilies> The late AD Piet :P
<MSG_Burty> If you had spelled it correctly, you would be the proud owner of a cookie.
<LGN_Antilies> Piett.
<@LGN_Antilies> Same thing :P
<JLT_Zala> Oh well looks like GE meeting announcements are done tome to leave
* JLT_Zala (~Zlala@S0106002275a693c7.ss.shawcable.net) Quit (Quit)
<LGN_Antilies> Bye.
<FA_Fel> Trivia was fun. :P
<LGN_Antilies> :P
<GN_Antilies> Looks like this is over, though :P
<@FA_Fel> I must be on my way, so the timing is good.
* FA_Fel changes topic to 'GE:ER Meeting #57 Over: Thanks for attending! || http://www.empirereborn.net'