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Agares Tretiak

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  1. dismember, crush, mutilate, maim, and inundate with all manner of projectile weapons and sharp, pointy objects, for stains as they may be, they enraged his righteous anger, leaving him wroth. Thus beset upon, by a holy fury, the Spartans ____

  2. Which isn't creepy in any respect what so ever. Having gained their dubious and questionable images of a slumbering (albeit handsome and dashing) Praetorian, they they went about their business elsewhere than his bed chamber, causing all manner of ____

  3. Aryte Vesperia wrote:
    Sosarin Demar wrote:

    1) If I am AFK or busy (buried in notecards, for example) and I fail to acknowledge an officer. He or she reports me for failure to acknowledge them. How do I defend myself?

    2) Aside from saluting, is there anything else I must do to "acknowledge" an officer?

    Answer 1: You're not at fault for causes beyond your means. Simply tell the truth. "I didn't notice them, I was buried in IMs."

    Answer 2: Title and manner is important. As Praetorian Tretiak noted, it is better to call your superior by rank and/or sir/ma'am, rather than name. For example: Imperator in replacement of "Aryte."

    And, to add, "Imperator Vesperia" or "Legates Spearmann", etc are also correct, if you want to be uber-formal/archaic, and/or identify who you are speaking to.

    Since if you're suddenly surrounded by three legates and a dozen officers, you may want to identify which one you are referring to by using their official Rank and their last name. Saying "Sir" (or ma'am) there could get you a dozen answers.

  4. The problem with a set number under each platoon like structure is that you'd need to have very clearly set schedules and times, and have that organized. Such time management is a headache, especially in SL, where people are, to some extent, entitled to their own time and amusements. Admittedly, most of the Ordo Imperialis is more dedicated than the average SL military member, but it' still seems that set number platoons aren't flexible enough to fit the apparent needs of the Ordo, hence my own suggestion.

    While forming a temporary platoon, you can limit the number of soldiers that constitutes one, but I do not think it would be feasible in this environ to dictate which members are part of which platoon, only to which officer they are assigned to serve under.

  5. So, essentially, you wish to make temporary platoons for combat, training, and other official functions, but are not enforced at other times? How would you divvy up the available troops under a coherent command structure?

    I suppose, you can assign a loose collection to be under the approximate guidance of a single high officer, with his ncos. Then, the lower enlisted would report to them, with the Officer delegating policies he wants his NCOs to make a reality.

    I.E.

    Officer Lahdeedah: "I need three platoons (or what have you), NCO Bob, NCO Joe, NCO Thomas go do it."

    NCO's then divide up soldiers from their "pool" of available soldiers, making platoons per orders.

    So if the pool of available soldiers is say...10 folks, the can take 3 each, and if another group (under an other officer) is short a soldier, the 10th one can be assigned to them, or used for guard duty, or added onto a retinue, etc, etc.

    Very flexible, but I'd think the NCOs will need better training to make sure they have the understanding and practical knowledge to carry out these orders rapidly and efficiently.

  6. Red Orchestra is incredible, especially for teamwork centered play.

    I'll admit it's graphics are dated by now, but the overall enjoyability of the game doesn't suffer in my mind, and it means a wide base of players can participate, since it isn't ZOMG high levels of requirements for playability.

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