Aryte

✠ Missing a PRF? Please refer to your unit lead; if you've already done so and said unit lead has not provided a remedy, feel free to notify me. I will remedy it. ✠ Curious why you have not received a promotion? First, consider if you have fulfilled the necessary minimum requirement exams. If you have, feel free to ask me: we can discuss it and provide direction. Otherwise, keep in mind there is always next week! Keep up the good work. ✠ Contact me if you're an [E-5] and are eligible for elevation to [E-6]. We need to figure out what'cha gotta do to get there! Same goes for [E-6] to [E-7]. ✠ [E-1]'s -- please remember to read "Life After Schola" and remember to take your promotion examinations if you wish to seek elevation! The E-2 examination is painless, I promise. Don’t let it pass you up. If you need help finding them, send me an IM. [PRF] George Reisman Maverick Garfield Robwolf Dragovar Shizzerk Kostolany Vain Composer [Promotions] Asara Thursday – [E-3] Pat Vinciolo – [E-3] [Merits] Genesis Ronmark – [Extended Service] * old! Kyra Vixen – [Extended Service] * old! Lanny Ansar – [Extended Service] * old! Pr0wer Miles – [Extended Service] * blue and old. Snowean Avro – [Mechanized] * drives tanks; woosh. Stirn Aurotharius – [Extended Service]* old. Tala Spingflower – [Extended Service] * oooold. Vincent Kroitschov – [Extended Service] * really old. [Misc] Daeshana Sapeur (25 QP) Dantes Koronikov (5 QP) Dresden Xaris (5 QP) George Reisman (5 QP) Ken Bremer (5 QP) Marc Gravois (5 QP) Robwolf Dragovar (20 QP) Shizzerk Kostolany (15QP) Tala Spingflower (25 QP) Tsume Xiao (5 QP)

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He can found a ROMAN SCOTTISH UNIT.

NEVERMIND. He back.

^ future E-1s.

[18:02:10] Aryte Vesperia: Good evening everyone. We will do things a bit different this evening. We will collect the unit reports and then move on to session. Any individual who wishes to add their own comments thereafter are more than welcome to. That said. Unit reports? [18:02:57] Hollowmengitus Yifu: Yo [18:03:01] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Yifu. [18:03:15] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS A: > A-I, Invictus: A bit of a slow week, overall the community was shaken up from last week and fled for the hills. Regardless of this fact Invictus still raided the small number of the endangered hostiles for we must eliminate them completely for our expansion. Also final note, we would like to say thank you for everyone for helping making Ordo what it is whether it is someone who is freshly new and has a long road ahead of them for influencing our future generations, our current staff who help run the group each making sure our beliefs are fulfilled and protected, and those who had left their mark in the group and setting the foundation to what we are today. [18:04:12] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-II, Evalidus: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace there ’s nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. King Henry V - Act III. Scene 1. Yes, in Evalidus we read Shakespeare and talk bout it while sippin a nice cup of Earl Grey. We still have few slots open so if you are interested do contact either Huttser Ishelwood or Awanken Wasp. [18:05:00] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-III, Insidiae: Still leading from the front, both in offensive and defensive operations. Still looking for a new CO, but please contact Mackenzie Macbain in the mean time if you are interested in joining us, or just plain want to blow stuff up! Nothing further to report at this time. [18:05:32] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-IV, Praescius: "Twas in that hour his stern command Called to a martyr's grave The flower of his beloved land, The nation's flag to save. By rivers of their father's gore His first-born laurels grew, And well he deemed the sons would pour Their lives for glory too. Theodore O'Hara - Bivouac Of The Dead Yes, in Praescius we read post-First American Intervention War peoms written by Southern Troops and talk bout it while chewing on wheat. We still have few slots open so if you are interested contact Afevis Sodertelge. [18:06:13] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-V, Saevitas: An amazing week for A-5. Trainings, recruitment, and raids are once again kicking into full gear. As far as plans for next week go, A-5 has plans to conduct several joint raids with A-4 and A-1 to incease the amount of raids deployed across the board. [18:06:34] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS B: >George: A fairly normal week for B COHORS. Remember to get your raids in so you can be eligible for advancement into an Alpha unit. Also remember to ask for those PRFs! Two a month, that's 100 QP. Get that shit, so you can buy more shit. Peace. [18:06:50] Hollowmengitus Yifu: MISC.: No more poetry in weekly reports, thanks. [18:07:07] Hollowmengitus Yifu: Back to you in the studio. [18:07:14] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you, Mr. Yifu. [18:07:15] Aryte Vesperia: Next? [18:07:24] Ethan Schuman raises his hand for Astra. [18:07:41] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Schuman. [18:07:54] Ethan Schuman: I'm going to start our report with some sad news this week that just now came up, and then pause for a second to ensure all of you read it. During our staff meeting a couple hours ago, Sebris Montpark had to depart quickly. His grandfather had a heart attack. I'm not currently aware of his status, and while I'm not suggesting you should swarm him with attention, I would be appreciative if you all kept him and his family in your thoughts and prayers during what I'm sure will be a very difficult time for them. [18:08:21] Ethan Schuman: Onto Astra for this week, I finished 39th's fighter, and will be delivering it to Nohime after this meeting. With the sudden events in Sebris' life, the intended timeframe for running their pilots through training is now up in the air, but we'll work it out quickly. Letalis has picked up two new members, and Addison is doing a fantastic job handling his burden and then some as Scarlet still works on getting a new video card working (fingers crossed, it'll be soon). Aquila activity is good, but Reapers is down one member, with Crash switching back to inactive status while he handles some personal matters. I was pleased to hear that the activities held on Halloween went off well, and Achtai tells me we'll be having more around Thanksgiving. Aryte has also expressed interest in moving foward with our fleet development, so that means I'll be getting other group leaders together in short order, so that we can take a similar approach to what we did when we pushed air to ground combat back out into regular combat. [18:08:21] Ethan Schuman: Fleet combat has a lot of balance issues to consider, and it'll be much better for us and everyone else to develop naval combat standards in advance to get around the "100 HP only!" mindset that plagues tank creativity. [18:09:30] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Best wishes to Sebris and his family. [18:09:37] Aryte Vesperia: Additional reports? [18:09:38] Drasamax Python raises hand for the IEA. [18:09:40] Radryl Allen raises his hand for Adstutia. [18:09:43] Aryte Vesperia: Ms. Python. [18:09:50] Drasamax Python: From myself for The Imperial Education Administration:Schola classes at a slow down this week. Armatura had no classes, and Ludi had a NCO-Academy class along with a Armored Academy class. We need more classes going Schola and Armatura magisters so please try to get more in for the upcoming week. [18:10:08] Drasamax Python: The IEA now got an actual logo/emblem that mixes all 3 branches of the IEA together graphically courtesy of myself. It was sent out in IEA Staff notices if your a Magister and wondering were it is. It can be seen visually on the magister application form on the forums, IEA Staff group, Wiki, or some may be wearing it already if non IEA are curious to check it out. [18:10:22] Drasamax Python: An Imperial Ludi master list of available classes was posted recently under the IEA section of the forums so all can view it. It is basically a list that shows a summary and basic requirements for any classes Ludi offers on a time to time basis to clear up any divisional confusion. And hence the its not a sign up sheet note. It can be found here: http://forums.ordoimperialis.com/index.php?/topic/15418-imperial-ludi-available-classes-master-list/ [18:10:29] Drasamax Python: On another side note I finally added more context to the IEA Wiki page. That is all from the Imperial Education Administration. [18:11:18] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Mr. Allen? [18:11:23] Radryl Allen: Adstutia was able to prove how effective it can be by solving issues on the same week that it was found, and most of these problems were not solved for more than months, we do intend to keep working daily to make sure our relationship with the other groups keep in a positive situation, for now nothing negative happened at all, we were able to warn them about some issues and they already fixed those. Also it seems that one of those groups is requesting our assistance, they literally told us all their problems on the stucture of the group and the own sim, it is something that may take some time to be repaired though, even so they will support us incase we need to deal with any kind of issues that they are able to help, it also goes to CATI, we also contacted them, everything is going fine, but they are not really sure how long time it will take to rebuild the sim, but at least they are demonstrating some respect by avoiding doing raids as the other groups would not be able to counter attack them. [18:11:39] Radryl Allen: For now we are trying to focus most serious issues, mainly the situation around of EB and about its unstability that may also affect us incase they think about attack us again, some of us were able to have an idea of how it is being unstable right now by their weaponary and the lack of obedience when receiving orders from their own raid leaders, so to avoid any kind of issue, we will probably need to re-educate those to follow the rules of their own group and from the group that they do intend to attack properly, sounds like a long task but someone have to do it haha. [18:11:52] Radryl Allen: As final notes for the happiness of some personnels, some deals were done, the phantom doors are hated by their Generals, it was the idea of their leader, but they lowered the HP to 500 and now it does not regenerate itself anymore, same goes to the generator. Also they will contact their members about setting up a "anti vehicle sistem" as vehicles are allowed, it was not supposed to be there. About CATI, as you guys probably saw, Allan is not attacking us that much, we warned their superiors about his behavior and what he had been doing here, so they will have a little talk with him, not only about his behavior but about editing their gear for his beneficts. [18:12:02] Radryl Allen: That is all from Adstutia. [18:12:46] Mark Karlfeldt raises his ridiculously fluffy tail for Munitorum. [18:12:58] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you, Mr. Allen. Superb work. [18:13:00] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Karlfeldt? [18:13:08] Mark Karlfeldt: > Jetbike is fully modelled (I think) and a scripter is being decided on. Xoza however appears to be the most likely candidate due to his raycast-fu. > Details on the fleetship are being revisited, and it appears that the most likely functionality will be a quasi-AC-130, with a pilot, gunner controlling the air-to-ground munitions, an anti-aircraft flak gunner, and four passengers for dropping off. Things like bombs and such are undecided, but the gunner will be able to bring enough hurt to the surface that they may be entirely unnecessary anyway. Commence flamewarring on TS3, followed by me not listening to a single word of it. > The armoury vendor is looking like a group effort, as Nikki wants to build it but not texture it, and Disembodied wants to texture it but not build it. We're not sure who's going to script it though, due to its interfacing with Mercury so heavily. > To whoever said that "90% of all people are retarded" before the meeting, I have a little comic for you. http://xkcd.com/610/ [18:14:06] Mark Karlfeldt: That's it. [18:14:46] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Final call for reports this evening. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ [18:16:39] Aryte Vesperia: All right then. Once again, good evening everyone and welcome. Thank you all for joining me. [18:17:31] Aryte Vesperia: It is a sincere pleasure to be standing here before you all once again. To say in the least, today is an especially important day. As you all know: November 5th is our reformation and founding date. Although many of us are entering our sixth year of service on account of participation in the tribal years before the Ordo: for all intensive purposes, on November 5th of 2007, is when the Ordo as we know it was founded. As such, we are officially entering our fifth year of existence as an Imperial society. [18:19:32] Aryte Vesperia: It goes without saying: four years of selfless dedication, sacrifice, and commitment have seen the Ordo grow leagues and bounds. We have taken and held center stage for years. Our reputation and image inspires both awe and envy—we are besieged at constant by forces of a political, malicious, and combative nature. And yet, our grandeur has only increased. We are and we remain triumphant. [18:21:06] Aryte Vesperia: As with every November 5th celebration, it is customary to take time to reflect on the past. To honor both former comrades and those who stand among us today. It is important that we realize and uphold the reality: we are not the organization of a few; we are the efforts of many, combined together under a single vision and purpose. The Ordo is great not because of one man, but because of so many men and women willing to make the most of their efforts and achieve greatness. [18:22:59] Aryte Vesperia: One of my favorite quotes goes something like: “Strive for perfection and along the way, you’ll find excellence.” We have lived by this, whether intentionally or not, over the course of our existence. Impossible is not a word we entertain—the impossible fight is the only one worth our efforts. We have pursued perfection, we continue to pursue perfection, and we will always pursue perfection: excellence is our hallmark. Without exception, we have and will embody it. [18:24:48] Aryte Vesperia: There is a whole lot for us to be proud of. So much, that there’s no way I could cover it in one sitting. Think about it. There is so very much that we have, that we likely take for granted. [18:26:14] Aryte Vesperia: We have unprecedented stability: internal checks and balances, consistently guaranteed funding for group lands, and a command corps with years of experience. Consider it: when’s the last time you had to think “I hope Titan gets paid for this month?” You don’t. There’s no threat of losing our home hanging over our head. There’s no concern that we’re out of competent command material, nor do we have to worry about able bodied candidates to join the officer corps. [18:29:18] Aryte Vesperia: We have unprecedented strength: you are hard pressed to find a time the Ordo can’t take to the field. At 3 AM, we’re fending off lone wolfs and sneak attacks, knee deep in carnage. At 3 PM, we’re waging crusades, averaging a solid three combat deployments daily—consistently—over the course of the last six months. [18:31:54] Aryte Vesperia: We have unprecedented integrity: we enforce and uphold standards second to none. We welcome any challenge and operate under any indigenous rule set—while making all available effort to ensure a diplomatic, respectful approach to battle issues. [18:33:48] Aryte Vesperia: We have a member base full of vibrant minds and faithful spirits. There isn’t a man or woman in this room I wouldn’t march on the gates of h311 with. There isn’t anyone here I wouldn’t trust with holding the line or upholding the Ordo in a dire situation. [18:36:02] Aryte Vesperia: The past is what makes us who we are, but the future is our intent and focus. Just the last couple of weeks, we announced major revision projects. The list is in finalization now—major work will begin as of the 11th, with completion and roll out of new Schola provisions. [18:39:01] Aryte Vesperia: Beyond that list, I would like to set some goals for the next year—wide reaching, strategic goals to focus in on. Last year, we made the pledge to reach 300. We did it. This year, I would like to extend that reach a bit more. Let’s shoot for 350. Not simply fluff—but 350 with an activity rating of 80%. Comparatively, we are sitting at 300 with a 70% rating. Is it ambitious? Certainly, but quite obtainable. [18:40:04] Aryte Vesperia: Additionally, I want to set the goal for territory expansion and revision. Foremost, by this time next year I am setting the goal for the Ordo’s land provisions to reach two full regions. I also want to set the goal that our territory is revised and redone in mesh heavy models, severely cutting back on our prim and resource usage. [18:41:53] Aryte Vesperia: On top of both of those, I also want to set the challenge: be in this room next year. Sound simple? It should be for individuals of your quality—stick it out, demonstrate my faith in you all is not ill founded. I want to see each and every one of you standing before me for next year’s ceremonies. I know it is possible. I know you have the capability to overcome any challenge. Prove me right. [18:44:53] Aryte Vesperia: I have said it many, many times, but I can’t stress it enough: I am not here for this community. I could not care less about the SLMC. I have no love for it. In fact, I haven’t had any since 2007. I am here for you all. This group means the world to me. You all are something special. [18:46:51] Aryte Vesperia: The Ordo has, for going on five years, been a rather important piece of my life. From it, I have learned so very much and met so many great people—my fiancé, to count one. I mean it with the greatest sincerity: I will be here and I will give you my all, without pause or exception, provided there is at least one person in this group still interested in going forward. [18:48:49] Aryte Vesperia: I know there are dark days and speed bumps. We all have them. There are times I spend hours cutting through the message burden or show my frustrations—I know many others have as well. But the downs are but a fraction of the ups that this group brings. I wouldn’t trade the opportunity to lead and interact with you all for anything. I am confident many feel the same. [18:50:46] Aryte Vesperia: At the end of the day, I measure my worth in the weight of the success of my friends—all of you. It means nothing to me to be personally successful. My title is just that: a title. It is you, the Ordo, which makes me who I am. My vision and leadership is a product of those who serve. If not for you, there would be no Aryte Vesperia, no Ordo, no collective, and no empire. [18:52:20] Aryte Vesperia: We’ve created something amazing here. Nothing else comes close. Thank you for another wonderful year and here’s to yet another. Let’s make it our best yet. [18:52:35] Aryte Vesperia: Would anyone like to add? [18:52:46] Andriste Nesiote raises a hand. [18:52:51] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Nesiote. [18:54:58] Andriste Nesiote: As I'm sure most of you know, I've been with Ordo since 2007, on and off. I've watched this group grow, it's members flourish, and people come and go. But throughout all of it, I've noticed one thing that's never changed. The sense of camaraderie that develops through a close knit bond that forms through time spent together. That is one of the things that makes us strong as a group, our ability to be able to function with a level of friendship, and not just the sense of duty a group like this gives. It's one thing I hope to never see wane within the Ordo. [18:55:53] Aryte Vesperia: True that. Thank you. [18:56:00] Aryte Vesperia: Would anyone else like to add? [18:56:14] Arokh Takakura raises claw [18:56:21] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Takakura. [18:57:00] Tsukiyomi Yuhara raises my hand (when Arokh is done) [18:57:13] Reinhardt Stenvaag raises his hand to get in line after Tsuki [18:57:21] Arokh Takakura: Hi there, so it's the 5th of the november, and that's not just our anniversary to some of you! It's also the eve of Guy Fawke's treason and plot. Those of you who'd like to join us in celebration, and set off a few bangers and fireworks, meet outside the vesperia lounge for the breifest of firework/light shows in honour of that night! [18:57:42] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Mr. Yuhara? [18:57:44] Tsukiyomi Yuhara raises my hand (when Arokh is done, shouted this time) [18:57:57] Radryl Allen raises his hand. [18:59:15] Tsukiyomi Yuhara: During the just over a year I've spent within Ordo, I have gone through quite a few ordeals in my time. Though with all of the times of struggle I've met, I've never had a better set of friends, comrades, and brothers(sisters) in arms. You all have made the last year amazing for me. I would like to say thank you for that. [18:59:34] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Our pleasure, I am sure. [18:59:41] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Stenvaag. [18:59:44] Reinhardt Stenvaag: As I begin my 4th month here in Ordo.. it puts things in perspective. Evalidus may be my immediate family. But everyone in Ordo.. even the air-heads of Astra.. are family to me. I love that we work together here, but that we get together outside this, in games together. I wish I had persued Ordo membership over the last 4 years, when I've had many close encounters with teh group that I alwyas just seemed to avoid through some twist of fate. From when Achtai and I were part of hte group arranging to buy Ziost from its previous owner as a SWRP sim before the miltiaries moved in, to when Bracket and Krow tried to recruit me a year ago when I was building WH40k stuff.. I foudn my family later than I shoudl have. But I'm here with Ordo.. untill I am the last Ordo. This is.. something big for me. Its a purpose that I've never found in anything else. The Ordo can never die. Even if we somehow have nowhere to game.. the Ordo has changed us all somehow. The Ordo is us, like his Divine Imperator said, and in us it liv [18:59:45] Reinhardt Stenvaag: es, if nowhere else. [19:00:30] Snowean Avro raises his hand [19:00:35] Kurama Bingyi raises his/her (God I'm confused x_x) hand. To go after Radryl if he hasn't gone, yet. [19:01:02] Jeffery Worbridge raises his hand. [19:01:03] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you, Mr. Stenvaag. [19:01:08] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Allen? [19:01:12] Krin Redgrave raises hand [19:02:50] Liam Macalroy raises his paw as well, joining the endless line~ [19:03:30] Radryl Allen: I had been here for more than one year, probably going to the second year, I was here, left and came back, so I am sure about the words that I am going to say. No matter what the other organizations, Ordo is the strongest group here, differently of most of groups, we got organization, friendship, defense and strenght at the same time, building something bigger, it can even be compared to the Leviatan theory, because it is a giant thing, but it is built based on another parts, making sure it will be something impenetrable, a really strong barricade, the same way our defense is strong our attack is. We are a family, we are soldiers, we are only one big group. [19:03:51] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you, Mr. Allen. :} [19:04:05] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Avro? [19:04:59] Xoza Tyron raises hand as well [19:05:39] Rykiana Ferina raises his hand [19:05:42] Shizzerk Kostolany joins the hand raising party by raising his hand [19:05:45] Snowean Avro: I know i have been gone for some time. Yet ordo always surprises me. LAst time i was here our sim was a small outpost with a desert theme. Now we are a bustling city. And the members are the best in the SL military. I want to become more active with this group. And you all are the best. I am glad i came back to SL. Becausee ordo is like a second family to me. And its an amazing experience. Long live the Imperator! LONG LIVE ORDO! [19:05:59] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. :) [19:06:06] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Bingyi? [19:06:20] Krin Redgrave: After all this time, these class A's are still itchy. >:[ [19:06:54] Kurama Bingyi: It's only been six months, for me. To be quite honest, I didn't expect myself to stick around for this long - but I did, anyway. The reason I would like to attribute to me still being here would be the Ordo, itself. I can't stress enough that this community, alone, has been the only reason I'm still even on Second Life. Everyone here has been some of the most wonderful individuals I've ever had the privilege to ever come across. My interest in not only military combat, but in the military itself, has been kept alive thanks to this group as a whole. I want to thank everyone - both in my squad, Evalidus, and in the Ordo, itself, for keeping this fire burning. I hope for a great year with the Ordo. My goal? Reach for O-1 before our next anniversary celebration! \o/ AVE IMPERATOR! [19:07:22] Vain Composer raises hand for after Shizzerk. [19:07:22] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. :} Quite doable. Just pick a gender. [19:07:33] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Worbridge? [19:07:34] Jeffery Worbridge: As some of you may know, I have been a member of The Ordo Imperialis since February of 2011. In this time, I've made a very significant transition of my life—through college, to the work field. For those of you who do not know, I'm currently a Cadet in the New Jersey State Police. Many times I questioned myself if I could realistically go into the law enforcement field, and many times I thought of backing down. Regardless of that, I've managed to find certain individuals who have helped me to become who I am today, among them is Aryte Vesperia himself. So thank you, Aryte, and everyone else who I have talked to during my time here in Ordo. Why? Because you've truly shaped who I am today, and you're the reason I have the ability to go out every Monday morning to execute the physically and mentally absorbing tasks that are expected of me. May you stay strong and flourish, may our empire grow stronger, and may we stand together as brothers and sisters. [19:08:02] Aryte Vesperia: My pleasure. Give someone a ticket for me. [19:08:08] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Redgrave? [19:09:08] Krin Redgrave: All i got to say is keep it up. Ive been around for awhile but I stand still impressed by the majority or you. While my times here are fleeting it never fails to impress me. [19:09:13] Krin Redgrave: ps: snowmew [19:09:19] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. [19:09:24] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Macalory? [19:09:53] Liam Macalroy: Am happy to be Ordo Shep. Being a normal shep is boring. ....In all seriousness though, I'm glad to be a part of the Ordo Imperalis. I was really struggling to maintain friends or just some amount of sanity when it came to social life, especially online- before joining this grand organization. I just want you guys to know you're all incredibly great friends. As well as giving my immense amount of time spent on SL some sort of meaning. I'm hoping my second year here will be more than twice as good as my first year has been. ❤ [19:10:43] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. :) [19:10:46] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Tyron? [19:11:20] Xoza Tyron: I speak for Achtai and myself when I say... The Ordo Imperialis is the greatest, most stable and longest lasting online community we've been part of. You all are our friends, our family, a place we can always find comfort. Though life may drag us away at times, If we can go nowhere else, I know we can always come here. As brothers and sisters, we offer the same respect to each member here. Our stories are great, our experiences greater and could not have been accomplished without you all. Its not about position or rank, its about the strength we have within our community. Because of this, since we've joined, we've always refered to ourselvesas a proud and loyal members, and will continue to do so. We do not only reside and effect the Second Life community, our mark is everywhere, even within each other. [19:11:55] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you very much. [19:12:05] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Ferina? [19:12:11] Rykiana Ferina: Thank you Imperator. I just wanted to say, It's hard for me to believe that the Ordo has strived, existed and excelled for five years. I have only been here for less than a year myself but each day I am here I am astounded at the deep loyalty, trust and friendship of everyone. In the last nine months you have all accepted me as not only a friend, but a member of the family, just as I have accepted you all. Five years is a long time yet you all have fought with every ounce of strength and honor, given your loyalty freely and unconditionally for one man....our Imperator. You all amaze me, you the people, you the empire, and I hope to still be here in a further five years time, giving that same level of dedication that you all give now. My goal is to help Ordo grow through what ever small action I can, and I will do it gladly and without hesitation and inspired by you all. Imperator, I not only salute you, but every member of this amazing empire...to all Ordo Imperialis members, present and past. [19:12:15] Rykiana Ferina salutes! "meus spiritus, meus decus, est eius telum" [19:12:53] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you very much. [19:12:59] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Kostolany? [19:13:01] Shizzerk Kostolany: I have been in a few groups before I came to Ordo. All of my experience with the Ordo, from when I was inside the group and outside, has been very good and enjoyable. Although my time in this group hasn't been as long as others I have really grown accustom to the family that we call the Ordo Imperialis. There is no other group where it's members work as well together as we do. We truly have something unique among the grid that no other can compare to. They got nothing on us :) [19:14:07] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you very much, Shizz. [19:14:09] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Composer? [19:14:13] Vain Composer: I am new the Ordo, I do have a thought though. The true worth of a group can be deciphered by a group member's ability to be transparent to their brothers and sisters. When on guard some earlier night this week, a visitor who shall remained un-named IMed me unexpectedly and commented on my visual differences based on the other defenders around me. I was surprised to realize that I had not even recognized the differences - only the similarities. We all are uniquely different, but essentially the same. Ave Imperium, shall our strength remain unbreakable so long as our eyes remain nonjudgmental. Thank you. [19:14:44] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you very much. [19:14:47] Aryte Vesperia: Did I miss anyone? [19:16:41] Aryte Vesperia: Outstanding. Thank you all for coming and sharing your thoughts. It has been, genuinely, a great year. I look forward to what the rest of 2011 and 2012 holds for us. [19:16:43] Aryte Vesperia: You are dismissed. [19:16:44] Aryte Vesperia snaps his fist to his chest, presenting a brief salute. [19:16:50] Arokh Takakura slams a claw to his chest with a dull thud. "Imperator Vesperia." [19:16:52] Tsukiyomi Yuhara salutes! [19:16:52] conger Mint salutes! [19:16:53] Huttser Ishelwood: /salute4 [19:16:54] Vain Composer salutes sharply, proudly claiming: "Glory to the Imperium, Pro Patria." [19:16:54] Heather McKay salutes. [19:16:54] Cyphre Iredell salutes! [19:16:55] Drasamax Python salutes! [19:16:57] Radryl Allen salutes. [19:16:57] Tryn Halostar salutes!

Congratulations!

Hey let's try this again. Missing your 1 yr merit? Please post here.

Sorry to see you go. I hope you don't regret your decision later. Have fun.

LOL.

✠ Missing a PRF? Please refer to your unit lead; if you've already done so and said unit lead has not provided a remedy, feel free to notify me. I will remedy it. ✠ Curious why you have not received a promotion? First, consider if you have fulfilled the necessary minimum requirement exams. If you have, feel free to ask me: we can discuss it and provide direction. Otherwise, keep in mind there is always next week! Keep up the good work. ✠ Contact me if you're an [E-5] and are eligible for elevation to [E-6]. We need to figure out what'cha gotta do to get there! Same goes for [E-6] to [E-7]. ✠ [E-1]'s -- please remember to read "Life After Schola" and remember to take your promotion examinations if you wish to seek elevation! The E-2 examination is painless, I promise. Don’t let it pass you up. If you need help finding them, send me an IM. [PRF] Asara Thursday Havoc Sparta Conger Mint Dave3 Howley Dantes Koronikov Wynand Doomdale Tala Spingflower Tsukiyomi Yuhara Dresden Xaris Radryl Allen Ookamiwulf Lemton Daeshana Sapeur Tonet Millar [Promotions] Conger Mint – [E-2] Duncan Mistwood – [E-2] Wynand Doomdale – [E-2] Loki Cramer – [E-3] Havoc Sparta – [E-4] Kiara Smythe- [E-4] [Merit] Constantine Giugario –[Alpha] * elite squad membership. Temian Nightfire – [Alpha] * elite squad membership. Havoc Sparta – [Medicus] +25 * cited for exemplary performance in combat. Genesis Ronmark – [Medicus] +25* cited for exemplary performance in combat. Ookamiwulf Lemton – [Extended Service] * old. Wolfshaman Warrior – [Castorum] * long history of solid defense command. Kiyaru Kanto – [Extended Service] * old. [Misc] Xoza Tyron: 20QP WayneX: 10QP Rei Khur: 20QP Dascede Aluveaux: 10QP

Rescheduled Monday night. Achtai can't make tonight, so. That'd be lame.

[18:01:19] Aryte Vesperia: Meeting start. As a reminder: all questions, comments (etc) are to be held until given the opportunity to speak. When that opportunity is provided, be sure to raise your hands. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from the meeting. [18:01:41] Aryte Vesperia: Statistics Members: 308 Cadets: 8 Applications New: 7 Accepted: 1 Denied: 1 Review: 5 Combat Defensive: 122 Offensive: 17 Allied Assist: 0 [18:02:21] Aryte Vesperia: Diplomatic notes: no major changes to be mentioned this week. Relatively quiet across the board, more than likely compliments to BF3. Decent combat performance on our part—several solid raids. We fell a few short of our 3 a day goal, but that is quite okay. Defense numbers, strangely, are up. A notable rise in activity seems to be brought on by loose-knit or even somewhat coordinated attacks from smaller groups. Kudos to them. We look forward to more interaction. [18:02:39] Aryte Vesperia: Unit reports this evening? [18:03:01] Hollowmengitus Yifu raises hand for Terra. [18:03:17] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Yifu. [18:03:24] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS A: > A-I, Invictus: Fairly solid week for Invictus! Much blood was spilt in the name of the Ordo Imperialis and we smelted the metal we picked up from our enemies’ guns to erect a statue of Aryte, but sadly the trigger happy night shift accidently shot an ODR at the transport truck of which Munitorum picked up the metal and used it for astra’s new fleet ship (way to go Astra >:/). Otherwise we will continue to raid next week to gather more scrap and hopes of crafting a new statue! Also we need more people to help gather metal so please do apply by talking to our current staff for the application process. [18:04:14] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-II, Evalidus: Hello Ordo. Look at your men, now back to me, now back to your men and back to me. Sadly, I'm not them but pfft.. Who cares as long as I'm in Evalidus ! Look up, back down, where are we ? We are in a meeting room. Surrounded with lot of Ordo members. What's in my hands ? Nothing, but wait... Suddenly I have big ass rifle. Your life can be much easier when you have big ass rifle in your hands and bunch of trusty henchmen willing to fight along your side. Evalidus, we still have slots open so if you are interested, contact either Huttser Ishelwood or Awanken Wasp. I'm on a horse..... [18:04:43] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-III, Insidiae: Overall activity was down this week (as it was with all of Ordo) but members of Insidiae were involved in several defensive operations. Overall Insidiae members partook in five seperate raids this week as well. There is nothing further to report at this time. [18:05:08] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-IV, Praescius: Welcome Marc Gravois to the squad. We have nothing really new to report this week. Still waiting for the teleporter pads to be thrown in the lockers. [18:05:43] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-V, Saevitas: Pretty good week for A-5, raids continue to go out as well as new members recruited. On a recruitment note, I'd like to welcome Constantine Giugiaro to A-5 as our newest member. Finally I'd also like to point out that Aryte's statue was NOT hit by an ODR, but was in fact eaten by Mark. The story was a poor attempt at a cover up. [18:06:05] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS B: > Thatguy: Nothing much to report aside from a good week on Cohors B. I will start to hold bi-weekly B meetings for the Cohors B staff to make sure we're on the ball with a few things. Everything looking for and set up for more activity this upcoming week. Also, happy early Halloween. MISC.: EVE is one hell of a drug. [18:06:17] Hollowmengitus Yifu: That's all for Terra. [18:07:06] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Next? [18:07:36] Ethan Schuman raises his hand for Astra. [18:07:56] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Schuman. [18:08:17] Ethan Schuman: Short but sweet report for Astra this week. The biggest thing to note is our increase in Palaestra traffic. Sebris an d his boys have run an unusually large amount of people through their training this week. Part of this is due not only to new members joining us, but older ones returning to active duty. I'm not quite sure on the status of the Malice training, but I do know that some classes are already being held. Another thing to touch on with regards to Palaestra is that we'll be seeing a new type of recruit going through the courses. Due to 39th's immediate need for an air superiority fighter, I've been working on an adapted version of the Predator for them to use. Their version has a few tweaks over ours in order to better suit their particular needs. [18:08:29] Ethan Schuman: Because of the difficult nature of learning how to fly the Predator and fighters like it, I've invited Nohime to send some of 39th's fighter pilots to us to put through a trimmed down Palaestra crash course (lol pun) that focuses on flight itself while leaving the Ordo specific stuff out. This will be a test run for our eventual goal of a training program that is open to anyone with an interest in flying, including civilians and members of other militaries. I'm confident that we will see good results from this experiment. [18:08:40] Ethan Schuman: Activity for Aquila and Reapers has been much better this week, and Letalis now has two open slots. Those who are interested should contact Addison or Scarlet. [18:08:48] Ethan Schuman: That's all for Astra. Happy Halloween. [18:09:59] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Any additional reports? [18:10:01] Drasamax Python raises hand for the IEA. [18:10:54] Aryte Vesperia: Ms. Python? [18:10:59] Drasamax Python: From myself for The Imperial Education Administration:Schola classes still going at an okay pace but could use more classes as cadets are starting to pile up (Theres a cadet in here right now), little Armatura classes, and no Ludi classes held this week. Developmental wise its a bit quiet as of late. I recall the Heavy Weapons course is in need of rewriting however so that may end up on our plate of things to work on soon. Something that may interest some of you in the IEA. Zero Itamae recently changed jobs inrl so he now has more time to actually be around during the day here. :D (Hi Zero Itamae who was standing next to me now for once and vanished anyway.) [18:11:13] Drasamax Python: If you sent in an application recently and have not heard back from us yet we're probably still processing your application as a note. That is all from the Imperial Education Administration. Don't eat too much candy. :p [18:11:51] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. And yay, Zero. [18:11:53] Aryte Vesperia: Next? [18:12:26] Aryte Vesperia: Final call for reports this evening. [18:13:12] Aryte Vesperia: Moving on, then. [18:13:59] Aryte Vesperia: > Note: Jetbike /Hoverbike / Fast Attack Craft [18:14:11] Aryte Vesperia: As a side note to the Munitorum message, I do want to highlight that our “jetbike” (or whatever you want to call it) has been completely modeled. I have rezzed a copy of it out in front of the podium for everyone to have a look. [18:15:12] Aryte Vesperia: There are a lot of questions buzzing around as to who will be able to access the item, the cost (etc). Foremost, as it will have an altitude limitation and primarily be a close-in-ground vehicle, we will classify it as a general availability item—both primary combat divisions will be able to unlock it. Cost wise, we are looking for it to actually be fairly light in points. No more than 100. Reason being, we aren’t certain of the viability quite yet. [18:16:39] Aryte Vesperia: There will be two versions: armed and unarmed. The armed will have a forward firing anti-personnel weapon, in addition to some sort of mine-laying (explosive in general laying) ability. Quasi-Star Craft. The unarmed version will primarily be a on-demand item that we will utilize in a non-unlock fashion, specifically, for non-combat events like races. We’ll provide the unarmed version as part of the unlocked one, but otherwise folks who wish to participate in races will be able to get a copy for that purpose, without spending QP. [18:17:33] Aryte Vesperia: The item has not yet entered queue for scripting, but the actual process should be simple. It is unarmored, physical movement, so on and so forth. [18:18:09] Aryte Vesperia: Name and classification wise, I am straying from calling it a “jetbike.” We’ll classify it as a RLAV. Reconnaissance/Light Attack Vehicle. Short name . . Talon? Sure. That works. [18:20:21] Aryte Vesperia: > Usin’ the FAQ Thread [18:20:38] Aryte Vesperia: If you have a question that isn’t necessarily private or implicating someone—especially if you feel it’d be something everyone would benefit knowing, use the FAQ thread! It hasn’t seen a lot of love. http://forums.ordoim...rdo-policy-faq/ [18:21:10] Aryte Vesperia: All you have to do is post there, I’ll see it, answer, and add it to the list. I’m a big fan of putting stuff in words so others can benefit from it, but I tend to get side tracked and never add questions I receive in private. So, help your resident Imperator and use that thread. It will make him happy. [18:22:17] Aryte Vesperia: > Halloween [18:22:23] Aryte Vesperia: Halloween is lame this year, falling on a Monday. We will be open for the day, but I’ll put the sim on no-damage for the evening. You may wear costumes throughout the day, regardless. We’ll invite other groups over and generally have fun—maybe go “trick or treat” at other combat groups. I don’t get home until fairly late that night, so I’ll have Keller do the no-damage thing around 5:00 PM SLT. Nevertheless, you are all more than welcome to have a party or what not. [18:24:42] Aryte Vesperia: > Keynote [18:24:48] Aryte Vesperia: This evening I would like to talk a bit about career advancement and methods thereof. Specifically, individuals looking to obtain high (or relatively high) stations within the Ordo—command positions, officership, Guard, Consul (etc). There isn’t any one line of advice that I or any other member can really provide, but there are certainly some characteristics that will help you obtain any goal you so desire. [18:26:14] Aryte Vesperia: First off: be willing to explore your options. By that, I mean . . . it isn’t so linear as to ride the wave of ranks up to O-1 (or whatever position you wish). With each step higher, the number of competitors increases, as does the level of scrutiny that is involved. To be sure: high stations, especially officer ones, involved competition. We have a lot of qualified individuals who’ve completed their OCA—but we take appointments to officer based on merit and performance. Not merit, as in, your award “merits,” but your positions, experience, history. [18:28:23] Aryte Vesperia: To put it into perspective: if member X and member Y both pass their OCA (or whatever exam for insert whatever position), it will come down to asking “which of these two individuals has demonstrated commitment, experience, and an ability to adapt?” If member X has successfully participated in the IEA, IAC, Curia, and Tactica . . but on the other hand, member Y has only ever been a combatant, member X starts to pull ahead based upon the level of experience he or she has. [18:31:30] Aryte Vesperia: That is not to say you need or should be involved in every single division—but don’t be afraid to try out another job if your intent is to eventually reach another. You are building, for all intensive purposes, your résumé. The more areas you show success in, the more command personnel you’ve interacted with, the more individuals will be attesting to your excellence. [18:33:36] Aryte Vesperia: Secondly: the Ordo is not a “my way or the high way.” The Ordo is a continuous story—everyone adds their own paragraph, sentence, chapter, etc. Contribute, give your ideas, offer your input. However, do not be afraid of the word “no” or “that may not work” or whatever negative reply may come. If we accepted absolutely every idea that came our way, we would really have no direction or cohesion. However, even if your idea /isn’t/ accepted, it will be read, it will be seen, and it will be noted that you are giving proactive contribution. That’s huge. [18:35:12] Aryte Vesperia: Third: do not sweat the small stuff. You can’t put more than two humans in a room and some sort of drama not happen. I work with . . like six people at my branch offline. And oh my God, the drama there is so high. Comparatively, we’re numbering three hundred, with a 70% activity level on membership . . . and I’d judge our “drama” levels to be considerably lower. But it happens. You will butt heads with someone. Tempers will rise someday. Someone will get offended at someone else. It. Happens. Brush it off, move on, come back the next day with a clean slate. Life goes on and the matter will pass as quickly as it came. [18:37:43] Aryte Vesperia: Lastly, and most important: be persistent. I can’t stress this enough. The group’s been here for years and years. I’ve seen people go from E-1 to O-5. I’ve seen people do amazing things—after being told “no” a hundred times. If you are persistent and you genuinely care for this group, you can do anything. I don’t say that just to be peppy. I really mean it. I’m old and grizzled. I’ve been around the block a few dozen times now. Make the most of your time, make friends, don’t be shy, have a good time, and be persistent. If you want O-5, it’s only a matter of time. And dueling Hollow to the death. :} [18:39:10] Aryte Vesperia: That said. Thank you all for coming this evening. I would suspect (hinthint) some raid activity after we conclude. I will be running off for about an hour to eat, but I'll be on for the remainder of the evening. Promotions will be up tomorrow-- don't forget to recommend comrades for merits! Just send me a notecard. You have until midnight. [18:39:18] Aryte Vesperia snaps his fist to his chest, presenting a brief salute. [18:39:17] Aryte Vesperia: Otherwise. You're dismissed. Have a good night. [18:39:21] Maverick Garfield salutes. May God lead us to victory. [18:39:24] Shizzerk Kostolany salutes! [18:39:24] Kaska Czarny: /ds [18:39:26] Vain Composer salutes sharply, proudly claiming: "Glory to the Imperium, Pro Patria." [18:39:26] Kaska Czarny salutes and speaks. "In peace we make samovary, in war we make samopaly."

So epic.

Marcus only plays with Space Marines. Also, epic, ROn.

[20:58:13] Vladimus Nikolaidis: And I changed my fucking mind [20:58:28] Vladimus Nikolaidis: Im currently fucking it vigorously trying to make super hybrid skynet babies [21:00:02] Aryte Vesperia: ...

^ .. no way.

✠ Missing a PRF? Please refer to your unit lead; if you've already done so and said unit lead has not provided a remedy, feel free to notify me. I will remedy it. ✠ Curious why you have not received a promotion? First, consider if you have fulfilled the necessary minimum requirement exams. If you have, feel free to ask me: we can discuss it and provide direction. Otherwise, keep in mind there is always next week! Keep up the good work. ✠ Contact me if you're an [E-5] and are eligible for elevation to [E-6]. We need to figure out what'cha gotta do to get there! Same goes for [E-6] to [E-7]. ✠ [E-1]'s -- please remember to read "Life After Schola" and remember to take your promotion examinations if you wish to seek elevation! The E-2 examination is painless, I promise. Don’t let it pass you up. If you need help finding them, send me an IM. [PRFS] Andriste Nesiote Constantine Giugiaro Duncan Mistwood Fatalitywolf Firehawk Jayce Iredell Kiara Smythe Lairex Beck Marc Gravois Maverick Garfield Ookamiwulf Lemton Phares Sajeant Radryl Allen Rei Kuhr Ryan Bunjie Tonet Millar Tsume Xiao Vain Composer [Promotions] Frisk Yifu – [E-6] Marc Gravois – [E-3] Shizzerk Kostolany – [E-7] SirCorn Alter –[E-2] Vain Composer – [E-2] [Merit] All Active Participants of Fallout – [Operation Fallout] * ;d Vain Composer – [Armatura] * completion of Armatura. Wolfshaman Warrior – [Homeland Defense] * is old and defends a lot. [Misc] Awanken Wasp (5 QP) Daeshana Sapeur (20QP) Duncan Mistwood (100QP) Fatalitywolf Firehawk (5QP) Genesis Ronmark (5 QP) Kaska Czarny (20 QP) Kurama Bingyi (10 QP) Marc Gravois (20 QP) Reinhardt Stenvaag (45 QP) Shizzerk Kostolany (5 QP) Tala Spingflower (40QP) Vain Composer (5 QP) Yoki Mistwalker (5 QP) fatalitywolf Firehawk (5 QP)

[18:00:31] Aryte Vesperia: Statistics Members: 309 Cadets: 11 Applications New: 13 Accepted: 2 Denied: 4 Review: 7 Combat Defensive: 113 Offensive: 20 Allied Assist: 0 [18:01:01] Aryte Vesperia: Diplomatic notes this evening: interactions with Chaos have yielded very little in the way of politeness. Our engagements with them have consistently resulted in wanton abuse from the defenders. Nevertheless, our combat successes have been solid. On each interaction, Chaos has failed to provide adequate defense—even while using a virtually immortal tank and hub camping us. Raid leadership is to be advised that Chaos is a particularly tough target. Not by the merit of their forces, but by the treatment their command permits while simultaneously restricting our own technology. Exercise caution and pre-plan with significant reserves. Take special note that enemy will shift their region population limit up and down to suit them, black screen attackers, and use tanks that severely filter damage. [18:01:58] Aryte Vesperia: Unit reports this evening? [18:02:05] Hollowmengitus Yifu raises hand for Terra. [18:02:56] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Yifu. [18:03:08] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS A: > A-I, Invictus: Its been an active week for Invictus! Quotas were met, raids were taken out and heretics were gunned down. Earlier in the week we participated in a joint raid with other A squads to New Jessie, effectively stomping infidels into the ground in name of Imperator. In the near future look forward to more joint raids, squad raids and trainings involving ART basics and more. Are you the first person to rush into a room full of enemies? Do you often find yourself rushing across the battlefield, guns blazing, slapping people in the face as you pierce the enemy line in the name of the Imperator? Do you find the idea of dropping down from the sky on the heads of unexpected heretics hilariously amusing and fun? Then Invictus may be the squad for you! We are currently have four slots open and we are looking for good active members to become part of the squad! If interested send an IM to Pr0wer Miles or Shizzerk Kostolany. Invictus, ruining your day in 30 seconds or less! [18:03:57] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-II, Evalidus: Life is like a box of chocolate... and so on. We still have slot open so if you are interested do contact either Huttser ishelwood or Awanken Wasp. [18:04:07] Hollowmengitus Yifu: > A-III, Insidiae: No report was done this week. Shame. > A-IV, Praescius: Praescius: We got 'dis. (This message has been brought to you by Afevis Sodertelge. To join, please contact him. :]) [18:04:28] Hollowmengitus Yifu: A relatively slow week for Saevitas; Although next week should see several pre-planned large scale deployments on offensive raids. Also Hollow is a po-ta-toe. [18:04:48] Hollowmengitus Yifu: COHORS B: > Thatguy: Yet another good week for Cohors B. There have been several people that will be or have been moved to Cohors A to help them out with numbers. Remember, if you keep at least one raid a week, you're eligable to move up to B-1, which isn't that far from Cohors A. Be sure o ask for PRF's, annual PRF's are a great way to keep up on gear. Looking forward to another week of transfers and activity. Keep it up! [18:05:01] Hollowmengitus Yifu: MISC.: Promotion exams and ART make Aryte happy. [18:05:06] Hollowmengitus Yifu: That's all I have. [18:05:41] Scarlet Flaks raises golf-club for Astra. [18:05:45] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Mr. Flaks? [18:05:54] Scarlet Flaks: Ethan originally had asked me to bug Nikki to do this report, but Nikki has since decided they are afraid of human interaction and would rather hide in a corner and do mesh things or something. Thusly to report for Astra this week; Astra as a whole has sent out many raids, and has seen frequent flight-nights and trainings this past week. A large chunk of raids have been credited to Letalis activity. Aquila and Reapers are running smoothly, and Astra in general is still on a steady up-swing. Palaestra has began offering Malice training this week, and is looking for new instructors. If you're interested make sure to contact Sebris Montpark. Lastly, Astra has new aircraft qualification wings. They are shiny. [18:06:38] Scarlet Flaks: </report> [18:07:29] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Any additional reports this evening? [18:07:48] Mark Karlfeldt raises.. wing? [18:07:52] Drasamax Python raises hand for the IEA. [18:07:54] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Karlfeldt. [18:08:06] Mark Karlfeldt: Munitorum report. [18:08:11] Mark Karlfeldt: > Telepads and Covalent SMG is done. Aryte releases them today or he gets the hose again. > Drasamax's new armoury/schola thing is done for those who didn't know. > The HUD is recieving an update soon. Possibly today. > Current project queue looks like it's going to be the Judico AR, Perseco SMG, Mounted MG, Jetbike, and Tyrant gatling tank. > A reminder to everyone who embarks on their own Ordo projects in a moment of inspiration - I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I would appreciate it more if you approached me with your ideas first, posted a project thread and recieved some constructive criticism and such instead of approaching me with a half-finished project out of nowhere and asking how I can fit it into the armoury. [18:08:28] Mark Karlfeldt: That is all. [18:08:48] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. [18:08:50] Aryte Vesperia: Ms. Python? [18:08:54] Drasamax Python: From myself for The Imperial Education Administration: Few classes in Schola and Armatura. Ludi got multiple NCO-A classes held yesterday since they had a schedule sign up on the forums almost all week. And we got our first NCO-A graduate. Not too many things happened other than that this week for classes. [18:09:07] Drasamax Python: Ludi has a logo now with a awesome poster to go with it. You might have seen one on outside of the Vesperia Lounge few days ago. Was about time since I had been planning to make Ludi a logo/poster to match with Schola and Armatura. :p so yay \o/ [18:09:22] Drasamax Python: Commandant Zero Itamae and I are still brainstorming on IEA item ideas. We're planning to make atleast 5 of them. We're slowly coming up with a solid list of what those 5 items will be however. It's been a while since we got apps so if your looking to be a Schola/Armatura Magister you can sign up here with our application: http://forums.ordoimperialis.com/index.php?/topic/13701-iea-scholaarmatura-recruitment-application/ [18:09:34] Drasamax Python: And on a random note: yes, I mention this a lot because most of our Magisters come from the lower pool which consists of new people most of the time. So we're always getting those new people or people reaching that E-3 requirement signing up normally or looking to do so that are sitting in the meeting. I know for one when I was a little Cadet back in late 2009 the first thing I told myself is I want to be a Magister and make sure classes get done. rofl. But I had to wait till E-3. And here I am today just about almost on top of the IEA and doing these weekly IEA reports at these meetings. :] That is all from the Imperial Education Administration. [18:10:08] Kyra Vixen quietly raises her paw for Tactica. [18:10:22] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. :] [18:10:24] Aryte Vesperia: Ms. Vixen? [18:10:56] Kyra Vixen: From DaveyDarkStrider Oh for Tactica: Kyra has returned from their LOA and is ready to get right back into the thick of it! We have a couple new groups popping up this week, they are currently under investigation to see if they're legitimate targets so keep an eye on the board for any changes. Other then that, there's not really much else to report this week." This ends the report for Tactica. Keep your compass handy, everyone! [18:11:16] Aryte Vesperia: Kyra likes to talk about herself in third person. [18:11:22] Aryte Vesperia: Final call for reports? [18:11:49] Aryte Vesperia: Moving on, then. [18:11:53] Aryte Vesperia: > November 5th [18:12:10] Aryte Vesperia: We are just about two weeks away from our anniversary date: November 5th. Next meeting with focus around details of events, but I wanted to give everyone a forewarning as to the expectations that will be laid out. On the 5th, we will certainly have formal ceremony and speeches from select personnel. As such, please be certain your formal attire is properly prepared for the event. Please plan on ceremonies to commence in the evening. [18:12:59] Aryte Vesperia: As it falls on a Saturday, we will likely replace the main meeting with the ceremony, so as not to over-burden personnel with scheduled dates. [18:13:26] Aryte Vesperia: Weekly reports and so forth will still be collected and announced prior to the meeting on the 5th. [18:14:24] Aryte Vesperia: Next up: [18:14:26] Aryte Vesperia: > Merczateers [18:15:06] Aryte Vesperia: Some weeks ago mention was made that we will be pursuing combat interactions with the Merczateers on a friendly level. On account of some delays regarding my computer blowing up, talks had stalled in setting the events in motion. I touched base with Mr. Huszar yesterday and reaffirmed interest in the matter. He and I are scheduled to talk sometime this weekend to lay down some ground expectations—we will likely start small, with scheduled raids, simply to feel the matter out. [18:16:06] Aryte Vesperia: However, down the road, it is quite plausible that we could escalate into open combat interactions without schedule. The key element to his, however, is the Merczateers will still be our staunch political allies—we will do battle, but in a competitive, friendly manner. In all other situations, we will still back up and support the Merczateers without exception. They are and continue to be our close friends. Simply, it’s too much of a good opportunity to interact with another top notch organization to pass up. [18:17:15] Aryte Vesperia: Moving on~ [18:17:20] Aryte Vesperia: > End of Operation [18:17:50] Aryte Vesperia: We have concluded our concentrated effort on the AN as of this week. Merit will be handed out to the group for participation in the event, Operation Fallout. Major kudos to all the raid leaders and involved personnel—we had a great time and a large success with our combat missions. We will continue battle with the AN, of course, but we have moved on to other organizations as key focuses. (Thank you Drasamax for the textures.) [18:19:21] Aryte Vesperia: As the merit will likely be mass transmitted, be sure to notify someone with permissions on the database if you need it added to your auto-grid. [18:19:34] Aryte Vesperia: Annnd next up. [18:19:38] Hollowmengitus Yifu: a.k.a. me. [18:19:40] Aryte Vesperia: > Keynote: Revision Project [18:20:12] Aryte Vesperia: As we mentioned last week, a major revision project is being undertaken—we’re slating completion by January 1st, 2012. The officer corps has spent the week discussing areas of interest. I am going to go ahead and post a large outline of affected areas. After the meeting, I invite everyone to submit their own ideas in the meeting log thread. Avoid debating the necessity or lack of necessity at this time: we are still gathering categories and ideas at this phase. We'll weed it down to a core list after gathering up a solid chunk. [18:20:51] Aryte Vesperia: I will present the current categories and the notes attached to them in bullet format for you all to look at. Some items are a bit vauge, or repetitive-- as they fall under multiple categories. [18:21:21] Aryte Vesperia: First: [18:21:29] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Misc Additions - Handbook revision; turn it into a more of group constitution. - Inclusion of Ordo lore into group. - Armory revision; change to vendor style, rather than lockers. - Armory revision; less randomization of weapons: families of gear. - More propaganda posters, etc. - Potential rank revisions; potential modify point and purpose of E-8; potential warrant rank. - Revision of promotion materials for more accurate reflection of rank-to-rank duties. [18:22:26] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Non-Combat Entertainment - Arena fights. - Hoverbike races. - Hyperball (whatever that is, Ethan). - Quasi-lite RP events; alternating builds in Chronus for event? - Quasi-crafting abilities. [18:23:41] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Reward Programs - Crafting. - ART achievements (expanded). - Vanity items for performance in units (ex: IEA tome, Astra bomber jacket). Tiered achievements. - Streamline merits; additional merits included; potential revision to include ability to stack merits. - Archetypes/quasi unique classes for senior NCOS (Commissar, psyker, etc). - Elite variants of weapons for achievements. [18:24:51] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Policy - Move all policy under policy section of forums for ease of access, centralized location. - Shoring up policy to be clearer cut: strict, but not strangling on semantics. - Tiers: constitutional law (handbook), federal (Curia/Standing Orders), state (division rules). [18:25:54] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Schola / Entry in to Ordo - Total re-write of materials; more involved, less copy/paste. - Irregulars? Pre-Schola? CDF involved. - CDF modification; auxiliary unit, filter for applicants. [18:27:01] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Officers - Comprehensive tasks list; revolving orders: ex: X officer responsible to be OIC this week, but Y officer responsible next week. - Force streamlining. - Office hours. - OCA – wingman/buddy up with an existing officer. [18:27:57] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Armatura - Revision to follow lead on Schola. - Strict observance on need to complete Armatura for specialty units. [18:28:28] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Ludi - One course a week, minimum. - Reward for participation in Ludi courses. - OIC/NCOIC training courses. - Transition ART to mandatory status for all elite units. [18:29:18] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Terra - Monthly unit reviews. - Insert more here, Hollow. [18:29:42] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Astra - Palaestra available to everyone. - Targeted recruitment; seek out competent potential pilots and provide incentive for enlistment in air corps. [18:30:11] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Curia - Focus on Curia’s responsibility of codifying/management of policy. - Shape Curia’s interests in a more appellate/superior court/federal jurisdiction style—accurately reflecting intent at keeping origination of discipline at command level for most matters. [18:31:00] Aryte Vesperia: Category: AiR - Weekly, scrubbed intelligence reports. - Personnel expansion. [18:31:37] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Praetorians - Increased flexibility; potential revision of Signas. - Revision of internal rankings; streamlined for activity. - Force # stream lining. [18:31:58] Aryte Vesperia: Category: New Divisions - Creation of departments for strategic level interaction? Interior, War, Intelligence. - Creation of recruitment group. - Creation of diplomatic group. - Potential sharing of responsibilities of aforementioned? [18:32:52] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Recruitment - Unit focused on recruitment development; videos, propaganda, etc. - Consistent/continual incentives for quality recruitment. - Expansion of the CDF; potential redesign as a filter for applicants that aren’t immediately viable for induction; would be a quasi defense force for folks to earn the privilege to be Ordo. [18:33:17] Aryte Vesperia: Category: Diplomacy - External relations education programs. - Development of a diplomacy corps. [18:33:39] Aryte Vesperia: Phew. I'll take a couple questions. I'm sure there's a lot. [18:34:01] Aryte Vesperia: Just raid your hands. [18:34:11] Disembodied Hand raises ... self [18:34:14] BurrWolf Qin raises his hand [18:34:18] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. ..Hand. [18:34:57] Disembodied Hand: With palaestra being available to everyone, would that not sort of kill off purpose to astra in a noticible way? [18:35:30] Aryte Vesperia: This was proposed by Astra command as an opportunity for Terra to take flight courses, learn how to fly. [18:35:36] Aryte Vesperia: And then summarily be kidnapped for Astra. [18:35:40] Andriste Nesiote raises a hand. [18:35:53] Aryte Vesperia: Mr. Qin? [18:37:30] BurrWolf Qin: How exactly would diplomacy corps function with our external relations? How exactly would our diplomacy corps work and what duties with they fufill? [18:39:07] Aryte Vesperia: They would take the place of the Iron Symphony Delegates; visit other regions, participate in communual events/meetings, and act as political envoys. They would be granted a scope of decision making that would permit them to act as diplomats in my stead. This would include having the responsibility of responding to inquiries on social media webpages. [18:39:21] Aryte Vesperia: Mr, Nesiote? [18:40:25] Andriste Nesiote: I remember there being quite a bit of discussion on the subject of rewards tailored towards people taking OIC for extended periods of time. Has that been scrapped, or is that still a viable concept in the works? [18:41:07] Aryte Vesperia: That will continue going forward as part of the reward program. [18:42:01] Aryte Vesperia: Any other questions? [18:42:57] Aryte Vesperia: Very good. Please feel free to contribute your own ideas to the meeting thread when it up. Be sure to put a category name in front of it-- like: Category: Terra - makes Hollow wear pink. [18:42:58] Aryte Vesperia: Etc. [18:43:09] Aryte Vesperia: Simply to aid us in compiling it down to one list. [18:43:46] Aryte Vesperia: We'll finalize mid-week and start shaping it out for distribution and immediate implementation. We will make all available effort to hammer out anything proposed by the first of the year. [18:44:35] Aryte Vesperia: That said. Thank you all for coming this evening. It's been a good week. A long one, but a good one. Lot of successful combat activity. Let's keep that momentum going-- IEA, let's get those cadets trained. More soldiers always make Aryte happy. Promotions will be up tomorrow: be sure to take those minimum exams! [18:45:24] Aryte Vesperia: I'm sure someone will host a raid after the meeting. I'll be back in an hour or so. Time for me to run off for dinner and the likes. Thanks again for a good week. Dismissed and good night! [18:45:25] Aryte Vesperia snaps his fist to his chest, presenting a brief salute. [18:45:26] Kyra Vixen salutes! "For the glory of the Imperator!" [18:45:27] loki Cramer salutes [18:45:27] loki Cramer "looks like you just earned.. a salute.." puts on sunglasses" [18:45:27] Christoph Batra salutes [18:45:27] Andriste Nesiote salutes crisply. "Heresy grows from idleness." [18:45:28] Blaze Wiles salutes "Utrinque Paratus" [18:45:28] Afevis Sodertelge salutes. [18:45:29] Reinhardt Stenvaag salutes, barking out proudly "I march for Titan. AND I SHALL KNOW NO FEAR!!!" [18:45:30] Duncan Mistwood salutes! [18:45:31] Yoki Mistwalker salutes! Ad honorem Ordo [18:45:31] Tala Spingflower salutes! [18:45:32] Zerowinged Vasiliev presents a clean salute, "Guardsman Vasiliev. . ." [18:45:32] Marc Gravois salutes! [18:45:33] Drasamax Python salutes! [18:45:34] BurrWolf Qin salutes! "For the Glory of the Imperium!" [18:45:35] Tonet Millar salutes! [18:45:35] Maverick Garfield salutes. May God lead us to victory. [18:45:36] Shizzerk Kostolany salutes! [18:45:38] Tryn Halostar salutes! [18:45:40] conger Mint salutes! [18:45:41] Kurama Bingyi pounds his fist in salute, "Imperium wihae!"

.. rofl. OK. Mark and Huttser talked on Ts3 and made friends. This thread has run its course.

Ultor are not decommed; just not issued. Re: adding Ryu to battle; CDF often has fluctuating numbers and results in necessity of moving people in and out. Often CDF complains our numbers are uneven, but our numbers are even. He just can't count.

Have you ever raided CDF? They have ultra-mobile mechs that have more HP than our tanks and deploy them en masse. So the use of heavy weapons and tanks is pretty warranted.

I am so sad Burr took my joke. I was about to post that I used two paper cups.

@ Dibs. The difference being, my opinion sets the regulation and vision of the Ordo, and has, since 2006. It's been my regulation and vision since then that we are here to obtain victories in battle. You're welcome to dissent from that opinion and it won't offend me to do so, but at the end of the day, my opinion has been interwoven into the fabric of the group for five years now. In short, if you aren't willing to tow that line, you shouldn't lead raids.

@ Reinhardt; most regions are built to be unwinnable. @ Recalibar; if the enemy achieve nothing, I wouldn't consider that a tie or a loss. We're unable to bleed them down due to the fact no one really dies, but if all points are sustained, that'd be about the same thing.