Kithsuneca Eilde

Very pleasant to read, very well spoken good Sir.

Aww Rei.. You are all sorts of mean. >:C

=============================== Back from the Dead? =============================== So, I'm certain I have a lot of explaning to do about my strange disappearence. Well There's a good reason for that. ============ Volunteer Job ============ I've been busy with a Volunteer Job that I started In October. I currently work at the new P.A.W.S. Animal Shelter that opened up just down the road from me, currently as a Kennel Aide, Walker, Animal Care, and a few other things. I mostly work with the dogs and puppies, but sometimes get to interact with the Cats and kittens. I've been working every Monday's and Tuesday's from 8AM to 4PM. It's been a little hectic but I'm enjoying it a lot! So that's one reason I've been a ghost. ============ Family ============ For the past few months, because of the holidays, my family has "Kidnapped" me for quite a few weeks at a time, so I've really not had anytime to myself. So that's a reason for Those disappearences. ============= New Computer ============= As a few had knew, my old computer finally crapped itself out, and I was out for 3 Months without a computer. So I finally got a new computer, thanks to a generous donation from a friend of mine. However the computer has been acting up, mostly due to.. Well it's Dell, and they kind of screwed up a few things when making it. It's an Aurora R3, and I've had to take out 2, bad mem sticks already, not only because it was a very bad batch of RAM that they are still USING, but because they decided it was a smart idea to mix different Manufacture RAM sticks, that were different voltages, speeds, and size. So that kind of was making my computer hard crash repeatedly. I'm still getting Problems so I've got some money I'm going to have to spend to update this computer to run better. ============= Family Issues ============= My grandmother has been having some medical problems, and from the sounds of it I could possibly be getting dragged to live there for a few months to make sure she's okay while Grandpa is at work. However I will attempt to drag my computer along with me, but that's hoping. ============= Job Interviews ============= After I applied for help from Career Connect, MindLeaders, and C.A.S.E. Employment Support, I've had to be in and out of my home quite a lot to go do Resume's, and work with some people to help me find a job seeing as the area that I'm in has a lot of issues with handing out jobs to people, so I've been busy with that. ============= Volunteer Computer Teaching ============= This went on for months, finally got finished with it since the students I was teaching finally graduated, so I was tied up with that for a while too. ============= Drivers Temps ============= Was dealing with a small bit of studying and everything, and now am probably going to be getting into the A++ Driving School to be able to get my Drivers License since I currently don't have a car or anyone willing to be a passanger for me to get my hours in. I think I've covered all of it, I'm sure there's more things that I've had to deal with but I guess that settles most of it. So, yea I've been extremely exaughsted and busy with real life suddenly. Oh and, Picture of Puppies that I take care of when I'm there, I'm sure they are already in a better home now, but if not they are still there, desperately trying to steal my shirt or my keys.. or my phone.. or my glasses and hair.. I swear they feed them too much sugar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPJUBQd-PNM&feature=channel_video_title

I, every blue moon (very, VERY, rare occasions), Like to enjoy a nice, big, Cigar while relaxing outside watching the starry sky. The Flavor of a Cigars and smell of a cigar is way better in my opinion.

For the past.. I'm going to say the past Year, I've been having some Medical Problems. I've been losing a lot of sleep at night, or not getting any sleep at all, and it's been getting worse since the beginning. My ability to concentrate and my health has been slowly degrading and I haven't been able to get enough energy to get up and do certain things. On the 5th of this month I'll be going to the Sleep Clinic to see if there's anything wrong with my sleep patterns because the Doctor Believes I may have Narcolepsy and Sleep Apnea which could be the huge, main reason why I have been dropping down. My Activity is horrible.. I know.. But this isn't something I can just magically fix.. So hopefully By the time the 5th comes around I'll have some answers as to why I'm losing so much sleep.. and why my health has been degrading like it is. To put into example.. I go to sleep at 12AM on days I have to go to my group sessions.. I end up waking up feeling horrible.. and sometimes I wake up at 5AM and can't go back to sleep.. so I'm feeling sluggish and down by the time I have to get out of bed. There's days where I can't get to sleep till 5AM in the morning and I'm sleeping till 2PM. And when it comes to gaming.. Well.. I've fallen asleep at the keyboard a few times.. So definitely concentration for me is really down the hole.. I've already given some people a heads up for my absence but.. I don't want people thinking I just up and left The Ordo.. So.. wish me luck and everything.. Cause I'm honestly tired of feeling this way everyday.

I must say I really like seeing everyone participating with this and giving their own ideas, concerns, etc. I know everyone's going to have their own ideas, or are against ideas that were given but it's good to see people showing what they agree with or disagree with. That's what helps us grow. I've read through everyone's comments/concerns so far and I can agree with some of the things being said. Like I said before, this forum is for people to give their ideas and concerns out to the ideas that were given. I hope to see more people participate in this and give their comments and concerns. :]

From Today's Meeting (Before the Normal Weekly Meeting): Introduction: Hello and good Afternoon Ordo. This is my first Participation in the Weekly meetings, and I can see a lot of new faces here today so I'll go ahead and introduce myself to those who don't know me. My name is Kithsuneca Eilde. I am a Rank E-5 (Vexillarius) within the Antesignani (A-2) Division, Terra Alpha Squad. I first joined the Ordo on September 9th, 2010. I am a Curia Consiliator, Tactica Squad member, Schola and Armatura Magister. The reason why I'm wanting to speak up today, is because I'd like to have a moment of time with the Ordo as a Whole, give and get some insight from everyone, and maybe help improve the Ordo as a whole. If you've been here for the past week, you may have been approached by me asking you questions of what you'd like to see within the Ordo, or what you think could be improved. A few of you have given some nice ideas. And some of you I never got to, so today is the day You get to put your insight into the Meeting. Please leave Ideas, Comments, Concerns afterwards so that we may let everyone have time to have the spotlight. The Following information and those who were involved with giving ideas will be anonymous to this meeting. That way, things that are suggested won't have people pointing fingers at one another. We want this to be a friendly discussion amongst everyone. Suggestions: Weapons and Vehicles The first Topic of course, which seemed to be everyone's favorite Idea to choose, was Technical, Weapon, Armor, Vehicles and Other Cosmetic Suggestions/Concerns. Our first and top most Suggested item has been quite sought after for a while now by a few handful of members. The Suggestion and Use of Mechs. Now a lot of people may not know what a mech is, or be apposed to it. But there was quite a few ideas to put into here by members. Mechs: First and Foremost about the Mechs. Suggestions of non spam type Mechs to be used. As a lot of Militaries have mechs that spam and cause a lot of problems for other Military groups. Our suggestion, and idea. Was to bring in the idea of Mechs that have Light, Medium, or Heavy based armor systems, and weapons. Not just for cosmetics but also for those hard to defend and attack times. The type of weapons suggested for Mechs were as follows: *Machine Gun Mechs (Light Armor Based Mechs) *Sniper Mechs (Light Armor Based Mechs) *Rocket Mechs (Heavy Armor Based Mechs) *Shotgun Mechs (Medium Armor Based Mechs) *Brawler Mechs (Light - Heavy Armor Based Mechs) There was also suggestions of what type of "Tech" mechs could have. Such as the ideas of Corrosive, Shrapnel, Explosive, Stun, EMP, Shock, Etc., style Mechs that can cause more damage to the enemy. These being a few small ideas of what the Mechs could use or be like. The Next ideas brought up were the ideas of Better Weapons. Quite a few people have Suggested: Sniper Rifles, that are Bolt Action, rather then Semi Auto. Not only will this help with Aim, but it would reduce the chance of friendly fire as Gun spam would be reduced. This idea could be implemented with newer guns as well. The idea of Bolt action will teach Members to be patient with their shots as well as learn to control their shots. There has even been mention by some members that the idea of "Sniper Rifle Training" would do quite a few people some good, to learn to be patient, steady their aim, and not spray bullets everywhere hoping to hit something. This would help reduce the chances of friendly fire, and could be a Good training Course to run through. Not only with live Fire, but live Training as well could be involved, as well as possible Marksmanship Type Awards/Rewards. To add to the Sniper Rifle Idea, the idea of making the gun more "Dead Accurate" has been discussed amongst members, reducing the chance it misses, and making it more likely to hit it's target. Such as with the Bolt Action Idea. The Longer you hold the Trigger button down, the larger the Shot, like "Charge Shot" style of weapons. Increasing the range and area of effect it has. Could be a new idea for a Heavy Weapon or Other depending on it's Variety. As well as the idea of bringing "Tech" into the weapons. (Corrosive, Explosive, Shrapnel, etc.) Style bullets. The Next topic of Discussion was the use of New Vehicles, as well as the introduction of bringing Astra into play more often. The first idea that was brought up was the idea of Light Armor vehicles instead of heavy. Such as: Transport Jeeps, Quads, or even bikes. Light Jeep: Would be to transport at least 4 troops into battle While having support of light armor to protect them momentarily as they get into the battle. And the idea of the Jeep to have a Light Mounted Machine Gun on the back for protection. Quads: Teamwork Based Vehicles. The idea of one member having to drive both themselves and another member to a hotspot or into the battle. The idea being, the driver can only drive, and the Gunner, is the other person, using a weapon of their choice for protection. The Quads Have a very Light Armor based system or no based system at all. Seige Tanks: Yes, that's right. Seige Tanks from Starcraft I & II Have been suggested. Long Range Fire Support and Armored Support Tanks that have the ability to assist our Members from long distances, instead of being up close and front with normal tanks like the IRA, or can be set out into the field as Armored Support Vehicles. "The siege tank is a terran vehicle that can be configured to fulfill both the armored support and the long-range artillery support roles." This tank would come in handy for multiple uses, as a Heavy and Long Range Fire Support Vehicle. A Better Flak Cannon: This idea was brought up after the recent Turret System for the Engineer pack. The idea was to make the Flak Cannon much more capable of taking down High Velocity Targets, as well as the ability to Completely avoid our Astra Pilots in the air, Meaning, the Flak won't hurt anyone except the enemies in the sky while Astra is free to fly around without being in danger of Flak Cannons taking them out. Let's move onto other things, as I don't want to stay on the topic of Weapons, Armor and Vehicles the whole time. But here are some other ideas that were given out: Ordo Issued: *155MM SPH (Self Propelled Howitzer) *Bane-blades *Power Armor *Chainswords *Kar98K *M1 Garand *Futuristic Style weapons Armor, and Vehicles *Newer Laser (Las) Weapons Astra Involvement: Let's move onto the Astra Involvement before we head into Concerns. As we all know, Astra doesn't get a lot of props from Terra. However, Astra in it's own, have a very difficult task for themselves, much more Difficult then Terra Troops have to do. Not only do they have to fly around at high speeds to take out enemy aircraft, but they go through many trainings to deal with Different Environment Settings. Not only that, but if you can't stand Motion Sickness, Astra has to keep up with that as well. The idea that was given. Is that a few Astra members I had spoken with wanted to be more involved with helping Terra and Astra Land troops. The idea of using the Drop Ship more often. The Drop Ship, being able to seat up to 12 Troops, was suggested to be used to help move teams around the sim and get them to locations quicker. Dropping a few people off at each of the Targeted Locations would help quicken the Defense line, as well as get our troops accustomed to what Astra has to deal with. Not only the barrage of bullets everywhere, but obstacles as well. The idea being that If Astra were to use the Drop Ship more often, it would help introduce and get Astra more involved. Concerns: I'd like to move onto the Concerns about the Alpha Squads and other Concerns from other Squads. Alpha Concerns: I had been gathering some ideas from other Members, and not just those who are in the Alpha Squads, but a few who are outside of the Squads. The Concern being; That the Alpha Squads seem to be too "Social Club" like, instead of friendly to everyone. It was suggested that we should make the Alpha Squads more Public-Friendly and allow other people to be able to see what Alpha Squads are like. For example, taking B-Cohors Members out on an Alpha Squad's Raid. Or the idea of giving a member interested in Alpha Squads the ability to experience each Squad and find out which one they like being in more. Such as the ability for the B-Cohors to have the ability to hang out with each of the squads, and have no biased Decisions on other squads, but have positive thoughts of each one, and choose the Squad they'd like to be a part of more. Tactica Concerns: The Next large topic of Concerns was Tactica. A few members have suggested that Tactica isn't getting a lot of recognition as it should be getting. There has been a lot of people noticing, and reporting that Tactica Reports, Forums and Information given to public viewing is not getting any recognition, or very little at all. The ideas given to help it out, was the idea of "Marketing" it. Meaning, give it more exposer and giving Tactica an open book for people to see, hear and know about Tactica more often. The other Idea being that Tactica should make itself OIC/Raid Participant Friendly for everyone, not only to join, but to be involved with a Tactica Raid. Astra Concerns: Another big concern was for Astra. There was a concern about Astra not having a huge part in the System. We barely get to see Astra troops being able to participate and there's quite a few people who agree that Astra needs to be more involved with what they do best. One of the ways offered that could help would be to increase the variety of the aircraft by making the systems more modular, and have the modularity affect the aircraft itself, as well as increase the amount of Air Combat available to the Astra squad. The idea was to have Astra be able to be more involved during combat. Even if there's no combat going on, to involve at least the Dropships for both Terra and Astra land troops, and allow Astra to get troops around quickly and efficiently. Objective Concerns: Another concern was directed about the Objectives. The Objectives seem to have too much of a "Winning Condition". The idea was to give the objects more of a "Benefit" to teams who control it. Such as Defensive Benefits, or something that helps that team with defense/offense. That way it works towards the Teams instead of against them. This also was suggested for Astra too, to have Air Objectives as well that would give the same benefits. Ordo Concerns: The Next Concern was towards the Ordo in general. There's been a few people who suggested that there's a time to play around and have fun, and a time to be Professional and Focused. It's fine to have friends and have fun, but during Defense is when the Professionalism and Focus needs to be at full alert. The concern that tons of people go afk or just sit around and goof off during Defense needs to be fixed and changed. It was suggested that if you go AFK, don't go AFK on sim, as it gives enemies a reason to send more troops and outnumber us in Defense. Which Defense is going to be important as with the new sim build, team work, layers of defense, and active OIC/NCOIC will be needed more then before. As well as the need for more Unity between Units too. Inactivity Warning System: Which brings up the Idea that was given for a "Inactivity Warning System". A lot of members are concerned, and not happy with the fact that a lot of people go afk/away during, while, or Before an Attack/Defense situation is going on, for too long. A few people have mentioned the use of an "AutoKick" system or "Alert System" to give information to the Current OIC/NCOIC, or Mercury of who is not actively defending or has gone inactive during a Defense. That way, this will make those individuals understand the importance of Defense, or let Defenders know how much Defense strength they are dealing with and the necessary actions to do if defense is actually low. This system, even though it might take a while to implement, would be good to use during huge Raids while on Defense, as it would give a heads up to Defense OIC/NCOIC at the time. The system could work like the NCOIC/OIC Time out. If you're not moving or inactive, it could generate a Time, and how long the person has been afk. The idea to also have a Window near the spawn available to Raiders or Attackers, showing them how many people are actually there, or afk, and how many people they are actually allowed to have until people wake up, that way we aren't outweighed in Defense. Defense Line Seems Weak!: There was a concern that the Defense line is quite weak at the moment, as the attacking force seems to have the upper hand in combat. A few members had concerns about this and wanted to address this. The fact that there's a lot of nooks and crannies for an attacking force to run through and get through, it causes the Defense to get scrambled and disorientated. As well as the inactivity of many people at times, seems to cause the defense to get crushed under the weight of attackers. However this is being currently fixed by working as a Team. Defense can't be weak if they work together and not scramble apart during Defense, as well as the sim is still under construction, so there will be small holes people can get through. Sim Build Ideas: The next ideas I'd like to go over from talking to people, are for Sim build ideas, Design, etc. Checkpoints: The Idea first idea that was given. Was the use of Checkpoints, Cordon's, etc. (Cordon: a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passage) The idea of using checkpoints, Military Cordon's etc where if the first line of defense is wiped, those that are still up can fall back to a Checkpoint or area where more support is able to come in and help with the defensive line. New Entrances/Exits: New Entrances and Exits: The idea of using sewer systems, and pipes to be able to walk through and get around the sim or other areas was suggested. The idea of being able to go through different areas and work around Attackers, or give Attackers different ways to attack and push through, making it more interesting for both sides. Sniper Perches: Sniper Perches: There's quite a few members who enjoy Sniping more then running in with an AA-12 blazing like crazy. There needs to be a few perches for Snipers to be able to sit up in and hit enemies from safe spots, still have light cover, but not completely concealed from being hit. Cover: Cover: A lot of people have expressed concerns of not being able to duck behind something when running around in the open, they expressed the idea of using small things along the roads or other places where cover will be possible to avoid being shot. Color: Shrubbery/Trees/Plant's/furniture/etc: A few people have mentioned that they would like to see more life in the sim and more plants scattered around giving the sim a feel of Liveliness and "Color" to the sim instead of all Cold Steel everywhere. The idea of also giving buildings furniture, as well as road signs and maybe street lights, etc for the sims design. We know the sim is still under construction of course, but these are quite a lot of ideas that have popped up. These were all the ideas that were given during the week. This was fun for myself and I enjoyed doing it, being able to get everyone's ideas and being able to get everyone's concerns to be addressed. Now yes most of these ideas are already being worked on, or in process of being fixed so be ready for them. Go ahead and leave other ideas below, and discuss it between each other. I want people to give each other ideas and help out with things. So post your comments, concerns, etc below and let other's hear your ideas.

I believe these are all acceptable Rules and Regulations for the Sim Policy as per training and combat. I'm glad that everything has been sorted out and hopefully, less stress during combat and training! :)

Tomorrow I'll be headed out for Family, probably won't be back till after Christmas. It's going to be one hectic day with all the kids running around and opening presents left and right. I just wanted to wish everyone in the Ordo a Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays. And hope everyone has a Safe, Fun time with their family or loved ones. Hope everyone gets what they wanted for Christmas/Holidays and hope everyone has a great time. Hopefully by the end of this Month my Spirit will be higher and I'll be on SL more often. Miss being around everyone, and hope everyone's been doing okay. Have a Happy Holiday, and Merry Christmas Everyone.

Recent Inactivity Some people may have been wondering why I haven't been on SL at all, or on vent that much in the past week. Well a few things have been going on recently and I feel maybe I should try to explain it the best I can, and maybe get some input on this. First of all, the main reason. Ever since I joined the Ordo I had been excited about being a part of a group I can associate myself with and hang out with. I started to get on SL a lot more and hang out with the Ordo quite a lot, happy to be with a large group of people. However because of this I had forgotten about a group of friends I used to hang out with a lot on skype and talk with them a lot. The reason to it was because I had nothing in common with them, they were playing games that I didn't have, or were doing things that I couldn't be a part of, so I pulled myself away from them and was with the Ordo more then them. Well last week a friend from that group contacted me and asked me why I left them and why I wasn't talking to them anymore. I explained to them the reason being "I had nothing to contribute to the group. You guys were either playing World of Warcraft all the time or games I didn't have, and I felt like I didn't have anything to put into the conversations at all." My friend then talked to me and gave me some input that made me think. He gave me a big insight being "Even though you don't play the games we do, or have anything to put in about the conversations we have about what we do, we still love having you in the group with us. You're still our friend, and friendship is what counts more then games." With him saying that I thought hard about what was said and they invited me into the call where they all gave me some good insight. After talking they all pitched in to get me the games that they played, they said that they'd like me to join in the games with them and maybe have more input in the group. I accepted the offer and over the last week I had been playing games with them. I've found that maybe I need to keep up my friendships I have with everyone and not just one group, friendships are important to me and I want to keep the friendships I have within the Ordo, and the friendships I have in my group. I'm not leaving the Ordo, that's something I will never do, but I need to find time to put into my friends I almost left behind. I'll be here and still get on SL when I'm not playing games with my friends, and do things within the Ordo even if I'm not as active as I was where I was on every hour of the day. The Second reason I haven't been on is because of something I've been experiencing. For a while after being in the Ordo, I noticed quite a few of the people within the Ordo that used to talk to me all the time have either stopped talking to me or avoiding any conversations with me within the past month. And when I've tried to talk to them or bring up a conversation with some of these people it's either a quick hey, how are you, type of conversation then nothing else. Or no response at all... Which has me wondering if I've done something wrong, or I've lost my "Charm" of being a nice person in peoples eyes. I'm always nice, friendly and outgoing with everyone, but it feels like I've done something horribly wrong that people are ignoring and avoiding me. I know that I'm not the only one that's had this happen recently, but it still, hurts. So, I've been doing other things to keep myself busy and maybe give people a break from my presence because I personally thought it was because of me and something I've done. Other then these reason above, I'll be still active within the Ordo, but I'm going to be also spending time with the friends I have on Skype that I've been playing games with recently. Because Moderation is important, and being away from my friends for almost 3 months I don't want to loose that friendship I have with them. I'm being mindful of both situations why I've been away, so I'm trying to find out how to fix the second reason, the first reason I'm working on. But expect to see me on Vent more often then what I was this past week. But I'll also be on SL on base when I'm not playing games with my friends, so I'm not disappearing, just trying to split up time frames with friends and the Ordo. I don't want to Alienate either and spend time with one group only, I want to spend time with both. Friendship matters to me more then anything. Trust me, I still need to get some activities pulled up for Raids and everything, plus you guys are like family to me so I'm not just going to leave the Ordo behind. So expect me to be on SL when I can, I'll find some things to pull up for activities. It's just a matter of Moderation now.

Well I got a phone call from my Grandparents telling me they'll be picking me up in about 3-4 hours (4PM/5PM EST). Getting ready for Thanksgiving with the family so I'll be gone till maybe Thursday evening or Friday Morning. This will be the first time actually being out of my apartment in so long, well.. except for grocery shopping, that's normal. I'll also be getting my haircut.. all of it.. shaved off, Military Style, so goodbye to my fluffy hair for a while. And I'll probably be chased around the house by little kids again. FUN! So I'll see you all later when I do head off for the evening. And hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving/Holiday! And try to keep those Combat Reports up without me here for a few days, you can do it, I know you can. Maybe I'll post some pictures up of the Feast and everything. Maybe..