I disagree, I think he saw a problem, has a desire to help, and voiced that desire. I fail to see how that is either tacky or distasteful.

I see this thread as an opportunistic attempt to use the fleet bank robbery to get yourself into fleet leadership. I find it tacky and distasteful.

Akurie,

Discretion is always used when filling a role for leadership purposes.

It concerns me that you are touting a way of gaming that promotes hatred, and aggression. This fleet is based off of inclusion and acceptance. The bulk of the GLBTQA community has endured these types of social injustices for too long. We should not be so chalant with regards to these type of things in the real world, let alone a game. And certainly not because you believe this to be "the way it is". This is just one more reason that the Stonewall Fleet is so important. We do not put emphasis on the one, but on the group or the whole. The general advancement of all of us is more significant.

These "Core MMO" players are usually not a good fit for our community. I myself, along with many other members of Stonewall Fleet are not apart of that mindset. I am not a big gamer in general and have only played a handful of games. The games I have played in the past were not nearly as long or as much as I play STO. I come here to play with my friends, and have fun being immersed in the Trek Universe (which we all love and cherish). I enjoy chatting, and Roleplaying, and just having fun with my characters, ships, boffs, and doffs.

As you point out, the core MMO players typically aren't interested in those types of things, and that is just fine. They are welcome to join, but probably wont find exactly what they are looking for out of a guild/fleet here. I do know we have some of these types of players in the fleet, and we love every one of them. But I find that they often play with others outside of the Stonewall community. Again, this is just A-OK with us.

As far as accomplishing little, I am curious to know what you are referring to? I feel that this fleet has accomplished so much more than could ever have been hoped when it was founded over 3 years ago. We have built up an amazing online social network of people from around the world, and all co-mingle across 3 (soon to be 4) different games to play and have fun with one another. What more is there to accomplish than this?

With regards to being a Fleet Captain, experience is not the sole trait we are looking for in a leadership position. To that end leadership by example and character are the key factors. We do not promote based on "time served". We promote those that have taken it upon themselves to be helpful, and supportive of fellow fleet members. Those individuals are also asked to make a commitment to fulfill additional administrative tasks that assist in the running of the fleet. As a previous guild leader you are fully aware of the extra time, energy and sacrifice it takes to fill a position like this.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us! :)

I agree with Akurie's assessment that the bank was actually robbed, and not simply depleted over time. I just don't agree with who the alleged culprit is, I was watching the logs several days ago and saw someone else do massive withdrawals. But I suppose the Captains and Admirals can sort it out by looking at the log history.

Hello Talos,

Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us regarding this issue.

It appears that you are unfamiliar with the process of requisitioning. Any and all Fleet Captains within Stonewall have the capability of promoting and demoting members to the rank for requisitioning purposes. It is not assigned to any one department. Additionally all Admirals can do the same. You simply need to speak out in fleet chat to ask for it. Bear in mind that we like to play and have fun too, and we may not be paying attention to fleet chat at that particular moment in time. If you don't get a response, try again or check the roster to see if one is online and send them a PM (we may also be playing on the other fleet or in the Klingon House).

Furthermore, the rigid autocratic stance you mention couldn't be further form the truth. The Fleet is not governed and controlled by one person. There are currently 7 Admirals, and we all have a say in decisions that effect the fleet. We span the globe, and it takes time (that we take from our personal lives) to discuss and make decisions that are best suited for the fleet. We have regular meetings and are constantly monitoring the game, the fleet and the forums. I myself am at work right now, and taking time from my job to post this response to you because I feel it needs to be addressed immediately. In addition there are 7 Fleet Captains that meet and are included in discussions. This is not a leadership of one, nor would it have survived this long if it was. Not a single one of us is paid or compensated for the extra time we put into administering or supervising the functions of this fleet. We do it willingly and with humility.

The same applies to our Fleet Captains, and they are all amazing people. We are very happy to have each and every one of them. We are always looking for more help, as this is a very large group. Nick has already mentioned that we are in the process of promoting out several more Fleet Captains. However, we do not require any one captain to be of a particular geographic region. This would be counterproductive to securing additional volunteers. Each one is precious, and we can not turn any away because they do not live in a certain area of the world.

In regards to the fact that all of the Fleet Captains within my department are "US Nationals". This should have no bearing whatsoever on the morale of the fleet. We all give the time and effort we can afford, and that should not be looked down upon. As to the obvious detrimental impact to the international players, this is the first I have heard of it. I would be curious to hear form other international players on this, and what is contributing to this perception.

No one is forcing you to put your resources into the fleet base projects, you do so willingly. You have the same access to the fleet items as everyone else of the same level within the fleet. You just simply have to ask. :)

Seven of Nine would have also realized that one cohesive voice, or a hive mind is counterproductive to individuality. I personally like each separate individual we have here in the fleet, and would like to keep it that way. ;)

Hey Talos. We're currently in the process of promoting some UK and late-night US players to the Fleet Captain position. We should have some relief for our players in your area soon.

As a volunteer organization, we are limited in what we can do based on our volunteers. As of late, we've been a bit short on volunteers from these areas, but a few members have stepped up to fill the void.

If anyone's interested in becoming a Fleet Captain, they can should check out the Fleet Departments page in the Welcome Center for more information.

I'd been thinking similarly, though my idea was that the different captains could delegate some of their responsibilities to "fleet rear admirals"--break it up by Europe, Eastern US, Western US, and Oceania, I figure.

I also found this great guide today:

http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/gw2-halloween-the-great-scavenger-hunt/

I think ...or rather hope that most people would use the bank fairly. If you need something then by all means take it. Thats what its there for. Just dont take things to sell.

Equaly when theres a shiney you dont need but may be useful to some one else drop it in the bank. What goes around comes around.

Which Fleet Banks are you referring too?

I'm just logging on to take a look to see, but there are permission limits for the membership so it's unlikely the bank would have been badly impacted.

The alternative is that many members have withdrawn items. This is what the bank is really for essentially.

Actually I've just taken a look, quite a lot has been removed, however the bank usually replenishes quite quickly. There should be some new items in there shortly. If not we will most likely replenish the bank :)

We'll take a look through the logs, but most items in the bank are up for grabs apart from the Ec's :)

Excellent edition. :)

As promised, I've passed along the link to this thread, along with preliminary details of your report to other members of the fleet leadership for their review.

The restocking of the fleet bank will take some time, as the generosity of our membership is often supplemented by crafting efforts on my part, especially at rank tabs below Admiral. As previously stated, this isn't likely to be possible, until my return from vacation early next week.

As for your desire to advance within the fleet, please follow the following link to the appropriate article within the 'Welcome Center' of the website, for information on how to submit an application for consideration.

http://fleet.stonewallgaming.net/welcome-center/operational-information/fleet-departments

Cheers,
Dave.

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Some of you would've seen me wandering around staring at the cute geeks. :blush:

There were sooo many, especially on the Saturday! I think every cute gay geek in London was there that day. :cheer:

Also, "London's Fittest Fireman" was happening in the exhibition hall next door :woohoo:

Hey there,

I'm the fleet captain responsible for the fleet banks. Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. I'm currently away on a two week vacation, and other members of the leadership team are filling in for my role, as they can, in my absence.

In the interim, I'll make sure that the leadership team is aware of your report. As I don't have access to the game while I'm away from home, could you please provide details as to what happened, that causes you to believe that the bank has been raided, versus being depleted over time.

Thanks for reporting this to us :)

Spoiler alert. Below are the locations for each page for the completion of the first volume:

Clue #1: Dig deep in the muck where all the trash in Lion’s arch flows
Sewers underneath lion's Arch. You'll see the ghost NPC Samson all the way at the end of the sewers in the cave with the shipwrecks. Use Aqueous scan or wait for the NPC to get triggered.

Clue #2: Search the dead streets and forgotten thoroughfares of another lions arch
East of the Diving tower in the ruins of old Lion's Arch. Tynna is on a tower. Use Etheric scan.
Clue #3: Say more now and look more where Kryta’s descendants are buried.
Northeast corner of Shaemoor cemetery. There's a pole in the grave area where Ewen Thorn will appear. Gaseous scan.
Clue #4: Go to the hills and set down black roots in stagnant water
Blackroot cut in Northeastern Kessex hills. Lyrica will be located at the top of the island with the tall tree. Corporeal scan.
Clue# 5: Find Provernic where the first king’s bones rot in the hills
Provernic Tombs in northern Genderran Fields. Traps and vet fights. Usually crowded with other's completing. Humprhey can be found right by the door of the treasure room. Use Gaseous scan.

This is just a basic location of where they're at. You should see other's completing the scavenger hunt that can help you out. Feel free to ask questions or elaborate.

Being new, it's the first time I have seen one of these issues.

I'm totally blown away to be honest. Very professional looking, and has all the look and feel of a high quality glossy magazine. A really fantastic piece of work. Thank you. :)

Amazing as always Ali!

Some of you would've seen me wandering around staring at the cute geeks. :blush:

5 second later I respawned

Damn - I didn't see this thread until now.

Still, I managed to meet up with some fleeties, as well as a good few players and Foundry authors from STO. It was great meeting Voleron, Traull, Strorus, Kahless2001, calx and many others I can't currently match up with usernames on here!

Check out my photos here :)

Great event but, just as with the Vegas convention, it was meeting STO players, fleetmates, and Foundry authors that really made DSTL so amazing for me. There are some truly awesome people playing and making missions for this game, and I am blessed to have met some of them in person and call them friends.

And the Foundry has an utterly remarkable amount of currency. I was stopped a number of times each day by complete strangers asking whether I was alimac30, and I was even asked for my autograph! Crazy :silly: