Running an Idris

[Shadow Reaper]

There are some gems in here. Where to get the seats to turn a Titan into a stealth troop transport. How to manage the broken physics grid on the Idris hangar bay. Lots of great insight.

I have thought for long that TEST needs a group like this, able to generate high quality vids of org activities in order to recruit like minded players into groups that organize around ships like the Idris, and eventually the Liberator, Kraken, Javelin and even Starfarer and Crucible operations. I haven’t ever said anything because I am clueless with video. All I can see is for quality, you need to spend significant time and art on editing and voiceover work. Kate has done this for years.

So just saying, this is a brand new and extremely impressive group that the Yellow Jackets might try to recruit into TEST, even if only as “filthy affiliates”. We’d all be richer for their participation, IMHO.

Great vid worth watching. Stealing seats for the Titan—Whoda thunk?

 

[Mudhawk]

Err... yes...
I think you've dropped...
...this..?
But yes, the Pinguin Taxi is a nice idea.

 

[Shadow Reaper]

Oh gees, I can’t believe I forgot to post the link! Yes! That’s the one. Thanks so much.

One of the things it left me wondering about is near the beginning when she justifies having an org based around a ship “for when base building comes out”. I’ve heard that justification before and it makes no sense to me.

I think what we need to keep in mind is that when 1.0 drops, we will be at war. The primary concern is not “where do I put my home? “ It is “how do we keep humanity from being extinguished?” I think we have grown too accustomed to functioning in the world of Star Citizen without functioning in the world of the United Earth Alliance. We just toss off the acronym “UEA” without concern what it is and what it calls us to.

We’re called to battle. We’re called to defend humanity. That doesn’t leave us with our main goal as base building. Odds are, none of us are ever going to see the end of the war with the Vanduul. Odds are it will outlive us all.

Part of the simulation is this wartime mentality. We need to plan to “kill things and take their treasure.” That’s what the simulation is all about, not putting up condos. Of course there is room and reason to put up condos, but these need to be seen in light of interstellar conflict.

On the other issue of recruiting Kate et al, she is of great value as a player for two reasons. First is, she is a superb editor as anyone who views her vids will attest. If ever TEST has a paid staff (as I have suggested) it would be great to pay her to produce vids full time, as I think this would double our numbers each year into the Titan status TEST deserves. Paid or not, she is arguably the best video editor producing Star Citizen vids. It pains me to point out that we have probably lost many thousands of our listed members. Just look at all the dead forums where no one has posted for 5-6 years. We need to do something about that.

Secondly however, is that Kate is actually played by a woman, and women draw gamers of all sorts. The mere sound of her voice is a recruiting tool. In light of that let me also recommend someone from Yellowjackets make an effort to recruit eralia from YouTube. She likewise will draw a crowd and she absolutely adores SC.