Newsletter February Newsletter

[Quaffer]

February, the month of purification according to the Romans, is considered to be the last month of winter. In ancient Britain they called this month solmona? "mud month". To paraphrase a scholar, "He who ignores history... is missing out on half of the fun". Regardless of whether you are feeling pure or dirty, the February newsletter has something for you to enjoy. We've managed to give you a taste of every division, with excursions to forums off of the beaten path. We hope you enjoy our efforts. Feel free to post a comment at the end.

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Are you in a hurry to get to your favorite feature? Clicking on any of the art on the front page will take you immediately to an article.



We know you are all curious to see who won the enviable Thread of the Month TOTeM. Well we are too busy with our sketch pads so you will just have to click on the link to find out.
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This month we offer for your enjoyment a collection of forums that have taken the path less traveled by. Please enjoy our introduction to Off Topic and Entertainment.
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Calling all admins. Calling all admins. Report to the Personnel Service Center for your briefing.
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The Battlefield division announces the implementation of a new server setting. They will be supporting a dedicated server for this game style.
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Call of Duty bids a fond farewell to one of their leaders. Discloses plans for training opportunities.
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Counter Strike announces new jail maps, expansions in Italy, and good news in recruiting.
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Day of Defeat provides start date for Realism Campaign 7. New Events are being scheduled based on member input.
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EVE online indulges in bragging rights as a result of the SNAFU alliance actions.
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Operation:X fires up new light sabers in StarWars: The Old Republic.
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Strategy give kudos for Minecraft, and League of Legends. World of Tanks introduces French tanks and retires Type 59. New freedom in Star Trek Online.
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Team Fortress 2 is excited to bring this back Valve Maps. The Competitive Team is gearing up to start Season 2 of the UGC 6v6 league.
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This months newsletter was edited by lins , Spartacus_Legolas, and wewo. Please thank them for their efforts.


The art in this months newsletter comes from fudpeX and was mangled by Quaffer.

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Thread of the Month

By Quaffer

Every month we will accept proposals for the Thread of the Month from you. The only restriction is that the thread must be found on a public forum. Proposed threads will be rated by the Newsletter staff and appraised based on clan-wide interest, entertainment value, and value provided to the eGO community. The winner will receive the TOTeM award.


For the month of January we are proud to present the TOTeM award to Byakuya for Doodle Wars.

Doodle Wars was independently nominated by Meades and Spitfire'd.


Send your own proposals for the February Thread of the Month as links in a PM to Quaffer, Attention TOTeM.


Nominations will be accepted until February 20.

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Off Topic

By Quaffer

eGO has an entire set of forums dedicated to topics other than our gaming divisions. They are known as 'Off-Topic' and 'Entertainment'.


Within these forums are sub-forums like the Creative Corner, where you can find or post threads on everything from 'How to Make a Sandwich' tutorials, to editorials on life or most anything else. The Creative Corner contains sub forums for Mappers only, with tips and examples.


Also found in Off-Topic and Entertainment is a sub forum dedicated to Forum Games. New games are constantly being created by our members but we still get posts discussing older games. For example, The Movie Screenshot Game thread, started in December 2008, has recorded over 2760 posts. Over 44,000 viewers have looked into this specific post. I encourage you to make up your own game and see how well you do.


Another sub forum is dedicated to Art Work and includes sub forums for requesting art, signatures & avatars, and a sub forum just for gmod (Gary's mod).


So if you are hankering to post on the newest Sherlock Holmes movie, or last nights ball game; if you want to play a forum game; or want somebody to comment on your latest artistic efforts, drop on by. Feel free to post and make your own threads. Off-Topic and Entertainment, find it here.

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Personnel Service Center

By vudu

The Personnel Service Center needs members and requests your assistance. All interested G and O ranked members are urged to contact a PSC Advisor for an application. PSC members are the face of eGO since they man the front door. They communicate directly with future members to ensure applications are processed correctly. Another important function of the PSC is to inform new members about all eGO has to offer.


Want to meet the new folks in your division and the clan in general? This is one of the best ways to do it.


Recently, Meades was promoted to Advisor for the PSC. He has been a great help to the division and to eGO. Border Control Agent was awarded Top Recruiter for the month of December. For his efforts, he wins a free eGO t-shirt. Congrats to both of you.

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Battlefield

by vudu

During their monthly meeting, the Battlefield division announced the implementation of a new server setting. The 24/7 Air Maps server will now be a Team Deathmatch server. Team Deathmatch is a classic multiplayer game mode that has not been available since Battlefield 1942.


The BF Division has also announced they are competing in a new league. The PCGN league (http://www.pc-gamers.net/) offers an opportunity to battle 12 v 12 against other clans. eGO started the season off right with their first victory. You can find their current ranking here.

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Call of Duty

By Commando Vlaskiyov

Stick, once a member of Leadership for Call of Duty, has stepped down for personal reasons.


The CoD division is still supporting CoD 4 servers, a good move on their part since the game retains popularity throughout the gaming world. Members are encouraged to view the eGO calendar for reminders for your favorite events. Be on the lookout, the Newsletter Team has it on good authority that there are new events in the works. Admin Training classes for Gs and Os will also be posted in the calendar.

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Counter Strike

By Zimmy

The Counter-Strike: Source division is off to a great start so far this year. First up is a thanks to all the recruiters who were active in 2011. They posted some record breaking numbers last year and The Judge is looking forward to just as much dedication in 2012. Please note that recruitment drives have been moved to Tuesday nights at 5pm PST/8pm EST and will be hosted by a number of new volunteers.


Next, one of the biggest updates in CS:S are the new additions to the Jail server. For starters, four new maps have been added to the rotation. Two of them are new and two are remakes of their previous versions, so be sure to check them out. Also, there have been a few rule changes including those regarding beginning of the round orders. Changes have been made to the plug in as well, such as Terrorists being able to speak for their last request or when there is only one CT remaining.


Last, the cs_Italy server, the most recent addition to our server base, has been thriving. In the last few months, it has reached a server ranking in the 500's. As a result of its popularity, the number of player slots has been increased from 32 to 36.


The CS:S division is very excited for all of these new changes and anticipates a great year ahead, with continued growth and prosperity in 2012.

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Day of Defeat

By Superglue

Realism
Realism Campaign 7 is slated to begin on February 4th. Player sign-ups will begin on January 25th. The sign-up thread will be found in the Day of Defeat: Source General Forums for all players interested. More information about what realism is can be found here.


New Achievements/ Re-naming
jeodd66 shared the following with us ?Basically, we changed the reasoning on a couple of achievements, and changed their names. I am excited to announce that several new achievements will be made available very soon.?


Events
MegsATagger: ?We have been taking people's event requests like Hide & seek, Eagle Eye, 1vs1 to fill up the open days of the week. Currently Monday, Wednesday and Friday and usually run at 9:00pm EST.? Public players and eGO members are all welcome to join us throughout the week. Exact details about events held are posted weekly in the DOD:S General forums.


Recruiting Drive
It?s a recruiting drive with prizes donated by our own eGO members specifically for recruiting members to the DOD:S division. Prizes will be awarded monthly to those members in eGO with the most recruits and there are even rumours that larger prizes may or may not be awarded at less frequent intervals and at the end of the year! More information about the current prizes and how to take part can be found here. Border Control Agent currently leads this months drive with 38 recruits for the DOD:S Division of eGO.

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Eve

By Quaffer

I managed to make contact with EVE's division leader, RESPAWN, over the Virtual Ether Nebula Transmission system. He's been out of contact for a while. No doubt off on one of those top secret wormhole junkets causing mayhem for some hapless space faring corp (corporation).


Speaking of mayhem, eGO's EVE folks started out the year by killing three capital ships (think something between a battleship and the DeathStar). They were joined in this effort by other members in the Situation: Normal [SNAFU] Alliance, the Endless Mortality, and the Catalyst Ops. The capital ships they took out were part of the Trojan Odyssey Consortium. T.O.C. may be bigger than SNAFU, but they now know to respect us.


Lightningcount would like to remind us that EVE is openly recruiting and will be happy to show new captains the tractor beams. Funny, when I was in the merchant marines, we called them lines and cables. Only landlubbers called them "ropes". Times change.


Join me in wishing EVE fair solar winds and a following grav wave.

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Operation:X

By Dayman

A few months ago, one of the most anticipated video games was released; Star Wars: The Old Republic. The Old Republic offers fan of the series a very unique experience. Have you ever wanted to explore the icy caves of Hoth? Well, now you can with this unique MMO experience.


The Old Republic has a strong following in eGO. Many of your fellow members play either casually or hardcore. Currently, eGO has both a Republic and an Empire guild on Port Nowhere. Not surprisingly, eGO has already cleared 4 out of 5 bosses in the Eternity Vault raid.


The Old Republic is continuing to grow. Presently over 2 million players have joined in just a few months. Using a calculated growth rate, it is expected that over 5 million players could be playing by the end of the year. So, suit up and grab your lightsaber and join the fun. eGO needs your help to destroy the Empire, take down the republic, or do neither if you decide to be neutral.

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Strategy

by Angreifen

As always the Strategy Division has many plans in the works for the coming months.


The Minecraft server is still going strong. The Version 1.1 update made many improvements and introduced some new features to the game. Leadership is always interested in hearing suggestions for new plugins and any issues that may be encountered on the Minecraft server. Please post your comments in the dropbox.


League of Legends is chugging along nicely, with many events going on. Join your colleagues in eGO LoL Ventrilo channels.


World of Tanks is happy to be playing with the new French tanks that recently became available. Its abilities added new strategies to the game. The removal from the In-game store of the Type 59 came with some trepidation. However, we are anxious to see how the promised update to 7.2 will handle the long-awaited change to the American tank line.


Recently Star Trek Online became free to play. What that means is that old accounts are reactivated. Anyone who once obtained an account might want to log in and see all of the major changes that occurred in recent months. For those interested in finding out more about the game join our members in the Star Trek online ventrilo channels. Those who would like to join the eGO Fleet please send Ravage or Angreifen a PM on the forums or contact them in ventrilo.

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Team Fortress 2

By Zimmy

The Team Fortress 2 division has been thriving as always during the last month. They are proud to announce a couple of new things, the first of which is the return of Valve Maps. TF2 leadership is very excited to bring this back to eGO since they have seen a lot of interest and support from its members. They hope that the same enthusiasm will be present every day in the server.


In addition, the TF2 Competitive Team is gearing up to start Season 2 of the UGC 6v6 league. They will also enlist in the 9v9 Highlander game mode. The team is currently accepting applications, so if you want more information or would like to apply, contact Wilson!! via a private message on the forums.

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