Please join us on Sunday, October 28th at 3:00 PM EDT (12:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM GMT) for some fun Shuttle PvP! We’ll meet up in DS9 system space in our shuttles to team up and take each other on. Federation and Klingon players alike are welcome to come and participate.

New to PvP?
Don’t worry! This event is just for fun. It doesn’t matter how well your ship is geared or your character is specced. We’re just going to have a good time. If you’re inexperienced with PvP, this is a good chance for you to get some experience. In STO, there is no downside to playing PvP. Even if you lose, you only gain less rewards than the winners.

Need a Shuttle?
If you don’t yet have a shuttle they’re easy to get. Federation players can pick up the Danube Class Runabout from Shuttle Vendor Byarnez at Earth Spacedock in Ship Requisitions for 34,250 Energy Credits. Klingon Defence Force players can pick up the Toron Shuttle from the Orbital Shipyard at First City for 24,250 Energy Credits. There are other shuttles available for Zen and Lobi Crystal.

Read more at STOwiki: http://www.stowiki.org/Small_Craft

Don't Forget Your Fittings!
Shuttles generally come with one Universal Ensign Bridge Officer slot so pick out an ability carefully! Also, shuttles can equip special shuttle only item variants that have better stats than non-shuttle variants. For instance, beam arries with 360 degree targeting arcs. Be sure to use these when fitting your ship

Read more at STOwiki: http://www.stowiki.org/Shuttle_Weapons_and_Components

Event: Shuttle PvP

You should post some screen shots of what's available if you can. :)

Join the pts server and you can check out the cartel coin store. From the sounds of it everyone on the server will be set up as f2p and will get a stipend for testing the store.

When is the commendation event?

Thanks for reporting the issue Akurie. We're aware of the issues in terms of the original post about the fleet bank being robbed and we be dealing with it as best we can and as quickly as we can.

Few things...

We've said this before but If you're interested in becoming a fleet captain you should take a look at the fleet departments page of the website and see where you'd be interested in helping out. Then get in contact with the Admiral of that department (private message on this website is probably the best).

If you have an issue with another member (chat topics that you find offensive will fall into category) then you need to get in contact with an Admiral. Screenshots of conversations would be very helpful to us.

As always you should try and treat each other with respect and also respect each others opinions even if they go against your own.

Thread locked.

Thanks,

Halish

Call me silly, but, calling the rest of us stupid or inexperienced is also not a fast track to leadership, lol.

Six of Nine is hardly the only person in the fleet that has reservations about you. I find your comments to generally be revolting, inappropriate, and completely unsuited to a LGBT fleet. To be more specific: Your comments yesterday that Gays "shouldn't/can't form Families", and should not be allowed to marry were not congruent with the purpose of this Fleet.

You would be the last person that I would like to see as a member of this Fleet's leadership.

Fair enough, but I still disagree ;)

Edit: I should clarify. I agree with you that he is using this as a springboard to gain authority, I simply don't view that in and of itself to be a negative.

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Because he is trying to use the problem as justification for his desire to have authority. Part of my opinion is based n my impression of the op‛s character.

Because he is trying to use the problem as justification for his desire to have authority. Part of my opinion is based n my impression of the op‛s character.

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. :)