Recent Changes: Good Things to Come

As most of you may have noticed, recently there have been a lot of changes to our community! Change is often for the best, and I think there are a lot of good things already coming from what has happened! Let's take a look at some of the recent changes that occurred.

The changes started when SenileSarge, our former Tactical Adventures (TA) CoS, left the community for personal reasons. This left several empty positions in our TA Franchise; however, they did not stay empty for long!  @TG Epsi who used to be the 2nd Corps Commander (CC) for our Tactical Warfare (TW) Franchise has been promoted to the TA CoS. @PoshGirl was promoted to the Army Commander; Posh had been serving as the Legion Officer of League of Legends for the last 2.5 years. The TA also gained a Head Trainer (HT), @TG Kacy2k (former Battlefield DO) stepped up into this role; he previously was HT in TW, so I am sure this will help him in his new role. In addition to staff being promoted, TA also gained Destiny as a Legion (formerly a TW 2nd Corps Divison).

Not only did TA experience a lot of growth, but several divisions in TW moved to 1st Corp, or they had changes in their direct CoC. First Corps, ran by @Typicalveteran-, gained Ghost Recon, Halo, and Star Wars: Squadrons as new divisions. Battlefield and Call of Duty remain in 2nd Corps, which is currently being ran by @TG HaloHobo, the TW CoS. 

Since@TG Epsi, has taken the lead on the reins for many of these changes since becoming TA CoS, I sat down and spoke with him about his thoughts:

Squared: "What is your vision for TA?"

Epsi: "My vision for TA really echoes what's already been said by our President, TG Biggy, in a post he made a few years ago. LINK. Personally speaking, I came from TW where the mission was fitting the game to the structure of our community, and making it work. TA's mission is the opposite of that, because we do not want a copy of TW. We need to be able to adapt, and provide a community for a larger population of games. To that end, my vision is about fitting TA to the structure of these new games, and to do that, we will need to think outside the box."

Squared: "Are you hoping to bring any new games to TA soon?"

Epsi: "Sure, a few come to mind. Currently we have Valheim stepping on deck, and I know there's some concerns about when the practice schedule will fall. We're putting a poll up in the topic for Valheim, so if this game is something you want to get in on, drop in there and vote on practice days!! I know that Elite Dangerous will be launching its next installment, Odyssey which introduces some challenging gameplay about exiting ships and doing missions on the ground instead of being relegated to your vessel or moon rover all the time! There will be other games too, but I'm only one person. There will be others, too. In order to make TA work, we need gamers to point us toward what's coming and if they feel our community would benefit from having certain games represented! I NEED YOU!"

Squared: "What made you decide to leave TW and go to TA?"
 

Epsi: "TA provides an opportunity to break outside the norm of TW, and play games that I have become more interested in playing (since growing older). MMOs, survival, and open world games have always captivated me, and ever since I was young with TG, I envisioned that one day we'd be able to do an RPG like game as a community and make it awesome. I was a part of TA when it first came to fruition many years ago, and now I get to rejoin the team! I'm so thrilled to get to work with TG KrizZz, PoshGirl, TG Kacy2k, ArmedHyde, TG SiouxPilot, and the rest of TA."

Squared: "How do you feel about the changes?"

Epsi: "Any change in TG is often prompted, and is coupled with bittersweet feelings. I celebrate the time I have had to spend with SenileSarge, as I'm sure we all feel his departure across the community. The baton was passed to me now, and our way is forward: Always forward. To that end, I instituted one major change that should be obvious by now...

Destiny followed me over!

I love Destiny. It's a fun game and easy to jump in and out of with your friends. It has components of shooters and RPG/MMO mechanics as well. After speaking with ArmedHyde, we felt that the Division (now Legion) would be further enhanced with some of the freedom that TA provides. ATCs, for instance, that could be more easily adapted! We have even discussed the possibility of having differing practice schedules to allow for our closet destiny players in TG the opportunity for dual membership.  It was a great opportunity, and we seized it.

PoshGirl was promoted to Army Commander (The Corps Commander of TA)!! A huge congratulations for her. This is a big role, and I hope that it will become bigger as we look at the expansion of TA and what all we can achieve.

TG Kacy2k was promoted to Head Trainer of TA!! A huge congratulations to Kacy. This is his second tour as Head Trainer, and he brings with him a colossal amount of experience we will put to use in shaping training opportunities in TA.
I feel good about our direction and the possibilities are limitless. We just need the community to help us bring it together and the only way we can do that is moving as a team."

In addition to speaking with Epsi about the changes I also spoke with several of the members that have helped to make this happen to gain their insight! Let's take a look at what they thought:

@TG HaloHobo(TW CoS) stated, "I am very excited about the changes for TA. I think that Epsi, Posh, and Kacy are well equipped to lead TA; I believe this new generation of TA leadership is exactly who we need to secure its future. Moving Destiny to TA gives them another solid legion with solid leadership to help drive the franchise forward. We are all eagerly awaiting some TG wide changes that will help us adapt to new games which will help us grow as a whole (more to come on that  ). I will be running 2nd Corps with Battlefield and Call of Duty until the aforementioned changes are complete while Vet holds down 1st Corps for us."

@PoshGirl (recently promoted Army Commander) stated, "I am looking forward to working with Epsi and Kacy as I explore my new position. I have left my Legion in very capable hands in the form of my LO, TG SiouxPilot and I cannot wait to see him continue my work running the largest Legion/Division in TG. Destiny and Valheim are both great additions to TA and I am excited to see what we can all achieve together. Sarge will be sorely missed but I value the lessons he has taught me during our time working together. Hopefully TA will be something he can be proud of."

@ArmedHyde (new Legion Officer for Destiny/ former Division Officer of Destiny- same position, but switched from TW to TA) said, "I will admit that the concept of transferring between franchises was initially surprising to myself but it didn't take me long to realize that this could be a golden opportunity for Destiny. In my experience, change has always been essential for the growth of any platform or community. That being said, I’m sure we're going to experience some growing pains but it's nothing we can't handle. (mostly naming conventions 😆 ) What really excites me is the endless amounts of changes we can implement in Destiny, unique events, competitions or even custom ATC’s that cater to our adventurers, the sky really is the limit here!"

@Typicalveteran- (recently gained 3 games for 1st Corps) stated, "I am very fortunate to have the pleasure of working directly with TG Epsi for so long. I would love to congratulate him and all of his new staff. I am hopeful for the future of 1st corps and excited for all of the new divisions joining the first corps family. I want to thank Epsi for everything he has taught me in the past that makes me a better person today. I look forward to the new successes and challenges that are ahead for 1st corps."

Personally, I am super excited for all of these changes and for the growth that is occurring in not just TA, but also for the growth in TW! It is great to see all of these changes and how they can help our community!! I am looking forward to the future of TG!