[OOC] Thunderbolt Black (Fighter Pilot Mercenaries)

[Silverwind Blade]

Everyone say Hi to Shining Sector - he PM'ed me to join us and play. Glad to have you aboard, and from your first post I'm sure you'll fit in great :)

[MachineSoul]

Yup, just noticed the CS! Welcome aboard, pilot, I hope we will have lots of fun!:)

[ShiningSector]

Thank you sir! Airman ShiningSector reporting for duty, sir! This is going to be awesome, game like Ace Combat and Airforce Delta Storm totally got me hooked into the mood here. =D

[Silverwind Blade]

Well, they were the things that inspired the original Thunderbolt Black, and this incarnation too.

[ShiningSector]

Nice, it was mostly the soundtrack that bought in my interest into the series. The opening theme in your first post was a Ace Combat Infinity remix to Comona from Ace Combat 4; its badass. Now I want a PS3...

[Silverwind Blade]

I'll probably use more music on some of the other missions. Some of it will be from the Ace Combat series, other bits I might steal from elsewhere. I like using music to give a sense of atmosphere to what's going on. AC: Infinity is okay, the campaign is disappointingly short at the moment - though they may be releasing more missions - and the multiplayer is good, if a bit repetitive. I drift in and out of it quite a lot. I've been replaying the older games though, and I still love them to bits.

[urukhai]

Sorry, Urukhai, but I thought I'd better get a GM post up since it's been 8 days since the last one, and my own rule is not to wait too long. If I let it slide, then I'll let it slide too much and everyone will be waiting, and I'll forget or start not caring. If everyone wants to get their posts up with their reactions to the end of the battle, and then the following events. I'll get another post up as soon as we have a round of posts up in reply. You don't necessarily need to write much, as I realize I haven't given a lot to go on. Needless to say, I'll have a lot more story next time, and we'll probably even get to meet face to face at last :O

@Silverwind Blade

No problem, mea culpa. I was away from my PC for a while, but im back now!

[Silverwind Blade]

Machine, just waiting on a post from you, don't worry too much though - I'm down with illness right now, so I'm in no rush to post. We should have some new players joining shortly too, if they follow through and make characters. My last attempt at bumping the int-check got some responses. I will also update the first post in the OOC with a list of current characters and links to their sheets for ease and convenience.

[MachineSoul]

Yessir, it'll be done tonight or tomorrow's evening

[Silverwind Blade]

Sorry, Machine - I went ahead and posted as the 7-day rule came into effect. You should be able to follow it up quickly enough though. For everyone, do bear in mind that your aircraft will have been modified for carrier ops suitably; i.e. appropriate avionics and reinforced landing gear and tailhooks to permit launch and landing from an aircraft carrier. It just keeps things varied. Once everyone's down and landed, we'll get into a briefing and some face-to-face contact, and our first proper mission! I'll also PM all our prospective new players and see if they're still intending to join us or not...!

[MachineSoul]

No, I need to apologize for being late with my reply, but it is done. Actually, you kinda' ninja'd me in IC with your post XP I almost had to rewrite the whole thing

[swifttalon]

Ah. Sorry about my lack of participation. I've been neglecting this one for some reason. I've posted my CS in the other tab a few minutes ago.

[The Mage]

I'm thinking of giving Aerial another go... as long as the 6 plus additional RPers has been reached

[Silverwind Blade]

The Mage - you're welcome to join in. I'm treating it as first come, first served and if we get CS's from everyone and they all stay, we'll be over my original cap, but still managable. I'd expect a few drop-outs based on previous experience though. Swift, your character looks fine. You can join in the IC right away, your character can be waiting for us on the aircraft carrier. The only thing I will add is a word of caution - Someone played a deliberately abrasive and snarky character in a previous version of GEARs, and they didn't do it especially well: they insulted someone's dead comrades in their first appearance and got punched in the face for it, and nobody bothered talking to them IC because they were so unpleasant, and their player 'didn't expect everyone to hate them', despite playing them as a dick. I'm not saying don't play them as snarky and sarcastic - but make sure they have some likable and redeeming qualities too, so they don't get left out or ignored and hated!

[The Mage]

I'll get a character sheet up in a few hours check below for it soon. not to be rude, but with the last aerial one you did about 5 or so months ago I knew it was going to fail(not that it wasn't a good idea). too many people joining= many people dropping out = destroying the IC/Longer waits for posts. that's personally why I like to not go over 10+ or else it gets hectic wow, seems me and you have the same feelings on rule 11 :D

[swifttalon]

The Mage - you're welcome to join in. I'm treating it as first come, first served and if we get CS's from everyone and they all stay, we'll be over my original cap, but still managable. I'd expect a few drop-outs based on previous experience though. Swift, your character looks fine. You can join in the IC right away, your character can be waiting for us on the aircraft carrier. The only thing I will add is a word of caution - Someone played a deliberately abrasive and snarky character in a previous version of GEARs, and they didn't do it especially well: they insulted someone's dead comrades in their first appearance and got punched in the face for it, and nobody bothered talking to them IC because they were so unpleasant, and their player 'didn't expect everyone to hate them', despite playing them as a dick. I'm not saying don't play them as snarky and sarcastic - but make sure they have some likable and redeeming qualities too, so they don't get left out or ignored and hated!

@Silverwind Blade

Alright, will-do. I've played this character before in a similar scenario, so I'm pretty well-versed in how to make sure she isn't useless IC. I'll post in a few hours. I have class pretty soon.

[Silverwind Blade]

not to be rude, but with the last aerial one you did about 5 or so months ago I knew it was going to fail(not that it wasn't a good idea). too many people joining= many people dropping out = destroying the IC/Longer waits for posts.

Yeah, I think the last attempt at something like this fell apart for all manner of reasons, but a flaky player base certainly didn't help. Getting the 'core' of players that stay in is the main thing, but it's a delicate job balancing that against having enough people to keep momentum up too. Hopefully this time things will be a bit different. Having a direction for the plot in mind and a strong, clear idea of what the game is about helps too, which I think this one has. Either way, glad to have you aboard! Looking forward to your character as well.

I've played this character before in a similar scenario, so I'm pretty well-versed in how to make sure she isn't useless IC. I'll post in a few hours. I have class pretty soon.

No worries - as I said, it wasn't to put you off, and I wasn't implying she'd be useless, so much as trying to give a bit of my owen experience too. I'm sure she'll work out for the best, especially if you've played a similar character before. And things often have a habit of changing as the RP moves along too - after all, character development is part of the point.

[The Mage]

Almost done. just to let you know that It has been a long time since I've done a Roleplay, so I MAY have a few mishaps hope I didn't mess up, I have a habit of staying up late.

[Silverwind Blade]

Looks good to me! I like the character, I think he'll be a really good addition to the group in terms of his personality. Another outgoing and enthusiastic person is always welcome, and I think his attitude will be a good change to the others. Regarding the sheet, I do have only one question - which mark of F-15 is he piloting, as there are quite significant differences between some of them - the F-15E Strike Eagle, for example, is almost a completely different plane than the F-15C, which is focused on Air Superiority. And then you get into the foreign versions (like the F-15K 'slam eagle') which are different again. I'm not trying to be picky, just making sure I know, and that you do too - knowing what I'm dealing with when planning out missions means no-one gets left with nothing to do! Also, I don't mind which version you pick either - it's completely up to you :) (Although I do love the Strike Eagle...)

[The Mage]

Seems me and you like the same one, the F15E. I was going with it but then I saw that it needed a WSO and I was like "Mm-neop, not making another one!". I think the F15C would work I also based the character on me, just a bit without making him...well, ya'know, an exact copy (I, for one, would LOVE to go out to a party!)