Vanguard News Train
The Vanguard Train is pulling into the station once again with all news everyone wants to know. As another month passes by, the hard working teams of Call of Duty, Fortnite, and DC Universe have all continued their hard work in tier 2. Due to their hard work and dedication these teams have been able to achieve great success in TAW and show no sign of slowing down. As well Vanguard has expanded this month with the additions of Trove, Post Scriptum, and Brawlhalla!
If there is a game you would like to see in TAW please complete the VG Interest Form. Feel free to contact the Vanguard staff if you have any questions. We also have the game testing channel under the VG HQ. The games in this channel changes from week to week, but check it out and see if the game your playing in there. We use this channel to help us with identifying what games to bring in next. Hop in and find others playing the same games as you, and it shows your support to Vanguard. Make sure to keep up with the Vanguard blog and forum posts to stay updated on upcoming games!
COMMENDATIONS/AWARDS
Just two days ago, July 28th 2018, Vanguard held it's All Hands Meeting and the following awards were handed out. Congratulations to everyone who received the award and a huge HOORAH for all the work these members put into their teams. If you have the team feel free to leave an encouraging comment for the recipients!
- Hell Let Loose: AckAck- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: Phi- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: Samblues- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: Caaran- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: NicholasRage- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: Dentnu- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: Fanttomas- Medal of Resilience
- Hell Let Loose: SurfinBird- Medal of Resilience
- Bless Online: Rekon- Medal of Resilience
- Bless Online: Psychichimp- Conduct Medal
- Realm Royale: nonameboyz- DC Commendation
- Realm Royale: LordNyves- DC Commendation
- DC Universe Online: Hemphop- Medal of Resilience
- DC Universe Online: MrWalrus- Conduct Medal
- DC Universe Online: EncinoMan- Distinguished Service Medal
- Call of Duty: John Lockwood- Distinguished Service Medal
- Call of Duty: Quakpot- Medal of Excellence
- Call of Duty: Dmoney- Medal of Excellence
- Fortnite: Zwoggy- Promoted to Spin Up Leader!
- Fortnite: Xai- Conduct Medal
- Fortnite: Shoum- Conduct Medal
- Fortnite: CharlesEngs- Medal Resilience
- Fortnite: Goldblade- Conduct Medal
- Vanguard: Rage- Conduct Medal
- Vanguard: Natalino- TAW CC Apprecitation
- Vanguard: SorrowSeven- DC Commendation
- Vanguard: Goopy- DC Commendation
FULL SPIN UP TEAMS
Call of Duty: World War II [COD]-Tier 2
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Mandatory Event Times
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EU: Monday and Friday 21:00 CET
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NA: Sunday and Monday 21:00-22:00 EST
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Optional Event Times
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EU: Wednesday 21:00 CET
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NA: Tuesday 21:00-22:00 EST
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The Call of Duty team has continued to pursue success, while in tier 2 the team has excelled in improving their ranks and staffing dedicated members.
With the upcoming release of Black Ops 4 the team awaits the transition with immense patience. The team will be fully converted on release of the game,
and the team will try to keep their sucess through the year. With additions of staff, the Spin Up Leader, John Lockwood, and his team look to create a recruitment
plan so that when the transition to Black Ops 4 finally happens recruitment can take off and bring in more TAW members.
If anyone is interested in helping this team to be a success in TAW, contact John Lockwood or any of the Vanguard staff.
Fortnite [FN]-Tier 2
- Mandatory Event Times
- NA: Sunday 19:30-21:30 EST
- EU: Sunday 17:00-19:00 GMT
- Optional Event Times
- NA: Saturday 20:30-21:30 EST
- EU: Thursday 16:00-18:00 GMT
With the gaming community under spotlight, Fortnite stands tall as one of the most popular games to ever hit the video game market.
Streamers, news stations, and other media have dragged huge amounts of attention to this game and almost everyone knows what it is.
With this in mind, the staff of [FN] have been able to create mass amounts of members into their division and populating not just their events but also their staff.
Recent changes and promotions have allowed the team to fill out the staff roster with dedicated members even being enabling the creation of a second battalion.
With the end of July approaching they look to end it on a high note with the newly appointed Spin Up Leader, Zwoggy, and his team to create a more united division.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Zwoggy or any of the Vanguard staff.
DC Universe Online [DCU]-Tier 2
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Mandatory Event Times
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NA: Sunday 20:00-21:00 CST
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EU: Sunday 12:00-13:00 CST
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- Optional Event Times
- NA/EU: Tuesday 14:00-15:00 CST/Thursday 14:00-15:00 CST/Saturday 14:00-15:00 CST
The DC Universe Online team has reached success with recruitment as they head into the final stretch of tier 2 of Vanguard!
With recent strides in increasing recruitment and filling out staff positions creating a more structured division for recruits to join.
Having a structure to their leadership and communications have helped the SUL, Hemphop, create a more active environment.
Hemphop and his team now look toward to increasing their membership, membership stability, and establishing a social media presence.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Hemphop or any of the Vanguard staff.
HORIZON DIVISION
Hell Let Loose [HLL]
Hell Let Loose has sadly been closed down this month. With the unfortunate ending with this hard working division each member has been awarded
and commended for their immense amount of hard work into making the division succesful. Sadly because of little to no communications between players and developers
the game has reached a struggle point and many players are left refunding the game they were so excited to play.
Please give a huge HOORAH for Hell Let Loose and comment on any of their awards to commend the work they put into their division.
Bless Online [BLS]-Tier 3
- Mandatory Event Times
- Saturdays: EU 6-8 GMT / NA 8-10PM EST
- Optional Event Times
- N/A
Yet another awaited game released last month with a huge amount of attention from the gaming community. This game's name is Bless Online and for $30 this in depth MMO can be yours.
Throughout the 2018 year Bless Online has been a stand out game attracting many MMO gamers with a simple but in depth design and captivating game play accompanied by a beautiful environment.
In tier 3 the team led by Spin Up Leader, Rekon, have been focusing on recruitment and gaining attention on the forums. With a dedicated team of experienced members this team has joining the TAW Army as their main goal!
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Rekon or any of the Vanguard staff.
Trove [TRV]-Tier 3
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- NA: Tuesday 21:30-23:30 EST
- EU: Saturday 15:00-17:00 EST
- Optional Event Times
- N/A
Trove was introduced last month into TAW and has since hit a few road blocks as well as some successes. The SO Bamsen remains hard at work creating
A active environment for recruits to call home. The road blocks have come in many areas specifically in acitivity however many of their successes come from recruitment.
So the next goal for the team is to establish a bigger recruitment presence and activity in and out of game.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact any of the Vanguard staff.
Realm Royale [RMR]- Tier 3
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- NA: N/A
- EU: Wednesday 14:00-15:00
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Realm Royale has been introduced into TAW this month and that alone deserves a HOORAH! This team has come prepared for all challenges
Vanguard has to throw at them. The staff have already created a active environment for recruits to enjoy. The staff has also created many
Possible outlets for recruitment such as updating their recruitment post with new information and in game chatting. Nonameboyz and his team
Are now tasked with keeping up their recruitment and retaining members as well as creating more activity in their team speak channels.
Lets just give one more HOORAH for their introduction into TAW!
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact nonameboyz or any of the Vanguard staff.
Post Scriptum [PST]-Tier 4
- Join Battalion: Saturday 14:00-16:00
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With the exciting release of Post. Scriptum coming in the middle of July players have been all over the game enveloping themselves in the WW2 immersion!
The team had their spin up meeting on July 28th, and during the meeting they even convinced a TAW member to buy the game right there. The team seems prepared
for anything Vanguard has to throw its way, including a rock solid recruitment plan most teams never have.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact the SUL FatManMoo or any of the Vanguard staff. Also pay attention to their team speak channels as they are currently deciding on event times!
Brawlhalla [BH]-Tier 4
- Mandatory Event Times
- N/A
- Optional Event Times
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With the popularity rising in this game, a team has been formed around their interest in Brawlhalla. Preparations have begun by the team to
Schedule events, find outlets for recruitment, and begin construction of their division! The game is based around fighting with anything you can find,
With new heroes being added and new maps being released, Brawlhalla has been able to continue their popularity over many years.
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact any of the Vanguard staff. Also pay attention to the Vanguard blogs as the spin up meeting should be announced soon!
Elite Dangerous [ED]- Tier 4
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- N/A
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With the popularity rising in this game with a new season full of content, a team has been formed around their interest in Elite Dangerous. Preparations have begun by the team to
Schedule events, find outlets for recruitment, and begin construction of their division! The game is based around survival and fighting with everything you can use,
With the new season comes new mechanics, new ships, and best of all new enemies to crush! Members should be in their team speak soon make sure to join so you can survive with friends!
If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact any of the Vanguard staff. Also pay attention to the Vanguard blogs as the spin up meeting should be announced soon!
