Galactic Alliance Defence Force

[Kalen Conner]

GADF

Hey, I want to discuss the GADF. I believe the GA failed because of the mentality people have of controlling a soldier. They believe a soldier to be weak and they're right but the strength of a soldier lies in their numbers and not their individuality.

This brings about another problem for the GADF. There are not enough people to fill the ranks of the army. I think if we can change the perception people have on how to role-play a soldier we can get more members to join the GADF. Join as actual soldiers and not just Jedi in the military.

Look I know I've made a lot of suggestions before and that I'm not a fan favourite but I really think this can work. Hope you guys will consider this and know that I'll be willing to help by example. The first step should be to clearly define character types. I suggest the two character types to be troopers, and pilots.


Troopers

The way people should role-play a trooper is as a part of a squad. A squad consists of 8 units. One person can control a squad and its members.

Trooper Classes

There are four trooper classes available to trooper characters in the GA and IE. A member role-playing a trooper character will be given a squad of 8 troopers to be used in missions and battles. Each squad will consist of 4 Assault Troopers, 2 Heavy Troopers, a Medic Trooper, and a Sharpshooter Trooper.

List of Classes

Assault Trooper Equipment

• DC-15A Blaster Rifle

• DC-15S Side Arm Blaster

• V-1 Thermal Detonators

• LXR-6 Concussion Grenades

• Utility Belt containing grappling hook, spare ammunition, ration supplies and medical kit.

Heavy Trooper Equipment

• PLX-1 Missile Launcher

• DC-17 Hand Blaster

• V-1 Thermal Detonators

• HX2 Anti-Personal Mines
Sharpshooter Trooper Equipment

• Utility Belt containing grappling hook, spare ammunition, ration supplies and medical kit.

Medic Trooper Equipment

• DC15S Side Arm Blaster

• 2 Vibroscalpels

• Laser Scalpel

• 2 Laser Cauterizers

• Utility Belt containing grappling hook, spare ammunition, ration supplies and medical kit.

Sharpshooter Trooper Equipment

• DC-15X Sniper Rifle

• DC15S Side Arm Blaster

• V-1 Thermal Detonators

• R-1 Recon Droid

• Utility Belt containing grappling hook, spare ammunition, ration supplies and medical kit.

Pilots

The way people should role-play a pilot is as a part of a squadron. A squadron consists of 12 units. One person can control a squadron and its members.

This is basically having a main character and supporting characters like in a movie. The possibilities are limitless. A person can role-play being a non-commissioned officer in the unit and controlling the other character or as an officer while controlling the rest of the units as well.

What does this mean? Well we all know Jedi/Sith can take on multiple opponents right? Bounty Hunters can do that too because of all their cool gadgets and stuff. So making a soldier character is actually getting a small group which is what you fight with. So if Player 1 had a trooper character (with his squad) and he fought Player 2's Jedi/Sith. It would be the 8 soldiers vs the Jedi/Sith.

This is only a rough draft and I will work on something more concrete if admin allows me to.

 

[Jiang Winters]

This is up to the Jedi Faction Leadership, not the Admins. Anways, we already use this system, since pretty much every faction allows soldier PC's to take fire teams and squads into battle.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

This is up to the Jedi Faction Leadership, not the Admins. Anways, we already use this system, since pretty much every faction allows soldier PC's to take fire teams and squads into battle.

Indeed.

The merger is going to happen, so this is something that you can present to the Jedi leadership.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Yeah I will but I want to also know what you think of the idea.

Its not the same as what we have right now. Its one person controlling a squad of eight characters in a canon battle to make up for the perceived weakness of a single soldier.

In summary every person that makes a soldier character has eight characters in one profile. How he/she role-plays the squad is up to him/her. For example he/she can role-play out of the main character's perspective or out of the whole squads perspective.

 

[Lavi]

Yeah I will but I want to also know what you think of the idea.

Its not the same as what we have right now. Its one person controlling a squad of eight characters in a canon battle to make up for the perceived weakness of a single soldier.

In summary every person that makes a soldier character has eight characters in one profile. How he/she role-plays the squad is up to him/her. For example he/she can role-play out of the main character's perspective or out of the whole squads perspective.

That would be loopholing our existing rule on character limits. Can't one just have a squad of NPCs (which is what we're doing right now)?

 

[Brandon Rhea]

That would be loopholing our existing rule on character limits. Can't one just have a squad of NPCs (which is what we're doing right now)?

I'm pretty sure he means a squad of NPCs.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Yeah I will but I want to also know what you think of the idea.

Its not the same as what we have right now. Its one person controlling a squad of eight characters in a canon battle to make up for the perceived weakness of a single soldier.

In summary every person that makes a soldier character has eight characters in one profile. How he/she role-plays the squad is up to him/her. For example he/she can role-play out of the main character's perspective or out of the whole squads perspective.

What you're proposing is a change to the way people write their profiles, not a change to the rules of battle themselves. How people write their profiles is their business and theirs alone, so long as they don't violate site rules or do something horribly broken. Besides, most battles already allow squads of NPC's to be used, so this is a system we already have in play to a degree.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

What you're proposing is a change to the way people write their profiles, not a change to the rules of battle themselves. How people write their profiles is their business and theirs alone, so long as they don't violate site rules or do something horribly broken. Besides, most battles already allow squads of NPC's to be used, so this is a system we already have in play to a degree.

The word mandatory or anything similar to it doesn't appear in his suggestions.

I think it's a good idea. It lets people RP more NPC forces along with their own PC if they want, thus allowing more bang for the buck in Alliance characters, so to speak.

We may allow it right now, but it's really not clearly stated as an option anywhere, at least not that I'm aware of.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Thanks, Bac. I'll suggest it to the leadership once the transition has been made.

 

[Thorn]

only thing I noticed that would have to change if the Leadership accepted this is that new soldiers would probably have to start as Sergeants if they don't already. Can't have a private in charge of a squad.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

only thing I noticed that would have to change if the Leadership accepted this is that new soldiers would probably have to start as Sergeants if they don't already. Can't have a private in charge of a squad.

One thing that the merger thread talks about is that there will only be three ranks: Lieutenant, Commander, and General. Those who currently have characters can keep their current rank if they want, but all new characters will have one of those three ranks.

 

[Thorn]

One thing that the merger thread talks about is that there will only be three ranks: Lieutenant, Commander, and General. Those who currently have characters can keep their current rank if they want, but all new characters will have one of those three ranks.

Ahh... misunderstood that part of the merger thread