TAW 2012 in Review...

It has been a good year for The Art of Warfare, a GREAT one in fact. We have made new friends and have lost old ones. I have compiled a list of accomplishments and important events that we as members of this great gaming community should reflect upon. We have grown a lot bigger this year than 2011. There is no telling what 2013 will bring but rest assured, TAW will still be here.

Important Events of 2012.

----January----
Icarus is elected Commander-In-Chief
AO Division hits a Top Rank of Renown 20

----Febuary----
TAWShop switches to Cafepress
Tribes Ascend Spin-Up/Vanguard
QW Division competes in FTM League

----March----
StarCraft2 completes Ghosts of Tarsonis Tournament
StarWars Launches
TAW turns 11yrs old.

----April----
QW Celebrates its 5Year mark as a division

----May----
Diablo 3 in Vanguard
Ghost Recon Future Solider in Vanguard
TAW Community Fund raises over $2200 dollars

----June---
DOTA 2 Spin-Up
CSGO Spin-Up
WOW Returns to TAW
Major TAW Policy Change on member participation

----July----
Diablo 3 Disbanded
The Secret World Spin-Up
Guild Wars 2 Spin-Up

----August----
Minecraft Spin-Up
Ghost Recon Online Spin-Up
TAW University reboot & revamped
The Secret World Disbands

----September----
SW host a guest speaker from BioWare

----October----
5th Corps is Created
CDBO2 Spin-Up
Planetside 2 Spin-Up
Planetside 2 has a guest speaker from SOE
TAW Removes XFire and replaces it with STEAM
Security Awarnesss Badge becomes a requirement for all Positions DI & Up.
Natural Selection 2 Spin-Up
HAWKEN Spin-Up
Black Ops 2 Spin-Up
DOTA 2 competes in Rise With Us Alienware Tournament
TAW Hits 1700 Member (Breaking an All-Time Record)
TS Channels Re-Organized

----November----
Twitter Redeployment
Holiday Havoc Tournament in World of Tanks
FarCry 3 in Vanguard
DOTA 2 Guest Speaker from DotaCinema
Tribes: Ascend - HiRez Community Manager Q&A
Annual TAW-Wide Meeting
New 2013 Motto: Servant Leaders Lead the Way

----December----
CSGO Launches
SMITE Spin-Up
MechWarriorOnline Spin-Up
TAW Newsletter Anniversary
In-The-Scope hits 50 member mark
TAW Hits 2000 member mark

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TAW's Social Media presence has grown to record numbers, although could be better in 2013:

TAW Newsletter Subscribers = 280 Members

TAW Twitter Subscribers = 195 Members

TAW Youtube Subscribers = 164 Members

TAW Facebook Friends = 1102 Members

TAW Steam = 335 Members

TAW Membership = 2000+ Members

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The highest medal possible within the ranks of TAW (Medal of Honor) was awarded to only 2 Members this year.

Medal of Honor in 2012 (TAW's highest achievement/medal)
Hook
Cutthroat

TAW's TOP 100 of 2012 List - a list of the 100 longest serving members, excluding lifetime members.

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You win some, you lose some :

----Divisions Launched----
Counter Strike Global Offensive
DOTA 2
Ghost Recon Future Solider
Tribes Ascend
Star Wars


----Divisions Gone----
Nuclear Dawn
Diablo 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The Secret World
Ghost Recon Online

----Vanguard/Horizon----
Call of Duty Black Ops2
FarCry 3
Guild Wars 2
Hawken
MechWarriorOnline
Smite
Minecraft
Natural Selection
Planetside 2

----Back from the Dead----
World of Warcraft

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TAW currently  takes part in 26 different PC games with members from around the world. Here is how the membership ranked in 2012:

  1. League of Legends ; 199
  2. Planetside 2 ; 192
  3. ARMA2 ; 166
  4. World of Tanks ; 160

  5. StarWars ; 158
  6. Tribes Ascend ; 151
  7. DOTA 2 ; 145
  8. Battlefield 3 ; 90
  9. Natural Selection 2 ; 66
10. World of Warcraft ; 65
11. GRFS ; 56
12. Age of Conan ; 53
13. Quake Wars ; 52
14. StarCraft 2 ; 51
15. CSGO ; 51
16. Company of Heroes ; 45
17. SMITE ; 33
18. MechWarrior ; 33
19. Minecraft ; 32
20. FarCry 3 ; 32
21. Team Fortress 2 ; 28
22. Ghost Recon ; 27
23. Call of Duty: BO2 ; 24
24. Guild Wars 2 ; 19
25. HAWKEN ; 17
26. Combat Arms ; 14

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----New Lifetime Members of 2012----
Hibernator
Hook
Wiemauler

----New Members of Central Command in 2012----

Doc

Eifer

Ekis
LargeFormat
StealthMist
TexasHillbilly
Wardy

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And Finally.... a list of our newest servant leader/staff members. These members have less than 1 year of experience within the ranks of TAW and hold some type of leadership position.

----Spin Up Leaders---

Fides

TheFett

----Division Commander----
Jankles


----Division Officer----
DjGreier
Nightshaper
Jellysword

----Commanding Officer---

Andrewki
Artemiss
Arthorius
Balan
Chewy
iKoN
MrBlazzar
nos
prussianknight
Qvist
ragieus
SLUG
StonkingByte
thegatekeeper

----Executive Officer----

Angelofsin
Artist
Barkface
BlitzStorm
daigyjeff
denandenbaron
DestructionsWake
HurtfulHippo
Jiann
Juginyz
MetzgerHorst
MrsHeidebitt
Neji
Newo
Pak
Panzerjager
PretentiousNoob
riffscreamer
scottishchicken
Smurfy
Vuxta

----Staff Officer----

Bondo
Cerjio
Crysie
DarekStar
Deku
DemonPlague
Doodlez
fijapowa
Fletcher
FodderforPanzer
Grimagin
Harvey
Jarlarko
Lionmastyr
MrHeadShot
NickPlaysGames
NIHIL
Niriw
Plague
Rustic
Smegthis
SteelRanger
Talutah
Verrak
Xsage

----Field Specialist----

Acesneights
Aeromundo
AlphaMikeFoxtrot
ANThrxx
BlueAlien
gearz
Hamstring
Hitman

Macghillemuir

Pollock
shiftk
Telarian
VenomGen

----Server Admin/Technician----

AsderC
BombaHawk
Brismo
Darkerthanblack
DirtyVega
DoctorKajita
Domanator
Ellyrian
ErkDog
Giggles
Guns
iTwitch
jaap
JCS
Kaziya
Kray
LastElf
leroyjkl
LucianGreymark
naguar
Phenom
Reddie
SirDilthethrill
slipcor
WEDGES

----Training Instructors----

Adelfos
Bazukar
Blackrider
Bojanx
Brackus
BuyerBeware
ColleX
DaRealMcoy
DarkCrow
DavrosDalek
DeltaValkyrie
DJDanny
DontBeAJimmy
Evil
filp
FluffyRabbut
GeekNiNjA
Ivahrrr
Jaidcael
JayMorr
JKingsley
JNE
Luminance
masterojack
Maxamus
mcFlaw
nikosxd
OmniTracker
Onarix
SearingGustav
sevenisazerg
silpeen
Sleepy
SonofSkz
TigerFang
Vaikyuko
Vendetta
Warblind
Warthog
Yaluzan
Zane
Zenatsu

----Training Specialist----

Cyklick
Damichem
DingDong
Icewhynd
Jiolm
Kalipo
Killamon
Ollkek
Seldom
sixxtoes
Skillganon
Stevodownsouth
Taloz
TigerFang
Vaikyuko

Viperious

----Drill Instructor----

AgentGray
Andu
AntiStreik
Antz
arzinal
avatarluke
Bester
Bradx
Brooks
CallMeTripyy
campier
Caro
cekay
Cerjio
Cocoa
Darkytp
dazz
Destabilise
Diggydogsp
DilutedJuice
Drehz
Emerald
Enerccio
eNjoY
Feinth
flanksta
FlashTheJaguar
FrankLineberry
Furie
Ginge
Gumby
Halken
HaylconXD
HotelSoap
IanMckeller
InfintyStorm
Jareth
JohnLeeSwagger
KakaMighty
KILAH
Kopie
Leonard
Lianesch
Limpump
loganmonkeyboy
LordVahn
LoXosEU
Machete
MalcolmR
Mardorz
mattydafatty
Metallic
Modin
MrMetalac
myshade
niko
Nir
Niriw
Nocturne
NoobyCrozz
nukeybrown
OJz
OMA
ozi
PandaPuncher
patrickglass
powerman
Qubycs
QuiGonJinnNjuice
redler
Reepo
RescueTeamYoshi
Rinzlur
Rukudo
rXp
Rydon
Sassif
sharkbait
SlightlyAmiss
SlyTrojan
Spanner
StealthWar
Synmetric
TerranGhost
tmoflash
Ursh
ViciousPandah
Weeder
yumito
Zordon

TAW is nothing without its membership and especially the ones who serve. So here's to a Happy New Year and a big HOOOORAH! to all of its members.