The TAW Community Fundraiser Winners!
were announced today at the TFO Meeting. The fundraiser successfully raised over $2,000 USD which will go towards funding the TAW.net website, TS3 Server and TAW 3.0 development.
The winners are:
DukeNukem2nd Place Winners: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Stealth Edition & Battlefield 4Keyboard - TexasHillbilly Battlefield 4 - SADiver3rd Place Winners will get a STEAM Game Package (Includes 4 Games).
Prize C - TenatiusB4th Place Winners will get a Large TAW Sticker & TAW Keychain FocksBerlinerKuchenRevolt
If you donated in the fundraiser, please check your email for a copy of the TAW Wallpaper & Avatar Collection. The 2013 Community Fund Tab should appear in your dossier in a couple of days.
Fun Facts about this years Fundraiser!:
6% of TAW participated in the drive.
131 donors out of 2282 members.
Unit with most donor
1st: CCO (13 members) In 2012 it was TA (9 members)
2nd: AM (12 members) In 2012 it was a 3 way tie AM, BF and CCO (8 members)
3rd: BF (11 members) in 2012 it was GR (7 members)
Unit with the highest donation % vs all members that donated
1st: CCO (21%) In 2012 it was BF (30%)
2nd: BF (12%) In 2012 it was CCO (24%)
3rd: AM (7%) In 2012 it was AM (8%)
Unit with highest donation vs size of unit
1st: CCO (50%)
2nd: OSM (18%)
3rd: GI (15%)
No data for 2012 for this category.
What's your callsign?
Mayo
Let's get to know you – can you describe yourself in five words?
relaxed,cool,high on life.
Tell us about your history in TAW.
its has been chill
What was your initial impression of TAW?
super serious but then i it was all chill like.
Tell us about your division, and what you do there.
i have not been able to jump in for a time, got this wisdoom tooth pulled out and i got another one to go... cant speak man, its hard to live like this
What would you like someone considering joining TAW to know?
you need to like to play the game and its not for minors.
Do you have any special hobbies or activities outside of TAW?
basketball, photography, website concepts and level design.
If you could change one thing about TAW, what would it be?
the layout of the website fur shur
Tell us about some of the people you've met during your time in TAW.
uhm, so many I can't remember - they're all awesome.
What's your favourite thing about TAW?
the big arma missions - i remember this one time when we had this pvp mission and we all lined up with rpgs haha it was hilarious.
How does TAW affect your offline life?
i think about it all the time, my God, taw is like a zit on my nose man.
What might our readers be surprised to know about you?
i'm Swedish.
What's your favourite retro videogame? Why?
turok on Nintendo 64.
If you could choose any TAW member to be stranded on a desert island with, who would it be and why?
rylands because he was my DI.
Do you admire any celebrities? Why or why not?
no. i admire good work and not the people, if you do something cool - i will admire that work but i wont admire you because i do not know you.
Who do you believe is going to be the most influential figure in gaming in the next three years?
"that one [pointing to some random dude in the corner, whispering to himself ...i really don't know bro."
For their time, effort and dedication, this member will be awarded our In-The-Scope member tab for completing the interview.
Limpump
Curly, hair, fluffy, pants, musician
I am in TAW for more then a year. LL 2 for life. Was a longtime DI. A bit FS , a bit SO . Found lots of awesome people and had great moments
From beggining till now it changed a lot. Rrom battalion staff to the impressikn in general. It has still good influence on me
LL 2 . Simple member becouse of rl issues. LL division had great rise , i was part of it. And good days are coming back
That here you will find some things that will challenge you to become better human being. Have more tolerance. How to be patient. And find people who will be your friends for a log go
I am professional musician. My main hobby is to produce music
If i could i would change the location of people. I want to meet everyone in here!
I met a lot of people. From gaming buddies to buddies for life. I can mention 3 names that had the biggest influence. Blondie , now LL DC , Urkosh and Neji. Those are my friends for life. Ofc i have tomention NupidStoob who did amazing job. And all others that still makes TAW like a home
What's your favorite thing about TAW?
The willingness to improve. The challenge of becoming not only better player. But a better human being.
Well i have to schedule more to be able attend practices. When i was a officer it took really more time. I would wish to give all my time to TAW. but its impossible.
That i have made a bet that i will grow my hair for two years. After new year i am baldy again :)
What's your favorite retro videogame? Why?
It should be sega adventures of alex. My first ever game played. I want to play it now!
I can't choose only one. It would be Urkosh probably. Because we would find the way to use coconuts :p
Not really. Maybe from the classical music view few artists
It will be most definitely not me :) i am all about fun and seriousness balance
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A class-based 2D side-scrolling player versus player game, King Arthur's Gold (often abbreviated to KAG) doesn't do anything terribly unique, but what it does, it does quite well. Three current game modes consist of a capture the flag mode, a capture the point mode, and a less serious race / challenge mode. Each of the modes plays differently enough and varies enough of the more complex game-play mechanics to feel unique, adding more depth to the games modes. The three classes consist of the hearty knight, the support miner/builder, and the ranged archer. Each class is extremely unique when compared to the other two, making the game almost entirely different depending on which class you play.
The knight is the melee and explosive power house of the the game. Armed with a sword, shield and various types of bombs, the knight is used to assault enemy strong holds, surviving withering hails of arrows from arches on ramparts, clearing the way through mine fields with their shields, dispatching the enemy's knights defending the keeps, and, most importantly, caring the explosive payloads that will destroy the defensive walls of the enemy. The class is by far the most straight-forward, but many advanced techniques can be learned.
The archer's kit is composed of a bow and a grappling hook. With the grappling hook allows the player to scale tall walls fairly easily, or climb to a sniping position of the reach of knights. The bow is capable of firing several types of arrows, allowing for arches to destroy poorly protected wooden structures with a single fire arrow on occasion. While the least healthy of all the classes, and unable to defend itself in melee combat, the archer is a profound threat to anyone on the battlefield.
Finally, the builder is the class around which much of King Arthur's Gold is based. This last class is by far the most complex of the three, being in charge of collecting building materials, setting up defensive walls, building traps for the enemy, repairing damage, and even occasionally acting as a sapper used to breach the enemy's walls. The builder class is what makes KAG feel unique and interesting. More often than not, games are exhilarating as you try to fend of dozens of enemies attempting to breach the walls created by your team. Semi-realistic gravity physics add tension as damage is dealt to your walls. Build your defenses poorly and a single knight can easily topple your entire tower in a few short moments. All your hard work can literally come crashing down.
early every moment of the 14 hours I've played has been exciting and interesting, though there are many aspects that make the game feel a bit unfinished. The controls for building and inventory management take a great deal of getting used to. Griefing players are a rare, but infuriating, problem, but thankfully a kick system usually is able to help mitigate damage (though it is not quite as robust or permanent as one might hope.) While the game modes included at the moment are great, I feel that there is almost an infinite amount of potential for other game modes. Some minor glitches are present but nothing is game-breaking and I've often played for hours without encountering a single one. The game may not be ground-breaking, but it feels rewarding every time you fend off an enemy assault. king Arthur's gold is a great game that I would suggest to anyone who loves base-building, especially if they can get it on sale.
Over the past couple of months new life has been breathed into Star Wars The Old Republic. With the expansion Rise of the Hut Cartel, release of two new planets and a revamp of the Player vs. Player system along with that three new operations that are fairly challenging. Going with these we have seen a major influx of personnel into the Star Wars division. As of Oct 22, 2013 we are beating League of Legends but five people for being the largest division in TAW, this in its self is a great feat. We are continuing to grow as new content is released going with that here is a brief over view of what has happen and what is coming in the near future in Star Wars. At the release of the expansion Rise of the Hut Cartel this raised the level cap from level 50 to level 55 with the new planet Makeb and a story line to go with it. Also it release a new operation called Scum and Villainy which continues the story line of the Dread Masters. On patch 2.3 we saw the release of a new planet Oricon which is the base of operations for the Dread Masters. There is two new operations with this Dread Fortress and Dread Place. This patch finishes the story line of the Dread Masters. Also with this patch there was a revamp of the PVP system. It introduced a 4v4 arena to shorten PVP que times. With patch 2.4 due to being release at the beginning of December it will bring space combat to the table. If anyone wishes to join us Star Wars is a free to play game and free to download. We have guilds of Republic and Empire sides and we play on NA server Prophecy of the Five.
The Star Wars division will be running a donation drive starting on Monday November 18 through Sunday December 15. For every five dollar donation you will receive a raffle ticket and the winner of the prizes with will range from in game money to a 60 day game card. For more information please contact Ellyrian@taw.net, Emmilash@taw.net, or USNnuke@taw.net
Throw out your moldy Jelly Beans and eat a Kit-Kat
Just recently Google launched their new Nexus 5 with LG, and to this new super fresh Phone they are be releasing Android 4-4 Kitkat(!!!) that also comes with a lot of minor news and memory optimizations. This means that even budget phones with as little as 512 MB memory will run fluently and smooth.
Two weeks after their initial release of Android 4.4 Google released an update for their tablets Nexus 10 and Nexus 7, which means they are including last years model!
As of writing Nexus 4 has not yet gotten the update, but should expect is soon.
Even though many people have made complaints on Google's decision to not update Galaxy Nexus to 4.4, they stay firm on this decision even though it meets the requirements. The reason for this, Google say, is that they only have an obligation to update products less than 18 months old.
3 Fast Short news!
High frequency of faulty Playstation 4 Consoles after launch.
Google stops sales of Chromebook 11 after knowledge of faulty chargers
81,9% of all Smartphones use Android OS
The TAW Community Fundraiser ends of November 17th! Have you Donated yet?
Remember that this Community Fund is what powers the TAW.net website, TeamSpeak and the technology development of TAW (TAW 3.0). Funds that are needed on a regular basis to help maintain and operate this great community we are all apart of.
Back by popular demand, we added CIC for a Day to the 1st Place prize and threw in a physical copy of Battlefield 4 for 2nd place. Don't miss your chance to see what it feels like to be the top-dog of TAW for 24 hours or to play the latest Battlefield game.
The available prizes are detailed below:
1st Place: $300 NewEgg GiftCard (or EU/OC equivalent) & CIC for a Day
2nd Place: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Stealth Edition & Battlefield 4
3rd Place: STEAM Games
4th Place: Large TAW Sticker & TAW Keychain
Everyone who donates will receive a special tab and a downloadable copy of the TAW Wallpaper & Avatar Collection.
The fundraiser ends on November 17th.
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A drawing for the winners will be held at a TFO meeting on November 24th.
Choose “TAW Community Fund” as the unit you wish to donate to. In the "note to seller" comment box, be sure to add your TAW Callsign so we know who you are.
Any questions can be emailed to DeadXOn@taw.net