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Welcome to another edition of Vanguard Newsletter, our monthly update to bring you any new information about games in Vanguard. If you have any comments, questions or concerns regarding any of the games, or this post, feel free to contact any of the Vanguard staff.
Valorant - Tier 1
SUL - TBA
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or Valorant Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Valorant
Event Times
NA Mandatory: 19:00 - 21:00 EST on Thursdays & Sundays
NA Optional: N/A
EU Mandatory: 19:00 - 21:00 GMT on Wednesdays & Sundays
EU Optional: 20:00 - 21:00 CEST on Tuesdays
Enlisted - Tier 1
SUL - JakeQuake
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or Enlisted Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Enlisted
Joint Mandatory: Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 PM CEST / 3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT
NA Optional: Thursdays 21:00 EST/18:00 PST
Dota 2 - Tier 2
SUL - Bluebear (Acting SUL)
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or DOTA2 Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Dota 2
Tuesday at 6:00 PM GMT
Friday at 6:00 PM GMT
Sunday at 6:00 PM GMT
Heroes of the Storm - Tier 2
SUL - Zyndra
Heroes of the Storm have officially moved from the Pioneer Division, and are in the Horizon Division! This marks their next step into becoming a Spin-Up, and then a fully fledged unit in TAW! Be sure to congratulate them when you see them!
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or HOTS staff. You can also join the discussion over at their discord: TAW - Heroes of the Storm
Saturday at 20:30 UTC
Sunday at 2:30 UTC
Battlefield 2042 - Tier 2
SUL - DutchAvenger
The Battlefield Division is back in Vanguard! As per tradition, the division steps into Vanguard, in order to prepare for the new game, and shed off the past. As such, the division is now under the 2042 name, and has a new SUL! They are excited for what the future holds for them, and are looking forward to making Battlefield a pillar of TAW once more.
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or BF staff. You can also join the discussion over at their discord: TAW - Battlefield
Event Times:
NA Mandatory
Sundays at 9:00 PM EST
Thursdays at 9:00 PM EST
EU Mandatory
Sunday at 8:30 PM CET
Thursday at 8:30 PM CET
Pioneer Division Updates
The Pioneer Division in Vanguard is hard at work, and already had their first game go to Horizon, that is Heroes of the Storm! Pioneer Division utilized limited interest games to develop fully sustainable units to bring into TAW and expand our player base and game coverage. This Division is being led by Stiigletz (Division Commander), and Warlohn (Division Officer). If you have an interest in bringing a game into TAW, even if you believe it has limited interest amongst the members of TAW, please get in contact with the Pioneer TFOs and bring the idea of the game up.
Pioneer's Progress Currently:
New world is a massively online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Amazon Games. Similar to World of Warcraft, the game aims to bring an experience similar in nature and fun, but without the subscription model set by WoW. The game just finished off its final beta before release, to overwhelming success and popularity, and is on schedule to release August 31st. The current members supporting the Pioneer Development of this game are Norros and Onykage.
Warframe is a free to play action third person shooter, developed and published by Digital Extremes. The game released back in March 2013, and has been only growing in popularity and size since then, with their upcoming expansion, The New War, being the first proper next-gen expansion. The game has just been added to the roster, and will have its members soon.
Sea of Thieves, developed by Rare and published by Microsoft, is a first person, open world adventure game, set in a pirate world. Players are able to navigate the world via ships, engaging in PvEvP environment, where survival is for the best pirates. The current members supporting the Pioneer Development of this game is EarthWarrior.
If you are looking to know more about either of these games, or possibly introducing a new game into TAW, please refer to either Staff of each unit, or consult with the Pioneer TFOs.
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The Launch of Pioneer Division
Vanguard has officially launched the Pioneer Division as of last month! The Pioneer Division is utilizing limited interest games to develop fully sustainable units to bring into TAW and expand our player base and game coverage. This Division is being led by Stiigletz (Division Commander), and Warlohn (Division Officer). If you have an interest in bringing a game into TAW, even if you believe it has limited interest amongst the members of TAW, please get in contact with the Pioneer TFOs and bring the idea of the game up.
Heroes of the Storm is crossover MOBA developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The game features various characters from Blizzard's franchises as playable heroes, with teams of 5 battling it out. Each hero has distinct abilities and style of play, allowing players a multitude of variety in game. The current staff supporting this game are Zyndra and Semtext.
SUL - FalconRuby
Star Wars: Squadrons - Tier 1
SUL - MercenaryHG
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or Squadrons Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: Star Wars Squadrons
Star Wars Squadrons is included with EA Play and Xbox Game Pass.
EU Mandatory: 6:00 PM GMT on Sundays
EU Optional: 7:00 PM GMT on Tuesday & Thursday
NA Optional: 9:00 PM EST on Thursdays & 2:00 PM EST on Sundays
Dota 2 - Tier 3
City of Heroes - Tier 2
SUL - DestroyerPA
City of Heroes Division are now recruiting in full force, while also planning for events for their Division and the game community!
If you have any questions, or are interested in transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or CH Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - City of Heroes
NA = Sunday @ 18:00-20:00 EST 17:00-19:00 CST
NA Optional = Thursday @ 18:00-20:00 EST 17:00-19:00 CST
Vanguard has officially launched the Pioneer Division! The Pioneer Division is utilizing limited interest games to develop fully sustainable units to bring into TAW and expand our player base and game coverage. This Division is being led by Stiigletz (Division Commander), and Warlohn (Division Officer). If you have an interest in bringing a game into TAW, even if you believe it has limited interest amongst the members of TAW, please get in contact with the Pioneer TFOs and bring the idea of the game up.
SCUM is an open-world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control, and progression. Knowledge and skill are you ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Base building, item crafting, human health development, fishing, hunting, PVP / PVE, scavenging for supplies and much more! Scum is an open world sandbox, where the possibilities are endless. The beginning members of the pioneer development of this team are currently Onykage and Qix.
Dual Universe is a first person based space simulation sandbox massively multiplayer online role play game (MMORPG) video game in development by the Paris-based game development studio, Novaquark. It is reported to combine elements of Eve Online and Star Citizen, as well as Minecraft, No Man's Sky, and Space Engineers. The current members supporting the Pioneer Development of this game is Jmaglive, evinrude, and GiggyBytes.
Vanguard is happy to announce that the Enlisted Division has now reached tier 1 within Vanguard. This is a big step for the division, and also means internal transfers from others division is open to all members of TAW!
If you are interested in joining them for one of their events, their times are listed below:
Joint Mandatory: Saturdays 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM (CEST) / 3:00 - 4:00 PM (EDT)
NA Optional: Thursday at 9:00 PM EST
If you are interested into transferring to this division or inquiring more, feel free to message you CoC and/or Vanguard Staff.
Hello there!
Vanguard is currently looking to reinforce its team, and that would be done be by finding a candidate to fill the Vanguard Public Information Administrator (PIA) role.
The PIA mainly works, but not limited, in creating the following content:
Outside of this, they get to be part of Vanguard and work with us to build the teams in Vanguard and assist out teams in different regards.
Any candidates who apply and are accepted will be given as much help and guidance as they need to help them settle into their position.
If you would be interested in taking on a new challenge and having the opportunity to work alongside new and established teams within Vanguard, get in touch with any of the current Vanguard Staff:
Hemphop@taw.net
Snapshot@taw.net
SouthernCross@taw.net
Bluebear@taw.net
Alas@taw.net
Enlisted Division D-Day 77th Anniversary Event
Greetings fellow TAW members! The Enlisted Division is hosting an event to commemorate the 77th Anniversary of the D-Day landings!
During this event, players will play in the Invasion of Normandy campaign! All TAW members are welcome to join us for this event.
When: Sunday, June 6th, 1900 GMT
Where: The “Play Channel” in the Enlisted area of the Vanguard Horizon Division
A group of Enlisted players will also be streaming on TAWtv from 1900 to 2100 GMT during this event.
If you are new to Enlisted, it is a free-to-play, combined arms, WWII shooter with unique squad based game mechanics that features battlefields from all across the WWII era.
Get the game at https://enlisted.net/.
TAW members participating in this event will be eligible for the “Normandy Veteran” tab from the Enlisted division!
Join us on the TAW Enlisted Discord as well to get announcements of our events, people to play with, and game news. All Members of All skill groups are welcome!
If you have any questions about Enlisted or the event please contact Jakequake.
Valorant - Tier 2
The Valorant Division has been growing, and is now close to 70 members!
NA Mandatory: 20:00 EST on Thursdays
NA Mandatory: 20:00 EST on Sundays
NA Optional: TBD
EU Mandatory: 9:00 CEST on Wednesdays
EU Mandatory: 19:00 CEST on Sundays
EU Optional: 20:00 CEST on Tuesdays
Star Wars: Squadrons - Tier 2
Check out some of our gameplay footage! Enjoy our TAW v TAW custom fleet battle match: https://youtu.be/lunN_X26YY0 Or check out some dogfight action: https://youtu.be/Rnaca5A5bJk
The Squadrons community hosts various tournaments on a monthly basis. We are always looking for players to represent TAW. Interested in joining up? Message any of our staff!
EU Mandatory: 19:00 PM GMT on Sundays
NA Mandatory: 20:00 PM EST on Tuesdays
EU Optional: 8:00 PM GMT on Tuesday and Thursday
NA Optional: 21:00 PM EST on Thursdays
NA Optional: 21:00 PM EST on Sunday
SUL - TBD
Mandatory: 19:00 PM GMT on Sundays
Optional: 19:00 PM GMT on Tuesdays
City of Heroes - Tier 3
NA Optional: 18:00 EST on Thursdays
Enlisted - Tier 4
On June 6th, to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the Enlisted division will be having a TAW-Wide event. We are asking players to join us in storming the beaches of Normandy and begin the liberation of France from the Axis forces.
Enlisted Joint Mandatory: Saturday 2000GMT, 1500EST
NA optional: Thursday 2100EST
EU optional: Wednesday 1900GMT
V/R
Vanguard is happy to announce that Enlisted will have a Spin Up meeting to commemorate their launch into Vanguard!
Date:
May 15th
Time:
4:00 PM EDT
10:00 PM CEST
Location:
TeamSpeak, under Vanguard, in Pathfinder Corps
You can view the Event here:
Enlisted - Spin-Up Meeting
Feel free to drop in and experience a general overview of what the Division plans, and the staff in charge.
We hope to see you there!
Valorant Division has been growing, and is now close to 70 members!
The Division also threw a TAW Wide tournament, and one team emerged victorious. Congratulations to Blue Thunder for their win. You can read more about it here: Valorant Winners
If you have any questions, or are interested into transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or Valorant Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Valorant
Star Wars Squadrons is currently enjoying a 50% discount on Steam and Origin. The offer ends on May 6th, so be sure you grab your copy today!
If you have any questions, or are interested into transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or Squadrons Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Star Wars Squadrons
Event TimesEU Mandatory: 19:00 PM GMT on Sundays
If you have any questions, or are interested into transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or DOTA2 Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - Dota 2
If you have any questions, or are interested into transferring to this unit, contact Vanguard or CH Staff. You can also join the discussion over at their Discord: TAW - City of Heroes
Enlisted has joined the ranks of the Horizon Division, and is kicking into gear!
NA Mandatory: TBA