stiansn

Not at all, you're welcome to express opinions, as long as it is in a constructive manner, and on topic.
This is about giving EU 1/2 players a more engaging experience, and it's frustating for them when EU 3 players come on and tell them that they shouldn't get that.
We more than welcome the advice of EU 3 players, so long as it doesn't derail the thread.

It's called a 'Stepping Stone' because it is SOMEWHERE in between the 2 servers, and some people could use it as a way to test themselves and their hardware for possibly moving onto a Modded Server, or just prefer that MIDDLE GROUND.
The Title doesn't say 'Stepping Stone to EU#3'....
just Stepping Stone Server.
Also -
again, people from EU#3 need to STOP being negative about this....
IT DOES NOT AFFECT YOU.
This is a thread about players from EU 1/2 wanting a little more from their experience that isn't as demanding as EU#3.
 
John has made this fact perfectly clear to anyone who READS the thread, and yet people from EU 3 still keep posting negative remarks.

Arkod there have been plenty of people that try EU 3 and find out they dont like it. Creating another server wont divide the community, did the creation of EU 3 divide the community. It did not it built it up, i believe the same for this new server.
Arkod you have stated your opinion now please drop it and let others speak. As i said in my post i dont understand why its only the EU 3 frequent players that dont want this to happen. This server will have no effect on EU 3.
And no this is not going to be EU 3 without the map packs. Its going to be a more free type of gameplay. a lot like EU 1/2 none of the strict MilSim like rules that EU 3 has. It will be treated like a Public server except with the only requirement is being on teamspeak.

Totally agree

I agree here. I've made the trip down to EU3  a couple of times, and although I like the mods and stuff like that, I can't get comfortable on there. I'd like a night or two where we can have a light mods sort of game night where we can have a bit of ACRE2 or something that won't be massive in terms of download.

Personally I don't think a new server is required, just like Zissou's points of who is going to build and maintain it. However I think that a game night of this nature would be a great idea to provide a bridge between those regulars on EU#3 and EU#2/1. I also think this may help to combine the two communities rather than having this barricade between the two. As of right now it feels like the players of EU#3 fully separate themselves from the players of EU#1 and EU#2.

Great Idea! Would Participate in it. 
Go for it! #Impressed.

Hello everyone me and a few of the community members were thinking of how we could bridge the gap between the vanilla servers ie EU 1/2 to the vastly modded EU 3. Because the servers are so different we feel that a semi modded EU 1/2 server would fill the gap, Possibly EU 5. This would give a bit more variety to the game play by using minimal mods on EU 1/2 maps and missions. This server would still give people the experience of team work but not be as hardcore. The mods we were thinking of using would be a Weapon's pack, Weapon Attachment pack, Uniform pack, Some form of a vehicle pack and less intrusive form of acre 2. Please tell me your thoughts if you think this is a good idea or not, Would love to get your feedback.
 
 
As of the recent issues in the comments below with some of the contradicting opinions of the community members i feel it would be in everyone's best interest to come up with a simple answer ie yes i would like this to happen or no it's not for me, I understand the reasons why some of the community don't want this to happen but this topic was never created for those individuals that had no intention of playing this server or game night. My original post wasn't meant to upset anyone it was a simple idea to see if people felt the same way but some individuals have taken it the wrong way. Thanks to the people who have expressed their opinion in a detailed way but lets keep it simple from now on. 

My condolences and support to all those from belgium, and those effected by it throught possible family present in brussel. It is a terrible day for europe in general. 
 
 
Sterkte en veel steun vanuit nederland.

We will be, I haven't had a chance to do it yet though as I'm at work.

Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken.

Met eenheid zullen we allemaal winnen

After the terrorism attack on france a few months ago we had a flag of france on the left top of the forum. I hope we will see the belgian flag on the forums soon.
 
Its not my intention to make this post a discussion about the reason and/or the people who comitted the attack on belgium.
 
For all the belgian ahoymembers and people (in)directly involved:
 
sterkte en mijn medeleven met de slachtoffers.
force et mes condoléances aux victimes.

Man that was intense...

Really hard fought and thoroughly enjoyable Invasion Mission,
having the entire server working together like that was great.

Thank you so much.

Ridiculously good fun at times as well, especially the amount of times we heard "I wasn't expecting you to come from that direction"... 

Yes we will be providing a repair and a refuel vehicle which will be liftable to help repair helis. Yes it's going be a massive pain but the thing we are trying to instil is a sense of value to the helis to avoid them getting damaged/destroyed/abandoned in the first place.

Over the last while we have noticed a trend on the public servers of piloting getting steadily worse. One way pilots, constantly crashing pilots, pilots abandoning aircraft, pilots unable to land to list but a few of the issues.
 
These rules changes will not affect competent pilots.
Pilots are in charge of their aircraft they should make all efforts to keep the aircraft airworthy.
If aircraft are damaged they need to be fixed, not destroyed. If this means getting a repair specialist to travel to fix the aircraft so be it.  
Flying in a manner conducive to having you aircraft destroyed will result in discipline.
These rules will be enforced and pilots will be expected to abide by them.
The respawn time on Aircraft will be increased to encourage better flying.
 
They will be coming into effect on 01.04.16
Pilots seen to be breaking the rules will be asked to leave the pilots slot in which case they should return the aircraft to spawn and switch roles. If they refuse they will be kicked and if we see repeat offenders we will be forced to ban.
 
Examples of Poor Piloting:
Misuse of aircraft: CAS with the AA jet, practising, showboating and wasting resources. Landing too close, or flying over, the AO. It shows the pilot is not aware of the situation around him and if it results in the lost of aircraft or team mates will considered destroying assets or teamkilling. Abandoning aircraft in the field, this is all to prevalent and steps will be taken to weed out pilots who do this. Making no effort to repair damaged aircraft. Allowing your door gunners to teamkill. It's the pilot's responsibility to lock turrets. Teamkills will be attributed to the Pilots. Pilots should make a reasonable attempt to land if damaged. For example engine failure or tail rotor loss are not unrecoverable. If you don't know what autorotation is you simply should not be flying a helicopter. Not repairing aircraft in the field. If your aircraft is repairable then it must be repaired. While these are not technically new rules they will be enforced much more actively, and it is the pilots responsibility to make sure you are able to fly within the rules.
 
For any possible scenarios not mentioned here or indeed any questions about the rule change please feel free to add a comment. 

Just a random question,
as a bit of a Metal Head, I often find myself banging my head to music that isn't playing when heading to battle.

What are your preferred tunes for entering Battle?

Some of mine;
 
Dethklok - Murmaider
Dethklok - Face Fisted         <----------- if you don't know these first 2 try looking up Batmetal or Batmetal Returns on YT.
Dethklok - Awaken

Disturbed - Indestructible
 
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
 
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Thunderstruck     <--- especially good for Zeus nights..
 
or various other tracks from Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeath, Slayer...

I think you get the picture.

Either that or some J-rock/J-punk;

Stereopony - Hitohira No Hanabira
Stereopony - Shunken Sentimental

Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Rewrite
 
or... As a few may already know... a little bit of ;
 
Bad Lip Reading - Bushes of Love    <-- I REALLY recommend this one.

Fri April 1st (4:00PM EST)  
 
 
Okay so based on the votes given on my previous post, im going to give it a try. Here Are the Available Slot's.
 
 
Slot Expectation's!!
 
2nd In command will help me make decision's, and keep an eye on thing's for me. Preferably another Admin/Spartan, but others will be considered. 
 
Squad leaders will be the one that the command element will be taking too via a whisper setup in team speak.
 
An entire Fire team may be Reserved for a group of friends that you play with but please make sure they can attend. If you want to reserve an entire fire team, please message me VIA PM on the forums. 
 
 
 
Command
   - John McClane (Zeus)
   - Extra
 
Vehicle Team (HammerHead)
   -Driver (Open)
   -Commander (Open)
   -Gunner (Cebi)
 
Vortex (Must Be AW Member/Competent To fly in High stress environment) Can make exception's if vouched for. 
   - Squad Leader (Harald (Former Someone)
   - Transport (fr4q)
   - Transport (TonyPestroni)
   - Transport (Anyone)
   - CAS (Chicken_Bananas)
 
UAV Operator
   - (Extra)
 
Recon/Sniper
   - Sniper (xSniper1982)
   - Spotter (ifnt05)
 
 
Alpha 1-1 (FULL)
   - Squad Leader (Stian)
   - Medic (RehabitedHamster)
   - Autorifleman (Shax)
   - Autorifleman (P057code)
   - Grenadier (giddy)
   - Marksman (Soar)
   - Rifleman (Jason) 
 
Bravo 2-1
   - Squad Leader (PiranhA)
   - Medic (Kman)
   - Autorifleman (Open)
   - Autorifleman (TheDirtyHO)
   - Grenadier (Munic)
   - Marksman (Gripe)
   - Rifleman (Slick)
 
Charlie 3-1
   - Squad Leader (Open)
   - Medic (Open)
   - Autorifleman (Open)
   - Autorifleman (Open)
   - Grenadier (Open)
   - Marksman (Open)
   - Rifleman (Open)
 
There will be other slots available for people to join in with us. But once they are full they are full. 

I'll apply for Vortex
Squad Lead if needed, otherwise transport. Either way is fine by me

Slot reserved. 

Haha, ill put you as a Transport pilot, 

Vortex transport or cas, I am capable in both. But I don't really wanna be jet pilot if it's only the buzzard AA (usually gets quite boring)

Obviously I'll reserve the Sniper slot...

Sniper/Shax/fir_nev/stian/anyone/tonypestroni slots reserved
 
 
 
It will be the same as EU 1 and 2 except there will be zeus missions instead of the AO.
 
 
I am going to be setting up temp channel's in teamspeak for each squad and will be making a quick tutorial video of how the Whisper System works in teamspeak for the squad leader's
 
 
The reason i dont wanna set a date and time yet is IDK if we are going to have enough people to do it, once we get 2/3 squads filled i will give a few options for a date and time we will all vote on.