Wing 2 Arena report. - Announcing the grooviest thing to hit Wing II since Menudo...W2: The Arena! The Arena is a monthly intra-wing competition that combines both individual pilot strength and squadron honor for a vicious gladiatorial melee! In the Arena, at the beginning of the month, all squadrons are given a battle or F-TIE to fly. All pilots will be given two weeks to fly the mission(s), and the CMDR will report the highest laserless scorer - the gladiator - in their squad to Ford. The gladiators will then uphold their squadron's honor in a melee against each other. After a week's respite, the top gladiators will be given another mission or battle to fly, and the highest laserless scorer will be announced. This gladiator's squadron will be proclaimed Champions of the Arena, and the pilot himself given an Iron Star - Silver Wings in tribute for his courage. The first Arena battle will take place this month...check the Orders section for details! - Wing II: The Arena, first round! Battle to fly is TC-116, 'GA Ronin vs. Rogues'. A nice little four-mission number with lots o' dogfighting...enjoy! ********************************************************** Round 1 results: - The first round of the Wing II: Arena is over, and Ford is pleased to present the champions from each squadron...so, without further ado, your gladiators! Theta: LC Delplancq (138,060) Sin: CM John Doe (152,898) Psi: CPT Jon Doyle (145,079) Kappa: LCM Tempest (149,781) Sigma: CM Esm'ael Rasxus Squad-by-squad results: Psi: First place : TC116_JON.tfr with 135272 Second place : Cltc116.tfr with 134615 Third place : Asaf116.tfr with 111865 Sin: CM John Doe: 152898 LC Stele Pellaeon: 133312 Kappa: LCM Dash Riprock: 110,965 LCM Tempest: 149,781 CM Hawkins: 140,758 CPT Algaron: 134,687 LC Astarosta: 139,832 Theta: First place : LC AW Delplancq with 138060 Second place : Maj Mickk Emrys with 93307 Sigma: (n/a...having troubles reading the .tfrs. According to Tod, Es'mael comes in first, MAJ Artyis and MAJ Todbringer following in second and third, and two other pilots trailing behind) So, congratulations to the gladiators...good luck in the next round, which will be announced in the Order section! ********************************************************** Round 2: - The final phase of the first Arena round begins today! Gladiators, to your ships! You have one week to fly F-TIE 79, 'Deep Strike', and submit your pilot files to Ford. All entries are due by the 29th. Who shall be the first Champions of the Arena? Only time shall tell.. ********************************************************** Round 2 Results: - The first round of the Wing II: Arena is over, and the time has come to announce the first Champions of the Ring...it was a *very* close battle, with the outcome decided by a few hundred points...but in the end, there can be only one! Therefore, congratulations to the first Champions of the Ring...Kappa Squadron! Led by their Gladiator Tempest, they edged out Sin's CM John Doe by a margin of barely two hundred points! Well-fought, the both of you, and all participants, and congrats to Kappa, who get the honor being the inagural Champions of the Ring! Tempest will also receive an Iron Star - Silver Wing for his efforts...full results below. The second round of the Arena will be announced later on in the briefing. LCM Tempest (Kappa Squadron) - 70,701 CM John Doe (Sin Squadron) - 70,550 CM Es'mael Rasxus (Sigma Squadron) - 66,459 Psi's CPT Jon Doyle seems to have inherited not only the CMDR position of Psi but also the requisite senility that comes with it, as he flew the wrong mission, then forgot which mission it was that he flew instead of F-TIE 79 :P Good effort on trying to remember anyway, j00n :P No submission was received from Theta's Gladiator, LC Delplancq...>:| (Theta! Will no hero defend thine honor! WC-PROF/COL Ford Prefect/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign [ISMx19][PCx3][BS][SS][GSx2][OV][MOC - SoCx9-BoCx4-PoCx5-GoCx2][CoB][CoLx2][GALL][LoAx2][IWATS-SM 1/2-IIC-1/2-mIRC 1/2-CBX-VBS-ICQ-RT] [EDE] Professor of TIE Tactics (www.imperialacademy.org/tietactics)