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[B L O O D W I T C H]

Is it mandatory to drop a "why i chose to join BWC" for new recruits?

Anyhow, been playing with and against you guys for years now, never ever any negative impressions.
Keep it up, good luck with your unit!

[L A V A]

Toha Heavy Industries, on 23 July 2016 - 02:47 AM, said:

Is it mandatory to drop a "why i chose to join BWC" for new recruits?

Nope! We are on a recruiting drive, actually.

First impression within the first month of starting with BWC... were quite cool. Lots of schedule events, lots of training, lots of playing in the group queue.

Ahhh.... the group queue.

[Piddles]

Within the first month the main thing I noticed was the organization. Everything was well run and easy to understand and everyone was very helpful with getting you fit in to how things worked and how you could get the most out of being in the unit.

[DieselBurner]

First impressions within the first month of starting with BWC.

I was immediately struck by how much there is to do! There are Operations, Field Training Exercises and Skills Training nearly every day. They have a very slick website with software to control OPS, FTXs, trainings and awards. Its a very well put together team with a system in place where you get out it as much as you put in.

[Silent_Jester]

First impressions within the first month of starting with BWC ....
Trainings both specialized and general. Organization. Communication (everyone's opinion is valued). Good atmosphere in casual and competitive drops. The amount of scheduled operations was amazing to me at the time. I was impressed with how many games the unit spans, including offline stuff, and their involvement in the gaming community. Final thing that really hit home was their willingness to help a teammate out in real life problems as best as they're able. That to me is a true unit.

[Silent_Jester]

Why I stayed with BWC... This one's even easier than the rest. I found a home in this unit. Due to my work schedule I don't get to join as many operations or trainings etc as I would like, but every time I do it's like walking in the door to family. They're always glad to see you join in. Good training, good friends. Not always an easy thing to find, but it's here in The BWC. Come find out what we're all about. You won't be disappointed ..... http://the-bwc.com/

[BigZach]

There are many reasons I've stayed with BWC for the past two and a half years.

First, there's the organization. I can't imagine another volunteer gaming community putting as much effort into making online gaming easy and fun. Our Operations Server allows hundreds of members to organizing gaming events for anyone to attend in various games -- and we often have at least one MWO event daily, sometimes as many as three. The organization also makes it easy for you to try out other games with fellow BWC members -- since I joined, I became very active in our Planetside 2 regiment for over a year, and I'm currently on our World of Warships Team Battles team and getting more active in Warhammer 40000: Eternal Crusade, which is immensely fun to play with BWC, since so many of our members are 40k lore junkies like I am.

Second, the members: Most members are very friendly and willing to help out people new both to the community and their particular game in which they play the most. It's also fun to play with people from all over the world -- we're not just a North American unit, we have many players throughout Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and Pacific countries -- and depending on the active member base, we've had MWO companies catering to time zones from across the globe.

[DieselBurner]

Why I have stayed with BWC:

I have really enjoyed the camaraderie. Lots of great people to play MWO with. I have also enjoyed taking on a bit of a leadership role! I have been a Drill Instructor for about a year - I teach new pilots how BWC operates and some role based game play skills. Its great to see the improvement in new pilots in the course of the training. I especially like when I don;t see a student for a few weeks or a month for whatever reason and then making some combat drops with them and seeing the VAST improvements they've made!

[Piddles]

I've been in BWC for over a year now, so obviously I enjoy the people and group as a whole. But the best thing about BWC for me is that as someone with a full life I always like knowing people will be online when I will be - I refer to myself as an appointment gamer.. I won't always be on but if there is a scheduled day and time I can arrange to be there. The organization within BWC ensures I can easily see when other people will be on or even schedule my own event for a time I'll be available that people will join. If you are in appointment gamer like me there is nowhere better.

[L A V A]

Why have I stayed with BWC:

After over 3 and half years, I have stuck with BWC because, frankly, it's a great place to have fun. Lots of good people and lots of different games to play, not just MWO.

My initial reason for joining turned out to be correct. Good people, good values, good gaming.

[thearticulategrunt]

Geez I'm so far behind on this, but lets try to catch up.

-Why I started looking for a team to play with: I had hit a plateau and doing youtube many of my viewers were telling me that to get better I needed to find and join a unit.

-What I was looking for in a team: 3 things initially: responsiveness, not just a lazy kinda flag to fly but a team, pilots that if I am having a problem I can ask for help or guidance and gt a prompt answer from someone; training, folks who would help me get better and point out what I needed to improve if they saw something and finally, vaguely hoping for: a team/family. Being a vet i missed working with pilots who when they gave their word you could count on it, who had integrity and honor to them not just a bunch of completely casual jokers who would always be competeing over who could be the most chilled out.

-Why i chose BWC: initially, they responded promptly and professionally. Then upon finding out more about them, the vague hope that i might find a good gaming family for more than just MWO.

-first impressions: lol, I thought I got away from this when i got medically retired from the military. Ranks, certifications, operations, field training exercises lol. Then folding aside to the more relaxed but organized yet fun organization that seemed to have a lot of good folks, vet and not, who seemed very dedicated to making gaming as fun for all the members as possible.

-Why have i stayed: that camaraderie. Good friends, good battle buddies are hard to find anywhere, but to luck out and find guys and gals i can trust to be where they say they will be when they say they will be there, to cover you when they say they will and to actually care about one another in and out of game. That is hard to find in any unit, much less a gaming unit spread out through different countries around the world.

[LazySiege]

First impressions within the first month of starting with BWC:

Overwhelming, so many training, ops, field excersises and a lot of people. In the first month you just start to know BWC, you read the forum, take the first trainings and get to know the people. It made a lot of fun and i just feld welcome.

[DieselBurner]

How I've improved at my game after joining BWC:

My MWO skills have gone WAY up since joining The BWC and its for many reasons.

Firstly was taking part in the multitude of training courses available. We have courses in many skills including the roles each team member of a drop performs such as recon and roles suited to heavier mech classes. We also have classes in damage control, how to fight as a team, using cover and so on. We also have training in non-game aspects of running a complex gaming organization such as leadership training, how to do live streaming and how to run operations on our Operations Server software. We currently have 29 training courses available (way more if you count the other games that BWC supports!)

Secondly was becoming a Drill Instructor. Since I teach courses to my fellow BWC members (mostly I teach in game warfighting courses) I get to practice those skills over and over again and as a result, my skill level has improved greatly.

Third is participating in drops with some of the best pilots in the game. We have some of the highest caliber MWO pilots to be found. Being in a drop with them is always an education. You really only get better by being exposed to the advanced concepts in movement, positioning and gunnery that the top level pilots display. If you are pugging it, you might get lucky and get a drop or maybe two in a row with a really high caliber team, but in the BWC you have the opportunity to make many, many combat drops drops over the course of a gaming session and each one is like a Master's Level course in MWO gaming!

the-BWC.com

[Silent_Jester]

How I've improved at my game after joining BWC...

I'm a far cry form our best pilots, but since joining BWC I've learned a few tricks to be effective. I've learned, and am still learning to be a good light pilot through our recon training course. I've found I really like brawling through our stroker training course. I'm learning better builds just by talking to my teammates. My damage mitigation has improved.
Heck, just learning better team play and communication has improved my game by leaps and bounds from when I first started. There isn't a time I log in that I'm not learning something new either through a training course or a drop.

[Piddles]

I've always been a casual player, still am. I want to win and do well, I just don't have the time to dedicate to it. After starting out in closed beta I played with some decent players and groups... won a lot in the group queue but was sitting at a .89 KDR when I joined BWC in May '15. After playing with the members of BWC, listening to their advice, watching them play and participating in as many BWC training events as I could i've improved my overall KDR to 1.01 (according to my profile stats) and i'm happily at 1.30 according to the leader board (as of today).

If you have the desire to improve, and are willing to listen to advice and try it out, BWC will give you the knowledge you need to put into practice and improve your play.

[L A V A]

How I improved at my game with BWC:

Of course, joining a gaming group has many advantages. You play with a lot of the same people, you share a Team Speak channel, you learn team work playing video games, leadership, and sacrifice. You share load outs, have practice sessions in the Private Lobby and duel. We do tons of things to help people get better.

But what really helped me the most was joining a "Company" - the EU 'Red B@stards." I have been a member for over 3 years, and playing together makes all the difference. My game has not only improved but also my commitment to my fellow players to not only fight to win, but to play and have fun.

[Superman]

In past FPS games, I usually lone wolfed, duoed, or scrimmed in 5v5 matches mostly. However, you will hit a plateau unless you master teamwork when playing against disciplined, competitive opponents.

After joining BWC, my teamwork and communications have improved noticeably. Our trainings emphasize not on individual skill, but on effective means of accomplishing objectives. Many times, one is so focused on his or hers gameplay that they tunnel vision and lose track of their surroundings. Here in BWC, we train everyone situational awareness, and especially being mindful of relaying concise and useful information to your squad. Additionally, effective communication is paramount for ensuring your lance's survival, and our lance commanders are trained to relay lance sitreps up to company command, and company orders down to lance members.

And with many of our members in active duty or retired military, I feel that we have a distinct advantage when it comes to teamwork. So thank you BWC, for letting me to truly experience, learn, and apply these important concepts to my gaming career, and also to my real life endeavours. Salute!

[LazySiege]

Why I have stayed with BWC:

I am at BWC for more then a year now and i realy like it. There are so many trainings and Awards which i could earn, there are the possibility to get an billet position to do something for BWC and so on. And till today i did not fin one guy who i dont like. So BWC is up till now the best gaming community i know.

[DieselBurner]

Your most memorable moment with BWC:

Pick one? I have so many memorable moments! Every time the team is together and working well together is awesome! I guess my most recent memorable in-game moment would be the FW drop where we went 48-0! Or maybe when I was "honored" with the Blue Falcon medal! lol! Or maybe when you score really high damage in a 12 man full of cold blooded killers and someone singles you out for congrats!

BWC is a fun, skill developing, friendly place to play Mechwarrior Online! Try us out!

the-bwc.com

-Diesel

[Piddles]

When asked what my most memorable moment with BWC is I can't answer. Playing with the members as part of a team is what always stands out, from fooling around doing something fun or putting our tryhard hats on for a bit. Training events or even taking what i've learned into the solo queue. Heck even trying out the different games with other BWC members that don't even play MWO. So in a sense, I guess the most memorable part of BWC for me is the community itself.