1. My name is Andrew, but my callsign is StandardToaster, or Toaster for short.
2. I'm largely into combat roles, but the ability to participate in econ missions is welcomed. I feel like I would be best at helping with strategic asset acquisition, which may involve operations against other organizations, NPC or otherwise. Perhaps some of those things that aren't quite ready for salvage.
3. Started playing Wing Commander, went through the franchise up to Freelancer and was also a fan of Freespace. Haven't played a sim in ages, but really looking forward to SC. I've been keeping myself busy with more real-sim doing fairly hardcore airsoft. I played WoW for a bit, but was frustrated by a lack of players at a similar game level, as I started quite some time after my friends.
4. I'm an original backer (somewhere just after the 45K mark) with a Rear Admiral package / Imperator Prime and i've got a pretty full loadout. All of the current hangar ships, plus a Catepillar. I'm on the wait list for an Idris M. I was disappointed that I didn't subscribe early enough to get a visit to the LA office, as I'll be pretty close by, but I'm looking forward to the Show and Tell perk that's coming down the line. I backed the game originally, and forgot about it until a few weeks prior to the hangar when I actually read a newsletter and got back in to the swing.
5. What originally drew me to this group was the primary recruiting pitch of needing money or [military] power, and being a group willing to sure players were enabled to play either side. I've stalked the forum enough to figure that you seem like a reasonable lot, so the rest of this post is going to be about me
I'm looking for a reasonably casual group who may need to leverage a variety of materiel. I'm looking for a group that who I can become friendly enough with that I feel comfortable loaning out ships for the greater good of the group.
I'm definitely interested in finding a corporation style guild that is mostly above board, while being willing to apply appropriate leverage to secure objectives.
I'm 29, have a wife, dog and reasonably demanding career. I'm on the fence about using teamspeak versus in game comms, but i'm open to using what's most effective. My specialties are technical in nature, as I work at a reasonably sized web company in the operations department.
I'm usually a pretty softly spoken person, and don't say much unless I feel like i've got a lot to add to the conversation.
Tactics and Strategy are my thing; My game skills are largely leadership / C&C focused. Back in my airsoft days, I'd go on multi-day ops as at least a squad leader, usually in some form of operations / intelligence / special forces group. I'd love to run the C&C from the back of a Connie or Idris during a larger scale op, or as the backdrop to something a little more insidious. The idea of coordinating some kind of large scale military operation makes me salivate.
I'm undertaking an international move (Canada -> US) in two weeks, but wanted to get involved with a crew well in advance of the dogfight module. Plus, the Caterpillar sale worked me into a bit of a Star Citizen frenzy.