Gareth GXV3

GXV3

SGN Team UP Weekend: OVERWATCH [FREE]

May 26 2017


MAY 26 - 29th


This weekend see's Overwatch the incredibly popular team game giving us a Free to play weekend.

So as we talked in our SGN discord we thought it would be fun to team up and play Overwatch as a community.

For thoughs who haven't played over watch.. or just have noticed it around but haven't looked into it.. or maybe you were put off by the cartoony looking style of the game .. like I was before i played it.. I decided just to pick up a copy.. and bam! I was hooked as soon as I played it.. and my friends and others whom ive spoken to are now also fans of this game.

I can honestly tell you its one of the best and most fun games I have ever played.

Its not to serious, you have fun, you wont have to worry about other players, you don't need incredible FPS responses.

In fact this game gives you choices of who you want to play...

you have a vast selection of Heros to pick who you want to take into battle.. and with them they bring there special abilitys.. each unique and really helps build a great team.


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If you want to know more about overwatch and how easy and fun it is to play keep reading this post below.


DETAILS ABOUT THE WEEKEND TEAM UP:


Thoughs who want to take part jump over to blizzards website RIGHT HERE and get the free download of overwatch

it will be available for free Fri 26th May at 19:00 BST / 11:00 PDT / 14:00 EDT


The PC download is around 12GB so best to get it asap and we can look to team up late fri maybe, allday sat, sun & mon


We can meet up on our SGN discord server ( CLICK HERE for Details of how to get in our SGN discord )


There is no set times in when we can team up, this is a spur of the moment idea, I will be floating around in our discord server seeing if anyone wants to team up, until i have to dash off to work.. but then you guys can always team up and get other people asking into your teams! you wont have to be there all day.. if your on and theres a game going.. ask out, you can pop in and out all day.


I recommend when you have downloaded Overwatch.. to just pop in the game yourself.. and have a go in the training rooms.. you get to swap and choose any of the 24 heroes. and run around a training area on your own, this will give you the oppertunity to see what heros can do what, what weapons they have and get you accustomed to everything 

Hope to see and play along side you this weekend!!

and if you like it.. its on sale.. we can play more oftern!






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ABOUT THE GAME:


YOU CAN BE THE FIRST PERSON SHOOTER:


Run right into battle destroying everything that gets within your line of sight





YOU CAN BE THE GUARD SUPPORT:


Dont like to be in the thick of it? we will always need someone to guard the base, you could choose a hero that can build a turret, or a hero that hides in the balcony with her sniper rifle taking down enemy's one by one from a distance




YOU CAN PROTECT OTHER TEAM MATES:


YOU can be a tank that will throw up a huge shield so your team mates can gather up behind you and pick off your enemy's from safety.. or barge into enemy spaces and cause confusion to break up there team




YOU CAN BE THE LIFE SAVER THAT EVERYONE NEEDS:


run along with another hero and boost his powers.. or run around to different team mates healing them with your healing beams so they are constantly in top health despite getting shot at, or create gateways to jump the just spawned team mates back into action without running all the way back.




This game you can play as any hero, after you play for a while and try out all the various hero options, and see what they can bring to a team.. and you will go into any match with confidence and you will begin to get player of the game quite a lot.

Anyone who shys away from FPS, sadly tarnised by the COD venomous playerbase... this is the game for you to see how much fun it actually can be.

here are a couple of videos that show what you can do in the game as a team..

and a little guide about Roles you can play..



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With all this said..  this weekend.. overwatch is free!! 

This is the perfect time to try something new.. among this safe community,.. get to know people, have fun.. who knows.. you may even want to buy overwatch after the trial weekend... btw.. its on sale!!!



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Edited May 26 2017 by GXV3
Isthisscience

isthisscience

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 18 2017
Did anyone also submit to the First Contact Day competition
Gareth GXV3

GXV3

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 14 2017
Really good reads, it was a treat to pop my feet up with a cuppa tea while I read them.
Thanks to @Voleron too for putting this forum event on for us, and hope there is more to come.
All your #SWC cards should have been updated already, if youve forgotten the link to your card.. just pop me a private message
mmmmm
#Discord

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Isthisscience

isthisscience

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 14 2017
Oh, thanks very much guys. I was afraid I was out on a limb slightly with that one and then I was kicking myself noticing my typos. Glad you enjoyed it (or whatever the most appropriate term for a tragedy, "enjoying" one sounds a bit like schadenfreude, no?). I was great reading through all the entries and I hope to read a few more in future. Great job to everyone who participated.
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Rob

Duriansol

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 12 2017
Minor correction: Ildan is not an alt. Durian is gone.
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 12 2017

We enjoyed reading all of your contest entries so much that I wanted to take the time to tell you what we loved about each of your stories!  Thanks for sharing your talents with us and the entire Stonewall community!

  • @Rayne: Most creative entry: this entry was ranked the highest of all entries in the area of creativity!  Reading this story felt as though we werre reading it as a visitor to the Iconian war museum on Earth, forty or fifty years after the events of "Midnight".  It was like we were reading the postcard, which was being kept under glass, along with a placard next to the display that detailed the circumstances of the exhibit's history.  It was very chilling and impactful, sending shivers down our spines!  An awesome and truly original contest entry - the graphic was so authentic and amazing!
  • @NicholasJohn16: We'd read and loved this story before, during the last contest and the second read-through was no different.  Not only is this a tear-jerking tale of love lost, but it also made us feel as helpless as I imagine Nick to have felt in the story.  Thanks for sharing this true, tragic tale!
  • @Duriansol: An interesting story about the courageous death of one of your toons giving rise to the life of one of your alts!  A truly original story that paralelled Spock's death and the transferrence of his Katra that ultimately, once again, gave rise to new-found life.  Great story!
  • @Thval: We never thought that a story about a non-humanoid race could be so impactful, but as the story came to a close and tragedy struck from all angles, we found ourselves very touched and moved by the tale.  We couldn't imagine investing all of my memories and hopes for the future in finding that one person, only to have that hope so jarringly wrenched away.  Coupling that soul crushing defeat with the discovery of plans of treachery at the hands of those closest to us, made for one of the most powerfully tragic tales, and we joined Pa'Squal in his blood cry for vengeance!
  • @Niko: The death of M’Freya's parents once again tugged at our heartstrings as her tale of tragedy and loneliness became her source of strength and the catalyst to her joining Starfleet.  We'd love to read more about M'Freya and how those events shaped the rest of her life in Starfleet and the adventures to follow!
  • @TLara: We loved this terrificly original tale of both Sleg and Onara willing to sacrifice everything in the name of love.  It was great fun to read about an uncharacteristically brave Ferengi who was willing to risk everything to his name.  We always hoped there was room in the Ferengi heart for great bravery and your tale confirmed it!  This was a perfectly Ferengi story in every way and it brought smiles to our faces in spite of the tragedy that followed!



Click the button below to see an index of your entries that we'll be sharing with the community, the final standings and some artwork that I did for each of your stories!



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Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 12 2017



Stonewallers: We're super excited to announce the winners of the Stonewall Character #TalesofTragedy writing contest!  Thank you to @GXV3 and @Jacien who helped me judge all of the amazing entries!  Each of us individually scored each of the entries in the categories of creativity, detail and impact.  The average of all three of our opinions was then used to produce a final score.  All of your submissions were amazing to read and really tugged at our heart strings in true tragic fashion!  Thanks so much for once again sharing your creativity with the group and we can't wait to run the next writing contest in a few months time.

The writers of our top three ranked entries will be contacted within the next day to arrange for delivery of prizes!  All of our other contestants will be awarded TWO Stonewall credits, which can be redeemed for in-game loot through our Stonewall Credit Store!

Click the link below to reveal the winners and read everyone's entries!



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Gareth GXV3

GXV3

[Stonewall Credits Store] credits.stonewallfleet.com

May 09 2017
I know, Im sorry @Niko, @NicholasJohn16 and I are working on getting everything back online and back to normal asap

In the mean time, here is a list of all items we have, in text form.

http://www.stonewallgaming.net/forums/threads/102473-stonewall-credits-store-items-list

Cheshire McCaster

Niko

[Stonewall Credits Store] credits.stonewallfleet.com

May 09 2017
I cannot seem to be able to view the store or how many credits i have, i keep getting a 404 page.
Lars Zandor

Lars_Zandor

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 07 2017
Completely true :P
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Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 06 2017
I saw this and couldn't help but imagine that this would be @LarsAKALordZandor while reading the entries :D


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Rob

Duriansol

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 06 2017
Ask, and ye shall cry.

You brought this upon yourself, and that is the greatest tragedy of all.
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Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 05 2017
This is me reading the entries... *grabs tissue*


Edited May 05 2017 by Voleron
Gareth GXV3

GXV3

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 04 2017
hmm some good reads to ponder over

interesting


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Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Star Trek Bridge Crew

May 03 2017
Share your handle and stay up to date on upcoming events on our official group:  http://www.stonewallgaming.net/groups/106968-stonewall-bridge-crew
Lars Zandor

Lars_Zandor

Tales of Tragedy Writing Contest

May 03 2017
Sadly I didn't manage to finish my story in time, but good luck to all participants! :)
Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Star Trek Bridge Crew

May 03 2017
That's awesome.  My PSN handle is Zander_Hawk.  Now I need to get a VR device for PS4 or PC.
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Edited May 03 2017 by Zander_Hawk
Bradley Barbour

bradley1701

Star Trek Bridge Crew

May 03 2017
Some friends and I will be playing Star Trek Bridge Crew and want to create a friends list of those we can play with who we know are LGBT or LGBT friendly so people can be themselves while playing or not be exposed to the usual online riff raff when trying to enjoy a space adventure.

Please let me know if you are going to be playing as well, what platform you're on (yay!  it is cross platform!) 

I will be playing on PS4.  My PSN handle is kaaleb
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Bradley Barbour

bradley1701

Elder Scrolls Online

May 03 2017
A friend and I have just started an LGBT friendly guild in ESO. Alliance of Vivec.  Feel free to join us :) Just a social/adventure guild.

Unknown Person

any active players?

May 01 2017
Any guild member should be able to invite a player that is in-game to the guild. The command is "/ginvite character name"
We have been discussing the use of discord so if you'd like to talk more about it, Panaeon, feel free to send me a private note here on the site. I thought I'd changed the permissions for the guild ships so that regular members can move them but I'll double check.
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