Dead Men Walking

Okay chaps, the news of what I heard whispered at LaveCon has started to leak out through Frontier's dev diary.

In 1.4 player groups will be able to apply to be minor factions in game.

Is this something we want to do?

If so, what do we call ourselves and where would our home system be?

Currently there are only five regular dMw Elite Players and a couple of semi-regular ones. Are any of the lapsed players interested in re-joining the game with this element introduced?

1.4 will be announced in full with details of all features at GamesCom, which is on August 6th(?), and the 1.4 release will be around that time, plus the Close Quarters Combat Championship free DLC add-on will follow within weeks. This means Elite will have a Tournament style of game-play (red vs blue) before this October's LAN. Will there be interest in this?

Albert, Sneaky - what is your take on this development?

Interesting. I'm at Gamescon in Cologne on the Friday. I'll think on your note, I'm at a gig right now and its loud!

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I have emailed Frontier to add dMw as a player group, which is the first step to becoming a minor faction, as time was ticking away and we could miss the boat.

To take the second step (once we are acknowledged as a player group) is to apply to become a minor faction.

We must send Frontier the following information:

Name of group: Dead Men Walking
Name of minor faction: {we must decide}"Dead Men Space Walking"?
Type: (e.g Democracy, Criminal etc){we must decide} "Trade co-operative"?
Description:{we must decide}
Location:{we must decide} Zeta Trianguli Australis? BD+31 2373? Waq? Somewhere else?
Allegiance:{we must decide}Alliance? Independant?

Read the details here:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=177719

I would suggest that we discuss these options and put our proposals for these to the vote.

That's very cool, thanks for keeping our name in their minds.

I think we always go for just Dead Men Walking for any in game clans and naming wherever possible I think, maybe others can chip in.

We existed quite nicely in Zeta for a long time. Do you think it will be available? A minor independent faction sounds appealing as we can all get allied with it and not change our power play or major faction rep no?

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MayMay I suggest 'Dead Men Warping' if you decide to go that way.

I think this is more about actually having our name in the game rather than what we would want to call our in game group or alliance. I believe we used the warping variant for BSGO initially and decided to delete that initial clan and use the real name. I'm more keen to use the name any player would Google for and find our forums and website.

Happy to be over ruled by a good argument for variant naming.

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Quote from: albert;402905... I'm more keen to use the name any player would Google for and find our forums and website.

This is the community's policy. We regard 'Dead Men Walking' to be our brand and use it wherever we can.

Sounds good.

So we are leaning towards:

Name of group: Dead Men Walking
Name of minor faction: Dead Men Walking Alliance
Type: Co-operative
Description: Dead Men Walking are a co-operative group of like-minded combat pilots and traders who decided (over much Gerasian Gueuze Beer and Lavian Brandy) that working together as a team was more social and much safer, leaving more time for healthy profit and friendly banter in the deeps of space.Join us and you'll never warp alone.
Location: Zeta Trianguli Australis
Allegiance:  Independent

We have three weeks or less to submit to Frontier. Any changes before we submit to the rest of the dMw Elite: Dangerous player base for review?

Quote from: ArithonUK;402935So we are leaning towards:

Name of group: Dead Men Walking
Name of minor faction: Dead Men Walking Alliance
Type: Co-operative
Description: Dead Men Walking are a co-operative group of like-minded combat pilots and traders who decided (over much Gerasian Gueuze Beer and Lavian Brandy) that working together as a team was more social and much safer, leaving more time for healthy profit and friendly banter in the deeps of space.Join us and you'll never warp alone.
Location: Zeta Trianguli Australis
Allegiance:  Independent

We have three weeks or less to submit to Frontier. Any changes before we submit to the rest of the dMw Elite: Dangerous player base for review?

Excellent stuff. Is the location firmed up now?

I like the sound of that,  but perhaps Scottish Malt Whiskey! Never tasted the other 2.

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The location was the one we first chose early on (before power-play) because it had good local trade, proximity to SOL and FOUNDERS WORLD and didn't require a permit.

Many of the players who haven't played much are probably still based there!

Do I repost this in the main forum and ask the rest of the community for their input before submission?

Zeta isnt even too far from the Alliance port we chose for the start of power play, I think you've got this spot on with the details. There's no reason to discuss this with the wider community until it's reality as it might not happen if we're not accepted.

Please go ahead and apply on behalf of dMw.

Thanks,

Bert

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Dead Men Walking is now (as of today) a registered group, so I have submitted the details posted previously in an application to become a minor faction.

QuoteFrom: Zac Antonaci [mailto:zantonaci@frontier.co.uk]
Sent: 11 September 2015 15:53
To: Zac Antonaci
Subject: Group registered
 
Hi all,
 
I just wanted to send you an email to confirm that your group has been registered. We’re sorry for the delay in updating the list.
 
For those of you who would like to submit for their own minor faction the details are here
 
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=177719
 
The first batch has already gone through the the devs and once we have that list we will send an updated list of new minor factions.
 
We will also be keeping players updated on ranks shortly.
 
Thanks,
 
Zac Antonaci
Head of Community
Frontier Developments

If all goes through, we will be inserted into the game when 1.4 is released in a few weeks. It will then be a matter of working for, well, ourselves -  to raise our standing and flip the system to Dead Men Walking Alliance.

After that, the galaxy is our playground!

Very cool indeed Arithon. Can't wait to see our name with 2% influence and then we make us dominate the system :) That would be a nice community goal, the dMw community goal!

Well done fellas :dmw:

Had this over the weekend:-

QuoteGreetings commanders.
 
I’m sorry for the second email of the day.
 
This email is just a little bit of information about Player Group Ranks and what that means. We initially talked about player group ranks on this forum thread: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=167459
 
We’ve had an amazing number of groups register and it’s delightful to see so many different styles of play and activity covered amongst them.
 
In order to make sure that we’re able to support as many community groups as possible we’ve got some ranks and rewards. We’ve listed them at the bottom of this email. The main use of group rankings are internal but there are some benefits for group leaders that grow and develop their way up to the higher ranks. Every group is still able to submit for CGs, Minor Factions and ultimately contest to become a power.
 
We’ve put your rank down currently as ‘Dangerous’. This is the basic level of group meaning that you have direct contact details for the CM team and we will be informing you of updates and news that you can get involved in like the mayhem events I emailed about earlier. The Dangerous groups range from being small groups of 3 or 4 up to groups a little under 100 people. This is the type of rank for groups that want to be included in the conversation but aren’t as large or active as some of the larger groups.
 
We’re happy to review, discuss or change ranks if you feel the rank should be different for your group. Remember that with so many groups registered we had to draw an initial line and we could possibly have overlooked some groups.
 
The finalized ranks and details are below.
 
 
Dangerous - Dangerous groups are anyone that wants to be a part of the conversation. The only requirements are that you have a group and want to hear more news and updates from us. These groups will be added to the database and contacted via email when there are events, incentives or information that they might like to know about.
What Dangerous groups can expect from us…

-      Regular communications about groups and events
-      Direct contact with CM

Elite - Elite groups are groups that have an established and thriving sub-community. They might have an estimate of about 100+ member (but not always), run regular events which can be promoted and are supportive of the ED team and community. These groups will be able to submit their activity to us to be promoted in our newsletters, social media or an events schedule which will be creating in the coming weeks.
 
What Elite groups can expect from us…

-      Community site promotional placement

• Social Media promotion and inclusion in comms chatter for key events where possible
• Access to group leaders’ private forum
• Access to competition and event prizing at Frontier Developments’ discretion

 
Triple Elite - The largest and most engaged sub communities belong in the ranks of Triple Elite. They are likely to have a huge and super-active community, with many hundreds of active members and are a positive influence to Frontier and the community as a whole.
 
What Elite groups can expect from us…

-      Everything in the Dangerous and Elite categories
-      Premium Social Promotion
-      VIP invitation to Community Events
-      Invitation to monthly Group Summit meetings hosted by CM on Skype with potential guest speakers
 
 
Finally it’s important to remember that Player Group Ranks are based on your activity and continuations to the community above all else.
 
As always if you have any questions at all, would like to discuss the rank or want to know how you can zip into higher ranks, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
 
Zac Antonaci
Head of Community
Frontier Developments

Had this confirmation dMw is IN!!!

QuoteHello everyone.
 
I wanted to send out a quick update to group leaders on a few topics such as minor factions, Mayhem events and Player Group Rank changes. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions at all.
 
Minor Factions
 
Above all, most people have been asking about Minor Factions. To clarify how the process is working the requests are being put into batches and then sent through to the development team. Given the large number of requests and groups we need this process in place to make everything manageable. I know an idea solution would be an automated system but this doesn’t allow us the flexibility to work with each group and also requires time to implement.
 
The first batch of minor factions have gone and come back. A few requests were not possible to complete and they received an email separately.
 
We are currently compiling a second batch to go over. The first groups that have been added (possibly with some minor changes or missing descriptions â€" if so get in touch, are at the bottom of this email).
 
Mayhem and EGX
 
I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken a part in Mayhem so far. We’ve seen so many awesome groups and leaders taking part. There are still some more events to come which I’m mentioning below, please do check out the main thread and help your groups get involved.  https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/290
 
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Hutton Orbital vs CODE (Saturday 8pm BST) â€" This mammoth match up needs your help. Both sides have done a fantastic job of getting behind this event as well as getting active in the community generally. Now I don’t want to show any bias but I am calling on all Pirate crews to band together to quash this rebellion and destroy the evil Senator Van-tay-un and Princess Psykokow .
 
Imagine how bad this will be if a Trucker group manages to pull enough people to defeat one of the best known and disreputable (in the best way possible) groups in the game? I think it is all of our moral duty to stand strong and say “You shall not pass”. If you want to lend your lances to the CODE, send me an email ASAP and we will get you in touch and promote your support.  Can the Mercenary legions of  Merc of Mikunn help or the Pirate group of Ronin of Amarak (Cmon Bastian!).
 
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Sidewinder sports day â€" On Sunday 2pm BST â€" Kate Russell and a group of the most well known community members will be helping to bring a full day of fun and events. Get involved by promoting and getting involved here: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteSportsDay/
 
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Also on the Saturday you have the Capture the Team from Elysium Corp (http://elysium-og.com/forums/) at 6pm and the Mayhem open from the Elite Racers (https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteRacers). If you’d like to get involved please do!
 
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There are loads of other activities still happening tonight, and tomorrow too on the Elite One (https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteOne/) subreddit and all star stream teams including an all girl (http://www.twitch.tv/misspsyche) team and the Bad New Gaming team (http://www.badnewsbaron.com/)
 
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Ranks
 
As we always mentioned when we started the ranks, we want to continuously look at and review the groups we’ve decided to increase a number of people into the Elite groups, meaning they gain access to the group leaders forum and prizing for competitions if they seem like engaging content for the community. In addition we’re moving 3 groups into the top tier. Again, we will be looking to do more of this over the coming weeks/months.
 
I would like to remind people that these really are just an internal way of being able to manage hundreds of groups and many, many thousands of players within those. None of the groups at any tier have a greater impact on the development of the game and we’ll be looking at how we can make the process more transparent in future.  
 
If you feel any of the ranks are wrong or you would like have your rank changed, let me know. J
 
New Elite groups
 
Independent Pilots Consortium
Titan Industries
Adle's Armada
Contrail
Northern Light
B.I.G. - Balkan Intergalactic Guerilla
The Shadow Navy
Fate Unknown
Les Corsaires de l'Empire
The Black Raid
Agents of the Future
Operation Winter
Earth Defense Fleet
The Dark Armada
Knights of the Black
Dutch Gladiators
EDGE Foundation
The Red Hand
Ghost squadron
Grumpy Old Billionaires
Federal Navy Elite
Delaine's
Reign Of Annihilation
ARC
FireBird Wing
Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR)
Emperors Fist
First Imperial Armada
Elite German Commanders
The Allies
Nix Gravis Gaming
Ronin of Amarak
EG PILOTS
Imperial Blood Serpents
Elysium Corp
The Gathering
KamadhenuChapterhouse of Inquisition
Marias Mining Corporation
Obsidian
Pilotos Libres de la Alianza
Sirius inc
The White Templars
Aurora Skies Force
Traxus Industries
Bacon Cats
C.O.N.T.R.A.I.L
Children of Raxxla
TRIADIUS
The Kuun-Lan
Blood Brothers from Alrai [BBfA]
DCS corp
Bloodhounds
NeoGAF
Elite Space Corporation (ESC)
Federal Rangers
Pileus Libertas
Better Red Than Dead (BRTD)
The Golden Armada
katamari Group
Team Raven
Octavian Vanguard
Little Norway
MDK Gaming
Dark Society Network
Eidolon Order
Corvos
Terra Prime
HFR
Dead Men Walking
Golly
Alliance Office of Statistics
Crimson Mining and Salvage
306th Utopian Squadron
Covenant of Helios
Los Centinelas
The Rangers
The Terran Trade Authority
Sleeper Service
Ice Storm Squadron (ISS)
Eagle Corporation
Twilight of the Gods [TotG]
Loren's Legion
Kumo Crew
Olympus Corporation
ARPC
51THMassilia
Bravo's Tactical
 
 
If you are one of these groups, Get in touch with Brett C with the following information for access to the group leaders forum
 

• Forum name
• Contact email (The one this email came through to) â€" For verification purposes

 
Newly added top tier groups
 
Elite: Dangerous subreddit
The Code
Mercs of Mikunn
 
 
Below are the minor factions that have been accepted in the first batch and then the list that we currently have for the second batch.
 
If you aren’t on the list, check your emails for a reply and if you are unable to find a reply email in to groups@elitedangerous.com (groups@elitedangerous.com) and we can take a look.
 
Batch 1 minor faction confirmations
 
Varangian Syndicate
Adle's Armada
The Guardians of Tranquillity
Ghost Squadron
Cosmic State
Guardians of the Core
Les Corsaires de l'Empire
Orden de Comandantes Imperiales
Marias Mining Corporation
Aisling Duval - Prismatic Imperium Facebook Group
Pixel Bandits Security Force
Dark Echo
Pileus Libertas
Traxus Industries
Independent Pilots Consortium
Sicarian Combat and Logistics Division
Sons of Icarus
Kamadhenu Chapterhouse of Inquisition
Better Red Than Dead (BRTD)
Elite: Dangerous Italian Community
Minutemen or ED Minutemen
Children of Raxxla
Thug Life
Woyo Mina Ghosts
Lavigny's Legion
Corvos
Bacon Cats
Little Norway
Sitakapan Loyalists
Elysium Corp
Agents of Mobius
METTA
The Phoenix Group  
Angeli Imperial
Reign Of Annihilation
Elite Secret Service
Black Birds Squadron
The Syndicate
SPQR
DaVinci Corp.
Time of Chaos
The Kuun-Lan
8th Dragon Squadron
The Golden Armada
The Trans Galactic Slave Trade Corporation
6th Interstellar Corps
The Canonn
Imperator's Shield
The Dark Armada
The Imperial Inquisition
The Code
Blood Brothers from Alrai
TnT
Silver Skulls
MDK Gaming
XYZ
Titan Industries
Pilotos Libres de la Alianza
Earth Defense Fleet
Cyro Sunrise Horizons
Angel Rose independents
Sons of Seven Lords
FireBird Wing
Dark Society Network
Federal Reconnaissance Office
B.I.G. - Balkan Intergalactic Guerilla
EDC Guardians
Big Harry's Boys
Elite One
ARC
 
Batch 2 minor faction current list of new or edits requested.
 
Dark Society Network
Los Centinelas
Corbago Corsairs
Emperor`s Grace
The Gathering
NeoGAF
Katamari Group
The Imperial Inquisition
Operation Winter
AEDC
Federal Rangers
Dead Men Walking
Snakes of Sven
Imperial Federalist Labour Party of Veloxi's Vixens
TnT
Imperator's Shield
L.Y.S Agents
Bukurnabal Brokers
Black Aegis
Stars of Duval
Brazilian League of Pilots
Social Eleu Progressive Party
Elite One
Crimson Mining and Salvage
Aurora Skies Force
Hutton Orbital Truckers
The Shadow Navy
Elite German Commanders
Achenar Immortals
Off World Corp
Elite Dangerous Community
EG Pilots
DCS Corp
ARPC
B.I.G. - Balkan Intergalactic Guerilla
51THMassilia
Nix Gravis Gaming
Ronin of Amarak
Dark Echo
Council of Discord
Loren's Legion
The Black Fleet
Bravo's Tactical
Adle's Armada
Delta Squadron
Communism Interstellar
The Fuel Rats
 
 
Zac Antonaci
Head of Community
Frontier Developments
 

Awesome news!

dMw goes in this week, so I would like to announce it in the forums. Any objections?

None whatsoever, that's very good news. Do we know what system for sure?

All being well, Zeta Trianguli Australis.