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| 18 Apr 2016 03:37 PM |
TRA Newsletter Issue 171 “Got no fans” 18th of April, 2016
▬▬▬-[ Notice ]-▬▬▬
Many apologies for not releasing an issue last week. My computer fan decided it would be a cool idea to act comatose on my usual release day (pun intended btw). There was not much news to report on from the previous week anyhow so anything from that week will also be incorporated into this newsletter.
Also I know that I’ve been heavily procrastinating and I know that I should have released the new Newsletter guide by now. The main reason I haven’t finished or released it yet is because I mostly do the newsletter myself. However I would like to expand it and have a variety of different writers and also editors helping me out. So what I’m saying is I’ll probably get the guide done soon.
▬▬▬-[ Pen mightier than the sword? ]-▬▬▬ A rather peculiar change in the officer rank has occurred this week. The Majors and the Marshal’s might log on today to discover they have been placed in one of two different groups. If you are one of these officers, worry not. You are not being segregated, just simply placed with a group of your peers with whom you share certain qualities and characteristics. The two groups I speak of are the scribes and the champions. These two new positions have been created as a way to ensure officers have more of a say in the group. They can meet up occasionally and spitball ideas which the High Command can discuss.
Let us begin by playing a guessing game. This first position will see the entrusted officers dealing with internal matters in TRA. The departments infused with this will be the Officers, Training, MP, Development and Conditional Divisions. With this new role comes the need for someone to moderate it and ensure it runs smoothly. This will be the job of the Lord General and his Co-Head Junklover. The insignia will be an ink pot and a pen. If you guessed scribes, you were right.
Now let’s look at the opposite end of the spectrum, the champions. While the scribes will be dealing with internal matters, the champions will be solely based on external activities in TRA. Departments such Diplomacy, the Elites and our very own Newsletter will be the sole focus of the individuals in this set. The role will be watched over by the Commander TAC69 and his Co-Head StaticSeven. The insignia will be a pair of swords behind a shield.
Guide: https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=187500979
▬▬▬-[ Hero to zero ]-▬▬▬
The latest in a particularly small line of training centres to become official has just graced TRA with its presence. TRA Training place Zero, created and developed by Marshal Trinium98 has taken off its training wheels in favour of hosting some pretty steamy trainings. Since its release, the training centre has been host to a variety of different trainings. From normal TRA trainings to joint trainings with FEAR and VS. In a lot of aspects the training place is similar to Avalon with the maps being loaded in like any holo training place. It is host to a wide variety of exciting new features and changes though.
The training place was originally created with a rally place in mind yet the already existing rally place persuaded Trinium to convert it into a training place. The lobby resembles Avalon in how it looks more organic and natural rather than having the claustrophobic feeling of previous training places such as the Genesis. Also we see the welcome return of the obstacle course, a feature which hasn’t been an option since Dr’s training place. While it can be used as an event, it might also be wise to allow trainees to utilize it while waiting.
The training place is far from done and still needs some development but for the most part it’ll be functional. Some maps may cause a tad bit of lag when loaded up. Previous fort instalments such as Darox, Fyritas and Normandy might pose a small resistance but these problems will be looked into in the future.
New maps include Sandtops (a rather dry version of Bricktops), Trainhouse (basically Trainyard x2) and Gorge (a map solely based on TF2). If you enter the server and see a prisoner team, don’t be startled; you won’t be prosecuted. It’s simply just a part of the new interactive Prison Break mode. A mode created with the MP’s in mind where a team of people are tasked with securing a (political) prisoner's escape.
Training place Zero: https://www.roblox.com/games/363581793/TRA-Training-Facility-Zero-Official
▬▬▬-[ Scrim win ]-▬▬▬
A couple of weeks back, I promised to keep you all updated on the Tournament of Champions. I am of course a man of my word and I will deliver. I acknowledged that the very first battle was the day after the newsletter came out. That fight was against BEAR. Obviously our Elites came out of the battle with a flawless victory with absolutely no-one succumbing to elimination. The Elites we can thank for this victory are:
After this annihilation TRA prepared for its second battle against none other than Hardwired, a group many people believed we would lose to. The team remained unchanged except for Savd replacing Thorhayes. The match was a rather splendid one: “First blood was claimed by Notch over 15 minutes. 5 minutes later in the game notch made another rush which gave us a 2 kill lead forcing Hardwired to play offensive. Thanks to this we were able to extend our lead up to 5-7 kills. We were able to hold it till the match ended after 1 hour of playing.” Courtesy to Junklover for the overview.
After the first two superb matches, TRA has managed to ensure its place within the semi-finals. Our next match will see the Elites being pit against ShinedownSyndrome. I don’t know much about this team personally but they sound tough if Shinedown is the mascot. Nevertheless we believe in our Elites and hope they can win this match and ultimately take home the gold. Winning this match will pit us against either ShiningDiamond or DualWieldBanana depending on who wins their match. To be honest, even if the Elites can’t win the next match it’s rather impressive they’ve made it this far! Fingers crossed though!
Battle guide: /pwZy83j (i.mg.ur)
▬▬▬-[ What else? ]-▬▬▬
In Development news, a selection of people have been chosen to be Regulators for specific parts of the Development process. DanishGuy_1 will be moderator over the Media proportion of development. Partixel will manage the programming side and Adamminebomb will be taking care of Engineering.
The MP Guide has gone through a small update. If you are hoping to join the MP’s then make sure to read the new guide just to ensure you pick up on these new changes. Also Justice Council Members have begun to take on small squads of MPs to hone their skills and memes. Biogenetics has been replaced in the Justice Council with Trinium98. https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=187491353
A bit late to the party with this one but a couple weeks back TRA got a brand new rally centre. This was the result of the old and outdated rally centre being unobtainable for most admins to use since the owner, DrDrRoblox, does not update it any longer. The rally centre was developed by Antonio6643 and Crii. https://www.roblox.com/games/149247075/TRA-Rally-Center
Join the TRA teamspeak if you already haven’t. The TRA teamspeak is the perfect way of connecting and communicating with your fellow TRA members in and out of any TRA events. How to join the TS3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ_2XJ91kYE
▬▬▬-[ Fun stuff ]-▬▬▬
This section of the newsletter is dedicated to me (Shane) having a bit of fun with the newsletter. Thus I have produced three different word games which I hope will fulfil that need for TRA members as well. If you PM me the correct answers (or poke me them on TS3) I might give you a shout-out.
Clanagrams: Manage Stab Clue: Ex-General
TRA riddle: TRA always needed a mascot, in 2011 they got one. Like animals TRA ran amock, EJ’s era was such fun.
Synonym names: Magnificent slug Clue: Think very old TRA members (similar animal)
Answers from last issue (in order): Richlopez, VAK, Dragonflame Winners from last issue: Stabbysavage43, Plateau, Lowawesome411
▬▬▬-[ Wrap-up ]-▬▬▬
Useless fact of the week: It is extremely unlikely if impossible that you will find two snowflakes exactly alike each other in detail. (Dedicated to Colleen77).
Last week's trivia: TRA Fort Darox was made by Madkiller, but who created Darox II? Answer: Forcetower
This weeks trivia: The HR Division was created on the 10th of November 2010 alongside what other Division?
This brings the 171st TRA Newsletter to it’s end. Do you have any questions or concerns? Is there something which we haven’t mentioned that is niggling away at you? Feel free to PM ShandalfGreyhame or any other members of the Newsletter staff!
Fan of the Newsletter? Why not apply for a position today! http://www.roblox.com/Groups/group.aspx?gid=562444
Make sure to follow us on Twitter! @TRANewsletter
Written by ShandalfGreyhame Special thanks to Trinium98 and Junklover
© 2016, property of TRA Newsletter
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Z007
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| 18 Apr 2016 03:37 PM |
wow you guys are still doing this
- your friendly neighborhood medical nerd |
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Gigazic
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| 18 Apr 2016 05:31 PM |
| Great job as always, Shane. |
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NotHULKo
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diaIs
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| 18 Apr 2016 05:40 PM |
| Robobuy commissioned it, Forcetower actually built. |
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| 18 Apr 2016 06:09 PM |
| i will take a wild assumption and say it was TRAE [looking at the group IDs] |
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udayk8139
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| 19 Apr 2016 02:58 AM |
| omg nicce training place + rally center!! |
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Kiritsugu
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| 19 Apr 2016 04:35 AM |
| issue 171? jesus is on a cracker |
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| 19 Apr 2016 01:49 PM |
| supersnail for the magnificent slug |
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| 20 Apr 2016 07:48 PM |
Who uses obstacle courses anymore? This is 2016 ffs
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Ghost0ps
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| 20 Apr 2016 07:52 PM |
| why do people think the training department is important, its boring & its the same thing over and over |
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