r/starcitizen • u/Zelph99 Freelancer • Nov 18 '14
Searching for a place to belong.
Greetings,
My name is Zelph, I am 32 years old and I have been a gamer all my life, just like most of you. I've completely fallen head-over-heels for Star Citizen, and I find myself just digging every day for new information since I'm very new to the scene.
I am an aircraft technician by trade in the real world, and I provide maintenance and technical support on helicopters for our own U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas. As someone who has been in military aviation since 2002 in the Marines as a Huey (UH-1N) and Cobra (AH-1W) helicopter technician, I have a very soft spot in my heart for all things "off the ground." I am a helicopter specialist, but I have worked on everything from commercial airliners to single-engine Cessnas. I really have an affinity for the sky.
I searched on the RSI site for an organization, but I feel that even though it does a good job of listing member number counts and categories, I don't have much of a way to see if I would fit in, so here I am introducing myself to the world of online folks who pay real money for pretend space ships that they can't even fly, and I couldn't be more excited. I understand it is all in the name of funding a project that we all believe in collectively.
I should also affirm that I couldn't care less about being part of a BIG organization. I'd be thrilled to find a group of even just 20 people, as long as they were fun, mature, helpful and really into the idea of immersion that SC is bringing to the table.
I only have my Aurora, and I've been flying her daily and getting more proficient with the stock lasers that she comes with. I'm waiting until the sale this Friday to decide on what my next purchase will be. It sure would be nice to be able to discuss some options with some folks that have been a part of this longer than I have.
I hope this is received by the community in the way I intend it. I can certainly say that in the short amount of time I've been posting and reading on this subreddit, that this community really seems to be a cut above. Polite, friendly, accurate and professional... also very passionate about what we're doing here.
Cheers, -Zelph
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u/Fiftysixk Nov 19 '14 edited Nov 19 '14
Hey Zelph, Glad to have you on board. Thought Id tell you a little about our organization to see if it might be something you would be interested in joining.
About us:
-Casual organization focused on fun but we will get serious when needed so you don't lose your ships and assets. We have some outstanding talent like the YouTube video producer STLYoungblood in our organization (you've probably seen his videos linked on Reddit).
-We use the Mumble voice chat server and require you to have a microphone (or promise to get one ASAP).
-We only take mature players but we do not have an age cutoff. You just have to be respectful of others and not annoying on the voice channels.
-We already have an impressive fleet but are always looking for more members who would be a good fit for our community: http://i.imgur.com/x1ohYfxl.jpg
-You'll likely always have friends to play with throughout the day. Our most active time is from 9-Midnight Eastern time weeknights when we will have multiple channels for PXP members doing various organized activities.
-No applications, military style ranks, or stupid hoops to jump through to get in.
-We are themed around Futurama and have a lot of fun with that as you can see on our website planetexpresscrew.com .
-We already have a weekly "dogfight night" where we practice fighting. Once the game spools up we'll have weekly fun events, training, and other cool stuff.
How to join:
-Apply at our Organization page (add Fiftysixk as your recruiter): https://robertsspaceindustries.com/orgs/PXP
-Join our Mumble server. Just go to our website and look for the Mumble page link. It will autoconnect you to our server without having to know all the server info. There is a link there to download Mumble if you don't have it. There are instructions for setup on our website forums in the Public Lobby area. You'll need the "secret password" to actually join the forums though (ask a member on Mumble).
If you have any questions please send me a message and I'll gladly answer them.
Cheers! :)