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[BWID] Black Widow - est. 3303
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Too much of Humanity has grown soft and weak.
Join Black Widow Today
Too much of Humanity has grown soft and weak.
An unfortunate number of Elite: Dangerous players bring toxic ideas to the game that strongly influence their game experience. They conflate ingame actions and roleplay with real life ideals and morals. This is patently ridiculous to any rational person, but rather than embracing 'haha ship go boom', these players seek cope in the idea that they are morally superior to you and I because they're either unable to understand the simple game mechanics that prevent one's ship from going boom in the first place or too lazy to take the steps those game mechanics require them to take. Instead, they spend the entirety of their play time in Solo/PG and convince themselves that it makes them better.
Black Widow does not cower.
Power is the application of force to achieve one's aim.
Black Widow began as a BGS Squadron supporting our PMF of the same name. With Powerplay 2.0, we have shifted our focus to Powerplay, but we have not entirely abandoned BGS - we're just much more selective about what BGS issues we choose to take on based on whether or not they have any significance on the Powerplay landscape or not. Ultimately we are a Powerplay squadron first, a PvP squadron second, and an everything else squadron third; our main goal is to make Archon Delaine a stronger Power. Our second goal is 'haha ship go boom.'
A person only has the rights they can hold onto.
Archon Delaine's Kumo Nation is founded on the principle that a person should be sovereign unto themselves, that the world gives you only so much as you can take and defend for yourself against whomsoever would see you deprived of it. Take what you can, give nothing back!
If you're not part of the Kumo crew, then you're nobody!
Black Widow is a part of Archon Delaine's Grand Fleet, working in concert with several other squadrons to advance Archon's power. We take great pleasure in hindering other Powers' aims, especially using frags, PAs and other tools of the trade.
Become one of us and discover the true richness of Humanity!
Pirates: In addition to fighting off incursions from enemy CMDRs, we also enjoy the most honorable pastime of piracy - both PvP and PvE. We can teach you how to do both, and while it might not be the best CR/hour in the game, it's certainly the most fun!
Warriors: They say that the cannon is the final argument of kings, and Archon Delaine has taught us all that we are the kings and queens of ourselves first and foremost. This is why we patrol our spacelanes on Open Play, looking for CMDRs who would seek to challenge the sovereignty of the Kumo Nation and undermine the freedoms that we as Independent pilots hold dear!
Traders & Miners: The Spider has need of Traders & Miners now more than ever before. Join us to learn how you can not only make billions of CR through 'above board' Trade, but also how to smuggle the most profitable Black Market goods safely in Open Play and have an immense impact on our operations at the same time.
Mercenaries: Black Widow understands that in order to maintain firm control on our territory and burn down the empires that other factions have built, we need to be proficient not just in space but also on the ground. We have several experienced foot mercs ready to help you learn the ropes of Odyssey combat and get you ready not just for the High Intensity Ground Conflict Zones, but also prepare you to dominate any enemy CMDR you might encounter on the ground.
Explorers: Did you know that CMDRs have still explored less than 1% of the galaxy? There are, in fact, some things Black Widow would like to find - like Selenium crystal shards, for just one example. If Exploration is your passion, we have a home waiting for you here!
Bounty Hunters: Speaking of CR/hour, we know how to make money (and farm Grade 5 engineering materials) in the quickest ways the game offers and you don't necessarily even need to be in a Large ship to do it. Let us teach you how to earn CR for your Fleet Carrier in just a few days and never worry about credits again!
How to join:
Apply to join the Squadron in-game.
Put in a Join Request here on Inara.
Join our Discord server and introduce yourself.
While we began on PS4 in 2014, we are now only actively recruiting on PC!
We're not here to restrict how you play the game. At no time will you be required to do a thing inside the game. It's your free time, you paid for the game to relax and have fun, and we want you to do exactly that. We're here to play the game together and influence the overall Powerplay and Background Simulation strategy games as best we can along the way, and we expect that anyone joining Black Widow wants to be doing the things we're doing anyway - otherwise, why join at all?
Requirements:
- If you're online and in-game, be in VC on Discord*. If you're just going to be anti-social playing in Solo, what's the point in joining a Squadron at all? We understand that you may not always be looking for chit chat, so there is a server-muted channel to idle in. The important thing is that your squadmates can see you're active! It lets them know you're available for a ping if something fun happens (like enemy CMDRs spotted in Open). That said, the more sociable you are, the better!
- As a Squadron, we do all of our BGS and Powerplay activity strictly in Open Play. We don't care if you do your Engineering and shipbuilding in Solo, but if what you're doing has an impact on Powerplay and BGS, we consider these to be fundamentally PvP game modes and doing it where our enemies can't confront us directly is cringe af.
- Black Widow is an inclusive squadron with a strict anti-bigotry policy. Internet Spaceships is for Everyone.
- We prefer that our CMDRs be aged 18 and over. Members as young as 16 may be considered after an assessment interview on Discord.
- Last, but not least, you MUST have a positive attitude toward and an interest in PvP. Within 30 days of joining Black Widow, every CMDR will furnish a video clip of a gank. Not a fight, a gank. You don't need to be a veteran, expert pilot. It isn't hard and it doesn't require any heavy engineering to accomplish; we will teach you everything you need to know.
It demonstrates a number of important qualities: the right mindset and attitude toward Elite: Dangerous and video games in general, the willingness to get your hands dirty, and a basic understanding of core game mechanics that we interact with regularly in our gameplay. Every Kumo pledged CMDR owes Archon Delaine 100 Carebear scalps. And he wants his scalps!
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