Some of you may recall my short-lived endeavor to create a Natural Selection gaming community, the goal being the NS parallel to Steakeater's steakeater.net Counter-Strike server (now decommissioned). Not long after commencing operation, I shut it all down. You're probably asking yourself "why?", and if you aren't, you should be or I'll send my axe-toting neighbor to your home. Everything that Verbosity/Verboseness.com was supposed to be -- friendly players, many skilled regulars, emphasis on teamwork, smacktard-free -- I found already existed through Tactical Gamer. A bit of TG's philosophy appears on their front page, and speaks volumes on how the community really exists:
Tactical Gamer is an online gaming community of mature, mutually respecting gamers who are more interested in teamwork and group strategy rather than the typical public frag-feast.
Not only does Tactical Gamer have a great NS following, but their community embraces other games as well: Ghost Recon, Raven Shield, Counter-Strike, TFC, Operation Flashpoint, Savage, etc. You get the idea: most any game that plays better when teammates work together. I believe TG was originally formed around Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, a Rainbow Six style game that I've come to enjoy immensely. More on that in a later post.
I encourage all those who enjoy Natural Selection and desire to play it "how it was meant to be played", or those new to NS who would like supportive, mature players to teach them the ropes, to give Tactical Gamer a try. The NS server (Cheating-Death required) is public and free, so don't let the paid membership section scare you away.
I also have an extra-special reason for encouraging you to play at TG, beyond the obvious TG benefits I've outlined above. Your very own verbose was recently entrusted with the privileges and responsibilites of being an NS server admin. It's now my given goal to make sure your experience with TG:NS will be a good one, and I place myself at your service. I know how it can be easier to voice opinions to a specific, trusted person (you do trust me, right? Remember I have an axeman for a neighbor...) than an administrative body in general, so I invite you to bring any issues, positive or negative, directly to me if you so desire.
Hope to see you all in-game!