Today marks my one-year anniversary as the 73rd Commander-in-Chief.
On the 29th of December, 2022 I joined the Special Weapons And Tactics. Now undoubtedly, I for sure was one of the fastest troops that reached the leadership. 6 months after I joined, on the 15th of November I was promoted to serve as a leader. However, there is no doubt that SWAT degraded over time, but the leadership managed to repower itself and spread hope across the team. After a whole revamp to both the official and staff server, and many new systems by Fun X Time known as (Young Sheldon). SWAT managed to retain almost 12-15 penguins across their events. Ultimately, the current performance is yet to for sure see some improvement.
Fun X Time has provided with his post about how we plan to undergo the Christmas Choas tourney set to last between Saturday, November 30 and Saturday, December 21, with a battle every weekend.
Clade: (How do you think SWAT can overcome current challenges?) SWAT, this army is amazing. We may not be strong in the top ten, but our friendships are made with fire and roc, and that will make us stronger. We are not only comrades; we are a family. We can overcome these challenges by all working together on issues. Mark my words, we will be the most feared army You all shall see.
William: (Do you think SWAT will see its rise?) Well, there are many ways to look at this, different ways to define “rise,” and different ways it can happen. The most normal way is that we simply get big through normal means. I definitely think that may happen; the pandemic made us big, and a new one is bound to come soon. We could also get big physically; say Discord builds a new building for their servers, and our server ends up being hosted on it. There’s also the chance of us being big publicly; I’ve already planned fucking radio ads and billboards. There’s of course also the fact that in 1.7×10106 years (if protons decay), the universe will undergo heat death, making it completely empty and therefore causing plenty of virtual particles to pop into existence. These could form in such a manner to create all of CPA with a risen SWATRuler; in fact, we could be living in a version of this right now, Boltzmann CPA, in other words.
Today marks my first anniversary as a Commander in Special Weapons and Tactics.
I joined the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) army of Club Penguin on June 15, 2020, and I was able to climb the ranks very quickly to Leader-in-Training in less than a year. However, it was not until November 15, 2023, that I became a SWAT Commander. Last year, on November 15, Fwapo, Bull Hour, and I were promoted to SWAT leadership collectively. For those who have been in SWAT between 2020–2022, you might remember me as Krill 300, or just Krill.
In this article, I will be describing one of my greatest needs at present.
Community Engagement Is Scaling
Community engagement has become a vital topic within SWAT. Getting away from Club Penguin for some time without losing attention to SWAT is now possible. We are trying to integrate fun games during and after events, and we are working towards adding more enjoyment within our community. We will now work on a pre-proposed plan every month and decide what activities should be set aside regular events. The occasions and activities that need to be held is your call.
Voice Yourself
Right now, one of my biggest concerns is receiving little feedback. We are in great need of feedback, and we are looking for a vast space filled with awesome ideas. I am essentially a fashioner of creativity, and my creative element can only be utilized if you bring some ideas forward, too.
Christmas Chaos XIV
The Christmas Chaos (CC) is an annual tournament held in December. It is among the most intriguing tournaments of the year, with others being the Legends Cup and the March Madness tournaments. CC brings a large volume of excitement into the army community, as this year will see a lot of differentiation in participation.
I am not making predictions for who is winning the tournament trophy. However, I am strongly willing to see sizes of over 20 this December. SWAT will endeavor to defeat as many armies as possible during this highly competitive tournament.
The tournament is set to last between Saturday, November 30, and Saturday, December 21, with a battle every weekend.
SWAT at its 56th event—Polarize—on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 05:21 PM UTC.
“The Special Weapons and Tactics endeavor to briefly advance as much as possible in this year’s Christmas Chaos tournament. We are certain that we will acquire sizes between 20–30 this tournament. Following SWAT’s loss in the Blood Bowl tournament, we have gained strength after learning from our errors.”
“We are building a strategy while working on making a consistent recruiting base. Moreover, we have inducted multiple members from various sections of the army society, and our sizes have doubled. Additionally, it is worth noting that The First Great Recruiting Competition held between October and November has fueled us for the tournament.”
For 2024, Christmas @ SWAT will be one of the most amusing and extensive festivals!”
— Commander Fun X Time, in an interview with the Club Penguin Armies (CPA) league
Your Section
How would you like to see community engagement propel in SWAT?
“Keeping people entertained is always a great idea I would love to see an advancement on this as we are planning a lot of things for the future”
— Second-in-Command Shazam
Suggest any one strategy that SWAT can utilize to make the most out of the upcoming Christmas Chaos XV tournament.
“SWAT can win by gaining more attendants throughout it by recruits or dm reminding, this is a bit advantage for us for we can do more formations, tactics amd blocking the other army.”
“A second advantage is people not being AFK. This makes it so we have a better win chance if everyone does it”
“Bigger bwbs and better made tactics is another strategy. We need tactics or bwbs so we can cover them or actually do something instead of standing around. This is an important strategy because we cannot win if we never cover them but instead we get covered the most.”
“A 3rd strategy is dm reminding and recruiting and getting people to join more. This links to the first strategy, like once again we can’t win if we don’t have enough attendants.”
“We must work on SWAT more, as in making posts/news and also more awareness. If people are awake at a great event time. Make sure they are logged on, and keep track on dates of events and when to log on or when to change server and room. We must be on time and first to enter.”
“We also need to think as a team and do teamwork for this can help us achieve our goals and win battles.”
If you have feedback, please do not hesitate to fill in the comment form above. We are willing to hear as much as we can. While all this, we are also aiming to improve our recruiting.
Recruitment Regiment
The Recruitment Regiment will be a redesign of our Recruiting Force, and the existing Recruiting Force will be put to an end. The new Regiment will be strongly dedicated to recruiting and will possess a team of expert recruiters. Moreover, we will also ensure that non-Regiment members do not lose their recruiting skills, by providing support to those not in the Regiment. Registrations to the Regiment will be open soon, with a minimum rank requirement. Members of the SWAT Corporation are specifically invited, but we are looking forward to training those not in the Corporation training program, too.
The Recruitment Regiment and its working will be briefly explained in a website article that will be released very soon!
In summary, my first year in SWAT was wholesome. The awesomeness of my presence will continue. On behalf of the SWAT Leadership, I would like to extend my gratitude to all SWAT agents who have cooperated with us. Thank you very much!
SWAT continues its way into November. Meanwhile, a new alliance was cherished, following a fun practice battle.
Weekly Spotlight
We congratulate the following Best of the Week troops for their exceptional performance during the week…
Agent of the Week: Tide
Recruiter of the Week: Shazam
Staff Member of the Week: stoggs101
Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
First Place: Commander Fun X Time(3 in a row!)
Second Place: Commander Zooy
Third Place: Third-in-Command Clade “Top C”(2 in a row!)
This was the 58th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Supreme Commander Fun X Time.
Insights
SWAT participated in 2 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) achieved during the week was 19 at Ticket to Victory.
The average of all our highest sizes this week is 15.
1. Ticket to Victory
This was our 213th event. It occurred on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an EU event. We acquired the highest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 19, the highest this week.
2. SWAT-DCP Practice Battle: Operation: Amusement
This was our 214th event. It occurred on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 01:30 PM UTC, and was categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11, the lowest this week.
A significant boost in size defines good growth, which is how we secured the goodness this week. Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community during the week!
The results of the First Great Recruiting Competition are here! Who managed to emerge victorious in this premier contest?
The first iteration of the Great Recruiting Competition commenced on October 13. This series of contests envisions immense competition among recruiters. In 2024, we held the first iteration of this exciting event in exchange for a large prize pool.
Winners
First Place: WilliamW2010
Second Place: Mr.PEOT
Third Place: Fun X Time
Scoreboard
There were 10 participants, out of which 8 scored above 0.00 points.
Fun X Time — 144.50 points — 12,225,000 SWAT Coins
Shazam — 98.50 points — 4,925,000 SWAT Coins
cladetopc — 85.50 points — 4,275,000 SWAT Coins
sinan — 53.50 points — 2,675,000 SWAT Coins
Bkiller127 — 10.50 points — 525,000 SWAT Coins
Fwapo — 7.00 points — 350,000 SWAT Coins
Oktena — 0.00 points — 0 SWAT Coins
Zooy — 0.00 points — 0 SWAT Coins
Insights
A total of 848.00 points was achieved by the community.
On average, an individual achieved a score of 84.80 points.
A total of 87,400,000 SWAT Coins were acquired by the participants.
On average, an individual acquired 8,740,000 SWAT Coins.
Only 3 participants passed the 100.00-score mark.
A total of 174 recruits were brought in.
Out of the 174 recruits, 93 left.
Out of the 174 recruits, 5 enlisted.
Out of the 174 recruits, 27 sent at least 5 messages within 1 hour of joining.
Out of the 174 recruits, 85 were welcomed by their recruiter within 15 minutes of joining or before 5 messages were sent.
Out of the 174 recruits, 3 attended an event.
Out of the 174 recruits, 2 recruited more people.
At the start of the competition, the server member count was 8800, but raised to 8911. Note that this increase includes visitors.
In-depth statistics
We would like to express our gratitude to all participants for their integral role in running this competition. Thank you very much for contributing to SWAT! We are planning to conduct a second iteration of this wholesome competition very soon. The Christmas Chaos tournament is coming, and we have fueled ourselves well for it!
This was the 57th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Supreme Commander Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT participated in 2 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) achieved during the week was 12 at Halloween Party.
The average of all our highest sizes this week is 10.5.
1. Halloween Party
This was our 211th event. It occurred on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 05:30 PM UTC, and was categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 12, the highest this week.
2. Hello, November 2024
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Saturday, November 3, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 9, the lowest this week.
What are your plans for November? Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community during the week!
One of the most interesting months of the year is here. Watch how SWAT utilizes this month for immense amusement.
Halloween Party (October 2024)
Table of Contents
Concluding Season 11
Introducing Season 12
Notice: The Great Recruiting Competition I
Rewind: Project Conquest: Blood Bowl
Important Updates
1. Concluding Season 11
The Halloween Party concluded with Zooy emerging as the victor, once again. Congratulations, Zooy! They have been awarded with the freshly-designed medal.
Zooy’s medal
How to achieve Agent of the Month? You can achieve Agent of the Month by being the first to complete all missions in SWAT Bot. Use the .season missions command to access your missions.
2. Introducing Season 12
November 2024 seems like a promising month. To add to your amusement, we are introducing The Fair! This month will see many games and increased interactivity within the community. Please access your season missions using the .season missions command in the SWAT Discord server.
The thumbnail of the tenth season.
3. Notice: The Great Recruiting Competition I
The First Great Recruiting Competition is still ongoing. Recently, we increased the duration of the Competition, now ending on Saturday, October 9. Signups are open throughout the contest, so you still have not missed out! Learn more.
We also wanted to take a moment to show appreciation to all the contestants. They have been consistently recruiting, far better than ever. Moreover, our recruiting activity seems to have permanently increased due to the Recruiting Competition. We would also like to thank our new advisors—Legoman, JoelFreak, Aisha, and Domsamillion—for their motivation.
4. Rewind: Project Conquest: Blood Bowl
Project Conquest: Blood Bowl was a map tournament seen by the army community through much of October. Over the past month, SWAT participated in daily invasions and defenses, and a handful of training events and ceremonies in regards to the tournament. We also wanted to congratulate the Winged Hussars who acquired the small-medium trophy, despite having us defeated. During Blood Bowl, we also acquired a size of 18 at one of our events, which is the highest size SWAT has acquired without allies in at least the past 12 months! Blood Bowl taught us many things. With each loss, we learned something, and we became stronger. SWAT still placed second in the small-medium army category on the army map!
“We won flipping second, good job everyone. We may all be discouraged by that loss today, but we can learn to grow, learn to improve. There is no one person to blame but our collective room to improve, but that means if each of us improve- just a little bit- we can make SWAT so much better. We squabble and have our differences, yet together we are all brought together by the thrill of pride in our army, the push for determination to do better.”
— SWAT Commander Zooy
5. Important Updates
A few important updates have taken place…
Community polls are making a return.
Game nights and event minigames will be prioritized.
The SWAT website has received multiple fixes and outdated content has been updated.
The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has reached the end of a major tournament. Watch us finish October.
Weekly Spotlight
We congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week…
Agent of the Week: Agent Officer Mr.PEOT Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander Zooy
2nd Position: Third-in-Command Clade “Top C”(3 in a row!)
3rd Position: Commander Fun X Time(35-week streak lost!)
This was the 56th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Supreme Commander Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT participated in 4 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) achieved during the week was 18 at Invasion of Lodz [Operation: Conclusion?].
The average of all our highest sizes this week is 11.
1. Invasion of Lodz [Operation: Conclusion?]
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 18, the highest this week.
2. Defense of Ghostville
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 11:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an AM event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 8.
3. Friday AUSIA Training
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 01:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 6, the lowest this week.
4. Blood Bowl Conclusion Ceremony
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Saturday, October 25, 2024, at 05:00 PM UTC, and was categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11. This event took place on CP Journey.
Legends play an important role. Will you be one? Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community during the week!
The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) is fiercely trying to gain resistance in the Blood Bowl tournament.
Weekly Spotlight
We congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week…
Agent of the Week: Captain BIGBK Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander Fun X Time(35 in a row!)
2nd Position: Fourth-in-Command Clade “Top C”(2 in a row!)
3rd Position: Head Officer Purrnell(2 in a row!)
This was the 55th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Supreme Commander Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT participated in 2 events this week.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) achieved during the week was 11 at Blood Bowl Brawl: Small-Medium Category.
The average of all our highest sizes this week is 6.5.
1. Defense of Foghill
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 10:40 AM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 2, our lowest this week.
2. Blood Bowl Brawl: Small-Medium Category
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 07:00 AM UTC, categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 11, our highest this week.
Will YOU be able to secure SWAT from loss in this tournament? Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community during the week!
Greetings, agents! The SWAT Corporation presents you with the Great Recruiting Competition I. Who will emerge victorious?
The Great Recruiting Competition logo, designed by Commander Fun X Time
Recruiting Explained
Recruiting is the process of inviting individuals to the SWAT community. In SWAT, simply inviting an individual to the Discord server will count as a recruit. Recruiting is essential for SWAT for multiple reasons.
Why should you recruit?
Recruiting allows SWAT to grow, increasing the member count
The addition of individuals in the community can help increase in-server activity
Recruiting can lead to enlisting, allowing SWAT to acquire larger participation at events and battles
You will discover more people and connect with them, making new friends
As a staff member, you will be consistent and almost immune to demotions
Who can you recruit?
Friends on the Internet or by word of mouth
Family members
Random Internet users who may be interested
Former members who are not affiliated with any Club Penguin army at present
The two lists above are not complete, because there are many, many other options!
The SWAT Corporation offers free training to any troop willing to learn how to recruit. Please do not hesitate to contact a High Command (HCOM) member or Commander. Moreover, we are ready to provide you with meritable advice.
The Recruiting Competition
This month, the recruiting competition is based on a point-based score system. Do not be influenced by this system, however, as your ultimate vision should be to recruit consistently.
Score system:
1 recruit: +5.0 points
Any individual invited to the Discord server during the competition is counted.
1 departure: -2.5 points
Any recruit leaving the server is counted, only if they joined during the competition.
1 enlist: +7.5 points
Any recruit that registers an account on CPA Battleground, and has it successfully activated, is counted.
Messenger’s Bonus: +2.0 points
You will be rewarded if your recruit sends at least 5 messages upon joining.
This is only considered if the recruit sent 5 messages within 1 hour after they joined.
Communicate with your recruit after they join to make this happen. You should try to make them converse with you.
Welcomer’s Bonus: +0.5 points
Welcome your recruit for a small bonus.
Welcoming is counted only if done within 15 minutes of their joining, or if not more than 5 messages have passed by.
Attendee’s Bonus: +10.0 points
Have your recruit attend an event.
Ask your recruit if they can attend an upcoming event. It would be best if you tried to recommend them to do so.
The Outreach Bonus: +7.5 points
If your recruit invites another member to the server, you will be rewarded.
To achieve this, you can encourage your recruits to invite their friends.
Please note that you may receive points for actions done by or on your recruit only. You cannot earn points by acting on a recruit that is not yours. Furthermore, we are logging all invites, so we strongly encourage you to create your own Discord invite link.
Competition Starts: Monday, October 14, 2024, 05:00 PM UTC Competition Ends: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 05:00 PM UTC The competition spans 12 days.
Prizes
All contestants will receive coins based on their score. For every 1 point, a contestant would receive 50,000 SWAT Coins. Furthermore, winners at the following placements would receive additional rewards…
1st Place: 25,000,000 SWAT Coins
2nd Place: 15,000,000 SWAT Coins
3rd Place: 5,000,000 SWAT Coins
Chances of promotions will be greatly raised for those who bring in a large number of recruits.
Registration
To participate, you will need to sign up. To do so, please head over to the #the-great-recruiting-competition channel of our Discord server. You may sign up at any point in time during the competition. However, it is strongly encouraged to register before the Competition officially starts, as it will be more fair to you.
Registration Starts: Sunday, October 13, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC Registration Ends: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 05:00 PM UTC (By the end of the Competition) The main registration time lasts 30 hours, but you may register at any time during the Competition.
Guidelines
Each bonus can be only claimed once per recruit.
One should not recruit users with inappropriate profile information at the time of their joining. You will not be rewarded for any action performed on or by these recruits.
Please do not use another user’s invite link to recruit, even if you are willing to pass them the reward.
Please do not steal others’ invites by falsely claiming that their recruit is yours.
Pictorial evidence can be asked for at any time if there are issues with the guidelines being followed. Please keep this in mind while recruiting.
Creating alternate accounts [alts] and recruiting them to the community will not count as a recruit. Please do not use this to unfairly gain advantage. Inform commanders upon inviting an alt account to SWAT’s server, so we are aware it is not to be counted.
No loopholes to any of the aforementioned guidelines.
We wish all contestants the best. May the most hardworking emerge victorious! Thank you very much for partaking in our community!
With Project Conquest under our sleeves, watch how the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) strategize and specialize in Halloween-themed combat.
Weekly Spotlight
We congratulate the following troops for their exceptional performance during the week…
Agent of the Week: Captain BIGBK Amari Weekly XP Race Winners:
1st Position: Commander Fun X Time(34 in a row)
2nd Position: Fifth-in-Command Clade “Top C”
3rd Position: Head Officer Purrnell
This was the 54th week of the Amari Weekly XP Race.
Courtesy of the Amari Discord bot for helping conduct this activity!
Events
Designed by SWAT Supreme Commander Fun X Time.
Notes
SWAT participated in 7 events this week, the most events recorded so far this year.
The greatest concurrent participation count (“max”) achieved during the week was 10 at Defense of Fearfield and Blood Bowl Special: Rise Reprise.
The average of all our highest sizes this week is 7.71.
1. Invasion of Haunted House
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 12:59 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 8.
2. Invasion of Moon Silence
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 01:09 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 7.
3. Invasion of Fearfield
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 01:19 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 6.
4. Invasion of Ghostville
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 01:29 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 7.
5. Defense of Fearfield
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 07:45 PM UTC, categorized as an EU event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10, the highest acquired this week.
6. Invasion of Foghill
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 12:59 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 6.
7. Blood Bowl Special: Rise Reprise
This was a map tournament event. It occurred on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 01:00 PM UTC, categorized as an AUSIA event. We acquired the greatest concurrent participation count (“max“) of 10, the highest acquired this week.
SWAT has embarked on a journey to emerge victorious in Project Conquest: Blood Bowl. What is next? Thank you very much to the agents who partook in our community during the week!
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36,725,000 SWAT Coins
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