Flipper
Knight
The People's History of UOGamers
I think it's time this got compiled. Make it sound as grandiose as possible.
Please stop complaining about bias; of course I wrote a bunch of stuff about myself, I was there. I'm counting on you all to add your own "biased" accounts... this is a compliation, when it's given more input it will not look so one-sided.
Post your entries using this format:
Month: Blah blah happened. [source, if any]
Things you should add:
-Major guilds being formed
-Wars being fought
-Major shard changes
-Any sort of widespread controversy
-Player-run events
-Staffing changes
-Unique little-known facts or occurrences
-Cool stuff
-Any things you remember that stuck out
Things you shouldn't add:
-Stuff specifically about you, not pertaining to the shard
-Hot naked pictures of young horny girls
(someone always adds the shit you say don't add, so here goes nothing...)
2002: Beta Stages
2003
December: Shard sees a massive wipe. A multiple-day outage leads to an empty server and 800 or so raged players. A handful return immediately, but most come back down the line.
2004
October: Clean Up Britannia launched.
December: Secluded Wind house dropped by staff with 200+ players in attendance.
2005
July: Entourage is formed, lead by former [IC] leaders Socrates and Brother of Jesus, with the goal of teaching players to PvP. PvP in general sees a high point.
August: YES and Ck6, easily the two best guilds, disappear with the school year.
August: Delucia Pond duel pits become safe zones for the first time, sparking a revival in the dueling scene but a decline in field PvP.
August-October: The Lil Wyte clones are the only stable PvP guild, with 31D and ... the only others consistently playing; PvP at its worst ever.
November-January: r33n forms N*SYNC. 31D stabilizes. Legion of Doom returns. YES returns full force as Engage with Rage. PvP sees a revival unlike any before.
2006
January-March: Rage membership drops from Jenova, Daz, FCM and Flipper to Jenova, FCM and Flipper, then to just Jenova and Flipper as everyone starts playing WoW randomly. PvP starts to see another decline, as zerg guilds are the only present force.
March: Much-hyped classic server UOG: Divinity is released, temporarily distracting some players from Hybrid.
April: Player vendor mall formed by Addicted and Flipper. It sees immediate success, as players across the shard flock to it and set up their own vendors.
May: Dynasty is formed by co-GMs Flipper and Bobby McPrescott.
May: [SS], lead by Bugs Bunny, runs the shard with admittedly lame but legal tactics. Nobody really opposes them.
June: Grey-lead c2w joins the shard, forcing most of the talented players to adapt to their unusual play style.
August: A few names make comebacks, but nothing significant occurs.
September: The player vendor mall project is temporarily suspended.
October: PvP dies.
December: The player vendor mall is sold.
2007
P.S. This is not my list; it's for everyone. I'm one of the few people who will take time to actually edit it though, because I'm a nerd and love this type of stuff. Please don't hesitate to suggest that I do things differently!
I think it's time this got compiled. Make it sound as grandiose as possible.
Please stop complaining about bias; of course I wrote a bunch of stuff about myself, I was there. I'm counting on you all to add your own "biased" accounts... this is a compliation, when it's given more input it will not look so one-sided.
Post your entries using this format:
Month: Blah blah happened. [source, if any]
Things you should add:
-Major guilds being formed
-Wars being fought
-Major shard changes
-Any sort of widespread controversy
-Player-run events
-Staffing changes
-Unique little-known facts or occurrences
-Cool stuff
-Any things you remember that stuck out
Things you shouldn't add:
-Stuff specifically about you, not pertaining to the shard
-Hot naked pictures of young horny girls
(someone always adds the shit you say don't add, so here goes nothing...)
2002: Beta Stages
2003
December: Shard sees a massive wipe. A multiple-day outage leads to an empty server and 800 or so raged players. A handful return immediately, but most come back down the line.
2004
October: Clean Up Britannia launched.
December: Secluded Wind house dropped by staff with 200+ players in attendance.
2005
July: Entourage is formed, lead by former [IC] leaders Socrates and Brother of Jesus, with the goal of teaching players to PvP. PvP in general sees a high point.
August: YES and Ck6, easily the two best guilds, disappear with the school year.
August: Delucia Pond duel pits become safe zones for the first time, sparking a revival in the dueling scene but a decline in field PvP.
August-October: The Lil Wyte clones are the only stable PvP guild, with 31D and ... the only others consistently playing; PvP at its worst ever.
November-January: r33n forms N*SYNC. 31D stabilizes. Legion of Doom returns. YES returns full force as Engage with Rage. PvP sees a revival unlike any before.
2006
January-March: Rage membership drops from Jenova, Daz, FCM and Flipper to Jenova, FCM and Flipper, then to just Jenova and Flipper as everyone starts playing WoW randomly. PvP starts to see another decline, as zerg guilds are the only present force.
March: Much-hyped classic server UOG: Divinity is released, temporarily distracting some players from Hybrid.
April: Player vendor mall formed by Addicted and Flipper. It sees immediate success, as players across the shard flock to it and set up their own vendors.
May: Dynasty is formed by co-GMs Flipper and Bobby McPrescott.
May: [SS], lead by Bugs Bunny, runs the shard with admittedly lame but legal tactics. Nobody really opposes them.
June: Grey-lead c2w joins the shard, forcing most of the talented players to adapt to their unusual play style.
August: A few names make comebacks, but nothing significant occurs.
September: The player vendor mall project is temporarily suspended.
October: PvP dies.
December: The player vendor mall is sold.
2007
P.S. This is not my list; it's for everyone. I'm one of the few people who will take time to actually edit it though, because I'm a nerd and love this type of stuff. Please don't hesitate to suggest that I do things differently!
... well thats how much I sold mine for.
