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2/7/2006

Made some additions to the miscellaneous battles section. Catching up on all the stories that have been passed on to me. Still working on putting the events of our first mass guild outing into 0.0 space with the first screen shots. But for now, just read what I've got out there.

Also, when you have a chance, check out the first movie made by TasmanianX. He's got it hosted HERE for now. Maybe someday it will get moved to a better site.

- Taran



2/5/2006

Where to start. . .

We've obviously left Metro. What started so hopeful, ended in such hopelessness. We were defeated by the admins of the server. Insanity. Short sightedness. Ignorance. *shudder*

But we move on. In search of injustice, oppression and unchecked grief. 'Cause we're dramatic like that. Actually, we read an article about a game. A game where over the course of a year, a group of people wreaked such havok and mayhem, that it cost some of the players of the game an estimated $20,000 (ebay value) in damages. Wow. Very interesting on so many levels. First, there's a game that (after checking ebay myself) actually has a flourishing market of virtual goods being sold for real world dollars. And a LOT. Comparing the losses reported in the game to the value of said items being actively sold on ebay, I can see there could actually be a way to cause $20,000 in damages. $20,000. That's $20,000 that someone could have made had they posted those items on ebay. And witin and hour, it was all either destroyed or in the posession of someone else. That's cool. The second interesting thing I read, was the developers of the game actually thought it was cool too. They weren't talking about how they investigated the situation and reimbursed losses, banned players, etc. Everything they did was per the design of the game. Everything they accomplished was through hard work, dedication, and a lot of charisma. So, the game company actually supports that activety. This is all good for two reasons. Number one, there are real, measureable consequences to one's actions. You win, not only do you actually win something, but you also know your victim lost something. You lose, you actually lose something. And the types of losses you can sustain are as varied as they are unlimited. You risk, you may lose. But, the more you risk, the more you can win.

I had to know more. So, I did some research. I liked what I read. So, I tried it out. I liked what it was all about. I liked the MASSIVE skill tree. I liked the diversity of occupations. I like the diversity of combat options. There's no single setup/combo that is going to be copied by everyone. Team play is rewarded, but solo is possible. The game is what it is. Virtually unchecked, massive, complicated, easy to play, endless possibilities and more. You make your own fortune, anyway you want and there is little to no admin intervention. Player policed universe. Awesome.

So the TKV army comes out of retirement and prepares for battle. There's a long road to travel to get to PVP greatness, but it's going to be an interesting journey. We've only been active for about 4 to 6 weeks, but we have already tasted victory, death, losses and the spoils of combat. Learning every step of the way, and making notes. Bad guys, we are learning who you are, and we'll be looking you up.

Welcome back TKV.

- Taran

7/18/2004

It's been quiet on the guild war front, until last night... we added 3*K and MOB to the war roster.

Yes, "MOB" is "Money Over Bitches."  How street.

-Alex the Artist

 

6/18/2004

IDS quits.  We win.  Dodgin Bullits remains an idiot to this day, and probably will be forever.  If you know him, slap his face.  It's for his own good.

-Alex the Artist

 

5/25/2004

Short and sweet:

  • A long night of AA action.

  • GORDON makes the first update on his UO page in a long while.

  • We DIDN'T have any IDS contact and we DIDN'T get a couple kills.

-Alex the Artist

 

5/22/2004

All caught up, I think.

  • AA accepted our declaration, and the war begins.

  • GMX makes a public statement that they are back from their sabbatical, and I've caught up that page.

  • IDS just keeps on being poo-flinging morons.

  • Chesapeake Legends went away, so we declared a minor victory in that war.

There's more for the miscellaneous page, but I've made enough webpage updates for one day.

-Alex the Artist

 

5/12/2004

Yeah I haven't posted in awhile, but that doesn't mean we've been inactive.  GORDON got tired of making the TKV page updates and gave it back to me, the original owner.  And I procrastinated.  But now I'm playing some ketchup.

  • I posted on the IDS Spawn we found in Wind in March.

  • I caught up on the currently boring GMX war.  Boring because GMX hasn't been seen in a month or so.

  • We declared victory of The Brown Family.  Our perfect war record remains perfect.

There's more to catch up with on the IDS war, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow or something.

Oh, we declared on guild AA a few nights ago, but they are yet to accept.  Pretty sure they're scared.

-Alex the Artist

 

2/28/2004

I haven't had time to make updates for a few days, so I made 2 in the GMX section.  My memories of the encounters on the 27th have mostly been erased by the memories of the fighting on the 28th, so the story of the 27th will be sketchy.

One thing I do remember from the 27th was... GMX introduced dragons to our pvp scene.

It was an even fight (if I recall correctly), and we were whipping them, and Fuchu comes in from off-screen with the dragons and an "All Kill."  Alex drops almost instantly.  Well done GMX; GMX well done.  

And people say TKV are the ones who can't "pvp..."

Another thing... the other day GMX posted the following picture as their "proof" that GORDON got killed in a 1v1.

They figure that since there's only one guy on the screen, it must be proof.  Like Razor can ONLY take pics at the moment of death.  I don't remember any 1v1's that day, personally.  I think I sense a photoshopped-out Drako to the left, where he was when I dropped.  Even the health bar could be edited perfectly in 3 seconds.

In answer to this, I provide the following irrepressible evidence that we kill GMX in 1v1's a lot, also:

See?  Nobody there but Carno killing Wu Fei, near those trees.  It's a screenshot... it must be true.  Looks like it might even have been Carno winning a 2v1... there's Fuchu just off-screen.  Go Carno!

-GORDON

 

2/26/2004

Finally have a few minutes to not only play some UO, but make an update, too.  Huzzah!

  • I think we made a couple kills on Chesapeake Legends... but I think they changed the name of their guild to "Berzerk."  More on that later, and kill pics if applicable.

  • Word has reached us by a person named "Sweet Melissa" that because of TKV's constant hounding of them, GTG has switched shards.  This is reinforced by the fact "Doodler," one of the more skilled of GTG, is now in a guild called "iQ."  So there you go... we've driven a guild of buttholes (who falsely accuse anyone who defeats them of cheating) off the shard.  You're welcome, Metropolis server.

  • The Brown Family is still gone.  They liked pk'ing blues who are out minding their own business.  You're welcome, Metropolis server.

  • IDS (Dodgin Bullets) has moved their guildhouse, and as we don't know where their house is yet, we haven't seen them.  Ice is now that much safer from pk'ing buttholes.  You're welcome, Ice Island denizens.  Sorry to whomever their new neighbors happen to be.  Let us know where they are and we'll continue taking out the trash.

Say what you want about TKV, we don't pk people.  In fact, when we can, we will go out of our way to help people who need help... even if we don't know them.  Every time we've attacked and killed a blue, we've had a good reason... usually it is vindication for actions in the recent, or even distant past.  We're big on giving payback.  It kind of fits the name of our guild.

It's a small community, and we have good memories...that means you, Rorret, who hangs out on Yew Prison Isle.  My journal told me you were in on my afk kill.  You're next. :-)

I got hit by a truck full of GMX the other night.

That's me dead, there, under Gerik.  GMX Rules.  Oh, they lost another fair fight, tonight.  They seem to only be effective when they can outnumber you.  Fair fights find them wanting.  Read about it here.

-GORDON

 

2/17/2004

Who out there killed Eowyn 3v1 in a city last night?  We want to give credit where credit is due, but she didn't catch your names.  Thread is here.  You'll need to provide the name of the city as proof.

"The Brown Family" guild has not been seen on Metropolis for a month, and looks to be actively playing the "Alert The Clutch" server.  We're about to shut down that war and call it another big win.

Minor IDS activity, and another big loss for GMX.

-GORDON

 

2/15/2004

Big night.

GMX ends the night with their first-ever win over TKV.  One to nothing, advantage GMX.  Go team.  (PS - STOP ALL THE FUCKING HOUSE HIDING)

IDS remains, as always, morons.

GTG made a good showing, but still lost big... we even made their GM cry.

Final guildwar numbers for the night was 12 TKV kills, 2 deaths.

And we're ok with that.

-GORDON

 

2/13/2004

When you're one of the higher-profile guilds on a server, you tend to make both friends and enemies... even of people you've never met.  People hear things from people who have heard things, and they form their opinions of you based on 3rd and 4th hand accounts.

Tonight we spent some time camping Jhelom, and watched "Krunk" fill the bank area with his tamed dog and rats.

Isn't tha