Legacy of Oblivion

Life on the Alliance side is awesome. We’re too cool to travel via zeppelin, so we run to and fro from boats (yeah, it’s so much fun that we can use the phrase “to and fro” here, and if you choose to run on foot, mount, or skip to and fro it is up to you), or spend eight weeks on the back of a bird to get from Western Plaguelands to Booty Bay. Also, there are so many people that you couldn’t be alone if you crawled up dwarf’s ass, and every time you enter a major city, it’s like a freaking mensa meeting.

Living among individuals with such high intellect is a strange new experience, and communication, a difficult endeavor. Until we can learn the language of these higher beings, please consult your guildmates on how to respond, or else we may offend them. Thundrax is the best person to consult. I think there’s something about his special connection with Henry that has enabled him to pick up on the language much more quickly than the rest of us.

It’s a crazy world out there, but as long as the LoO/TAB bunch is by your side, you can ignore those fuckers all you want. Uh, mostly.

So Thundrax and I are standing out in Duskwood, waiting on a couple of folks, when this dorf hunter wanders up to us. He’s looking Thund up and down like a hungry man staring down a steak dinner.

His things not so good. And this is starting to sound a little kinky. Perhaps I should leave. Except that I don’t.

I’m curious what “things” we’re talking about as well, but Zug finally arrives in his usual friendly form.

By this time, everyone else had joined us so we had to seperate Newsman and Thundrax for the evening. Poor Newsman, he was left looking for anyone with “things”.

If you see Newsman, approach with caution. Watch your things, longer or otherwise.

Duskwood is a pretty bizarre place; it seems to be where all of the whackjob hunters hang out. Thund and Caul were helping me finish up a quest when we met this fine gentleman:

Ragefang is a level 60 hunter who decided to run into a house where a level 20’s quest mob spawns, and he thought it would be hilarious for him to sit in the room and continue killing it so we couldn’t finish the quest. In the picture, he is dancing after a kill. This particular dance is the rite a 12 year old participates in once he reaches level 60 and has nothing to do except grief others. This dance is an appeal to his gods, asking them to give him a penis larger than a lil smokie, and a girlfriend.

Perhaps we can hook him up with Newsman.

That’s all for now, have a great weekend.

Although Legacy of Oblivion boasts of being one of the oldest guilds on the server, the birth of the name was not remarkable in any way. Nearly two years ago it was assembled by a group of random people, most of whom are no longer in the guild, and chosen by a guild leader who ended up leaving after only a couple of months. Guild leadership was turned over to a mage who, until then, had refused to be the guild leader, and a shaman who had refused to become an officer.

Figures.

At this time, Arcadi and Autumnwolf, who were also playing on the Alliance side with a few friends in a guild called “The Argent Blade”, became LoOnies. A couple of weeks later someone let Zug in — secretly though, because we were far too ashamed to tell anyone. LoO enjoyed a wonderful and quiet time for a great while.

As it goes with a good group of friends, word gets out. Friends tell friends, who in turn tell their friends. And LoO experienced a time of quick growth. Even friends from The Argent Blade abandoned their Alliance posts to become LoOnies.

In May of this year, Legacy of Oblivion took a turn for the worse. At the time Blizzard released Patch 1.10, the LoO clan had been raiding UBRS repeatedly because it was the one zone we could fit the entire group into. Also because we love getting paladin BPs. Our numbers were too small for anything tougher, yet too large for regular instances. The officers were not sure how to handle the new restrictions on instances, and Blizzard, knowing they were essentially crushing smaller guilds, released the patch anyway.

Almost immediately after the patch, LoOnies stopped signing up for raids and groups, and participation saw an inexplicable decline. Although the Officers worked hard on scheduling events, the lack of participation canceled most evenings. The frustration among the Officers and Vets was palpable. Eventually we stopped logging in altogether and sought greener pastures elsewhere, but nothing seemed compare to WoW.

One day, Arcadi and I were talking about how much we missed playing WoW, but unfortunately the stress we had experienced in the last couple months of LoO had taken its toll. Arcadi, also an Officer in The Argent Blade, brilliantly suggested that we play Alliance noobs, and guild to TAB for easier chatting. So that was what we did. A couple of weeks later, most of the core LoO team guilded to TAB for noobs and green spam. Zug finally gave in and resubscribed his account, too. Before we knew it, LoOnies from all over began to join us in TAB. Some folks from TAB are even coming back to play with us.

As you know the expansion will be coming out in the next couple of months. The reports so far have been good – very good, as a matter of fact. The max level will become 70, there will be a lot more content for smaller guilds and groups, and many instances and end-game raiding zones will be reduced to 25 max players and it’s going to be all about strats. And anyone whos ever been a LoOny knows this is right up our alley.

Oh yeah, baby.

So we’re back, and we have a plan. And we now have two guilds: TAB for Alliance and LoO for Horde, and we will be scheduling events on both sides. The same group that is leading the LoOnies will also lead TAB. For the next couple of months, we will be focusing most of our attention to the Alliance side, because we have more 60s on Horde than we do Alliance, but when the expansion is released we will be scheduling events for both. We hope to get 25 raid capable folks so we can see zones that are currently out of our reach. Seeing as how we have about 15 people and are still picking up momentum, the outlook is good. If you are a LoOny, or someone who used to be a LoOny but were booted for lack of activity, here is what else you must know:

1. There is a new Code of Conduct policy, which will be posted shortly. It basically regurgitates: ‘Treat others as you wish to be treated.’ This goes for Officers and Vets as well as members. If there were issues between people before, we’re wiping the slate clean and starting over.
2. Some of our folks who stayed in LoO after most people disappeared went to another guild. We have no hard feelings, we wish them very well, and they are not expected to return to LoO. Of course, any LoOny who has gone to another guild and wants to rejoin would be welcomed back with open arms, but no one is expected to abandon their current guild to come back.
3. If you were in LoO and got kicked out for lack of activity for 3+ months, please post on the boards and we’ll reguild you.
4. If you are a LoOny who is not in TAB, please post on the boards and we’ll guild you. Also, visa versa, TAB folks who need guilding to LoO, please post.
5. DURID FITE 4 LIF. Also, when cat DURID is FITE, do not put him on FALLOW, or you’re going to fucking die, dude. And you thought putting me on autofollow was as bitch.
6. Zug still sucks. A lot.
7. There is a loot policy thing that is currently being worked on (Caul/Fibet is masterminding something that will help us keep track of loot - not a DKP system because DKP is not only retarded but of the debil) and we will propose that soon as well.

We are currently in the process of revamping the site, the board and the calendar to encompass both guilds’ needs. Hilarious postings will also go up soon, because we are already grouping and raiding and killing each other in new and interesting ways.

Welcome back, everyone. It’s good to be home.