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The long-awaited war for server's supremacy began last week, we had four guilds registered for the first battle: OuTLaWs, HARDCORE, Squadron and ATTACK. OuTLaWs began in the position of defenders due to the fact that they registered most of the Signs of Lord, they "resisted" for about 10 minutes guarding the castle, because they were abducted by too much force. Squadron started stormily, like a tornado ready to destroy everything in its path, from the first minute they started organized attacks, they broke the gates and statues as if they did not even exist, they entered inside the castle by force and took the Crown without encountering difficulties . In the mean time, HARDCORE, as we are used to, started hard as if they are struggling with the organization and after 15 minutes we can start to see their parties on the bridge. They are like a tank, they move slowly but ready to crush everything in their path, they reach castle and the fight begins, a fierce battle. Squadron began to have difficulties and the defense of the switches begins to give way, they manage to kill mafy who quickly returns to the castle and after about 20 minutes of intense fighting, HARDCORE successfully registers and became the defenders. Squadron, after this blow seemed dizzy, they returned to the castle, but a little chaotic, did not focus enough on holding switches but accumulates important points from kills, they remain in the lead although they manage to register after about 30 minutes of fighting, but they lose the crown quite quickly again. Hardcore seem to have a better long-term strategy and recover the gap of points. We arrive quickly in the last half hour of the battle and everything is balanced, HARDCORE manages to conquer the Crown again, but now, the points gained as a defending guild means a lot in this battle. Squadron tried, although as if distrustful but did not take a step back and continued to score points from kills and they are still in the game. The minutes are passing in favor of HARDCORE and we get close to the end, Squadron tries to register and if they manage to take the castle before the last 5 minutes they will win, but those from HARDCORE do not ever give up and forbid them the right to put the crown on Trippy's head, at the end of this fight even though they manage to conquer the crown in the last 2 minutes. Trippy and mafy had difficulties registering because they died quite easily, so the games were made on switches, there HARDCORE much better organized managed to remove the holders from Squadron very often, interrupting the register of Trippy, who, even if he had the switches, died during registering. Trippy suffered 20 defeats and he killed 8 opponents. And on the other side mafy had more chances to register even if he died even more easily than Trippy, he had 24 defeats and he killed 9 opponents. He had more time for both switches held by switch holders on attacking moments and Hardcore overall organisation on defending switches and crown was better than Squadron's.This is the main reason why HARDCORE won by a fairly small margin over Squadron (~ 1500 points). ATTACK came at Castle Siege but, again, in the beginning of the data base they were not able to gather enough strong players to be able to compete. After this Castle Siege they seem to reorganize a bit and rebuild over a new name, Dynasty. Now let's see how things will go for them to next Castle Siege. This was the history of the first fight on this war for supremacy in which mafy becomes, with the support of his warriors, the first Castle Lord on Phoenix#2. Squadron, with their pride wounded, will return, as they taught us in the past, more ambitious although there are voices that say that they are not so interested in the next Castle Siege because of the low stakes and because the 4 biggest players in this guild did not stay at master level and went for reset. I will end this article with some questions raised by the "voices"🤔: Why mafy did not appoint Battle Masters or Assistant Guild Master ? Was it a " win strategy" for HARDCORE to not feed Squadron with more points because on server start all players die easy ?

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Squadron's History The Path of a Legendary Guild Our story begins a long time ago, in the distant past, about five years ago on a random server with high experience. That's the place where two players meet, their name is TwoCheeks and Oklahoma. These two players start to understand each other and become friends, but they quickly get tired of that server, and that's how our adventure starts. They moved from one server to another because none of them were meeting their high standards. In their way to find a server to challenge them, they landed on a season 10 server where they finally decided to build a guild and compete at Castle Siege, and that's how Squadron was first time made. Our heroes started a war with Kenpachi on that server, and they fought the whole server's life.Oklahoma hated him (in game, of course) Kenpachi lives in California and every night it was easy for him to wipe all parties due to the time difference. They did hunt him also but without any chance to win the war vs him, they where wondering how the hell can he be that active (24/7 on) at the end, with TwoCheeks good diplomatic skills they ended up playing together and quickly became friends with Ken. On these servers they found and recruited in their family that was keep growing, one by one: Sync, Gaffney, LastHope (he isnt playing anymore, sadly) and Trippy. And the journey continued, about 3-4 years ago, in one day, looking for a stable server, they where scrolling Mu Online top server websites, and they finally found one that was looking promising, OldSquad MU. They all agreed that they should try it, so here they are, very close to the very first data base or maybe even the first! They quickly settled in and started aiming for server supremacy, but then there were already strong guilds that had strong cores, guilds like GROM and DEADCATS , guilds with pro players. Combined with the server's high standards and top quality, they found the challenge that they were looking for, a challenge that kept them connected and focused on developing a guild that could measure with those great forces that, at that time, were fighting for server's supremacy. On their way to form a top guild, our heroes made new friends whom one by one they recruited becoming a growing family, thus they have recruited Voyager, Zutto, Alex (FKingCunT), Shaolin, Notorious, Support, Mboopi, and many others. The guild reaches the top and begins to have great victories, but also defeats, but as the saying "what does not kill you makes you stronger", have passed easy over defeats and celebrated the victories in the group. The time has made the friendship get stronger and stronger between these players and now they have a core of 15-20 players (depends on their availability to play in the new databases )which to support themselves to share things between them and help each other, players who trust each other with accounts, remote programs and complement each other filling inactivity periods of each one of those players. Squadron became one of the most desired guild on OldSquad, every data base its core players get inside game with the desire to dominate the server and always manage to be competitive, also because they try to recruit only players that work as a team and follow rules which are "the key" to the healthy guild life. In Squadron's history there were, of course, ups and downs, but core players always stick together no matter what. Even after there where scandalous periods in which Oklahoma was accused for "stealing" Snajpers stuff ( he explained why he did that, no one had any questions), or inside fights between players, but having pretty strict rules they manage to avoid drama. Sometimes it cannot be avoided but they handled it well, so far. This is the Squadron history, a history that continues to be written by these heroes with "blood" on the Land of Trials' battlefield or at the most important events on the server, a guild made for fun by two players that managed to climb in OldSquad history building a name, a name that became legendary. During this time there were a lot of top players who joined and left, players who learned from Squadron then went to build guilds that ended up fighting Squadron, but that always happens in the big guilds. In the mission of Narrator , and also a player, I can only lift my hat and throw it on the ground, step on it cause I am proud to be able to take this story and write it down, this story is not about one player, not about few players. Now Oklahoma is banned on forum and on discord, because he did mistakes but he is a proud founding member of this legendary guild, he is one of us and he thinks that Admin has something with him. Well, he did some mistakes, trash talking about OldSquad, but he proved that he is a top player and a founder of a legendary guild.

On serv 20 was always no lag at CS ...so... have faith, have fun guys and GLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

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It is already Sunday, a special Sunday for all those of Orthodox religion who celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and in this way I wish everyone a Happy Easter! I hope you share the warmth and love with your families ! This Sunday has also something else special, the first fight for server supremacy will take place today and I expect to see a clean fight between now 4 big guilds that have professional players and will have a lot of fun, ADMIN eliminating for the first CS the admin's guild, making room for the 4th guild. This first fight that seems lacking in stakes because the Land of Trials will be empty next week and Lord Mix will be unlocked a little bit later, but this lacking of rewards is only an appearance because it's all about the pride, isn't it ? (~14:45) Ladies and gentlemen, here are the warriors: Introducing first, from Romania, with a total weight of 5906 "lbs" (Score), their average level is 347 and they are led by ArdeLeaNu, THEEEEE OuTLaWs ! Coming in the 2nd, mostly from Romania, but mixed, weighing in 9403 "lbs" and with an average level of 376, they are led by mafy, HAAAARDCOOORE ! Making their way to the top, led by Fane, a guild coming from Europe, but it is a tight bond between them, weighing in 9133 "lbs", having 365 as reference level, Aaaaattaaaaack ! And their opponent, represented by Trippy, gathering the members from all around the world, with an average level of 376, they are currently ranked as NUMBER 1 GUILD with a weight of 9418 "lbs", Squaaaadrooon ! I wish you all a Happy Easter and a lot of fun tonight and the best-organized and most powerful fighters will win the supremacy and climb their leader to the great throne, bringing them the highest and most desired title, "King Phoenix" ! Let the Fight begin !

This interview is about Oklahoma, one of the best players that OldSquad ever had. I am trying to get this interview since Inception, where he was the best Rage Fighter until he quit game, and now on Phoenix has the no 1 agility Elf in main rankings. Reporter: " Hello, Oklahoma! You are one of the best player on our community, welcome to News Paper Hall of Fame! " Oklahoma : "Hello, thank you for the kind words, man, appreciate it." Reporter: "Can you tell us a few words about yourself? Name, age, where you are from, whats your occupation ?" Oklahoma :"My name is Edgar, I am 30, from Latvia, I work as a steering man on inland river ships in western Europe. " Reporter :"We are living dark times at this moment. Is your country affected by this Corona Virus? " Oklahoma :"Yeah, it is affected, but it's not that bad number wise (deaths and infected). Lots of people lost their jobs due to coronavirus, luckily, I am not one of them, sailors still can travel to certain countries. " Reporter: "Whats your opinion about this Pandemic that affects all the world?" Oklahoma :"I think thats Makiavelli's fault, and pretty sure GROM was involved, as well. But, to be serious, I think that's just healthy for our fucked up world, maybe some will reconsider their priorities. " Reporter: "How are you dealing with this Pandemic Virus? I personally disinfect and wash with soap 20 times more often than usual! I am not hypochondriac, but this situation makes me much more cautious, nor do I fear being infected, but I am afraid that if I get the virus I will infect my family or people around me who will suffer because of this, so I am try to be be careful!" Oklahoma : " I am on board of the ship right now, not much to be dealt with. When I'll go home I'll have to go for 14 days quarantine, that's governments obligatory for everyone returning from abroad. So I won't be able to leave my apartments. Expect me to be more active 😈. " Reporter: " What do you think about our new server Phoenix #2 ?" Oklahoma : "Overall it's fine, of course, as always. Like 8/10. " Reporter: " On Inception you had permanent party with Voyager, Zutto, Trippy and FkinGCunT, is it the same permanent party, here on Phoenix ? " Oklahoma : "Yes, no changes 💖 " Reporter: "In past you used to play top pvp characters, why did you choose to play elf this time? " Oklahoma : " I got less time now due to work and family, so I thought supporting char would be a great idea for such slacking play style. " Reporter :"When did you start to play Mu Online? " Oklahoma : " Season 1, I can't really remember how long ago, prolly 17 years ago 😱 " Reporter : "How you found OldSquad ?" Oklahoma : "On some site with TOP private servers it was right on top 1 or top 2, I think with advertisement for first OS edition. " Reporter :"What nicknames you had in past?"" Oklahoma : "I think I went for nickname Tragedie for a very long time then 4rdMondeo, Phenomenom. " Reporter: "Do you have any VIP activated? Do you have this VIP since you started Phoenix?" Oklahoma : " I always get vip at start, it gives that little boost early, especially when you afk 24/7 like i did, relying on my party mates. Later it depends on party if all decide to go for it, we get it " Reporter: "What type of VIP and why? " Oklahoma : "Started with Hunter, now Pro Vip, well, pretty much same reason to not fall behind too much with my afk play style. " Reporter :"Because you used to play different classes , can you tell us which one is the best for pvp on Phoenix? What about PVM ? (Some details would be nice) Oklahoma : " Early game sMG are PVP rockstars, mid game really gear and build dependent prolly also a beast, falls off late in the game. If you know how to combo, BK is the PVP 1v1 dueling champion for sure. PVM, I would say it's eMG (not so sure about that ) . MG overall feels overpowered at this stage of the game. OFC lots depends on BUILD and GEAR." Reporter :"What advice would you give to a player playing on this server for the first time, what should he do to get to the top places?" Oklahoma : "Quit job, divorce wife, stay at home 24/7, use cocaine and do events. Hiring some cheap labor to exp your alts would be also a good idea. How good can you be equals how much time you are willing to put in the game, I mean look at mafy, every edition that sicko goes full ham. " Reporter :"What strategy do you have for the future?" Oklahoma : "Honestly, haven't thought about it, I am too busy in real life. If I were more involved in game I would do more events coordinated with guild mates. " Reporter :"Do you think there is a character in the game that can beat Zutto in a 1 versus 1? Oklahoma : "Late game - NOPE , all hail Zutto ! " Reporter : "This db your party are a little behind from top, what happened? " Oklahoma :" Well, due to coronavirus lots of people staying home, we are not that case, only 1 out of 5 people works from home and it's kinda tough to be honest, we are getting help from other parties pretty often. This is the worst start for our party, ever 😨 " Reporter :"You are number one Elf in our main rankings, what do you think about adding 300 energy for Ice Arrow. Do you have that much energy now? Would you consider adding it in the future ? " Oklahoma : "Well, I added this reset, it is kinda worth it if you are afk most of the time, you don't have to repot that often anymore + when I go to events I can help in PVP with that skill. " Reporter: " Do you think top 5 characters can be catch up from behind? " Oklahoma : "Only if they die in real life. " Reporter: "What happened to Alex, Snook, Venom party? Why did they left Hardcore to join Squadron? " Oklahoma : "They had some issues with HARDCORE's core players, I don't care to be honest, past is past. So far they seem like nice people to me, also very active." Reporter : " Does Squadron have an enemy guild?" Oklahoma : "Well, I wouldn't call anyone enemy, it is just a rivalry with some pretty harsh teasing here and there, but it's a part of the game which some people can't handle. At GROM times I would call them enemies, but right now I don't feel calling anyone enemy. " Reporter: " What about HARDCORE? There are some rumors that guild's founders were expelled from the Squadron, and you were involved in that scandal. Are those "voices" right? What really happened?" Oklahoma : " They are just too selfish for us and causing lots of unnecessary drama, that's all " Reporter :" Do you think Squadron has the power to win the next Castle Siege ?"" Oklahoma : "Sure, we have gathered pretty strong guild + alliance. We are little behind, but I would call last 2 CSes pretty close ones. " Reporter :" Does Squadron guild have rules related to drop, invasion, sharing/selling things, etc. ?" Oklahoma : "We do. Pretty standard, I would say. I don't want to share that, sorry " Reporter: "When we started the interview, you didn't have wings lvl 2. Do you think Feather should be more easier to obtain? Oklahoma : " At this point I got lvl 2 already. It was tough to drop feather + we made like 3 summoner lvl 2 wings in a row." Reporter :" Do you read the News Paper ? " Oklahoma : "I do, and I think you are doing an awesome job. ADMIN must be very happy to have you." Reporter : "Have you read Phoenix Curse "History of Castle Lords and Guilds" article or The Curse "Back to Origins" articles? " Oklahoma : "Yes " Reporter :"Do you believe in superstitions? Do you think that the Castle is Cursed?" Oklahoma : " I don't believe. It's just pure people greediness, I think we handled that well in past editions." Reporter :"What do you suggest to improve on NewsPaper?" Oklahoma : " You could get very short interviews after CS from winning and losing guilds, so they can share their thoughts and maybe tease each other. McGregor style 😄" Reporter: "Why did your party leave Inception so early? Don't you believe that a server can be fun for a long time, like 6-9 months of life ?" Oklahoma : "There was not much left to do to be honest and we wanted to take a break from mu. So we did " Reporter: "On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you like this server?" Oklahoma : "Depends on edition, average I would say 9 , considering that it is a private server. " Reporter :"If you could ask ADMIN any questions, what would be the most important ones that comes through your mind ? " Oklahoma : " Why is there a feeling that people are obliged to play certain characters to be useful or to get PVP fun ? For example why AE cant be competitive PVP character ? People are obliged to play Elf for CS buffs, nothing else, pretty much gets destroyed on PVM events and especially PVP , considering correct stats and similar gear. Not everybody loves playing MGs, I personally hate that character." Reporter : " Do you accept a challenge? " Oklahoma : "Yes" Reporter: " I want to know who is the player you respect more and the player you dislike from Squadron, Hardcore, and OldSquad. All time " Oklahoma: "I respect the most our GM Trippy, he is like a mysterious unicorn. Always calm, no matter what. Anyone with his internet speed would kill himself long time ago, but he is still here with us, leading to the tops. The one I hate the most in Squadron is Collision, he has rapist moustache which he refuses to shave, he is like Makiavelli after cheap turkish barbershop. I, honestly, had to go to site and click on HARDCORE guild to find anyone worth to respect, got no respect for DRAMA queens. ( site is still lagging btw ) 😵 So I'll start with the dislike, that would be Makiavelli or the big mouth guy AKA fake dentist. The one I respect from their group is Mu3rTe, he played with us before and the reason he left was to balance the power a bit at that particular edition, I think that was the previous one. He left without any drama, wrote to our guild management explanation why he is leaving. He is truly a hardcore player. From OldSquad All Time the one I respect the most is BojSieBoga, he gave us hell of a competition. And for the most hated player I would pick DIEEEEEEEEEEE, just ******** " Reporter: "Thank you very much, Oklahoma! I wish you all the best in real life and lots of fun in game ! "

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Phoenix#2 had a fabulous start last Friday and the light truly came on, it was an almost perfect server ( except the attacks that were successfully rejected by our staff members), over 600 characters online in the first 24 hours and now, after one week from the start of this most desired server we are approaching to a new "all time record" of online players on phoenix, a barrier (800 chars on) that will soon be broken, since we already had 750+ online chars just in the first week. As for the server supremacy, the pieces begin to move on this big chessboard, the guilds begin to take shape, the ones that have been rehearsed so far and which seems to have the highest chances because they have confirmed in the past, are the following : ATTACK guild, a guild that started to grow on Inception, they confirmed at the end of the mid-game period, managing to win the fight for Inception supremacy , dominating the server for a long time (with short interruptions) they have imposed their respect. On Phoenix # 2, ATTACK lost a bit of ground on top, at the beginning, but now they are in the graph, aiming, again, the supremacy, even if compared to Inception there are fewer players. Some voices say that a part of them left because they didn't believe they could continue to fight on a high level server and that they are only mid-end game "pro players" , anyway, ATTACK survived and came to top and now I look forward to see them counting in the battle for Phoenix Supremacy . Squadron, a legendary guild that survived for years, a legendary guild that amazed us all for years on OldSquad, this guild had only several months of lack of activity here, it's a guild that always aims for supremacy and always counts. They have high standards and a strong core, we hope that this time we have them until the end of the data base, because the same voices are telling me that they were feeling unsafe looking at the ATTACK's army growing, on Inception. This guild has already made first move on the chessboard, choosing to weaken a top party from Hardcore. Hardcore, a guild that, same as ATTACK, came to life on Inception, this guild is born from Squadron because the founders of this guild were part of the Squadron for a long time. In the beginning it seems that after some misunderstandings they left the guild and started building a new one, Hardcore. They had an major impact in the fight for the supremacy of Inception, they managed to build a guild to fight with the Squadron during the early game periods, sometimes even defeating them, then continuing the fight against the ATTACK, they returned in force on Phoenix # 2. Started with 5 top parties (but one lost already in Squadron's favor), this is a guild with a lot of controversy and it seems to have been most affected by the curse on Inception, and the beginning of Phoenix shows that they haven't escaped to be hunted by it. RPCitaly is a new guild on OldSquad, a guild where the majority of players are from Italy. It looks interesting, we don't know them yet, but I hope that they enjoy their journey on OldSquad and that they will have a word to say in the fight for Supremacy. They are already ranked as no 4 on Old Squad top guilds, so let's wish them good luck and have fun ! FANATIC, the guild ranked no 5 seems to be led by players from Lithuania, as far as I know Lithuanian players are very active and pro players, they already made alliance with HellBoys, maybe together they can climb up in top ranks and show us their force in the Valley of Loren's battlefield. Elite, OuTLaWs, and Brasil are also there competing with RPCitaly and FANATIC for occupying the rank no 4 guild at this moment and I hope to see them all fighting for the Supremacy. I wish you all to have fun and enjoy Old Squad Phoenix #2 !

It was expected by many of us, it was desired, and in the end it came !! Phoenix, a project created for the revival of Old Squad community, has been amazingly successful in its first edition and has achieved its goal by bringing Old Squad to a higher level of game play quality and lots of fun. Now, this project is going to be reborn in a new era, an era in which we live dark times, in which we are kept (almost by force) inside our homes, Phoenix was reborn last year to give a refresh to our community and this year it is meant to bring into the hearts of the members that are part of this wonderful community hope, love and especially the LIGHT which will, eventually, pierce the darkness that came upon us. Until then, since we all should stay in home, as isolated as possible, Phoenix will make this isolation much easier for everyone. The beginning of this long awaited server is very close and I have some tips that I hope will be useful for all of you: Put your hand on the phone or on the keyboard and call all your friends to play, my advice for you is to be at least 4 so you can develop a startup strategy, but if you do not have friends who want to join the adventure, do not worry, in time you will find lots of friends in our community who are looking for a permanent party member ! If you haven't been to shopping yet, I suggest you do so, buy plenty of coffee, teas, spare mouse and keyboard and everything else you need for a longer period of time because you only have a day left until the madness unfolds on us. Phoenix will keep you inside your house because this server will be an intense one with a lot of fun but difficult at the same time, a battle for supremacy is announced, one that has not been seen for a long time in muonline servers. Test server has already been released, all you have to do is to enter and test everything : spots (hint: analyze the best route from devias to karutan2) , test stats build, study all topics linked in the end of the article because they are the most important ones, topics that you should not miss! After reading all that information you should be up to date on how to build your favorite characters, and you can choose the one that suits your style. On Phoenix server every point does count, every buff / potion can make the difference against your enemy, you don't have to think twice before you start building if you test ahead, test everything that can help you on your way to the top! Link for the must "know" information : https://oldsquad.ro/forum/forum/159-info-rules/ After reading the most important information, after you have succeeded in testing everything you could, and, of course, after your strategy is built, here are some interesting articles that will make you understand how the fight for Phoenix's supremacy was in its first edition, and many other interesting things in the interviews that I managed to get from Admin, Legion, or some of the most important players in the Old Squad community, (I say "some" because this community has a lot of very good players and I wanted and I will still want to interview as many as possible). https://oldsquad.ro/forum/topic/3453-phoenix-curse-history-of-castle-lords-and-guilds/ https://oldsquad.ro/forum/forum/177-official-interviews/ Have fun reading and be ready to get into NewsPaper Spot Light!

EE on most past servers was only used as a secondary, why to waste a game window just to hold a secondary that can do nothing but buff?

It's been three weeks since I've not been written anything about Castle Siege and the fight for Inception supremacy. There have been weeks in which I was busy, so I was not able to follow this fight for domination in my usual manner, but by starting the investigations I found out the following events: ATTACK continued the supremacy on the server, they managed to win every fight and eventually they found themselves without an opponent who at least register and try to fight for the Castle. The Castle Siege that took place 2 weeks ago, passing without any fight for ATTACK, apart from the war with boredom. But after this "Castle Siege" without any "siege", players that were still active in the PlayBoys guild decided to break the "unofficial" alliance with those in ATTACK and they had to rebuild the guild under the name of FAMILY. After that, they started to negotiate an alliance with those remaining active in Hardcore & Legends. At the end of the week I saw a new guild born out of these 3 forces, for some players was not a surprise, especially since, if we take into account the rumors from the server, there were some kind of friendships between some members of Hardcore and PlayBoys since the early beginning of these guilds. I have not yet been able to find out exactly what caused this semi-alliance between PlayBoys and ATTACK to fall, but I know that some rumors were confirmed with the initiation of this new guild, a guild that under the leadership of AdriaNN registers at Castle Siege and promises a lot of action in the great battles for the all great bosses and for Inception's domination. This new guild is called OldStyle and it seems that there was gathered all the remaining strength on the server with the only purpose to face the great, the invincible, the unstoppable warriors from ATTACK, a force that under the lead of Fane dominates this end-game part of the server, with warriors that dominates all main events. And they keep fighting hard because they want to take their guild name right near the legendary guild names that reign and did reign in the History of OldSquad. The fight is about to start, I wait to see what build is blocked, but even being a single guild attacking, I'm surprised again, OldStyle didn't block any build (when I asked into left and right to search for a reason I was told that they registered too late and being a new guild they didn't have time for this). Anyway I'm still excited to see this new brutal fight that has been already announced... ATTACK, under Fane's leadership begins with a significant points disadvantage, and they must face a guild that brings on the battlefield from Land of Trials at least 20 active players. The odds are against them, except that they have a guild core made by warriors who play together for several months. The beginning of the fight is heavy for the OldStyle people, they seem to hardly organizes the parties, which is proven by the time, there where about 25-30 minutes since the first assault starts. On the other side, those in ATTACK move as if they were a single perfectly coordinated party, they replied as a force that easily crushed everything in its path, each player seems to know what he has to do and easily recovers the big difference of points they had as a disadvantage at the beginning of this war. OldStyle's warriors don't give up and they manage to increase their odds registering successfully and managing to keep the crown on AdriaNN's head for several minutes. But they were hit by a painful defeat caused by an organized attack of the enemies and they began to be disoriented. Those in ATTACK continue their strategy, they have powerful elves shooting Ice Arrows towards everyone approaching the switches, and taking the strategy close to perfection, they use the most important damage dealers grouped on the right switch to stop any attempt by those in OldStyle to hold that switch. And them OldStyle warriors even manage to hold it for a few seconds, they cannot register because a skilled summoner player (her<summoner> name is Helsing) did the most important job at that time, keeping AdriaNN in sleep and also "sending to bed" all the OldStyle players who approach. So, even if OldStyle warriors held switches, AdriaNN was delayed a lot from registering each time by this skillful Helsing who was throwing sleeping pills at AdriaNN and at all OldStyle warriors nearby . The most important last 30 minutes make their appearance and ATTACK already have a consistent advantage, but although the OldStyle defeated players won't give up and fight until the last drop of blood and until the last second of the fight marks the end of this Castle Siege. At the end, Fane consolidates his position as a leader of the server and those in ATTACK once again prove to everyone that they want to get this guild into the Hall of Fame of all guilds that successfully manage to break the Curse and dominate the server on a long run (even if, same as NONE, they dominate the server only on the mid to end life of server ). I assume saying that ATTACK deserves its position as Server masters, as well as OldStyle deserves its position too, as they didn't plan their moves at all, first major flaw was not to ban any build, not to build any strategy, etc. We'll see what the next fight brings us !

Yo, Old Squaders, As I mentioned before, I do not have much time to write articles, as life waits for no-one, but after reading the latest posts on forum I felt compelled to say a few words. Scrolling through the forum I see all kinds of "tough boys behind the safety of a computer screen", come on ..... There are still 300 characters online and all I have the "pleasure" to read in the forum are posts about Bad Language and shit. Brothers, what the hell? I am convinced that the majority of the players active on our server are well past their teens. We should all strive to have fun whether that means PK at bosses, PK on pvp maps etc.- it doesn't really matter. But, please, act your age! End-game is the best part of MU and insulting someone who doesn't share your views is completely missing the point. Remember, the one thing that brought us all here, is the most important shared interest: the love for quality MU, which makes us all brothers (sure, some more dumb than others, but such is life). A fair duel is carried out in silence (we can all see the prompts with who won or lost a certain duel and we do notice. Insulting the other person after winning the duel only makes you look like a complete and utter moron). Dueling is not your cup of tea? -get in the game and hunt him down until he X-es out of the game, make peace, or if you aren't that strong yet, until you realize you might need to apologize and move on (until later when you have gathered some gear, or they go afk). Remember to be courteous; Yes, this is just a game, but your real personality will spill into this game and whether you agree or not, who you are here, shows your real self out in the real world. For the strongest of you, remember you were once 2 rr looking for Twisting Slash and someone was kind enough to sell it to you for 500 credits (lol). Show your skill in the ways mentioned above, not by trash-talking everyone (it genuinely makes you look dumb). In the end, it is not about fearing a mute or a ban from one of the moderators, but remembering there is a real person with real issues (and sure, why not), real feelings behind a nickname. End-game PVP is utter fun, and if you happen to have too much time on your hands, LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR !! (but please, do not insult the others). Death is insult-enough. Maybe some of you have been really active and find yourselves a tad bored. Leave your char in Swamp (the safest map in the world ) and go outside for an hour to at least check the Zombie Apocalypse hasn't started yet and you are missing out on the fun. But please! Stop it with the insults. I mentioned earlier most of us are seasoned players, but remember there are a few younger brothers and sisters trying to enjoy this game just like we do. Do not ruin it for them. I doubt you would be ok with someone threatening and talking to your younger siblings the way you talk to some people here. Let's not start the duel of insults and bickering- real men don't trash-talk others, they mop the floor with them in The Valley of Loren. At this moment our server needs all active players to get involved, create guilds, forge new alliances and fight for supremacy! Get off your lazy ass (or get on your lazy ass, whatever it is) and let's make weekends great again (M.W.G.A.) and fight to dethrone each GM who dares to overthink his greatness. I would like to see the rest of server trying to steal the Throne from End Game Masters - does nobody else think they have been stinking up the castle for a bit too long?! Finally, please try to take this article as constructive criticism and not to be offended. If I think back past editions such as Project Phoenix, I can tell you that I remember it was more peaceful on forum and foul language was not common tongue; people were more active on the battlefield with top players such as DIEEEEEEE(I never know how many "E"s to add at the end) , TAKASHI69 , killua, weew , etc. participating in events I helped create for the enjoyment of both seasoned players and newbies (still asking for Twisting Slash) alike. -What did you do for those who migrated from Wormhole? From what I saw, you let them be absorbed by the only remaining powerhouse on the server, ATTACK, which didn't necessarily need to recruit fresh blood, but they did it because there was no one else to do it (no hate, just an observation point). So I say, stay scattered and you will remain mediocre until the end of time. Divided you shall fall, like chickens, on a daily basis, bok! (in case you missed it, that is the noise a chicken makes) P.S.> Please find below a few examples from Phoenix News Paper of Charity from OldSquad Old Players on how you can measure your strength like a pro, not by bullying other players: https://oldsquad.ro/forum/topic/3280-fight-between-titans-bet-duels/ https://oldsquad.ro/forum/topic/3215-mini-events-made-by-oldsquads-old-players/ TO BE CONTINUED... (waiting on you)

Last week was completely dominated by the ATTACK guild aided by those heroes that made this new guild 32l4ever , together these warriors defeated those in Hardcore by dominating all the battles at the big bosses especially at the most wanted one, The Nightmare, this boss became famous again with the coming of the End Game period that brought to our top players quests for resets. In this week, the masters on the server (despite the Hardcore's domination at last Castle Siege ) were the members of those two guilds, two guilds united by the friendship that continued to be bound between their members a friendship that seems productive for both camps, these great guilds that bloom as time goes by. Time does its miracle, and it brings us the much long awaited and desired Sunday and all guilds are preparing for the great event that comes with this day that's supposed to be the "day for rest". 32l4ever won the sign registering fight and banned Vitality Dark Lord build, this move being logical given the fact that they rebuilt the guild under the leadership of WhiteRaven, a Soul Master. This move being made with the purpose to weaken both guilds that are taking part in this Castle Siege, ATTACK under the leadership of Fane and Hardcore, the guild that holds the great trophy and supremacy under the leadership of AdriaNN, those both guild's great leaders being Dark Lords. The fight begins, Hardcore in the dominant guild position starts with a disadvantage of 800 points given the fact that they own the castle for a week, ATTACK and 32l4ever quickly did their parties and strategies, then they attack strongly, despite expectations, these two guilds no longer team up and fight on their own. It is a cranky fight, a fight in which everything seems to be on the side of the Hardcore despite the points they had in deficit, and those events that happened during this week, a week in which Hardcore ones were humiliated on all the important events , but in this fight they seem stronger than the other two guilds. On the third side the ones from 32l4ever, having the advantage of the early strategy, they fail to accumulate the desired points because WhiteRaven dies while recording, same as Fane, these are reasons that explain the fact that this strategy made by 32l4ever (blocking VDL build) seems to be on the Hardcore's favor and it was not a good strategy for them or the others in ATTACK. Overall tho, they were good only in the first hour. The last part of this epic war came and the fight is between ATTACK and Hardcore despite that the 32l4ever ones do not give up and fight with all the power they have to make points. Hardcore has a consistent advantage, but ATTACK are close, it is an intense fight and everything is about the both guild's skills to come back after each defeat. The Hardcore ones, having the advantage, seem to lose focus in the last 15-20 minutes, trying to regroup after a strong blow received from the ATTACK, but they regroup slowly and let the ATTACK approach threateningly, eventually they manage to gather and return in the fight as they still had the advantage. But this advantage became so thin as in the last minutes ATTACK takes the lead, them Hardcores manage to register again just in time to win, they retake the lead, they can win if they can hold it just few more minutes and everything seems lost to the ATTACK guild. But ATTACK threw a last assault, an assault that has not been seen on this server, they manage to hold the switches and when the last minute of the game came, Fane died while registering!!!!!!! But towards Hardcore's surprise, he returns almost instantly to the throne room, most probably he used a Life Stone or he was summoned, and he successfully registered in the last minute and wins. AN EPIC WIN!!!!!! A victory that I was not given to see since I play this game, even though I have had seen many tight fights in the past. The people in ATTACK surprised me this time by winning when everything seemed compromised for them! Now it is the time for those in Hardcore to think about the wasted seconds, the lost minutes, precious minutes that could bring them the victory !!! In this way I want to congratulate all the players who took part in this EPIC Castle Siege because the end was the most intense I have ever watched, so far!!! GOOD JOB ALL !! Despite all the voices that are heard on both sides, I can say with my heart that I saw the cleanest Castle Siege disputed between three guilds on this edition of the server !!

Wormhole has arrived near the cemetery, everyone knows, I hope, (although this have been announced by all possible means) that this server is going to follow his path, a complicated, difficult path. These players who desired to be part of OldSquad , but started late, and who want to be competitive...They will come into a new world, a world in which those who fight for the dominance of the continent are more versed than those who were on the Wormhole. Instead of beginners, all the server is waiting for the migration, all the top guilds from inception are making plans, plans in which they wish that they will absorb the vitality, the strength of the group from Wormhole's top guilds and players , they will try to "take into custody" as many players on this server as they have the capacity do to it, and I am convinced that these players can have a strong word to say and that they can control the balance of inception if they play as a team and choose sides. What I can tell you without talking to "the voices", but just straight Admin words is that the transfer duration takes place within a period of 7 days , Wormhole experience will be 0 until the end of this server, and we all hope that these new players will bring us back to 400+ chars on, but we won't know until this week dedicated to the revival of the end game will pass. There are voices that say that some players are already adopted, but, it remains to be seen where they will go, if they will remain united and if they choose pick sides, or to create their own force on the big chess board, called Inception. That being said Reporter will take a break (holiday) for an indefinite period that can include 1 or 3 weeks. Cheers!

The second page of Castle Siege v2 was written by the most powerful heroes of Inception, heroes who do not give up and who fight until the last second to defend the prestige, the pride of the guild and fight continuously for riches brought by LordMix and Land of Trial. The first move on the chessboard was made by ATTACK, they won the first battle, they managed to organize and be more united than the Hardcore ones, gathering and registering more signs than them. This small victory brought with it the chance to make the first move in the great war that was to come. Knowing that the power of the enemies in Hardcore and PlayBoys consists on a way fewer players than them, ATTACK leaders decided to block a buffer: the Energy Rage Fighter, they aimed to weaken Hardcore's and PlayBoys' overall vitality. The war begins and ATTACK starts the assaults fast, having the advantage of organization. They have gained precious time, while Hardcore, shocked, seem to reorganize their parties with difficulty, they look disoriented and seem to be completely absent in the first 30 minutes of the fight. Hardcore managed to recover from the crush created by the first blow received as an "box uppercut" in the first seconds of the match. They seem dizzy but they started to gather on the bridge and prepare for the first assault after more than 20 minutes, precious time in which simply this guild that has experienced players seems almost knocked out even from the first moments of the match, they looked like a boxer caught in the corner waiting for the gong before he can even make his first punch. On the other side, there are fierce battles between PlayBoys and ATTACK which are looking like two rival guilds who fight intensely. ATTACK manage to remove the important pieces of the PlayBoys and hang on to the Crown, PlayBoys tried to reply, but they do not seem to be have enough power to stand up against them. Hardcore takes advantage of the quiet moments created by this harsh battle between PlayBoys and ATTACK, they recover eventually and they stepped into the fight like a tornado that demolishes everything in its path without caring about the disaster left behind, they arrive in the Throne Room and register the seal fast. Here comes the moment when The Curse comes up and bring the chaos which focuses only on the PlayBoys and ATTACK, these two top guilds failing to rise to expectations, even if they try hard doing their best... everything seems hopeless, Hardcore clearly dominates the war, the last 45 minutes comes and those two forces that seem to have no breath came together, they unite as they did in past and start a real fight vs Hardcore, again. There is almost an hour of Hardcore domination and seems that whenever they lose the crown they multiply, they are stronger and faster (it is no wonder that accumulating so much humility and hatred in the past battles made them, this time, to try more than ever to conquer the highest trophy that they can get). But they started to be flanked on both sides, they begin to lose ground, they step back, the points begin to balance and ATTACK, with the help received from PlayBoys, are struggling intensely but still they begin to recover a lot of points which they had in disadvantage. We are nearing the end of the war and the ATTACK "featuring" PlayBoys are on the wave, they recovered points quickly and they took the lead. Only 5-6 minutes left of this war and the Crown is already shining on Fane's head, but Hardcore launches a final attack, throws everything they have, they assault with the last resources they have left, blindly in this fight and manage to conquer the crown just before the last minutes of the fight. ATTACK cannot come back fast enough because the time is not running in their favor and they have to kneel for the first time in front of those in Hardcore. They lost this war at an incredible difference , less than 200 points were separating them from the glorious victory, if they made the damn ally with the PayBoys just 2 damn minutes faster... or maybe if they would've been just 2 seconds more focused they would not have to endure the humility of being defeated. It is time for the Hardcore to grab the supremacy on server and this time to win even against the two guilds who allied at the end of the war. But still they won and now they look more arrogant than ever ! This Castle Siege seems to be the last one for PlayBoys, a guild that dominated the server for a short time and seems to have dropped its last words on this battlefield, PlayBoys are history now, but the brave warriors left alive gave birth to a new power, it is called 32l4ever and I am convinced that they will have a lot to say in the next battles for the supremacy of the continent and there are voices saying that they have rebuild the guild under WhiteRaven to develop a new strategy. I say that it is unlikely that ATTACK will block Agi SM, but some voices say that this is possible to be seen in the next war (or maybe they will gather more sign of lord than ATTACK). We expect them guilds to show us an innovative strategy next Sunday, a strategy that will revolutionize the game. All that remains for us is to be optimistic and wait wit patience for the future to reveal the secrets that are hidden in these great GUILDS.

Maybe just make peace? Next edition will make you probably best friends, it happens some times:)

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Many players are wondering who Reporter is and why is he anonymous, why does he do this, and if he abuses the game with his position? Well, at this moment, the Reporter is just me (a random player), I am doing it for several months and I am doing everything in my power to have fun on the forum with the only purpose to increase the level of involvement for players in the forum and for our community. It is very likely that sometimes I write only the first appearance of an event in my articles (maybe I have only one sided part of story) , but if shit happens and I am wrong, I admit it publicly. I do not consider myself a perfect Reporter, but I consider myself a man with a strong spine and this means that I am able recognize my mistakes publicly, a mistake should help everyone to evolve by not repeating it, no matter the circumstance. Plus, I am trying to deliver publicly the News, which I am personally picking, as soon as possible. If you look at the things constructively, this community has many hundreds or even thousands of players, and it deserves all the best! To be a Reporter inside this community means that you have to voice publicly the community voice, and this means to be equidistant even if you are a player. You have to put the job in the foreground, maybe you have incomplete information, sometimes a Reporter can only express the point of view that he gets on the ground(in game) , so I always must be careful what to write, in order to avoid controversies. But if I have strong arguments or evidence, I can do it with my eyes closed, I believe in the freedom of speech , I believe in this project in which I am involved, and I hope that freedom of speech will always win! I believe in truth and I will refuse to publish a lie, being aware of it. I will always refuse to believe that the accuracy of my articles is prejudiced by my pride as a player, or the pride of the people I play with, I will always criticize mistakes (even if they are mine, or Admin's) and I will always bring due respect to those who deserve, regardless of the camp they belong to. Being a Reporter means more than being an admin, an admin can make hot decisions, without thinking twice or he can be as proud as he wants, but he has to be even cause the only main judge on this server is Admin. I believe he acts always to increase the value of our community, maybe sometimes he does mistakes, even him can act without caring for the moment and ban someone just cause he was rude. He is right in 99% out of all cases , but I care, I care about all the players (I have an affection for those who put their soul in this game, some of these people make some big mistakes, and some of them do those mistakes because they have the impression that they have the absolute truth and that they have to reveal it to all the server, without thinking twice, without "sitting in Admin's chair"). I also care about all the articles I write, and, if I am wrong, I blame myself. Tho when I have a story to tell , especially when I am one of the most spiritualists, and I get an interview or just an anonymous opinion I commit myself to say it without being constrained by staff or other "forces". Let the truth (even one sided) go public ! When that time will come and I will give up being a reporter (or I will be fired), I hope that this project will continue and that the new Reporter who will take over this job will surpass me and raise the written press to the highest level. Until then, the Reporter is me, just a random player, trying to get involved in the community, to take its pulse, and publicly transmit the most important things that happens in our servers and to interview the top players. I do not consider myself a super player or a super star cause I have this job, and I do not think that Reporter should be looked at like this, everything about NewsPaper must and should be about the community. I apologize as a human being, in this way, to those who felt offended in the written articles, but I can assure that those articles have been written with heart and soul and they will be written in the same manner, for the only thing that matters: to bring truth to light and to get our community stronger! I have it in the signature, but I feel the need to write it again: "Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment! " So guys, feel free to judge me, to reply in NewsPaper, to like or dislike my articles! Feel free and speak truth, I will always appreciate it and I will do my best to write the truth down for our community. Best Regards, Your Reporter, the one that OldSquad Community has at this moment!

The battle for supremacy has reached peaks last week, especially since we had the opportunity to see the first Castle Siege version 2 (of course was released in beta). The ATTACK guild should have been defenders, but for equality, fairness and because it is a new system, to have all three guilds the same chance to win, ATTACK guild was registered directly by the Admin at Castle Siege as attackers. However, including ATTACK, we had 3 guilds signed up for this big event (the other two guilds were PlayBoys and Hardcore, a guild that after the decline that took place two weeks ago seems to be recovered, they managed to bring back in guild some important players who left two weeks ago). Following a new rule, the guild that registers most sign of lords among the registered guilds, with the condition to register more than 300 signs, can block a build at their choice. Hardcore won this first competition and blocked Vitality Blade Knight build. This was the first move on the chess table, a move with which Hardcore created confusion in the opposing camps, ATTACK and PlayBoys managing to reorganize but not without wasting precious time, however Sk0pt manages to register the first and PlayBoys takes over The Castle. While Hardcore were fighting with Playboys for the crown, those in ATTACK seemed lost and confused, they were fighting chaotically, organized apathetic assaults. After the first 30-45 minutes, seeing that they collect the fewest points, at a considerable distance from the other two guilds and seeing that there is absolutely no chance for them to win, ATTACK decided to make "anti-game" in the favor of PlayBoys. They also wanted to take revenge on Hardcore, despite the fact that mafy wanted to bury the past, a hateful past between those two guilds, a past where wars with all kinds of "dirty moves" on Castle Siege and outside of it ranging from insults to hunting nights and populating safe zones on all levels. During the interview, mafy declared besides that he would like peace, that he would like to have a clean fight, but his wishes remained desires and again they had to bear the cost of arrogance and anti-game made in the past vs ATTACK. Even with ATTACK anti-game or, maybe because of it, fight was balanced between PlayBoys & ATTACK vs Hardcore, until the last 30 minutes when Hardcore seemed overwhelmed, they lost their clarity and some say that it happened because AdriaNN disconnected, a disconnect which caused the reset of his stats and he started to die, Admin helped him up with fixing his build pretty fast but all guild started to look seriously confused, so Hardcore fought well and they failed to reach the PlayBoys afterwards, but managed to rank second, gaining over 10k+ points, and gaining 6 or 7 Lord Boxes but losing to the difference of 4-5k points vs PlayBoys. After this epic fight I started to investigate what happened to ATTACK, a guild that was favorite to take the Crown but obtained probably 1 Lord Box, and I heard rumors that there were some internal fights before this Castle Siege. Also those voices said that they had some players who could not take part in the fight for personal reasons, thus torn by internal quarrels and without the team unity combined with the absence of important players, they chose to play for PlayBoys.

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Are you saying that Hardcore played against PlayBoys? Or that they helped those in ATTACK? In my opinion they were 95% anti ATTACK and pro PlayBoys during this Castle Siege.

A new epic battle took place on this battlefield, called Valley of Loren, at the end of which rises the majestic castle. This castle that hides in it a terrifying curse, a curse that can crush strong guilds when it turns its attention to them, fills the hearts of warriors with venom, and makes the purest minds sick slipping inside them greed and vanity, but also this great Castle, hides inside it a throne that every leader on the server dreams of, and those leaders who have it are living in the fear of losing it , because this throne together with the crown brings riches to which all the great warriors crave. This Sunday, Sk0pt was the leader who had to defend the crown and the pride of his people. They managed to bring and form 3 strong parties for the defense of the castle, although few but with hope inside hearts and a strong believe in their chances. They fought bravely to the end. On the other side, ATTACK guild, more ambitious than ever, brought about five parties with warriors that stormed the castle gates from the first minutes. In the first half of hour there was a tug of war, a fight in which both guilds strengthen their organization and strategies. The fight gets hot as the time goes by, but an unexpected event takes place: a Hardcore party comes and starts to mess the things up, these warriors have come to mess up the ATTACK guild's plans, some voices say that without having a deal with the PlayBoys, a guild that seems to start shaking and taking small steps behind, giving precious points to those in the ATTACK. After the appearance of this Hardcore party the score begins to be balanced again, and the fight continues to be intense. ATTACK, being stronger, and because they brought more players than PlayBoys, they do not seem to be very morally affected and continued the assaults, whenever they lose the crown they are faster and stronger. The fight is near to the end, we are in the last 30 minutes and PlayBoys are at the helm, Fane and Sk0pt hardly register, although the Hardcore ones manage to prevent the ATTACK from taking switches, they manage to register in the last 10-15 minutes, the PlayBoys move slowly back to registration and if they could manage to put the hand on the crown one more time they would keep the supremacy... But... they fail and ATTACK gloriously win this fight by crowning Fane and ascending the big throne, ending the short domination of the PlayBoys and bringing a new era to Inception, ATTACK era. Regarding Hardcore, I can only say that from the big guild that was once, they managed to bring only one party, and only for the purpose of making antigames, the former warriors of this guild being scattered throughout the server, left the guild in ruins and seems that the curse has reached its purpose, by leading the guild near the grave.