Hello again everyone! It's been a good week for us in MI5. S3D finally got bored of chasing sensor echoes around B56 and left, not without loss of time and fleets on their part either. And to top it off, several unguilded and inactive players have been popping up around 57 for us to munch on. So all in all, it has been a productive week for us.
Anyway, it is time once again to bring a new member highlight to you all. So tonight I bring to you YukiKashimaru. Many of you newer members may not know him very well, as he has been rather absent from the boards lately, but Yuki has been around a while, getting close to 3 years actually, and has some experience to offer you all.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... B38 to be specific, was where Yuki started. He joined ASG, which as I have written about before, was one of the predecessor guilds to CW, which has since branched into MI5. Back then were the days of constant war for dominance in Beta, and B38 was no exception. But even as the dust settled in the wake of those wars, time passing on and CW began its epic migration up to claim B56 for its own, Yuki stayed behind for a time. Actually, he was one of the last to migrate up here, doing so shortly after I began playing.
"I originally didnt want to move," he said, "but GOON and friends declared war, and my neighbor became hostile and after some calculations and arrangements for a 3 month upgrade I decided to move. I was saving credits when GOON attacked and pillages over 1.4mil. I disbanded everything after that and headed up..."
His was the only migration of CW members that I witnessed firsthand. I recall seeing, what to me at the time, was a massive armada of more fleet than I'd ever seen yet, heading up toAledujke's JG at Holy Terra. I was so amazed at the sheer amount of fleet coming up that I had to take a screenshot...
Yuki's Migration
Anyway, it was shortly after his arrival in B57 that the OW confederation invaded our fledgling stronghold in 56. Yuki threw his fleet into the thick of the battle and stood at the forefront of our defenders in 56. It was the sacrifice of him and several others that helped secure our foothold in 56 and pave the way for the home we have now. So raise your glasses in salute to those that have gone before you, and have paved the way. We are MI5. We shall never forget.
For more information on the OW invasion of B56, you can see my other journal which I wrote in detail on the subject. The Invasion of B56
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
MI5 Member Highlight: Our Mysterious Diplomat
Hello everyone! It's been quite some time since I've added anything here, but in the midst of this current war with S3D I have decided that another member highlight is in order for all our newer members. It's easy in the monotony of building, growing, crushing, recycling, and repeating to forget where we came from and who our influential founders and leaders are. This is especially true regarding those that aren't as active on the boards...
Today I am highlighting one of our oldest, yet quietest members: Emperor Goudius. At the time of this writing he is a mere 6 days from his 3rd year anniversary of playing AE on Beta. It is in people like this that a wealth of historical experience lies deep.
For those of you newer members who have joined us, MI5 has a long and fascinating history that people like Emperor Goudius and our other founders have helped shape. You see, we were originally formed out of the top members of ~Common Wealth~ over a year and a half ago. But back long before that, before the B50s galaxies even opened up, CW itself was two different guilds: Asgard and the Spartans. Asgard was the economically focused guild and the Spartans were the main fighting guild. Kel-do-rah and Fathinking were the leaders of those original guilds, and for a time they grew together and prospered in the lower galaxies. But then a rift began to grow between the two leaders, and eventually both guilds were on the verge of war. This was when Emperor Goudius stepped up and first showed his skill for diplomacy...
"As Fathinking assembled The Spartans fleets and was poised for an attack. I manged to convince him to delay that and got a steady peace going. As one of the leading diplomats and voice in the guild I used my powers to exact a vote to prevent the schism of the guilds. Kel-doh-rah removed some of my powers but not before I got a vote that could have changed this guilds history. With no powers left and no way to be heard I left. The guilds split and both reformed. Asgard became the CommonWealth and the Spartans became.... the spartans." Later on as the 50s opened up and CW moved up to claim what would become our home in 56 and 57, the Spartans also began a move up here to escape the growing power-guilds in the lower galaxies. Reformed into the Myrmidon [Myrm], they spread throughout B57 until their eventual disbanding and dispersal into various guilds like [\TM/] and [{CM}] among others.
More time passed and CW became established in the 50s and began to prosper again. But still the lack of combat-oriented active players kept the guild from achieving true greatness. In May 2008, StRiDeR and several other top members of CW left to form MI5, taking with them a large number of top players to help build something new and strong. Emperor Goudius came with us in the migration and helped us form what has become the guild you all call home today... MI5 Spooks!
~For more information on other members of MI5, see below for my highlight on Bowtie Bob, and stay tuned for future updates on other members. From time to time I will be sending out messages to those I want to feature here. Together we can build our history.
Today I am highlighting one of our oldest, yet quietest members: Emperor Goudius. At the time of this writing he is a mere 6 days from his 3rd year anniversary of playing AE on Beta. It is in people like this that a wealth of historical experience lies deep.
For those of you newer members who have joined us, MI5 has a long and fascinating history that people like Emperor Goudius and our other founders have helped shape. You see, we were originally formed out of the top members of ~Common Wealth~ over a year and a half ago. But back long before that, before the B50s galaxies even opened up, CW itself was two different guilds: Asgard and the Spartans. Asgard was the economically focused guild and the Spartans were the main fighting guild. Kel-do-rah and Fathinking were the leaders of those original guilds, and for a time they grew together and prospered in the lower galaxies. But then a rift began to grow between the two leaders, and eventually both guilds were on the verge of war. This was when Emperor Goudius stepped up and first showed his skill for diplomacy...
"As Fathinking assembled The Spartans fleets and was poised for an attack. I manged to convince him to delay that and got a steady peace going. As one of the leading diplomats and voice in the guild I used my powers to exact a vote to prevent the schism of the guilds. Kel-doh-rah removed some of my powers but not before I got a vote that could have changed this guilds history. With no powers left and no way to be heard I left. The guilds split and both reformed. Asgard became the CommonWealth and the Spartans became.... the spartans." Later on as the 50s opened up and CW moved up to claim what would become our home in 56 and 57, the Spartans also began a move up here to escape the growing power-guilds in the lower galaxies. Reformed into the Myrmidon [Myrm], they spread throughout B57 until their eventual disbanding and dispersal into various guilds like [\TM/] and [{CM}] among others.
More time passed and CW became established in the 50s and began to prosper again. But still the lack of combat-oriented active players kept the guild from achieving true greatness. In May 2008, StRiDeR and several other top members of CW left to form MI5, taking with them a large number of top players to help build something new and strong. Emperor Goudius came with us in the migration and helped us form what has become the guild you all call home today... MI5 Spooks!
~For more information on other members of MI5, see below for my highlight on Bowtie Bob, and stay tuned for future updates on other members. From time to time I will be sending out messages to those I want to feature here. Together we can build our history.
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