Saturday night we orchestrated Dagoth's second siege attack! The action was fast-paced and tons of fun, so much so that I forgot to take screenshots!
It was a typical tug-of-war battle, with Destined Legends forming the line and our forces breaking through it. We weren't able to claim their keep... We're not even sure if it's possible to with the bugs that exist. However I can present you with the final scorecard:
Started With
Ended With
Net Gain/Loss
Ascendant
0
~700
+700
Destined Legends
5700
~6100
+400
Many thanks to our allies who came to show their support. Hopefully Funcom gets these bugs repaired so next time you won't be watching the fight from Khemi.
Then Sunday night we hit up Vistrix. Man this mob can be a royal PITA. Every time we hurt him bad enough the bitch just reset! Don't you wish you could do that when you're hurting?!?
Another solid week Ascendant!
KEEP KICKIN' ASS!!!
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Monday, April 20, 2020 : Welcome to Ascendant!
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And onto this, Conan, destined to wear the jewelled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure! -Preamble
Fire and Wind come from the Sky, from the Gods of the Sky. But your God is Crom, and he lives in the Earth. Once Giants lived in the Earth, Conan, and in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom, and took from him the enigma of Steel. Crom was angered and the Earth shook, and Fire and Wind struck down these giants, and threw their bodies onto the waters. But in their rage, the Gods forgot the secret of Steel and left it on the battlefield. And we who found it are just men. Not Gods, Not Giants, just men. The Secret of Steel had always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its secret Conan, you must learn its discipline. For no one, no one on this earth can you trust - not men, not women, not beasts. *lifts sword* This you can trust.
Yes! You know what it is don't you boy. Shall I tell you? It's the least I can do. Steel isn't strong boy, flesh is stronger! Look around you. There, on the rocks, that beautiful girl - Come to me my child... *girl falls to her death* That is strength boy! That is power! What is Steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart. I gave you this! Such a waste, contemplate this on the tree of woe. Crucify him.
General: "..I fear my sons will never understand me." Messenger: "We win again" General: "This is good! But what is best in life?" Warrior: "The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, the wind in your hair!" General: "Wrong!, Conan, what is best in life?" Conan: "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women!" General: "That is good"
Crom, I've never prayed to you before, I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you will remember if we were good men or bad, why we fought, or why we died. No, all that matters is that two stood against many, that's what's important. If valour pleases you Crom, so grant me one request. Grant me revenge, and if you do not listen - then the hell with you!
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Sunday, June 29, 2008 : Raising the bar another notch!
As always, it's been another fun-filled and exciting week for Ascendant! This week's highlights actually came at the end of the week...
For those of you who aren't familiar with Ascendant, let me give you a bit of insight on the mentality of our guild community.
Ascendant strongly opposes arrogance and condescending attitudes as definitive characteristics of success. We firmly believe that progress can be achieved through team unity, mutual respect, and cooperation - without a need for conceited e-peening.
We feel that every person deserves a chance to prove their merit and right to respect, rather than asserting the superiority of a select few.
In the early morning hours of Friday June 26, 2008 Ascendant brought this message to the gates of the Destined Legends battlekeep in the Kush borderlands.
As elite as they claim to be, we caught them completely offguard with their pants down.
Determined to communicate our collective disgust towards their tyrannical, self-proclaimed superiority - we set at their keep with whatever means we had at our disposal. They should actually be thanking Funcom for not having fixed siege weapons and war mounts yet, because if things were working as intended their keep would've been reduced to no more than a pile of smoldering ash. Even with siege weapons removed from the equation - our group of level 40+ soldiers, apprenticed by a mere handful of our level 80 corps, succeeded in destroying nearly a dozen walls, towers, and buildings within this stronghold of hypocrisy.
To Destined Legends, be forewarned:
This was but our first strike against your oppressive regime. You are more than welcomed to focus your attacks in flaming gossip and two-faced double talk on the AoC forums. We'd rather let our swords speak for us on the battlefields of Hyboria.
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 : Another Kick Ass Week Ascendant!
Congratulations Ascendant on another strong week! We started it off by completing our T2 city early in the week!
Having a trader conveniently located is a sweet addition, no doubt!
Having Tier 2 completed, we were able to shift our resource gathering focus to Tier 3. It's amazing what we can accomplish through teamwork and determination! By Sunday we were able to upgrade our keep to Tier 3!
Amazing accomplishment Ascendant! Our empire is growing into something our members can truly take pride in!
Our home base is quite a wonder to behold! Keep up the great work Ascendant!
Friday night we went in and annihilated the Champion of the Honorguard! It was a solid raid all around and a great start to our raiding conquest.
Saturday night we were scheduled for some PvP practice in the borderlands. Unfortunately our opponents couldn't make it, but we made the best of it and went back to smack down the Champion again.
Was a helluva fight, even with level 45+ members apprenticed to fill out the raid! They didn't live long once the fight started, but it was cool to give our lower level members a peek at end game raiding! So we pretty much took him down with 2.5 groups...Nice work guys!
Sunday night we went back for Kyllikki. Due to some funky ass bug our raid force got zoned into 2 separate instances. So we cut our losses and headed to Vistrix's Lair to pay him a visit.
We got him down to 48% on our 1st run and figured out the strats. Next time we post his pic it'll be of his rotting corpse!
KEEP KICKIN' ASS!!!
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Friday, June 20, 2008 : Champion of the Honorguard - DOWN!
Champion of the Honorguard has fallen to our collective might!
Here are the lewts we walked away with!
We also took a shot at Kyllikki, but being down to 3 groups she proved to be a bit much. No worries, she'll be going down for us next time we pay her a visit!
All in all it was an awesome night. More good times and epic battles coming soon to a dungeon near you!
KEEP KICKIN' ASS ASCENDANT!
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 : Good times, and only getting better!
Two short weeks ago, Funcom finally fixed some bugs and allowed us to begin construction of our guild's city. We were the 1st to lay bricks and mortar in the plains of Poitain, forming the foundation of our empire. Think back a moment to how exciting it was to take a first look at our home in Hyboria:
It's amazing how time flies when we're having fun.
A short time after laying those first bricks, with hard work and determination, we had all of our buildings standing upright.
We knew the road ahead wouldn't be an easy one, but we have continued to press ahead! Day by day, our empire grows stronger. We've had our 1st crew of members hit their 80's this week, with MANY more to follow in the immediate future. Add in a collaborative team effort which is growing in momentum daily and the results are hard to miss!
Just stop by Poitain - Instance One and you will see the product of Team Spirit! Just 3 short weeks after the release of AoC, and the opening of Hyboria, we have already proven we can accomplish great feats!
CONGRATULATIONS ASCENDANT!!! GUILD CITY - TIER 1 COMPLETE!!!
Well guys, what to say... It's hard to find words that do justice to the magnificent onslaught we've brought to the Dagoth server in the first week of this phenominal game! Through all the bugs, crashes, and other miscellaneous frustrations -we've shown nothing less than full boar drive and determination in establishing ourselves as a - no, THE - force to be reckoned with.
By the end of the 1st week we already had our cowardly foes hiding in cubby holes to avoid our wrath, and simple minded role-player types taking pot-shots at ridiculous details. Maybe if they stopped wasting time comparing our ingame level to that displayed on our site roster they'd learn to play the game. *shrug* To each his own I suppose.
Just 1 week into the game and we've already got a solid core of members who are well into their 40's and beyond. It's been an outstanding effort by all, and the results have already begun to show. We can expect to be getting our 1st tastes of endgame raid content in just a few short weeks!
Top it all off with the beginning stages of construction on our magnificent city, and it all adds up to a HUGELY successful launch for Ascendant in Age of Conan! To think - this is only the beginning!
For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to drop by and visit, here's a snapshot of the fruits of our labor as week 1 comes to a close.
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Friday, May 23, 2008 : The First Stones Have Been Laid!!!
