On January 10, 2003, there was a raid against Clan holdings in Clon**** and Mort. Word was spread around for assistance. Several guild presidents knew about the raid days in advance. It was planned meticulously... so well in fact that a Clanner sent a petition and complained we were cheating.
The raid ended in failure. The Clans prevailed. But that's not why I'm posting this here.
/me enters rant mode
Why I'm posting is because people who had expressed an interest in coming out and sending guildies to help did not fulfill their commitments.
I just have to ask: What the Hell are you afraid of, Omni-Tek? Why won't you defend yourselves? What will it take for you to get your heads out of your collective asses and defend the bases you put up so deep inside your own lands? Where will the line be drawn... Clon****? Lush? Mutant Domain? Omni Forest? Or will it take Clanners walking around freely outside Omni-1 to make you stand up and take arms?
As long as you sit there and ignore the red dots on the map... as long as you do not meet the commitments you make... as long you break your promises... Omni-Tek on RK1 (Atlantean) will be the butt of Clan and neutral jokes from Mort to Reet's Retreat.
I am a Martial Artist in an all MA guild. I fight to make sure Omni-Tek retains its hold on what we own. I may get killed easily, but I get back up and go back into the fray as soon as I'm ready. So do the rest of my guild buddies. Why? Because I give a damn. Because we give a damn.
Do you?
/me leaves rant mode
I'd like to thank everyone who did come out to the raid, even though it did fail. Special thanks go to members of Kaviera Family Militia, The Forsaken, Omni-Mining, and Dragon Legion who helped make this raid happen. I feel honored to have fought and died by your side.