Congratulations AD Consecutive True Flame Win

Anazasi · July 2016

I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone. All factions played very well and deserve thanks and appreciation for their participation in the July True Flame Campaign. It was without question one of the more enjoyable summer campaigns. AD won the honor of claiming victory, not because of the zerg, as so many claim, but because they had population on off hours. This is a very hard mechanic to address and like any game that runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week, there are bound to be lop-sided populations. As I have heard, over the last few months, True Flame is the only competitive campaign. Well I wouldn't go that far to spread that rumor, but it certainly is the one to play on.

Over the last 12 days AD overcame the EP lead and surpassed it. AD focused on uniting and playing the map with solid strategies that paid off in the end. EP and DC held the North American prime time pop slots without question because every night AD was forced to defend the south over and over from a combined EP and DC horde. This is how the game was intended to be played; so I will not cry or complain about it. As a faction, AD worked together, we focused on defense and offense at the appropriate times and managed to hold all that we could.

We also saw the exodus of AD from Haderus to True Flame. This was not unexpected. Overall AD simply does not have the PVP players to mount a solid balanced campaign fight across all the servers. I can, of course only speak for my guild, when I say "I am happy to have the new AD players on True Flame." As I have always believed in a strong AD guild coalition as the key to a healthy cooperative and balanced faction. I also want to announce that over the last 60 days the AD zone chat has improved immensely. The toxicity that plagued AD has dissipated. Yes we still have those who create minor blips of negativity and those who openly engage in zone chat espionage. But for the most part, I do believe that pride, honor and a solid sense of healthy play has returned to AD. Summer has arrived!

So without being anymore long winded than I usually am; I wanted to thank every AD guild that participated either as part of the small group fights or the organized raids because without your efforts this would not have been a victory...Congratulations.

I also wanted to thank the opposition. For without each of you, player and guild alike, we would have had nothing to do. I have seen some of the finest players on both factions play their best. I have seen you fall on the field as many times as we have died on the field. The fighting has been intense as well as relaxed. We have laughed with each other, looked with awe on what we both
were able to do, and have chosen to not walk away and give up, but to continue to have FUN. I tip my hat and shake your hands for the hours of enjoyable entertainment we have provided each other. Please understand that I respect you and your groups and hope that we have finally come to a mutual level of respect. Please continue to be part of the TRUE FLAME experience.

So in closing I wanted to share the last nights July 27 video. We were running constantly, literally defending every single southern keep over and over. Great job on keeping the pressure on AD to the very last hour.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_btcgvCl23Q

kevlarto_ESO · July 2016

Might be the end of the world as we know it lol and we got off to horrific start so good job Indeed

Manoekin · July 2016

You had one job Taran...

_Chaos · July 2016

Came in here expecting the signature campaign victory troll thread, leaving disappointed.
Thanks Haxus.

susmitds · July 2016

We did it..........**** YEAH WE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

FOR THE DOMINION!!!!!!!!

Idinuse · July 2016

Anazasi wrote: »

I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone. All factions played very well and deserve thanks and appreciation for their participation in the July True Flame Campaign. It was without question one of the more enjoyable summer campaigns. AD won the honor of claiming victory, not because of the zerg, as so many claim, but because they had population on off hours. This is a very hard mechanic to address and like any game that runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week, there are bound to be lop-sided populations. As I have heard, over the last few months, True Flame is the only competitive campaign. Well I wouldn't go that far to spread that rumor, but it certainly is the one to play on.

Over the last 12 days AD overcame the EP lead and surpassed it. AD focused on uniting and playing the map with solid strategies that paid off in the end. EP and DC held the North American prime time pop slots without question because every night AD was forced to defend the south over and over from a combined EP and DC horde. This is how the game was intended to be played; so I will not cry or complain about it. As a faction, AD worked together, we focused on defense and offense at the appropriate times and managed to hold all that we could.

We also saw the exodus of AD from Haderus to True Flame. This was not unexpected. Overall AD simply does not have the PVP players to mount a solid balanced campaign fight across all the servers. I can, of course only speak for my guild, when I say "I am happy to have the new AD players on True Flame." As I have always believed in a strong AD guild coalition as the key to a healthy cooperative and balanced faction. I also want to announce that over the last 60 days the AD zone chat has improved immensely. The toxicity that plagued AD has dissipated. Yes we still have those who create minor blips of negativity and those who openly engage in zone chat espionage. But for the most part, I do believe that pride, honor and a solid sense of healthy play has returned to AD. Summer has arrived!

So without being anymore long winded than I usually am; I wanted to thank every AD guild that participated either as part of the small group fights or the organized raids because without your efforts this would not have been a victory...Congratulations.

I also wanted to thank the opposition. For without each of you, player and guild alike, we would have had nothing to do. I have seen some of the finest players on both factions play their best. I have seen you fall on the field as many times as we have died on the field. The fighting has been intense as well as relaxed. We have laughed with each other, looked with awe on what we both
were able to do, and have chosen to not walk away and give up, but to continue to have FUN. I tip my hat and shake your hands for the hours of enjoyable entertainment we have provided each other. Please understand that I respect you and your groups and hope that we have finally come to a mutual level of respect. Please continue to be part of the TRUE FLAME experience.

So in closing I wanted to share the last nights July 27 video. We were running constantly, literally defending every single southern keep over and over. Great job on keeping the pressure on AD to the very last hour.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_btcgvCl23Q

A true Mullenutt!! moment if ever. Awesome job AD and as always, spectacular leads Taran.

Lord_Draevan · July 2016

I'd hope this would be a wake up call for EP to try harder on Trueflame, but it looks like we're just switching over to Haderus instead and zone chat's full of AD night-capping conspiracy theories

Come on EP...

SleepyTroll · July 2016

Australia and Japan need there own server. Just saying.

Ghostbane · July 2016

Just need Sarenvog in here and victory is complete.

Elong · July 2016

Good campaign. On to the next!

altemriel · July 2016

Anazasi wrote: »

I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone. All factions played very well and deserve thanks and appreciation for their participation in the July True Flame Campaign. It was without question one of the more enjoyable summer campaigns. AD won the honor of claiming victory, not because of the zerg, as so many claim, but because they had population on off hours. This is a very hard mechanic to address and like any game that runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week, there are bound to be lop-sided populations. As I have heard, over the last few months, True Flame is the only competitive campaign. Well I wouldn't go that far to spread that rumor, but it certainly is the one to play on.

Over the last 12 days AD overcame the EP lead and surpassed it. AD focused on uniting and playing the map with solid strategies that paid off in the end. EP and DC held the North American prime time pop slots without question because every night AD was forced to defend the south over and over from a combined EP and DC horde. This is how the game was intended to be played; so I will not cry or complain about it. As a faction, AD worked together, we focused on defense and offense at the appropriate times and managed to hold all that we could.

We also saw the exodus of AD from Haderus to True Flame. This was not unexpected. Overall AD simply does not have the PVP players to mount a solid balanced campaign fight across all the servers. I can, of course only speak for my guild, when I say "I am happy to have the new AD players on True Flame." As I have always believed in a strong AD guild coalition as the key to a healthy cooperative and balanced faction. I also want to announce that over the last 60 days the AD zone chat has improved immensely. The toxicity that plagued AD has dissipated. Yes we still have those who create minor blips of negativity and those who openly engage in zone chat espionage. But for the most part, I do believe that pride, honor and a solid sense of healthy play has returned to AD. Summer has arrived!

So without being anymore long winded than I usually am; I wanted to thank every AD guild that participated either as part of the small group fights or the organized raids because without your efforts this would not have been a victory...Congratulations.

I also wanted to thank the opposition. For without each of you, player and guild alike, we would have had nothing to do. I have seen some of the finest players on both factions play their best. I have seen you fall on the field as many times as we have died on the field. The fighting has been intense as well as relaxed. We have laughed with each other, looked with awe on what we both
were able to do, and have chosen to not walk away and give up, but to continue to have FUN. I tip my hat and shake your hands for the hours of enjoyable entertainment we have provided each other. Please understand that I respect you and your groups and hope that we have finally come to a mutual level of respect. Please continue to be part of the TRUE FLAME experience.

So in closing I wanted to share the last nights July 27 video. We were running constantly, literally defending every single southern keep over and over. Great job on keeping the pressure on AD to the very last hour.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_btcgvCl23Q

oh dude, you are so tanky, I love that, funny to watch how your health almost never dropped to more than 80 - 90 %, good job.
may I ask you to share your build?

Recremen · July 2016

Lord_Draevan wrote: »

I'd hope this would be a wake up call for EP to try harder on Trueflame, but it looks like we're just switching over to Haderus instead and zone chat's full of AD night-capping conspiracy theories
Come on EP...

Folks like Pact Militia were extremely aggressive and on top of it early in the campaign, it was actually only the last week and a half or so where they seem to have lost steam. I wouldn't count them out of the fight just yet, they're sure to keep putting up a decent challenge for us AD folk well into the future!

And if DC can wield a force like I saw last night at Roebeck, then gosh darn, they just might win the next one, too.

zyk · July 2016

I played more of this campaign than I have any other since 2.2, but I did not love it. The fights were fun off-hours, but prime time (NA) was total crap because, of course, lag.

Why a single guild takes 50+ players to a resource is beyond me. It's not epic. It is lazy and bad PVP.

While I generally disagree with how ZOS accomplished this, players are more spread out on the battlefield than I have seen before. Single target abilities are more relevant. However, because of FCs endlessly respawning massive hordes, server-side lag remains as bad as ever.

Rohamad_Ali · July 2016

Let's see if similar results can be made on Haderus ! Now that I've joined the Dominion I see why people like it . Most pleasant people , very kind and very strange to witness .

Anazasi · July 2016

Manoekin wrote: »

You had one job Taran...

OMG did i get it done or fail miserably?

KenaPKK · July 2016

These threads confuse me.

frozywozy · July 2016

You guys held strong. grats

Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO · July 2016

I'm very interested in your build can you perhaps do a video explaining?

Armitas · July 2016

zyk wrote: »

Why a single guild takes 50+ players to a resource is beyond me. It's not epic. It is lazy and bad PVP.

There is almost no actual pvp, just 50+ clusters going to every flag and turning everything into a 999+ slide show. Anything lights up, a resource, an outpost, someone spots you in a random field and it's a faction event, all hands on deck, send everyone and every siege.

TF needs a lower pop cap.

fastolfv_ESO · July 2016

50 at a resource sounds like AD TF alright lol

Flake · July 2016

.... double

Delphinia · July 2016

Thank you Taren for posting; well said.
It has been a nice breath of fresh air in not knowing which faction would come out victorious on this campaign; all factions have given their best and done a superb job of keeping many of the fights quite challenging; especially when faced against overwhelming numbers. It's also been great seeing guilds working together and communication improving overall.
Thank you for all of your time and hard work you've put into helping us learn how to improve (especially when defeated), grow, and succeed.

silky_soft · July 2016

I'd like to congratulate malubeth, you the real mvp here.

Lucky28 · July 2016

Manoekin wrote: »

You had one job Taran...

get your guild back in this game you sonuvabitch, i miss fighting you guys.

Odditorium · July 2016

I will continue to give my zone chat map updates, but hey, I can't take all the credit. Well done, AD.

Meilinka · July 2016

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Let's see if similar results can be made on Haderus ! Now that I've joined the Dominion I see why people like it . Most pleasant people , very kind and very strange to witness .

I thought I recognized your name in zone chat!

Welcome to AD. We have bacon and Mei is super weird.

Rohamad_Ali · July 2016

Meilinka wrote: »

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Let's see if similar results can be made on Haderus ! Now that I've joined the Dominion I see why people like it . Most pleasant people , very kind and very strange to witness .

I thought I recognized your name in zone chat!

Welcome to AD. We have bacon and Mei is super weird.

Thank you PvP Friend !

Vangy · July 2016

For HONOR, for GLORY, For QUEEN AYRENN and KATE BECKINSALE~

maxjapank · July 2016

silky_soft wrote: »

I'd like to congratulate malubeth, you the real mvp here.

Awww....Silky. I'm sure some would vote for macros and cheat engine, too.

silky_soft · July 2016

maxjapank wrote: »

silky_soft wrote: »

I'd like to congratulate malubeth, you the real mvp here.

Awww....Silky. I'm sure some would vote for macros and cheat engine, too.

Nah, you can beat ping, macros and ce with skill. You can't win reactive malubeth magplar. Just bang your head on your hurricane wrobble poster.

maxjapank · July 2016

silky_soft wrote: »

maxjapank wrote: »

silky_soft wrote: »

I'd like to congratulate malubeth, you the real mvp here.

Awww....Silky. I'm sure some would vote for macros and cheat engine, too.

Nah, you can beat ping, macros and ce with skill. You can't win reactive malubeth magplar. Just bang your head on your hurricane wrobble poster.

Ahh...reactive! Now we find the true winner.