The Wilderness Guardians - OSRS Clan - PvP, PvM and More - OSRS Mobile Clans

Seriously.

Without giving away too much spoiler material, I can safely say that my critical eye for realism in a movie of both plotlines and general physics, Interstellar is a hairsbreath away from utterly mindblowing...

The visual effects were spot on, it had humor, it didn't have any unrealistic traits in the characters (all of which, btw, are engineers and scientists), and the physics and representation (and most important of all, the explanation) of those physics like timedilation, wormhole physics, higher-dimensional beings... Spot on... They have really done their homework for this, even by Chris Nolan's standards... Does that make this movie factually correct? No... But let's leave some of the Fi in Sci-Fi...

Of course the music was once again portrayed by mr Zimmer. And while the music was tuned to the movie, it did not have a position in the front row as you would see in movies like Inception or the Pirates series. And still, because it was there and then not in the same scene at one time, and continued to flow from scene to scene making it seemingly irrelevant to what was on screen during other scenes, it has a major impact on the way you experience the movie.

If there wasn't some emotionally laden line from one of the scientists about love being able to transcend time and space, this movie would've been perfect for just about everyone. The characters were believable as you could imagine meeting someone like that in the very movie theatre you're watching this movie in in an instant. Not even minor character inconsistencies were visible. There was no trace of the whacky humorous alien left in John Lithgow (3rd Rock from the Sun), just as there isn't a hint of the desert-surfing dude from Sahara in McConaughey. There's even a surprise major appearance (and I mean truly major for someone who wasn't even billed on the poster or seen in the trailers) by an academy award winning actor.

Those who watched and enjoyed movies like Gravity, 2001: A Space Odyssey or Contact, and came away from those no longer being fully entertained by Star Trek, StarWars or The X-files will have found a new favourite here.

For those that weren't a fan of Sci-Fi: Beware! You might just become one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks#ws

Seriously, that "land of the free" thing has to go along with that "home of the brave" stuff...

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2014/s4103227.htm

Interviewer: Do you support ISIS blah bla blah?

Guest: Blah blah blah (anything but "no"

*BZZZ*
Wrong answer. I award you no points, and you have made even muslims hate you now. Sorry, not even a consolation prize. You'll have to travel in the cargohold as we deport your hatefilled ass back to the desert.

...And someone argued that Star Trek's prime directive (not interfering in primitive cultures) is probably the best foreign policy that western nations should adopt...

Here's my paraphrased and elaborated counter argument...

"Hmm... Are we saying that the arab, islamic, desert, or whatever you want to call it, is a primitive culture, and should therefore not interfere, and let it be?

In essence, I would agree. This also goes for most of sub-Saharan Africa, and certain rural areas in the southern United States. However...

We live in a globalised, or at least globalizing world, with common trends (Gucci is just as popular in South Africa, as it is in Japan, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, or in the Western world), a common telecommunications system (the interwebs), and trends toward the common (english globally as a 2nd language, and judging on the invention of Pinyin, the ever more prevalant usage of the latin alphabet).

What happens culturally elsewhere in the world affects me, be it economically, financially, environmentally, physically, or psychologically, especially when different cultures with different standards of what is considered "normal" collide.

So what should we do?

Multiculturalism has utterly failed, so what we need to do is take the best part of each culture and discard the rest of it.

Whatever enhances the quality of life for most people in the world should happen, and if that goes against some archaic belief, tradition or ritual that your daddy's dad before him has taught you, tough luck.

NO REALLY; get over it. Women deserve the same opportunities and freedoms as men do. Blacks can be racists and gays are people too. Democratic rule of law works better than honorrape- and vengeancekilling- autocracies and theocracies. The Death-penalty doesn't work. The Scientific method does. Global Warming is Climate Change and it's really happening. Pluto isn't a planet anymore, and alternative medicine isn't medicine.

Peace!"


Btw, the class is called Educational Sociology and Diversity...

The computer I'm about to buy says it has this for memory slots:

2x dimm DDR3 SDRAM

What is the max I can shove in there? Any other info on this is also appreciated, the web is a bit vague on it :S

If you're certain about your job-security, you may want to watch this video, or even send it to someone who could use a dousing of reality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

Try this one (there's 10 from what I can tell):

http://soundrown.com/#

This especially concerns people from the United States...

I CANNOT STRESS THE IMPORTANCE FOR YOU TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THIS, SINCE IT CONCERNS YOUR INTERNET!

The EU has on no uncertain terms enshrined Net Neutrality into law (hint hint UK peeps, vote to stay in the EU to keep this, cuz your country didn't really want this to happen), which means any content from the EU and going TO the EU is not subject to being Gate-kept (see video)...

In the states it's another story, as net neutrality is currently non-existent as it's not really neutral anymore since ComCast forced Netflix to pay extra for bandwidth they were already getting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxMyTwmu_M#ws

There are more video's on this which I'll post here when I find them...

[EDIT] and here they are...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtt2aSV8wdw#ws

And here's another...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2aso6W7jQ#ws

This page is viewable even if you're not registered to these forums, so mail it to your friends, family, co-workers, and slap it up on other well-read forums, and reddit, and facebook, etc etc

http://www.tip.it/runescape/times/date/279

Enjoy the read

Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to fill Carl Sagan's empty shoes by rebooting the old series, taking you on a trip through the cosmos. Produced by Seth Macfarlane (Family Guy, American Dad), and directed by Brannon Braga (Star Trek, 24, Terra Nova).

Best thing of all, you can watch it and just be amazed by the cosmic scenery, as you require no scientific knowledge to understand what Tyson tries to communicate and educate.

Episode listing:
http://watchseries.lt/serie/Cosmos:_A_SpaceTime_Odyssey

Watch the first episode online:
http://watchseries.lt/episode/Cosmos:_A_SpaceTime_Odyssey_s1_e1.html

Sit back and enjoy the ride!

First, a bit of history for the people new to this clan.

About a year ago, this community of Guardians and Soldiers and Guildsmen encompassed three clans, each tailored to specific needs of RuneScape players, allowing us to recruit rather efficiently in a game that had plateaued, and PvP was in decline.

There was The Wilderness Guardians. The Flagship clan as it were, that focused mainly on PvP. The people subscribing to this part of the community were named Guardians, and had the obligation to participate in as many PvP events as possible, whether this was participating in wars, Wilderness raids, or providing the necessary anti-crash forces for our allies.

There was also the Descendant Guardians. The junior clan to the Wilderness Guardians, also focusing on PvP, but recruiting people of lower levels and training them up before other clans snatched these people up. Once these Soldiers reached the appropriate combat level, they were to be promoted to Guardians.

And last but not least, the youngest addition to these clans was the Silent Guardians. The Guildsmen of this clan did not participate in PvP events at all, which allowed us to recruit from the (much larger) pool of players that don't desire any PvP activities. Instead it focused on the other events instead such Citadel, Minigames, Dungeoneering, and anything else that most players would place in the "skilling" category.

The beauty of this structure was that each clan could focus on the thing it does best. The people from the PvP clans could tag along with the events of SG and reap those benefits, while people from the non-PvP clans might look over the hedge and decide to join in the glorious slaying of other players, and subsequently switch clans.

Alas, at the time there was a lot of discontent with the EoC. When RuneScape Old School (07) opened it brought sweet relief to the battered PvP community. Shortly after this WG and DG merged and moved there, leaving us in the current situation with two clans in one community in two different Runescapes...


Obviously Jagex haven't been sitting on their hands, and the recent combat update shows this. Revolution, Ability-Queuing and a new and improved Momentum allows for much less complexity (Revolution is 95% dps of full manual), and Legacy Mode (Old School combat in RS3) has yet to be released. Both of these updates have a good chance of getting the PvP-er's attention. Their curiosity will also be piqued if we can manage to convince Jagex to remove things like the Toggle, and add things that would attract the skiller to the Wilderness (something I remember seeing a few Mods talk about in a video).


Not assuming anything of Jagex' promised until I see them, nor making this thread a debate on whether this is viable or not, the question I'd like everyone to answer is the following:

Are you interested in PvP-ing in RS3?

Rather than giving a yes/no answer, I'd like you to elaborate on your reasons:
- I'd like Guildsmen to state if they are willing to PvP, if they are willing to take the time to help people find their way back in RS3, and most importantly, if they are willing to PvP, adhere to the rigorous, almost Spartan schedule of training and warring by switching to the as of yet non-existant WG RS3.
- I'd like Guardians to state either what they expect at the bare minimum, knowing you're about de-prioritize months of work in 07, or why they're not interested in RS3 aside from the interface issue (something I promise you'll get used to over time), or the combat issue (something Jagex is working on).
- From both I'd like to see how much time and effort you're willing to put in to make WG RS3 a reality, should it be decided that it is time to march on this particular battlefield once again...


Remember, this is an informal poll. No decision whatsoever is tied to this. This is just an elaborate way to get an as best a reading as possible on the interest in RS3 PvP-ing...


Thank you for reading his far. Here's a small reward:
Bruce Willis On Top Gear!!

The Tip.it Times is in need of writers!

If you like to rant about RS in a relatively coherent manner, or have some other issues that you'd like the public to be aware of, then the Times might be something for you...

For more information, I direct you to this link:
http://forum.tip.it/topic/209138-how-to-write-for-the-tipit-times/
And hit the "apply for full time" spoiler...

All you need to be able to do is have a Tip.it Forum account, write moderately understandable english, on a schedule (one, MAYBE two articles in a month), about RuneScape... And have your articles read by thousands of people!
I'm pretty sure everyone in this clan can do that...

The watch this:

The Law You Won't Be Told

DW, It has a spoiler alert in it that tells you when you stop watching if you're not sure...

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$3.95 which means half off...

Thanks Obama

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My RuneScape Name: Ts_Stormrage
My Previous RSNs:
My Stats:


About my RuneScape Account and History: I started in 2004.
Stormrage is a name from Warcraft 3, and rather than end up being Stormrage967, I chose to add initials instead.
I generally do whatever I feel like, which turns out to be quite a plethora of things...
My past/current clans/teams are: My own, this one, then TBE, and now I'm back :)
About me: Loads to tell, so little time. I'm 32, live in the Netherlands, and don't smoke weed... So I have a bit of time :P The rest you'll find out soon enough :)

One thing worth mentioning, I've recently started an education to become a highschool maths teacher.

I heard about SG through: I founded it.
I want to join because: Quality of the community

Regarding the IRC, I am: Registered (mIRC or other client user)
Regarding TeamSpeak 3, I have: Installed

Regarding future events which may impact my activity: School

Allan Savory: How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change

I'm not a scientist, but I play one on TV... So let's open up a debate on what else you think can save the world from all its perils (both man-made and natural)...

Always wanted to try to flex my admin powers on these forums, so let's keep this topic intelligent, shall we?

http://www.tip.it/runescape/?times=all&date=225

1. What is your current Runescape username, and what are your past usernames if any?
Ts Stormrage (never changed it, and I hate it when people change theirs)

On IRC you'll see me as NightShade (dont ask), call me NS there...

2. Tell us about your RuneScape account and history (e.g. when you started, what your RSN means, favourite activities etc.):
I started what feels like over 10 years ago, but Hans tells me otherwise.
Stormrage is an awesome name from Warcraft 3, and rather than end up being Stormrage967, I chose to add initials instead.
I generally do whatever I feel like, which turns out to be quite a plethora of things...

3. Tell us about yourself (Name (if you are comfortable), gender, age, country, hobbies, music, talents, likes and dislikes):
Loads to tell, so little time. I'm 31, live in the Netherlands, and don't smoke weed... So I have a bit of time :P The rest you'll find out soon enough :)

One thing worth mentioning, I write for the Tip.it Times.
This is everything I've ever got published

4. How did you hear about us and what makes you want to join WG or DG? Also, which of these two clans are you applying for?
Your reputation preceeds you... And also Armybuilder... (WG btw)



Your PvP Experience

5. What Multi-combat PvP Experience do you have? Be sure to mention any recent or past F2P or P2P PvP Clans you have been in.
I've lead my own clan for over 5 years, but not much PVP. I suppose the random expedition in safe PVP minigames don't count much, so that leaves the only two (but very awesome) facts of PVP I've had the pleasure of participating in. Multi Site Steel War 3 and 4, both of which I took some form of leadership role, by educating 1100 clueless people some basic things about warring :/

Here's what I mean:
Tip.it's Deathmarch
MSSW3

6. Our warring times are usually between 3PM EST/8PM GMT and 5PM EST/10PM GMT on weekends, but sometimes weekdays, can you regularly be active at these times?
Regularly? no, as I don;t really play RS on a schedule. But when I'm on, I'm there...

7. Can you stock up on 10 sets of Full Rune as well as an equal amount of F2P Mage and Range sets? This only applies to applicants of WG.  Your gear will be checked via trade screen when you are being invited to the CC in game. - Please note a comprehensive list of the required items is posted as a sticky in the 'Join the Clan' Forums
You should see the arsenal I have at my disposal.

8. Do you understand that all PvP Events are Mandatory if you are online, and that you face removal from the clan should you blatantly skip these events?
I understand, as long as me being on IRC isnt confused with me sitting behind my computer :)

Your Activity and Availability

9. Do you agree to check WG Forums daily and be on IRC at all times while you are in game, and to be on Teamspeak for all Wars and Raids? (Please note, these are third party programs, but clans have been using them for years and are crucial to our success, as such they ARE a requirement.  Further details can be provided on request.)
I'm on IRC all the time, and should I look somewhere where I haven't yet, I'm sure someone will notify me ;)

10. Is there anything in the near future that may impact your activity or ability to attend events?
If I knew I'd tell you :)