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[[File:Legends Legion vs Rivendell.jpg|thumb|WG and [[Alliance#Legends_Legion|Legends Legion]] in a war against '''Rivendell''']]
 
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* January 2 - '''[[The Revolution]]''': '''Noricle''' and [[Rick Hamm]] left WG to found the [[exodus]] TR after an anti-American post by [[His Lordship]].
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* January 1 - '''[[The Revolution]]''': '''Noricle''' left WG to found the [[exodus]] TR after an anti-American post by [[His Lordship]].
 
* January 3 - [[His Lordship]] returned to leadership of WG, after the events surrounding the formation of TR.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/hello-good-times-t2241.html#p8909503 "Hello! Good Times!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
* January 3 - [[His Lordship]] returned to leadership of WG, after the events surrounding the formation of TR.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/hello-good-times-t2241.html#p8909503 "Hello! Good Times!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
* January 3 - '''[[Legends Legion]]''': WG formed an alliance with LL who had offered their support in the [[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_to_Avenge_Brendan|feud with the Rune Outlaws]].<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-ally-t2246.html "New Ally!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
* January 3 - '''[[Legends Legion]]''': WG formed an alliance with LL who had offered their support in the [[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_to_Avenge_Brendan|feud with the Rune Outlaws]].<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-ally-t2246.html "New Ally!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>

Revision as of 23:55, 19 March 2025

2004 • 2005 • 2006
WG vs Dead on Arrival.jpg
WG in a war with Dead on Arrival
RuneScape EraRuneScape 2
WG Forum EraS4 (up to April)
S10 (April onwards)

2005 was the second complete year of the Wilderness Guardians, and the first complete year of RuneScape 2.

Summary

In 2005, WG hosted more wars and started to build their reputation as a warring clan within the RuneScape clan world. The year began rough with a second exodus known as The Revolution causing WG to lose around 80 members in January, thought TR closed shortly after and many returned. WG raised their requirements to 80+ combat and a council was elected. In mid-2005 the clan had two major wars: one with The Unbreakables and one with Dead on Arrival - the latter being the first RuneScape war to make use of Ancient Magicks. His Lordship also made the infamous TeamSpeak Rant around this time as a result of a backstabbing incident - though both the video of the DoA war and the TeamSpeak rant served as a boost for WG's popularity and reputation. As a result of their continued progress and success, WG opened a junior clan, the Descendant Guardians.

Major Events

January - March

WG and Legends Legion in a war against Rivendell
  • February 28 - Council: WG's first council was formed, comprising of His Lordship, Palidore, Wildflame110, Oaktownrules, and Anincent - all of which were given the rank of "Secondary Leader".[6]
  • March 6 - Emeritus - WG introduced a new rank for retired players who wanted to remain active within the clan's community.[7]
  • March 24 - The Revolution: Rick Hamm closed TR after around 3 months of their existence.[8]

April - June

July

  • July 9 - WG fights Dead on Arrival in an historic P2P war, using ancient magics for the first time. The war is crashed.
  • July 19 - The Website is restored, and creation of a Hall of Fame begins.
  • July 20 - The website photo album is restored.
  • July 25 - His Lordship steps back from leadership duties to focus on his studies.
  • July 28 - WG enrolls in the National Gnomeball League held by the Fansite RuneScape Community.

August

September

  • September 1 - The Website receives an update.
  • September 17 - WG declares war against DE (full name not known),
  • September 22 - The website receives an update after 3 weeks.
  • September 25 - WG takes part in The Grand Federation Raid.[12]
  • September 30 - Rick Hamm withdraws WG from The Federation.[13]

October

WG and Fear charging 'The' Clan
  • October 1 - 'The' Clan declares war on WG and Fear, and the allies accept.
  • October 15 - WG and Fear fight 'The' Clan - 'The' wins, and the Requirements are increased to 95+ Combat.
  • October 18 - The Website receives a major update.
  • October 21 - A miniwar against nMe is held, but no winner is determined.

November

  • November 24 - A F2P fun war against an unknown opponent is scheduled.

December

A majority of December 2005 events are interpreted from a single Internet Archive capture of the S10 Forums Important Announcements section.

  • December 8 - A war is scheduled against Chivalry of Legends.
  • December 9 - A new TeamSpeak server is announced.
  • December 15 - The war against CL is cancelled due to hostilities.
  • December 16 - A miniwar against ST (full name unknown) is scheduled.
  • December 19 - New Requirements were set.
  • December 22 - A war against the Black Dragons is scheduled for January 2006.
  • December 23 - His Lordship's RuneScape account is hacked, leading to the loss of 60,000,000 coins worth of items to be used for the Anniversary.

References

  1. His Lordship (January 3, 2005), "Hello! Good Times!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. His Lordship (January 3, 2005), "New Ally!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. His Lordship (January 9, 2005), "Official Post-War Topic", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. His Lordship (January 16, 2005), "Wg Victorious!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. His Lordship (January 20, 2005), "Clan World", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. His Lordship (February 28, 2005), "Council Members Chosen", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  7. Oaktownrules (6 March 2005), "New Rank", S4. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. Palidore (24 March 2005), "The Revolution Disbanded.", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. His Lordship (10 April 2005), "Wg Wins War", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  10. His Lordship (26 April 2005), "Goodbye S4", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  11. Anthonysc, 28 May 2005, "RE: So um", The Federation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.
  12. Vequor, 5 September 2005, "Grand Federation Raid!", The Federation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.
  13. Rick Hamm, 30 September 2005, "WG and the Fed", The Federation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.

Timeline of the Wilderness Guardians
Years
2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025
Forum Eras
AvidGamers (2003-2004) - S7 (2004) - S4 (2004-2005) - S10 (2005-2006) - PHPBB (2006) - Z6 (2006-2008) - IPB1 (2008-2011) - SMF (2011-2017) - IPB4 (2017-Present)
Written History
2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011