2005
| 2004 • 2005 • 2006 | |
|---|---|
 WG in a war with Dead on Arrival | |
| RuneScape Era | RuneScape 2 |
| WG Forum Era | S4 (up to April) S10 (April onwards) |
2005 was the second complete year of the Wilderness Guardians, and the first complete year of RuneScape 2.
Contents
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
- January 1 - The Revolution: WG member Noricle left 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.[1]
- January 3 - Legends Legion: WG formed an alliance with LL who had offered their support in the feud with the Rune Outlaws.[2]
- January 9 - The War for Brendan: A massive alliance of clans organised to avenge Write2brandy, but RO failed to show - WG claimed a win by default.[3]
- January 16 - Legends Legion vs Rivendell: LL and allies including WG defeated Rivendell in a large-scale F2P war.[4]
- January 20 - Home World: WG's clan home world of 27 was chosen.[5]
- 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
- April 9 - Synergy vs Death Legions: A massive clan war took place, involving The Synergy, WG, and other allied clans - all fighting against DL and several of their own allies.[9]
- April 18 - RuneScape Guardians (2005 Animation): His Lordship's released his second Flash Animation for WG.
- April 23 - A third war against the Rune Outlaws was held, but was crashed by Afroclan and Demonic Legends.
- April 26 - S10 forums: WG switched from their S4 forums to S10, in an attempt to thwart a hack threat.[10]
- May 28 - The Federation: The Fed's forums were opened to WG members, and the second iteration of the multi-clan ARPK alliance began.[11]
- June 5 - WG vs The Unbreakables: WG defeated the established and respectable TU after an intense 20-minute war, proving to the clan world that WG was a force to be reckoned with.
July - September
WG about to fight Dead on Arrival
- July 9 - WG vs Dead on Arrival: WG hosted an historic war against DoA - the clan's first P2P war, and the first RuneScape 2 war which used Ancient Magicks.
- August 1 - Descendant Guardians: WG opened their junior clan DG for the first time, a month earlier than expected. DG had around 40 active members within the first 24 hours.
- August 24 - Hall of Fame: WG's new member award system was added to the clan website (in a partially-completed state), which replaced the old Medals.[12]
- September 30 - The Federation: with His Lordship's approval, Rick Hamm withdrew WG from The Federation alliance after a heated debate. Other clans would soon follow, leading to the end of the Fed.[13]
October - December
- October 15 - WG and their ally Fear fought 'The' Clan in a large-scale F2P war. WG and Fear had ~220 members against THE's ~160, but the allies were defeated - nonetheless it was considered an enjoyable and respectable fight by both sides.[14]
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
- ↑ His Lordship (January 3, 2005), "Hello! Good Times!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (January 3, 2005), "New Ally!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (January 9, 2005), "Official Post-War Topic", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (January 16, 2005), "Wg Victorious!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (January 20, 2005), "Clan World", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (February 28, 2005), "Council Members Chosen", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Oaktownrules (6 March 2005), "New Rank", S4. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ Palidore (24 March 2005), "The Revolution Disbanded.", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (10 April 2005), "Wg Wins War", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ His Lordship (26 April 2005), "Goodbye S4", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Anthonysc, 28 May 2005, "RE: So um", The Federation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Recent Clan Details, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005, retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ Rick Hamm, 30 September 2005, "WG and the Fed", The Federation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Recent Clan Details, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005, retrieved 20 March 2025.
| Years |
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| 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) |
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