Ahem... Is this on? Yes? Very well, I... I am not much of a public speaker, but I'll... I'll do my best.
Fellow citizens! Residents of Lonesome County and Hoof Hearted... by which I mean friendlies, of course, active or otherwise, although I believe there is little need to explain recent developments to our Allies
At any rate... First, as a matter of great urgency, if you find yourself still within the County of Lonesome Hoof Sparta, you are well advised to sign up on defense of a fort at once! By the fastest means available to you. We have finished the Walls in order to give Bonuses to defenders as much as possible. We have also built Towers and Buildings for the forts under-siege.
I repeat, you must defend a fort at once! While there was certainly a great benefit in capturing -TW- and IC-Banks forts, we have detected one rather unfortunate side effect.
It would appear an inevitability that very soon now, the -TW- Alliance's counter-offence will land on Lonesome County soon! On a massive scale that will certainly override Defenders, except to say we might stand a chance if you're joining us.
Therefore, I repeat, sign up to defend a fort at once if not sooner! I cannot state this without enough undue emphasis!
On a lighter note, if you are already in defensive position, I feel obliged to point out that a more fortunate side-effect: the previous successful Defence battles have destroyed the -TW- Alliance's Legend of Invincibility.
Previously, people stay away from Defenders because -TW- was deemed invincible. This is no longer the case. For those so inclined, now would be an excellent time to defy their dominion. Which is to say, in layman's terms, you should give serious consideration to fighting against -TW-, for the revival of challenging fort battles. We must make the most of the time we have, as it is by no means certain how much time we have secured ourselves before -TW- attempt to restore their legend, as they certainly shall.
Since this is in fact the first opportunity we have had to speak openly of the aggressive nature of the -TW- Alliance, there is much ground to cover—and in fact I hope to gather teams of active players in the days ahead. However, for now, we will have to content ourselves with some relatively 'defensive' military actions.
The failures of previous -TW- offensives has had consequences that were not entirely unexpected, although we hardly dare to speak this hope ahead of time. The failed offensives forced a damper on -TW-'s scheme to conquer World 1. Thus, for the time being, I believe that all players should rise up against -TW- to take back what belonged to them.
In short, -TW- will face many uprisings. -TW- forces across World 1 will be isolated, left alone to fight their own battles.
However, this is most likely a temporary state of affairs. As we once learned to our dismay, even a relatively insignificant failure in Defending against -TW- on a small fort gave our enemies propaganda materials which they were able to exploit ever more, as attacker lay siege to forts in greater and great numbers.
In addition to the -TW- force, there are many aggressors still remaining on World 1 who will be doing their utmost to re-establish their reputation and control on forts.
Even so, there is greater reason for hope now than at any time in the past year. We have made, in secret, several tactical advances which we will do our best to deploy in advance of -TW-'s return.
We continue to diligently assemble and train a new generation of Duelers and Fort Fighters.
For what -TW- fear the most is not any tangible fort weapon, but our will, our intellect, our ability to respond selectively and rationally to every fort battle they initiate against us.
We place our firmest hope in the fighting spirit, even knowing how easily it may be shattered. We have all seen Towns & Forts crushed by -TW- Some players have submitted themselves to the -TW- aggressors and taken of their forts, by the military machine.
And those who resisted have met a most terrible fate.
Still, I cannot overstate how important it is that we retain our fighting spirit. Only this will allow us to hold together as we must for their inevitable return...and what is certain to be unimaginable retaliation.
And...oh yes, if you missed any part of this message, it will be on forums until there is no point in being read any longer.
I apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions. As you can imagine, I have scarcely time to write this, let alone revise -
What's that, Desi? Oh, right.
This has been The Pro100, formerly of Hoof Hearted, now simply a Defender, like all of you, of World 1.
Let me just add to all those who can hear me now, as we struggle out of the shadow of -TW- aggressors, welcome back to the light.
Now...where did I put that Precise Winchester...?
The Editor's Comment: Sorry to pick on -TW- as the aggressors on World 1. You guys are decent and organised folks, but when I write this with the little leisure time that i have, the best (or WAS best, still the best, whatever
) public enemy of World 1 that came into my mind is -TW-
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Dr. Kleiner's speech in Half Life 2: Episode One. It might be crappy to most of you, but please do correct me gently as I am prone to cry when offended XD