Today is our anniversary and I am very happy to congratulate my teammates and thank them for the unwavering support over the past year and a half. I would also thank our friendly opponents whom have provided us with stiff competition and at times been nipping right at our heels. Without any of you, this achievement would not be as meaningful as it is.
I would genuinely like to acknowledge all the members of the team whom have helped in this endeavor, but my record keeping has not been so great and while I could probably recall about 95% of the people whom have aided our rise and dominance, I am sure I would leave a few worthy people off the list. Instead I will just say that the character of the many members of my team over this past year has been exceptional and I consider myself fortunate to be your chosen leader.
To everyone else, I have a simple bit to say. When I started this with cyclerider, we had a different leader, redwalker, who bailed on us after the 2nd day and about 2 hours after I invested a ton of FC. The result of this was a severe disadvantage for sticking with the team. We had an inactive faction leader, which scared away many. We planned a mutiny and on the 28th day, redwalker hopped on to say hi then logged off, resetting the mutiny clock. So, in January, I FINALLY was able to affect a mutiny. Rottk still has a handful of members who stuck with us through those first few months, I am especially grateful to these members. After the mutiny things began to pick up. Rottk did a painful merger with the merciful beings led by Lyzander (more painful for him than I, but he is a glutton for pain
). He dumped a faction with over 1200 FC in it. After a long talk over a few weeks, we realized we were better as a team and that the lost FC was better lost earlier than later. We recruited several great members to our team and Sharona appeared in all her glory. Our team did very well and profited very well both in drop sales and recruitment of jealous members of other teams who could not find squads. From there is was a simple matter of catching up to the pack.I tell you this story not as a bragging, but as a hopeful tale to the next guy who feel like they are out of the race. You CAN do it. You need to find chemistry and be willing to accept changes as they present themselves.
To the person who relates, I have one thing to say:
Bring it
Don't let us take another year.
