Dedicated Elite Soldiers

As we settle in one new member, another two come along at the same time. Our congratulations and warm welcomes go to GeneralDisarray (who’ll be playing, primarily, as DES|GenDisarray) and V-Man.
GeneralDisarray, who is the more senior member by a matter of hours, hails from the UK and has been playing AC for about 6 months. He slowly nagged his way into our consciences by quietly keeping himself to himself, pubbing away with his conspicuous name.
V-Man, who passed our rigourous testing procedure just minutes ago, came to our attention with rounded, well-considered, intelligent opinions on the AC forums. He comes from the US, apparently in the mountains, has been playing AC since December and has lots to say for himself.

Congratulations to Boomhauer who joined the DES ranks on Sunday/Monday. One-time CTK member and some-time ladder whore, Boom/Boomy/His Boomness hails from the USA. There is absolutely no doubt that he was meant to be in DES; like most of us he’s a maturer player with a slight screw loose. Yesterday he joined a game looking for a partner for a game against MCNNM. On receiving a ‘no thanks’, the potential opponent asked, “Is there any other DES on IRC” a couple of times. Obviously struggling for a fitting reply, Boomhauer’s only response was “cracker!”. We’re looking forward to more of the same.

In other news, this front page has mysteriously omitted the releases of ac_safari (Bukz) ac_desolate (Ruthless), and ac_cairn (R4zor) within a week of each other. They’ll all be available to download from our mapping page shortly and will be appearing on the Custom|DES server when the admin sorts out his stuff. Please make sure you download the maps, as missing custom content could impair you enjoyment of these fine works.

Just a brief note to say, with the loss of Mr.Floppy, we needed a new council member to keep up the numbers. This was a tricky decision, but Ruthless was selected on the grounds of length of service, knowledge of AC and his superb attitude to the game. Belated congratulations Ruth, and sorry I forgot to put this here earlier.

December was a quiet month for DES. There were lots of battles, clan-matches and public games alike. Some we won and some we lost. We had a good showing in the AC Mapping Contest #4, with 3rd (ac_stellar – Halo and Bukz) and 5th (ac_noct – Dreamer). Our congratulations go to the winner, dm_canicule_night by SnD, who we all thought was Sundown using a pseudonym.

Then, the bomb-shell was dropped; Mr.Floppy announced his decision to cease all AC activity for personal reasons. Mr.Floppy joined DES in March 2008 already demonstrating the mapping skills that would lead to him achieving the ultimate AC mapper’s accolade – official map status for ac_keller in the v1.0 release. His contributions to the community in the areas of mapping and other map customisation are widely recognised, especially through his work on the akimbo site, and his views were always eagerly awaited and respected. He’ll be sorely missed on IRC by those of us who appreciated his acerbic wit and improptu cigarette breaks.

Some of Mr.Floppy’s best work can be experienced on the Custom|DES server which has laucnched (officially) today. This server, which has been running for some weeks as test_server, has a maprot consisting entirely of custom maps made by DES members. Needless to say, these maps are of the same quality, or higher, as the official maps from DES members. Most of them are being played on servers around the community already. Some of the maps use custom content; you can download everything required via our mapping page.

It’s that time of year again; time to celebrate a successful second year of gaming for Dedicated Elite Soldiers.
This time last year DES had just 17 members, so it’s been a year of recruiting, as well as one of high-quality map output and ever-presence on public servers. There have been downs as well as ups, but resolving the problems only makes us stronger.
Here’s to another fun-packed year. Cheers.
ps. Drinks are on DES all day.

After a couple of false starts, and what seems like an age, Dreamer has been accepted to DES. Once of W$N and KH, Dreamer has, for some weeks, stated that DES is the only clan he wanted to join; in August he wrote, “…being invited into DES, if it is to happen, will not happen overnight.” Only three months later, here he is. Congratulations Dreamer.

Due to the recent events that have accrued, we have changed domain that was hosting the current DES site.

http://des-clan.net
http://forums.des-clan.net

The forum at http://des.designweapon.com/bb has been locked down and after 14 days there will be a auto redirect.

Please update any links you might have to point to the new sites;

http://des-clan.net
http://forums.des-clan.net

If you do have any questions please contact admin@des-clan.net.

All Technical issues have been resolved.

Thank you for your patience.

We are sorry for the inconvenience that this has happened.
We are currently investigating what has happened, I just hope it had nothing to do with my little xhtml code I added to the forum last night,

We will keep you updated on changes that may occur.

We might be able to provide a temporary forum but then thats not a solution.

It seems it’s a time of major upheaval here at DES. As if one council retirement wasn’t enough, two more swiftly follow with the creation of a group of DES Veterans. Cleaner has been joined by tipper and TampaMike as the elder statesmen, leaving the way for two more council appointments. Congratulations to Mr.Floppy and Bukz who, we are sure, will help to carry DES forward on the groundwork set by our older members , who will, of course, be watching very closely.
Congratulations also go to Davitomon, of A&D clan, on his victory in the ESL 1v1 Summer League, proving that even if SMG > sniper, at the top level, as some claim, there’s no substitute for practise and dedication. Well done Davi.