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Title: What's your motive
Post by: GandalfTheOld on November 24, 2003, 07:16:24 PM
Always been wondering what all you peoples' motives were/are for joining and staying with TGA.

As for myself, it was initially just revenge, but now it's more of having fun and socializing with fellow alliance members ;)
It's damned boring if you had to play by yourself or with your old high-school friends that you don't talk much anymore...


Title: What's your motive
Post by: FragMaster1972 on November 24, 2003, 07:26:50 PM
when I first joined it was mainly for clicks. Now its more the socialization/community aspect.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Thamior on November 24, 2003, 07:28:42 PM
My vote was for "Just for the hell of it."  When I started playing this game I knew absolutely nothing about it.  I don't even remember how I heard of it because nobody I know plays it.  I went to the KoC Forums and was like "Hmm...I need to join an alliance b/c I'll get wrecked on my own."  TGA was one of the first alliances I saw.  I saw it accepted elves so I figured I'd check it out.  It had a cool banner and not a gay name like the "Friendship Alliance" "Rainbow Alliance" or "We Like it Up the Butt" alliance, and that was enough for me.  Now that I'm in, the reason I stay active is for the community part, but the question asked why we joined.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Everous on November 24, 2003, 07:57:56 PM
sexual innuendo...

 :ph34r:

no really...theres an awful lot of that flying around...


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on November 24, 2003, 08:03:53 PM
[Reminiscing]
In high school someone started playing KOC and would tell us about it and a bunch of us just looked over his shoulder.  When we saw what it was, we figured it’d be a little something for us to do during our lunch break.  We weren’t really an alliance, but when someone got hit hard, we called it rape; we would start attacking back in mass.  We even kept a list of ID numbers in our agendas, of people that were good farms, or rapeable, as we called it.  But this is where we sort’a lost interest.  Things stopped being realistic, having more weapons then solders and still having them count, and attacking people with little or no defense killed hundreds of your soldiers, and exedra.  Game play slowed, and they stopped playing.  
[/flapping my lip]
[Actual answer to question]
Then I joined TGA, because there really isn’t much purpose in the game when you don’t have anyone to gossip with about the game, and to strategize with.  That’s why I was pushing for Age3 plans so much, it’s more fun to be more organized, and much more beneficial for the alliance.  Heck, the organizing might be more fun then the game at times. :P

Crap.  How does this happen? :angry:  I end up with long posts…it much be all the writing assignments I get, :hmmm:  and all the filler and BS I put in them. :P
 


Title: What's your motive
Post by: ns33 on November 24, 2003, 08:51:52 PM
I joined cause it was really the only alliance that appealed to me. I guess the name had a lot to do with it. It wasnt in-your-face or too glaring, nor was it boring. The Great Alliance just is what its name is. I think almost three quarters of my decision was based on name itself, and seeing it was relatively "new" (I'm member 69 and dont forget that :D) I decided to join up.

That number is forum member. For TGA member you'd be aorund 400. Have a nice day :P.[/i]


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Rug on November 24, 2003, 08:57:02 PM
SS drafted me into his evil circle of UBER WARRIORS!!!!

...No, seriously, SS introduced me to the game and I joined TGA as soon as he created it... Member #6... taste the fear....


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Perdition on November 24, 2003, 09:08:29 PM
I love everous' reason.  i don't remember my reason for joining probolbly for clicks or the hell of it I dunno


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Yaza2 on November 24, 2003, 09:13:08 PM
I don't know why I'm here maybe someone can tell me. Mainly to get help and revenge. Sometimes I try to help out. I pop up here and there. I'm so damn busy with school and stuff i haven't been in the forums or the chat. I will soon. Don't forget me :(  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: opperdude on November 24, 2003, 09:14:26 PM
hmmm i was in NEA, when it was totally disorganized (rem and me posted most there :cool: ), we were having this war together with u guys, i noticed u guys were much more effective and willing to fight (and yes more fun to hang out with)
and the reason i'm staying is that i like it here, i'd might have quit KoC long time ago if it wasn't for TGA


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on November 24, 2003, 09:25:51 PM
heh, and to think that I was going to join relentless due to effectiveness and drive.  But then I saw it was nothing more then stepping on people that are new to the game, and cheap tricks like having lots of accounts... those are the exact people I don't like, so I came here. :D good dissection. yes yes.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: ns33 on November 24, 2003, 09:34:19 PM
I know its a forum number. I just had to point it out in semi-relevant to join date since entrace into alliance required postings on forum.  :sheep: :grass:


Title: What's your motive
Post by: pdj32000 on November 24, 2003, 09:39:36 PM
I joined for socialization and mayb to get to learn grom the greatest about the game... i mean it is the "Great" Alliance hehe


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Saladin on November 24, 2003, 10:20:41 PM
i liked the name, now its socialization


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Rug on November 24, 2003, 10:22:48 PM
*Looks around*

Anyone who has ever suggested changing the name of this Alliance is to report to my officer for Level 5 excruciation.

Thankyou.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: SS on November 24, 2003, 10:42:02 PM
There was a thread on GUA about the last alliance of Humans, Elves & Dwarves against Orcs.
After a few posts of general discussion about it, someone (Tarnimel, I think) suggested forming an alliance against Orcs.
I responded by saying that I was already attacking only Orcs and provokers, and that I would ally with anyone who did the same.
Several people replied, someone suggested the name "The Great Alliance", and thus the alliance was born.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on November 25, 2003, 04:25:50 AM
I joined because I was in a war with... chula240 I think, that I couldn't possibly win, and I wanted help.   The problem went away, but the alliance was fun to stay in.  :D  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Drauka on November 25, 2003, 04:57:21 AM
Well i joined so i could pick fights with....... er nevermidn i joined for the hell of it :D


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Filran on November 26, 2003, 01:11:35 PM
I joined because I had nothing better to do, and my intuition told me I must. :)

40th member when I joined, now 3 or 4th oldest remaining TGA'er. :D


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Terrie on November 26, 2003, 10:35:44 PM
I was looking for an alliance to join, after getting ignored by a few of them. I ran across a thread about some guy who was trying to get TGA to stop attacking him. I forget who it was that replied, but I did like to the class that person showed. A click of his banner later I was on my way to joining. So far I've convinced Lyban and PJS5557 to join us.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Everous on November 27, 2003, 12:12:31 AM
ah...maybe you're talking about Mojo complaining TGA were attacking him?

if so...that would have been me  ;)  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: kome on November 27, 2003, 12:45:37 AM
I decided to join after reading a post of Rohirrim_Rider in GUA about destroying the orcish threat.
 


Title: What's your motive
Post by: bofor on November 27, 2003, 05:11:32 AM
TGA was recommended to me by someone I respect and when I visited the site I was impressed with the witty banter.  :D  :D  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on November 27, 2003, 06:03:20 AM
Must not have been this site!  LOL  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Airena on November 30, 2003, 07:05:52 AM
I was under the impression we would be getting free ice cream for enlisting.

I never did get that ice cream.  =(

(I checked "Just for the hell of it," in case you wanted to know.)


Title: What's your motive
Post by: underruler on November 30, 2003, 08:16:53 AM
Airena was in it first so i thought i'd join cuz i was in this other alliance which didn't end up well i guess...nobody wanted to talk to me...and i think joining would make me Karin's certified bitch now...oOo pretty colours...you noe i like how they label me a newbie...


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Thamior on November 30, 2003, 03:26:57 PM
In most cases it's better than having one of Rug's personalized titles, LOL.  Welcome to the site.  Just wipe your feet on the rug when you come in.  But DON'T MOCK THE RUG!


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on November 30, 2003, 06:26:45 PM
LOL  LOL dude Thamior!! Hehe, the highlight of this morning
Underruler, Rug is one of the head guys mostly in the forum, a law enforcement sort of guy.  There are others, and I'm sure you'll learn them in time.  Oh, and your 'newbie' title will go away in a few posts, don't take it personally (it’s better then ‘asshat’)


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Rug on November 30, 2003, 07:23:13 PM
Hee hee! We have another Asshat! See if you can find him ;).


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Thamior on November 30, 2003, 07:29:46 PM
Damn Rug, I looked all over and couldn't find it.  Would you be so kind as to point it out?


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Rug on November 30, 2003, 07:43:19 PM
Because Thamior is incompetant. (http://www.bpsite.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Profile&CODE=03&MID=372)


Title: What's your motive
Post by: opperdude on November 30, 2003, 08:05:16 PM
may i ask why? :huh:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Thamior on November 30, 2003, 08:08:13 PM
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Because Thamior is incompetant. (http://www.bpsite.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=Profile&CODE=03&MID=372)
Well it's not like he has posts all over the place.  I figured I wouldn't bother looking through every thread on the site when I could just as easily say I looked and didn't find it, leading you to tell me exactly who it is.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: SS on November 30, 2003, 09:11:38 PM
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may i ask why?
Why is Thamior incompetant? Who knows! :P


Title: What's your motive
Post by: opperdude on November 30, 2003, 09:38:25 PM
no i mean where did drowzycow earned his new title...


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on November 30, 2003, 10:17:12 PM
:hehe: , so sad.  I guess anyone not around for a little while is subject to a little abuse :blink:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on December 01, 2003, 05:17:59 AM
It seems as though when I'm not around everyone becomes an asshat (or another custom title).  LOL  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: slayerselune on December 01, 2003, 06:04:56 PM
boredom...The ages seem to last too long.  Where's the challenge now that so many are unsabbable/citadel/cannons/level 10 spies.  sigh.  just getting old I guess, warriors shouldn't do that.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on December 01, 2003, 08:13:05 PM
quick, we need an Age change.  too much od the same thing isn't all that good

I guess some things moight be ok to have a lot of :devil:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: slayerselune on December 01, 2003, 09:06:50 PM
some things are certainly better in vast quantities.  days of TBG spending are not on that list  ;)  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lyban on December 02, 2003, 04:21:17 AM
I joined because I had my ass sabbed by Terrie, who kindly suggested I check out the web page and forum....and here I am!  :D  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: ns33 on December 02, 2003, 04:37:24 AM
What a way huh?  :cool:  :cool: Just glad you're here.   :sheep:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: PJS5557 on December 06, 2003, 11:21:22 PM
I joined for 2 reasons  :ph34r: It keeps me outa bars &  :ph34r:  :ph34r:  It keeps me from being behind bars.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: matt_the_shark on December 07, 2003, 02:37:55 AM
umm...yes.....very....interesting! yes.....interesting...:paranoid:


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on December 07, 2003, 03:57:20 AM
/Me suggests PSJ finds a few orc punching bags to stay with for a while.  :paranoid:


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Terrie on December 07, 2003, 05:24:56 AM
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/Me suggests PSJ finds a few orc punching bags to stay with for a while.  :paranoid:
Either that or he needs to play his guitar more.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on December 07, 2003, 05:33:39 AM
Ah yes, I remembered one of the really big reasons I did not join relentless.  When I was reading their forum (or KOC’s), there was this problem they were having.  This one guy wanted to make the thread, just to have the first post, but he was too slow.  After someone else had started the thread, he was ass hurt, and was whiny about.  That was a major turn-off, he was supposed to be one of the main guys, and was acting like some spoiled little fish about something as little as not getting first post.  I went strait back the ‘Round Table’ and found a new alliance to take a look at, and thus I came to TGA.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on December 07, 2003, 05:35:01 AM
LOL  So you came to be with us to escape from that?  Boy, were you mistaken!  :hehe:


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on December 07, 2003, 06:44:14 AM
/me notes Lord Lanair post number '2560' ^_^  just take off that zero

you guys are nothing like it.  I mean this guy was acting like he had something shuved shoved up his [censered censored] if you know what I mean?

/me reached 10% dumbpidity in that last sentence
Imagine how it would have been if I didn’t try


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on December 08, 2003, 05:09:11 AM
Well... we could be a lot worse.  Example... :devil:

You misspelled "censored," misspelled "shoved," failed to capitalize a few words,  forgot some punctuation, etc...  LOL  

 


Title: What's your motive
Post by: smi256 on December 08, 2003, 08:37:30 AM
:hmmm: you're giving me motive, Lanair;  and that's not a good thing... j/k
/me actualy lioks to see if I did thoughs things
 :blink:  :miffed: that sucks...


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on December 09, 2003, 04:25:22 AM
Ummm... you misspelled "like"!  LOL  LOL  LOL  LOL  LOL

Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead?  :hehe:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Arkanor on December 09, 2003, 05:48:50 AM
Prolly...  LOL

Initially, I just joined for the hell of it... playing on one's own is boring, after a while.  No wars, just you against others.  With an alliance you can have tens of players fighting against one another in organized attacks.  Plus, men are a factor.  I gave thought to the NEA, or to other weak alliances, but joined TGA because of the organized, simple forum and people posting on it.  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Arantor on December 10, 2003, 07:22:23 AM
I said, "socialize," even though I'm not a member...:-)


Title: What's your motive
Post by: underruler on February 28, 2004, 08:17:41 PM
I just wanted to bump this thread to see why the new people joined/would like to join us. :)


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Lord Lanair on March 01, 2004, 04:52:43 AM
What new people?  :miffed:  


Title: What's your motive
Post by: underruler on March 01, 2004, 05:48:33 AM
OK Jeff...and if Killum is still around...Hate and Hyvry.  And some people didn't even post what their motive was...coughGoryouscough. AND OF COURSE CRASH ^^


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Hornet on March 01, 2004, 11:20:12 AM

I joined because Hyvry1 pointed me towards it, but as I had been reading the forums over his shoulder for quite a while, I had already decided that this seemed to have a better community than most other clans, where the only communication is to do with click-farming or attack orders etc.


Title: What's your motive
Post by: GandalfTheOld on March 01, 2004, 08:49:16 PM
Wow, a 4-5month old poll still lives XD

Haha, only 8 chose clicks&attack, while 36 chose others XD


Title: What's your motive
Post by: nonskilled on March 02, 2004, 08:55:50 AM
this is 4-5 months old. . . wow and i thought this was a hot tthread so i read1-40 in like an hour . . prolly more im a slow reader, but ya sociallizing is a fun part of alliance except i havent gotten on irc in a few days cuz of bothersome relatives and work :(


Title: What's your motive
Post by: Crash2950 on March 02, 2004, 02:06:56 PM
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OK Jeff...and if Killum is still around...Hate and Hyvry.  And some people didn't even post what their motive was...coughGoryouscough. AND OF COURSE CRASH ^^
I could have swore I put down all my hidden reasons, and perverse thoughts.  Sorry Under you weren't my primary reason for joining, but hey jesus loves you.  j/k  You know we love you.   I thought the comradere was outstanding and the teamwork was incredible.  Although there have been moments of utter stupidity, I feel that TGA wil prevail.

*Hidden reason : be one of Under's sex slaves*


Title: What's your motive
Post by: underruler on March 03, 2004, 02:01:30 AM
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this is 4-5 months old. . . wow and i thought this was a hot tthread so i read1-40 in like an hour . . prolly more im a slow reader, but ya sociallizing is a fun part of alliance except i havent gotten on irc in a few days cuz of bothersome relatives and work :(
Oh...I thought you deserted us but yAy!  Socialization is the best part.

Hey Crash wanna be a *sexy* slave?