Popular Post Buorhann Posted February 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2020 TLNGR: The Golden Horde is officially defunct. Sorry to disappoint SNN, but you're wrong. Great Hippo Khan here, declaring the migration of our movement back to the Eastern Steppes of the world. When we formed up, 2 years ago on this day, we had a plan to try and change the political landscape of this game. We wanted to actually make things "dynamic" and not just use that word as a meme. We had a couple of stipulations in place to maintain our focus on our overall goals. We wanted to be antagonistic, we wanted to keep away from previous ties in EMC, Syndisphere, IQ, etc, we wanted to build something new in the game. Our initial intentions were to remain paperless and be hired on as mercenaries, which saw small success. Especially since we only started with 200mil in our bank thanks to Sketchy (We were broke as hell at startup). Within a short time of our formation, we went to conflict with Vanguard - or more specifically we just wanted to bloody up Polaris. Which we did, and it was awesome. And it gave birth to one of the better memes in this game's history. During that conflict, we were offered a deal to move our conflict against IQ - which we took as well because... holy crap that was a lot we got, at that time. I was honestly proud of our moment there because, the stats at the time, had our alliance fighting for top spot against Rose. It's arguable that we passed them, but again, the stats at the time weren't the most accurate. What was accurate was that we made our presence known, and it was shortly after we formed up. During that timespan though, our goals changed up a bit. We no longer saw fit to remain "paperless", but instead to pick up new and upcoming alliances that had some promise. We first tied up with Imperium of Man (IoM), at which Sketchy took the time to mentor them. They looked to be doing pretty well initially once they were set straight, but due to unforseen drama situations - they left the game. That was unfortunate as they were a good group to work with. We then had a list of other alliances to work out with. Knights Templar and Acadia was on top of that list. KT was often plagued with a bad reputation, but the war with IQ showed that they were a scrappy bunch of retards who didn't care what other people thought of them. They let their actions dictate them (Both good and bad). They were great partners despite the drama and reputation issues. If they weren't, we wouldn't have stayed with them for the 2 years. What it really came to is that they needed a stable alliance with someone who they could work with, and we needed some muscle to compliment our organization efforts. We had our ups and downs, but overall, we were a terrifying couple. Like a redneck trailer park drunkenly lighting up bonfires during a dry season. Acadia, we wanted to work with because we saw potential in them, but they were often beaten up while being left in the top tier of IQ. Unfortunately, due to them remaining stoic with their tie to UPN - that never worked out as I didn't want to pull UPN's worthless ass out. So we looked for other alliances. Kastor's Lordaeron, I forget Queen M's first alliance before the merge, and Empyrea. Empyrea managed to pull through and joined us, Lordaeron merged in with us, and Queen M's alliance didn't work out. We were hoping to get some new alliances that never had the chance, but there wasn't too many that showed solid potential. Then we went forth with Empyrea and Knights Templar. Later added in Guardian and Grumpy, as they were abandoned and left alone. It was a good group. A good spread of tiers, some good organization, and some veterans who knew how the game was played. We were also the smallest bunch in our own little space of Orbis treaty web, but we were also often watched too due to our potential. It was a good run. We kicked a lot of ass, we got our asses kicked, and we kept going. We never allowed our bank to dictate our actions. Sketchy was King of budgeting, and Shiho and ArcKnox were fantastic bank runners for our group. I can safely say that I had probably the best bunch for government. Ameyuri and Shiho were awesome in maintaining our organization - especially with military and spy efforts, Sketchy - despite all the headaches of it - managed to maintain our budget, Hodor helped repair some of the damaged FA we suffered from during that 69 Day War stint. Our low gov helped out some with assisting other alliances on finding targets in our coalition efforts or helped with some advice here and there. We may not have been a big alliance, but we were a very impactful one. So, couple questions, why is TGH leaving? We had plans to start winding down after Surf's Up. We wanted to finish off with one more war alongside our allies, then start looking at a time to move on. Unfortunately the war expanded into that clusterfrick that many alliances helped enable initially till they saw the monster that they helped out (I'm just glad many of you woke up from that). When that war expanded, I wanted to make sure I was in it till it ended. I didn't want to abandon our coalition mates into that hell. Personally I was going to leave the game after Surf's Up. My real life took a huge change, and still is. Within 6 months at my job last year, I've gone through a rapid promotion spree that kept demanding more and more of my time. I was unable to put effort into this game as much as I'd like, and still unable to. Considering that I'm leaving, I didn't want to put the burden on others. The Golden Horde, just by name alone now, is a very antagonistic one and passing it off to someone else isn't being fair to them to pick up the pieces that I put into place. Many of our members will be slowly returning back to the game and joining other alliances. I just hope they make wise decisions into the alliances they join. I personally kept my opinions away, as I didn't want to affect their decision making with my own bias. Right now we've gone through and redistributed our funds to our members. Over 5bn worth of cash alone (Not including resources, but that was dealt with too) was spread out amongst the membership base. I'm not pulling a BK/NPO/GOG where they stash their collective bank into another AA, I'm making sure my members are rewarded for their efforts into our alliance. I also highly advise any future disbandings follow that as well. Am I coming back? That's unknown. I told myself that I would take a 6mo hiatus and completely remove PnW from my Discord list of channels. If after 6mos that life is stabilized and I have a interest in upsetting you folks again, then I'll come back. If not, then I'll most likely delete then. My account will be in VM till then. Is KETOGG done? Yes. So pucker up those lips and kiss some Grumpy ass if you want some good quality allies. Last words I'll still be lingering around for a bit longer till we are finished with taking care of our members. I want to make sure they get what they deserved before I take off. I also want to thank TKR/CoS/Soup/SK for giving the "minisphere" idea a shot. We never approached others to do it, you guys did it yourself, and that was awesome. I was hoping that others would follow suit, but we know how it goes. With the disappearance of certain players gone, I hope the community here gives it another shot down the road. There's much more flexibility in it than a 2sided game. With that said, thank you to my members/followers, thank you to my government folks, thank you to my allies, and thank you to the community. It was a good run, but I got shit to do. Peace. Hippo Out 13 2 60 Quote Warrior of Dio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfPCFQfOnLg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevanovia Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Rest In Peace Sweet Prince 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nokia Rokia Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 RIP Great Hippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRM Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I wanna like this, but I don't like this. Regardless, F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prefontaine Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) J/k Enjoy retirement. ❤️ Edited February 24, 2020 by Prefontaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rygus Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 SALUTE FOR SERVICE o7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Samuel Bates Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The best of luck and hopefully you’ll come back to mini spheres. 4 Quote Secure. Contain. Protect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bolivar Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 What is best in life? Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women! Perhaps one day we will reunite and form the khanate once more. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevanovia Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Looking forward to you reviving your rap career in the future. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Arawra Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Wow. You were a respectable and admirable fellow, best of luck at your job! 1 Quote Look up to the sky above~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zei-Sakura Alsainn Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I already miss the pings. Seriously though, best of luck to all of you, ic and ooc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin076 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 It’s been a slice TGH. Was such a privilege to play with such a great group of elite players. Buorhann, Sketchy, Shiho and the other gov, y’all did a fine job. Greatest gov lineup in PnW history. Keys, my fellow fighting mate, was fun being one of the most destructive duos around. Also shout out to the former TGH no longer with us, Turner, Rickky, others... Anyways, on to other things. o/ The Golden Horde o/ Buorkhan o/ KETOG 1 3 Quote Chief Financial Officer of The Syndicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanK Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Disband complete 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ataxia Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Bye hippo. Hope to see you in 6 months. O7 tgh The North has a fire for those still searching for a new home Quote House Stark Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sri Lanka 001 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 this I did not expect 0/ Hail hippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sketchy Posted February 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2020 Truth is we only disbanded to stop Kastor's prediction he would become next leader of TGH from coming true. Had to be done. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artifex Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Good luck out there Khan. Attached is an ad I made for you guys a while ago now in memorial. Quote Love you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Hawk Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The wild ride never ends, hippo. You'll be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Happy retirement! Congratulations on everything IRL and a good run in game with TGH! I'll miss you, hippo. Quote One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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