Strongholds - the winner

[Bones09]

READ: Please post facts about strongholds and don't forum warrior your way onto the list.

After 4 C&S threads were made, this one won. Enjoy.

This chronicle is for the purpose of keeping a record of the guilds that once fought to make a mark on this server and the guilds that have won their right to be on the server through politics and war and a bit of luck.

If you want me to add some other feature to the list, just post it.

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Strongholds

Requirements for Stronghold Status: Guilds must have 100+ bases in the galaxy, large amounts of fleet, control of UC occupations, capability to farm out any unwanted residents, and not allow invasions too often.

Shared Galaxies:
When 2 guilds have more than 100+ bases in the same galaxy and share control whether as enemies or allies.

Ex. QQ/BARF

{Farm} Galaxies:
Galaxies known to be full of farms. This may be slightly biased depending on who supplies the information, but generally if the galaxy is owned by 2 or more guilds that are below Rank 20, it can be considered a farm galaxy. This does not apply until UC's have appeared.

Colors (Blocks):
Galaxies will be colored based off blocks and their locations. Blocks can change their color as they wish. Just post the BBCode or color. Also, pacted guilds aligned to a certain block (or a guild within the block) will be added, but their galaxies will not be colored.


??? Galaxies:
We need information on that galaxy as to who is in it and owns it. Or if no guild has 100+ bases in the galaxy.

A Dandy Bloc: OMG + TOONS + Saint + QJump + Blood
A Dapper Bloc: ITS + SCUD

Q00 - OMG
Q01 - OMG
Q02 - OMG
Q03 - OMG
Q04 - OMG
Q05 - TOONS
Q06 - TOONS
Q07 - TOONS
Q08 - OMG
Q09 - TOONS

Q10 - Saint
Q11 - Saint
Q12 - Saint
Q13 - Saint
Q14 - Saint
Q15 - Saint
Q16 - Saint
Q17 - Saint
Q18 - Saint
Q19 - Saint

Q20 - ITS
Q21 - ITS
Q22 - ITS
Q23 - ITS
Q24 - ITS
Q25 - ITS
Q26 - ITS
Q27 - ITS
Q28 - ITS
Q29 - ITS

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Server Toppers after Week 1:
Rank:
PONI - 3.29.2015 - 4.5.2015
TOONS - 4.5.2015 - 4.13.2015
OMG - 4.13.2015 - 5.25.2015
ITS - 5.25.2015 - 6.7.2015
OP - 6.7.2015 - present

Averages (level:
QSF - 3.29.2015 - 4.1.2015
LOB - 4.1.2015 - 4.2.2015
TOONS - 4.2.2015 - 4.29.2015
OMG - 5.1.2015 - 6.7.2015
OP - 6.7.2015 - present

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The Story so Far...

If you're a good storyteller/writer, please add to this.

Wizard said let there be light, so there was. Quantum universe was born. In the beginning there, was darkness and then galaxies were born. In these galaxies a myriad of guilds inhabited vying for control of what they liked to term strongholds. This was the game of empires.

Silver Age - Period before the first Capital Ships appear
Golden Age - Period before the first Wormhole appears
Platinum Age - Period after the first Wormhole appears
Ascended Age - Server is either won or has become as active as the servers before it

Silver Age

00s
The home of the reputed strongest forces of the server resided in the typical intensively fought over 00s cluster. Irish and his cronies feasted on the BARF of their enemies. Faster than an F1 racecar, they rose to the top and prevailed in most of the galaxies apart from 00 which saw a bitter struggle. In the middle of this cluster rose the great TOONS guild who thrived in peaceful lands. The great QSF guild invaded the WOLF territory of 04 and seized new farmlands. TOONS invaded the territory of 07 and farmed the OAP residing. TOONS invade 09 and begin farming the local residents. The lower 00s all merge into one guild, OMG.

10s
The most vicious struggle through arose in the 10s as a myriad of guilds of questionable allegiance rose up to prominence in this area. Balor and TJ ruled the lower 10s with an iron first beating down the typical large zerg guild that forms every server. Contested by l33t/Colt, they swept their opponents aside. The rest of the 10s, were populated with a hodge podge of galactic centric guilds. Time will tell if these guilds can survive under the rule of the great Balor. PONI and Saint crashed 1mil each in 10 and the zerg PONI won while the pro players in Saint lost (TJ why u do dis?). ELiTE invaded YURI stronghold in 16 forcing YURI to merge into ELiTE. ELiTE and QJump faced off in the mid-teens in a brutal conflict. Meanwhile, PONI and Saint locked horns again with Saint's 2 mil overcoming PONI's 1.5 mil at last. DH, previously PONI, began a rapid decline and collapse under the Saint occupations. ELiTE absorbed EatEm which were Saint farms. Balor cried foul and war tensions rose between the 2 once allies. Finally after a week of tensions, Saint and ELiTE made a pact so they could focus on the larger threat of 00s. ELiTE absorbed their allies FATE for a potential invasion into 20s.

20s
A melee of galactic centric guilds each ruling their own galaxy with an iron fist once they rose to dominance. It was found out a secret coalition formed between \*/-Sith-Order to rule the 20s. The Dunce zerg invaded Q23 forcing ITS to flee. In their retreat, ITS with fire in their eyes created an anti-zerg coalition with BRAVE/RSG/ITS/26 to destroy the zerg menace. ITS invade 22 with the help of RSG/BRAVE. ^S^ invades Order in 25 and crash 400K. ITS/RSG/BRAVE launch on Sith, now ++, in 23 with 2.2mil vs 1.8mil and they win the crash! They do a secondary crash killing 500K in the same galaxy. Looks like the Sith will be planning their revenge for awhile. ^_^ invaded 29 with 1.5 mil and absorbed )X( as the small Order blob ran away. FATE did a daring cross-cluster invasion from 19 into 20 against BRAVE. BRAVE launch on the small 1 mil FATE blob and run them out of 20. ITS/RSG/^S^ invaded 24 and finally killed the Dunce alliance as ++/Order both collapsed with members getting absorbed into a new guild PTR and the alliance guilds. In 29, ^_^ killed a small blob of a guild that broke off of Order and effectively secured a new stronghold. PTR, now PRO, declared war on ~WAR~ and invaded Q25. ^S^ invade Q28 to farm a break-off guild from ^_^. PTR crash 600K blob of ~WAR~ with most of ~WAR~ fleets running away.

End of the Silver Age

Ended 4/20/2015

A Dandy Bloc: OMG + TOONS
A Divine Bloc: Saint + QJump + ELiTE + FATE
A Dapper Bloc: BRAVE + RSG + ITS + ^S^ + ^_^ + PTR

Q00 - OMG
Q01 - OMG
Q02 - OMG
Q03 - OMG
Q04 - OMG
Q05 - TOONS
Q06 - TOONS
Q07 - TOONS
Q08 - OMG
Q09 - TOONS

Q10 - Saint
Q11 - Saint
Q12 - Saint
Q13 - Saint
Q14 - ELiTE / QJump
Q15 - QJump / ELiTE
Q16 - ELiTE
Q17 - ELiTE
Q18 - ELiTE
Q19 - ELiTE

Q20 - BRAVE
Q21 - RSG / BRAVE
Q22 - ITS / BRAVE
Q23 - ITS
Q24 - PRO
Q25 - ^S^ / PRO
Q26 - ^S^
Q27 - ^S^
Q28 - ^_^
Q29 - ^_^

Golden Age

00s
OMG make a launch onto the 20s, but recall. OMG make another launch to 20s, but recall due to spies.

10s
ITS/BRAVE/RSG land in 10s with 12.4 mil forcing ELiTE to run to 18 and start blobbing up there. After 20s leave, QJUMP/Saint go after ELiTE and destroy the guild. They blob up in upper teens in response to the 20s invasion forcing 20s to recall.

20s
PTR crash 600K blob of ~WAR~ with most of ~WAR~ fleets running away. After the great kitten civil war, the Sepharim absorb ^_^ and the breakoff guild. ITS/BRAVE/RSG invade 19 with 12.4 mil and demolish a small ELiTE blob. ITS absorb RSG. ITS/BRAVE/PRO join together to force OMG to recall from 20s. TOONS land in 28 and derb 1 mil and leave as 20s gather up in response. 20s merge together into ITS and form a sub-guild called SCUD. 20s try to invade teens again, but are forced to recall. OMG/TOONS/SAINT form OP to grind the 20s into oblivion. They launch on Q20 and ITS blob under the LZ. After the crash, 150mil derb pile is created with OP coming out on top.

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Top 10 Guilds that Bit the Dust:

To be added here, they must have stayed in the Top 10 for more than a week. They must be permanently removed from the Top 20 with no hope of getting back into the Top 10.

Sith - April 16th 2015 - Killed by ITS/^S^/RSG
DH/PONI - April 29th 2015 - Killed by Saint
ELiTE - May 24th 2015 - Killed by Saint

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Who's Merged, Who's Zerged, Who's Changed Their Names

It will chronicle the guilds that have merged with other guilds to either form new guilds or absorb other guilds. I won't be adding stuff that is not full-blown permanent merges. I'll only be chronicling the changes for guilds with strongholds. This is one of the sections where I need as much input as possible. It will be in order of the stronghold list.

37) OP forms from OMG/TOONS/SAINT (for crash)
36) SCUD forms from ITS/^S^/BRAVE/RSG/PRO low levels
35) ITS merge with ^S^/BRAVE/RSG/PRO
34) Saint absorb ELiTE
33) ITS absorb RSG
32) ^S^ absorb ^_^
31) PTR changed name to PRO
30) ELiTE absorbed FATE
29) ITS absorb ^S^ (for crash)
28) PTR absorb Order
27) BRAVE absorb Sith
26) Order absorbed Jedi/)X(
25) ^_^ absorbed )X(
24) M0B changed name to OMG
23) M0B absorbed QQ
22) M0B absorbed QSF
21) QQ absorbed CROW
20) Saint absorbed Crown
19) ELiTE absorbed EatEm
18) TOONS absorbed AzTEC
17) ITS changed name to +.+ (for crash)
16) 26 changed name to ^S^
15) PONI changed name to DH
14) Sith changed name to ++
13) RSG/BRAVE merged into ITS (for crash)
12) \*/ merged into Sith
11) LEAP changed name to QJump
10) YURI! merged into ELiTE
9) Angel merged into Saint
8) AWF merged into 26
7) RED absorbed into RSG/BRAVE
6) Nutz merged into FATE
5) Why named changed to Order
4) LEAP split off from *** during ELiTE merge
3) *** merged into ELiTE
2) LOB merged into ELiTE
1) FLAME name changed to ***


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ORIGINAL STRONGHOLDS

Q00 - QQ/BARF
Q01 - CROW/BARF
Q02 - M0B/BARF
Q03 - QSF
Q04 - WOLF
Q05 - TOONS
Q06 - TOONS
Q07 - AzTEC/OAPS
Q08 - Crow
Q09 - PONI

Q10 - Saint/PONI
Q11 - Saint/PONI
Q12 - Angel/SKULL
Q13 - Crown/EatEm/PONI
Q14 - FLAME/EatEm
Q15 - FLAME/PONI
Q16 - YURI!/PONI
Q17 - ELiTE
Q18 - LOB/PONI
Q19 - FATE

Q20 - BRAVE/NUTZ
Q21 - RSG/RED/BRAVE
Q22 - Sith
Q23 - ITS
Q24 - \*/
Q25 - Why
Q26 - 26
Q27 - AWF/JEDI
Q28 - ^_^
Q29 - )X(

[FrostyGoblin]

Is this where I throw in my towel for the Stronghold thread race?

[Bones09]

Is this where I throw in my towel for the Stronghold thread race?

That would be boring... I am expecting a cut throat information race to see who could get the latest dish updated on their thread and sabotaging each other at the highest levels with insidious information leaks. Also, a great divide forming in the small Quantum P&W forum community about where to post information and which thread is better. It'll be fun!

[JigokuShoujo]

Silver Age - Period before the first Capital Ships appear
Golden Age - Period before the first Wormhole appears
Platinum Age - Period after the first Wormhole appears
Ascended Age - Server is either won or has become as active as the servers before it

let's just save everyone lot of trouble and go straight to the "Ascended" stage.

[Bones09]

I won the race to the first piece of information, QQ in Q00.

[Bones09]

Updated some more stuff. Feel free to post where your guild is or I'll find out anyway. Maybe if you post I'll make a cool story about your guild's early rise.

[Bones09]

Ok 00s-10s should be somewhat accurate now with most guilds accounted for.

There are probably about 4 blocks right now, but of course only 1 block in each cluster will come out alive and its no question right now which ones it will be. Hopefully 20s are as exciting as 10s.

[Hefty Smurf]

Ok 00s-10s should be somewhat accurate now with most guilds accounted for.

There are probably about 4 blocks right now, but of course only 1 block in each cluster will come out alive and its no question right now which ones it will be. Hopefully 20s are as exciting as 10s.

Restart in 30s ftw.

[TRACE]

Poor turn up can u blame them nope !!

[Agent Star]

Ok 00s-10s should be somewhat accurate now with most guilds accounted for.

There are probably about 4 blocks right now, but of course only 1 block in each cluster will come out alive and its no question right now which ones it will be. Hopefully 20s are as exciting as 10s.

well I'm going to say no since there still at 23

[Bones09]

Ok 00s-10s should be somewhat accurate now with most guilds accounted for.

There are probably about 4 blocks right now, but of course only 1 block in each cluster will come out alive and its no question right now which ones it will be. Hopefully 20s are as exciting as 10s.

well I'm going to say no since there still at 23

20s were even slower last server and they were the most exciting cluster in terms of conflict. But I think 30s might be interesting this server.

[Agent Star]

me as well

[Gasai Yuno]

Someone legit better be in 23.
I need a guild >.>

[Agent Star]

hello as of right now im the only guild that staying in 23 as far as i know

[Mustangdt]

can i claim 055 as a future stronghold for my guild