I will express my impressions of the situation on the server and also about the server.
Like a man who played on all main classic ruoff servers, i can say for sure that server have very good setup. Of course, it have some issues. However, they are quickly correcting.
When I came here, i was pleasantly impressed. Players which came from ruoff in other groups, also really liked that server.
Lets talk about political situation in the server.
About first stage of server, we started here with 6 CP's, after one day 1 CP's left. Later one party joined us. With 6 CP's we fight vs outnumbered enemies and never gave up, we were just searching solutions.
One of our enemies, Ephemeral side started to decline the war as soon as they started to lose. I still don't understand such behavior, why the strongest clan declines war, and what for at all. I never did like that.
In first two weeks, Ephemeral and USLS did 69 twice to hit us (At the time when we have only 7 CP's). However, we never gave up, we wrote: "Cool, nice PVP, GF". This 69 was a big hit to both clan reputation.
Also, in first two weeks, Heaven (Leader of USLS) offered me 69 3-4 times, all times I rejected it. When he complained about Ephemeral zerg, I just answered: try to recruit more CP's. Game in opposition never scared me, it's just an additional interest and motivation in the game.
We died in siege like lions for -1000 CRP by both sides, to hold the Castle we spent all Raid Points for Nooblesses and etc, but siege was canceled by Administration. We accepted that respectful. But, we deserved this castle.
At the time of the collapse USLS side, we have 80 in CC with twinks versus 130(with twinks) of enemies. We lost all pvp clan vs clan within the week, and won only if usls won Ephemerals and we lasthited it. This was the strategy which gave us chance to get some epics.
We had a choice: reject 4 parties of USLS and send it to join Ephemeral and other 3-4 partys and in result play 80 vs 160 or accept it and win some time before Conan reqruit other one partys from USLS.
But in fact, every day the number of parties in the Ephemeral CC decreased, while i recieved more than 10 pms during one week from parties who wanted to join us.
Why they declined war so many times? Isn't it obvious, that no one wants play in Side which decline war just to kill some RB's?
There is one simple stratagy if your clan is weak, temporarily make a second line-up and transfer partys which need exp to it. But when you cancel war 30+ times in one server, it's terrible, clan starts to be like a joke. In that reason, on server we have 10-15, maybe more untag groups which do not play in big war right now.
A lot of people come to Lineage 2 to get some PVP stuff, if you cancel war - you stealing motivation to play of players from both sides.
Accept war only if your ready for war and never decline it!
When I was playing the ruoff, i was in opposition within 3-4 months and then we did comeback! As well as dominated and then again went into opposition, but you just for 10 days do so much dramma!
I'm planning to play on this server minimum 2-3 month, I saw a plans of administration to develop project, I like it. Welcome all newcomers which enjoy the server!
If SoiL dares to do his own side, with a pain in my heart I will let him go, it will be intersting to fight with him, but I will not play giveaway. I respect my enemies.
Looking forward for new adventures and as advice for Ephemeral: It's time to find their small balls and start to do something.