End of an Era...

Ah, yes, the baby returns!! But, folks, sadly...his little baby boy tears are for real this time. This post is not full of the joy and flourishing happiness one would normally expect from the best clan in Killzone 2. My good friends and fellow fiends of the Killzone 2 universe, the glory days of good ol' [thnx] clan are behind us, and the bitter, painful end upon us :(

It has been an invaluable experience for myself to start up and run this clan in Killzone 2. It takes quite an incredible video game to get me to even do what i did here (of the hundreds of games I've played, I've run 3 clans in my lifetime), and with the help of some truly special gamers out there I was able to start up this clan and just have a blast running it.

[thnx] clan was founded on the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of peacefulness. With the help of quite possibly the best gamers you could ever ask for, we were all able to enjoy ourselves happily and peacefully without any problems or conflicts. I'm happy to say that I had an incredibly fun time playing with all of you, and if the opportunity presents itself again I'll be there in a heart beat!

For me online gaming has always been about the community and friendships you can form. I think through [thnx] clan we've held one hell of a community of just insanely awesome gamers. Each one of you guys (and gals!) make this whole thing happen, and it is so much fun for me to run a clan like this. So, a huge whopping THANKS! to all of you out there for joining this clan and sticking with us through it all! Thank you everyone, keep geeking out and enjoying life's greatest gift: video games!! :)

I've decided to keep this website up, as well as the forum. The clan on the game as well will remain as is. I for one will always be wearing my [thnx] tags, and I figure some of you will like to have them as well! So, feel free to always stop back here at the website and reminisce, as well as checking out the forum which will also remain active.

Another Patch/DLC Coming Soon!

Thanks to look2leap for posting this on our member forums, Killzone 2 will be getting what appears to be another awesome patch from our friends at Guerilla!

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/697286/Napalm--Cordite-DLC-Pack-And-New-Patch-Coming-To-Killzone-2.html

With the added trophies and patch additions, this is perfectly dubbed "DLC III". Hope everyone is psyched for this and will be purchasing it (eventually, at least!).

I know I've just been a bit too busy lately to even find time to hop online, let alone update the website. I'm a bit pissed actually that I can't get the time to hop on and play as of late...but rest assured, I will most likely be getting this update as soon as I find some time to play!! Hope you guys are all having fun out there, keep checking back at the forum for miniscule updates here and there ;)

Cya'll online (hopefully sooner than later : ! )

Happy July 4th Celebrations!

Happy July 4th to you all! I'm a day early because I will not be here tomorrow to update... so, here ya go! Obviously, for those of us living here (or not), America is the greatest country on the planet!! Let us rejoice for our ancestors revolutionary sacrifice in building this great country, and remember to sustain it's invaluable presence through our own individual efforts as the people!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Oh, the Humanity!!!

So, I was working for quite a bit on updating our member rankings, as well as our Top 10, and an addition to the Clan War spreadsheet. Sometimes I get carried away and my crappy old computer has no Auto-save function anywhere in paint.......so.....as a thunder storm barely even began to show itself, my electric goes out. Awesome!

So, with that said, I will be having some major updates by next week on all of our beloved spreadsheets and what not. Sadly, everything I worked on is now gone. Oh yah, and for anyone who I may have told I was going to be on last night, well...I had no electric!

In the meantime, keep having fun and kicking ass out there! Be sure to check back for some updates on those spreadsheets.

Officer Promotion Week: inferno8O8

It was certainly a battle these past few weeks to find the best officer out of those who applied. Without question this small batch of soldiers seeking Officer status are some of the best gamers you could ever find. Everyone (and you know who you are) that has applied has shown a serious interest in the position as well as the clan in general, and I thank you all so much for doing that! Sadly, though, I can only pick one at this time!

Showing incredible interest within our clan, remaining consistantly active and awesome, I hand this weeks promotion to inferno8O8! Qualifying for the WO1 status alone, inferno has shown us the workings of a true leader for [thnx] clan. Through actively contributing on our forum, consistantly playing in games and making suggestions within the clan, inferno is truly in the highest ranks of our players with the best attitudes! Thanks for being awesome, inferno, welcome to the officer council soldier!

New Member, Quicky Update...

Please welcome our latest member to the clan!

• Paragonia

It's great to have a fresh member right now. We've been much tighter lately on who we recruit, so it may be a while until we find another great addition to the clan. Paragonia is an awesome person and a great addition, welcome to the clan!!

In other news, we will be having a new Officer join our ranks very soon. Either this week or next week, one of a few who have submitted requests will be chosen for Officer status. Remember, if you are interested in applying to become an Officer in [thnx] just send a simple request over to either myself or Fury.

Thanks guys, cya online!

It's Summertime!! Rejoice!!

Probably my favorite time of the year, we've finally stumbled upon the great summer.

Hope all of you in [thnx] clan are well happy and ready for it!! Relax, and enjoy!

Anddddd some clan updates please!! Well, for starters, I do have a preliminary Clan War Spreadsheet to share!

The spreadsheet seems fine as it currently is, but it is technically still in beta form. I am working on a few little bits to it, which will probably never get done, so that's that for now! Hope you like it!

With my busy schedule as of late it has been pretty darned difficult to update all of the various aspects of the website and rankings that I've flooded myself with. I'm still well and trying, it's just gonna take me a bit longer to get those updates out!

Reminder: The Flash & Thunder maps are out and they are AWESOME, if you have $6 to spare, please invest! The maps are really alot of fun and are certainly worth it.

That is all for now folks! Cyaz on the battlefield!

All Gave Some, Some Gave All: Day 2

Honorable Discharge: clyde30

Today we bid farewell to another soldier with great potential and a great attitude in [thnx] clan, clyde30. I only had the chance to play very few games with clyde before he vanished from the killzone universe, but he was really a great, nice guy and to this day I had always hoped he would come back online! I believe the last game we played his kids were either yelling at him to get off, or he had to pick them up somewhere. A family man and a peaceful gamer, his presence is sorely missed! He made a great impression and was a pleasure to play with for the short time he was online. clyde30 has now been inactive on Killzone 2 for over a month with no indication of any return to the battlefield. Farewell, clyde!

Flash & Thunder Maps Out Today!

What's up everyone!! Haven't had much of a chance for updates this week (extremely busy)...but, for any members of the clan who are absolute fanatics of the game...the new Flash & Thunder maps are OUT!

I, for one, will definitely have the maps downloaded by tonight. Hopefully you guys can spare the extra cash and join the fun!

HD Video of the new maps, in case you hadn't seen it already!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXzKCgzsJqc

As for any other updates, all is quiet on the western front (still working on getting that damned Clan War Spreadsheet out). As of now, we have a pretty healthy lot of active players, and our search for new members has slowed down quite a bit. We are always looking for new recruits, but with our solid crew right now it will be harder and harder to enter into the clan. Only players with some serious interest in playing with our clan, having fun and making new friends will have a shot at joining [thnx]!

Cyaz all online!

All Gave Some, Some Gave All: Day 1

Sunday will mark the day for announcements of members who have left [thnx] clan on an honorary note. The announcements will be exclusively for those who have had a positive stay, whether long or short lived, within the clan. The announcements will be made on an as-needed basis, so not every Sunday will include an announcement.

Honorable Discharge: ItsAllCur

Recruited by our Officer division, ItsAllCur was a pleasure to play with in [thnx] clan even for the very few games we managed to play together. Although his time within the clan was short lived, ItsAllCur proved some great potential and was a positive guy to play with. ItsAllCur has now been inactive for over a month with no notice or indication of a return.

MIA: Slamzor

Slamzor was one of our earliest recruits in [thnx] clan. I believe he was within the first 5 or so members to be recruited. After a long stretch of absence, it appears Slamzor has gone completely MIA. He has left our clan and appears to have left Killzone 2 altogether. Slamzor held some incredible potential by review of his statistics, but sadly was never active and apparently never truly interested in the game. Farewell, Slamzor, wherever you may be!

New Member, Updates Coming...

What's up everyoneeeeeee!!!! Everyone enjoying their E3 goodness!?!?!

Well, snap out of it! It's Killzone time!! :)

Some news for you guys quick: We have a new member!! Please welcome to the clan:

• rcross4

rcross has been playing with myself and a few other members for a while now, he is awesome, he is mad cool, and we are more than happy to have him with us in the clan!! Thanks, cross!

I don't have much to share in this update, but we will be having an update very soon involving the long awaited Clan War Spreadsheet. Some details about the upcoming system:

• The sheet will include all [thnx] clan members and their respect wins, losses, draws, and valor earned.
• Members will be split into divisions based on K/D ratio and experience
• Members will be chosen for clan battles based on their division and the threat level of the opposing clan.
• 4 Badges are available to every member upon playing in a number of Clan Matches

Cya'll online!

EPIC (and some awesome updates)

So, for anyone who doesn't know already, we had an incredible clan match last night. By incredible, I mean: We went against the 76th best clan in the game, and scored a draw. Yes, and one of the members is (or was) ranked 11th in the world. You read that right, Rank 11 trip star beast.

So, long story short, the match was just flat out insane. The game ended on a Body Count DRAW! If you're interested and weren't a part of it, watch it here:

http://www.killzone.com/kz/tour_round_history.psml?kz_match_id=5256507&kz_file_id=4849149

A huge THANKS!!!! to the players involved in the match!! Great job everyone!

Now for some updates:

As some of you may have noticed, we now have a ranking system on the Forum. Here, in full detail, is the ranking system (purely for fun) that I threw together!

If you're pissed that you can't reach the Moderator rank, well, you can! Very active members who climb the ranks in [thnx] clan as well as contribute actively to the forum can easily be promoted by either myself or FurSlayer to that rank! Most likely you'll have to reach Aide to Radec first though :P!

And now for NEWS: Patch 1.27 which everyone was fiending for has officially been DELAYED!

IGN Article on this catastrophe: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/987/987944p1.html

That should be all for now, still working on getting out that Clan War Honors spreadsheet, just can't seem to get it right. Catch ya'll online, THANKS!

A Few Updates...

Hey guys, although I JUST updated, I had to get out this information to you guys.

Firstly, we have a new member!! Please welcome to the clan:

1. look2leap4
   

look2leap4 has been playing with [thnx] clan members, including myself, on an incredibly frequent basis. Showing an incredible interest in the clan exceeding our new standards for recruits, it is a pleasure to have him join the clan! Thanks, look, you've been added to the nav bar at the top of this page! Kudos to QueensWalk1tOut for the recommendation.

Secondly, I've updated our Officer Requirements spreadsheet to account for all of the recent changes. This should sum up everything you guys need to know about Officer status. If you are still confused, feel free to ask any questions on the forum, or just send a PM to either myself or FurySlayer47!

Andddddd last but not least we are ACTUALLY beginning to use our Clan Chatroom! I have posted a link on the top of this page now, as well as a link on the Forums navigation bar. There's a post in the forum I made about this which some of you may have read, I'll be updating that post so check it out for more info on our chatroom!

Cya'll little baby boys online!!

YES!! New Patch 1.27 "Tomorrow Morning"!

http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/27/killzone-127-patch-to-release-tomorrow-morning/

Well, well, well...Another patch from what is swiftly becoming my favorite fan-service company ever! How many patches have we gotten so damn fast for this game!? I mean, they literally just announced this patch and it is coming out TOMORROW.

Apparently this is the mother of all patches. Check the link for the interview on the fixes, and here is a short list recap of some highlights:

• Spawn invincibility from tactician dropped spawns is removed
• Assault class armor decreased from 100 HP to 50 HP
• Sentry Bots are more precise, don't get shot at by turrets as much, and are harder to kill
• New control scheme included with "High-Precision" (optional) for better control response
• Joining friends improved

Also not mentioned in the interview, but apparently (being shouted everywhere else) you can now see the details of a game before entering it. Now, that is the greatest thing ever! And there are some search enhancements as well, and supposedly a bunch of other little awesome things.

Some pretty incredible patching in there, can't think of anything else that needed patching!

New Map Pack Coming!

Thanks to a post made by brickwalker on the forums:

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/20/killzone-2-flash-and-thunder-pack-dated-june-11/

We have two new maps coming both based on maps from the original Killzone multiplayer!!

Sounds pretty awesome, but sadly, they are apparently priced at $5.99 as the last pack was. I'm thinking this will only be worth it if people speak incredibly high of these maps.

Here is also a quick link to the trailer on youtube (couldn't embed the widescreen on here):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvndVuLaXYc

Thanks again for the info, brick!

Officer Promotion Week: QueensWalk1tOut

( This is a bit of an early post, but I have to run out so..! )

Despite having never admitted to me that Killzone 2 is a good game, QueensWalk1tOut has served our clan with fiendish activity and interest to earn himself the rank of Officer! Queens has shown true Officer qualities through recommending new players and being extremely active within the clan. Above all else, Queens statistics set him aside as a Chief Warrant Officer for the clan. Congratulations, Queens! Let's all hope he doesn't switch to H3 anytime soon like a lil gay xbot baby boy ;)! Thanks!

I have like 10,000 viruses

Hey guys, I somehow am managing an update through this God foresaken computer of mine.



Short story, I went to Ultimate-Guitar.com to find tabs for a fiendish masterpiece, and got hit by some small virus. Somehow this spread into a ton of viruses over time, and now my computer is nearly dead, saved only by my free virus scans and spyware scans.



Well, I did manage to finish an update here! Behold, Officers, your powers...

In addition, this update will fall off the page in a few hours: Officer Promotion tonight!!! Be there or be square!! 8:30 P.M. EST

Till then, I'll probably be playing Killzone and dreading work tomorrow morning...Cya guys!

Whew!!

What's up everyone! Back from a very long and arduous weekend...About to crash for the night but figured I would give a quick update on here!

Before I left on Friday I had been working on a major update for the Clan Officer resource. This should all be ready and done by tomorrow, I am hoping. A few sleight changes have been added, the requirements for officer status have not changed, just certain abilities are being altered accounting for different positions.

Another quick update: We are going to begin dropping inactive members from the clan. As FurySlayer has noted, this will be an "Honorable Discharge" for members who have basically gone AWOL. Should start doing this very soon, considering we already have a decent bulk of members whom we all never see online. Before a member is discharged, it will be up to the clan to decide together on their inactiveness bein a serious factor.

Hope you guys had a great weekend, won every game you played, kicked some elitists asses, etc etc...

I'll be heading back online tomorrow night hopefully, and we should be having an Officer Promotion this week! Cya guys online!

No Promotions Tonight...

Thought I would give you guys a heads up: there will be NO promotions tonight at 8:30 (the usual time of major promotions)

I have a few members applying for Officer status right now. All of this is still under heavy review as the Officer position is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. The officer position will more likely be appointed a bit more infrequently as more members arrive in [thnx] clan. I am confident, though, a promotion will be held a week from tonight (I've been reviewing members for a few weeks now).

So, goood luck to anyone who is interested in the position! Remember to apply by sending either myself or FurySlayer a simple letter of request for Officer status.

A Few Things...

To all little baby boys across the land, comin atcha with a quick update before I head out and return some movies to Blockbuster!

So...for starters we have an announcement of a few new members whom I am extremely happy to invite into our clan (I'll tell you why in a sec)...Please welcome:

1) Inferno8O8

2) jjg44913

3) AngelicRabbit (Prospective, expected to join)

Welcome to THANKS! Clan guys!! My reason for being so pleased with our new recruits is simple: They're basically already in the family. Inferno is brothers with FurySlayer, jjg44913 is good friends of our very own deathmagnetic, and the same goes for AngelicRabbit who is a friend of brickwalkers. Friends/Family of our best members are A! OK! with me! Awesome to have you guys join the crew!

This lil baby boy is damn happy you guys are here also!





In other news...Still working on getting that "Clan War Honors" spreadsheet out to you guys. Should be a bit of a booster to anyone who is really dying for those clan wars to get in gear and earn themselves Officer status to challenge clans! The valor earns you some nice, reputable badges to slap on your [thnx] clan records.

And once again for extra good measure: PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE FORUM!! It is so incredibly easy to sign up and we have a good 7 people on there already. Even if you are not a member of this phenominal clan, go ahead! Sign up! It's a public forum!

See ya'll online soon!!

Updated "Member Ranks & Honors"!

What's up everyone!! Before I crash for the night (big day tomorrow), I decided to update our member ranks board. Sorry to everyone that liked the nice full spreadsheet, but it was near impossible to update (Killzone.com changes their lengths for some reason, so the copy/paste wasn't working right). I added a link under "Resouces" to the official member leaderboard, anyway!

This new rank page accounts for your Clan Rank, Medals/Badges and Clan War Honors. The Clan War Honors section is attributed to a spreadsheet I have in the works which hands out honor badges for clan matches played.

The "Top 10" will be updated two to three times a week (whenever I get the chance).

In other news....


A huge THANK YOU! to the members who took the initiative to sign up on our Forum!

For everyone that hasn't signed up yet, you can access the forum at the top of this page or by clicking here! The forum is incredibly useful and fun for all members as well as guests to Thanks! clan. There are private sections only visible to certain member ranks, so join up to post!

Ever mowed a lawn for 5 hours?

Didn't think so.

After having just mowed my lawn for over 5 hours (long story, nature was not on my side today), I'm here with a small update, typing to you with green fingers ("green thumb" hah! wussies!)

Apparently, Joinc has left our clan. I never even had a chance to speak with him (he apparently never had a mic) and his reason for leaving is unknown to me. Well, farewell, dude!

We've taken a recruit under our wing, please welcome into the clan:

1) renzenku

Welcome to Thanks! man!

We are still pushing some serious effort in finding some genuine, peaceful, and active players to join the clan. Great job to our officers and members alike for their efforts in finding cool new people to join our clan! Thanks everyone!

I am currently working on a Clan War page which includes badges for those in the clan that gain a certain amount of valor for the clan. In addition to this, we may also induct a history of thnx members page which will include all of the fine people who have come and gone through our clan!

Reminder: Please sign up for the forum! Only two members have taken the initiative to sign up, and it'd be really nice to have everyone else on there. It takes 2 seconds. Thanks!

Cya guys online!

We have a forum!

Hey guys, although we had never really discussed it, I figured it was important to get us going with a forum for discussion and announcements!

I've had members message me about things, going on vacation, not being able to get online...whatever. Well, now all of that can be heard by everyone just by posting in the forum!

The forum is extremely easy to use. I found a phenominal host for the forum and it seems to be really easy and great for use. Signing up is 1,2,3 easy as cake so PLEASE guys join the forum so I can add you to the forum roster for Private Clan Discussion (If you're not a member of the forum, you can't post in the privat clan forum!). The Private Clan Discussion will not appear until you have registered for membership. I don't believe you even need an e-mail to sign up on this forum, it really is simple as cake.

More updates coming guys, cya online!

Finished!

Here is your brand spankin new Member Leaderboard for Thanks! Clan!!

While I sat in MS Paint for hours on end trying to figure out how to cram all the information I wanted to get into out new ranking sheet, I decided, hey, why not just pull it right from Killzone.com! So, our leaderboard is easier for me to update and for you to read.

The board will be updated around twice a week. As you will notice everything we have available to the clan as far as badges, officer ranks, medals, etc. are all included in the far right columns.

If you are wondering what other badges you can earn, well, I have also been working on a Clan War Rankings system for those who want a little more spunk to their clan war Valor earnings! That is coming soon!

Till then, cya guys online!

Coming back!!!

Just finished watching The Wrestler and I suddenly feel 100 times better!! (Incredible film, by the way, go see it!)


As my sickness passes (I officially, for the record, had a violent cold combined with some incredibly terrible allergies) I am feeling better and better and more able to hop back into some real gaming. I literally was getting headaches just from trying to play against bots these past few days (I should have been lying down!).

Some of you may call that being a little baby boy.

I can't argue against that.

Now for some news:


Let's welcome some new members to the clan, welcome to Thanks! clan guys!:


1) deathmagnetic527


2) V0ltage11


3) burnoutp


I am still working on my update for the Member Rankings/Medals spreadsheet. Should be coming this week, sorry for all of the delays on that one! Should be some more news this week with that update and some other little additions as well that I missed this weekend. Have fun guys and I will see you all online!

Sick as a dog!

Hey guys, had to throw out a quick update and let you guys know I couldn't finish a few of the updates I wanted to get on the website today. I got hit bad by allergies yesterday, and today has been a horror (shouldn't have taken the meds...). Benadryl just knocked me out and just makes me feel a thousand times crappier.

I'm working on a Member Rankings spreadsheet which will be clickable on the homepage. The sheet will include everyones rank as well as medals earned. We have a few other fun additions coming as well!

The DLC is available today, and sadly I most likely won't be able to hop on and check it out tonight. I was reading up on it and here's a cool bit of info I got on them:

The Wasteland Bullet map is for big games while the Vekta Cruiser is meant for smaller matches. By the sound of it, both maps are incredibly fun and awesome looking. Wasteland Bullet includes some dangerous elements that can kill you, not just turrets and opposing forces, but moving lights and a gap between trains! Both maps look awesome and I am pumped to get on them this weekend.

Hope you guys are all feeling well, be sure to stay away from that swine flu (hope I don't have that?!!) I'll be a chippery fiend by tomorrow afternoon once I'm done with what I am expecting to be a hellish day of work. See you guys on!

Promotion Week: Clan Co-Leader

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- [thnx] FurySlayer47 -

To aide our clan to greatness as Clan Co-Leader!

For serving with us even before the incarnation of [thnx] clan, providing incredible leadership and efforts in recruiting, and overall being one of the most peaceful kids to ever play Killzone 2, It is with great honor I hand this promotion over!

[thnx] Clan Version 1.3

What's up everyone! Let me start off by saying I've been re-organizing my basement the past few days and haven't found any time to hop online. I will hopefully be getting on very soon, if not tonight even!

In addition, a bit of my time this past weekend was taken up by organizing this little addition for the clan:




Ah, yes! Another spreadsheet! Well, here it is, one of our major updates for the clan this week: Our very own [thnx] Clan Medals system! There are four medals available to earn in [thnx] clan, all of which are incredibly difficult to achieve and ask for some serious, stand-out accomplishments. Here is some important information I may add to a separate spreadsheet in the future:

• Each medal can only be awarded one time to any member at any given time.
• As is outlined on the sheet, each medal is awarded by the combined decision of both the Leader and the Co-Leader.
• If a Leader or Co-Leader are not present at the time of significant accomplishment in the game, for instance the Medal of Honor, but a majority of members recommend that a player receive the medal, a descriptive outline of the event must be sent to the Leader or Co-Leader to critical review.
• The Leader & Co-Leader are ineligible for three of the four general medals and are in turn awarded for their rank the four highest honor leadership medals.
• If a Leader or Co-Leader ever leave the clan, are demoted, or choose to resign, their "Loyalty/Duty" badge will remain attached to their name, no matter what, to acknowledge their time as a Leader. Each of the three power related badges will be taken away and the potential for a Purple Heart will be considered. The details for the Purple Heart are outlined on the sheet.

In other news, please welcome ItsAllCur to the clan! I hadn't realized he joined the clan until a few days ago, so he just missed my last post on the new members...but, nevertheless he's on the roster and good to go! A few of us had a chance to play with him and he is really a cool guy to have in the clan. Great job to the Officers FurySlayer47 & SmokingAces21 for their expert recruiting these past few days!

And that should be it! I may be forgetting to add something here, but that is all I've got for now. More updates after tomorrow! Reminder that the Co-Leader announcement is tomorrow, Wednesday, at 8:30 P.M. EST!

Big updates coming this week...

Hey guys, not much to update tonight but a boat load of updates are coming this week for the clan, so get ready!

Due to our officers fine work out there, we've got a few new people added to the clan roster. Welcome to the clan!

1) gweven

2) Joinc

3) FrOgGiE814u



If you are wondering why your rank hasn't been updated on the Member Rankings list, rest assured, all is well and taken care of. We are experiencing some serious changes to the list and the updates will be coming this week.

We've got the Steal & Titanium maps coming out soon which I for one am absolutely purchasing, so hopefully some of you guys will as well! It is $5.99 on the PS store, so start stashing away that lunch money!

Oh, yeah!...

HUGE UPDATE WEDNESDAY, 8:30 P.M. EST

There will be no Officer promotions this week, sorry guys! Instead, we will be promoting a member to the status of Co-Leader for the clan. The player has been chosen based on many factors as well as input from fellow players. See you then!

Additionally, we have a few treats lined up this week for clan members to indulge in! All updates will be made in the following days, so keep checking back here! See you guys on the game!

Officer Promotion Week: SmokingAces21

A long overdue promotion, SmokingAces21 has proven himself beyond a doubt to carry the leadership flag for [thnx] clan! Mending the requirements list, very rarely will a player be able to exceed requirements with sheer attitude and conduct. Smoking has proven to be a truly great comrade, adhering to his activeness and ability to recruit players and maintain an extremely positive attitude! For this I have allowed an exception to the requirements list and granted SmokingAces21 an Officer Star (Silver star to be added to Officer Requirements list, excludes WO1 requirements) for showing true passion and interest in leading with our clan. Thank you, Smoking!

Oh, where but for elitism would I...

So, as some of you may know, we bid farewell to three members of [thnx] clan this week:

1) C_M3_Ki11_U

2) TigerKingTony

3) CentralSlash

A few of you may be a bit disheartened at the fact that, yes, these players were some of our best skilled. But as we all know in the great, vast world of video games,being a great player does not always come with having a great attitude.

My friends, I've come across elitist gamers ever since I was a little baby boy in the gaming world; The sorry saps who claim a video game identity to that of being the extremely disliked co-worker whom everyone wishes would be struck by lightning before work. The players who strip the fun out of gaming and in place put a staple for competitiveness, nasty attitudes, and an extreme case of elitism to boot. The mindset carries through like a virus to all sorts of areas of the geek world. In artistry in general, comic books, video games, music, reading...Sadly, there are extremely peaceful geeks, and then there are the geeks who feel they have the answer for us at all times, they are the right ones, the "Godly" gamers/"Intelligent" comic book readers/"Brilliant" painters/"Incredible" artists/"Stupendous" music fans etc, they are the ELITISTS!!

You have to love how long they've been around also!

With that I give you a brief reasoning behind our friends leaving: Long story short, late Saturday night, we were tricked by a truly evil clan into losing 10 valor to start. On top of this, we were then tricked into scheduling a clan match with them for Sunday night/Monday morning at 12:45 A.M. Seeing no chance for many members to be able to make it to the clan war, we decided to chalk it up as a loss. Our three friends didn't.

Two of them proceeded to stay up for the 12:45 A.M. call that Monday morning without informing any other members. Losing the clan war for which nobody else cared to play, the members could not deal with the loss and my "F'ing terrible leadership" and decided to break away from us, beginning a new clan immediately. With them bringing their third little toadie.

In the end we learn a good lesson on recruiting. Try to stay sharp on a players attitude. For the record, I recruited this batch of low lives, and I'll do my best to prevent it from happening again. We have to weed out the elitists from the peacefuls in the future, and I do beleve with our current crew we have found some phenominally peaceful people!

This post could be incredibly long today but I will keep it short. I won't go into details on all of these awesome new update, but feel free to check google for information on this sweet ass news for Killzone 2:

1) New patch releasing this week: Patch 1.24, contains a boatload of fixes

2) DLC maps priced at $5.99 ($%!@!!!)

3) 12 New Trophies added! Need the map pack to get some of them OF COURSE!!

Here are the trophies detailed because I just KNOW you want to see them:

Wasteland Medic - Revive 5 allies in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Engineer - Repair 5 objects in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Tactician - 5 allies spawn on your spawn grenade in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Saboteur - Kill 5 enemies while disguised in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Scout - Kill 5 enemies while cloaked in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Wasteland Assault - Boost 5 times in Wasteland Bullet in a round.

Cruiser Medic - Revive 5 allies in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Engineer - Repair 5 objects in Vekta Cruiserin a round.

Cruiser Tactician - 5 allies spawn on your spawn grenade in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Saboteur - Kill 5 enemies while disguised in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Scout - Kill 5 enemies while cloaked in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

Cruiser Assault - Boost 5 times in Vekta Cruiser in a round.

On Clan Wars...

I've been getting a number of questions concerning our ability to challenge clans, and when this will happen. I, like the rest of you, am extremely excited to get on the battlefield and take down some opposing clans, and we can absolutely get into that right away!

[thnx] clan is still just a baby. We've only begun recruiting less than two weeks ago, and the clan remains fairly small despite our valiant efforts in recruiting players. We have 13 current members, 7-10 of which are extremely active and online when we need them. I figure the most effective way of gaining a Clan War is to just challenge a clan on the spot while soldiers are online.

In addition, our Officers have the power to challenge clans as well. Keep this in mind; When you are playing and are passionate about having a clan war, be sure to ask an officer if they would be willing to challenge a clan.

Hopefully, very soon, we can sart to get things rolling in the Clan War world! We just need to get our feat wet once, and the ball will be rolling. I have to figure out how the system works to begin with! (all it says is "Challenge Clan", I have no clue what the game modes allowed are, time constraints, friendly fire, etc.)

If you want to play in a Clan War, just remain active and online! We are sure to be having one very soon, whether big or small!

Quick update!

Hey guys, about to hop on the game soon actually so I just wanted to throw this out there:



Above is a quick update to the Requirements for Officer Status in [thnx] Clan. I've decided it better to leave out some aspects of the original spreadsheet, which I found unnecessary to being a leader in recruiting and guiding soldiers for the clan.

In other news, the DLC has a slated release date of April 30th for the United States. So, that leaves us with a little under 14 days until we are given some brand new maps and, hopefully, some suprise updates!

New Members, New updtes, and the KZ2 DLC news!

Well, first and foremost I think you guys will want to see THIS:



Click Here for the nice widescreen, YouTube HD version!

The above video is showcasing what we have all been waiting for: Some new DLC for KZ2! I actually missed this live on G4 when it aired last week, but luckily youtube exists in this world. Looks pretty awesome, hopefully we get some updates to the game as well (rankings, badges)...a patch is definitely due for some of those aspects. The maps do look awesome, though, and apparently they will be free! Yes, free. At least, according to Gamefaqs members who have translated some websites with information on them. The tranlastions imply that they will be free, but this is all stretching speculation at this point. We'll just have to wait and see!

We have many new members to say THANKS! to! Please welcome to our beloved clan the following awesome people:

-brickwalker0
-TigerKingTony
-Fawnsdbest
-QueensWalk1tOut
-Stormtrooper626
-clyde30
-Carolina17_5

Congratulations and a big warm welcome to all of the new members! Hope you guys have a fun stay in Thanks clan! Impotant to note is our new member, QueensWalk1tOut, is actually the co-founder of [thnx] clan, as well as the originator of the "THANKS!" lingo. Should he eventually be the official co-leader of the clan? We'll just have to let him prove himself worthy first ;)!


In other news I have a great idea for the clan after someone abruptly quit without notice. The "Hall of Shame" of [thnx] clan! Our good friend cubanracer82 suddenly up and left our clan for reasons I can only speculate on. When cuban joined, he had a real compeitive attitude, and likewise gave of a very sketchy vibe. Well, low ad behold, he left the clan and deleted me from his friends list the other day. I guess being nice to someone and inviting them to your clan can really cause some major frustrations! Well, the Hall of Shame shall be inducted shortly with it's star studded member in the top spot!

That is all! I'm incredibly tired and have to wake up incredibly early tomorrow. More updates soon!

Revisions, Brand New Ranking System & More!

Hey guys. We have a few updates and changes which I am sure most every member will be happy about!


Firstly, a brand new element to our clan has been added. The official "Soldiers of the Army" ranking system exclusive only to [thnx] clan members, a big THANKS! for that one!

I'm sure you guys will have fun with this one. The ranking system applies to all members, which brings me to my next point: [thnx] clan began as a friendly, fun-loving clan and so it shall stay. Recently, a player was denied the privelage of joining our fantastic legion when I, regrettably, judged him solely on a match we played. Never should any player be judged solely on his or her skill in order to join Thanks! No matter how good the player, we are judged here solely on our attitude within the clan. If you decide to be a neusance, you can bet the biggest n00b in KZ2 will take your spot in [thnx] clan fast!



So, the ranking system is now in place and with it will come some regulatory measures. Most importantly to note, depending on the competitive severity of a given Clan War, members chosen for each war will be picked solely by their ranking within the clan. Again, this is only if a challenged clan holds a threatening rank. Only the best troops are sent forth for the hardest battles, so to speak.


Next bit of information on this ranking system:

-Officers: Your Warrant Officer rank will sit directly beside your SotA rank on our member listing. The Lt-Gen, MG, & GA ranks can either be achieved within our ranking system, or the game's "Top %" system. Other than that, your Warrant Rank is seperate from your SotA rank, and you rank up just like any Soldier within the clan.


-All Members: All members MUST inform me of a rank change in the system. I cannot keep track of everyone's experience in game, so please; If you level up in rank, either message Travers on PSN, or send an e-mail to TANDTboy77@aol.com

Also updated the Officer Rankings Spreadsheet, so no one is confused, here is the new one:



I am still working on the member rankings list for the side-bar, should be updated very soon.


With that, have a great Easter everyone! I probably won't be updating much this weekend, I expect to be pretty busy. Enjoy your weekend guys!!

Major Update for [thnx] Clan members!!!

Behold! Our very own [thnx] Clan Ranking System!!





Here is our official ranking system package! The system applies to those that have achieved the rank of Officer already, and are looking to continue their glorious uprising. Over time, I am confident most every active member will be able to achieve the basic requirements for Officer status....thus, we have a more meaningful honor system at hand!



The ranking system is comprised of five seperate levels of honor. Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) being the lowest (achieved immediately upon becoming an Officer), and Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) being the highest. Much like in the U.S. Army...well, exactly like in the U.S. Army actually! The system is strictly based on player statistics.



If you guys have any questions about the honor system, let me know!

Officer Promotion Week: FurySlayer47

FurySlayer47 has officially earned the privelage of being a right hand man in THANKS clan! I have been playing with Fury for a while, and like all of our members he is active, awesome, and a great player. Above all of this he has also achieved every requirement on the Officer requirements list. Congratulations, Fury!

Good luck to everyone else in the clan that wishes to become an Officer. Keep kicking ass on the battlefield!

Officer Promotions coming...

Promotions! It is now official: If a member is being promoted to the rank of Officer, it will occurr on the Wednesday of that week, 8:30 P.M. EST.




Well, it is Wednesday, and a member is being promoted to Officer tonight and it will be known to all. Most likely this will not be happening every single wednesday, but if in fact a member has garnered this spectacular achievement, it will be announced the Wednesday of that week.



With that, we have some prospective members trying out soon! I made a post on GameFAQs.com and recieved some positive feedback from ineterested players. I will be trying them out, hopefully, soon and we may in fact have some fresh members!!

"Major Killzone 2 Announcement" Coming this week!!!

For all of us here at THANKS clan, Guerilla Games has decided to give us all some kind of special treatment for being such a kick ass clan. Supposedly there will be a "major announcement" for Killzone 2 this Thursday, March 9th at 12:30 A.M. EST on Gametrailers TV on G4!

Here's the link to the official trailer:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47664.html

Here's hoping we get an update to the ranking/badge system!!!

In other news; I'm hoping everyone is OK with the Officer reuirements...if you are having some serious trouble with anything, or are personally pissed that you aren't an officer, please let me know!! I really want this to be a fun thing to achieve, not something for people to get angry over. Let me know!

No clan wars/tournaments lined up. Still working on recruiting worthy members. That is all, over and out, go pwn some n00bs peace THANKS!

Huge, ridiculous, awesome update for clan members

As you all know, there is an option for me to promote clan members to the status of "Officer" in [thnx] clan. Well, I could do this for each and every member, but then it would defeat the purpose for us all! So, I've decided to give everyone a chance at earning the title instead!

The most important thing which will set officers apart from members is their activeness, chillness, peacefulness and overall attitude and responsibility within the clan. Even if you have everything on this list fulfilled, the Officer status will be reserved for those who are more than just great statistics!

Officer status gives you the ability to challenge other clans for clan matches, accept challenges from other clans, and also the ability to invite players to the clan for member status. You also get a star symbol next to your name signifying your status in the clan!

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