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The New Syndicate

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Nov 29, 2005 Gavan link
:P Nice
Nov 29, 2005 jexkerome link
DarkNight's logo beats Doukutsu by about a parsec. Seriously, Doukutsu's looks more like a logo for a MLS team than for a pirate organization.

Oh, and before I forget. 75% of the time I see a CLM member, I'm attacked; 85% of the times I see a SCAR member, I'm attacked; 33% of the time I see a SKV member, I'm attacked. Yet every time I encounter a new SYN member they say "hi" and ignore me completely afterwards. Like, What the Hey?
Nov 29, 2005 icbm1987 link
Yeah... and Jex is an evil trader... *,..,*
Nov 29, 2005 Celkan link
Jex, sure...

But Miharu's friends with a good portion of the Syndicate's members. ... nah. Doesn't have a connection.

... does it?
Nov 29, 2005 Doukutsu link
Oh ye who pass judgement too quickly - the crow logo is just concept... not anywhere near final. I made it in about 30 seconds.
Nov 29, 2005 LeberMac link
That's great for 30 seconds of work!

Technically DK's piece of...um...artwork.. was a POSTER, not a logo. BTW a LOGO should not be a photo, technically. You want your target audience to recognize a shape or style first, before their brain tries to recognize patterns in (decode) a full color photo.

In a wide, sweeping generalization kind of way, the more simple a logo is, the more memorable it is.
Nov 30, 2005 jexkerome link
If it's just a concept, then scrap it and quickly think up of another one, because frankly, that one still sucks.

As for Syn' pirate activity, I'm starting to think CLM's opinion of Syn is right...
Nov 30, 2005 Gavan link
Hey, at least its a step in the right direction. We now have 4 or 5 active members who actually pirate. Before Kteln came along, Syn had what? One pirate and a roid humper?
Nov 30, 2005 Doukutsu link
Thanks for the "constructive criticism," Jex.

Let me direct everyone applicable towards:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/Doukutsu/Funny/signcomplaint.jpg
Dec 01, 2005 genka link
You know, I was pretty harsh on the new syndicate, and even dropped out, so I'd like to apologize.

I'm sorry you took what was a fairly cool, if a little dead, guild for more than two years and turned it into a pathetic laughingstock. I'm sorry that when Martin says "cor was one of the original pirate guilds" he no longer has to argue that "it's not alpha anymore." I'm sorry you and your ass-licking buddies have deluded themselves into thinking that this is a good thing you've done. I'm sorry I thought "hey, it's the guy that started it in the first place, how bad could it be?" when your half-decomposed corpse floated to the surface of the puddle of shit you've spent the last two years in.

I'm really, really, really sorry.

Anyway, I'd also like to thank some people.
First of, kamikaze superbus. Not the "I enjoy taking myself and others too seriously" piece of rotting metal we have today, but the easy-going and cool version of him I have constructed in my fantasies. What you did was a Good Thing, I just wish you hadn't come back to fuck it up.

Next, Scubasteve. Thanks for resurrecting the syndicate, in a more or less cool form, no less than three times.

Let's not forget 0. Thanks for bringing some much-needed firepower and your complete lack of morals. I'm sorry you can't log in to get your character out of the syndicate, but hey, that's what you get for not paying >.o

Of course, Niki! General sillyness and strangely present fighting capabilities. Thanks!

Yoda. You're a bastard for sneaking in, but hey, at least you and 0 actually got some kills for the guild.

And someone that's never actually been in the syndicate, to the best of my knowledge,

Spider. Thanks for griefing me a bit after the whole s10 excitement, It really made up a lot of the stubbornness I need to keep from deleting [syn]n00b.

With that, I'd like to say that I'm sad to see the syndicate die in this fashion, but what the hell, that's life. Ta-ta god buddy! See you in hell!

RIP Syndicate
Apr. 2003 -- Oct. 2005
Dec 01, 2005 Gavan link
Awww, Genka got upset.

/me hands Genka a tissue and a soother.

[FLAMES DELETED]-SARAH
Dec 01, 2005 genka link
[FLAMES AND OFF-TOPICNESS DELETED]-SARAH
Dec 01, 2005 sarahanne link
Does this mean [syn]noob is dead/deleted?
Dec 01, 2005 thergvk link
aww thats cute. hehe it musta been me that brought around the downfall, oh well, thats 3 for me so far, anyone else got a guild they need removed, just have me join it!
Dec 01, 2005 genka link
naw, [syn]n00b will stick around. Spider hasn't won yet.
Dec 01, 2005 Gavan link
Syn is far from dead.

And Sarah, not that I mind the refereeing, but how come this:

your half-decomposed corpse floated to the surface of the puddle of shit you've spent the last two years in.

...gets to stay, when references to Genka's inability to maintain his hygiene are deleted?
Dec 01, 2005 Forum Moderator link
Flames deleted.
Dec 02, 2005 Doukutsu link
Ahhhhh... poor little thread. I hope it doesn't get locked. As far as people critical of the Syndicate guild - I'm not a person who doesn't like honest criticism... but in order for me to listen to any criticism whatsoever, it has to contain an argument with more in it than flames and rediculously uncontrolled outbursts of emotion with no basis whatsoever.

--Examples - I can't even tell what genka is mad about, even less specific reasons why he thinks the current Syndicate guild is "less cool." Another: Jex Kerome constantly attacking some concept art that I quickly made. I can understand that he has some kind of engrained deep hatred of MLS team logos and/or concept art, but it IS concept art. You're not supposed to scrap concept art. It is used to create other spin-off ideas.

Now, I can understand comments such as:
"75% of the time I see a CLM member, I'm attacked; 85% of the times I see a SCAR member, I'm attacked; 33% of the time I see a SKV member, I'm attacked. Yet every time I encounter a new SYN member they say "hi" and ignore me completely afterwards. Like, What the Hey?" (answer - because for the first month or so after the Syn 'takeover,' compliments of genka, actually... my character was still a n00b, and I was THE ONLY active character in the guild. I couldn't much pirate effectively with license 5/5/5 and having positive standing with all nations. But as time goes on, you'll see us being less and less passive)
--or--
"How can there be a 'NICE' pirate guild??" (read the answer earlier in this thread)
These kinds of comments/questions I can work with.
I'm down with DarkKnight's humor as well.

Oh, by the way... Gavan is right - Syn is far from dead, lol. To the contrary, its just beginning. Its a TON more active and effective than it used to be, and it is only going to become moreso. Don't assume that you know what we're all about. Hate us, sure.... but if you're going to try to take your anger out on us, fight us in the game, and don't talk crap you can't back up in the forums.

On a positive note, everybody just loosen up. Its a freakin' game, and its a freakin' guild. Don't let stupid little things piss you off too much, or you'll have an massive anneurism or your head will explode or something crazy like that.
Dec 02, 2005 jexkerome link
What do you mean, "don't talk crap you can't back on the forums"?!

That's my schtick!!

Seriously, though, the comment of SYN not pirating is from this week, not some time ago, and the member in question was fighting in B-8 against heavy-hitters, so I don't think he was a noob.

As for the logo, change the concept. Make it darker and more menacing.

As for Genka, he's a troll and the only reaction that makes him happier than yours is the one displayed by Gavan, to wit, dropping to his level and flaming back, which only encourages him further. This also applies to me to some extent, BTW. Easiest solution by far is to ignore anything we say you feel has no merit or purpose other than to get you mad.

Oh, and for the record, this Syn is still sucking worse than the old one. If you're going to change it, do it like, now.
Dec 02, 2005 Shapenaji link
I'd like to add that piracy isn't just randomly blasting everyone in sector, that's just a good way to get into a fight.

Piracy is about catching trading vessels, and seeing as yer best odds are to catch it at a wh with a heavy batt, I don't tend to move much.

And otherwise? nothing wrong with practicing PvP, you should try it sometime Jex.