History of NAR

And so it began, that first spark that would become the fire of NAR. With our leaders modie and TRexx we set out into the world of TFC gaming, still wet behind the ears, but swelling with confidence. At first, the Resistance was a small group: Trexx, Jedi, Remo, Draco, Capt. Kill, Spyke, Cocaine, Wfalcon, J3ster, Anti-Player. Then about a month later, in early January, the group would grow. First Blitzkrieg and Captain Janeway tried out together. And then a week or so later, Stumpy came on board.

Everything went smoothly and we climbed the OGL Ladder quite quickly � a few forfeits pushed us from the high hundreds to the low hundreds, and then into the top hundred. Jtepes, a friend of Spyke and Capt. Kill joined, and the Degenerates were formed. Including Cocaine, Kill, Spyke, and Tepes, they were a close squad within the clan that took care of the majority of our offence duties.

NAR continued to flourish and played several great games. One evening after a match, playing Torch2 as I recall, we opened up the server. That night an amazing soldier killed me about 15 times in a row without dying himself � and we asked him to join. This of course is our own Matbo. A while after that, playing Totalwar, I ran into his friend Iowa who was equally skilled. He, too, followed in the steps of others and joined the ranks of the resistance. As an added bonus, I discovered that both of them were fanatic trekkies and we got along great! Following that, Trexx came across a truly magnificent demoman named Slasher, whose quality of skill was matched only by the quality of his attitude and he was accepted into NAR immediately.

Yet when things have reached a high, the only place to go is down. Just such an occurrence happened to us. Spyke was put in charge of coordinating a match and things went drastically sour. First there was confusion about the server, then most of our team had the wrong version of the 2morfort map. Everyone was frustrated and things got heated. We all met in the chat room to discuss the night�s events and there was something of a falling out � first Spyke went, then Kill and Tepes followed. That same night, Cocaine decided he wanted a more competitive clan and so left in search of bigger and better things. Eventually, he would join up with Death Bringers, but that�s another story for another day.

With the degenerates gone, we lost most of our offensive players and things looked dark for a while. A losing streak began and morale was low, but in the end, the Resistance prevailed. For a time, we kept recruiting closed, wanting to prove we could make it on our own. And we did.  Soon though, we came across Raiyn, an engie almost as deadly as Obisidian Atheme with his EMPs.

Once again NAR flourished. Slasher set up two east coast servers and the summer of fun began.  Nearly every night, almost all of us got together for an hour or so practicing and general playing around. Then a long time friend of the NAR family signed up on OGL and became an official member. As you�ve probably guessed, I refer to Trexx�s charming and hilarious wife Desert Brat (aka [NAR] Secretary). None could make me laugh as much as her � and few were as deadly with an auto cannon.

But this sweetness also turned bitter � first Raiyn felt unappreciated and took his leave from NAR. Following closely behind him, Slasher left for similar reasons. In my never ever humble opinion, Slasher shouldered too much for NAR, and took things personally that were only coincidences. I won�t go into it though � no need to open up any old wounds. A while later, on a very sad day, Desert Brat announced a leave of absence and eventually a retirement from the Resistance. WFalcon joined her due to a busy family and work life and a newborn daughter.

When it looked like things couldn�t get worse, NAR was unable to field a team for a match and we only had five for a game. That night, Trexx resigned from his position as clan leader, but continued to play as a NAR member. However, it didn�t last. In need of a more competitive team, Trexx left our family, and joined up with CHAOS, a previous opponent and great bunch of people.

Remo, the oldest among our ranks, also retired from NAR and soon after, his son Draco went Missing in action.  But faith manages. And NAR endured. First Jones signed up with the Resistance, along with a plethora of others: laer, CorruptBlitz, and some that I don�t remember, as they didn�t stay long.  Jones took it upon himself to organize clan activities and bring us back together, and was very successful. But, following the path of those that came before him, he did too much and took it personally when we didn�t win. Regrettably for us, Jones left NAR.

For a time it looked like the fire of NAR was extinguishing, but new members breathed renewed life into the remaining embers. Widowmaker, NightHawk, Baron Von Grimley, DB89, and JRCop became the newest members in our family. Clan operations went on as usual and our primary goal, to have fun, was once again accomplished.

In a reminder of the old days, some long-time friends and former allies in clan GPS climbed on board. Obsidian came first, soon accompanied by Mazuko who recently retired from TFC. Also, some new friends were made �  Moe, Curly, Gweedo, and Birddog all joined us in protecting the world from evil. But with all this joyous news, some sadness was needed for balance. Thus, one of our most senior members, Blitzkrieg, retired from NAR and moved on to bigger and better things after over a year of service.

And that brings us to present. All is well within NAR and we continue to have fun, perhaps not winning every game, but definitely leading all others in camaraderie, teamwork, and spirit. I wish to give my fondest regards to all former members, especially to Blitz, Trexx, and Desert Bratt, and apologize to anybody I may have forgotten to mention. You will be missed and are welcome on our server anytime. We will continue to play, continue to endure, continue to push forward up the ladder. We will prevail. Vive la Resistance!