Guide To CoH Ganking.
Noob.
Quack Quack Beyotch
Wooo yeah!
Time to roll up a Claw Stalker named Greifer (means Grip Arm in german, or Claw or any of a number of other translations), not to be confused with Griefer, oh no. And of COURSE the SG has to be named Ganktoberfest.
Woot!
Semper Fi!
LOL @ "Ganktoberfest", well done peasant, you are well on your way!!
*ahem*
Proud player of Greifer Girl, Founder of the VG Ganktoberfest on Pinnacle
Yay me!
Quack, quack...
Very original post! You get one billion stars!
Source material.
TY!
.Greetings!
.Um... shouldn't 'simian-like' be hyphenated?
.Just a thought.
.Good luck and Good Plotting!
"Strength of numbers is the delight of the timid. The valiant in spirit glory in fighting alone."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Still CoHzy after all these years...
So... are you the same guy that wrote the original or just ripping it off?
http://vnboards.ign.com/Message.aspx?topic=65890891
edit: Heh, I should read other peoples replies, beat me to it days ago~
yawn
As King of Everything I have a lot of responsibilities. As anyone whos ever been a King can tell you, concubines dont just impregnate themselves, nor do heads fall from the shoulders of those who stand against the throne, without a little Kingly involvement. My schedule is chock full of beheadings, grape feeding sessions and hot, steamy harem action, so much so that I now have to do all three at once if I want to get anything done! It was a little weird at first, but after a while you get used to the sight of bloody gore whilst having a hand full of grapes shoved down your throat as a dozen or so naked, well lubricated, goddesses slip and slide around your massive chest.
In any case, thanks to this new multitasking system, I have found the time to once again help the little guy (that would be you) out with some sage like advice on a subject that has been getting quite a bit of press lately.
What is a Gank Group, Oh Mighty King?
Im glad you asked, peasant. A Gank Group, or Supergroup in some cases, is a collection of digital champions who have a tendency to cause a number of emotions in those around them. These feelings vary greatly among the populace, usually starting at scorn and ending somewhere near abject hatred. The reasons for this are largely unknown, but studies tend towards the idea that Gank Group members are usually, right bastards.
A Gank Group consists of several key elements that when combined allows them to rise above the common odour of the other stinky RP'rs, into the incredible stench that their kind are renowned for. These elements are vital when it comes to being successful as a Gank Group, and missing just one alone will demote your crew of super humans to mere peasantry on the battlefield. Allow me to make things easy for your simple, simian like minds, by describing in detail what these elements are:
The Five Elements of Gank Group Zen
Element 1: Server Selection
Before you can pwn it up on the virtual battlefield, you need to choose which servers Warburg youre going to pwn it up on. Choosing an Warburg can be tough, because even though there are many different Warburg's out there, not all of them are going to give you the conditions that you will need to thrive. For example, if you choose an Warburg that is populated by competent players, you are going to find yourself eating more dirt than dishing it. If on the other hand you can find a server where the inhabitants are only just capable of getting to Warbrug, and once there have no idea on how to get back and as a result run around in circles screaming for aid, then brother, youve found the Warburg youre looking for!
Element 2: AT Selection
The next thing you need to sort out is the realm youre going to play in your new Warburg. Firstly, you need to select the most powerful realm of the time. Not necessarily in numbers mind you, just in classes and abilities. There are two ways to do this:
1) Head to CoH main boards and have a read through the nerf and whine posts. After a few hours of this bittersweet exercise youll have a pretty good idea of what classes are most broken, and in all likelihood an inoperable tumour of the eyes to boot! The next step is easy!
Element 3: Group Makeup
This is one of the most vital steps in the Zen of uber gankage. You cant always rely on skill and cunning to get you the masses of pwn points youre destined to achieve, and you more than likely dont have those to begin with! Indeed, youre going to need the perfect group to carry you to the dizzying heights of Gank Group Mountain! Theres only one sure fire way to make sure you get that right: Fill up on as many broken [censored] AT's as you can find, and lie cheat and steal your way through as many hami raids you can attend.
Element 4: Attitude
The general attitude of your group or guild is of great importance. You must act superior, aloof, and quite frankly as rude as possible, if you want to ensure that those around you know that youre better than them. Youre not here to chat with the vermin! Youre not here to role-play a superhero who uses two claws and is practically unstoppable due to a haunted past! Hells bells, man, youre here to get points on the board, and woe to those who have the nerve to speak in your direction! HA!
As a matter of fact there is only one type of person that you should be even more disrespectful to than the scum from other sg's, and thats your own sg members! You see its like the army. If a soldier makes a mistake, you dont buy the guy flowers! You dont pat him on the back and congratulate him for being retarded! In all likelihood youve got a hole where your face used to be thanks to this moron! The correct response is to haze that worthless son of a [censored] until his eyeballs bleed! You take away his dignity, his self-esteem, and most of all, his claims of heterosexuality! Dumb n00b f4g aint messin with your ownage! Tell the guy that hes a screw up and warn him hell be out on his [censored] the second he screws up! Repeat this step twice a day for three weeks, and dont forget to post something about on the Server Forums.
Element 5: A Name to Pwn By
We now come to the final, and without doubt, most important ingredient in the Gank Group Goulash. Naming your sg must be done under the strictest of rules, or youre never going to fit in down at the Gank Group Gentlemens Club, if they let you through the door at all. There are only three rules when you name a Gank Group, and although they are simple, great care should be taken to ensure that theyre followed to the letter:
Rule 1: SG name must contain ONE (1) WORD ONLY.
Rule 2: Said word must sound cool to somebody who is beginning to notice hair in strange places.
Rule 3: Name must have absolutely no reference to anything of relevance, not even as a joke.
Pretty simple, right? You just need to choose one word from the dictionary, and you dont even need to spell it correctly! As a matter of fact, you can just invent words! So long as it has nothing at all to do with anything and sounds kinda cool, youre golden. Just in case youre still not following me, I have provided some examples below:
Bludorz
Gastrointensity
Cognitive
Gravitox
[censored]
Gluemaster
Retardoez
See? Easy as pie.
A Kingly Conclusion
By now you should be well on your way to both stardom and infamy. If youve done everything correctly you should have attained 100 rep on your first outing and have your name appear in the ignore lists of at least half the server. I sincerely hope this guide has helped to get you to attain your digital goals, just as I hope you are thrown into a trash can tomorrow at school and then beaten with sticks.
- fin