2011 Synopsis
The 2011 Synopsis is an extract from the history of the Wilderness Guardians. It was written by Vio, and is copied verbatim from the original apart from stylistic changes to fit the wiki format. This is the last year in which the written history was updated on the clan website, though a final update with "Late 2011" was written by Vio in 2012.
Early 2011
2011 kicked off with the clan's vote to bypass the voting process and re-elect renowned warlord Darth Magul, and shortly after a completley re-worked real life recruitment video - the first re-release in four years. The 2010 Clanniversary was also held in January, extending to eight days again this year. Alongside quite a few ranks, including Raid Leaders, many changes came about to all aspects of the clan. Two in particular stood out - the implication of Dynamic requirements was one. WG raised to 110+ once again, but allowed 100+ in providing they met certain conditions. The other was Tabula Rasa: giving a clean slate. All warn levels were removed, all grudges dropped, and a time for new beginnings came.
There was a dark cloud though - ex-Historian WG Keanu had departed on rough terms and formed a new clan called The Blade Keepers. Relations between WG and TBK were tense for several weeks until the rope snapped and hostilities broke out. TBK became WG's first formal rivals in over two years, and the two clans would remain hostile for over three months. Even so, the rivalry would fuel WG - giving them a reason to give their all once more, especially with it coinciding with the re-release of the Wilderness. In mid-March Airbender and Megajayson were promoted to Council. Both took to their work seamlessly with new Raid Leaders and various other changes to the clan (including solidifying the 110+ requirement).
Meanwhile, WG were featured once again on the RuneScape website - in the Players' Gallery #21. RobbieBot, the clan's IRC bot received a full makeover, and just a few weeks later the Clan Camp was released. As WG stocked up on their newly-designed clan cloaks, the gear requirements were raised to prepare for the Summer. WG's seventh Real Life meeting was also planned for early May. The clan also took another step in a different direction and declared war on a Jagex clan - Mod Poppy's Pink Patrons of Pain. Around 30 WildGuard turned up on the battlefield, outnumbered against over 100 PPoP, but their levels, skill and organisation brough them through to victory.
Mid 2011
May 1st and 2nd started off with WG's 7th real life meeting in London and Cambridge. WG Keanu also attended, as the rivalry with TBK had ended following the collapse of the clan with two exodi. During the meet WG fought RuneScape Dinasty for the first time in many years as part of the Jagex Cup - however WG's 27 suffered a crushing defeat against RSD's 79. The following day, the meeting attendees headed to Jagex's Cambridge HQ to deliver three WG t-shirts to Mod Slayer, brining the total number of J-mods with WG shirts up to 29.
Summer was just around the corner, and WG began the preparation for the increase in activity. In late May, Keanu returned as Historian which caused much controversy with members - however this was overshadowed by preparation for an event known as The Reckoning. On June 20th, the clan gathered at the Throne Room in the clan house whilst WildGuard underwent a mass of changes. These included the first forum switch in over three years (Leaving IPB behind for SMF), the third re-opening of Descendant Guardians (with Keanu, now DG Keanu, as leader), and a complete re-write of the majority of the clan's structure. Runefest 2011 was also announced in June, and preparation started almost immediately. Clan Citadels were released in July - WG embraced the update and began the journey through the tiers.
In August, His Lordship's Tales from Port Sarim was entered for the Golden Gnomes, featuring much of WG despite not being focused on the clan as were the past two Jagex entries. WG also renewed their name and offered public anti-crash services to the clan world - many top clans taking up the offer and asking WG out almost daily for their help. The clan also went head on against Desolation in a P2P PKRI on August 6th, and when Bane (an Infliction remake) crashed, WG held out 2v1. The fight turned into a cluster, but WG made their stand and Bane closed their doors the same night. Meanwhile DG was growing strongly - despite the exiling of Advisor (the new Council rank) Garrett xD, DG received a steady inflow of members, surpassed the lifespan of DG2 and headed out into battle and the Wilderness with strong swords and hearts.
Late 2011
A monumental change occured in September, as former council and leader Abs L (Abmanju) returned to serve in leadership in the Advisor position. Mandatory Raids were re-implimented, and a greater focus was given to the clan's citadel. At first it became a requirement for members to reach their cap, although this would later be revoked. However, Abs respected the citadel aspect of the clan for the duration of his term, and the Citadel Groups programme was started - allowing groups of members to compete with each other to reach their caps and claim rewards. The citadel would eventually reach Tier Four. Soon after, WG and DG fought alongside Downfall against Envy and Natural Born Killers in a 90-minute wilderness PKRI. Despite it being crashed by Violent Resolution, it was WG's first large-scale F2P battle in many a month.
In October, the Code of Honour and ARPK policy were given a re-work. And for the ninth time, the members of WG shook hands in real life at RuneFest 2011. The five-day event had a record-breaking turnout of nine WG members, past and present. Over the weekend WG attended the two-day RuneFest event, had dinner at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant, spent many a night up into the early hours involved in drinking games, and much more - making the meeting just as successful as the previous year's. WG and DG also took on the force of Team Pond in mid-October. Despite winning only by default, the combined clans pulled 54 opts to a 1-day prep fight - an amazing show of activity and commitment.
At the end of the year, His Lordship began construction on a completely new Flash website, and a pitch for the anniversary was made, although no anniversary would be held for 2011 - the first time in 5 years since D-Day in 2006. Meanwhile DG continued their success and took an interest in anti-crashing. Following RuneFest, the junior clan would provide AC services for even the top clans like Divine Forces and Violent Resolution. DG would pick off the lower-leveled randoms and looters for profit, occasionally get a few small fights, and started to gain a positive reputation in the clan world. This continued until the end of December, when the clan decided to take a well-earned rest for the holiday season.
| Years |
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| 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025 |
| Forum Eras |
| AvidGamers (2003-2004) - S7 (2004) - S4 (2004-2005) - S10 (2005-2006) - PHPBB (2006) - Z6 (2006-2008) - IPB1 (2008-2011) - SMF (2011-2017) - IPB4 (2017-Present) |
| Written History |
| 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 |
