2004

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WG in a war with the Rune Outlaws
RuneScape EraRuneScape Classic (up to March)
RuneScape 2 (March onwards)
WG Forum EraAvidGamers (up to April)
S7 (April - July)
S4 (July onwards)

2004 was the first complete year of the Wilderness Guardians, and the year in which RuneScape 2 replaced RuneScape Classic as the flagship game of Jagex.

Summary

WG had gained over 100 members by January of 2004, and for the majority of the year WG's main focus was on PK Trips ("Raids") in RuneScape 2 (which had been released in March). They did encounter significant issues as a result of their PvP activity - the clan developed rivalries with Anarchy and Fear, and the first exodus (The Synergy) was formed by ex-member Eragon Cd. Fear and Syn would later ally with WG. The clan also implemented its first requirements of 60+ combat to try and improve member quality and standards. In late 2004, after being insulted by the Rune Outlaws, WG declared their first war - however the fight was crashed by the Knights of Death, and no victor was decided.

List of Events

January

A screenshot from the 2004 Flash animation by His Lordship, showing the creation of Gielinor

February

  • February 4 - WG's first clan website was fully constructed. Features included a message board, chat room, private message system, games, and miscellaneous documentation.[1]
  • February 20 - WG recruited their 100th member, and planned an in-game party to celebrate.[1]

March

  • March 10 - WG held an in-game party to celebrate reaching 100 members. It was considered very successful, apart from one player who brought telegrabs - but WG gained a few new recruits as well.[1]
  • March 15 - Rick Hamm replaced Sum41xx as the second Co-Leader of WG, and Docster was made 3rd-in-Command at Rick's request.[1]
  • March 29 - RuneScape 2: the new game was launched[4], and WG began the transition over from RuneScape Classic, losing only a few members in the process.[1]

April

A F2P PK trip in April

May

  • May 9 - The May event calendar commenced: events included a Fishing Trawler game, a birthday party, a duelling contest, a photo contest, and a fire fest.[6]
  • Unknown - His Lordship began processing membership applications via a form on the clan website.[1]
  • May 17 - Lord Xin and Rick Hamm were appointed official Co-Leaders of WG, and an in-game ceremony was held.[1]
  • May 21 - WG reached 100 members for the second time (after inactive members had been removed in a past activity sweep).[1]
  • May 29 - WG's first PK trip with over 25 members attending was held.[1]
  • Unknown - WG member Falco307 bribed his way to a high rank, and attempted a mutiny by trying to convince the clan that he was the new new leader. The coup failed, and Falco and his accomplice Jedi Rin were banned - the first bannings in WG history.[1]

June

  • June 5 - WG's first requirements were set: new members would need a combat level of 60+ to join.[1]
  • June 15 - WG conducted an inactivity sweep, reducing the clan to around 60 members - and His Lordship began a recruitment campaign to try and replenish the numbers.[1]
  • June 20 - His Lordship held talks with diplomat Cajun Sabre in order to strengthen the bond between WG and their allies The Sabres.[1]
  • June 21 - WG started hosting their first PK trips in P2P worlds, and the first photo album was published on the clan website.[1]
  • June 23 - WG reached 100 members for the third time (after inactive members had been removed in past activity sweeps).[1]
  • June 25 - WG attempted to find a rival clan to host their first war against.[6]

July

A F2P PK trip in July
  • July 3 - WG encountered Anarchy on a PK trip for the first time, and His Lordship and other staff members were killed.[1]
  • July 10 - Anarchy "ruined" a WG PK trip for the second time. His Lordship and Rick Hamm, with the support of The Sabres, declared war on Anarchy, but they refused to fight.[1]
  • July 16 - Plans for a major update to the FrontPage website were drawn up.[1]
  • July 20 (or 30)[7] - WG switched from the S7 forums to the S4 forums, and was reduced to around 60 active members in the process - but structural changes such as forum ranks and the "Clan Production" system were also implemented.[1]
  • July 25 - His Lordship began work on a major update to the FrontPage website, which would not be completed until November 20th.[8]
  • July 29 - Ex-Anarchy member tibberman wrote an insultive post about WG on the Rune Village fansite. Contrary to his aim of ridiculing WG, many other clans approached WG to discuss politics and alliances as a direct result.[9]
  • July 29 - The first PK trip with over 35 members present was held.[1]

August

  • August 2 - Eragon Cd and around 10 other members left WG to found The Synergy - the first exodus of WG.[10]
  • August 5 - WG formed an alliance with the RS Warriors(?), and His Lordship completed and published the completed Clan Thesis to the clan website.[8]
  • August 12 - WG re-opened applications for new members (which were presumably closed while the website was being updated).[8]

September

  • September 4 - Rick Hamm deleted the entire contents of the S4 forums and His Lordship's forum account, believing that His Lordship was responsible for hacking The Synergy's forums.[11]
  • September 6 - Peace between WG and Syn after a month of hostility was achieved - WG council member Palidore made an offer to Syn rank Kanchellsis on His Lordship's behalf, and Syn leader Eragon Cd accepted a state of neutrality.[12]
  • September 22 - His Lordship started a Clan Census to keep track of WG's progress and save statistics.[13]
  • September 26 - Lord Xin held a poll asking what members wanted WG's stance with The Synergy to be - 76% voted in favour of an alliance.[14]

October

A F2P PK trip in October
  • October 2 - WG and The Synergy formed an alliance, after a month of peace and friendly relations.[15]
  • October 3 - WG's requirements were raised to level 70+ combat in June, up from 60+ in June.[16]
  • October 4 - The results of WG's Clan Census were published.[17]
  • October 30 - WG hit the 150-member mark.[16]

November

  • November 3 - WG's "veteran capes" and the Member of the Month award were introduced - and the first recipient was Mochacho456.[18] Lord Xin also posted his resignation from the clan.[16]
  • November 14 - Following an insulting message from the Rune Outlaws, His Lordship publically declared war via the Rune Village fansite.[19]
  • November 10 - His Lordship began a 3-week period of inactivity due to real life exams, but revealed that he would return to organise anniversary celebrations for WG's first birthday in December.[20]
  • November 16 - His Lordship and RO leader Renesito scheduled the war for the 27th[21]
  • November 20 - The FrontPage website received a major update, bringing it close to how it appears in Vio's 2025 rebuild.[16]
  • November 20 - An activity sweep to remove inactive members commenced.[16]
  • November 21 - WG's first clan war against RO was confirmed by His Lordship and Renesito.[22]
  • November 23 - The 2004 Anniversary celebrations for WG's first birthday were announced - an entire week of events was planned for December.[23]
  • November 24 - His Lordship wrote a new recruitment topic for WG on the Rune Village fansite.[24]
  • November 27 - WG fought RO and the 'Knights of Death in their first ever clan war.

December

The Veteran War during the 2004 Anniversary
  • December 3 - WG's requirements were increased from level 70+ combat, to 75+ combat with 75+ ranged and 70+ magic. Noricle was also promoted to the position of "Melee Trainer", as well as being awarded Member of the Month.[25]
  • December 8 - The Sabres invited WG and some allies to a fun bronze war on the 11th, a few hours before the 2004 Anniversary celebrations would begin.[26]
  • December 11 - TS hosted the fun bronze war with WG and several other allied clans.
  • December 11 - 2004 Anniversary: WG's 1st birthday celebrations began, featuring the first Veteran War, a Firefest in Falador, and a 1,000,000-coin F2P drop party in a Varrock cellar.[27]
  • December 11 - Medals: The first set of graphical awards for clan members were announced and awarded.[28]
  • December 16 - His Lordship recommended that WG members register themselves on the new fansite Runetopia in order to promote Anti-PKing.[29]
  • December 20 - WG member Write2brandy was reported to have died from Leukemia, and an in-game funeral was held for him.[30]
  • December 21 - Rune Outlaws member Deadlyjosh insulted the memory of Write2brandy, and WG declared war in retaliation.[31]
  • December 24 - WG formed an alliance with Fear, a clan previously hostile to them - Fear offered to support WG in their feud with RO.[32]
  • December 27 - Following the events of Write2brandy's funeral, a second war with RO was announced.[33]
  • December 28 - WG member Brian The Sm passed away after a battle with Leukemia, as was reported by V3 Amazin to Lord Xin.[34]
  • December 30 - His Lordship stepped down to the rank of Senior Member due to an intra-clan dispute, and Myst01 became the second Leader of WG.[35]

Notes and References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 Wildguard History, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004, retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ↑ His Lordship (4 February 2005), Re: "Ahoy There", S4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ The Wilderness Guardians, Newgrounds. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ↑ RuneScape 2, The RuneScape Wiki. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Historical accounts written near the time say the change occurred on the 17th, but a news announcement on the clan website says the 27th.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Clan News, Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004, retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Once again, historical accounts written near the time say the change occurred on the 20th, but a news announcement on the clan website says the 30th.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Clan News, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004, retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. ↑ tibberman (29 July 2004), "Wilderness Guardians Read", Rune Village. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004, retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Eragon Cd (10 May 2007), "Ahem....", The Synergy. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ↑ His Lordship (using Lord Xin's account) (4 September 2004), "Whats Happened To The Forums", S4. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  12. ↑ His Lordship (6 September 2004), "Clan Diplomat Wanted", S4. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  13. ↑ His Lordship (22 September 2004), "Official Clan Census", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Lord Xin (26 September 2004), "The Synergy", S4. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  15. ↑ His Lordship (2 October 2004), "Back On Track", S4. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Clan News, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 2 December 2004, retrieved 18 March 2025.
  17. ↑ His Lordship (4 October 2004), "Census Results", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  18. ↑ His Lordship (3 November 2004), "Rewards For Clan Members", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  19. ↑ His Lordship (14 November 2004), "We're Going To War", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  20. ↑ His Lordship (10 November 2004), "Why I've Not Been Active", S4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  21. ↑ His Lordship (16 November 2004), "War Is Official", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  22. ↑ His Lordship (21 November 2004), "Full Scale War Confirmed", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  23. ↑ His Lordship (23 November 2004), "The Clan Anniversary", S4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  24. ↑ His Lordship (24 November 2004), ":: Wildguard :: Elite AntiPKers :: 75+ Combat :: Active!!!", Rune Village. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004, retrieved 17 March 2025.
  25. ↑ His Lordship (3 December 2004), "A New Director of Melee", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  26. ↑ His Lordship (8 December 2004), "Bronze War Involving Many Clans", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  27. ↑ WildGuard Anniversary 2004, The Wilderness Guardians. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  28. ↑ His Lordship (11 December 2004), "Medals", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  29. ↑ His Lordship (16 December 2004), "Please Register Yourself On Runetopia", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  30. ↑ Wildflame110 (20 December 2004), "Write2brandy", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  31. ↑ jackthebear (22 December 2004), "You Are Cordilly Invited To Join A Special Memoria", S4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  32. ↑ Mikdan3 (24 December 2004), "Regarding Christmas Spirits...", S4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  33. ↑ His Lordship (27 December 2004), "War With The Outlaws!", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  34. ↑ His Lordship (28 December 2004), "Brian The Sm", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  35. ↑ His Lordship (30 December 2004), "America", S4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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