User:Blame the Monks/Guild History

There is a cow level [cow]

Guilds: [cow] [MH] [XoO] [LaG]

There is a Cow level [cow] was a highly ranked American GvG guild. Cow was best known for our extremely aggressive play], ladder dominance, and Kry's legendary rage. The rage was grossly exaggerated, but the results speak for themselves.

Cow had very high standards and was very competitive, but we also had a lot of fun together. It was basically the same core 10 people for the entire time – Kry, Brett, Champ, Siglet, Lotus, Jenbear, Devine and others were a lot of fun to play with and the in-guild trash talking was a blast.

I joined cow in September 2006 and played with cow until we disbanded in May 2007.

Guild Achievements

Cow finished Fourth overall in the Autumn Season Playoffs. Unfortunately, that was our first and only playoff appearance. Because of the long gap in competitive play, cow was unable to play in any other playoff series. However, cow also finished 11th place in the Intersession Ladder #2. Cow was also selected as Guild of the Week.

Cow also had outstanding ladder success, holding a top 10 position on the ladder for 10 months. Here is a chart of our GvG ladder standing:

Guild Name and Tag	Date	Rank	Rating	Wins	Losses
There is a Cow level [cow]	June 2007	10	1320	331	50
There is a Cow level [cow]	May 2007	5	1313	320	47
There is a Cow level [cow]	Apr 2007	4	1309	316	46
There is a Cow level [cow]	Mar 2007	4	1296	269	28
There is a Cow level [cow]	Feb 2007	3	1304	264	22
There is a Cow level [cow]	Jan 2007	1	1265	220	14
There is a Cow level [cow]	Dec 2006	11	1530	108	21
There is a Cow level [cow]	Oct 2006	4	1621	199	33
There is a Cow level [cow]	Aug 2006	11	1584	127	40

Cow also spent a lot of time pugging on [Kry], [oreo], [Jen], and others. We powered several of our pugs into the top 30 in a matter of days using whichever cows were online and four IRC pugs while running Grab 8 and Go.

Builds Used and My Role

Cow always ran extremely high offense pressure builds. Our builds almost always had at least two physicals, a ranger, and a domination Mesmer and focused on aggressive warrior play and precision shutdown to shear away the other team’s defense. Our offense was extremely effective, often smashing teams in six minutes or less. Cow believed that the best defense is a good offense, as our “defense” was usually based on disruption, the threat of our damage dealers, good communication, and smart tactics.

I joined cow as a monk, but the strain of healing kry as he frenzysiged in the lord area was very stressful for me. By the end of my second season in cow, I asked to play midline, although sometimes I would still be forced to monk.

Photo Gallery

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/3577/cowmay2006cx7.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9272/rank11seasonwithcowseptgt2.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8798/cowretakes1sept2006go5.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/146/cowfinishes4thplacekr7.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3126/84straightwinshi4.jpg

Mostly Harmless [MH]

Guilds: [cow] [MH] [XoO] [LaG]

There is a Cow level [cow] was a highly ranked American GvG guild. Cow was best known for our extremely aggressive play], ladder dominance, and Kry's legendary rage. The rage was grossly exaggerated, but the results speak for themselves.

Cow had very high standards and was very competitive, but we also had a lot of fun together. It was basically the same core 10 people for the entire time – Kry, Brett, Champ, Siglet, Lotus, Jenbear, Devine and others were a lot of fun to play with and the in-guild trash talking was a blast.

I joined cow in September 2006 and played with cow until we disbanded in May 2007.

Guild Achievements

Cow finished Fourth overall in the Autumn Season Playoffs. Unfortunately, that was our first and only playoff appearance. Because of the long gap in competitive play, cow was unable to play in any other playoff series. However, cow also finished 11th place in the Intersession Ladder #2. Cow was also selected as Guild of the Week.

Cow also had outstanding ladder success, holding a top 10 position on the ladder for 10 months. Here is a chart of our GvG ladder standing:

Guild Name and Tag	Date	Rank	Rating	Wins	Losses
There is a Cow level [cow]	June 2007	10	1320	331	50
There is a Cow level [cow]	May 2007	5	1313	320	47
There is a Cow level [cow]	Apr 2007	4	1309	316	46
There is a Cow level [cow]	Mar 2007	4	1296	269	28
There is a Cow level [cow]	Feb 2007	3	1304	264	22
There is a Cow level [cow]	Jan 2007	1	1265	220	14
There is a Cow level [cow]	Dec 2006	11	1530	108	21
There is a Cow level [cow]	Oct 2006	4	1621	199	33
There is a Cow level [cow]	Aug 2006	11	1584	127	40

Cow also spent a lot of time pugging on [Kry], [oreo], [Jen], and others. We powered several of our pugs into the top 30 in a matter of days using whichever cows were online and four IRC pugs while running Grab 8 and Go.

Builds Used and My Role

Cow always ran extremely high offense pressure builds. Our builds almost always had at least two physicals, a ranger, and a domination Mesmer and focused on aggressive warrior play and precision shutdown to shear away the other team’s defense. Our offense was extremely effective, often smashing teams in six minutes or less. Cow believed that the best defense is a good offense, as our “defense” was usually based on disruption, the threat of our damage dealers, good communication, and smart tactics.

I joined cow as a monk, but the strain of healing kry as he frenzysiged in the lord area was very stressful for me. By the end of my second season in cow, I asked to play midline, although sometimes I would still be forced to monk.

Photo Gallery

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/3577/cowmay2006cx7.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9272/rank11seasonwithcowseptgt2.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8798/cowretakes1sept2006go5.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/146/cowfinishes4thplacekr7.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3126/84straightwinshi4.jpg

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

Guilds: [cow] [MH] [XoO] [LaG]

There is a Cow level [cow] was a highly ranked American GvG guild. Cow was best known for our extremely aggressive play], ladder dominance, and Kry's legendary rage. The rage was grossly exaggerated, but the results speak for themselves.

Cow had very high standards and was very competitive, but we also had a lot of fun together. It was basically the same core 10 people for the entire time – Kry, Brett, Champ, Siglet, Lotus, Jenbear, Devine and others were a lot of fun to play with and the in-guild trash talking was a blast.

I joined cow in September 2006 and played with cow until we disbanded in May 2007.

Guild Achievements

Cow finished Fourth overall in the Autumn Season Playoffs. Unfortunately, that was our first and only playoff appearance. Because of the long gap in competitive play, cow was unable to play in any other playoff series. However, cow also finished 11th place in the Intersession Ladder #2. Cow was also selected as Guild of the Week.

Cow also had outstanding ladder success, holding a top 10 position on the ladder for 10 months. Here is a chart of our GvG ladder standing:

Guild Name and Tag	Date	Rank	Rating	Wins	Losses
There is a Cow level [cow]	June 2007	10	1320	331	50
There is a Cow level [cow]	May 2007	5	1313	320	47
There is a Cow level [cow]	Apr 2007	4	1309	316	46
There is a Cow level [cow]	Mar 2007	4	1296	269	28
There is a Cow level [cow]	Feb 2007	3	1304	264	22
There is a Cow level [cow]	Jan 2007	1	1265	220	14
There is a Cow level [cow]	Dec 2006	11	1530	108	21
There is a Cow level [cow]	Oct 2006	4	1621	199	33
There is a Cow level [cow]	Aug 2006	11	1584	127	40

Cow also spent a lot of time pugging on [Kry], [oreo], [Jen], and others. We powered several of our pugs into the top 30 in a matter of days using whichever cows were online and four IRC pugs while running Grab 8 and Go.

Builds Used and My Role

Cow always ran extremely high offense pressure builds. Our builds almost always had at least two physicals, a ranger, and a domination Mesmer and focused on aggressive warrior play and precision shutdown to shear away the other team’s defense. Our offense was extremely effective, often smashing teams in six minutes or less. Cow believed that the best defense is a good offense, as our “defense” was usually based on disruption, the threat of our damage dealers, good communication, and smart tactics.

I joined cow as a monk, but the strain of healing kry as he frenzysiged in the lord area was very stressful for me. By the end of my second season in cow, I asked to play midline, although sometimes I would still be forced to monk.

Photo Gallery

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/3577/cowmay2006cx7.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9272/rank11seasonwithcowseptgt2.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8798/cowretakes1sept2006go5.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8195/rank4seasonoct2006jr1.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/146/cowfinishes4thplacekr7.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3126/84straightwinshi4.jpg

Zero Files Remaining [LaG]

Guilds: [cow] [MH] [XoO] [LaG]

There is a Cow level [cow] was a highly ranked American GvG guild. Cow was best known for our extremely aggressive play], ladder dominance, and Kry's legendary rage. The rage was grossly exaggerated, but the results speak for themselves.

Cow had very high standards and was very competitive, but we also had a lot of fun together. It was basically the same core 10 people for the entire time – Kry, Brett, Champ, Siglet, Lotus, Jenbear, Devine and others were a lot of fun to play with and the in-guild trash talking was a blast.

I joined cow in September 2006 and played with cow until we disbanded in May 2007.

Guild Achievements

Cow finished Fourth overall in the Autumn Season Playoffs. Unfortunately, that was our first and only playoff appearance. Because of the long gap in competitive play, cow was unable to play in any other playoff series. However, cow also finished 11th place in the Intersession Ladder #2. Cow was also selected as Guild of the Week.

Cow also had outstanding ladder success, holding a top 10 position on the ladder for 10 months. Here is a chart of our GvG ladder standing:

Guild Name and Tag	Date	Rank	Rating	Wins	Losses
There is a Cow level [cow]	June 2007	10	1320	331	50
There is a Cow level [cow]	May 2007	5	1313	320	47
There is a Cow level [cow]	Apr 2007	4	1309	316	46
There is a Cow level [cow]	Mar 2007	4	1296	269	28
There is a Cow level [cow]	Feb 2007	3	1304	264	22
There is a Cow level [cow]	Jan 2007	1	1265	220	14
There is a Cow level [cow]	Dec 2006	11	1530	108	21
There is a Cow level [cow]	Oct 2006	4	1621	199	33
There is a Cow level [cow]	Aug 2006	11	1584	127	40

Cow also spent a lot of time pugging on [Kry], [oreo], [Jen], and others. We powered several of our pugs into the top 30 in a matter of days using whichever cows were online and four IRC pugs while running Grab 8 and Go.

Builds Used and My Role

Cow always ran extremely high offense pressure builds. Our builds almost always had at least two physicals, a ranger, and a domination Mesmer and focused on aggressive warrior play and precision shutdown to shear away the other team’s defense. Our offense was extremely effective, often smashing teams in six minutes or less. Cow believed that the best defense is a good offense, as our “defense” was usually based on disruption, the threat of our damage dealers, good communication, and smart tactics.

I joined cow as a monk, but the strain of healing kry as he frenzysiged in the lord area was very stressful for me. By the end of my second season in cow, I asked to play midline, although sometimes I would still be forced to monk.