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The Amazon Basin (AB2) Perma-Luxon
Posted by
ceolstan on Jun. 12th, 2009 - 9:27 PM |
We are currently piloting the concept of perma-Luxon and perma-Kurzick guilds within the Basin Alliance in order to accommodate title-seekers. We have just switched The Amazon Basin to the Luxon side of the game, which means that The Amazon Basin (AB2) will be part of the Basin Alliance when we're Luxon, and a free-standing Luxon guild when the overall Alliance swings to Kurzick.
Only players who wish to work toward Savior of the Luxons or Savior of the Kurzicks will be permitted to belong to these perma-guilds. Luxon players should sign up here if they wish to belong to the Luxon guild for purposes of pursuing a title. Kurzick player should sign up here if they plan to pursue the Kurzick titles.
We will pilot this for at least two weeks and gather feedback. |
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Basin Fund Drive 2009
Posted by
ceolstan on May. 27th, 2009 - 1:56 PM |
As many of you are aware, The Basin conducts fund drives as needed to collect the money needed to keep The Basin ad-free and running. Our last major drive was in 2007. For those of us able to donate, it's now time to add more to the Basin's coffers.
For the Main Forum thread, please see here. The text is reprinted below:QUOTE (TPJ) Basin folk - I come to you, defenses down, with the trust of a child. The donations received from our fund drive in October of 2007 have all been spent. Unfortunately, The Basin is pretty much running on fumes. If any of you are in a position to lend a financial hand, I'm hoping you will help. It would be nice to receive enough to keep us up for another year as well as ensure a hassle-free ABCon. The best way to help is by making a donation to The Basin by way of PayPal. You can do that on our Donation page. There are also links to subscription-type donations that are taken care of through PayPal. Most of you know the drill by now, but if you don't, here's the skinny: The Basin operates solely on donations from people like you. We do not throw banner ads all over the place, nor are we part of Google's AdWords system. This place is run as it always has - advertising free. Your donations keep it that way. Our operating budget is used for things like our server at GoDaddy, the checking account, software, business filings, and taxes/fees. All said and done, we probably average about $160 a month in expenses. This fund drive is the primary way we generate funds to sustain ourselves here. But keep in mind, no one is required to donate. If you don't have the money, don't beat yourself up about it. No worries. We know that not everyone is in a financial position to offer help. But - there are those who can help. Those are the people we hope to reach with this message. Thanks all. Oh, and pass the word, will ya? |
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Basin going Kurzick for Double Kurzick/Luxon Reward Weekend
Posted by
ceolstan on May. 21st, 2009 - 1:23 PM |
After a brief, yet excellent discussion of what to do with our alliance over the Double Kurzick/Luxon Rewards Weekend, The Basin will be switching to Kurzick at or around 6:30 Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, May 21. This will enable our majority players to work on their Kurzick titles.
For our Luxon title chasers, we will be keeping a Luxon guild available: the Dreadful Dead. If you wish to have an invite to the Dreadful Dead, please post here. The Dead will remain Luxon over the bonus weekend, after which it will rejoin the alliance.
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The Basin Alliance Goes Luxon
Posted by
ceolstan on May. 11th, 2009 - 2:20 PM |
The Basin Alliance has shifted from Kurzick to Luxon allegiance as part of our 2-week pilot for cycling between Kurzick and Luxon allegiance.
All went well, and we had the Alliance transferred within a very short order! |
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Basin Amazons Places Third in GWEN Cup
Posted by
ceolstan on Mar. 28th, 2009 - 8:10 PM |
The Basin Amazons entered the GWEN Cup, a player-run GvG tournament restricted to using only those skills found in Pre-Searing. Our team fielded a ranger spike build.
We had a great time doing some theory craft and build testing. We placed third in the competition, winning a team prize of 200,000 gold.
Many thanks to Foxbat for his organizational efforts in bringing together a Basin team. Also, a round of applause for Bass69, CoonerTheRed, Justin L, DaMadMoo, Yobbo, Yugi, who helped fill out the player roster.
Cheers to the team! |
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Basin Hosts Canthan New Year Feasts
Posted by
ceolstan on Feb. 2nd, 2009 - 11:46 AM |
This year marked the very first year that The Basin hosted feasts for the Canthan New Year celebration. With what started out as an announcement thread for the dates, the next thing that happened was a full-scale guild organization so that The Basin could sponsor the feasts in a district throughout the entire festival. As a result, The Basin set up a permanent catering house in International District 4, with Allton Brown (notice it's Allton Brown) as the chief sous chef providing the ingredients.
We're really proud of the way that so many people pulled together to make the 2009 Canthan New Year so memorable. And we're thankful to everyone for their efforts, whether farming for ingredients or volunteering to act as chefs.
Great job, Basin!!!!! |
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Basin Team Wins Hall of Heroes--And Holds It!!!
Posted by
ceolstan on Jan. 25th, 2009 - 11:26 AM |
Hearty congratulations to the late night group who took Basin Amazons (aka AB4 in our Alliance) to the Hall of Heroes! This is a first for our guild. For a long time, we've had Basiners active in Heroes Ascent, but not as a guild activity. However, for some time, we've had a weekly HA group game. We've come close--O so close!--but never won the Hall of Heroes.
In the wee hours of Sunday morning, January 25, 2009, that all changed. The Basin Amazons took and held the Hall of Heroes. A very hearty congratulations to all who participated!
For more reading, see this thread.
Go team! |
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Congratulations to our own Firedove!
Posted by
ceolstan on Jan. 5th, 2009 - 8:07 PM |
Congratulations to our very own Firedove, who found a Polar Bear Minipet while playing with a group of Basiners. Her lovely account of the story is in the best of Basin traditions, where the rare item is dwarfed by the fine company of friends.
We're thrilled that one of our own managed to have a Wintersday pet drop. We're even more pleased that this was an experience that occurred in our community of friends playing games.  |
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Basin Guild Wars featured in lagwar.com podcast
Posted by
ceolstan on Sep. 22nd, 2008 - 4:31 PM |
Ziss and Brilene, from lagwar.com. a site dedicated to MMOs and the people who play them, just spotlight on The Basin's Guild Wars Guild. You can find the podcast and write-up in their Guild and Clan Spotlight.
We want to thank lagwar.com for this honor. It was a pleasure to talk with both Ziss and Brilene. Their enthusiasm for gaming and for talking with the players is wonderful, and their bold venture into this kind of journalism is commendable!
Also, many thanks to those of you who sent in your screenshots. Your pictures help show the multifaceted nature of our guild's activities. The strength of the guild lies in its people. We're so fortunate to have so many talented and enthusiastic people! |
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Congratulations to Alliance Battle Winners!
Posted by
ceolstan on Aug. 18th, 2008 - 9:46 PM |
The Alliance Battle Contest is now over. Our PvE Coordinator, FunkyJam, has announced the following winners:
FINAL Standings
Kaanai Canyon
1st - Doom, Pax, Derezer, Manacraft 512 to 220 = 292 point win
2nd - SlaveOne, Blackcat, Medoc, with FunkyJam 518 to 266 = 252 point win
3rd - Lev with 3 Pugs 505 to 382 = 123 point win
Etnaran Keys
1st - SlaveOne with 3 Pugs 517 to 104 = 413 point win
2nd - Lev with 3 Pugs 511 to 146 = 365 point win
3rd - HellsBells, with 3 Pugs 514 to 167 = 347 point win
Saltspray Beach
1st - HellsBells, with 3 Pugs 514 to 15 = 499 point win!!
2nd - Slayer of Fools, Yobbo, Pax, Derezer 514 to 17 = 497 point win!
3nd - SlaveOne, Blackcat, with 2 Pugs 521 to 59 = 462 point win
Grentz Frontier
1st - SlaveOne, AngelDeth, Blackcat, with FunkyJam 514 to 55 = 459 point win
2nd - Evil Andrex with 3 Pugs 507 to 110 = 397 point win
3rd - Derezer, Manacraft, Pax, & Doom 521 to 137 = 184 point win
Ancestral Lands
1st - SlaveOne 517 to 55 = 462 point win
2nd - Slayer of Fools, Yobbo, Doom, with Pug 514 to 74 = 440 point win
3rd - Hells Bells, Derezer, with Yobbo & Pug 500 to 68 = 432 point win
Prizes Delivered
Blackcat, Slayer of Fools, Medoc
Honorable Mention
Etnaran Keys
Slayer of Fools, Medoc, Lev with FunkyJam 512 to 187 = 325 point win
JFBrown, Medoc with 2 Pugs 503 to 298 = 205 point win
Saltspray Beach
Yobbo, Doom, Slayer of Fools, Blackcat 514 to 105 = 409 point win
MentalElf, 2Vipers, SlaveOne & Blackcat 514 to 130 = 384 point win
Grentz Frontier
Lev with 3 Pugs 513 to 240 = 273 point win
Ancestral Lands
Derezer, ManaCraft, Pax with a Pug 518 to 88 = 430 point win
BlackCat, Myst, 2Vipers, SlaveOne 514 to 123 = 391 point win
Slayer of Fools, Manacraft, Yobbo with a PUG 514 to 159 = 355 point win
Sage, AngelDeth, RealLife, SlaveOne 521 to 187 = 334 point win
Hearty congratulations to all our winners, and a big thanks to all the Basiners who participated in Alliance Battles to help us build faction for our town! Also, thanks to FunkyJam for organizing the contest!
Go Team! |
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The Basin Breaks Three Million Kurzick Faction
Posted by
ceolstan on Aug. 16th, 2008 - 7:28 AM |
The Basin broke three million Kurzick Faction on Friday, just before the nightly nerf bat hit us for 10%. 12 hours later, we'd broken the 3 Million Milestone again. The HFFF runs with full groups of riders, the Brauer House Duels, and the Alliance Battles are all paying off. We're on our way to owning a town!
Well done, team! Chaaaarge! |
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Basin Breaks One Million Kurzick Faction
Posted by
ceolstan on Jul. 28th, 2008 - 9:06 AM |
It's our great pleasure to announce that The Basin Alliance now has over one million Kurzick faction! This is an important milestone on our Basin Owns a Town Bonanza.
Thanks to everyone who's been donating Kurzick faction. We had a lot of activity with Fast Faction Farming and Alliance Battles. And be sure that if you're doing Alliance Battles you submit your team's scores to the Alliance Battle Contest.
About a week ago, The Basin Alliance had a scant 200,000 Kurzick faction; today it's over 1,000,000. This is an incredible gain!
Go Team!!!!! |
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Amazon Basin Second Screenshot Contest Results
Posted by
ceolstan on Jun. 24th, 2008 - 4:20 PM |
The Amazon Basin Second Screenshot Contest results are starting to come in! The first results are for our Action Screenshots Category.
Congratulations to Yugi, to Tiaker, and to Xei Win Toh for their excellent entries! These are excellent examples of Guild Wars art, and they are great at showing how beautiful the game is and how exciting it is to play. Well done, Yugi, Tiaker, and Xei!
Also, many thanks to Arhurt for organizing the contest, and to our esteemed judges. We very much appreciate all of your time and effort! |
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Alliance Battle Weekend
Posted by
ceolstan on May. 18th, 2008 - 8:11 AM |
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It's been a while since we've had activity toward our Kurzick Faction totals, but with this Alliance Battle Weekend, we saw our guild take a 1 million leap in Faction. We're now closing in on 2 million. Well done to our Alliance Battle teams! |
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Two Contests to Kick Off March
Posted by
ceolstan on Mar. 5th, 2008 - 5:49 AM |
March brings us two very different contests to kick off the month.
Second Basin Screenshot Contest
Arhurt has the Second Basin Screenshot Contest. This contest is perfect for people who wander the beautiful world of Guild Wars. Now is your chance to share with others the kinds of oohs and ahhs you find yourself making. Categories include:- Action Shots: Shots involving characters overcoming adversity.
- Landscapes: Shots focusing on the landscape itself.
- Character Portraits: Shots that tell a story about a character or group of characters.
- Unique Category: Skales: Shots that use lizard-like monsters known as skales. Shots can use action, landscape, character or any combination--as long as the focus is upon the skales.
Deadline for Submission: March 14. Please see the original post for submission guidelines and a timeline for judging.
First Basin Amatz Basin Challenge Mission Contest
PvE Coordinator FunkyJam has announced the Amatz Basin Challenge Mission Contest.
What: A contest to see which Basiners can get the highest score on the Amatz Basin Challenge Mission
When: Starting NOW...yep right now as you are reading this...and ending on Saturday, 3/15/08 at
12pm PST / 1 pm MST / 2 pm CST / 3 pm EST / 8 pm GMT / 9 pm CET / 7 am AEDT / 9 am NZDT
Who: Teams going for the high score may consist of AB Guild members, non-AB Guild members, heros and henchies, but prizes will only be awarded to members of the AB in-game guilds.
This is a great opportunity for our players looking for a real challenge against which to match themselves. |
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Alliance Battle Contest: Winners Announced
Posted by
ceolstan on Feb. 23rd, 2008 - 7:22 PM |
FunkyJam has announced the Basin Alliance Battle Contest.
This weekend is Bonus Faction in Alliance Battles, and the scores are looking very, very competitive. Here is the contest, shamelessly lifted from FunkyJam's post. Go read the thread for the current standings.
What: A contest to see which Basiners can get the biggest Alliance Battle win (your score - enemy score). There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes awarded for each of the 5 Alliance Battle Maps (Kaanai Canyon, Etnaran Keys, Saltspray Beach, Grenz Frontier, Ancestral Lands)
When: Starting NOW...yep right now as you are reading this...and ending on Saturday, 2/23/08 Saturday, 3/1/08 at
12pm PST / 1 pm MST / 2 pm CST / 3 pm EST / 8 pm GMT / 9 pm CET / 7 am AEDT / 9 am NZDT
CONTEST Extended 1 week to take advantage of the Double Faction AB Weekend and allow people to play on more of the 5 map rotation!
Who: Teams going for the high score may consist of AB Guild members, non-AB Guild members, heros and henchies, but prizes will only be awarded to members of the AB in-game guilds.
Judging: Players wanting their score to be considered for this contest, must post in this thread. Please post a screenshot or a link to a screenshot in this thread of your score.
Here are a couple choices for hosting screenshots:
Image Shack
or
Mammonlord Gallery
Remember to take a screenshot at the end of each Alliance Battle you play this week!!
Prizes:
There are 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes for each of the 5 Alliance Battle Maps (Kaanai Canyon, Etnaran Keys, Saltspray Beach, Grenz Frontier, Ancestral Lands)
First Prize
Each AB in-game Guild Member on the team with the highest score will receive:
2,000 gold
10 miscellaneous Drinks, Sweets, Fireworks or other Party Animal items
1 randomly selected gold item from the following list (players will roll in-game to pick the prize)
I=inscribable, r=required attribute
Forked Sword, Long Bow r9 I, Composite Bow r10 I, Minature Pig, Elite Mesmer Tome, Steel Broadsword r9 I, Gemstone Axe r12 I, Elite Ranger Tome, Zodiac Axe r12 19%<50, War Hammer r9 I, Skull Spear r11 I, Elite Warrior Tome, Guardian Spear r10 I, Zodiac Hammer r9, Composite Shortbow r11 I, Shortbow r9 I, Shadow Bow r10 15% in stance, Nightmare Spear r12 I, Zodiac Daggers r10 +14>50, Gladius r12 +20<50
Second Prize
Each AB in-game Guild Member on the team with the second highest score will receive:
1,000 gold
5 miscellaneous Drinks, Sweets, Fireworks or other Party Animal items
1 randomly selected green item from the following list (players will roll in-game to pick the prize)
Rajazan's Fervor, The Shadestone, Gorrel's Cane, Wieshur's Inspiration, The Time Eater, Shen's Censure, Jayne's Staff, Victo's Battle Axe, Sskai's Sword, Ungues of the Oni, Milthuran's Staff, Modti's Depravation, Gardock's Staff, Shakor's Spear, Wroth's Holy Rod, Kaolin Wand, Ryver's Shortbow, Flint's Artifact, Milus' Eye, Forgotten Fan
Third Prize
Each AB in-game Guild Member on the team with the third highest score will receive:
500 gold
3 miscellaneous Drinks, Sweets, Fireworks or other Party Animal items
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I win more than one prize in this contest?
A. Yes, there is one contest for each map, so you can win up to 5 different prizes, but you can't win 2 prizes for the same map.
Q. Do you count the score at the moment your team gets 500 and wins?
A. You can count any score you can get a screenshot of...so if you win 504 to 100 then it goes up to 511 to 100, then 511 it is!
Q. Can I use a screenshot from an Alliance Battle last month?
A. No, only screenshots from battles fought between when the contest started on Monday and before it ends on Saturday should be posted. |
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Altrumm Ruins Contest Winners
Posted by
ceolstan on Feb. 18th, 2008 - 2:44 PM |
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of our first ever Altrumm Ruins Challenge Mission Contest. Our PvE Coordinator, FunkyJam, has compiled the results here. This is a shameless copy from his post.
Let's all congratulate the winners of this contest.
The WINNERS:
1st Place
Eddie of the Dead
FTW Swift Death (Zero)
Rue Von Basin (Rue)
Juusatsu No Uchuu (Jochen)
Sla Veone
Xei Win Toh
Nubian God (Nexxidger)
Kiera Silverlight (Skie)
2nd Place
Arwen Evenstars
Rakim B (Temba)
Kukla Trouble Maker
Ftw Swift Death (Zero) on 1st Place team
Eddie of the Dead on 1st Place team)
3rd Place
Hamster Named Boo (Boo)
Juusatu No Uchuu on 1st place team
Ftw Swift Death on 1st place team
Arwen Evenstars on 1st place team
Rakim B on 2nd place team
Remember that we have other contests in the works. If you're artistically inclined, please take a look at the Screenshot Contest: Second Edition and the Alliance Battle Contest. There's something for everyone. Come join us! |
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Basin Board Upgrade
Posted by
ceolstan on Feb. 16th, 2008 - 7:40 AM |
All the Basin boards have been updated to the most recent version of Invision Power Board. The new software's been installed. To congratulate and thank our tech team, feel free to post here. To report issues with broken tags, please report those bugs here. Posting bugs requires registering on the Main Forums, also know as "blue" as a result of the color of the skins, though right now with the default look, all of our boards look the same! If you aren't yet registered over there, you should be. There are a lot of forums devoted to different games. It's a bit of a watering hole for all Basiners in all the sponsored games, and it provides a nice place for Basiners who are playing a variety of other games with Basiners, but not to the degree of the sponsored games, to hang out. There are also blogs and, I believe, a gallery. Yes, you get a lot of nice stuff over there!
Anyway, it'll be a bit before the dust settles. In the meantime, enjoy our Altrumm Ruins Challenge Mission Contest, our Screenshot Contest, and the upcoming Alliance Battle Bonanza. This weekend, we'll have our usual offering of PvP and PvE. Come join us! |
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