HsCrusader07

Enjoyed reading through. Always enjoyed our clanning days together @fm11

1 hour ago, Monkey said:

Crimson Raiders. We were good friends with you guys for a while, maybe due to a shared hatred for Exodus. 

3 hours ago, D2master12 said:

Hi guys, thanks for doing a TR AMA.

Here are a few links that might help with your ama:

 

2007 Memberlist:
https://www.runescapehall.net/the-rising-clan
2008 Memberlist:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080606223321/http://www.runehead.com/clans/ml.php?clan=cluggins
2009 Memberlist:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090601205620/http://www.runehead.com/clans/ml.php?clan=therising

Questions:
(All) @Des Troyer @Clugred @HsCrusader07 @Monkey

Who are the best mages in TR history? I remember Yorick and Thomas(Claveler) being good. Tweakn & Koa I feel like always hybrided Avfc was a good mage before he became a General
Who are the best tanks in TR history? I am going to say Doumat just because he made me laugh

 

(For Hscrusader) @HsCrusader07

Why did you never train your prayer?

Did you have any desire to lead in the top 5? Why / Why not? -> In my opinion if you were in a top 5 clan you easily could have become the #1 fall in leader

Who are the best mages in TR history? I remember Yorick and Thomas(Claveler) being good. Tweakn & Koa I feel like always hybrided Avfc was a good mage before he became a General
Who are the best tanks in TR history? I am going to say Doumat just because he made me laugh

Why did you never train your prayer? Honestly I was always broke! I remember Lucas(FM11) was so mad I was still 123 he bought me the bones for 124 because I was lowering our avg lol

Did you have any desire to lead in the top 5? Why / Why not? -> In my opinion if you were in a top 5 clan you easily could have become the #1 fall in leader -- I appreciate the nod for my calling. I was approached by various clubs at various times but never went for it. I think if I had stayed in RSD a bit longer there could have been an opportunity there for me.

3 hours ago, Jules said:

When THE reopened in OSRS it was with some original TR members including Destroyer who became ranked officials,  it was not long after this that they reopened TR taking officials and members from THE. This definitely caused some friction with TR over how it happened and the position it had left THE in as it was not done with any discussion or compromise.

 

It was not all THE officials and members though and there are some strong ties between some individuals now 🙂

Completely forgot about that!! Very true. But as you said, on good terms now

7 hours ago, 3lite said:

 

For HS: You mentioned disappointment from the lack of PK dedication in "The."  What was your opinion of Germs22?

 

For all: When Sooz was in EH, I was not her biggest fan.  I felt like she was a manipulative person who was more interested in her own advancement/popularity than the success of the clan.  She was an intelligent individual, but I felt like she used that intelligence to the detriment of EH when she did not get what she wanted.  Do you have an instance that you can recall that she tried to leverage her popularity/others in the clan against the leadership's decisions?

 

For all:  I feel like TR was a clan born slightly too late.  There were a lot of people in the Alliance that were desiring a more PK-oriented experience around 2006 and dispersed to other clans.  If formed slightly earlier, it is possible that TR would have captured a lot of those folks that went elsewhere.  Additionally, around 2006, EH, VR, and DF were all pulling around ~60 people (still fairly low).  They really built off each other through competition and rivalry.  TR could have also grown off that competition.  Do you think TR might have looked different if formed a year earlier?

 

For all: What do you think TR's greatest strength was in PKRIs?

For all: Pre-EoC, how was TR's relationship with CL? A clan that was generally of similar size and perhaps of a similar situation (often limited to a certain style of fight due to timezone).

For all: Pre-EoC, how would you characterize your rivalry with The Red Devil Clan?  @Dubbel Drank and I were talking about the TR-RDC rivalry recently.

You all should be proud of the mark TR made in Runescape.  TR started at a time when making a new clan was tough and stood the test to time relative to many others created in the same period.  Respect to you all and to TR - Thanks for doing this AMA!

Germs was and is a solid guy and caller/warlord/whatever. Even during our rivalry I felt like Germs and I always got on well. Allow to me to explain my comment on the lack of Pk-ing. Coming off that loss to DS in our war(190 vs 130 or whatever) and we lost, I remember people in 'The' were really upset and wanted to get more active in Pking. We had a mandatory sign-up for a PK trip, we were going to take on a top clan and really show the world our strength. Despite a long sign-up/prep I think we only got like 60-70 out of like 150 and despite it being mandatory, no one was kicked for not being there. When that happened I knew I wanted to try something else.

Your take on Sooz matches mine to the letter. 

I get what your saying but in 2006 when The Alliance would fight DS we could get like 200 people on and fight them for hours so I don't think we wanted to leave where we were because 'The', Gladz and TMRD were all doing so well during that time.

We were really organized, out numbered but never out gunned type approach.

SHIT I forgot about RDC!!!! Really respected that group! They were a force in GMT

12 hours ago, true said:

@Clugred @Des Troyer

 

What would you do differently at the start of TR if you could go back?

Going to answer this one myself -- Not leave. I know it was something I always thought to myself had I not left what would have transpired in TR.

8 hours ago, Vanuckle said:

Hope you're all doing well! Always found it challenging to like TR as an official of EH, because TR came across as the classic GMT clan (refusing to set up fights unless they heavily favoured your memberbase in terms of day + time), but respected your quality and the style of operation you had running in terms of strong community and refusing to crash, offering to AC, etc.

 

What was the impact of Sooz joining and how did she develop her own culture in the clan?

What was the perception internally when, undoubtedly, you knew she had a certain image with the rest of the clan world (particularly from the EH crowd)?

What were your thoughts on Toxic911 as a caller? I don't remember very much from fighting TR apart from it was always 11am my time on a Sunday, and that I was usually squaring off regularly against him! Hahaha.

Yeah I know it was always hard scheduling fights that were "even" for both fronts. Too early, we'd win hands down. Too late/too long we had no chance.

When Sooz first came over, initially I was okay with it. I also remember Franzk hanging out a lot too. It quickly became apparent that she had her intentions in getting ranked. I even remember at one point a conversation happening where they floated out the idea of Sooz being a general, knowing that she never had called before and I was told being a general wasn't entirely based on your ability to call a fight. I feel like Dan was very intrigued by the influence of Franzk and Sooz and followed their influence.

14 hours ago, true said:

@HsCrusader07 why did you quit TR?

Well this is 14 years ago by now so if the details are a bit off I apologize. I had established myself as TR's warlord and was essentially the top official after the two leaders, Dan & Claire. When things were great, it was a really smooth process. At times things would get a little tense between the two and I had to try and keep the peace as best as possible. I may need Dan or Claire to give their side of the story, but I remember Dan due to a medical issue had gone inactive and it was implied I'd get the bump up to Leader but things never really transpired. I remember I got upset and myself and Footynut left and joined RSD. It was a fun experience, but after a month or so I left RSD and came back to TR.

14 hours ago, true said:

Who are the top 5 GMT clans of all-time?

Fools is up there for sure. Same with TRWF. Northern Gods were also really good for a time. WL was fun to fight too. I am sure I am missing a few

Fools

TR

TRWF

NG

WL

14 hours ago, dnd5 said:

What were your favorite clans to fight and why?

I remember Shadow Elves being a class act

14 hours ago, Woot said:

To copy dnd, what were your least favorite clans to fight and why? 

I just always hated fighting the clans where you knew there was gonna be a bunch of shit on Zybez/RSC afterwards. So Adelais, EoS easily come to mind.

14 hours ago, true said:

Who are the top 5 callers in TR history?

Pete is up there for sure. I also really liked calling w/ Footynut he was a good motivator. Oli was solid too. I know I am missing some names and feel bad but definitely those 3 came to mind quickly. If I saw an all-time TR list I am sure I could add to this list. But from the early days they all deserve a shout.

15 hours ago, Adam_ said:

Did you utilize spies in other clans? If so what clans and how ? 

Yes we did a few times. I remember we put 1mr mage1 in Collision I think so we could gain info and then since he spied for us we accepted him.

15 hours ago, Flukejiver said:

As a member of 'The' during this time, it never really bothered me that people left to join TR as time would go on and we were doing really well.

 

Do you think TR was more successful in warring than 'The' from 07-10?

 

Did you consider 'The' as a rival? (or any alliance clan)?

It was definitely not an easy decision for me to leave 'The'. It was my first "real" clan and its where I learned about the clan world.  I do think TR was more successful than 'The' during that time frame. I definitely considered TMRD a rival when we first started since they were GMT & part of The Alliance and so many of us were former TA members. After they close, we definitely enjoyed fighting 'The' as much as possible.

15 hours ago, VirgoVaca said:

When I was in 'The' Clan in 2011 I noticed some tension between the older 'The' members and officials and any mention of "The Rising". Could you explain what may have caused this scoffing and animosity?

The founding of The Rising was from so many members from The Alliance - Dan from Gladz, Claire and myself from 'The', ranks from TMRD & TRD their junior clan etc. So I think there was always some angst among the clans.

15 hours ago, Joe said:

What do you think stopped you from becoming one of the top top clans?

 

 I can't speak for everyone but you always seemed like a Tier 2 clan that couldn't really break into the top tier even after some huge pulls in PKRIs against the top clans you never really kept it up for long. 

Timezones definitely played a big part. Having so many people be GMT based was a strength and a curse. EoS was one the first clubs to exploit this. They'd hit our PK trip of like 50-60 people with 30 people at 4 PM EST. Within 2 hours we'd drop to 30-40 and they'd be at 50+. After a while we just started walking out because we knew we'd always be out-returned.

15 hours ago, true said:

Who were TR's most important officials?

 

Who were the worst promotions in TR?

 

What were TR's biggest victories?

Not counting Dan or Claire, I'd say Toxic911 was the most important official. Pete was really solid calling and loyal.

I am going to say Sooz for the worst promo IMO

Honestly there were quite a few, beating EH sticks out for sure in a war early on. I remember the wild being glitched and some people when they were dragging were through the gate, but to me it was the moment I knew we were on the same footing as those clans.

15 hours ago, Z Nick said:

Thoughts on RoT?

 

Best clan main clan atm in your eyes?

 

More pull or better quality members?

 

 

Can't argue w/ RoT's success. Went from being more of a rag team in p2p to a dominant clan.

For me quality over quantity any time within reason of course.

15 hours ago, Adam_ said:

Is there anything that would interest you in reopening again or playing again?

 

If you played again but didn't want to reopen, what clan do you think you'd find yourselves in?

 

What do you think of the following clans?

RoT

AF

Downfall

DF

VR

Di

Brut
 

What in your opinions are the worst/best changes the game has gone through from a pvp/clanning standpoint or just in general?

 

Do you wish you'd perhaps gotten TR more involved in p2p? How do you think it would have played out?

Never going to get back into it though I did give OSRS a go. Honestly don't even know the clans anymore.

Mentioned RoT earlier, DF was always a good clan never really considered them a true #1. Same w/ VR. Di was just so far ahead of everyone for so long until DS came around. Much respect to DI.

15 hours ago, The End said:

Questions for everyone:

 

During your time in TR when did you feel the peak was and when was the low and why?

 

Do you still keep in touch with any TR currently?

 

When they nerfed the wild I know it really affected us being a pking clan. Highs - That whole first 6 month stretch was just so much fun.

Still friends with a few on social media platforms. Besides a random message here and there not really.

HI I'm HsCrusader07, one of TRs founding members and first Warlord. Trying to think back to my clan history has definitely proven harder than anticipated. I know I was in RSD, Solace, Exodus and Syndicate though I'm sure there were more. My early clan history does stick out. In 2094 I joined 'The' Futures, graduated to 'The' Clan but always was more involved in TF
L. I worked up FROM Pk coordinator to Warlord to TF Leader and was briefly a 'The' General. Disappointed by the lack of pk dedication and the importance of wars decreasing, I heard about The Rising and was in.

TR was definitely my favorite part of my rs career. Pking every day and helping the clan grow was really special and the friendships were amazing. Being one of the first Generals and Warlord of the most active Pking clan was a blast. I had a few different tenure with TR, tending to leave after a hot moment and having Dan bring me back in a month or so to get the clan going again. Looking forward to answering some questions as best as I possibly can.