About [DkR]

This page displays information about [DkR], its origins and its current status.

History

The Dark Reavers [DkR] Clan was originally formed in September 1999 by DarkReaver13 and DarkWinter for the game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. This clan lasted for a couple of months but it switched focus to the game Team Fortress Classic early on and the C&C clan was phased out. The clan had a peak period with 25 or so members, but in late 2000 the clan started to fall apart. People were restless and no games we're coming off successfully, so the clan shut down in November 2000 and the members left for pastures new. The former members still played together sometimes, but [DkR] was just a memory. In December 2002, DarkReaver13 decided to ressurect the old TFC clan, but it didn't work out at all, partly due to the ageing status of TFC, so the clan once again closed down.

After the TFC clan shut down, there was gap of a couple of years, after which time [DkR] was reformed to play online RPG games, most notably Diablo II and Neverwinter Nights. [DkR] was technically more of a guild than a clan during this time, as there was no competitive element - all of it was cooperative, however some great times were had playing these games.

In Febuary 2005 DarkReaver13 thought the time was right to return to the FPS gaming world, now for the game CounterStrike: Source. The former [DkR] members; Dark Winter, Metaphoric and Parquay had been operating the clan {Nailed} for around a month. They had already played several games and had quite a number of members. On the 6th of Febuary, Dark Winter and Parquay joined with DarkReaver13 to reform [DkR], leaving |Nailed in the capable hands of Metaphoric. [DkR] then remained active for six months and played 28 matches, winning around 45% of them. At the end of July 2005 the clan once again shut down due to DarkReaver13 going on holiday for six weeks. It was not clear whether this would be a permanent or temporary closure. After the clan closed, members from [DkR] and the also defunct |Nailed joined together to form #ltts|.

As it turned out, [DkR] once again started to regenerate just over a month after DarkReaver13 returned. The clan reformed on the 31st of October 2005 and was active until July 2006 with several of the previous members and some new ones including Shadow from the former rival |Nailed / #ltts|. During this time the clan had played nearly three times as many games as they did in the first six months of 2005. The clan was shut down again in July 2006 because many of the members were getting tired of CS: Source.

Whilst the competitive FPS clan remained dormant waiting for Team Fortress 2 and Fortress Forever to be released; in the hope to return to the clan's roots as Team Fortress clan, [DkR] made another return to online RPGs, this time playing Guild Wars and World of Wacraft. [DkR] had a long and successful stab at these games, however the competitive clan officially reopened on September 13th 2007; the release date of Fortress Forever which marked a renewed focus on competitive FPS.

About The Clan

The Dark Reavers have now returned to their Team Fortress roots and play competitive TF2 and Fortress Forever. We are a clan that values enjoyment of the game over anything else. We are not about glory or who can get the highest scores. If we win games, sure it's a bonus, but it's the actual playing of the game, having fun, which we value the most. This is what may differentiate us from most clans who are out there just to "pwn n00bs" which is a load of bullshit. We stand firmly against that kind of pompus, glory-gaming. The clan is as much about making new acquaintances and friends as it is about playing games. With that said, we do still take the game with a degree of seriousness, and play the game properly, as we believe this is the most enjoyable way to play. The Dark Reavers organization is a wider term than just a clan. The main Dark Reavers site can be found at http://www.darkreavers.co.uk and the Dark Reavers forums at http://www.darkreavers.co.uk/forums.

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