Ever-Wandering Souls wrote:Yes; I'm not asking *what* happened (as you noted, that's written), but how it was perceived, and a bit about the context it was happening in. Most of our current members were between 2 and 10 years old when all this was happening, so it's distant history. Were they seen like we see noob startups today? Was there something seen as different about them from early on? When did it begin to become apparent that this was going to be a lasting player? The history we have recorded gives the impression that a lot of the other players in raiding were equally small, fragile, and short lived. Was that so? Where does this fall in relation to DEN? I'm looking to hear from old gameplayers who were there about the things *not* written in our history books, and about their own views/opinions and how they evolved.
I think there are a lot of reasons for it. Ultimately, I can only speculate based on my own research and conversations with people. TBH benefited early on from support and guidance from other major raiders at the time. There were also times when raiding orgs like Blades of Conquest and DEN did become inactive and players from there gravitated towards TBH, which helped the region continue. Having players like RB and Sor who were committed to TBH was huge. Usually organizations that are fairly new cannot not handle adversity and fall apart. They kept the region in tact and refounded once Halc left. In regards to Hac, I get the sense that some players respected his way of thinking and creativity, but several players (like EW) did not like him at all.
