Southern Cross - Seeking Aussies and Kiwis

[Koorbaes]

http://home.pacific.net.au/~venema2/SCbanner.jpg

Well after a long hiatus I am back. Southern Cross was the 2nd or 3rd guild registered here at DarkandLight.net - way back on 24th November 2002. Boy, that seems like a long time ago.

I had much enthusiasm for DnL back then, and let me assure you it has not diminished. I was distracted by many of the MMO's in live production, some good, some very bad. In the meantime I am running a guild on DAOC, forming a RP Undead guild for World of Warcraft, and of course, getting a gauge of interest in DnL for Australians and Kiwis who may be in beta or intend on playing when it goes live.

Why a guild for Aussies and Kiwis? No reason other than find a group of friends to play with in a common timezone. Being GMT-8 through to GM-12 makes it often a lonely experience to play a MMO if you are on a server predominately populated by players in Europe and North America.

Of course, that does not mean we are wanting to exlude non-Aussies or Kiwis - all are welcome!

SO THE GOOD NEWS! - Well DnL has finally entered beta with about 500 or so people currently stress testing. I'm sure the full beta is not far away, and that DnL may go live later this year (fingers crossed).

So this is a call to Aussies and Kiwis (and anyone else for that matter) who is interested in forming a guild to play together. One without too many rules, politics or structure until we get that sorted out in-game. (I've seen too many forum-based guilds which seem to work amazingly well and are uber-organised - complete fall apart once they go online).

Please post here, and I will monitor daily reply.

[signofdeath]

i may have missed this but is this a light or dark guild?

[Carcas]

Hi Koorbaes,
I'm an Aussie (Brisane based) looking forward to the release of the game. I might be interested in joining a clan that is populated by mature organised people. I am currently with another aussie clan (TOG) for other games but if there aren't going to be many of them playing Dark & Light I'll be happy to consider yours. Either way it would be nice to get to know other aussie players.

[Taurendil_Cuweasse]

Did I mention that country-based guilds disencourage roleplay? Probably not.

[lunket]

what do you care, mind yer own bussiness......... let em have their guild if they want too

Jag skulle verklige vilja att han förstod ordspråket: sköt dej själv o skit i andra.

If anyone wants a translation of the swedish saying above post here and tell me




[Edited on 7/3/2004 by lunket]

[Mistoffeles]

I would not mind considering this guild, as my fiancee is Australian and I am moving to Australia eventually, and she is the one who pointed me in the direction of this game.

My playing time is flexible, so there are no problems in that regard. Hopefully we will get into the beta, I have a pretty capable system and she just needs to upgrade a little to get to about the same level.

Paul


[Edited on 18/3/2004 by Mistoffeles]

[Rulke]

Sounds like a plan. Count me in.

Oh, and that bloke with the role-player comment...yeah right.

[Coir]

Aussie here too. Been following DnL for a while but as usual lurk far more then post.

At any rate based out of Perth and an avid roleplayer. Have been in roleplaying in quite a few aussie based guilds. Main reason being don't have to put up with sweeping generalizations from a vocal minority and it seems that the majority of people from our lil corner of the world are quite tolerant.

Did I mention that empty vessels make the most sound? Probably not...

Will keep in touch via this thread Koorbaes and direct our local based guild of roleplayers to do the same.

[Peter_Holmer]

2 newbs ;) Welcome both of you :D

[Veticus]

Just registered and thought I might give this game ago.

Any room in the guild for me?

[SteelDoom]

I'm interested.
I live in Adelaide and have been playing MMOs for a few years now. Mostly EQ1. I'm not overly bothered if we play dark or light and i'm probably going to play a ranger or necromancer.

[SteelDoom]

Did I mention that country-based guilds disencourage roleplay? Probably not.
No, I don't think you did mention it...
Lucky you are wrong :P

In all seriousness. Playing in a low volume time zone is quite difficult. Pick up groups are harder to get and people from other time zones that happen to be on often can't play long or aren't intersted in serious adventuring because they don't expect to be on. Also many non Aussie/NZ people on during our peak time have changing shifts and thus arn't on regularly.

Hence Aussies have slowly been getting more and more organised with regards to time zone based guilds.

Esprit de corps!

[Bilbo_Baggage]

I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand why aussies try band together before the game comes out. It's something we all learnt from a lot old mmo's like Eq where you realised too late (few hundred hours) all aussies are spread thinly and extremely inconveniently between the 25+ servers.

Do they realise our peak time is 4AM in USA which means it's the most underpopulated time zone?

There is usually nothing to stop any other player from another country joining up.

[v1gor]

I'd gladly join. Let me know.

[Arsenalflash]

I would like to join also. Its been hard for me being in the GMT +8 time zone. I hope this guild will be what im looking for.

[wes2001]

I would really like to believe that DnL is the one which truely gives satisfaction. So much has been Hyped before from contenders to the crown. I sincerely so hope so. :rolleyes:
My feelings are open. The graphics look great....But the rest will require the proof of experincing the release. Good luck DnL, it's in your hands.

[stikis]

Any room for me left? I would be glad to join!

[Piccolosdragon]

im interested too, aussie here from Melbourne!

[Lord Scarlet]

i would like to join to a ACT boy

[Vinja]

im an american on the east coast and i would love to join you guys :D
you can count me in.

[Marteau]

was in a Southern Cross guild in WoW on windrunner. they were kinda ok. do you use voice comm? how many members total you aiming for? how about yanks living in so ko? we are one hour off in time zone so spent most of time over here online with you lot anyway.

[Bez_almighty]

il join 2, im frm melbourne

[Ready]

I can't help but think y'all from Alabama or something everytime I see your guild name.

C'ya in game!

[tr8tr]

may i please join this guild im from sydney

[Wampyre]

If I ca nget into the Beta, I would surely be interested in joining. I'm from Bundaberg.

[Deano_185]

good to see some aussies around

[Soulscode]

I'm keeping an eye on the game and if things go well I might be interested in joining you lot. While I'm not Australian(Canadian actually) I work a night shift, and know well the difficulties of getting a party going at a low time of server activity(Currently playing FFXI).

[Unewyn]

Hiya all

I'm a veteran MMORPG player from Canberra, currently playing EQ2 and not all that thrilled. I have high hopes for D&L however and would be happy to join a guild in my timezone.

Cya online.

[Baragon]

Hi Guys,

I'm an Aussie - currently playing Guild Wars. Formely played Eve, SWG and UO - but ran out of money for P2P games (plus they all got old).

I love Guild Wars at the moment, but it's not a MMORPG, so if D&L shows itself to live up to it's promises (and comes out before Darkfall, which it seems it will), then I may join up.

If so, I'd be looking for an Aussie Guild, so for now - HI!

[barnnz]

Hey

New Zealander in korea. Been looking at the game for a little while, hopeing it will turn out as good as it looks.
Currently playing eq2 but getting very bored of it atm. Need a new game to keep me interested.

[freakanoid]

yea me to~! count me in! living in singapore but im interested anw heheZ

[xan_prifier]

Yea as far as I can tell Im the first New Zealander to make a post on this thread, anyway I would like to join because I hate joining guilds only to find out that they are doing something at 3am my time, so this should be good! Oh I forgot, can I join please?

[Locsta]

If you play dark, i'll join.

[Scrav]

Another Aussie here who would be interested in joining Southern Cross (if I purchase Dark and Light).

I'm quite interested in Dark and Light and I like a lot of the theoritcal concepts. That said, I'm not entirely committed to Dark and Light yet until more information comes out.

[FearGumby]

well, if you guys are on the light side, then consider me a friend. As long as you stand in the light, my findings and successes are yours as well, just like i told the people of the Midgard guild. For the light!

[Galactiko]

I live in the UK, play during your times, finding a Daytime UK guild is like finding a goldmine in a peatbog, so I am definalty intrested.

[psilocin]

hey yeah this is great a very important aspect of mmo's to have the majority of your guild on at the same time that you are. i m looking forward to dark and light and am definately interested in this guild hope it works out well.

[VonFreakster]

Geraldton West Aus here. Will keep an eye peeled out for you ingame. Be kewl if we can have the old Southern Cross for the guild Emblem. :-)

[SpawnofWillow]

Crayola > Souther Cross

[Ruiner13]

count me in .,... adelaide here

[Alrowan]

sydney here, played EVE, EQ2, WoW, GW and all that jazz, cant wait till DnL comes out though, really something im looking forward to, great inititive, lets hope it works and us aussies get some action :)

[whencowsfly]

Hi i'm a noob loser whooooooo...is awesome. In fact cooler than all of you. :p

[jestoraus]

I might be interested in joining.. waiting on beta or game to go live...

Jesse - 28 - Sydney Australia..

[tobosaku]

Yeah Im an aussie too, adelaide here, good to see im not the only aussie or australian looking a playing DnL.

Having said that I want to wait and see what pre release schedule they have in terms of open beta/stress test/whatever before going ahead

cheers

tobo

[lorak]

Aussie here aswell; Brisbane.
Keen to get in an aussie-guild.
Also, I'm interested in finding others who have a bit of a trade-skill bend.
Luv my PvP but I do enjoy it more when i've got better gear ;)

I prefer the light side.

Like others I'm kinda waiting to see how the stress test goes... but it'd have to be a complete disaster for me not to be coming over to DnL :D

[netic]

Aussie here aswell; Brisbane.
Keen to get in an aussie-guild.
Also, I'm interested in finding others who have a bit of a trade-skill bend.
Luv my PvP but I do enjoy it more when i've got better gear ;)

I prefer the light side.

Like others I'm kinda waiting to see how the stress test goes... but it'd have to be a complete disaster for me not to be coming over to DnL :D
Yes you bet it !

[Axlegrease]

Hey... id like to join... im in Tas, played a few mmos... WoW, SB, EQ, etc.

I dont care what side the guild is, though id be a bit happier for Dark... im definately getting the game when it comes out... DnL looks way too good to miss out on...

[ThePope]

Im an Aussie form a amall city off Sydney and if love to join wen the game goes live!!!! :dance: SO please dont forget us country folk ( I avtuallyy live in a city so...)

[Jemeryl]

Hi, I'm from Sydney and am interested in joining up if all goes well!

Edit: I would prefer to play Light side.

[CabinFever]

I'm from Adelaide. Currently playing WoW, and looking into D&L. I'm leaning heavily towards dark, but I know the importance of an Aussie guild (60 shaman LFG ANYTHING), so I'll probably join no matter the alignment.

Edit to add that I'm currently not playing beta, but will likely play this november...thing.

[malliemcg]

I love the idea of an Aussie guild.

Count me in, I find with WoW that when it first started, myself and my friends picked the wrong server, and during our playtimes there are not very many people on, which to say the least is very frustrating.

M (Adelaide, SA)

[Cereal_Killa]

I'm a Kiwi. Considering some kind of exploration class (light ranger mabye).
I normally end up playing Healer cause I'm good at it, but starting to get bored of this class I think.
I currently play WoW on Shadowsong / Maelstrom and have a 60, 52, 38, 31, 28,...

What type of guild are you guys hoping to join/create?

I'm all for a Guild that's out to have fun in PvE, PvP, RP etc and not act like elitist jerks, while at the same time not being total noobs...

And most importantly, In MY Timezone!

[Sa' Martok]

I'm an Aussie from Melbourne, currently playing EQ2 on Najena looking to play this too, would love to join an Aussie guild, like I have in EQ2. Still not really sure what class i'd like to play probably make a few.

I'm signed up for beta, so guess I'm waiting for that or live :)

[quai]

i am interested too. Been watching with great interest for a long time now. Was thinking of just trying to play solo... but i guess a guild looks like it is the only way to go.

[Dokta]

I'm a Kiwi. Considering some kind of exploration class (light ranger mabye).
I normally end up playing Healer cause I'm good at it, but starting to get bored of this class I think.
I currently play WoW on Shadowsong / Maelstrom and have a 60, 52, 38, 31, 28,...

What type of guild are you guys hoping to join/create?

I'm all for a Guild that's out to have fun in PvE, PvP, RP etc and not act like elitist jerks, while at the same time not being total noobs...

And most importantly, In MY Timezone!

Ditto

[ExtreOxy]

Melbourne here, heh an aussie guild sounds a good idea if u can only play 7-10pm on weekdays -_-, dun really mind which alignment, dark probably necro light anything :P
lol btw my first post and i joined in 2003...

[koryo360]

I like your guildl's name ----Southern Cross !!
Well , it's romantic!

I am in China

[magicalsteve]

Aussie Guild ?

Sounds like a plan, great name too. Would love to join.

I'm from Canberra btw :)

[stoo]

Hey guys, I am from New Zealand i'd like to join. I am currently playing wow but I will sell my account as soon as dnl is released.

[Kakapo]

Well I'm from New Zealand too so put my name down on the scroll of prospects.

I'm currently playing WoW like so many looking for a great PvP game to fill the void.

I've been following DnL since Shadowbane died the great perverbial death a few years back.

Looking forward to it.

[xmojo]

Hi, Kiwi here, this guild looks like a good place to hitch up with others in the same timezone. My preferred character is Dark, maybe a Shadow Knight but hey, as people say on the forums, Dark does not necessarily mean Evil and Light does not necessarily mean Good. If crafting system if interesting I quite like that side of mmorpgs as well.

[Mydral]

Hey I am fron the Philippines (but am German), the time zone here is GMT +8 (like Hong Kong). You guys are probably the closest timezone to mine in this game.

I used to play Chronus, Knight Online, RYL, Face of Mankind
Was in a top clan in Knight Online and very high ranked in Face of Mankind so I have experience in politics and stuff like that.

I will test the game out once its released, hopefully in the next view days and then decide if I will join you guys.

I really hope that you will try to gain allies etc. I can help you with that.

[legolas05]

hi, ill be more than happy to join this clan if you wona call it that, i live in perth W.A. well... hope theres room for me. :)

[legolas05]

hi agen i really think i didnt put enough detail in my last message, ill pefer to be light than dark and ill proberly aim for an archor account.

sry about sending to messages :confused:

[Aartrick]

From Sydney..

Thanks

[dob85y]

Do i qualify?
mabe we can get the DnL equiv of the Bledisloe Cup

[Madam Murder]

Hello

I would love to guild with like minded Australians/Kiwis. Better class of people and less whinging (I hope) ;). I will play Dark or Light depending where we go but will probably have an alt on the other side (if that is possible) just to see what it is like.

Currently playing WoW (RP) and have played Horizons

[Aartrick]

Is the original poster around anymore? :confused:

[SteelDoom]

Is the original poster around anymore? :confused:
Probably not, but it doesn't really matter. This thread at it's least is getting people in the same place.

[wiso]

prueba

[wiso]

prueba2

[Unewyn]

Probably not, but it doesn't really matter. This thread at it's least is getting people in the same place.

So any aussies/kiwis get their pre-order key? I took the plunge and got one yesterday :)

[lorak]

So any aussies/kiwis get their pre-order key? I took the plunge and got one yesterday :)

Aye I'm in ... I think :p

And 3 other Aussie mates are 'probably' in aswell.

I hope we have enough au/nz peeps for a SoG guild... ummm thats assuming their are guilds in SoG :rolleyes:.

[Clister Reign]

Does anyone know if the guild started here is registered? I can't find it on the list with all the other guilds and details.

I'd like to play in an Aussie Light guild. There's another guild of Aussie's called Koala that have said they'll play Dark. How does everyone feel about playing light?

[Aartrick]

Sounds good.. Im in.

[Dokta]

Hey, I'll be trying out dark and light in SoG. Bit wary of pre-ordering considering the rep of AD and the like.

Anyways, hopefully we can get a guild for aussie/kiwi players on both sides if for no other reason than to have people in our timezone to hang with.

Hope to see you guys (and gals) ingame :dance:

[Madam Murder]

I purchased a Pioneer pack and will be playing SoG.

I think we need to investigate what the status of the guild name is and I will be contacting Koorbaes to see what information they have, I think the name Southern Cross is a fabulous one and one we can rally beneath.

The light/dark issue is a bit of problem with the main forums saying that Dark is out numbering light 65/35 (that's if you can believe 1/10th of what is posted in there). If Southern Cross gets underway we will probably also need a sister guild on the other side so we can cater for all.

I'll report on what comes back if Koorbaes does not come back himself

[Madam Murder]

Well the bad news is that I tried emailing from the current guild page to the old owner but the email returned with no such recipient. I then PM'd the mods to ask what the next steps were. They haven't deigned to reply as yet.

So with the reopening of the profiles I took a look through the list of guilds and found that Southern Coss was no longer registered just as was said on the old guild page.

As there's no response from anywhere I have taken it on myself to re-register Southern Cross.

While we will not have 100% consensus on what alignment Southern Cross will be, I would suggest we also register something like Cross Of The South (name suggestion only) to play on the other side. In SoG I think we will find that people will play both sides to get a "feel" of what it is all about.

[Aartrick]

http://www.darkandlight.net/forums/clans.php?s=&do=view&clanid=755

[Alrowan]

hey there southern crossies :D

i was thinkin about possibly joinin, i expressed interest a while back, though between now and then i made up my own little guild.

anyhow, ill probably see how things go for me and the guild in the next few days, and perhaps will end up joining you guys anyway :) seeing as how hard it is to get guilds running anyway.

anyway, ill keep in touch :)


edit: also i have had a fair ammount of experience with photoshop and such, so if you ever need a site built, i can help with the graphics and some layout :)

((theres a good chace i probably will let my current guild fold, nice concept for it, but probably impractical till im aware of what the final features of DnL will be))

[cormacarit]

i would love to join too, ready for service :P
need to get my paws on a key first.
:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
from adelaide

[scorch79]

Sweet, I hoped there would be an Aussie/NZ guild in DnL. There's nothing more annoying than having noone to group with because they are all sleeping.

I'm going be in SoG as well as DnL so please look me up.

[dragon-uy]

/bump ;)

[big-b]

I would like to join, I am from the US, but I work nights, so i play at the same time you will be playing. I am used to soloing because everyone is asleep when I play.

[Madam Murder]

Hi big-b and others. You are most welcome to join us. Please go to http://www.darkandlight.net/forums/clans.php?s=&do=view&clanid=755 and select Join . Looking forward to meeting everyone really soon!

[hectate8]

Im Kiwi and im very keen to be a part of Sc in DnL

Got a few mates who may be interested aswell

[Aartrick]

Sounds good mate.. join up and bring them along..

This should be great fun..

[Jerous]

My Mrs and I both have Pioneer Keys. We are interested in playing in a guild in our time zone. So count us in if you'll have us. We are both old hands at MMORPG's. Some could say too old. :)

[Madam Murder]

Hello Jerous and welcome!

Need you to pop along to this page (http://www.darkandlight.net/forums/clans.php?s=&do=view&clanid=755) and sign up and I hope to see you some time in the next few hours in game *fingers crossed*

[Ishiee]

Hi guys

I live in perth western australia and I'm looking for a good guild to join so if you have room for me i would love to join you.

[Grok]

Hey all,
Sent a thingo for the guild in forums, and in game too. In Sydney atm.
Just bought a pre-launch account to DnL and get to run about on my sad little griffen in SoG, though he does get to fly in its own way, still not a fancy dragon but.
Hope to get accepted and see people online :dance: . Groks Half troll Warrior (Light).
{Grok was already taken in game so hope theres no crosswire crayzeness}.
Will probably make same kind of toon in DnL too. Just want to run in and hit stuff hard hehe.