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Well if there is a problem with the wording we can change it - wondering why it wasn't mentioned when the post went up on FB months ago though ^^
Here is the one from the French team...

The Semi Finals of the ‪#‎NC2016‬ play out tonight. We talked to Tardet, a member of the French team about the imminent match with Turkey.


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*MnBComp: Hi Tardet. Firstly thanks for agreeing to the interview, and congratulations on making it to the semi-finals. Let's look back at the group stage - France had arguably one of the tougher groups with both Sweden (previous finalists, kind of...) and last year's 2nd, BeNe. You came through undefeated! What was your view on the group stage?
*Tardet: Thanks, I'm glad to be here. Regarding the group, I think we had a hard one, but definitely not the hardest. At the beginning, people started thinking that Sweden could potentially take the win over us, and if you look at the past results, that might have been logical, however, from the inside, we never considered Sweden able to beat us. Surely, we didn't really dominate them on the open map, far from it but it's also arguable to say that France has been gaining strength and momentum trough the different phases of the competition and that if Sweden hadn't all their best members, we were also far from having the automatism we showed against Russia for example. As for Czechoslovakia, they were the weaker team of the group and sadly they didn't manage to demonstrate a lot during those 3 matches. Our real goal since the beginning was consequently BeNe, without any doubt the top 1 of our group, and the fact we managed to draw them was a huge accomplishment, an amazing moral gain, but also made people to slightly change their minds about our team. As for the match itself, what I said during the after match interview still remains true. We had the upper hand but we didn't manage to capitalize on it, too bad for us. If we ever have to face them again, I don't think we'll make the mistake twice.

*MnBComp: You mention people changing their view of your team - do you think France has been underestimated?
*Tardet: Well, at the beginning, from what I've heard people we were far from thinking we could go that far. And like, I'm not blaming them on that. Since the team led by Nubijuki reached the final in 2011 and won in 2012, France's record wasn't the great. Incapacity to make it out of the group in 2013 and 2014, and we when we finally managed to reach the quarter in 2015 we got stomped by BeNe. So yeah, I think France has been underestimated, but probably with reason according to the past results.

*MnBComp: Glad to hear you're not bearing a grudge! Moving onto the quarter finals, you faced Russia&Ukraine, another team with a strong record in previous years, and who also had just defeated the always-scary German team. How was that match for you guys, did you go in confident or any nerves on show?
*Tardet: Our feelings about the match vs Russia were mixed. On one hand, we knew that it was a really scary team, which after a shaky start vs Norway&Denmark, proved all its potential and went to beat a favourite, Germany, in the group phases. However, where Russia probably gained a lot of confidence, we also had our momentum going on after the draw vs BeNe and to be fair, the disappointment of not being closing the match was forgotten once we got the Russians in front of us. I could use all the vocabulary I got to describe the atmosphere during the match, but I guess a video would be the best to show it and Paulo will probably publish one once the competition is over (in French, naturally). All I could say is that in term of in game leading, decision making, focus, and discipline, it was by far our best match of the competition and one of the match I enjoyed the most in my short Warband career. You really felt that we were here to win and nothing less, thus, everyone gave his maximum, remained focused and it's probably what won us the match, regardless of any deep analysis you could make about the game itself.

*MnBComp: Sounds like the team is improving match to match. A late addition to the team in the form of one of the best players around, Peter, surely helped also?
*Tardet: It definitely did. As everyone know, the team is at 90% composed of Unity players and if those are surely great players, they lack a bit of discipline in certain situations. Peter brings this aspect (As well as Merzhin and I) because he is a calm player who knows his tasks and how to execute it perfectly. He is definitely helping and played a huge part in our victory vs Russia. No wonder he is also gonna be of a great help versus Turkey.

*MnBComp: Yeah it must be key to have that unity core with their natural teamwork. Looking to turkey for this week's semi-final, they had a shaky moment losing to Finland in their group, but looked strong beating the last champions in the quarter-finals last week. How are you preparing?
*Tardet: We're preparing as much as it is possible to do. We have made our homeworks, prepared the map and we obtained some decent results vs BeNe and UK in scrims while being far from performing at our best. We're playing our map first so it really does help a lot and we'll have to capitalize on that. I guess it once again gonna come down to Castellum where we expect Turkey to give us a hell of a battle, one more reason to take as many rounds as possible on FoH.

*MnBComp: Indeed. You think you'll do stronger on FoH I guess then? You believe in the inf?
*Tardet: I think we have demonstrated a lot of positive things on this map vs BeNe so yeah, I'm quite confident on that. Concerning the infantry part, I personally believe we have got one of the best pair of the Warband competitive scene, Brian and Thorr. Playing with them is a pure pleasure and I'm always on what they're capable of doing with their natural born team play. Another big addition to the infantry core is Merzhin, my RNGD comrade. Merzhin is a complete beast when it comes to close map, especially when he gets to use his so loved hammer. On top on that we have also Peter capable to be an amazing infantry as well so it will depend where we prefer to put him as. The only weak point in the composition I see is myself.

*MnBComp: Brian and Thorr are beastly no doubt, but I've seen them multiclassing a lot. Will this weaken their performance?
*Tardet: On close maps, Brian and Thorr play infantry. Anything other than that would be madness. But yeah, it happens a lot that when we're playing 4 cavalry, Brian steps in as one. Mainly because we have no other cavalry as good as him when Ncromancien, Subzero and Peter are on the field as well. I don't think it will weaken his performance still if it ever has to happen. He has been doing well lately and I'm sure he will keep doing so.

*MnBComp: Looking forward to the finals, and assuming your confidence is warranted...who do you see yourself facing?
*Tardet: Well, I'm not one to see further than I should and for now I of course prefer remain focused on the challenge to come, Turkey. Concerning BeNe vs UK I really can't see a clear winner between both. I expect it to be a really tense match where it will probably come down to details. However as some of my some important virtual money is placed on BeNe (cause I still had to make a choice) I'm gonna go with them as a finalist. But I'm sure UK will be more than happy to make me regret it!

*MnBComp: I hope so! Well Tardet thanks for the interview. Any last thoughts?
*Tardet: I just wanted to use this interview to give a big thanks to all the French team. Whatever the result will be, it's been an absolute pleasure and honour to play alongside the elite of my country. For the little story, it's Ryurk who first brought me in the team as a trial and back then I would have never imagined to play in a Line-Up against and with people I've always admired. I'm extremely grateful of the chance which has been given to me and I hope to prove tomorrow that it was worth it. Thanks for having me and best of luck to the 3 other remaining teams.
I'm convinced it's gonna be some top class Warband. The one we like.
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It looks like I'm better at doing interviews about matchs (still forgeting a word each two sentences but who cares) than at actually winning them  :party:

Thanks for posting it Aero, it's never too late I guess.
 
If you want to relive the NC16 all the streams are here ofc and we were fortunate enough to have 2 streams of the final
Darin, Cleric & Thunderbeu
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The Grand Final of the #NC2016 is played tomorrow between Bene and Turkey and we are looking forward to the most exciting match the tournament has ever seen. MnBComp talked to BeNe's veteran Cav, Watly...

(Thanks to Kohath for the graphic.)​

*MnBComp: Thanks for agreeing to the interview Watly. Congratulations on making it to the final! It's been a difficult road for BeNe so far, with France, Germany, and UK all being fought. How would you rate the team's performance so far, and can we expect more?
*Watly: Hey MnbComp and thank you for having me. It has been a great NC for us so far and we hope we can continue to overcome the obstacles on this bumpy road you just described. While there is always room for improvement, BeNe has shown time and time again that we definitely have the stones to keep on winning and I hope we'll be able to continue winning all the way until the end. All of the teams we fought were good teams and we already feel proud for being able to play again in the finals this year.
 
*MnBComp: Indeed, it's the 2nd finals for you, two years in a row. Must be a good feeling! Will things go differently than last year though?
*Watly: I personally feel more confident about this year than the previous year, since there are a lot of things that we have going for us that we didn't have going for us last year. Last year, we were a new-comer to the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the finals and we are far more capable of dealing with that pressure right now. We also have a somewhat better line-up than last year, since we basically have the previous year's line-up with some new faces added in. We are also fighting Turkey, which has shown to use more traditional tactics than for example Poland. Last year, the effectiveness of the Polish triple archer set-up really surprised us and we had no answer to it. This is by no means an implication that it will be simple, since the Turkish team has also proven themselves to be an impressive force in both officials as well as training scrims so far. Overall, I'd say our chances are slightly better than last year, but it will be a nail-biter for sure.
 
*MnBComp: Let's look at those new faces - who would you say has stood out more this year round? Kane has impressed as an archer but that was arguably one thing BeNe never lacked.
*Watly: Ciiges and Surkan have also done their parts this year, and especially Ciiges has stood out. While BeNe is by no means a really strong cav nation now, the situation is already far better than the previous years, where our best bets at 4 cavalry would have been putting one of our best infantries on a horse or a mercenaries player.
 
*MnBComp: Still, Surkan though...
*Watly: He is by no means a bad cav and is also recognized by many list-makers as at least a decent cavalry player. He has also shown this year that it is possible for him to function within a team.
 
*MnBComp: This neutral interviewer will take your word for it. You mention your preference for playing Turkey - last year you had an extremely close (and exciting) match with them, going into the overtime map. Can we expect more of the same or you planning to stomp?
*Watly: We never intend for a scrim to go to overtime, but we've had a lot of difficulty getting started so far. As for expectations, I have frankly no idea how it will end up in the finals, whether our measures against a slow-start work or whether we'll see Winterburg, or even whether we'll get over-run by the Turks. I know it sounds a bit anti-climactic, but I wouldn't be able to give a proper expectation no matter how hard I'd try: the match is just that hard to predict.
 
*MnBComp: Yeah, both teams have looked a little shaky at points but have overcome strong teams too. Looking at last week, what did you make of the big deficit versus UK, only to come back and win so strong on the second map?
*Watly: I'd say that UK's unbalanced roster was mostly to blame, with their incredibly strong inf roster supplemented by a small number of good archers and cav. When we got to the open map, the UK inf started to have less impact on the match and the lack of versatility in UK's roster started to show. A combination of this and some other minor, less relevant factors caused a huge difference in results when comparing the maps. What made us come back so strong was also our will to win: people started to sober up after the first map and people were pushing themselves to the limits to not have it end here (and be forced to listen to horrible UK bants for the rest of the year).
 
*MnBComp: A terrible punishment indeed. Well thanks for the time, glad to have you. Any final thoughts about the tournament, or words for your opponents? You should know that Turkey refused to be interviewed as they believed it would curse them.
*Watly: I'd like to give a shout-out to the admins who, despite facing some controversy, managed to deal with every situation that arose in a satisfactory manner. I'd like to finish this interview with: ALLEJOPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 

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Meanwhile, team Turkey did not want to interview during the tourney but after their historic victory Rayden graced us with his presence...

Last weekend we had a most exciting Grand Final #NC2016 where team Turkey finally won the gold medal
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they have been so close to for so many years. We invited Turkey’s triumphant team captain, Rayden, to tell us about the match.

*MnBComp: First of all congratulations on your win, how do you feel?
*Rayden: Hello, thanks. I feel like winner :grin:

*MnBComp: Turkey have come close to the championship many times before, what were your expectations going into this year’s tournament?
*Rayden: Turkey is a team that plays for top 3 every year with very strong teams, that being said this year most of the Turkish players went passive and were waiting for bannerlord to come out, which made the first spot pretty hard for us. Main cause for this was since we were lacking the depth in our roster compared to last years, some of our players were participating in the Nations Cup for the first time, which is a big disadvantage. We also had a hard time finding players so some of our players had to play two classes depending on the situation.

*MnBComp: Getting to the final was a huge achievement in itself, but you must have been really hungry for the win, what preparations did you make before the final match?
*Rayden: The Turkish national team started their practices in the first of December and until March 6th we played 70 matches in a total of 100 days. I think this alone shows how hungry we were for a victory :grin: To talk about the preparation before the final match, we didn't necessarily do anything different but to get into detail, we watched videos of the matches BeNe played and did a lot of practice. The day of the final, we went over the tactics once again and talked about how we should play and after that we duelled in the infamous map that's on Turkish server, the Arena :grin:

First map, Naval outpost​

*MnBComp: The first round was actually one of the closest rounds in the entire game, ending in a 2 vs 1 and you won by flag. What made that round so close? What were your expectations for the final result at this point?
*Rayden: The Bene team started the match with 3 archers 3 inf and 2 cavs and went straight towards the boat to wait for that flag. It was taking a bet, however it paid off and they got the best possible flag. They had an insane crossfire. If you're going into such a crossfire, it's normal to start with losing a player. However they couldn't protect their archers enough, and if they were able to do that the match would have started much different for us. After this round, we confirmed that the things we talked amongst ourselves were all true, they were going to try crossfires where ever they could.

*MnBComp: As Nords on Naval outpost, you had a mixture of aggression and passive tactics, using passive and defensive play in the beginning and then switching to a more aggressive tactic once the flag spawned. How did this compare with your preparations for the match?
*Rayden: After this first round, we thought we should have used Nords power earlier(before the flag spawn) but to be able to achieve that, you have to prevent their archers from setting up and try to fight at a closed space. However if you can't make your enemy fight in such a situation, then there isn't much you can do to force them. Especially a team such as BeNe who has good archers, you have to avoid taking unnecessary risks. For that reason we thought about forcing this not after flag spawned, but right when it did. If we let them set up like the first round, the result could have been different.

*MnBComp: The BeNe team are well known for their archers, especially their crossfires. What were your plans to deal with this and did it go as you expected?
*Rayden: We knew they'd use 3 archers all along. In our trainings throughout the week, we found out that 1 archer, 2 cav and 5 inf is a better composition in shutting down their archers. The reason we picked to go forwards this comp was also defined by the fact that we would have javelins. If you are using them well there's a good chance you can disrupt their archers. We also told Menethil to lock down their archers and my duty was to help him in that and disturbing their cavalry. That way our team would be able to do without any problems. Although I cannot say that everything went as planned, most of it indeed did.

*MnBComp: As Nords you went heavy infantry, can you go into detail why?
*Rayden: A simple answer would be this; to be able to pressure the enemy more.

*MnBComp: You won the first set 3-0. How did the team react to that, how did it compare with your prematch expectations?
*Rayden: We knew that we would win Nord side 3-0 unless if we did a stupid mistake. It was a result we expected.

*MnBComp: In set 2 you were Vaegir, arguably the weaker side. You switched over to a more standard class setup of 4-2-2. What was the reason for this?
*Rayden: This actually has a couple reasons; we have to play against Nords as Vaegirs and there is an obvious disadvantage. Our priority in map picking was to be able to use our cavalry and archers more effectively. Verloren was one of the maps we played the best however they banned that towards us and the only viable option was Naval Outpost. Since we don't have an effective 3 archer strategy, our main goal was to survive as long as we could on inf and let our cavalary and archers finish up the work. As Vaegirs, if things didn't go so well, we knew we had to change something. At the 4th round of the second set we swapped to 1-5-2 and force them to something they wouldn't expect. Thankfully they took the bait. (XDDD)

*MnBComp: Are there any rounds on Naval Outpost you regret? For example the push through middle after the flag spawned on the second round as Vaegir? What would you have done differently?
*Rayden: Yes actually there is a round that I regret. The 3rd round of the second set. When the flag spawned they send 2 archers and 2 inf to lock us down and 2 inf were at the mid side of tunnel. We had a miscommunication and we didn’t' know they were so split up. We should have caught the left group and killed them fast. In the second round, right after the flag spawned we sent Menethil from our spawn and we knew they'd push us mid. Menethil’s mission was to come back and help the team if we got pushed but the BeNe team had great timing and they waited until Menethil was all the way in then pushed. They didn't give us much time to react.

*MnBComp: Which players or class in particular you would like to mention when it comes to the first map?
*Rayden: First of all I'd like to congratulate our infantry and cavalry. They played as if they've been playing together for years. That was the key to us winning that map(team play). If we think about individuals, Menethil, Gordioss and Arthur did great.

First map, 6-2 in favour of Turkey.
Second map, River Village​

*MnBComp: This map was BeNe's pick, what were your plans for this map and did it go as planned?
*Rayden: I was honestly surprised when I saw that they picked that map. Because after the Poland match, I thought they'd think that we were good in this map and not pick it. To speak about our plans, we always choose to wait for the flag on open maps because we have a better inf-cav coordination than the other teams on flag fights. We knew that we had the upper hand to the BeNe team when it came to archers and cavalry. I can say that pretty much everything we expected came to reality.

*MnBComp: You won the first round, starting out as Vaegir, by most considered the superior faction on an open map, how much do you think that helped you?
*Rayden: Of course Vaegir has an advantage vs. Rhodoks however I believe that if we played serious/wanted to could have beaten them with Rhodoks as well.

*MnBComp: Cavalry and archers, as expected, did a lot of work on River Village, what did you think of BeNe's tactics?
*Rayden: We expected them to play 3 xbows and bet on the flags with crossfires on the Rhodok side, however they choose to go with 4-2-2. BeNe was really lucky with the flags the whole match and they got the flags just like they wanted to. First round they chose to be more aggressive and tried to hold us upfront but we countered them immediately and started by killing the two of their xbows.

*MnBComp: As Vaegir you only lost one round, the flag in the village. What do you think happened?
*Rayden: The flag spawn for them again (Hax XD) Since one of the BeNe cav was raising the flag early, we didn't have much time to react. Since Menethil was ninja from behind them, I think we engaged them a little early but we should have waited a little longer for Menethil.

3rd set ending in 9-3 to Turkey, they have now officially won The Grand Finale of Nations Cup 2016!​

*MnBComp: After you won, rather convincingly, were the team able to continue to continue to play seriously? What was the atmosphere like in the teamspeak channel?
*Rayden: The TS atmosphere was amazing. Everyone yelling in celebration, congratulating each other. I gave serious tactics even after we won however people were too hyped up and were in a celebration and no one had the focus left for the match, therefore we stopped playing.

*MnBComp: You have been so close to winning the Nations Cup in the past, but now it’s finally yours. How does it feel to finally have the gold?
*Rayden: Yes, the 2013 team that I captained lost to Germany because of an unlucky flag on the last round. But we showed that we deserved the gold medal the most this year by having 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. This meant a lot for us and we deserved the win. To speak about how I personally feel; I consider myself lucky to be the first Turkish captain to bring gold back home, and I'm happy that we were able to accomplish this with our weakest team yet. I dedicate this gold medal to all Turks that have played the game until now.

*MnBComp: How do you feel about Nations Cup as a whole?
*Rayden: This year’s NC was the last one in Warband (probably) and was the best one yet due to the fact that every year till now there were favourites to win, and the matches weren't this exciting. This year it wasn't certain who'd win, there were 6 teams around the same levels (TR ,BeNe, UK, FR, PL, RUS). Also I should mention Finland. They surely made the tournament more colourful.

*MnBComp: Is there anything you`d like to comment on from the match, or the tournament?
*Rayden: I would like to talk about the USA match. To be honest, it was by far the hardest match we played this tournament. Those guys deserve some respect.
As a last thing, I'd like to congratulate my team, then congratulate BeNe on their second position. Also thank you to all the admins, referees, other teams, players and every one that had something to do with this Nations Cup.
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The Grand Final Streams can be found as follows:
Official streams
DoF_tv with Darin, Cleric and Thunderbeau: https://youtu.be/H5ugpfxR4ug
Greedalicious with Greed and Nikki_Raven: https://youtu.be/qNmWn7YRA1c
Players view
Menethil: https://youtu.be/qInJHfbISNI
Rayden: https://youtu.be/G9CoxxG5OW4

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Spotlight On... Guard of Istiniar [IG]

  With the recent closing of the longest continuously active competitive clan in Warband we decided to run a retrospective on IG’s impact on the scene. IG has been one of the most influential clans in the game and is also known as the Academy of Warband because of all the players who learnt competitive Warband  in IG and later took the knowledge, skill and training routines into other clans. MnBComp tracked down IG’s founder, SCGavin for a short interview… 


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What were your reasons for founding Guard of Istiniar?
Sometime before 22 October 2009, when Warband was still in the early stages of beta testing, I joined the Alliance of the Free Souls (AoFS), because some people I knew were in it and I liked the idea of it. I left AoFS six months later, as multiple factors made competitive gaming hard to accomplish in that clan and I had discovered that I wanted to compete with a team. I had done some of the recruiting and organization in AoFS and decided to start my own clan instead of joining one of the existing ones. 
 
What were your aims, what did you hope to achieve with this clan?
My focus in the beginning was on recruiting members, getting a stable base and having regular trainings, so that we would soon be able to enter the competitive scene and play against other teams. Later on, once it became clear that we had a good foundation, these goals shifted more from participating to winning. I also wanted to accomplish this while striving, as a clan, to hold up certain values, such as respect for other players etc.

Who were the main players who helped shape the clan?
There have been numerous players important in shaping the clan and I struggle to pick one above another. At first there were those who joined when the clan was small and who helped establish it. Then there were all the people who participated in discussions and decisions that changed and transformed the clan. Then we had people who, through their skill, shaped our progression through the competitions. And of course the many people who held leadership positions throughout our six year existence.   
Edit: Aeronwen wants me to name some specific players so I'll start with Lugh, who was the first member to join the clan. I had recruited Lugh for AoFS, but had not played very often with him there. After I had already decided to leave AoFS, I saw him playing on a server with a score of 19-0 or something like that and thought what a shame it would be to lose a nice and skilled player like him (which I imagined I would when I left AoFS and he stayed). I had considered asking him to follow me, but thought that it would be bad sport to basically steal a member from my old clan, but I was quiet happy when Lugh asked me a couple of days later to join IG by himself. He became one of the big influencers in the early stages and also one of the leaders. Another name I want to mention is Eder. Like Lugh he joined and helped shape the clan in the early stages. He has furthermore been part of all directions the clan has taken since the beginning and is the only member of the early IG time who has continuously been part of the clans journey in a leading role.

And of course a lot of thanks are due to the people leading the branch once I stepped down as its leader, starting with David, followed by Lugh, Harman, Kekn and most recently ReneKB. I could list all the people that also held leadership positions, were part of offices or contributed in the competitive team, but that would be a looong list, so instead I leave it at this and thank the people named here and all those not named individually for what they have done for IG!

What do you feel IG contributed to the competitive scene?
I hope we showed that competitive success and respectful behaviour can go together. I think we provided some good and tense battles, especially in our most successful times. We certainly had fun and I hope our opponents and spectators did, too. Aside from that, we were a constant factor in competitions and together with other early clans helped to get the competitive scene in Warband established.

Best memories of playing with the clan?
One of the most outstanding memories is our victory against IFoR where we conquered Province 17 in the EU Campaign. For me it had the feel of a final in a competition (although it wasn’t, but we really wanted that province and had failed one or twice before in taking it). I also fondly remember two matches against Einherjar and DRZ in which we played with something like 23 players per team. The final against the 22nd for the European Native Pro League (ENPL), which ended 11-9 for them, also is part of my more memorable matches. That was a really close and tense battle! Aside from that I have good memories of just playing publicly on Battlegrounds or even in other mods and games (such as cRPG and Project Reality). 

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You can find some older videos of IG’s matches here:

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Some of the testimonials from the IG thread on Taleworlds forums

Calamity 说:
Good luck with everything. You guys definitely made an impact on the scene, hopefully you come back for Bannerlord.

Aeronwen 说:
IG has been a positive force in Warband and other games. I met a lot of really wonderful people there. So I really hope IG returns for Bannerlord.

Liwi 说:
Goodbye, always had high respect for IG and a lot of hard matches against you over those 6 years. First two years were the hardest^^
The problem is, they can only make a comeback in Bannerlord if Istiniar already exists on the map!  :ohdear:
it should and TW should build a memorial easter egg in that village!

sadnhappy 说:
The 22nd salute you. We had some great matches and especially in the latter days of Warband IG_Battlegrounds was the place to be for sure.
Can't wait for Bannerlord, never say never, right guys? :shifty:

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Good luck IG! While most associate the team with its strong organisational structure, and community efforts, there's no denying that IG achieved a great deal competitively, and helped breed some of the scene's finest talent. It was a pleasure to be thrashed by you, more than once, over the last six years. :smile:

Sir Galahad the Pure 说:
Probably the most legendary clan in Warband. You'll be missed and never forgotten!

~PhoSPhoruS 说:
It was a pleasure to play with you guys. Hope to see your members around. And thanks for everyone who's involved. You made Warband - Warband !

Scar 说:
It's a shame to see you leave, I always enjoyed playing against you. You were undoubtedly one of the fairest teams in the scene, and your positive impact on its development is undeniable. I hope you'll come back for Bannerlord.

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Aeronwen 说:
*MnBComp: Any reason for the lack of tryharding do you think? I think some nations have been, Turkey for example were playing a match every day!
*Oliveran: Well, I've played this game for YEARS, and always been responsible for the team. This year I've been caught up in studies, life in general, family stuff, and without me, Shema wanting to play for GER (*sigh*) and Robin not having much time either...Well yeah

Since some people brought it up to me (as being accurate when it's not), I applied to Germany after permission from the nations cup administrators in what 2012 or 2013 and then it was rejected and that was the end of it? Just because you can't be arsed finding out what the actual reason is Oliveran doesn't make the made up one you thought would be the funniest the correct one. I played nations cup since 2011 to 2014 and I get **** because I choose to not participate after I've won one? **** you.
 
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Aeronwen 说:
*Oliveran: Shema wanting to play for GER (*sigh*) and Robin not having much time either...Well yeah
I played nations cup since 2011 to 2014 and I get **** because I choose to not participate after I've won one? **** you.

 
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Aeronwen 说:
*MnBComp: Any reason for the lack of tryharding do you think? I think some nations have been, Turkey for example were playing a match every day!
*Oliveran: Well, I've played this game for YEARS, and always been responsible for the team. This year I've been caught up in studies, life in general, family stuff, and without me, Shema wanting to play for GER (*sigh*) and Robin not having much time either...Well yeah

Since some people brought it up to me (as being accurate when it's not), I applied to Germany after permission from the nations cup administrators in what 2012 or 2013 and then it was rejected and that was the end of it? Just because you can't be arsed finding out what the actual reason is Oliveran doesn't make the made up one you thought would be the funniest the correct one. I played nations cup since 2011 to 2014 and I get **** because I choose to not participate after I've won one? **** you.

I am sorry we printed something factually incorrect. There was no disrespect intended, as I see it the point was that the team missed such an obviously valuable player.
 
Spotlight On... Guard of Istiniar [IG]

Founded on Feb 20 2010, by SCGavin; Warband branch Disbanded on 27 June 2016

Continuing our retrospective of one of the most influential clans in Warband, we talked to Lord David, who took over clan leadership when Gavin retired...


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David, when did you start playing Warband and what clans have you belonged to beside IG?
I  had the original, single player Warband before mount and blade which I remember getting on release day, I registered on the IG forums in October 2010, about 5/6 months after release.
I’ve only ever played for one other clan which was/is called AE. This was less involved than IG and was more just a bunch of old IG players and others from several different clans who were good friends and wanted to play  together.

When and why did you join IG?
Originally I didn’t like the idea of clans, pretty much the role reason I joined  is because my main friend on steam at the time, Lord Willy, joined IG  and managed to get me to join after a lot of persuasion. I mainly joined  just to stop him talking to me about it but in the end I’m glad he made  me.

What do you feel you gained from being in IG?
A considerable amount, I was always a shy kid and talking to around 20-10 regular people in IG  then another 30-40 regular people on IG_Battlegrounds made me come out  of my shell, I credit most of my confidence gained during those years to  IG and Warband. Helping to lead IG gave me good pointers to leadership  which I use in my day to day work as a Team Leader at work.
Probably  the best thing I gained though was the people and friends I met, I  often look back on those years and times with a big feeling of nostalgia  and can’t help wishing that many more of online communities I’ve been in  since were half as good as IG was to me.

What do you feel IG contributed to the Warband community and the competitive scene?
IG  was known to be one of if not the biggest Native clan. We had/have a wealth of amazing players and a server which was almost always full and we regularly competed and won the tournaments/matches we competed in. If  you played native a lot it was probably unlikely that you hadn’t heard of  us. I think IG, as well as other clans, made Warband. I can’t see  Warband surviving nearly as long if it was just random people playing each other with no structure like that and the time and effort put in by everyone really showed.
Who do you remember from your time at IG who made an impact on you or contributed to the clan and/or the Warband community?
The  people who I remember most are people like Ryozu, Cutlass, Wezyk, Yans, Gultar, Archivist, Cristo, Aero, Illu, Gavin and then the older members  like M, Le Roux, Mitchell, Morii, Beardo and so many others. Honestly  there’s so many people who came through IG it would be hard to list them  all but they really stuck out to me as the people who I looked to play with and always seemed to be around.

What do you feel IG contributed to the competitive scene?
We  were always one of the last standing, I always felt that other, big  clans, like CoR, RNGD (or whatever they morphed into after a loss), TK, Samurai, Bohemian etc were a big challenge but it never felt like we were expected to lose. If you go back to when Warband was active properly I’d say we lost maybe once every 10 games or so on average. IG was a massive part of the competitive scene and therefore attracted the best players.

Best memories of playing with IG?
I  really loved doing the clan battle and matches, training every  Tuesday/Thursday etc but I think the best bits for me were always the random games on IG_Battlegrounds with everyone and good friends from  other clans. We always had a great laugh and an amazing sense camaraderie.  I’ve not found anything close to this online in the years since I stopped playing and I do miss it amazingly. 


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Spotlight On... Guard of Istiniar [IG]

Founded on Feb 20 2010, by SCGavin; Warband branch Disbanded on 27 June 2016

Continuing our retrospective of IG with a more contemporary view we talked to Warband veteran Oliveran who has been playing with IG since May 2011 and led for several seasons.


Oliveran, when did you start playing Warband and what clans have you belonged to beside IG?
I started playing Warband during the beta - around the time of 0.7XX I think; I've forgotten the actual patch number, but somewhere around there. I started the old M&B in the beta too; so I'm an old man when it comes to the M&B series!

At the time, I played with a RL friend of mine -  some might remember as Hubbel -, and we played together quite a bit. At some time during mid 2010, I got invited to the clan The Kingdom of Swadia - TKoS - and were there for quite a while (till early 2011). During that time, mid-2010 to 2011 or so, battle was still being 'discovered', and I found it weird to stand in lines and such - these days roaming, being quick and alert is what makes battles, no more line battles and low cavalry numbers - so I was mainly just dueling and playing single player, at that time. Apart from TKoS, I've never been in any other clan than IG.

When and why did you join IG?
After TKoS, I had a break from being in any clan. Having some "me time" and growing up (I was 16 at the time; any and all months made a difference in getting to terms with myself) made me choose IG based on the maturity the clan represented, along with some members I found very intriguing and liked (some names to throw out there are Gultar, David, Wezyk, Alexander and Swii). Hubbel was also looking for a team, and shortly after he joined IG I felt like it was the right place for me too, and sent in my application.


What do you feel you gained from being in IG?
What I gained the most as a person being in IG was probably emotional stability, a big pack of people I can call good friends, and being able to take responsibility.

When I was 17, I got a bacteria called Escherichia coli (known as EHEC), which at the time was close to unknown, and the death rate was quite high; I was close to death myself. That, and a few turmoiling incidents that happened in my private life at the exact time, caused me a depression from stress and anxiety. Thankfully, with the help of some (RL) friends of mine and a few in IG (like Aeronwen and Gultar) helped me sort out what I was feeling and my RL friends helped me deal with my anxiety. After that period, I actually took a (surprisingly) big step in my life toward what one can call "being an adult", and not long after I started both managing both IG's server and competitive team.

All in all, IG helped me with growing up a fair bit, as I went through the hardest times of my life while still being actively chatting and playing there.

What do you feel IG contributed to the Warband community and the competitive scene?
The biggest thing IG contributed was probably the showcasing of what all classes can do; looking back, a lot of what IG brought (stunning with polearms, chain-attacking, anti-cavalry infantries in teamfights, proper use of crossfires and teamwork), along with having had almost all of the top players in the community at one point or another in IG, I do think IG created a base for how the game was supposed to be played in matches. What IG brought in early-mid 2011 is what every team these days have learned to do, and IG was the team people learned from.

Also, IG has been running the most popular battle server since release, and still is to this day with a whooping 200000 unique players that have joined, since mid-2012.

Who do you remember from your time at IG who made an impact on you or contributed to the clan and/or the Warband community?
As there's quite a few people that has made a big impact me in one way or another, I'll try to keep it at a minimum.
Kekn; for always being there and always being positive.
Cristo; for a lasting friendship, a person I could probably speak to in 20 years and we'd still be able to talk like it's been a few days at the most.
Gultar; for being both understanding and patient, and willing to settle me down when I was stressed out.
Triari; for just being that special person to always rely on being about and talk to.
Harman; for being himself!
Lisen; also for just being himself!
Aeronwen; for being understanding, and having the patience of a mother looking at 50 paintings done by a 3-year old having to look at all of them one at a time and say they all look good, with me.

Big list time; those who probably had the most impact on me during my time in IG were Kekn, CristoTheVicious, Gultar, Triari, David, Harman, Lisen and Aeronwen. Of course there has been many more to surprise me in a good way during the time in IG; but those mentioned I think has been invaluable in another sense for me, at one point or another.

I think the way IG kept together for so long also helped encourage other players to make their own teams, as seeing some teams stick around for long will ensure that others will want to compete.

Best memories of playing with IG?
There's way too many good memories; but some fun to mention was when I took over commanding from Harman vs RNGD (Renegades - one of the best teams at the time of that match) in a third-place match, and ended up pulling out a 180* jump javelin-headshot on Nubijuki when flag went up, ending up winning us the match.

Otherwise, just hanging out with Gultar, Aeronwen, Archivist, Cristo, Cybran and a few others doing nothing or playing was great; the times of just relaxing and having fun tend to be the best moments.

Closing words
I think overall, IG's had an impact on a lot of people; if not for breeding most of the skilled players in the game to set the standards of competitive Warband playstyles and keeping up the most popular server to date and bringing the competitive feeling from start to end, it's also been a gathering spot for players to either start out their journey in Warband, or being the place to grow to a peak in skill (some continuing on towards other teams afterwards).

For me though, especially as I've been the player to lead IG's competitive for the last 2.5 and being in the clan for so long, I've been there seeing everything almost from beginning till the actual end. It's been a great journey for me, and IG will still be; just not competing. Chance is, we will be back for Bannerlord and stronger than ever!

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Check me out at both Twitch and Youtube @olivernylander for both Warband videos (tournament compilations, streams and such) as well as me playing other games!

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