orel1 – This was my first account, and I moved through *R* and other tribes until I reached ST, where I began to form friendships. ST then merged into ORC, where I left the account while learning to play more effectively.
lawrence109 – This was an account I took over on the BANG!-ORC frontline in the war, and though it was smaller than most of the accounts around, it did a good job while I was under it, and I gained some war experience as a player.
u6s5l – I took this account after the ORC/BANG! merger into BANG!?, and got it to second to 20mil ODD as a milestone. It was a fun account, but after the BANG!? leadership and I had problems cooperating, I quit.
Stupsi – I took this account in C², but I left the account shortly because of some real life issues I had, but I enjoyed C² so much I resolved to join again if they offered me an account and if I had the time.
Kafs – I joined this account again in C² in order to help one of the players out, and I coplayed kafs for a short time, helping him score a few war conquers.
Robonot – While I was coplaying Kafs, I was told that Robonot could be in need of a coplayer. As he and I had been good friends since before he even left LSHRV, and because I realized that he needed help at a point when kafs did not, I decided to coplay him. It has been by far one of my favorite accounts to play, and the successes we’ve had on the account keep racking up, thankfully.
Justin/Jurasu: How did you manage to end up in C²?
Or-el: There is quite a long story to that one, so I’ll have to try and shorten it as much as I can.

I had originally quit the world after the u6s5l account reached 20mil ODA, just as I promised. I just wanted to get the milestone, and then quit. After I quit, and the ex-ORC players went to Plight (the BANG!? split had occurred), however, I found myself yearning to be back among those in W16. Obviously, the most logical choice was to move to Plight along with the people I had once counted as friends. However, I realized that I held a lot of resentment towards those players at the time, because none had stepped up to defend me. So I decided to contact the only person I knew in C²’s council, which was adamjrose2, if I’m not mistaken. After speaking extensively to him, and after much questioning/discussion by their council, they deemed me fit to play in the tribe,and I joined C² as Stupsi. Shortly after I joined, however, I fell to near-inactivity due to a large amount of RL conflicts. I did my best to send out defense and nukes, but none of it was nearly as effective as it would’ve been had I actually been able to play. Nevertheless, not wanting to blow my chances with C², I persevered in playing as much as I could until I could no longer; as soon as C² found a new owner, I quit. By this point, I figured I’d blown my only chance to join a tribe that was GOOD. I enjoyed my time in C² more than my time in any other tribe, and I knew that they would go very far if they kept up their current pace (and so they have). So just as I resigned myself to being forced into resignation by a lack of return opportunities (I was unwilling to contact Plight, for I had learned of a few things in my absence that made my only remaining friend there, Gamecat, angry at the tribe), adamjrose2 contacted me at the same time as two other players. All three were in C², and all three offered me an account to play or coplay. I picked the one I thought needed the most help at the time, and I figured I’d be able to help one or two of the others that needed coplayers by sitting anyways (which I did). C² saw fit to give me another chance, and hopefully I haven’t disappointed yet.
Justin/Jurasu: Just looking at the list of all the accounts you have been through and all the tribes you have been a part of in W16 alone, it’s pretty obvious that you are a guy who moves around a lot. What is it about C² that made you stay for so long?
Or-el: There’s a few obvious, some not so obvious things:

1) I’m terribly annoyed when the leadership is unstable and always shifting. I like to have a leadership that is clearly defined, works together, and knows its role. In that way, C² has been the most effective; each council member knows exactly what they do, how they do it, know how to play and analyze situations, and know how to effectively keep the tribe going.
2) The tribe as a whole functions as a team more than any other tribe; players are constantly sending support nukes, sitting, nobling, and attacking as a team.
3) The tribe is EXTREMELY efficient. It nobles inactives very quickly, makes sure the pressure stays on the enemy, and ensures that everyone is following orders and enjoying themselves as they do it.
4) The tribe is not a tribe of secrecy and paranoia, always in search of spies.
5) Lastly, and most importantly, the tribe council and members are good friends. They’re people that you can talk to about TW, about life, about anything. You can always count on them to help you when you need it, give you advice if they can give it, etc. When you’re in your darkest moment, you know that they’ll be there to talk to you about it and help you through it. The friends you make in C² aren’t just tribemates who you can discard because of some silly quarrel; you WANT to stay friends with them, regardless of any quarrel, because you know that they’re still going to help you out in-game and out, whenever they can.
Justin/Jurasu: What would you contribute your success on this world to?
Or-el: Thus far, I’d contribute the success to a combination of amazing coplayers, a basic grasp of the game that some of our enemies haven’t yet caught, my persistence in the face of any attacks, and the friendships I’ve built; if not for the friends I’ve gained, I’d have less motivation and less fun for this world. Because of them, I’ve not only succeeded in playing effectively (excluding times of RL hardship), but managed to gain accounts whenever I returned from a forced vacation, so to speak.
Justin/Jurasu: Do you have any other funny or interesting events in your W16 career that you would like to share?
Or-el: Actually, I’ve got a couple:

-BANG!?’s council arguing with me was hilarious. The sheer childishness of it and the fact that they let me troll them like that, despite knowing I planned to quit, was definitely one of the funnier moments I had.
-I spent a good long time convincing macon that he should join the right side, away from the bad leadership skills and constant accusations that LSHRV placed against him, and I was delighted when he joined us.
-I was once in a position to become co-duke of BANG!?, but it didn’t work out. Perhaps it’s better, because the tribe could never have functioned and I’m in a much better/more fun tribe now.
-I managed to convince numerous people to spy for me, including people in BANG!? who agreed to inform me if I was going to be attacked. Funnily enough, BANG!? never grew the guts.
Justin/Jurasu: Do you have anything else you would like to add Orel?
Or-el: No.
Justin/Jurasu: That’s all then. Thank you again for your time Orel.
Or-el: You’re welcome.