this is something i find very important from back when i was in douche bags of wessex. I was one of the main ones that patrols the borders of the lands and came to the aid of any calls while on the patrol. tomorrow morning i will be making a round to map out the 4 corners of andruks map square. then i will start patrolling everyday from then on. this is how I run it.

1)roughly every hour (depending on what i am doin grinding, rl, or what not) i do 1 to 2 laps around the borders. (times may very and laps may very to how much active is seen throughout the day to insure best results)

2)While on the patrol if any attacks are reported they are answered to clearify and give more info to help insure defeat of the attacker.

3)General rule bring a battle buddy. I myself will still go solo if i can't get a battle buddy but one is recommended.

4)before start of a patrol session ask in clan for help on a run. more that want to go the more chance u will be able to defeat attackers if spotted on the spot rather then detering them to wait for back up.

5) must get to know the route well and the terrain. being able to spot a enemy and know exactly where u are can help boost ur chances of getting the high ground or even a hiding spot to allow time for reinforcements to get to u to insure defeat of the enemy.

6) must be able to give out instructions if leading a patrol with others and/or give information if solo of spotted enemies and any information pertaining to the overall situation and direction of the infultrator.

I would like others to step up am reply to this if u would like to lead some patrols or would be interested in helping when someone needs a battle buddy for there patrols.

also i would like input from all on opinions on ways to make this more efficient. I will be redo the wordings and everything on this in a lil bit just wanted to get this up here cause i wanted this up this morning to get this going sooner. after i take a bath and take some asprin i'll revise this post lol.

There's announcements in the works about military structure; patrols have been brought up by Drakis earlier ... however, at this time, it isn't fesible to execute.

Maybe at a time in the future; but as a guy who raided Wessex daily, I must say I never once ran into a patrol.

I'm not ruling out this idea completly, but I think we have more pressing needs to address before we get fancy like this.

I know I have talked to val and others about it aswell. But this is something i am doing on my own as i did in duchy. we have only had a handful of people that were actually willing to do it but those that did always had something to do since we got raided so often.

I mainly brought this up here to start a talk between members to maybe work up a good plan to make this work good for when it is formally introduced in the future.

I am doing this on my own time and my own money. I only ask others to join me volentaringly as i am doing. to get more of a sense of defending ur own home. For me to go on a patrol and catch a raid coming to my home(andruk) and tipping off my family in turn foiling the objective of the intruders and insuring the successful defence of our home is nothing less then feeling pure excitement and relief knowing ur home is secure and safe because of ur actions.

i will do this alone it won't bother me i like to do it. I may die from time to time on a patrol but knowing i gave u all a better chance to survive makes it well worth it. And for those times we successfully defeat and kill all the attackers that just makes my day that much better and makes me proud that i logged in.

when u get to really know me and what i am about u will understand why i do some of the things i do. my goal in games is strange lol. I am generally the first in line for a fight ( not currently due to lack of FPS in siges but hopefully fixed soon) and the last one to leave. I like to be in front on a charge to have eye on potential weak points and choke spots that might not be seen by others. and i generally take the rear on the retreat cause i can't leave a man behind. thats why i alway run in the back when we travel to drop back to stay behind to help those left behind or straggling behind. were safer in numbers then we are alone. I would give my heart,lungs, or life for my family and real true friends. In game i do the same for anyone that holds a KGB tag. I'll sacrific myself if that means u all get even 1 sec more of distance to get away to safety. thats just the way i am lol. yes i am a carebear if u don't like it then i got a daughter that i'll send u! she will straighten u right up.

There is a KGB position for this type of work

The KGB Marshals. When we become better staffed I will consider reactivating this part of KGB.

Here is an announcement from June of 2009 where I reactivated the Marshals to defend Andruk:

cool yea that sounds great i'll defenently be looking to help with the marshalls. I'll keep a eye out for when this starts so i can join it and help who ever the head marshall is .

what ever happened to Uth? I miss that crazy bastard!

Been there done that...

I'm going to agree, that right now we really can't do this ATM. It is a nice Idea, but it will take the right people to do it. Let's face it, running around a city patroling isn't the funnest thing in the world to do.

none the less, keep your eyes peeled and looking at that system log. We haven't had to use a system log in a long ass time... so don't forget about it and communicate what you see quickly and precise!

Also, is there any thought about a system bot? I have a toon account that is not active or being used that KGB can have if they want to use for this... just let me know!

He stopped playing shortly after we lost andruk on EU-1.

Sad to see him stop playing.. but I got the feeling he was a bit disgruntled that I didn't find his voice sexi lol.

Keep in mind Devan and I only played about the first 8 weeks of DF @ EU release. From what I heard patrols died out shortly after we left. So if your raiding was after that time I imagine you probably wouldn't had run into one.

PS. I HATE reading my husbands posts haha. So many spelling and grammatical errors!

I played from beta all the way up to when they released the patch that transformed this game into Magefall. Don't get me wrong, I saw people running around, but they were easy to avoid and/or kill. =P

It's a good idea but it has to be practical too.

In any case, that's far down the line. Maybe someday guys; eventually, when we have the discipline, i'd like to do stuff like this.

If I'm around I'll go out with ya if nothing else is happening.

I miss Uth!

And where the hell is Rep...he cant possibly still be interested in the flying fairy game!

yah Rep is fired!

yea his love for Gheyon... has made him a CAREBEAR!

yea I said it!

Represent Carebear! lol

I,for some reason,downloaded the patch. Think I thought I was playing a different game.
I have not played this decade, and have not payed, but it let me log in so I went on patrol.

I found some HH outside so my nude ass shot noob ass bolts at them, within 1 minute I was dead and quit my patrol duties and logged out.

Checked my account info and there is nothing on it for them to charge me and I have not been charged since I quit.