Website Status Update

Hi everyone, here’s an update on this website.

It’s been a busy past few days in both my work and personal life, so I haven’t been able to update the sites blog or post as much news as I would have liked to in that time. I’ve also been very busy playing on S7.com and S9.com, and I don’t want to be a tool and say to my other alliance members “Sorry I can’t help you out, I have to update my website”.

 It’s probably going to stay this way until the end of August. I’ll try to make a post later tonight and once each day, but it depends on whether I have the time or not. My next update, whenever it is, will be about the S8.com endgame.

Watch Out For Password Thieves!

Every online game has some form of lowlife scammer in it, but you need to be especially wary in Travian because anyone who has your account password can take your Gold, or sabatoge your account in any number of ways!

Recently, people have been trying to impersonate Multihunters or Support members and have asked for players to give them their account password so they can “look at their account”. Everyone should be aware that a real multihunter will never ask for your password. They can already see everything on your account if they want to.

On Server 2 of Travian.com, a special message was sent to all players warning them about this. There have been reports of this happening on Server 4 and Server 9 as well.

Here’s the message from the admin that is posted on Travian.com. I want to help spread the word on this to all players:

I’d like to remind everyone that Travian Team will never ever ask your password.Anyone who claims to be in Travian Team, asking for your account’s password for whatever reason is an imposter who is trying to sabotage your account.

Do not give your password away!

Regards
Phanttis

If any player contacts you claiming to be multihunter, check their account. A Multihuter’s account will always be banned. Report all imposters to a real multihunter immediately.

S8.com: The 13th Wonder

This is a follow-up to my first post about the S8.com endgame.

First I’d like to post an updated map, with thanks to Reflex from LEGO for making it! This looks so good that I think I’ll try to make a map like this for every endgame I cover. And since a lot of what I’m writing today has to do with the location of one of the World Wonder villages, let’s take a look at it right now:

(Aside: I should take this time to mention that the person who made the map, known as Reflex on the Server 8 forums, is CartesianCo, one of the World Wonder holders. So all you cartographers out there, you know which World Wonder to cheer for!)  

One of the interesting stories about this server and its Endgame is the World Wonder in the far Northeast that was taken by Dyktator from PTT. It was the 13th and final World Wonder village to be conquered after the Natars appeared.

The dominant NE alliance, Silent But Deadly, could have taken this World Wonder if they chose to, but they decided against it. The reasons for this are a little complex, but a leader in one of the NE alliances told me that SBD felt it was best to pool all of their resources into supporting one World Wonder, because the Northeastern alliances have been fighting amongst each other for the majority of the server. This way they’re all united as one.

It’s not often that you see an meta-alliance that is capable of conquering multiple World Wonders settle for only one. Typically if a meta-alliance only gets one World Wonder, they’re far back from the other alliances in terms of size and strength. That doesn’t seem to be the case here, as SBD includes the top two alliances in the game and many other powerful wings. Expect them to have no trouble grabbing a set of construction plans, and they should have an amazing defense if they get a good effort from their players. But with only one world Wonder, it gives them no room for error, and any successful attacks on it will be a huge setback.

The player who conquered the World Wonder, Dyktator, is from PTT_NE, an alliance that gives PTT a powerful presence in the NE quadrant of the map. (You can see some of their cities on the map I posted in my previous update). It’s a good thing for PTT that they set up that alliance, because otherwise they might not have been able to pull this off. But will PTT_NE, which is ranked as the #33 alliance overall, be able to keep a World Wonder supplied and defended when they’re so far away from the rest of their meta-alliance?

One thing’s for sure, they’re off to a decent start when it comes to building the World Wonder village up, because despite being the last World Wonder village to be conquered, it currently has the highest population out of any of them.

Thanks again to Reflex for making this great table. Be sure to visit the thread he made on the Server 8 forums to see updates to the World Wonder standings and the World Wonder village populations.

And even more awesome, he’s made an account at Photobucket.com where he’s keeping all of the maps, screenshots, and standings from the endgame. Anyone can access the account in read-only mode to take a look at all the photos so far. Here’s the link to the account:

http://photobucket.com/guestlogin?albumUrl=http://s759.photobucket.com/albums/xx231/WWTravianServer8/

The password for the account is ilovereflex.

Part of the reason that Dyktator is able to build his population so quickly is because he’s a Roman and can therefore construct a building and a resource field at the same time.

Arnold from LEGO and Obor from Apeiron are also Romans, and all the other World Wonder players are Teutons (sorry Gauls, no World Wonder for you!)

Now that I’ve looked at the highest population World Wonder, in my next S8.com endgame post I’ll tell you all about the lowest population World Wonder, held by Obor from Apeiron ( I was going to include it in this post but I’m pressed for time right now and I’m already at 700 words. And it deserves its own story because it’s quite an incredible series of events).

Travian on Twitter: Weekly Top Five

Travian Champions presents the top 5 Travian related messages posted on Twitter during the past week:

AriannaBiasini:There were several tweets about this Rick Astley player from S8 on the US-servers. A lot of people tried to get him delete by flooding his in game account with spam, but he’s still going.

DavidPrecht: Travian can be stressful and time consuming, that’s nothing new but it’s something you see a lot of people lamenting on Twitter. The real question about this post is what on Earth does this have to do with Sarah Palin? 😐

Mizz_attiude: Travian: ruining relationships since 2004. I hope your hubby gets catapulted soon. Next time be sure to post his in game name and the server he plays on.

Thebookgarden: The Bookgarden is a blog about traveling around the UK. It’s neat to find these interesting people who also play Travian.

Mizz_attitude: I know I shouldn’t laugh but :D.

Seriously though, if your wife is asking you take some time off Travian for her birthday, you should probably say yes. Losing a few cities is worth it compared to ruining your sex life. I know this game can be addicting, but come on!

And now for something completely different…

This is completely unrelated to Travian, but I thought I’d share it anyway:

A website called Topless Robot has made a list of the top 10 worst Superhero-related videogames ever made. Here’s a video of one of the entries on the list, Spiderman: Web of Fire.  The gameplay itself doesn’t look all that bad, but you will not believe how bad the music in this game is until you watch the whole thing. Enjoy!

Answers to Reader Questions

Here are two questions from readers I though I’d reply to:

hi, just wondering…are you interested in going beyond endgame and start posts on mid-game (then is when Neo starts to dominate….)

also, i have account from comx. wondering if you will be doing any posts from there?

I’ve thought about doing coverage of events happening during the midgame of the various servers, and I will try to do some in the future.  In the past, I’ve had the intention to write in-depth posts about events on S1, S4, S7, S9, and Speed, but I was unable to get around to it – mainly because there was too much happening during the S3.com or S5.com endgames for me to stop covering it.  So whether or not I do them in the future will depend on whether I have the time. And in the immediate future, it will depend on how eventful the S8.com endgame is (S3.com and S5.com were very eventful, and it was easy to write a 1000 word post every few days. I don’t expect it to be like this every endgame though.)

It’s just a matter of how much time I have available. I obviously don’t have time to follow every server from start to finish and write about them. (Keep in mind that I also play on S7.com and S9.com, so the amount of time I spend on Travian is pretty much maxed out) By concentrating on the game(s) that are nearest to ending, it lets me focus my coverage, and that way I can get the in-depth story on what’s going on during the climax of the game. Not to mention it’s easier on me if I’m only following one storyline at once. I don’t want to stretch myself to thin, because then my endgame coverage will suffer. 

One way readers could help me out is by posting analysis of their own in the Travian.com forums, and contacting me when they do so. If you’re interested in helping cover a server on a regular basis, or you’d like to help out this site in any other way, contact me at 1randomgeek@gmail.com. I’m open to working with others to help make the news on this site more comprehensive. One person I’ve been talking to in particular is Ark/Mike from the Travian.com forums, who plays on S9. Thanks to him, I should be able to do a news update on S9.com in the near future (possibly even later today, but I have a few things I want to do before then).

Another thing to keep in mind is that I haven’t even started covering the US/UK/Aus servers yet, because I’ve been waiting until Travian 3.5 kicks in to start covering them. I’ve held off on them because I want some time to develop the site, front-load it with content and features, get used to what I’m doing, etc.  I probably won’t cover them as much as I do the .com servers, but I will be adding them to the Hall of Champions.

I will definitely be covering ComX (also known as the speed server), especially when the endgame comes around. I’m really looking forward to doing coverage about the Speed server, I just hope I can keep up with everything that happens!

 

I want to know if there is any audit of MH activities? Can they do as they wish?

The answer to that is right here:

Blackpaladin: If you have a complaint about the Multihunter e-mail admin@travian.com about it.

The Start of the S8.com Endgame

The World Wonder Villages have appeared on S8.com, and the final wars are about to be waged. Four different Meta alliances have grabbed World Wonders and one (or possibly more) of them will eventually end up in the Travian Hall of Champions. This is the first ever S8.com endgame, the server first started on October 17th, 2008. S8.com will be the second to last of the  .com server to finish using Travian 3.0 (the last one will be S6).

The Alliances:

PTT: The Pan-Travian Tyrants. They conquered 5 World Wonder villages and they seemed to have the best organization when doing so. Many people are calling them the favourite to win, but it’s a long way until we’ll find out whether or not they’re right. They have 10 about 15 wings in addition to their World Wonder holder alliance. They’re also Confeds with Apeiron, another Meta that’s holding World Wonders. PTT dominates the SE Quadrant of the Server 8 map.

LEGO: LEGO holds four World Wonders and control much of the Southwestern quadrant. They boast 16 wings of their own, and are also confederates with a Meta called MOOSE, which claims to have another 20 wings. Keeping their World Wonder supplied and defended shouldn’t be too hard for them if they’re well managed. They also have a key ally in the Northeast, the alliance known as Ares (ranked 7th overall)

Apeiron: Apeiron holds 3 World Wonders. As I mentioned earlier, they’re allied with PTT and it’s likely they’ll work together, and it’s possible they’ll be willing to share a victory. Apeiron and LEGO seem to share a mutual dislike for one another so expect to see some intense battles between the two as the game comes to a close. Apeiron is mainly based in the Northwest and has 11 wings. The word Apeiron is Greek for unlimited or infinite.

SBD: Silent but Deadly holds only one World Wonder and are therefore considered a longshot to win. They’re based in the Northeast and seem to have 12 wings, though I suspect there’s more that they’re not showing. It should be noted that the #1 and #2 alliances on the server are a part of this Meta.

Some other important details are that one of PTT’s World Wonders is in the far NorthEast, far away from the rest of their World Wonders and from the bulk of their players. It will be interesting to see how how they supply and support that World Wonder, and how other alliances treat it.

Also, the top alliances in the Silent But Deadly team currently have Non-Aggression Pacts with Apeiron and PTT. I wonder how they feel about PTT grabbing that Wonder so far in the Northeast though?

The Discussion: Out of all the servers I’ve covered, the S8.com forums on Travian.com is the best for when it comes to having in-depth information posted about the endgame and the alliances that are in it (not that S3.com and S5.com were bad by any means). That’s one of the reasons I’m particularly excited about this endgame, it looks like the forums will be packed full with lots of news, information, and analysis, which I will highlight the best of on this site. In particular, I’d like to highlight these three threads:

World Wonder Discussion Thread: http://forum.travian.com/showthread.php?t=124849

Definitely worth reading for the first two posts alone, which include a captioned map of the World Wonder locations. Check it out:

The numbers correspond to the numbers given to the World Wonders on the WW standings screen. I’ll be reusing this map often during my S8 endgame coverage I’m sure. It will be interesting to see if the Wonders that are farther from the center have an have an advantage.

How Balanced is this Server: http://forum.travian.com/showthread.php?t=124875

This was posted by an anti-LEGO player, so the tone of the post may be a little biased, but there’s a great history of the server in the opening paragraph, before some analysis of the sizes of the warring alliances.

Most players on this server are aware that the LEGO-Apeion war has turned things around on this server. Apeiron and LEGO started fighting, and then a “-” player participated in the attacks against LEGO, which led LEGO to confederate with ARES (ARES and their NE allies constitute around half of the NE quad*). As a reaction, Apeiron entered into confederation with PTT (i.e. PTT represents the SE quad). Eventually, LEGO allied with smaller alliances such as BGD and WarriorA/X. Apeiron ended up having NAPs with Hype/-/sin.

Read the 5th post in the thread for the rebuttal.  (I should state that – is the name of an alliance, in case anyone is confused. I hate it when alliances use names like that).

WW Race – An Outsider’s Journal: http://forum.travian.com/showthread.php?t=125113

A thread that takes a look at the first few days of the endgame and the seizing of the Natar villages. Quote:

Day 1: The Natars are released and within hrs PTT scores the points by grabbing most of the available WW villages. It helps of course that 4 of the WW villages were spawned at the SE quad!

Day 2: LEGO captures 4 villages, but in a single stroke of genius ops they 0 pop one WW village in the middle of apeiron territory! The village changes 5 times hands between apeiron and LEGO before it ends in apeiron hands totally destroyed. Apeiron captures 2 of the WW villages and the NE quad captures 1. The count now is:

PTT 5
LEGO 4
Apeiron 3
SBD( NE quad) 1

Day 3 and 4: Bitter fighting between Apeiron-PTT and LEGO : 1 PTT WW holder tops up the defence stats, followed by three LEGO WW holders. In the mean time the area around (-334|23) WW village becomes very volatile. New villages are spawned and destroyed within hrs and the map changes constantly. The same goes for thee area around (148|304) WW village. It appears these two areas will be the most interesting in the coming days. Will LEGO and PTT protect their WW villages from the contenders or they will buckle and fail?!

Summary of the first 4 days: PTT is in the strongest position as they showed excellent coordination and rapidly took the majority of WW villages. LEGO played smartly by destroying the WW village of apeiron catching them off guard, and capturing 4 WW villages. Apeiron had the poorest performance as they captured 2 WW villages, practically lost 1 village which was zero popped, ending finally with 3 WW villages one of which in a bad shape. SBD representing most NE quad but ARES secured 1 village and remained outside the bitter fighting.

Predictions: PTT is in pole position, followed by LEGO. Apeiron might resurface but their performance in the first days raises serious questions as to how well managed is the meta. SBD is the clear outsider but they may pack the largest hammer on the server, hence one should never underestimate them. On the event that PTT-Apeiron-SBD are part of the same meta then altogether they control 9 WW villages and the game is over for LEGO. Else It will be an open race between PTTand LEGO with apeiron and SBD controlling the outcome depending on how and where they will use their hammers

I’ll end this post by putting up a map of my own. This is a map that shows where each of the massive meta-alliances are based, to give you some idea of where their powerbases are. Note that is map is not comprehensive, it does not include ALL of the wings of each alliance, I just wanted to make it to give a general idea of how they are arranged.

Red = PTT and Apeiron. PTT in in the SE, Apeiron in the NW

Green= LEGO (includes Ares in the Northeast)

Blue = Silent but Deadly

UPDATE: I incorrectly stated that PTT had 10 wings. They definitely have more than that, so I’ve made a correction in their alliance description.

Travian Meeting 2009

Pictures from Travian Meeting 2009 are posted in this thread on the Travian.com forums:

http://forum.travian.com/showthread.php?t=125121

Travian Meeting is an event for players and crewmembers of Travian to get together and have fun (If you ever want to see wha the mods and admins look like in real life now’s your chance). It looks like at this event they played some Soccer, played some weird game I don’t recognize, had a Barbecque, and did a lot of drinking.

The meetup was held in Hammelburg, Germany. A lot of players from north America were disappointed that they couldn’t go, so hopefully there will be one held somewhere in the USA of Canada sometime in the future.

Interviews

I asked for some reader feedback on the site, and I wanted to highlightto one of the comments about what people would like to see on the site.

Italyrools: More interviews of important people.

I’ve gotten a really good response from my interview with Neo, so I’ll definitely try to do more of them in the future. I will try to make them into a semi-regular feature on the site. If readers have any suggestion for people they’d like to see interviewed on this site, leave a comment or send me an e-mail.

You can also message me with specific questions that you’d like me to ask them.

Some Parting Thoughts on S5.com

I don’t think I’ll be able to top Neo’s victory speech, but there are a few more observations I’d like to make regarding S5.com before we close the history books.

– Let’s start off with a question asked by someone who was reading the S5.com Hall of Champions Entry:

Ciryan:Has there ever been 1 alliance that owned all the WW’s in the end, before?  or is it a first?  just curious

As far as I knew, no previous alliance has pulled off what U-EnD did on S5.com, but I went and asked someone with more knowledge of the history of Travian than myself, the head moderator of the Travian.com forums, Blackpaladin:

Randomgeek:I know you’ve been a following Travian a lot longer than I have, so maybe you could help answer this question for Travian Champions. I just did the Hall of Champions entry for the last S5.com on my website, and the alliance U-EnD finished the game holding all 13 World Wonders. Do you know if any alliance has ever done this before on a .com Server, or any server for that matter?

Blackpaladin:I do not know of any other server that did that on .com. I’m not sure about other domains though. I know my friend said in one Indonesian server they let the enemy have a few WW’s just to not make the game too boring, so I don’t believe they had all 13. But for .com I’m pretty sure this is a first. 🙂

Regards,
BlackPaladin

So by all accounts then, what we saw U-EnD accomplish on S5 was something that has never been done before – and probably won’t be done again in a long time. And it should also be noted that their opponents didn’t just roll over and die and let this happen. U-EnD faced decent competition and owning the server like they did took a lot of hard work and strategy.

– I mentioned in my S5.com wrap-up that one of the 3 World Wonders that got chiefed and then added to U-EnD was taken by a player from Tygers, which was opposed to U-EnD, much to my surprise. It turns out that this player, Ecnats, was planted to be spy for Neo ever since the beginning of the game. I asked Ecnats for more details about this and here’s what he said:

Ecnats: I am part of the Revelation High Council (Neo mentions me in his interview as one of those that moved from last s5) (Randomgeek: His name on the previous round was Stance, look for it in Neo’s interview.)

Before the new server 5 started, some of us agreed to set up as spies. It is very difficult to detect a spy if they have been planted from the beginning of the server, that was my chosen role this time.

My in game name (Stance backwards) – was a little silly really, as it meant that I could be discovered at any time.

Anyway, about 1 week before the server ended, I asked for an invite to (Rev), Tyger had a spy in (Rev) and saw that an invite had been extended to me, revealed this to Tyger leadership and I was kicked.

The initial idea was for Neo to take the 3 TWP WWs, but there simply wasn’t enough time to co-ordinate it all, so we just had to settle for taking the WWs away from the enemy.

Ecnats/Stance also sent me the battle reports for the Chiefing of MisstressD’s wonder, which I’d like to link to because it’s a great example of high-level play in action. I’ve included his descriptions of what each attack’s goal was. Be sure to note the timing of the attacks.

Ecnats: 15:20:18 The attack that finally cleared the remaining defense;
http://www.travian-reports.net/us/ra…p?id=59ffe9d0d

15:20:18 The catapulting of the WW and residence (thanks to xtilkx (Trinex) )
http://www.travian-reports.net/us/ra…p?id=ed6aaf9e9

15:20:19 Small secondary sweeper (in case of 1 sec insert)
http://www.travian-reports.net/us/ra…p?id=72fae64ae

15:20:19 Conquering
http://www.travian-reports.net/us/ra…p?id=f28293ee3

 

– The identity of the Hidden Leader of the NW-Meta and TWP was Nosral from the alliance NWGRID-F. While his side was servery outgunned, he deserves some credit for uniting the opposition against U-EnD and turning the Endgame into 9 vs.3 instead of 9 vs. 1 vs. 1. vs. 1. Most impressively, he told me about the Nato/U.A conflict before it happened, and predicted BobKu’s World Wonder as the one to watch before it took the lead. He didn’t expect the U-EnD side to be so good at taking out TWP’s Hammers, otherwise they would have been able to do more damage to U-EnD before the game ended.

– Many players who I talked to on the TWP side or who posted on the S5.com forums thought that Neo’s World Wonder was the one that was going to win. When U-EnD members would say that it was a “dummy” that just made them believe it even more. They thought there was no way that Neo would be happy with anything but the winning World Wonder, and that there was a masterplan for it to happen, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Even when other World Wonders were at lv.90 and Neo’s was still at around lv.50, many of them still clung to this belief. It just goes to show how paranoid they were about Neo, and how much scheming they thought he was capable of. Here’s a perfect example from an in-game message I got:

Nosral: For all of the planning that has been going on, and for all of his time, do you really think not having the winning WW will be acceptable?

We all know now that yes, it was.

– Charlie Pepper from the S5.com forums was actually Console from Tyrannus. Why did he create such a ridiculous character and pretend to be from Vietnam? Just for the LOLz:

Console:  It was all made up. I am from the U.S.. Aim let the cat out of the bag with his post earlier today. I hope none of the TVN guys are angry with us. I really thought they had a clear shot to win. We were 99% sure that there were no more large armies out there that would want to hit any of our ww’s. They would have won if it were not for the mistake of a sitter, giving someone his pw. It’s ok. Our win is their win.

Here’s some of Charlie Pepper’s best moments:

– Let me give you hint who will win ww race. We will win. UA with help of Nato and other friend from server. Our ww cannot be stop. Has been nice game. You people talk too much while play game too less. We claim victory for player from alliance and victory for many player in Vietnam! Been nice game. Maybe you people do better next round.  🙂

HONOR!

Here is link. You people who need to work on Travian skill should look here. It take many thing to win ww race and entire server

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPd84…eature=related

– Charlie Pepper best player of this s5.

  Since nobody nominate me I will nominate self. Charlie Pepper do many fighting and have to put up with cyber attack in real life form guy who is from same team as him while manage restaurant, send crop to ww, and and keep eveyone in forum aware of who win.

Honour!!!

 I’d post more but I don’t want to encourage this type of thing any more than I already have.

– Neo has also posted his victory speech in the Travian.com forums here: http://forum.travian.com/showthread.php?t=125116

It’s been fun and memorable to do all the coverage I did for S5.com. Look for the beginning of the S8.com coverage later today!

Neo’s Victory Speech for S5.com

Travian Champions is pleased to present this victory speech from Neo, the leader of the U-EnD Meta from S5.com 08-09:

 

Here we are, at the End of Days for com5, round 3:

After 11 months of toil, our victory has been secured. For many of you, we have been together for nearly two years now and I could not have asked for a stronger, more tightly knit group of players. Dominance comes in many shapes and forms but it is with class and grace we accept this victory.

 

From the very first week of the server, Revelation has pillaged, razed, and clawed its way to the top. Despite what naysayers may claim, we slew plenty of alliances and players to achieve our status in the end game. Let no one take that away from you. What other meta has laid claim to all 13 World Wonders? We’ve built so many armies that the enemy WWs never made it past level 60. Our remaining armies were used to hunt all the other offensive armies on the server. Be proud of what we were able to accomplish as a team.

 

My regards, respect, and thanks to those who made Server 5 what it was.

 

To team Accord, agf, AOE, bookworm, ctrl-q, Dworkin, ecnats, e-roc, Gum, Jaide, kanzyani, team kahleen, Peter Pan, qmallow, Rage, team Segel, wenogg, Whisky Warrior:

You were all Revelation’s Might. WW armies are time-consuming to build and for the most part, many of you had single digit uses for your army. Patience is a virtue and I thank you for building those weapons of mass destruction on behalf of the alliance.

 

To Lady Purple, Tonia Ratched, uviteru, voltage and the rest of U.A:

I could not have asked for truer allies for the duration of the server. I appreciate your faith in Revelation and me when there were false rumors of betrayal. Players claims U.A never pulled their own weight but Aim thanks you for nullifying potential threats (to his World Wonder). I know you guys were sincere in every attempt. For two servers, we’ve gone through thick and thin. I am proud to have you as my allies.

 

To my High Council, asiankid3, Chmeee, Edge, easytarget, Fellgernon,  flyingfox, Gum, Haploid, IntoTheWow, Jaide, JayDee, kurva, New-Caprica, Rayda, Rish, Rosa, sUP_yO, The Necromancer, Yitz:

You guys kept me sane. When there was simply too much to do, many of you stepped up to help me out. Planning and coordination are an immense pain but necessary and vital. I would have easily burned out if I was not surrounded with such an impressive core.

 

To JayDee:

My own personal military strategist. The NorthWest fell faster and harder because of your diligent attack plans. I definitely learned my share of strategy from you.

 

To sUP_yO (FiZiX in game):

If I was Revelation’s Heart, you were our Fighting Spirit. In my four years of playing Travian, you are the best overall player I’ve seen, bar none. It was a pleasure being your co-player. I’m just sad you couldn’t be with us at the end.

 

To Zileas:

Another retiree but it was great to have gotten to know you. One of the very few players I’ve actually met in real life, Zileas, you definitely made Server 5 more exciting.

 

To our honored rivals (Abyss, AtcoN, baaldrix, Dr.AtsaL, felfel, Garth, gills village, hansolo, I_AM_LEGEND, lsmonkey, MarPet, madmike, Nosral, The Iceman, SALL, Self Control SneakyRussian, Woomba)

It was a challenge to fight each and every one of you. Many of you did not make it to end game yet I feel it is necessary to applaud your tenacity and abilities. Being on opposing ends does not mean I won’t give respect where it is due. On the contrary, all of you had my attention because I knew the immense threat you could and would become if we left you alone.

 

To all U-EnD members:

It was a pleasure serving as your meta leader for the past 11 months. Travian is only as fun as those that surround you. Our alliance was a family, we defended one another, attacked as one, helped those rebuild who suffered damage. The public forum trumpeted my name time and time again but I’m simply a cog in this well oiled war machine. I give my final thanks to those of you who followed my orders to the dot. Brilliant military plans would not look so brilliant without the collective group that heeds the call.

I do hope this server was as fun for all of you, as it was for me.

 

For U-EnD,

For Victory,

NeoIllusions

 

Neo helped lead U-EnD to one of the most dominating victories in the history of Travian, in which their alliance held 10 World Wonders at the start of the endgame, and all 13 by the time it was over. Neo also held a World Wonder village and was ranked as the #4 defender on the server.

S5.com Winners Inducted into the Hall of Champions

 

https://travianchampions.wordpress.com/world-com/s5-com-08-09-travian-3-0/

 

Travian Champions is proud to make the winners of S5.com the 3rd induction into the Travian Hall of Champions! The ending of S5.com was certainly one-sided, but it was also quite entertaining to cover, and I think a lot of players can learn a lot from the way that U-EnD played. Congratulations to U-EnD on a very well deserved win, you’ll be remembered as one of the best teams to play the game.

S5.com Endgame in Pictures

 

Aim’s World Wonder at Lv.100:

The defense at Aim’s World Wonder:

The final Natar attack on Aim’s World Wonder:

The top 20 alliances. Note that the top 10, and 12-13, were all from U-EnD.

The medals of the top attacker, Ayvengo:

A map the alliances that made up U-EnD. Revelation is mainly in the NE, U.A is mainly in the Southwest.

The World Wonder standings when BobKu104 got banned:

The Final Standings:

Neo’s profile description:

UPDATE: There was a lot of talk about U-EnD’s “Top 5 Hammers”, which were the big armies they were saving for the end of the game. Here are the three I haven’t posted on this site yet. Let’s start with the 2nd biggest, Ctrl-q from ArM, who finished as the #5 attacker:

Here’s the biggest hammer of them all, deployed by Kahleen. This is also the biggest overkill in a single attack anyone will probably ever see:

And finally, here’s another overkill attack, Peter Pan from AsC:

 

The remaining top 5 armies from U-EnD were posted earlier here and here.

Website Status Update & A Request for Help

Hello readers. The wrapping up of Server 5 has been going slower than I would like, but I’m hoping to have a lot more done by the end of the day.

The “Server 5 in Pictures” post has been postponed because I’m waiting for more information. But trust me, it will definitely be worth the wait… I’m very excited about it!

The actual U-EnD induction should be up later today, barring any schedule disasters.

This will be the first Hall of Champions page to have the start date, end date, and running time of the server listed in it. I think that information is something a lot of curios Travian fans will like to know for each finished server, so they can compare which servers ended fast and which ones dragged on into an epic war.

I’d like to be able to add this information to my previous Hall of Champions inductions for S4.com 08-09 and S3.com 08-09.I know there’s a site out there that gives you the start date and end date of every server ever  – it also shows all the final player/alliance rankings too (or the current ones if the server isn’t over yet). I can’t seem to find it on Google right now (should have bookmarked it when I was there the first time!) , so if anyone can help me out by giving me the link to it, it would be much appreciated!

Travian on Twitter: Weekly Top 5

Travian Champions once again presents the best Travian related messages posted on Twitter. Normally I do this once a week, but because I wasn’t able to while I was on vacation, this post is a little late. Next week I should be back on the regular schedule.

– StampedeXV is talking about the big player event they had in Germany. I would have liked to have gone, but it was too far away. Several people who did go posted about it in this thread, but so far no one has posted any pics.

– Here’s the link to the video that Hostonnet is talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zR3i0a3la0. Gotta love the creepy robo-voice in it.

– Kirstensays is a writer for Attack of the Show. If you don’t know what Attack of the Show is, here’s good example. Just thought that it was cool that she also plays Travian.

– Ajan2008: I know a lot of people who spend every week like that…

– TheRandomV: In Travian, you can be a politican/diplomat! But it won’t translate to real life very well.