Attention dFb Members for UT99
First off I want to thank every new member who has decided to join the dFb family.  We are glad to see you here and hope that you will remain a dFber regardless of if its UT99, UT3, UT2K4 (which we mainly do 99 and UT3).  I know myself I have been a dFber as my first clan and only clan for Unreal Tournament.  The people here are helpful and we all enjoy playing with each other and chatting on TS.  Of course you always hit your little hard spots and misunderstand some things, but that is the internet.  So thank you for joining!

Annoucement – Fraggednation UT99
If you are not involved in the 2v2 ghosthouse experience it was a definite hit this season and will be coming to an end 11-01-08.  Ghost was nice enough to donate his server for this ladder to allow us dFbers and other clans continue experiencing UT99!  Thank you Ghost!  This is similar action to the 3v3 ladder that we all play on.  Which the 3v3 season ends 11-16-08 and is managed by OMA Blade.

Over the last few days both Ghost and I have been discussing how unsuccessful the 3v3 season has been this season.  It was nothing like last season which last season included lots of action, lots of matches, lots of fun.  We have had some interest in opening up ghosthouse for 3v3 action and inviting all clans to the new 3v3 ladder as well as possible new clans/teams.  We have also been discussing how large our 3v3 team is and how we could benefit from having two separate teams of dFbers.  So our decision has been made that instead of another 2v2 ladder like the one we have we will be expanding that to 3v3.  

1.)	 I know some people are not going to like the idea of splitting the dFb team.  I am open to any suggestions and if there is too much drama regarding the topic we will continue playing as one team.  But let us look at the positives.

a.	You have two teams that are strong.
b.	You have two teams that “can” be managed and scheduled if those people are up for the challenge (will get to this in a minute).
c.	You have less people on the team therefore allowing it to be easier to spread out playing time.
d.	We are here to have FUN!

Here is my idea for a split team and ill explain the reason later on.
dFb Team 1
{dFb}$MM$, {dFb}Kevlar, {dFb}Ghost,  {dFb}Animal (all captains)
dFb Team 2
{dFb}Greenman, {dFb}ShadowFox, {dFb}Red_Tide, {dFb}Fly, {dFb}GhostBoy, {dFb}Godzilla, {dFb}*JM*, and honestly I don’t see Grind or Toxic anymore and I’m not sure if they are still playing?  So they can remain on team for you guys but ??.  Captains of this team would be {dFb}Greenman, {dFb}Godzilla, {dFb}ShadowFox, {dFb}Fly – Greenman would be your main captain for scheduling.  

My reason for team selection is based on communication and how many people are needed.  I, Ghost, Animal, Kevlar are always online or we leave each other messages to review and for the most part can txt each other or have some way to communicate with each other if needed.  We usually can make the same matches based on days and times or at least 3 of us can.  So we don’t need a big team as our communication allows us to have a small team.

The reason for your team selection is a.) I think Greenman can handle scheduling and will do this to keep UT99 going.  b.) Godzilla, toxic, grind rarely ever play, it would be nice to see them around.  C.) ShadowFox and Red Tide live in US they could exchange numbers to keep each other posted and informed, but sometimes they are hard to get a hold of.  Not to mention Shadowfox and Jo Momma can communicate to each other if cabo and shadowfox fail to.  D.) Fly and GhostBoy can always contact each other.  E.) with all of you together you will have not only a strong team but a way to always have 3 that show up.  Last, Greenman as captain will be like me and always most likely schedule it so I/he can be there and only have to work to get two others to show and whoever else shows up that will be great!

So there you have it, my idea for two teams.  All input is welcomed regardless good or bad, but I think this will give us two strong teams that are reliable and I hope everyone pays attention to fraggednation.com for matches (that is your responsibility so you know when there is one and if you can make it and inform the leading captain).  

Now for the other issue that is going to spark a little bit of drama I would suppose among all of us.  Give this some thought before responding to it.  We are thinking about inviting all current 3v3 teams plus a few additional teams.  This can include ANYONE who wants to play (minus those we know cheat).  The advantage is it is a dFb server and we already have those who cheat banned.  So for example, demi and monoxide won’t be there.  One of the clans we are thinking of inviting is Mystyle.  Yes, we all know, there are a selected few that do cheat in this clan.  However, we have banned and monitored these players ghost and myself for a long period of time.  They are a very competitive group and not all of them cheat.  There will be a notice to them that they will have to watch their attitudes or they will automatically be removed from the ladder (before they are allowed to be in the ladder).  I believe that dFb team 1 or dFb team 2 can take these guys.  It is very possible I will be letting them know to not use their Mystyle name and using a “fake clan name” to avoid drama from other clans.  Canadian Boloma and DBU will be invited as well.  

I will leave this open to input from everyone and I hope you do provide input as I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings or create any issues between members.  So please express your concerns as well as your interests.  If it is going to cause too many issues then we will drop the idea, however, we believe that this will create a new exciting ladder and let UT99 live on!  That is what it is about!  Please respond.