back in the day when I was an admin there was something called the "war 2 council" which was a secret society of elites that would determine the direction of the server. admins, elders (ywfn), and two ultra secret members. yamon came really close to uncovering the truth about us back then, and to be honest, I wish he had. we had no right saying what was right, what was wrong, and how this game would be played. I remember very well meeting with blid in the council channel and trying to figure out what to do with yamon, as he was talking way too much, getting way too close.
anyway, youre probably wondering about the two ultra secret members, and why I'm bringing this all up now. one of them was Axolotl, who we managed to track down out of retirement through an old email associated with a horse-betting forum post we found. let's just say we dangled a carrot on a stick. he wasn't active on a daily basis but believe me when I say he was involved in ANY major decisions, often as the deciding vote.
the other was a guy who was a regular player. never very good. and the weird thing is blid was ALWAYS suggesting he join the council - almost weekly. he'd always say things like "X has some really great ideas about the server" or "X knows people" or "X has blizzard connections." he mentioned how they hung out in real life and that he could be trusted.
then one day - ill never forget it - I was in a game with jordan. yes, exactly, the jordan. and this is something I never told anyone, not even Axolotl or YWFN. we ended up teaming, but lost to zeke and someone else. and that someone else messaged me after the game saying to join the war 2 council channel for a secret meeting. but he messaged me the same way blid always messaged me, "449312, meet spot #2 minus 2." the first number was my code (we each had individual code names) spot #2 was channel councilmeet2-432344, and minus 2 was how long until the meeting began.
anyway, I joined the council secret meeting place and guess who it is? the same exact player blid was always suggesting. the same player blid "knew" and "met" in "real life." the same player who was in the last game with me. the same player who was apparently blid the entire time! and that players name? badfingaz.