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JBG: /* '''Round 3: The New Dawn''' */

2010-07-21T17:48:42Z

'''[[Round 3]]: The New Dawn'''

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	The key to success was the military organization. Squads were the way to go. One of the squads in particular proved itself to be very valuable and made a real name for itself in the history of Xanadu and Virus. This squad was named Princes of the Universe ([[PotU]]), after its round 2 predecessor. PotU decided to run itself aside from, but still within the alliance. This eventually even lead to the ViruS HC wanting to participate in PotU attacks.		The key to success was the military organization. Squads were the way to go. One of the squads in particular proved itself to be very valuable and made a real name for itself in the history of Xanadu and Virus. This squad was named Princes of the Universe ([[PotU]]), after its round 2 predecessor. PotU decided to run itself aside from, but still within the alliance. This eventually even lead to the ViruS HC wanting to participate in PotU attacks.

	At the same time many good (PotU) players were lost to the bigger alliances, who went to join Fury (Charlie, Seduzer, Hjorten, Quozzy, StarC), Legion (Bully, sSsWwolf, TheDevil) and ReBorn (Addict, Overfiend (aka viPi/Gin)). Virus was a breeding ground for the bigger alliances. And this was put to good use, 'spies' managed to work their way up to the highest ranks of their new employers.		At the same time many good (PotU) players were lost to the bigger alliances, who went to join Fury (Charlie, [[Seduzer]], Hjorten, Quozzy, StarC), Legion (Bully, sSsWwolf, TheDevil) and ReBorn (Addict, Overfiend (aka viPi/Gin)). Virus was a breeding ground for the bigger alliances. And this was put to good use, 'spies' managed to work their way up to the highest ranks of their new employers.

	At this time Virus decided to, together with [[BlueTuba]], launch an offensive against ReBorn. This 'war' ended with a nasty surprise: the deletion of an entire wing of ReBorn for using bots.		At this time Virus decided to, together with [[BlueTuba]], launch an offensive against ReBorn. This 'war' ended with a nasty surprise: the deletion of an entire wing of ReBorn for using bots.
	After the war, ViruS's development stagnated and its situation became troublesome. ViPi, who was not in Virus at the time, proposed the idea to Grim to start over with a new and more elite alliance. It was decided the ideals of Xanadu would be used and so it was appropriate that that was to be its name. What was left of the PotU squad and a large proportion of the good players from Virus left with Grim, Sastul and Zip to help create the new Xanadu. [[Irvine]] took over command of Virus; practically the only person who could turn it around from the situation it was left in; and he did a marvellous job. Xanadu was joined by a small elite group commanded by Zaphod (ex-[[CpV]] group), it welcomed back the remnants of the wing that left RB, and also added a Lithuanian only wing called [[LDK]].		After the war, ViruS's development stagnated and its situation became troublesome. ViPi, who was not in Virus at the time, proposed the idea to Grim to start over with a new and more elite alliance. It was decided the ideals of Xanadu would be used and so it was appropriate that that was to be its name. What was left of the PotU squad and a large proportion of the good players from Virus left with Grim, Sastul and Zip to help create the new Xanadu. [[Irvine]] took over command of Virus; practically the only person who could turn it around from the situation it was left in; and he did a marvellous job. Xanadu was joined by a small elite group commanded by Zaphod (ex-[[CpV]] group), it welcomed back the remnants of the wing that left RB, and also added a Lithuanian only wing called [[LDK]].

	Sastul, a Xanadu HC, had dual membership with Legion and this, as well as the aid given to Legion against Fury during the last weeks of the round, brought Xanadu closer and into a position that resulted in Xanadu being included in a triad with Novus Ordo Seclorum ([[NoS]]).		Sastul, a Xanadu HC, had dual membership with Legion and this, as well as the aid given to Legion against Fury during the last weeks of the round, brought Xanadu closer and into a position that resulted in Xanadu being included in a triad with Novus Ordo Seclorum ([[NoS]]).


	=='''[[Round 4]]: The Tides of War'''==		=='''[[Round 4]]: The Tides of War'''==

JBG: /* '''Round 2: The Struggle for Power''' */

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'''[[Round 2]]: The Struggle for Power'''

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	The start of round 2 looked promising, average scores were 'ok' and many people were recruited. At this time Xanadu started experimenting with different military setups. Xanadu's first '[[wing]]' system was based on clusters. [[Cluster]]s 1 to 4 were controlled by a military leader, cluster 5-8 as well, etc. After the merger with TheRand's United Federation of Planets ([[UFP]]), a more traditional squad based system was introduced. By then however the XFA had changed name to United Xanadu Federation ([[UXF]]). Aside from gaining more firepower, the merger also provided a good opportunity to get rid of some dead weight.		The start of round 2 looked promising, average scores were 'ok' and many people were recruited. At this time Xanadu started experimenting with different military setups. Xanadu's first '[[wing]]' system was based on clusters. [[Cluster]]s 1 to 4 were controlled by a military leader, cluster 5-8 as well, etc. After the merger with TheRand's United Federation of Planets ([[UFP]]), a more traditional squad based system was introduced. By then however the XFA had changed name to United Xanadu Federation ([[UXF]]). Aside from gaining more firepower, the merger also provided a good opportunity to get rid of some dead weight.
	During this time, a lot of people were recruited (some of them are still part of the Xanadu core, and it was a time that future Xanadu [[HC]] such as Zip and Sastul came to the forefront as squad leaders).		During this time, a lot of people were recruited (some of them are still part of the Xanadu core, and it was a time that future Xanadu [[HC]] such as Zip and [[Sastul]] came to the forefront as squad leaders).

	At its peak, the UXF reached a top5 place. With close to 800 members it was a giant and inefficient machine (much like other alliances of the time), which was shown to us the hard way during the war against [[WaC]]. The only thing UXF could be considered good at, was defence. B8S (cluster 8 alliance) learned this the hard way during one of their attacks.		At its peak, the UXF reached a top5 place. With close to 800 members it was a giant and inefficient machine (much like other alliances of the time), which was shown to us the hard way during the war against [[WaC]]. The only thing UXF could be considered good at, was defence. B8S (cluster 8 alliance) learned this the hard way during one of their attacks.
	Towards the end of the round Grim and TheRand decided to reorganize the alliance, to weed out the inactives and to turn it into a more effective fighting group: the birth of [[ViruS]].		Towards the end of the round Grim and TheRand decided to reorganize the alliance, to weed out the inactives and to turn it into a more effective fighting group: the birth of [[ViruS]].


	=='''[[Round 3]]: The New Dawn'''==		=='''[[Round 3]]: The New Dawn'''==

JBG: /* '''Round 1: The Beginning''' */

2010-07-21T17:47:09Z

'''[[Round 1]]: The Beginning'''

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	=='''[[Round 1]]: The Beginning'''==		=='''[[Round 1]]: The Beginning'''==

	Xanadu's life in Planetarion started with a move from CounterStrike. The idea was to try out different games. Considering GrimReaper (Grim) was already playing Planetarion, it was decided to give it a try. After teaming up with the Free Worlds Alliance (FWA), which was partially lead by Grim, preparations were made for round 2. Improvements were necessary; using a newsgroup to organize attacks and defense didn't proof to be very effective. A larger memberbase was needed as well, so it was decided to accept a merger with the DPA and adopt Xanadu Foundation Alliance ([[XFA]]) as the name to fly under.		Xanadu's life in Planetarion started with a move from CounterStrike. The idea was to try out different games. Considering GrimReaper ([[Grim]]) was already playing Planetarion, it was decided to give it a try. After teaming up with the Free Worlds Alliance (FWA), which was partially lead by Grim, preparations were made for round 2. Improvements were necessary; using a newsgroup to organize attacks and defense didn't proof to be very effective. A larger memberbase was needed as well, so it was decided to accept a merger with the DPA and adopt Xanadu Foundation Alliance ([[XFA]]) as the name to fly under.


	=='''[[Round 2]]: The Struggle for Power'''==		=='''[[Round 2]]: The Struggle for Power'''==

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2010-01-30T17:19:59Z

'''[[Round 7]]: Critical Diplomacy'''

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	Round 7 saw Xanadu and previous round allies Elysium, who had integrated Silver during r6, team-up with [[NoS]] and [[Wolfpack]], with whom they had had friendly relations with towards the end of the round. They announced the creation of the [[Newx]] block on [[Alliance Discussions]], which led to widespread resentment in a community tired of powerblocking.		Round 7 saw Xanadu and previous round allies Elysium, who had integrated Silver during r6, team-up with [[NoS]] and [[Wolfpack]], with whom they had had friendly relations with towards the end of the round. They announced the creation of the [[Newx]] block on [[Alliance Discussions]], which led to widespread resentment in a community tired of powerblocking.

	As the round began the NewX block saw many internal difficulties, with NoS not joining the server with the rest of the block. These problems mounted up and although they were initially in a superior situation tactically in many clusters NewX lost ground and eventually dropped down under sustained targeting from [[FFLTTVR]]. A few LDK galaxies managed to survive relatively intact but were unable to mount any sort of offensive until the breakup of the block when they began to work together with [[Titans]] against Furgion. Nevertheless r7 was a definite defeat for Xanadu.		As the round began the NewX block saw many internal difficulties, with NoS not joining the server with the rest of the block. These problems mounted up and although they were initially in a superior situation tactically in many clusters NewX lost ground and eventually dropped down under sustained targeting from [[FFLTTVR]]. A few LDK galaxies managed to survive relatively intact but were unable to mount any sort of offensive until the breakup of the block when they began to work together with [[Titans]] against Furgion. Nevertheless r7 was a definite defeat for Xanadu. After the end of R7 Xanadu moved on to other games as an alliance, albeit with many of their wings continuing on in PA.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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2010-01-30T17:19:10Z

'''[[Round 7]]: Critical Diplomacy'''

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	=='''[[Round 7]]: Critical Diplomacy'''==		=='''[[Round 7]]: Critical Diplomacy'''==

	Round 7 saw Xanadu and previous round allies Elysium, who had integrated Silver during r6, team-up with [[NoS]] and [[Wolfpack]], with whom they had had friendly relations with towards the end of the round. They announced the creation of the [[~~NewX~~]] block on [[Alliance Discussions]], which led to widespread resentment in a community tired of powerblocking.		Round 7 saw Xanadu and previous round allies Elysium, who had integrated Silver during r6, team-up with [[NoS]] and [[Wolfpack]], with whom they had had friendly relations with towards the end of the round. They announced the creation of the [[Newx]] block on [[Alliance Discussions]], which led to widespread resentment in a community tired of powerblocking.

	As the round began the NewX block saw many internal difficulties, with NoS not joining the server with the rest of the block. These problems mounted up and although they were initially in a superior situation tactically in many clusters NewX lost ground and eventually dropped down under sustained targeting from [[FFLTTVR]]. A few LDK galaxies managed to survive relatively intact but were unable to mount any sort of offensive until the breakup of the block when they began to work together with [[Titans]] against Furgion. Nevertheless r7 was a definite defeat for Xanadu.		As the round began the NewX block saw many internal difficulties, with NoS not joining the server with the rest of the block. These problems mounted up and although they were initially in a superior situation tactically in many clusters NewX lost ground and eventually dropped down under sustained targeting from [[FFLTTVR]]. A few LDK galaxies managed to survive relatively intact but were unable to mount any sort of offensive until the breakup of the block when they began to work together with [[Titans]] against Furgion. Nevertheless r7 was a definite defeat for Xanadu.

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2010-01-30T17:18:58Z

78.16.37.201: /* '''Round 5: The Price for Freedom''' */

2010-01-30T17:18:42Z

'''[[Round 5]]: The Price for Freedom'''

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	Eventually a war started between the top alliances. Elysium felt betrayed by Legion and started talking with Xanadu. Both knew that their only chance to get even with Legion and Fury was to work together, and so 2 alliances had found eachother for the next round. Together with [[Silver]] and [[TFD]] they prepared for the new war to come.		Eventually a war started between the top alliances. Elysium felt betrayed by Legion and started talking with Xanadu. Both knew that their only chance to get even with Legion and Fury was to work together, and so 2 alliances had found eachother for the next round. Together with [[Silver]] and [[TFD]] they prepared for the new war to come.

			=='''[[Round 6]]: First Encounters'''==

			Going into Round 6, with [[Elysium]] [[TFD]] and [[Silver]], Xanadu formed the [[Xeta]] block. With [[Titans]] choosing to side with [[Furgion]] over new boys [[Deus]] the [[FoS]] block arose. Almost all of FoS and Xeta felt angry towards Furgion for stagnating r5 and a determination to give them a tough time this round existed throughout both blocks. Teaming up early on and massively outnumbering [[FLTV]] Xeta and FoS slowly picked apart their galaxies, removing the mid-ranked ones from contention before destroying their top gals over a number of nights. In this war the [[Bull]] and [[LDK]] galaxies were particularly effective, often picking the toughest targets.

			With FLTV resoundingly beaten tension arose between the Xeta and FoS blocks, particularly between the two leading alliances in both, Deus and Xanadu. Xanadu, concerned by reports that Deus were talking to FLTV about working together to target Xeta, declared war on Deus. Initial hopes that Deus could be taken on alone did not pan out and before long Xanadu was under heavy fire from both FoS and a resurgent FLTV.

			Outnumbered in turn Xeta galaxies began to drop down the rankings. Staring defeat in the face LDK mounted a memorable rearguard action on their top planet, [[Sliekas]], defending him at all costs from the FLTV/FoS onslaught and eventually securing him the #1 spot. As the round came to a close thoughts of FoS and Xeta reuniting to kill off FLTV again abounded but the round ended before anything substantial came to pass. Xanadu had proven their status as a [[superpower]] in PA throughout this round and even though they were not successful in the end they had helped bring about one of the most exciting rounds of PA to date.

			=='''[[Round 7]]: Critical Diplomacy'''==

			Round 7 saw Xanadu and previous round allies Elysium, who had integrated Silver during r6, team-up with [[NoS]] and [[Wolfpack]], with whom they had had friendly relations with towards the end of the round. They announced the creation of the [[NewX]] block on [[Alliance Discussions]], which led to widespread resentment in a community tired of powerblocking.

			As the round began the NewX block saw many internal difficulties, with NoS not joining the server with the rest of the block. These problems mounted up and although they were initially in a superior situation tactically in many clusters NewX lost ground and eventually dropped down under sustained targeting from [[FFLTTVR]]. A few LDK galaxies managed to survive relatively intact but were unable to mount any sort of offensive until the breakup of the block when they began to work together with [[Titans]] against Furgion. Nevertheless r7 was a definite defeat for Xanadu.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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General Info

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	Xanadu were for many rounds the primary opponents of [[Fury]]. While they won very few rounds, they were easily considered a top tier [[alliance]]. Xanadu left Planetarion after [[Round 7]], though their wing [[LDK]] kept playing as a full-fledged aliance as did [[Ministry]] in [[Round 8]] and [[Round 9]].		Xanadu were for many rounds the primary opponents of [[Fury]]. While they won very few rounds, they were easily considered a top tier [[alliance]] and are recognised as one of the PA [[superpower]]s from R4-7. Xanadu left Planetarion after [[Round 7]], though their wing [[LDK]] kept playing as a full-fledged aliance, as did [[Ministry]] in [[Round 8]] and [[Round 9]].



	=='''[[Round 1]]: The Beginning'''==		=='''[[Round 1]]: The Beginning'''==

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	*'''Website''': [http://www.xanadu-community.com/ www.xanadu-community.com]		*'''Website''': [http://www.xanadu-community.com/ www.xanadu-community.com]
	*'''IRC server''': irc.xanadu-community.com		*'''IRC server''': irc.xanadu-community.com
	</td><td>http://~~users~~.~~evtek~~.fi/~~~jussiava/pa/wiki~~/xanadu.jpg</td></tr>		</td><td>http://www.clawofdarkness.com/wiki_images/xanadu.jpg</td></tr>
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Scorpio: /* '''Round 5: The Price for Freedom''' */

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'''[[Round 5]]: The Price for Freedom'''

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	In the meantime Xanadu had decided to step away from NoCeX to "save" itself. Some members turned out to be mere glory-seekers and left Xanadu to join one of the winning alliances. This made the people who stayed even more determined in bringing success to Xanadu once again.		In the meantime Xanadu had decided to step away from NoCeX to "save" itself. Some members turned out to be mere glory-seekers and left Xanadu to join one of the winning alliances. This made the people who stayed even more determined in bringing success to Xanadu once again.

	Eventually a war started between the top alliances. Elysium felt betrayed by Legion and started talking with Xanadu. Both knew that their only chance to get even with Legion and Fury was to work together, and ~~so2~~ alliances had found eachother for the next round. Together with [[Silver]] and [[TFD]] they prepared for the new war to come.		Eventually a war started between the top alliances. Elysium felt betrayed by Legion and started talking with Xanadu. Both knew that their only chance to get even with Legion and Fury was to work together, and so 2 alliances had found eachother for the next round. Together with [[Silver]] and [[TFD]] they prepared for the new war to come.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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