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In the summer of 98, Preacher, Hubba, Fox and Mindfield were called to form REVELATION 6. They left their respective clans and attempted to form something better. In the begining, life was rough for the clan but they managed to attract decent players through their relationships with other clans. Fuseman, Chiva Wallabee, Nitro and Belaz all joined soon after the formation of the clan.
It was soon after this that Hubba, Fox and Mindfield proved too weak to lead. They both left roughly one month after the core players were assembled, leaving only preacher in charge. This is how Preacher became the first leader of REV6.
Chiva and Fuseman both proved to be capable players and Preacher gave them leadership roles within the clan to fill the void left by Hubba and Fox. They quickly began recruiting more warriors to fight along side of them. Before long their number was up to 8. Preacher, Chiva, Fuseman, Wallabee, Rogue, Belaz, Rhad and Nitro
One night on a 2fort5r public server, Chiva, Fuseman, Preacher and Rhad were out practicing their skills. Being normally defensive players, they had a strange impulse to play offense that night. Try as they did, they could not even enter the enemy base for the opposing team had a stronger and smarter then all of them combined - the beautiful sniper boy...Booda. They tried attacking in groups across the bridge. They were sniped. They tried going through the water. They were sniped. They tried spaced attacks. They were sniped. Knowing they could not defeat him, they asked him to join their efforts. Booda liked the way they played and accepted their invitation
Booda quickly proved to be a valuble leader and was given a leadership position within the clan. Being a dedicated warrior, he wanted his clan to succeed. He looked upon the state of the leadership of the clan with disfavor and yearned have it improved. One day he built up enough courage to approach Preacher: "Sir I do not question the wisdom of your leadership, but your Generals are in chaos. We cannot hope to win without a strong central guidence." Preacher looked at the boy with interest and told him to continue. "I propose we divide the leadership into two groups. Let those who are skilled at offense lead the offense and let those who are skilled at defense lead the defense. Sir I believe their should be two leaders for each group. An offensive leader and his captain. A defensive leader and his captain. This arrangement should free you having to manage the entire clan and leave you with the time you desire to pursue your hearts interest." Preacher liked the boys idea and agreed. Fuseman was named Offensive leader and Chiva was named defensive leader. Fuseman took Rhad as his captain. Chiva took Booda as his captain. The name Four Horsemen was bestowed upon these men.
After months of preparation, REV6 was finally ready for battle. War was eager in their hearts as they joined their first league - IGL 5v5. Confident they would destroy their enemies, REV6 went into their first match and promptly lost 10-1. They lost their next match as well. And their next match. And their next match
The prime of REV6 history, QWTF play. With the addition of Queef, John Zorn, and Ustedes (among others), REV6 over the course of over a year works its way up from lowly bronze to QWTF gold at a time when being gold means something.
With the impending release of the landmark Quake 3 Arena and the waning QWTF scene, REV6 decides to retire from QWTF and try out Q3A in late 1999. Some people left, some stayed. Soon finding it not to their liking, REV6 finds itself 6 months later looking to move onto another game...
With the release of Q3F in early 2000, a lot of old faces return for the QWTF like game. After a slow start, REV6 is hitting on all cylinders by late 2000. With the help of new players Carnage, Next Death, Skorp, as well as veterans like Sanitarium, Hyrax, and Neuronix, REV6 is once again kicking ass and taking names.
With some decent STA 5v5 wins, REV6 can not seem to leap the hurdle that is [M], getting soundly defeated in 6 straight matchups with them. Would REV6 ever beat this clan? Only time would tell... [M] eventually moves out of 5v5 and REV6 immediately fills that void by winning the 5v5 title, if only for a short time. Meanwhile, REV6 is making noise in STA-9v9 with wins over clan Unknown and 20id. In February 2001, REV6 takes a gamble and drops STA 9v9 for STAS, the seasonal 9v9 league. The result pays off with convincing wins, most notably over top dog qf in a nailbiting 33-32 victory on cath. With an 11-3 record, REV6 moves into the playoffs. After dispatching (with ease) cN on 32smooth, a rematch with qf looms on cbases. In what was called (at that time) the greatest q3f match of all time, REV6 loses to qf after posting a late 2 cap lead on qf. qf then soundly thrashes 20id in the title game while REV6 thinks of what could have been. Heads low and spirits tested, REV6 moved into an uncertain summer of 2001 ...
After the heartbreaking loss to qf and the summer inactivity of a few players, REV6 struggled. Some members quit, leaving the remaining few no choice but to attempt to rebuild. After hashing together a bunch of recruits to play a few matches, REV6 decides to go inactive for 3 months, returning in August of 2001. Some recruits made it, most did not. Notable additions to the new look REV6 include Tim, Juggernaut, hannibal, and Hellbent. With these new faces, plus the return of key players from summer break, REV6 returns to action.
Coupling the long absence with unheralded new members replacing veteran REV6 players, most thought REV6 a diminished clan. They were wrong. Upon returning to action, REV6 goes on to sport a 15-3 record in 5v5 and 9v9 play, capturing the 9v9 title for the first time and holding it for nearly 2 months. REV6 wins the 9v9 title by finally beating the great clan [M] in a 6 cap comeback, a 21-20 nailbiter. Even in losing, REV6 is a beast, losing by an average of less than 2 caps in each loss.
After the hot period in the fall of 2001, REV6 begins to cool a bit, losing the 9v9 title and losing a few other matches. During the fall, REV6 gets back into the STAS seasonal league and once again posts an impressive record. As the playoffs draw near, all the clans attention is focused on STAS, and it pays off. With a convincing win over qf and a close win over M4 in the playoffs, REV6 faced the old nemesis TN on stag. With everyone on their games and Tim locking it down, REV6 shakes off previous STAS disappointment with an exciting 11-8 vitory to take the STAS Season 3 title!
After winning both 9v9 titles and winning some huge games, REV6 looked on to what was next. Like everyone else, REV6 anxiously awaited the next iteration of fortress gameplay Q3F 2.0. But... it was nowhere to be seen. REV6 solidiers on, continuing an escalating rivalry with the elusive 20id, winning the 5v5 title for a week, winning some matches and marking time waiting. With interest waning in Q3F, the last STAS finished with no playoff and clans started to fidget about their futures...
The next iteration of fortress, Q3F 2.0 lands in April 2002 finally with a resounding thud. FPS is poor, the interface is borked, maps are flawed and the classes are unbalanced. REV6 takes 2 aspirin and begins to play 2.0. Some exciting games result, but most are fairly annoying, spammy events.
Once again, summer looms and REV6 reloads. And reloads. And reloads. A high traffic volume of talent wears a REV6 tag at some point in time as REV6 struggles to field a skilled team in a flawed mod. REV6 finishes its 9v9 time on an 11-3 run, but the mod has worn out too many. Long time veterans and leaders Queef/Shadowrunner Prophet/Booda retire, while REV6 retires from 9v9 play, remaining active in 5v5. With an eye on the next iteration of fortress, REV6 waits...
No update to Q3F2 occurs and wolftactics is not to be seen. The late summer/fall of 2002 finds REV6 picking up a few new faces (wildCat among others) and doing fairly well. Playing in the 5v5 league for about 4 months, REV6 holds the title for the span of a month or so, with a 13-2 record during the run.
The start of 2003 sees REV6 doing both 5v5 and 9v9 leagues consistently for the first time in over 2 years. A few more faces are added (Temporal, colt, Stupor) and the roster is packed, but chemistry-learning are at play, and some winnable games are lost or closer than they should be. Lessons learned, conformity of purpose acheived, REV6 enters the next phase and takes the training wheels off the new guys after a middling 11-6 record.
After a pretty sound defeat in 5v5 and the flop of wolftactics, REV6 redoubles their energies into their play. This pays off for us with a 6 month run of 43-3, boasting an undefeated record in 5v5 during that time. The pack of clans to defeat is fairly thinned but REV6 trundles on, fixing the need to play fortress until the next iteration of it occurs. Ustedes joins the former leaders on the sex-based retirement list.
A few more months of wins sees the clan shuffling to keep active. With the help of new additions KillaH, Folly, and Shuriken, we ride the horse that is VilePickle and break the 5v5 win streak record of 29. Onward we plod...
In Fall of 2007, REV6 members still slept in the private IRC channel. We were awakened from hibernation by the monster that is TF2. REV6 has gone on to win two STA gold championship games as the underdogs. Prophet and Ustedes have attempted a return, but their real life beckons them. With some strong new members, REV6 may never stop. Though, the beloved Carnage has been absent from IRC, and Blade (sintient) has caught the MMO bug.
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