Thursday 31 May 2012

Lying and having no shame

This particular BS player wrote 3 weeks ago that he had to leave CoB clan, before the message was removed and had to be re-posted again today. As the first screenshot shows, he had "head ache" problems from playing SWAT and was "never going to join another clan". The second screenshot shows him as member of SWT clan (he became a full member just 3 days ago). Click on the images for clearer viewing

Tuesday 29 May 2012

{SWT}

Clan Name & Tag: SlysWorldTeam (Past) SlaysWorldTeam (Current)
Primary SWAT Game Mode: Barricaded Suspects
Date Clan was founded: 2006
Past + Current Leader(s): Sly, SlayGirL (Past), Steelmax (Past), LoveMonkey & SlayGirL (Current)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): Inactivity, want for change
Major Tournament(s) participated in: SlaysWorldTeam 2vs2 (Semi-Final)
Best general out-clan war performance: As BS wars are usually small (2v2, 3v3), I guess our best wins are against Pro clans of 1.1
Clan video(s): Video 1 Video 2
Clan motto: Fun - Home - Family
Clan website: swtclan.com

Monday 28 May 2012

Interview with 3A|»SkyWalker

1 It has been over 3 months since 3A formed. What were your reasons for leaving an established US clan and setting up one of your own?

There was no single reason for it actually. Three of us left for different reasons then we decided that we wanted to stick together to have fun since we always like playing together and then the idea came to us. We believe we left some good friends behind and I guess at some point of your life you feel like you need to change, to make something different. We had the tools to do it so we gave it a shot. It seems it was not a bad decision after all.   

Sunday 27 May 2012

1.0 ViP Premier League 2012 Summary


Awards
Champions: 3A|»
Runners-up: hfbc||
3rd place: |DWMT|

Fair play award: WRS (no yellow cards, mostly always happy to play 4v4 when other team asked)

How the League was won
Consistency away from home was what earned 3A the title. They were the only team to win all their away matches (as SWAT), coincidentally all by a 2-1 margin.

Team of the tournament
Hermes - was the stand out in a star-studded outfit
Mig - 95% of the most skilful SWAT 4 players around tend to be loud-mouths. This man is in the 5%
MrJack - produced consistently outstanding performances for his team
MrA! - captained his side to a memorable 3rd place finish
Venyk - a quality player and surprise package of the league

N.B. This team is compiled based on performances IN this league; not on players' reputations.

Massive thanks to:
-          Referees {FAB}MK and {SoE}FleX; without them this tournament would’ve been impossible
-          Nagi for lending a quality European server for most part (to 3A and FoX for lending temporary ones),
-          PimpMyGun and the forum team for allowing use of the SWAT 4 Tournament forum,
-          and finally, to all clans that took part and fulfilled their matches

On a last note, here is the rushed Tournament video, made using mainly the video material of the hfbc 3A match. All credits to SkyWalker for turning some crap video-taking into decent quality. Enjoy!

Friday 25 May 2012

ACM Mod poll

Since the SWAT 4 Controversial Modifications topic mainly considered mods that already come included within the ACM Mod (such as Respawn Timer, no Gas Mask overlay), we decided to open a poll asking whether you personally believe it is an acceptable mod or whether the use of it should be considered as a cheat...

}S|H{

Clan Name & Tag: Suspects Heaven, }S|H{
Primary SWAT Game Mode: Barricaded Suspects (Arrest and Rescue)
Date Clan was founded: December 3rd, 2006
Past + Current Leader(s): LuckyBicz (Founder), TiredLookedInHisEyes, I_AM_SUSPECT (Leader Council 1), SsSsSsSsS, Bla_Bla_Bla, Bella, DRD, Dr_House (Leader Council 2)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): Inactivity
Major Tournament(s) participated in: We play only }S|H{ in-clan tournaments, it's all about fun here not winning or points
Best general out-clan war performance: n/a
Clan video(s): Clan Video
Clan motto: Clean-Friendly-Fair
Clan website: suspectsheaven.org

Wednesday 23 May 2012

|Fs|

Clan Name & Tag: Forgotten Soldiers, |Fs|
Primary SWAT Game Mode: ViP Escort
Date Clan was founded: January 2009
Past + Current Leader(s): WitchDoctor, Shirokuma (Past) + Baxter, PaNiK (Founders), Dreadnought, Leito, Toxic (Current)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): n/a
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.0 ViP 2011 (3rd)
Best general out-clan war performance: Not sure, results can be found here
Clan video(s): Clan Video
Clan motto: Not exactly a motto but a phrase, "It's time to remember the forgotten"
Clan website: forgottensoldiers.net

Tuesday 22 May 2012

MrElie returns with ARES Gaming, renames to KoN

UPDATE: The clan has been renamed to the original "Knights of the Night". Qatari player MrElie has returned from the wilderness and has started a new 1.0 ViP clan, entitled 'ARES Gaming'. The server went officially live a few hours ago and many members from Np/fake CL have joined as part of a merge. The famous server-hacker, who turns 26 next week, has enforced 1.1-style rules in the clan.

Monday 21 May 2012

Interview with |WM|SabbatH

1 WM clan has gone into general inactiveness over the past few months. Do you plan to bring a permanent server into 1.0 or do you think the inactiveness occurs because of a different issue?  

Recently our 1.1 server has been empty but I would not say that we are inactive. WM members play from time to time on other servers. As a team we had 2 matches in April and about 9 in the year…so that’s not so bad. But of course “golden era” of Swat 4 has ended long time ago. In the past we had a 1.0 public server but you need many active admins to keep it full so currently we are not planning to open one. We create 1.0 servers only for matches which require servers with password.

Friday 18 May 2012

FoX|

Clan Name & Tag: Fabulous Obscene & Xtraordinary, FoX|
Primary SWAT Game Mode: Rapid Deployment
Date clan was founded: May 2010 (restart with new name and tag)
Past and Current leader(s): Spider (clan leader), Mig (SWAT 4 team leader)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): n/a
Major Tournaments participated in: 1.1 RD 2010 (2nd with MrPB tag), RD Tournament #1 2011 (2nd), 1.1 RD 2012 (Winners), 1.0 VIP 2012 (4th)
Best general out-clan war performace: Double final match of 1.1 RD tournament vs. eLement Gaming. First match ended 6:6 and rematch took place some months later resulting in a 3:1 victory for us.
Clan video(s): CoD 4 video, SWAT 4 video  (older videos, we don't focus on videos much)
Clan motto: >> FoX ON THE ToP!! <<
Clan website: foxclan.16mb.com

Wednesday 16 May 2012

Controversial SWAT modifications

Respawn Timer
A very useful tactical "improvement", that can be used for killing or arresting exactly after respawn has occured, as well as spawn nading without a fail. It can also help force enemy team spawn into determined places. Respawn timer shows the true time of opponents being spawned, instead of the false time displayed when pressing ESC, which is caused by lags. This modification is almost undetectable; only a picture/video of the user's gameplay (or UAC screens) can show use of it.  It can also be discovered in the respective users' .inis. 

Video of use of a respawntimer (check the bottom left corner near the bullets area) -->  http://www.xfire.com/video/557e1a/

Sound
Modified sound is even more useful than a respawn timer. If can help you precisely discover the true position of your opponent. While you are walking (not running - pressing shift), your steps are almost inaudible. With this modification, you hear your opponent's steps much louder and easier. Modified sound is also hard to detect - it can be recognized only by listening to the audio if its user.

Suspected video of use of modified sound (ignore the fuzzyness, instead listen carefully to the eerie stomps @ 0.25 secs) --> http://en.client.xfire.com/video/4daaa8/


Gas Mask Overlay
This modification helps improve your vision when using the gas-mask. It removes the overlay meaning you have the vision that a helmet-user would have. 

Tuesday 15 May 2012

New custom BS server opened

{EPIC}> have opened a new customized Barricaded Suspects server this week, named “EPIC Cowboy Zone”. The server configuration includes all weapons being replaced with shotguns, and all handguns replaced with the colt python, as well as no grenades and spray. There aren’t many custom non-latino servers around, but with 16 slots this server has the potential to be a fun low ping server for Europeans.  The server IP is 188.40.141.10:11770 and for more info contact bluesman (bluesman88 on xfire) or any other epic clan member here. BluesMan wants to give a special thanks to FoX|Spider for all the help given by him!

{KL}

Clan Name & Tag: KahunaLand, {KL}
Primary SWAT Game Mode: ViP Escort
Date Clan was founded: 2006 - 2007
Past + Current Leader(s): Kahuna (Founder) - No actual leaders. The HC and C members take any necessary decisions
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): KL died and got active again on 11/4/11
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.0 ViP 2008 (2nd), 2011 (QF)
Best general out-clan war performance: See for yourself. Click HERE (The results are posted from the day KL was reborn - 11/4/11 -)
Clan video(s): Video 1 Video 2
Clan motto: For us SWAT 4 is not just a game, it's our lifestyle
Clan website: klclan.eu

{SoE}

Clan Name & Tag: Sons Of Earth, {SoE}
Primary SWAT Game Mode: ViP Escort
Date Clan was founded: September 2007
Past + Current Leader(s): Maverick (Founder + Leader), Viper, Critai, Hostage, FleX, Pimp (Reps)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): n/a
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.0 ViP 2008 (Winners), 1.0 Christmas ViP [Fast Server] 2008 (2nd), 1.1 CB ViP Cup 2010 (Playoffs), 1.1 RD 2010 (Group Stage),  1.0 ViP 2011 (2nd)
Best general out-clan war performance: Lost only 3 out of 39 official 1.0 matches in mostly ViP Escort.  One of the first 1.0 teams that moved to 1.1 gaming (2009/2010). 
Clan video(s): Clan Video
Clan motto: Leave no man behind!
Clan website: sonsofearth.eu
(EXTRA)Clan Games: SWAT4, CoD4, MW3, CoD BO, BF3, Minecraft, SAMP RP 

Monday 14 May 2012

Interview with }S|H{I_AM_SUSPECT

1 It has been over a month since LuckyBicz left SWAT. How hard has it been to fill the legacy he has left in Suspects Heaven?

Yeah, of course, we did have a bit of difficulties while our 1st Generation Community Leader LuckyBicz left. But he did not leave us without notice. He did announce his retirement from }S|H{ Community and discussed with some of the 2nd Generation Community Leaders (}S|H{TiredLookInHisEyes, }S|H{SsssS, }S|H{DRD). As a community, we could handle very quickly after LuckyBicz left over because we are well organized community among Swat4 gamers.

Another ViP 1.0 update

Multiple UAC cheater swat_SK has joined Guardian Angels {|GA|} clan, another ex-BoS player Rozz Vanity has joined Forever United {|4U|} and Crotales/The Spirit, who is now in the official hall of fame of 1.0 ViP clan jumpers, has created his second clan called House of Ghosts, this being a record 5th different clan in under 3 months. 

|DWMT| go 2nd after final double-win

Don't Waste My Time clan rounded off a memorable tournament with another double-win to propel them to 2nd in the ViP League table. They finished with 25 points after 12 matches; winning 8 out of their last 9 games along the way. Meanwhile, {EPIC}> and {WRS} each shared a victory to cement their place at 5th and 6th while FoX slipped to 4th after DWMT's latest win. |SAM| finished the League on a sour note, rage-quitting their final match - the first RQ of the tournament. A tournament summary will be posted after the final and most anticipated match in the roster, 3A vs hfbc||, is completed.

Friday 11 May 2012

«CoB»

Clan Name & Tag: Clan Of Brothers, «CoB» 
Primary SWAT Game Mode: Barricaded Suspects
Date Clan was founded: October 2006 
Past + Current leader(s): Kunzi, NightCrawler (DeathAngel, Criminal) 
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): Inactivity
Major Tournament(s) participated in: Participated in the ESL 
Tournament performance(s): Won the 4v4 ESL tournament in Swat 4 1.1 version  
Best general out-clan war performance: We were undefeated in Swat 4 1.0. We won over 100 clanwars vs many great clans.
Clan video(s): Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Clan motto: United we stand, divided we fall 

|WM|

Clan Name & Tag: World Mafia, |WM|
Primary SWAT Game Mode: ViP Escort
Date Clan was founded: December 2005
Past + Current Leader(s): KrazyFire (Founder), Zoli, da, Euska (Inactive), SabbatH (Active)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): n/a
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.1 CB ViP Cup 2006 (n/a), 2008 (3rd), 2010 (3rd). 1.1 RD 2010 (4th), 1.0 ViP 2011 (Winners), 1.1 ViP 2011 (Winners), RD Tournament #1 2011 (Winners), 1.1 RD 2012 (QF)
Best general out-clan war performance: Details on our website --> Link
Clan video(s): Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Clan motto: No real motto but phrase "Our Power is Our Unity"
Clan website: worldmafia.net

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Interview with {|4U|}JoJo

1 It has been over a month since {|4U|} formed and things are running smoothly. How do you intend to ensure the clan remains successful in the longer term (and not die like many ViP clans in the past year)?

Well, everything can happen but as founder for this clan, I will go very far for it. Personally I’m not a very experienced guy but I have awesome friends and managers in 4U that supports me. They are experienced and I believe together we can keep this clan alive. I just wrote a post in our forum that I wanna see more activity in our server instead of 2 guys going to another server just cuz ours is empty. When there are a few guys playing in 4U server other guys will come too.

ViP 1.0 clan member latest

Former {UFS} player Witcher has joined the Special Marine Corps, ex-{B4E} manager Mc has joined 3A|» clan for the second time and old {|UF|} admin SubZero has joined {|4U|} Forever United clan.

|»Delta«|

Clan Name & Tag: Delta Force Platoon Fighters, |»Delta«|
Primary SWAT Game Mode: ViP Escort
Date Clan was founded: November 2008
Past + Current Leader(s): No Actual Leader
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): n/a
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.1 RD 2010 (Winners), 1.1 CB ViP Cup 2010 (Winners)
Best general out-clan war performance: in ViP and RD Delta won every war that was played. In ViP no enemy ViP ever reached the exit point in a serious war.
Clan video(s): n/a
Clan motto: No real motto but phrase "Lol Piero?!"
Clan website: n/a

{EPIC}>

Clan Name & Tag: EPIC, {EPIC}>
Primary SWAT Game Mode: Rapid Deployment
Date Clan was founded: March 2010
Past + Current Leader(s): YellowPete, JackTheRipper (Founders). BluesMan (Current)
Reason why Leadership changed (if it did change): Inactivity
Major Tournament(s) participated in: 1.0 ViP 2011 (1st Stage), 1.1 RD 2012 (Quit), 1.0 ViP 2012 (5th) 
Best general out-clan war performance: vs {KL} on 08/01/12, RD clan war. Result: 4-4. We didn't win, but it  was a really awesome match. We played against one of the best teams and we finished with a good tie.
Clan video(s): n/a
Clan motto: Winning, losing, doesn't matter how you play, as long as it's the EPIC way!
Clan website: epicloss.webs.com

Monday 7 May 2012

3A|» secure Premier League title

Against All Authority achieved a 10th successive win to mathematically secure them the ViP Premier League title. With 30 points in the bank and rival hfbc|| on 23 with a match left to play, 3A|» will be crowned champions regardless of the result between themselves and hfbc|| on the final week of the season. The news may come as a slight disappointment to neutral fans, since the hotly-anticipated final league clash becomes little more than an anti-climax. Congratulations to 3A|» anyhow!

Sunday 6 May 2012

Clan profiles coming soon

As another recommended feature, we will bring you clan profiles looking at the history of SWAT 4 teams including details on when they were founded, their success (or failure) in past wars and tournaments, famous issues that have enhanced (or harmed) their reputation and more. We hope for some more collaboration between clan leaders for this information!

Thursday 3 May 2012

Latest member update

Multiple UAC cheater {SuR}RunneR is now an 'Angel' in {|GA|} clan (sporting a new nickname ReviveR). The Malaysian player has been using xxx's catchphrase "Hehehe Kids" as a nickname on many public servers recently. Meanwhile, it seems US are willing to give member Hades another chance with a clean second account after he was caught on match ID sohvsus  last week. Highly-regarded ex-{UFS} admin Colours has joined US, along with ex-{BoS} member Myro. 

Wednesday 2 May 2012

{TRS} drop out from Premier League

Turkish Soldiers clan have dropped out from the ViP tournament due to 'inactive' members. This does not affect pre-tournament favourites 3A or hfbc in any way as neither had played {TRS} to this date. However, it does mean there are 2 matches less to play for all clans, and Special Army Mexico |SAM| have slumped to the bottom.

Tuesday 1 May 2012

Famous BS cheater exposed

Any active Barricaded Suspects player should know RAMBO, the Italian cheater famous for his hotkeys of insults such as YOU GAY - NOOB - *INSERT INSULT* - *INSERT ANOTHER* - *INSERT ANOTHER*. The video below shows him cheating in a polish BS server (look out for the famous hotkey @ 00:29), and his latest SMAC ban list entry shows an IP range 84.220.*.* (advisable for all server admins out there to ban this IP before he graces your server).