Blackmore 4(04)
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| Battle of Blackmore | |
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| Date | August 19th, 2010 - August 31st, 2010 |
| Place | Ridleybank, in and around the Blackmore Building |
| Result | Zombies overwhelmed survivors after 13 days of fighting |
I reckon we'll last one day.
-Little Chris, 404, every single day from the 19th onwards.
The generator is already running perfectly.
-The rallying cry of many a 404'er.
This is the oddest siege I can recall being at.
-Alyson Jenkins
You people are all insane.
-tyl112, CORAM member, after a mass combat revive.
We're not insane, we're 404.
-Rolfe Steiner, 404 member, in response to the above.
Gentlemen, Playing with you has been the greatest honor of my life.
-Red Hawk One, August 31
When it takes the entire RRF to take you down, you know you've done well.
-ADK, a 404'er, on the event
Blackmore 4(04) Was a major siege that took place from August 19, 2010 to August 31, 2010, almost four years to the day after the original Battle of Blackmore. It began with an alleged "failed Pinata" by the group 404: Barhah not found, and quickly spiraled into a major conflict between various survivor groups, the Ridleybank Resistance Front, and the Feral Undead. It ended after thirteen days on August 31 when a joint strike by several RRF strike teams finally established a foothold and overpowered the survivor resistance.
Overview
Prologue
On the 9th of August, 2010, the (in)famous survivor group 404: Barhah not found wandered into Ridleybank, with plans to test a "new tactic." They slowly built up numbers until the 14th, when they began working suicide repairs. during this time 404 experienced little resistance, and by the 18th had most of the suburb repaired or at low repair costs.
Unfortunately, during this time period JustinBronze began publicizing 'Project Operation Let's Not Get Our Asses Kicked," an ill fated venture into Ridleybank to retake the Blackmore.
Fearing that the publicity that this event would draw, 404 decided to move on after one last shenanigan: Pinata'ing the Blackmore. (Un)fortunately, an accidental FAK ruined the 19th's plans to pinata the building and, rather than try again, 404 decided to stick it out and see how long they could last.
The Early Days
By the 21st, the Constables showed up to evict the unwelcome visitors and were promptly revived. Both sides traded a few curt words before the Constables swan dived onto the pavement. The survivors, who now included a few members of The Order of the Black Rose and The Big Prick, began to wonder if something was brewing, and began looking for backup.
On the 22nd, the Constables tightened their attack, and breached the barricades several times. They were repelled after several close calls.
The survivors celebrated their 100th hour in Blackmore with a game of traditional 404 "Naked Twister."
The Celebration
On the 24th, survivors began filing into the building and finally outnumbered zombies, 36-32. By the 25th, the survivor numbers had swelled to around 50, and, by the time the date rolled over to August 26th, over 100 survivors were inside. This news was overshadowed, however, by the appearance of the Feral Undead, and the announcement of the withdrawal of the RRF to Ridleybank.
As survivor numbers swelled, many inside began celebrating what they viewed as a giant four year anniversary celebration for the original Battle of Blackmore. Through the waves of break-ins and combat revives, the merry din of singing, twister, and rowdy toasts to Ron Burgundy and his compatriots could be clearly discerned.
Surrounded by this aura of mirth, the initial hostility between the survivors and zombies seemed to disappear. Many revived RRFers (including their leader globule13) took some time to join in the fun before executing the regulation death threat and window dive.
The tide turns
As the second week dawned, survivors were very optimistic. While the now present DoHS were hammering the barricades, omnipresent 404'ers were maintaining the barricades around the clock and reviving break-ins within minutes of entry.
This appearance of success, however, hid a darker truth. The zombies had turned their attention from Blackmore to the surrounding TRPs, cutting survivors off from the vital resources needed for sieges. While FAKs were easy to find (Ridleybank has one of the highest hospital concentrations), the sudden lack of working factories put a serious drain on the survivors, who relied on power to maintain their strategy of reviving break-ins.
Meanwhile, one survivor (Maverick Farrant) had taken it upon himself to run to the malls and rally all the support he could. Unfortunately, many of Malton's malls were ruined when Maverick went by. According to his own personal numbers, only two of the six malls he visited were repaired and between the two malls he figured roughly sixty survivors. What was meant as a powerful rallying cry for Blackmore turned into a week-long effort to bring perhaps a dozen or so more survivors to Blackmore.
On the 29th, the Gore Corps showed up.
On the 30th, survivors outnumbered zombies 125/114.
At the peak of the 31st, survivors outnumbered zombies 140/125, with large numbers of survivors in the outlying buildings.
Coda
With the full RRF in Ridleybank, the last few days of the siege were difficult for the defenders. Around the clock attacks drained the survivor AP, and the rapid exchange of TRPs placed the generator supply at a critical low.
On the 31st, this strain finally broke the survivor defense; 404, both AP and generator-less, was unable to withstand a joint strike by the RRF Constables and Team America strike teams around 5:30PST. A few survivors tried to scrounge generators from a nearby factory, but were met with failure (and pipes. Oh God, the PIPES). With the zombie numbers steadily rising, the battle appeared to be drawing to a close.
At the time of writing, around 800GMT, the Building is clearly lost, but the remaining survivors continue to put up one final hurrah, reviving, taunting, and killing any zombie they can get their hands on.
"Gentlemen, playing with you has been the greatest honor of my life.
Tonight dies a moment that was never supposed to happen, a pinata went, as the designer says, 'horribly wrong'. But as this moment dies, a dream is born;
For the survivors have proven it is possible, for a time, to fight the horde despite all odds...
And we have all proven that, even as the game ages, it can still be fun. Godspeed, my friends, and let the spirit here at Blackmore spread throughout your lives.
*Pulls out a violin and plays a few bars of ‘Nearer my God to Thee’*
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The other groups still present;
They aren't all friendly, but they are all welcome. 114 standing zombies outside, it appears the RRF has been recalled to Ridley, a similar number of survivors face them from behind the barricades. Hopefully an enjoyable siege is being had by all. Christmas lights have now been installed again.~ Red Hawk One Talk | space for lease 02:07, 30 August 2010 (BST)
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We won't be signing off until the world ends. We'll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event... and when the end of the world comes, we'll play 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' before we sign off.
-Ted Turner, on the events in Blackmore
All right you sons of mothers, it's time. Prepare to LIVE!
-Alan Corvus, right before a spree of 13 CR's.
I'm may be a zambah, but I know how to treat a lady. Well, when I'm alive that is, when I'm dead.... Well.... nevermind....
-Humanphagia , RRF
What the hell have I gotten myself into...
-Dunstan Smit
I am going to eat you all but I must say that it's nice to have well mannered guests on occasion. What the hell!? Did I just get healed by a guy from Fortress?
-globule13, RRF
FOR OUR FINEST HOUR IS UPON US, WE SHALL NAHM EM IN THE STREETS, WE SHALL NAHM EM ON THE BEACHHEADS, WE SHALL NAHM EM ON THE ROOFTOPS, WE SHALL NEVAR GIVE UP, WE SHALL NEVAR SURRENDER! AND WE WILL LIBERATE RIDLEYBONK FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE HARMAN OPPRESSORS! VICTORY SHALL BE OURS AND SO WILL THE DELICIOUS BRAINZ OF THE HARMAN OPPRESSORS! BECAUSE TODAY IS OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!
-Agent Sandman, RRF, prior to the final assault on Blackmore
You heard a loud bellowing from very close by. (6 hours and 33 minutes ago) ...and again. (5 hours and 5 minutes ago) ...and again. (4 hours and 49 minutes ago) ...and again. (4 hours and 43 minutes ago)
-Various
aaagh! not the christmas lights!
-KendoKen, MCDU
