The Ides of March Battle

[FirstAmongstDaves]

In the Roman calendar, the Ides of March fell on the 15th day of the Roman month of Martius. The date is famous because Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC. Because of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar and its line "Beware the Ides of March", the term possesses a foreboding of doom.

Following on from this thread in which I said:

One thing we should do is a real time pitched battle, say on 1 February. There are some grasslands west of Dalpok, for example, which would be a good battlefield because they're fairly central, but it could be an area elsewhere. Natives line up at one end, and outsiders at the other and everyone gets there early enough to rebuild their AP. Full scale attack by all combatants starting at Greenwich midnight (groan - that's 6am for me) with no cheating by attacking early, and no flanking to get a head start run-up. If you're up for it I'll start a separate thread in the Clan forum.

In order to give everyone lots of time to get there and build AP, I'm proposing we have a real time grand melee on 15 March at the grasslands at the mouth of the southern river (thereby making it easy for everyone to find, as well as providing opportunity to rebuild health from the river), with a general truce in the week before to enable combatants to make their way there.

Any thoughts?

[G3N]

Sounds like fun! I'm all for it 
A large scale real time battle would be cool.

a general truce in the week before

...although I think it's a bit of a long shot to expect everyone to play fair... 

[FirstAmongstDaves]

Yes. Still, if most combatants exercise restraint until Greenwich midnight, then we'll maximise the number on the field.

[Marvin]

what about people not in the fight that might not know

[FirstAmongstDaves]

Post signs and write messages on trees around the area: post messages at home shamans so people become aware of the battle's date.

[Marvin]

then theres people who a reckless and don't care

[Armadox the Butcher]

I work from 5-1 EST. I dunno if I can proticipate...

[FirstAmongstDaves]

I'm in the same timezone as Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpar so it'll be 6am for me, but I'll be there (albeit somewhat bleary eyed). Try your best.

[Michael edwards]

Me and the good capt. of the strumpet already tried to have a real time battle at the ruins....my god i still hear the screams of slain pirates every night before i sleep.... i tried not to spam the  but i couldn't help it!

[FirstAmongstDaves]

As the Ides of March are now a month away, I'm going to start promoting this at traders' huts and ammo huts.

If anyone knows the GPS co-ordinates for the grasslands/swamp at the southern river (its so annoying these places don't have agreed names) please let me know.

[Johan Crichton]

http://www.itechsc.com/misc/shartak/ubermap/closeup.php?cx=-70350&cy=26369

Is that the proposed battle ground?

(edit: shorter URL that should work fine)

[Mark D. Stroyer]

That would certainly be fun. I don't think I'd make it, though. First of all, the Derby Derby (in which I'm defending) ends that day, and I don't think I could make it that time. It would really be fun, though.

[FirstAmongstDaves]

We could make it a May Day (1 May) battle instead, if that suits people better.

[Blacktooth]

I think this is a great idea but the problem is more the timing than the date.

I for one only have internet access whilst at work - 9 to 5 UK time, so none of my fellas would be there.