It has certainly been a busy week in Bootleggers. After the massacre by The Phoenix Rebellion comes yet another wipe, this time involving The Senate and Axteze. The shootings happened on Wednesday and resulted in The Senate taking Axteze off the statistics page with a successful crew wipe. But Why?
Well, The Buzz started digging for information as CX4 stated there would be no comment from Axteze. The first thing The Buzz found out was that at least two shooters were involved and they were named Craig_avfc89 and Sorrow. It looks like Craig_avfc89 has had a very busy week with his gun as he also features in this issues article regarding The Phoenix Rebellion. Further digging revealed that it was The Senate behind this attack so I went to speak to AbuRagheb AKA Rancor, the Boss of the crew and asked him to explain why this has happened. Rancor decided to explain the story right from the beginning so feel free to read what he has to say. If you find it too long I will summarise it at the end for you lazy readers!
I am going to explain my story since the beginning, where it all started. Hopefully, you'll have a better picture of what's going on and can write an article adding up all of what's happened till now as it is quite complicated.
It all started about a week ago when TPR started shooting at The Senate right before the back up. It didn't end there as they finished off the last of us and switched over to GS after the back up. Quite a bold action we said as we wondered what the reasons behind the shootings were. Especially that TS and GS are not really well connected as many of TS's members were victims of GS's back when TSE were wiped.
The day afterwards, at about the same time around the backup, TPR proceeded with boldness as both EH and LO were to follow on the list of crews to fall.
Questions were asked as to whether this was a suicide attempt that would mark the end of TPR. Rawhide personally told me it was out of boredom, and my words were to be proven valid when I told him a storm was to follow.
A meeting that included council members and bosses of the fallen crews as well as other crews was assembled to speak of the best course of action that is to be taken regarding such a fascinating yet puzzling killing spree. It was concluded on the same day that the downfall of TPR is to take place. I went ahead and coordinated the shooting with TCG crew boss (Flames) and put together the required funds from EH,GS,TS and TCG, summing a total of over 1,000,000 bullets.
The wipe had successfully taken it's course and all members of TPR were killed dropping the crew spot.
All 6 bullet factories ( 2 previously owned by each of EH,GS and TPR ) were now held up in TCG. Both EH and GS took back control of their own bullet factories while TS and TCG both claimed one each of TPR's.
On the very next day, Tyrant who is a member of TS holding Colorado BF was shot by Axteze, claiming the BF as their own. Regardless of meaningless brawls and talks in the forums about who the rightful owner of the BF is, the one with the most power gets to keep the BF.
Retaliation took place afterwards wiping out Axteze and reclaiming Colorado BF.
It did not take long until Axteze shot right back again the following day wiping out TCG and taking hold of both Colorado & New York bullet factories.
Now, Axteze's shooter holds Colorado BF while Trigaman of TPR holds New York BF. Both of whom are currently in Death Valley.
There are plenty of questions to be asked about who's with who, especially with GS members having had previously held both their BFs in DV after TCG got wiped.
So this leaves us with the following questions:
- Are Axteze with TPR?
- What does The Family have to do with all of this?
- On who's side is DV?
- Are GS being fooled into staying in DV with their BFs?
- Who shot DV and all the BFs and why?
- What's going to happen now?
I can probably answer all those questions based on more detailed information that I have, but that's for another time and perhaps another interview.
Rancor said
So, in summary, after The Phoenix Rebellion were wiped by The Chain Gang they ended up taking control of six bullet factories. The two bullet factories belonging to both Gangsters Sanctuary and Event Horizon were taken back to within their crew, leaving The Chain Gang with two. The Senate claimed Colorado Bullet Factory whilst The Chain Gang held on to the remaining one for themselves. Tyrant was holding Colorado Bullet Factory for The Senate but ended up being shot by Axteze as they felt they had ownership of the bullet factory. In retaliation for this, The Senate wiped Axteze!
As before, CX4 stated there would be no comment from Axteze regarding this story but I did find a forum post from him which I will share:
Please can you explain to me how you can actually sit their and claim a BF that you have no ownership of?
From the start of the round, it has had 2 owners - Boston Mob then The Phoenix Rebellion. TPR got shot, then you guys pick it up and it suddenly belongs to your crew? BL doesn't work like that, never has and never will.
Your crew was on stats for a week or two at most, ever wondered why when you act like this? As it currently stands, The Chain Gang are holding and protecting a BF that neither crew has any right to hold on to. For that reason alone, we decided to test the water and drop the holder and get it back.
CX3 said
So both crews think they have ownership of The BF, could we see a valiant war erupting from this to see which crew is stronger? Only time will tell, but at the time of writing this article it seems that Axteze has the upper hand as they have now returned to the statistics and are currently in possession of the Colorado Bullet Factory.
A few days later something changed. Axteze had retracted their original quote as to saying they will not comment on the issue as Raine AKA Aldo, joint boss of Axteze, has decided to provide us with a statement. Here's what he had to say:
Colorado BF has been the most talked about BF this round, from back in the Boston Mob days to most recently with TPR,
it's changed hands like a hot potato. We, at Axteze believed we deserved a piece of the action, after protecting it
for such a long time when we were members of Boston Mob. An oppertunity arose, and we took it, As far as I am aware,
for the time being Axteze now claim Colorado bullet factory. The Senate have no right to it what so ever.
After shooting for it, Flames demanded that we gave it back to TCG claiming that if we did not, we would be under fire
from all corners of BL, the way we seen it was, our problem was with The Senate and no one else. Shortly after, Axteze was dropped and
the BF back in The Senates hands, The Senate having claimed all the kills according to Kauffman, which we failed to believe.
Shortly after, When CraigAVFC < I forgot his full name, was identified as the shooter, he mentioned on one of the topics
on the game forum that he had to put up some of the points in the wipe of Axteze. If The Senate were behind it all
then they would of used their own shooters and their own points, that being the case we contacted one of our shooters and had
TCG took of the stats, which is how any one would retaliate I guess.
We have since Acquired Colorado BF and we intend to keep it that way, if The Senate want it they can come and get it,
but use their own resources and own shooters this time before dragging other crews into it.
As for The Chicago Syndicate, they attempted one of our holders and failed, we only saw fit to retaliate and wipe them,
bringing Axteze back to the stats. I understand there is a lot of heat regarding the BF now, and if any one wants it
they are going to have to pry it from our dead bodies, because we are more ready than we have ever been.
