Hello. I want to start by saying the stratics board isn't working (it isn't sending new registration confirmation). Could someone be so kind as to start a new thread in the pac forum with the same name, and link to this and/or copy and paste it into that thread?

With other shards completing the task I felt it necessary to introduce some sort of organization to the Ophidian War. With the information gathered from this thread (ALL credit of ALL maps I redrew and all info presented here goes to those in that thread). I have outlined a strategic battle plan and proposed a time and place to organize the forces to complete the task. Please chime about if the time will work for you/your guild. I will edit the meeting time and date if there is a movement to change it to something that works more for everyone.

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Driving back the Ophidian Armies.

We must start from their front line, and work backwards. The ophidians attacked in this order: Papua, through lost lands to Vesper, On to Serpents hold, down the ocean current to Skara Brea.
The ophidians must be fought in reverse order: Skara Brea (front line), Serpents Hold, Vesper, and finally Papua. Then we can waltz in the ophidian fort and punk on them for fun.

One proposed battle plan is as follows:

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Taking Skara Brea: The Frontline

The ophidians number 1 tool is the Skara Brea Moongate. The city must be taken first. Draconi told us the method to wiping the city:

We must clear the moongate, set our camp, and work south. Once the city is taken, clear the mainland. Then we move to serpent's hold.




Capture of Serpents Hold:

We all board boats, land on the southern Isle and take it, securing camp. We move to the center isle, a relatively easy capture, and resecure camp for the healers and wounded. From there was cross the bridge and swarm in inner walls, seeking out the healers, eventually taking the western peninsula. Then move to Vesper.





Taking the Isle city of Vesper: The Battle of August and Operation Snakeskin

As Draconi let us know, vesper is being supplied from the graveyard, east to the museum, North to the farthest Isle, and southwest back to the graveyard. We must start at the graveyard, work north to the mage shop and bank. We must take and hold the graveyard FIRST.

**A PARTY MUST HOLD THE GRAVEYARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BATTLE OF AUGUST OR MORE OPHIDIANS WILL BE SENT FROM PAPUA AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE A WASTE**

Operation Snakeskin: While the graveyard is held, an offensive launches to clear the main bank island and charge east and then south south the the docks. A small secondary offensive will take the two isles to the south of the bank and HOLD THE BRIDGE to long isle. The Main offensive will swing back to long isle, where the then united offensive will take long isle. The map illustrates the final charge in the Battle of August, taking the mainland. From there only papua is held by the ophidians. Note that once the southern part of the city is reached, a secondary offensive will hold the north bridge while the main offensive clears the remaining islands and takes the south bridge.



The Capture of Papua: The final Front

As papua is being fought, prevent any snakes from making to the passage. If they can be held in papua and skinned down, they will suffocate and retreat.

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RECAP and NOTES.

Start from the front, work back.
KILL THE HEALER GENERALS FIRST.

When taking vesper in the Battle of August, there are three offensives. The small party holding the graveyard, and the two parties on Operation Snakeskin (Main (red) and Secondary (blue)). The blue front is to be SMALL and enough to HOLD APPROPRIATE BRIDGES while the main front completes it's course. On the Map, the Xs are areas that need to be held until the battle can continue.

When taking Papua, Ophidians will attempt to push back into Vesper. Leaving a couple Fighters in the Vesper Graveyard to punish any escape artists will assure the Snake forces don't achieve a second wind.

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Uniting the Offensive:

We must assemble large parties to complete these tasks. Everyone Chime in and let the thread know what time works best, and I will edit this as we go. I have set some dates and times and places here, let's communicate and organize a charge.


The Official Ophidian War Offensive:


The Ophidians are sitting on Pacific's Faces. Other shards have done this. We need to ORGANIZE, and TAKE BACK OUR SHARD.

What do you guys think? Can anyone make it? Any suggestions?

Please give your $0.02. Please spread the word!
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I'll try to make it. I may only be good as a healer lol. But hey, rezzes are needed too!

A Longer War With The Ophidians means more profit for me.

Thanks for the enthusiasm. This method can be used on any shard that hasn't already defested so feel free to link up and spread the word, no matter what shard!

Could someone kindly post this on the stratics board for me?


Thanks a lot!

It is amazing and I am even more mazed on how you all get UOAM to work! I can not get it to work for NOTHING. I run around blindly, I suppose only seeing what the radar shows hehe and that isn't much =P

-RMS Carpathia-

That sounds like fun

Im thinking pacific is a bunch of lazy luna bank sitters cause i would be glad to help but im sure only a few will be willing to help.

Your in the wrong place, only crafters and murder count burners hang out there. Tonight make your way to "The Cerulean Flame" Tavern.

Facet: Trammel
Location: Northeast of Vesper, Windemere Woods
Coordinates: 113o 6'N, 126o 4'E
Owner: Lucia Cervantes

The Cerulean Flame is bartended every week on Mondays 7-8pm PST

You will find adventurers here.