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		<title>Vortex</title>
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 3rd, 2012, OneManWo1fPac announced that Vortex would be moving their main base from Old Vortex to what would become New Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10871 Important news Vortex members! and others who care]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The majority of the realms were disbanded; however, some were kept, including the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 19th, 2012, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11144 VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a Vortex PVP Youtube series&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Zjgcb9o8V6F33GUhD9vVw VortexPVP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. [[Lightbulbs]] criticized the series on his forum account adiosToreador&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=146714#p146714 Re: VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The first posted videos have since been deleted; however, several videos remain.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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On November 6th, 2013, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFBA8WnP58 Switching Channels!!!! [WATCH WATCH WATCH&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that the series would be moving to a new channel&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/user/NeymarPvP NeymarPvP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The most recent video was posted on November 1st, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12327 Vortex photo]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Wizards of Goof</title>
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[[File:W.png|thumb|right||300px|The condensed down version of the Wizards Of Goof logo]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Wizards Of Goof is a guild located at -2125/1575. As of April 8, 2013 they are the 6th largest guild with 156 realms. Current guild leaders are Wormoxide, OZinky, LNI1219, 0820497,Snowflake_1sbro, and JeffK2000.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Arcane</title>
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'''Arcane''' (also known as '''Arcane Brotherhood''') is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building, mining, socializing, trading, and other activities as well&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].[[File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg|thumb|400px|The Arcane forum signature, used by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_Detailed.png|thumb|400px|The Arcane Family Photo, created by Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11805 Arcane Family Photo.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11th, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Their stated goal was to encourage PvP and make it more accessible to players with less wealth and experience. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 13th, 2012, the Arcane Grinder was announced and opened for pass-buying&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=7557 The Arcane Exp Grinder - Lvl 50 in an hour!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 23th, 2012, Nephalem (then redkiller123) joined Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 24th, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7742 Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It concluded in early June, with a final battle between Boomer2011 and AlM (new username unknown) in the newly-built Arcane Orb&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEabTzPEXI Arcane PvP Tournament Final: AlM Vs. Boomer2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xeBCqGde8 Minecraft Server PvP Tourney]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The battle was won by Boomer, who received the 50K first prize and was invited to join Arcane. He accepted. The second place 30K prize was won by AlM, and the 10K third and fourth place prizes were taken by CidKid and Meepers20 respectively&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=104435#p104435 Re: Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On May 17th, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb.&lt;br /&gt;
On July 11th, 2012, Agentred100 made Nephalem the leader of Arcane before leaking the ban list and banning himself, his alt, and Intelli. As a result, Agent was permabanned, and the majority of Arcane was banned&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9312 Arcane Update.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On December 8th, 2012, Nephalem announced and began the construction of the Arcane Dragon, the biggest Arcane construction to date&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10967 The Arcane Dragon.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On January 5th, 2013, The Arcane Underground Project began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[more information needed]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On February 8th, 2013, The Arcane Industry began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On March 3rd, 2013, Nephalem updated the Arcane application and published a short summary of Arcane's history&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On October 13th, 2013, the Arcane Autoshop opened at [-125, -250]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=176768#p176768 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It stopped working in January 2014, but reopened at a new location on August 11th, 2014 after a redesign&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=190824#p190824 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has continually been updated with new designs and trades.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=14757 Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane, as decided by poll&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10754 The Arcane wall.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
East gate: Agentred100&lt;br /&gt;
West gate: BridgeDweller&lt;br /&gt;
North gate: Jugglingman456&lt;br /&gt;
South gate: Redkiller123&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. It hosts 36 large, decorative towers, 36 medium-sized towers, and 72 small spires, all placed equidistant and symmetrically along the wall. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3167</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3167"/>
		<updated>2015-04-16T00:43:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added reference to another tourney video; info+link for Arcane Wall; removed random apostrophe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This article is a work in progress. Sources needed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Arcane''' (also known as '''Arcane Brotherhood''') is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building, mining, socializing, trading, and other activities as well&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].[[File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg|thumb|400px|The Arcane forum signature, used by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_Detailed.png|thumb|400px|The Arcane Family Photo, created by Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11805 Arcane Family Photo.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11th, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Their stated goal was to encourage PvP and make it more accessible to players with less wealth and experience. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 13th, 2012, the Arcane Grinder was announced and opened for pass-buying&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=7557 The Arcane Exp Grinder - Lvl 50 in an hour!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 23th, 2012, Nephalem (then redkiller123) joined Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 24th, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7742 Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It concluded in early June, with a final battle between Boomer2011 and AlM (new username unknown) in the newly-built Arcane Orb&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEabTzPEXI Arcane PvP Tournament Final: AlM Vs. Boomer2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xeBCqGde8 Minecraft Server PvP Tourney]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The battle was won by Boomer, who received the 50K first prize and was invited to join Arcane. He accepted. The second place 30K prize was won by AlM, and the 10K third and fourth place prizes were taken by CidKid and Meepers20 respectively&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=104435#p104435 Re: Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On May 17th, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb.&lt;br /&gt;
On July 11th, 2012, Agentred100 made Nephalem the leader of Arcane before leaking the ban list and banning himself, his alt, and Intelli. As a result, Agent was permabanned, and the majority of Arcane was banned&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9312 Arcane Update.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On December 8th, 2012, Nephalem announced and began the construction of the Arcane Dragon, the biggest Arcane construction to date&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10967 The Arcane Dragon.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On January 5th, 2013, The Arcane Underground Project began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[more information needed]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On February 8th, 2013, The Arcane Industry began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On March 3rd, 2013, Nephalem updated the Arcane application and published a short summary of Arcane's history&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On October 13th, 2013, the Arcane Autoshop opened at [-125, -250]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=176768#p176768 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It stopped working in January 2014, but reopened at a new location on August 11th, 2014 after a redesign&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=190824#p190824 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has continually been updated with new designs and trades.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=14757 Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane, as decided by poll&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10754 The Arcane wall.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
East gate: Agentred100&lt;br /&gt;
West gate: BridgeDweller&lt;br /&gt;
North gate: Jugglingman456&lt;br /&gt;
South gate: Redkiller123&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. It hosts 36 large, decorative towers, 36 medium-sized towers, and 72 small spires, all placed equidistant and symmetrically along the wall. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3166</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3166"/>
		<updated>2015-04-16T00:32:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added more info about the Autoshop; Arcane's original purpose; forum signature; family photo; agent's ban.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This article is a work in progress. Sources needed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Arcane''' (also known as '''Arcane Brotherhood''') is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building, mining, socializing, trading, and other activities as well&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].[[File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg|thumb|400px|The Arcane forum signature, used by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_Detailed.png|thumb|400px|The Arcane Family Photo, created by Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11805 Arcane Family Photo.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11th, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Their stated goal was to encourage PvP and make it more accessible to players with less wealth and experience. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 13th, 2012, the Arcane Grinder was announced and opened for pass-buying&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=7557 The Arcane Exp Grinder - Lvl 50 in an hour!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 23th, 2012, Nephalem (then redkiller123) joined Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 24th, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7742 Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It concluded in early June, with a final battle between Boomer2011 and AlM (new username unknown) in the newly-built Arcane Orb&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEabTzPEXI Arcane PvP Tournament Final: AlM Vs. Boomer2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The battle was won by Boomer, who received the 50K first prize and was invited to join Arcane. He accepted. The second place 30K prize was won by AlM, and the 10K third and fourth place prizes were taken by CidKid and Meepers20 respectively&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=104435#p104435 Re: Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On May 17th, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb.&lt;br /&gt;
On July 11th, 2012, Agentred100 made Nephalem the leader of Arcane before leaking the ban list and banning himself, his alt, and Intelli. As a result, Agent was permabanned, and the majority of Arcane was banned&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9312 Arcane Update.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On December 8th, 2012, Nephalem announced and began the construction of the Arcane Dragon, the biggest Arcane construction to date&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10967 The Arcane Dragon.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On January 5th, 2013, The Arcane Underground Project began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[more information needed]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On February 8th, 2013, The Arcane Industry began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On March 3rd, 2013, Nephalem updated the Arcane application and published a short summary of Arcane's history&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.'&lt;br /&gt;
On October 13th, 2013, the Arcane Autoshop opened at [-125, -250]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=176768#p176768 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It stopped working in January 2014, but reopened at a new location on August 11th, 2014 after a redesign&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=190824#p190824 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has continually been updated with new designs and trades.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=14757 Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
East gate: Agentred100&lt;br /&gt;
West gate: BridgeDweller&lt;br /&gt;
North gate: Jugglingman456&lt;br /&gt;
South gate: Redkiller123&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. It hosts 36 large, decorative towers, 36 medium-sized towers, and 72 small spires, all placed equidistant and symmetrically along the wall. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcane_Detailed.png&amp;diff=3165</id>
		<title>File:Arcane Detailed.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcane_Detailed.png&amp;diff=3165"/>
		<updated>2015-04-16T00:26:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Arcane Family Photo, made by Nephalem.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Arcane Family Photo, made by Nephalem.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg&amp;diff=3164</id>
		<title>File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcanefactionv311.jpg&amp;diff=3164"/>
		<updated>2015-04-16T00:24:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: The current Arcane forum signature.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The current Arcane forum signature.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3163</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3163"/>
		<updated>2015-04-16T00:13:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added source for Arcane Orb render; added &amp;quot;th&amp;quot;s to dates; added info about Arcane autoshop to History.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This article is a work in progress. Sources needed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Arcane''' (also known as '''Arcane Brotherhood''') is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building, mining, socializing, trading, and other activities as well&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11th, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 13th, 2012, the Arcane Grinder was announced and opened for pass-buying&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=7557 The Arcane Exp Grinder - Lvl 50 in an hour!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 23th, 2012, Nephalem (then redkiller123) joined Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 24th, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7742 Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It concluded in early June, with a final battle between Boomer2011 and AlM (new username unknown) in the newly-built Arcane Orb&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEabTzPEXI Arcane PvP Tournament Final: AlM Vs. Boomer2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The battle was won by Boomer, who received the 50K first prize and was invited to join Arcane. He accepted. The second place 30K prize was won by AlM, and the 10K third and fourth place prizes were taken by CidKid and Meepers20 respectively&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=104435#p104435 Re: Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On May 17th, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb.&lt;br /&gt;
On July 11th, 2012, Agentred100 made Nephalem the leader of Arcane before banning himself, his alt, and Intelli. As a result, Agent was permabanned, and the majority of Arcane was banned&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9312 Arcane Update.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On December 8th, 2012, Nephalem announced and began the construction of the Arcane Dragon, the biggest Arcane construction to date&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10967 The Arcane Dragon.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On January 5th, 2013, The Arcane Underground Project began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[more information needed]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On February 8th, 2013, The Arcane Industry began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On March 3rd, 2013, Nephalem updated the Arcane application and published a short summary of Arcane's history&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.'&lt;br /&gt;
On October 13th, 2013, the Arcane Autoshop opened for business&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=176768#p176768 Re: Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitm]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=14757 Arcane Update: Octemper 2013: Wall, Shop, Orb &amp;amp; Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123.&lt;br /&gt;
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Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
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The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
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East gate: Agentred100&lt;br /&gt;
West gate: BridgeDweller&lt;br /&gt;
North gate: Jugglingman456&lt;br /&gt;
South gate: Redkiller123&lt;br /&gt;
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The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. It hosts 36 large, decorative towers, 36 medium-sized towers, and 72 small spires, all placed equidistant and symmetrically along the wall. &lt;br /&gt;
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=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-16T00:06:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: /* History */ Fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 3rd, 2012, OneManWo1fPac announced that Vortex would be moving their main base from Old Vortex to what would become New Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10871 Important news Vortex members! and others who care]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The majority of the realms were disbanded; however, some were kept, including the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 19th, 2012, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11144 VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a Vortex PVP Youtube series&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Zjgcb9o8V6F33GUhD9vVw VortexPVP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. [[Lightbulbs]] criticized the series on his forum account adiosToreador&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=146714#p146714 Re: VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The first posted videos have since been deleted; however, several videos remain.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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On November 6th, 2013, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFBA8WnP58 Switching Channels!!!! [WATCH WATCH WATCH&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that the series would be moving to a new channel&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/user/NeymarPvP NeymarPvP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The most recent video was posted on November 1st, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12327 Vortex photo]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-16T00:05:29Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 3rd, 2012, OneManWo1fPac announced that Vortex would be moving their main base from Old Vortex to what would become New Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10871 Important news Vortex members! and others who care]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The majority of the realms were disbanded; however, some were kept, including the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.&lt;br /&gt;
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On December 19th, 2012, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11144 VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a Vortex PVP Youtube series&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Zjgcb9o8V6F33GUhD9vVw VortexPVP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. [[Lightbulbs]] criticized the series on his forum account adiosToreador&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=146714#p146714 Re: VortexPvP YouTube thread.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The first posted videos have since been deleted; however, several videos remain.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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On November 6th, 2013, Legit_Neymar announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFBA8WnP58 Switching Channels!!!! [WATCH WATCH WATCH&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;] that the series would be moving to a new channel&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/user/NeymarPvP NeymarPvP Youtube Channel]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The most recent video was posted on November 1st, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12327 Vortex photo]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3158</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-15T08:11:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: More info in History; more sources; bolded &amp;quot;Arcane&amp;quot; for emphasis; added various activities to interests as indicated by Neph.&lt;/p&gt;
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'''Arcane''' (also known as '''Arcane Brotherhood''') is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building, mining, socializing, trading, and other activities as well&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 13th, 2012, the Arcane Grinder was announced and opened for pass-buying&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=7557 The Arcane Exp Grinder - Lvl 50 in an hour!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 23, 2012, Nephalem (then redkiller123) joined Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
On April 24, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7742 Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It concluded in early June, with a final battle between Boomer2011 and AlM (new username unknown) in the newly-built Arcane Orb&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEabTzPEXI Arcane PvP Tournament Final: AlM Vs. Boomer2011]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The battle was won by Boomer, who received the 50K first prize and was invited to join Arcane. He accepted. The second place 30K prize was won by AlM, and the 10K third and fourth place prizes were taken by CidKid and Meepers20 respectively&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=104435#p104435 Re: Arcane Grand Tournament! - 100k Prize!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On May 17, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb.&lt;br /&gt;
On July 11, 2012, Agentred100 made Nephalem the leader of Arcane before banning himself, his alt, and Intelli. As a result, Agent was permabanned, and the majority of Arcane was banned&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9312 Arcane Update.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On December 8, 2012, Nephalem announced and began the construction of the Arcane Dragon, the biggest Arcane construction to date&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10967 The Arcane Dragon.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On January 5, 2013, The Arcane Underground Project began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[more information needed]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On February 8, 2013, The Arcane Industry began&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;needmore&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
On March 3rd, 2013, Nephalem updated the Arcane application and published a short summary of Arcane's history&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;History&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123. Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab. The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
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The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. &lt;br /&gt;
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=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Vortex</title>
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12327 Vortex photo]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;XerosRecruiting&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12327 Vortex photo]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3155</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-15T06:20:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Correction to ranking.&lt;/p&gt;
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Arcane is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building as well. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked third, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. On April 25, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  On May 17, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb. Boomer2011 won the tournament and the 100k-credit prize. Almost as if by initiation, Boomer2011 was then immediately invited to join the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123. Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab. The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3154</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3154"/>
		<updated>2015-04-15T06:19:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;This article is a work in progress. Sources needed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arcane is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building as well. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked fourth, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. On April 25, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  On May 17, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb. Boomer2011 won the tournament and the 100k-credit prize. Almost as if by initiation, Boomer2011 was then immediately invited to join the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123. Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab. The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3153</id>
		<title>Arcane</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Arcane&amp;diff=3153"/>
		<updated>2015-04-15T06:16:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added formatting, more basic info; names of original guild members; reference to &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video; skeleton for adding location of builds; image of Arcane Orb. No more formatting needed :) but we still could use sources.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane is a guild founded by Agentred100 and BridgeDweller, and currently led by Nephalem (previously redkiller123). It was originally a PvP guild, but has broadened its interests to include building as well. It has consistently remained in the top six guilds; with 914 realms, it is currently ranked fourth, below [[VVolfpack]] and [[Aequitas]] and just above [[Vortex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane was first announced on April 11, 2012. Arcane began as a dedicated PvP faction, at a time when guilds frequently partook in ferocious nether battles. Its original members were Agentred100, BridgeDweller, MrSark980, Jugglingman456, and Nephalem&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=7530 Arcane!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. On April 25, 2012, the Arcane Tournament was announced&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12487 Arcane Recruitment.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  On May 17, 2012, construction for the Arcane Orb began. The final battle of the Arcane Tournament took place beneath the orb. Boomer2011 won the tournament and the 100k-credit prize. Almost as if by initiation, Boomer2011 was then immediately invited to join the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties ==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Arcane has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Orb ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Arcane_orb.jpg|thumb|400px|A 3D still of the Arcane Orb, produced by Nephalem.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Orb is the largest megabuild of Arcane and the centerpiece to the Arcane base. It is located at [x,z]. Construction began on May 17, 2012, led by redkiller123. Since its initial completion, features have been continuously added to keep it interesting and alive. It holds 17 floating glowstone and obsidian orbs (or spheres). Eight orbs are supported by by eight large stone cylinders starting from the foundation. Eight, slightly smaller orbs are held half-way up, accompanied by eight claws. What is often referred to as the orb is the largest orb supported at the top by an inverted cone spiral. The orb is surrounded by a planar glowstone and obsidian detail and eight smaller claws. Much of the megabuild consists of stone brick. There are portions of obsidian, glowstone, orange wool, glass, lava, and stone slab. The Arcane Orb is featured in the &amp;quot;This is what Minecraft is about&amp;quot; video seen on the MineRealm homepage&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudU_BxjCnk MineRealm - This is what Minecraft is about]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Arcane Wall ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Arcane Wall is two massive walls surrounding the Arcane base. It is made primarily of stone, stone slab, and stone brick with other detailed elements. It is located at [x,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first of the walls is square-shaped, covering a 250x250-block area, topped by rook-like structures, and decorated by hanging flags displaying Arcane's colors. It has four gates, one at each side. Each is decorated by the face of an early member of Arcane.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second of the walls is circle-shaped with an approximate diameter of 650 blocks, centered on the Arcane Orb and surrounding the first wall and all of Arcane. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Arcane Industry ===&lt;br /&gt;
Arcane Industry is the guild's collection of massive farms, located at [x,z]. It produces excess sugarcane, pumpkins, and, previously, iron. Much of the sugarcane and pumpkin is put toward farming emeralds by the guild. The rest is sold.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/references&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcane_orb.jpg&amp;diff=3152</id>
		<title>File:Arcane orb.jpg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Arcane_orb.jpg&amp;diff=3152"/>
		<updated>2015-04-15T06:15:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: 3D still of the Arcane Orb by Nephalem.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;3D still of the Arcane Orb by Nephalem.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3151</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-15T06:09:57Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added next highest guild, current number of realms.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; with 753 it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]], and just above [[TheNightingales]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3150</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-15T06:04:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added reference for Xeros members.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3149</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3149"/>
		<updated>2015-04-15T04:35:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added picture of Skelly Grinder; added players to list of Xeros residents; added picture of Xeros Medieval District.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.[[File:Grinder_Interior.png|thumb|200px|The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders. In addition, the majority of the members have been members of Vortex.[[File:XerosMedievalDistrict.png|thumb|250px|The Xeros Medieval District as it was on November 17, 2013. Viewed from above using the old map-viewing software.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx), aidynn2001, Yemx8541, ZachHunt, Dilsifprosif1, Kriller1994 (new name unknown), Meowrocket, eplawsl, and Gamnrd.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, nickisbestpony, ayaboc (previously cobaya18), and Monster998.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, the city has not been wiped, removed, or even significantly griefed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;A picture of the Xeros Medieval District on the old map, as it appeared on November 17, 2013.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: A picture of the Xeros Medieval District on the old map, as it appeared in December 2013.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;A picture of the Xeros Medieval District on the old map, as it appeared in December 2013.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The main room of the third and current design of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3145</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Bolded &amp;quot;Vortex&amp;quot; for emphasis; added more info about Xeros; added info about ice path to Grinder.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Vortex''' is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
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On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
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The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a path of Ice directly from Nether Spawn to the Grinder's portal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros (originally Crafting City) is a city located at [-3500,-2000] that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros was first created in October 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10415 New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was given the name &amp;quot;Crafting City&amp;quot; on October 22, as suggested by LeafWarrior254&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=122268#p122268 Re: New town: looking for members]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In May 2013, the name was changed to Xeros.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=13683 Xeros Official Recruiting Thread]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, Monster998 (previously x998monsterx), DragonSlayer155 (new name unknown), Grayskul427, WetFarts360 (previously JeffK2000), RoRoMelo (previously xxcrapperzxx) and Gamnrd.&lt;br /&gt;
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Past and present leaders include Legit_Neymar, Eetrab, aidynn2001, and nickisbestpony.&lt;br /&gt;
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Xeros is currently inactive, and mostly if not entirely public. However, it is still there.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added info about poll; fixed ambiguity re:OneMan's choice to leave the server; added Vortex Photo; added monster to list of Xeros residents; added Vortex photo.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind [[Arcane]], [[VVolfpack]], and [[Aequitas]]. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of Arcane and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and OneMan's subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Vortex_Photo.png|thumb|400px|A 3D still of Vortex made by cubeguy314 in Febuary 2013.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a forum poll held in November 2012, Vortex was ranked the third-best PvP guild on the server, receiving 13% of the vote&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10701 best Pvp faction of all time]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Arcane took second place, and [[NTC]] took first.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), RickTheRuler, and Monster998 (previously x998monsterx).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Vortex_Photo.png&amp;diff=3143</id>
		<title>File:Vortex Photo.png</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-14T23:27:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Guild recruitment; exact date of OneMan's resignation; date of creation; PvP tournament; added banner.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn. [[File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg|frame|The Vortex forum banner v2 with motto, used by Legit_Neymar.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started in either May or June of 2012&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;amp;t=8608 pvp faction]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On September 21, 2012, OneManWo1fPac started recruiting for the guild&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10221 Vortex is now recruiting!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starting on November 15th, 2012, Dilsifprosif1 held a Vortex PvP tournament&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=10709 PvP tournament!Sign up here!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The final match between UllaBooyy and SneakerHead (which Dilsif referred to as &amp;quot;Superbowl Sunday&amp;quot;) was supposed to be held on February 14th, but was delayed until the 18th due to lack of an arena&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12258 &amp;quot; Super Bowl Sunday&amp;quot; (Pvp tournament finals)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex on December 30, 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=File:Vortex_Banner_v2.jpg&amp;diff=3141</id>
		<title>File:Vortex Banner v2.jpg</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: The second Vortex banner.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3140</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-14T22:53:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added coordinates for New Vortex.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town. It is located in the vicinity of [-2500,4600]. It was built due to the inconvenient location of Old Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3138</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-14T07:56:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Correction: Legit_Neymar is a leader, not an owner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=User:Dlgn&amp;diff=3137</id>
		<title>User:Dlgn</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=User:Dlgn&amp;diff=3137"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T07:54:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Created page.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Hi there! I'm dlgn. Some call me Stalkerbot; some call me CEO; some call me Soul-Stealer. Proud member of Vortex. 3.5 year veteran. Friendly troll. Long live MineRealm!&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3136</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-14T06:47:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added information about the Skelly grinder.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is a Nether Brick and Iron Block-based design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables, decorations, furnaces, and a Strength II Beacon; a lobby; a lounge; a melon farm; another storage room in addition to the (neatened up) old one, accessible by lever; a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, chests, an Ender Chest, and a decorative lava wall; and a connected enchanting room with three enchanting tables that enchant at different levels. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier. It also contains a Mist Shelter that can be activated to prevent non-plot-members from reaching a player within the grinding area during [[The Mist]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3135</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3135"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T06:25:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is, like the first, a stone brick design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables and decorations; a lobby; a storage room accessible by lever; and a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, and connected enchanting room. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3134</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3134"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T06:23:18Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added basic information about Old Vortex and section regarding New Vortex.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is, like the first, a stone brick design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables and decorations; a lobby; a storage room accessible by lever; and a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, and connected enchanting room. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Vortex was the primary Vortex town before the creation of New Vortex. It was inconvenient due to being positioned on the edge of the map, as well as being on top of an ocean. It was built there due to the presence of the Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder. Much of it was destroyed in the 1.7.2 public land wipe&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;amp;t=14872 [IMPLEMENTED] Idea: Public Land Wipe]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, but some parts were preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== New Vortex ===&lt;br /&gt;
New Vortex is currently the primary Vortex town.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3133</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-14T06:14:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Actually fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error; added names of Vortex members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As of April 13, 2015, its members were RoRoMelo, gallinka, Meloetta_344, MightySoup, cockroach14, diamond_boss, cubeguy314, guige1, Ferisz, Monster998, TheDreamerOfDay, austinhenkel, dilsifprosif1, ZachHunt, 123tepig, Koatik, Legit_Neymar, red416, kevinmoon, MellieCakes, KoreanJaysus, CaptainWaffle32, Ian0311, ChiefWhiteCoyote, kojo516, UllaBooYY, 0820497, SenshiArisaka, soso_1, KawaiiMuffin_, ayaboc, DekuNuts, protex08, VietnameseJesus, Oompa, RedJustino, Joey791, and dlgn.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is, like the first, a stone brick design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables and decorations; a lobby; a storage room accessible by lever; and a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, and connected enchanting room. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3132</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3132"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T06:02:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is, like the first, a stone brick design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables and decorations; a lobby; a storage room accessible by lever; and a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, and connected enchanting room. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3131</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3131"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T06:01:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added reference placement for clarity; provided more information about the design and history of Skelly Grinder; added basic information about Xeros and the Vortex Spawn Realm; added underscore to Legit_Neymar's name; added coordinates to Skelly Grinder.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, Legit_Neymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PPF&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [-575,4975], at the edge of the map. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The third and current design is, like the first, a stone brick design. It has a spacious main room containing brewing tables and decorations; a lobby; a storage room accessible by lever; and a special room for the grinder itself, anvils, and connected enchanting room. The grinder now contains a lever that can be used to activate or deactivate the spawners, as well as a suffocation machine designed to reduce the skeletons' health to half a heart to make grinding easier.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Following the announcement of [[Guild System 2.0]], cockroach14 planned to sell the grinder to help obtain the 400,000 credits that would be necessary to re-form the guild; however, after credit donations and requests to keep it from Vortex members, he changed his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Spawn Realm and Main Tube Transit ===&lt;br /&gt;
Located at [-25,75], the Vortex Spawn Realm is a first-ring spawn realm owned by cockroach14. It also serves as the primary entrance to the [[MineRealm Tube Transit]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Xeros ===&lt;br /&gt;
Xeros is a city that was created and run by Legit_Neymar. While it is not officially a Vortex city, it is associated with the guild and owned by one of the guild's owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some of the past and present citizens of Xeros include Legit_Neymar, Dunder_Mifflin (previously bendrake57), and RickTheRuler.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3130</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3130"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T00:58:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added information and references for the Skelly Grinder.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z]. It was created by OneManWo1fPac and cockroach14&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dfd&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; after he found three skeleton spawners in close vicinity to one another while mining&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=9071 TRIPLE SKELETON SPAWNER REALM!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Grinder has had at least three different designs. The first was a stone brick design containing an enchanting room, a pool, a fireplace, a private storage room, and a Nether portal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQTMz6CE3wg Minecraft: Minerealm Triple dungeon Xp farm!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The entrance was a stone brick hole that dropped down into the pool. The Grinder itself was in the corner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The second design was a Nether-themed design with the grinder in the center. It kept the enchanting room, the Nether portal, and the storage room, but removed the fireplace and replaced the pool entrance with a larger and more complex design of stairs and ladders. It also had a large decorative lava pool fenced off by Nether Brick Fence.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3129</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3129"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T00:38:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Fixed title display issues with some links.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z]. It was created by OneManWo1fPac after he found three&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3128</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3128"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T00:33:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Added info about WOG alliance and OneMan's ban.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it. However, OneMan remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; until his ban the following January for rudeness&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=11949 Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; following Bain using his alt PacmanGEN to harass OneMan&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;amp;t=14285 [REJECTED]Ban Appeal: OneManWo1fPac]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=11474 [LOCKED]Question for Kaneg]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and subsequent choice to leave the server in February&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=12245 Goodbye, friends &amp;lt;3]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In January 2013, Vortex formed an alliance with [[Wizards of Goof]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=140994#p140994 Wizards of Goof]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. The alliance was not primarily PvP-based, but rather a friendship between the two guilds. As a result, a number of ex-Wizards have joined Vortex after leaving WOG.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z]. It was created by OneManWo1fPac after he found three&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3127</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3127"/>
		<updated>2015-04-14T00:01:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &amp;quot;The Pay Your Respects Thread!&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Future Guild System&amp;quot; now link to easier to browse versions of the threads.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=136336#p136336 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=129499#p129499 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3126</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3126"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T23:56:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Fixed &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; error.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=10386&amp;amp;start=53 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=11013&amp;amp;start=15 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3125</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3125"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T23:55:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It was originally created as a PvP guild, but has since broadened to a general interest guild. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. Sometime during this period, the guild was named dfd&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=12&amp;amp;t=10386&amp;amp;start=53 The Pay Your Respects Thread!]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that the guild was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It was at this time that Vortex ceased to offically be a PvP guild as a result of the conflict resulting from it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On March 24th, 2013, cockroach14 instituted a strict rule against PvP logging&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=12784 Some Changes in Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. It included an immediate kick for any PvP loggers in the guild, after which the only way to get back in (assuming that cockroach14 decided to permit such a player to rejoin the guild) was to pay a fee: 5K for the first offense, and 10K for the second. After the third offense, the player would be permanently barred from Vortex. Cubeguy314 and infamouspally, upset by the new rules, left Vortex to create their own guild, Akatsuki. After a short time, they resolved their differences and rejoined Vortex.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Character ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex has had a history of conflict, particularly surrounding OneManWo1fPac and PvP. However, they have made efforts to fix this, with measures including OneMan's resignation&amp;lt;ref = &amp;quot;Resignation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the appointment of cubeguy314 as co-leader to take advantage of his civility and negotiation skills&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;amp;t=11013&amp;amp;start=15 The Future Guild System]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; to solve situations diplomatically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Properties==&lt;br /&gt;
Like most major guilds, Vortex has a number of notable builds, cities, and plots that are particularly well-known, much-used, or representative of the guild.&lt;br /&gt;
=== The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Vortex Triple Skelly Grinder is an XP grinder located at [x,y,z].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3124</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3124"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T20:59:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a PVP guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found Cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that Sinnale was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness]] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing Cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and Guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3123</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3123"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T20:56:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a PVP guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found Cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that Sinnale was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing Cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and Guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3122</id>
		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3122"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T20:54:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a PVP guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas. Its motto is &amp;quot;Vortex: We will outlast the rest!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment. It was difficult to get players at the time due to the popularity of [[Arcane]] and several other PvP guilds. However, he found Cockroach14, who went on to join the guild, along with several of his friends. It was at this point that Sinnale was renamed to Vortex. They were still a small guild, with approximately fifteen realms; however, they expanded significantly when [[Army of Darkness] disbanded, leaving its members at loose ends. Tiny_Tiger2012, Dilsifprosif1, Ullabooyy, and MkMan2008 all joined Vortex after Army of Darkness disbanded&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After causing much controversy, OneManWo1fPac stepped down as leader of Vortex in December 2012, appointing Cockroach14 as guild owner, cubeguy314 as co-owner, and Guige1 as secretary. For the time, however, he remained a member of Vortex&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=11352 (Improved/Modified) Vortex].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
	</entry>
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		<title>Vortex</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://wiki.minerealm.com/index.php?title=Vortex&amp;diff=3121"/>
		<updated>2015-04-13T20:41:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Dlgn: Created page.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Vortex is a PVP guild created by OneManWo1fPac. It is currently lead primarily by cockroach14 and secondarily by cubeguy314, LegitNeymar, and Diamond_Boss (previously Daimond_Boss). It has consistently remained among the top six guilds; it is currently ranked fourth, behind Arcane, VVolfpack, and Aequitas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
Vortex started as a neighborhood named Sinnale, primarily managed by OneManWo1fPac and Diamond_Boss&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://minerealm.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;amp;t=10804 The past, and present of Vortex]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. OneMan became interested in making it a PvP guild when he won some diamond PvP equipment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Dlgn</name></author>
		
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