[MORK] Clan

The drinking clan that largely kicked the gaming habit.

We are still here :D

2004Founded
CoD · UO · CoD2Main games
BF2 · Red OrchestraAlso played
LondonOur own server box

Who or what is [MORK]?

Straight from the old clan homepage.

[MORK] is a community of friends and of gaming comrades. We are, for the most part, a pretty laid back group of guys and gals who wanted to have fun and get to know each other.

We mainly played the Call of Duty series, plus plenty of other games. We ran our own dedicated server box, housed at Redbus House in London, which meant we could play what we wanted, when we wanted and how we wanted.

The name [MORK] is, to this day, a closely guarded secret. Fewer than four people ever knew its true meaning.

Timeline

From a joke on someone else's server to a proper clan.

  • JANUARY 2004

    Fozzie and Dirtstyle, regulars on the Holyland CoD server, set up a "non-clan clan" as a joke to wind up a member who kept kicking them and forcing rifles-only. They copied Holyland's tag style and started recruiting right there on Holyland's own server.

  • EARLY 2004

    Flava jumps ship from Holyland after less than two weeks as a member. Dirtstyle then vanishes without a trace, leaving Fozzie and Flava to build the clan between them. The first recruits arrive: Masterkiller first, then Ccrash.

  • WITHIN WEEKS

    Over 30 members. On Holyland's second server there were more [MORK]s than HOLYs, so it was time for a server of their own. Flava and Wooder took on the first one.

  • THE GREAT PAYING ROW

    Asking members to chip in for the server split the clan. Around 30% left within days. The founders decided they weren't the people they wanted anyway, and the strict paying policy was born.

  • FEBRUARY 2004

    The VS-UK Total War mod arrives, brought in by Wooder from his days on the {7thAD} server. It made [MORK] stand out from the crowd.

  • 2005

    Multi-gaming clan with an international member base, playing Call of Duty and Battlefield 2 most nights. Matches in the CoD League and a multi-gaming league, servers hosted by Gaming Deluxe, a custom admin tool called [MORK]Eye, and a Flash site with a D-Day intro.

  • JAN to MAR 2006

    Big round of promotions, a new BF2 server, and a new game: [MORK] went live on Red Orchestra the night it launched (15 March 2006, 7:45pm).

  • JUNE 2006

    The clan forum opens (Fozzie is member no. 6) and soon fills with banter, server news and "Server God", "Spam Master General" and "[MORK] Alcoholic" rank titles.

  • APRIL 2007

    The "[MORK] 200 Club" thread celebrates the PunkBuster team's screenshot checks catching cheaters on our servers. Call of Duty 4 is announced and the forum immediately argues about modern warfare.

  • AUGUST 2007

    Forum upgrade, plus scheduled server maintenance at our hosting provider's data centre.

  • JAN to FEB 2008

    Jimbo releases a new [MORK]Eye admin tool, the CoD4 modding tools arrive, and a [MORK] NewMaps server goes up with custom CoD4 maps. The seeds of the "-V-World" mod.

  • MAY 2008

    New recruits keep arriving ("since half the lads joined, I thought I should try too!") and Jimbo's "Where am I?" competition has everyone hunting for a spot on a custom CoD4 map. Accusations of glitching, naturally, are not far behind.

  • JUNE 2008

    [MORK]Fest: the clan leaves the servers for a real-life trip to Wales. Gazebo, BBQ, dingy racing and a legendary pile-on. See the photos.

  • 2010

    [MORK]Fest 2010, with its own camera footage including a song and a Baywatch special. Watch the videos.

  • AUGUST 2011

    Still going: the forum is buzzing about Red Orchestra 2, with members swapping tips on pre-order discounts for owners of the original Red Orchestra.

  • 2009 to 2016

    Home moves to a clan forum (IP.Board) with a gallery, vWar match tracker and the "Ugly Mugs" photo gallery. The motto: [MORK] versus The World.

  • TODAY

    No longer shooting each other much, but still friends. And, yes, still here.

The founders & first wave

Names from the original clan history, written by Fozzie (June 2006).

Founding trio

Fozzie Dirtstyle Flava

Dirtstyle disappeared early on. Flava and Wooder kept the server alive.

First recruits

CcrashMasterkillerLt. Garcia RegalJerniBoydo FrantzWooderHerr Flick Bart SimpsonBigglesworthWar Pig SnowmanMetal Masen

Stood firm

Psycho BobCcrashRegal SnowmanFrantzBhaalBart Simpson

Left after the paying row

JerniMasterkillerParadawn BoydoBlindbatMetal MasenWar Pig

"[MORK] has had its ups and downs and lost friends and lost people along the way. People we have fought with and fought beside, we salute you all and never take the high ground like some who remain nameless." Fozzie

[MORK] in their own words

"[MORK] is best summed up by our members..."

I am a member of [MORK] for the friendships and banter. It's a better version of facebook with less c*nts on... playing the games comes second.

[MORK]Ardman

One thing is for sure. I have someone I can call upon near and wide. Some experiences I have had that would not have been without and some yet to come. I ain't going anywhere and I am proud to say I AM A [MORK] MEMBER.

[MORK]Jackdaw

Yeah was good to see 12-14 people, both public and [MORK], still on at midnight and still about 8 people on ts!!!!! Just the way we want!!!!

[MORK]Kilted

[MORK] is the best thing I've joined and may it live forever.

[MORK]BadAnt
Never surrender"We shall fight on the beaches..." the old Flash intro, 2005

From the archive

Rescued from the Wayback Machine, snapshots from 2005 and 2006.

News, 2005 to 2006

15/03/2006Red Orchestra released tonight at 7pm. [MORK] went live at 7:45.
05/02/2006New [MORK] BF2 server up and running.
25/01/2006We've secured a 32-man vanilla Battlefield 2 server.
23/01/2006BF2 server shuts down on 30/1 while we look for a larger one.
17/11/2005CoDLeague is up and running.

The server rack, Jan 2006

ServerMod
Spawn Stars 32 slotStock
64 slot SpraytimeAWE
Pure SD 28 slotsStock
Realism Pure SDWRM
Match serversPassworded
Public TeamspeakWhere recruits got noticed

How you joined

By 2006 the rules had changed: the best way in was to hang out on our public Teamspeak so we could get to know you. We generally only recruited people aged 21 and over, but the most important thing was to get yourself known.

Fair play code

  • PunkBuster with auto screenshots, checked daily
  • Full CVAR checks and MD5
  • Land-sharking, glitching and clipping banned
  • Zero tolerance for cheaters
  • Play fairly and have fun.

Promoted, January 2006

PunishmentLemarrPranny CuchRizlaPorkchop GogSweepWintersSnipergray

Newest recruit: Strep, from Northampton.

Also in the old toolbox: [MORK]Eye (our own admin tool for Quake 3 based games), vWar for challenges and match results, a members' gallery, a clan shop and membership by subscription to cover the servers. Part of the CoD Clan Coalition (C3).

From the vault

Rescued from the old websites, 2004 to 2008.

The Iron Cross logo

Original [MORK] CLAN logo with an Iron Cross

[MORK] Depot

[MORK] Depot banner: one-stop shop for all things COD, mods, maps, skins, patches, utilities

Our one-stop shop for mods, maps, skins and patches.

Desktop wallpaper

[MORK] wallpaper: a green crosshair over the word [MORK] with a sniper silhouette

The old forum

Open from July 2006, with the visit counter running right up to 2016. The rooms, as they stood in 2008:

Want to Join?About [MORK]Latest News & Announcements Game ServersReporting PlayersPunkBuster Battle ChallengesGame ForumFree Games Rogue's GalleryGaming News[MORK]Eye: News, Discussion, Feature Requests, Support

Console gaming rooms for Xbox, PlayStation and Wii arrived later.

Forum rank titles, 2007 to 2011

Members earned titles that were slightly less formal than the official ranks.

Fozzie · Server God Jimbo · Geek Krusher · Spam Master General Biggsy · [MORK] Map Maker Supremo Ardman · [MORK] tater chucker kiwititwank · [MORK] Alcoholic deadagain · [MORK] Leightweight SirBurton · [MORK] Giggolo Jakdaw · [MORK] HuggyBear Deadkev · Northern Git pranyone · Older than Father Time AndyP · Vomitus Maximus smidley · Mmmmmmm.... Gravy deadagain · [MORK] Hide & Seek Champ Gangster · [MORK] Beer Swiller

Chain of command

The 2005 rank structure. Yes, we took it very seriously.

Officers

  • Chief of Staff
  • General
  • Lieutenant General
  • Major General
  • Brigadier General
  • Colonel
  • Lt Colonel
  • Major
  • Captain
  • 1st Lt
  • 2nd Lt

Enlisted

  • Sergeant Major of the Army
  • Command Sergeant Major
  • Sergeant Major
  • Master SGT
  • First Sergeant
  • Sergeant First Class
  • Staff Sergeant
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Private First Class
  • Private

Friday night cockfight

The Call of Duty 4 era. Every Friday at 8pm, the clan's regular open server night.

Poster: Cockfight every Friday at 8pm, Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
The original poster, recovered from the old forum (file made around November 2009).

The [MORK] CoD4 mod

Our custom Call of Duty 4 map mod: the "[MORK] v WORLD" posters, neon signs and a very tasteful shop. Adult-themed in-game posters, so they're blurred until you click.

CoD4 mod screenshot: [MORK] v WORLD poster inside the shop
CoD4 mod screenshot: neon sign and posters outside the shop
CoD4 mod screenshot: posters on the upstairs wall
CoD4 mod screenshot: the [MORK] shop neon sign at night

In-game

Our "[MORK] v WORLD" poster, put into a custom Call of Duty 4 map. Every Friday, 8pm till late, running the realism mod.

In-game [MORK] v WORLD poster: every Friday 8pm till late, running realism mod

[MORK]Fest

The real-life meet-ups. 238 photos from the Wales trip, June 2008.

[MORK]Fest welcome page collage

Open the [MORK]Fest gallery →

[MORK] Clan camping

Proof that the drinking part never stopped.

[MORK] Clan members on a camping trip
Still meeting up, still friends.