The Decline of TDC

One day when I logged on as usual, I was immediately invited to a group containing Memory, Spasi, Marlen, and Helior. Memory was by a wide margin the best healer in TDC, and the rest of us, I do believe, were the top four damage dealers in the guild. They told me they had been waiting for me to log on since they were going to leave TDC and join Salvation as a group. I told them I wasn’t leaving without Dingus, and they said they expected me to say that. Dingus joined the group and we sealed the deal with Orzolek. We would all join Salvation.

We quit TDC, and one after the other we were invited to Salvation. Everyone except Dingus. He was still in bad standing for having left the guild ages ago. What actually happened has never been entirely uncovered. Some believe it was a scam from Orzolek’s part that he didn't want to lose out on the deal, so he straight up lied to us about letting Dingus in. Another version of the story is that whoever bargained with us about the guild change, didn’t tell Orzolek about either Dingus or me since we joined the negotiations so late, so he was genuinely surprised when we asked to join the guild. Apparently he had no problem accepting me, while Dingus was still in bad standing. What actually happened is anyone’s guess, but personally I’m leaning towards the latter explanation.

The mastermind that destroyed the best Horde guild on the realm.

The welcome we received in Salvation was completely amazing. As mentioned earlier, Aftermath had been known for their great tanks. Likewise, Thousand Souls was known for their exceptional healers and TDC for their damage dealers. I don't know how much credence there was to this, but that's what people believed at the time. Now, the best tanks, healers, and damage dealers on Darkspear were all brought together in one guild. Everyone in Salvation seemed to be overwhelmed with joy. For me it was bittersweet, though, since Dingus was left behind despite my best efforts. I felt pretty bad about being in the guild, but leaving wouldn’t have changed anything so I stayed. A few days after we joined Salvation, an Enhancement Shaman by the name of Sarcasm (later Johnnydrama) had become fed up with TDC and also left for Salvation. Soon more would follow, and TDC would cease to exist.