Server:Hellscream US



Hellscream is a central time zone PvE server for Blizzard's MMORPG, World of Warcraft. It is a high population server that has been around since the opening of World of Warcraft with a thriving economy, a dedicated raiding base, and a strong player community. It used to have one of the best Alliance to Horde ratios of any server, but realm transfer adversely affected the Horde side, shifting the balance to Alliance by 3 to 1. It has also caused the server to become hostile towards other realm recruiters, especially those that target Horde players.

The server's name comes from the character Grom Hellscream.

Forums
The Hellscream forums are currently located here:
 * Official Blizzard Hellscream Forum
 * Unofficial Hellscream Forum

The Old Ages
Hellscream was one of the original realms, available on launch day in November 2004. Some notable guilds that formed on the server in the early period were Forgotten Legacy, Keepers of the Faith, and Immortalis. In the Spring of 2005, Alliance raiding guild Brainstorm fell apart over various issues, and many members were absorbed by Forgotten Legacy and Keepers of the Faith. Also in the Spring of 2005, Return to Honor reformed under the new guild name Attrition after a falling out with their leader, Aldrek.

Most curiously to note in Horde history is the conception and later performance of the Horde group that is often referred to by many as "The Horde Pickup", though they call themselves KuG or the Koalition of Uber Guilds. KuG was named jokingly after Kug, the first known Horde player to ninja something from Azuregos. This group was formed under the banner of multiple different Horde guilds in early/mid 2005 and to the surprise of the community was their ability to achieve what only a normal functioning guild should, even managing to grab the first Horde-side kill of Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair. The original KuG later formed the guild Time Out and allowed for KuG 2.0 to assume the mantle of Horde PuG masters of Hellscream.

Throughout the fall of 2005, the Alliance guild Echoes of Elysium also began to establish itself as a major raiding guild on Hellscream to complement the likes of FL and KTF.

Server Transfers
The opening of Staghelm transfers due to overwhelming queues in the latter portion of 2005 become a turning point in Hellscream's history as this was the server's first exodus. Some saw this transfer as an opportunity to escape reputation problems on Hellscream as well as providing the opportunity to re-align the balance of force on Staghelm. Several well-known guilds such as Attrition, Dawn, and The Foundation transferred as well.

A second character transfer later opened up on Hellscream to a new server, Khaz Modan.

On April 10th, 2006, Blizzard opened transfers from Hellscream to Dalvengyr, a new PvP server. Many took advantage of the chance to experience a PvP server with their main characters. Many guilds transferred as well, including Immortalis, Echoes of Elysium, Element Zero, and Forgotten Legacy. This transfer severely thinned the server's ranks and dropped it from the high population tier.

The Great AQ War Effort
On February 6, 2006, Hellscream completed the war effort in a three-way tie for 10th place among all servers. The gong was rung by Araex, mage of Immortalis. As with many other servers, there was a large debate among those on the server as to participation in the effort and why it mattered, which inevitably let to conflict within the community. Both Forgotten Legacy and Xiled Horde sponsored a raffle contest to aid in the war materials turn-in, which inevitably sped up collection efforts, a contribution duly appreciated by the server. A lingering effect of the War Effort opening was the conflict created by Immortalis's decision to open the gates at a time while server population was high, inevitably leading to server crashes. The resulting backlash from raiding guilds such as Keepers of the Faith, Forgotten Legacy, and Echoes of Elysium deteriorated relations between the guilds for a time.

PvP Games
As with many servers, PvP games between Alliance and Horde continue to spur controversy at least weekly between the Alliance and Horde. Common points of conflict include AB zone killing, exploitative positions in AV and AB, as well as many other issues. Often times these issues will originate from either "GM group" of either faction (GM group meaning the group with the person next in line to receive the highest rank possible in PvP).

Grand Marshals
This is a list of players that have made Grand Marshal on the Hellscream server, in order:
 * 1) Diesem, Gnome Rogue formerly of Noctivagus, now with Forgotten Legacy
 * Toy, Night Elf Hunter formerly of Noctivagus, now with Dark Storm
 * 1) Dramatica, Night Elf Priest formerly of Noctivagus, now with Dark Storm
 * 2) Kenin, Night Elf Warrior formerly of Noctivagus, now with Dark Storm
 * 3) Mateo, Human Paladin formerly of Honor Clan
 * 4) Archo, Dwarf Warrior of Sovereign Guard
 * 5) Vixxen, Human Rogue of Armored Justice
 * 6) Joey, Human Priest of Keepers of the Faith
 * 7) Nodion, Human Warrior of Forgotten Legacy (Note: Joey and Nodion attained Grand Marshal simultaneously)
 * 8) Hellhawk, Human Paladin of Hell Inc.
 * 9) Hidunai, Night Elf Hunter formerly of Sovereign Guard, now with Treason
 * 10) Messa, Night Elf Hunter formerly of Sovereign Guard
 * 11) Zahrkon, Human Paladin of Honor Clan
 * 12) Jashan, Night Elf Hunter of Team Ninja
 * 13) Pointeblanc, Night Elf Hunter of Team Ninja
 * 14) Neraull, Night Elf Hunter of Hell Inc.
 * 15) Kestra, Night Elf Warrior of Keepers of the Faith
 * 16) Agamemnon, Dwarf Warrior formerly of Team Ninja, now with Ancient Hysteria
 * 17) Sjorn, Night Elf Priest of Dark Storm (Note: Agamemnon and Sjorn attained Grand Marshal simultaneously)
 * 18) Tollwynn, Night Elf Warrior of Team Ninja
 * 19) McGerald, Dwarf Hunter of Team Ninja
 * 20) Razh, Night Elf Warrior of The Awakening
 * 21) Cublocks, Human Paladin of Reincarnate
 * 22) Scrin, Gnome Warrior of Hell Inc.
 * 23) Rucker, Human Mage of Reincarnate
 * 24) Aestus, Night Elf Warrior (Unguilded) (Note: Rucker and Aestus attained Grand Marshal simultaneously)
 * 25) Blind Shadow, Night Elf Hunter of Hybrid Council
 * 26) Tommaso, Human Warlock of Silent Legion
 * 27) Darkpred, Dwarf Hunter of Stratum
 * 28) Twistedx, Gnome Mage of The Reformation
 * 29) Strydor, Night Elf Warrior of Reincarnate
 * 30) Genjo, Human Paladin of The Loons
 * Cho, Human Priest of Omniscient, now with Keepers of the Faith
 * 1) Rollex, Human Mage (Unguilded), now with Hell Inc.
 * 2) Gillar, Night Elf Hunter (Unguilded)
 * 3) Madget, Gnome Warlock of Guild of One (Note: Gillar and Madget attained Grand Marshal simultaneously)
 * 4) Electrician, Human Rogue of Knights of Arathor
 * 5) Ninjy, Night Elf Warrior of Knights of Arathor
 * 6) Foggye, Dwarf Warrior of Ancient Hysteria (Note: Electrician, Ninjy and Foggye attained Grand Marshal simultaneously)
 * 7) Omegasphinx, Human Mage of Impact

High Warlords
This is a list of players that have made High Warlord on the Hellscream server, in order:
 * 1) Oogalak, Orc Shaman formerly of Covenant of Blood, now with Patriots of the North
 * 2) Voide, Undead Rogue
 * 3) Coupdegrace, Undead Rogue of Immortalis
 * 4) Verick, Undead Mage formerly of Living Legends, now with Immortalis
 * 5) Masi, Troll Hunter of Element Zero
 * 6) Killercrank, Tauren Warrior of Xiled Horde
 * 7) Tzuo, Undead Mage
 * 8) Pgizzle, Orc Hunter of Blazed Brigade
 * 9) Vampassassin, Undead Rogue of STOMP - moved to Dalvengyr
 * 10) Strip, Undead Rogue of Ubernoobs - moved to Dalvengyr
 * 11) Zarak, Orc Rogue of Xiled Horde
 * 12) Changeling, Tauren Druid of The Grendels (Note: Zarak and Changeling attained High Warlord simultaneously)
 * 13) Mootard, Tauren Shaman of The Kabal
 * 14) Shaznat, Undead Warrior of Entropy
 * 15) Kongol, Tauren Warrior of Nightmare Walking
 * 16) Urrar, Undead Warrior of Patriots of the North
 * 17) Heshady, Orc Warrior of Patriots of the North
 * 18) Jdam, Undead Mage of Patriots of the North
 * 19) Chugalaefoo, Undead Warlock of Patriots of the North
 * 20) Laiyah, Undead Priest of Patriots of the North
 * 21) Festeringhag, Undead Mage of Patriots of the North
 * 22) Manglor, Undead Rogue of Patriots of the North
 * 23) Blithe, Undead Priest of Doomhammer Guard
 * 24) Zabimaru, Undead Mage of Patriots of the North
 * 25) Bufflosoulja,Tauren Shaman of Patriots of the North
 * 26) Aenia, Undead Mage of Patriots of the North
 * 27) Evell, Undead Warlock of Patriots of the North
 * 28) Farkus, Undead Mage of Entropy

Highlights
This is a list of Blood Elves that have obtained the title Conqueror on the Hellscream server, in order:
 * 1) Evelissa, Priest of Chaos Theory
 * 2) Ownadin, Paladin of Smells Like Victory
 * 3) Arctos, Hunter of Edge of Insanity

This is a list of Draenai that have obtained the title Justicar on the Hellscream server, in order:
 * 1) Claad, Mage of Keepers of the Faith- 01-28-2009

Alliance

 * The Forgotten Champions Website
 * Ancient Hysteria Website
 * Armored Justice Website
 * Athena's Avatars Website
 * Ascension Website
 * Champions of Azeroth Website
 * Clandestine Disbanded
 * Dark Storm Website
 * Divinus Exercitus Website
 * Ehrenguard Website
 * Eternal Reverence Website
 * Folklore Website
 * EoN Disbanded
 * Forgotten Legacy Website
 * Gnomish Mafia Website
 * Hand of Fate Website
 * Hell Inc Website
 * Honor Clan Website
 * Hybrid Council Website
 * Keepers of the Faith Website
 * Kingsguard Website
 * Knights of Arathor Website
 * Les Barbares du Nord Website
 * Midnight Marauders Disbanded
 * Ninth Circle
 * Notabilis Kruoris Website
 * Order of the Red Rose Website
 * Paladins of the Phoenix Website
 * PB Raiders Website
 * PEBKAC Website
 * QuietProfessionals Website
 * Red Gauntlet Website
 * Requiem Illas Website
 * Rising Power Website
 * Sanctum Website
 * Senji Kun Website
 * Silent Legion Website
 * Silence Website
 * Silver Knights Disbanded
 * Sovereign Guard Website
 * Spite and Malice Website
 * Superiority Complex Website
 * The Awakening Website
 * The Legends Website
 * The Noble Alliance Website
 * The Exíles Website
 * The Brutal Alliance Website
 * The Hand of Tyr Website
 * The Legends Website
 * The Loons
 * Those Meddling Kids Website
 * The Reformation Website
 * Treason Website
 * Veracity Website
 * Vanquish Website

Horde

 * Beyond Blackwing Website
 * Bringers of Blood Website
 * Caveat Website
 * Carpe Noctem Website
 * Call of Cthulhu Website
 * Celestial Carnage Website
 * Cold Fusion Website
 * Cruento Pietas Website
 * Da Hui Website
 * Deemed Obscene Website
 * Devils Horde Website
 * DoH Website
 * Doomhammer Guard Website
 * DominionWebsite
 * Dnevnoi Dozor Website
 * Element Zero Website
 * Entropy Website
 * Eternity Website & Forums
 * Far Beyond Driven Website
 * Final Countdown Website
 * Hellhounds of Chaos Website
 * Heroes of Salvy Website
 * Insurgent Depravity Website
 * Intellectually Unstable Website
 * Lex Talionis Website
 * Malicious Dissent Website
 * Meecrobs Website
 * Nightmare Walking Website
 * Nerds O War Website
 * No Mercy Enterprises Website
 * Sleepwalkers Website
 * Smells Like Victory Website
 * Sunfury Website
 * The Kabal Website
 * The Order of Angelic Darkness Website
 * Warband of Grey Website
 * Xiled Horde Website

Legendary Guilds
While these guilds may not be on Hellscream any longer, they are part of Hellscream history. Many of these guilds no longer exist, having disbanded, transfered or reformed.

Alliance
 * Attrition
 * Echoes of Elysium (Transfered to Dalvengyr)
 * End
 * Forgotten Legacy (Transfered to Dalvengyr)
 * Fury of the Pie Website
 * Parliament of Rooks
 * Team Ninja
 * Warcraft Legends

Horde
 * Immortalis
 * Element Zero
 * Ancestral Curse
 * The Pen is Mightier
 * Cold Fusion