Rockstar Newswire

BLOOD FEUDS
 

This week's Crew Cut round-up of featured squads and notable action shines a light on the blood spilt during the ongoing Feuds between high-ranking private Crews on the leaderboards. The Classic 187 caught our eye rising quickly up the Gold tier of the Xbox Leaderboards. With just a dirty half-dozen members, they’ve racked up an impressive count of #1 finishes and have lost just 5 of 61 Feuds for a pretty sick 92% win percentage. Two of these losses came at the hands of the TheProd1gyX Alliance, also riding high on the leaderboards. Classic 187 have won out the other 4 times these Crews have met - particularly impressive considering their fraction of manpower.

Amongst the PS3 Crews, ThaDoneSquad, are in a similar position to Classic 187, having taken on a much larger Crew while managing to hold their own. The Sons Of Anarachy (a squad so nihilistic, they lack regard for all laws of war and spelling) aka SAMCRO have over 6 times the membership of ThaDoneSquad but have lost three of their five Feuds.  However, with the overall kills very similar, this could develop into a Feud to rival the Montagues and the Capulets - especially now that SAMCRO leader CincysRocker has laid down the intra-Crew bylaws. 

 

FEUD FIGHTERS

 

When the red mist descends during a multiplayer game and a Feud is declared, some Crews just know how to focus their reticles and take their targets down. The 4 ninjas of Shinobi state in their Status that they're recruiting for good Xbox 360 players who can also make good emblems, but you better make sure you can also handle yourself hunting other Crews – these guys have won 38 out of 39 Feuds in the Max Payne 3 multiplayer arena for an astounding 97% win percentage. Top The Food Chain also operate an exclusive membership policy and it appears to be paying off dividends with 82% of Feuds won at press time. The even standard of their members indicates they know that warring in packs is the best way to feast on online prey.

 

Xbox 360 Crew No Angels are also out to prove that less can be more with their 3 members currently raising hell with a 91% Feud win percentage. They do have some celestial competition in the Rising Angels, who are currently a top 10 private platinum PS3 Crew along with previously Featured Crews PrO KiLL YoU, PICK YOUR POISON, T BAGGING YO MOMS, PCC Crew and DireWolves of Winter. Organized Crime are also showing and proving, having racked up an incredible 681 #1 finishes between their 17 members and an impressive 84% win percentage.

FEUD SHAMINGS

 

When a Feud is declared, some of the most experienced players can still crumble under the pressure. The Death Bringers' 61-strong band of warriors seem to be able to live up to their name in all areas but in-game Feuds. Despite racking up considerable XP and a platinum rating on the PS3 leaderboards, when a Feud occurs, it seems that the only Crew they are able to bring death upon is themselves. The Italian Job are in a similar position. While they are certainly capable of blowing more than just the bloody doors off when it comes to racking up Accomplishments (up to Level III in Legend, XP and Solidarity) -  they’ve lost 162 of 297 feuds, leaving them with just a 45% win percentage. Step it up, we'll be watching.

 

EMBLEM ARTISTES

 

A weekly nod to appreciate those Social Club members who’ve gone for Goya over gore, Dali over death. The Part Time Heroes trio may not be making much noise in Multiplayer, too busy apparently holding team meetings over Cluckin’ Big Burgers and Fowl Wraps at the local Cluckin’ Bell. Their impressive gallery of GTA-inspired emblems also includes re-creations of Well Stacked Pizza and Memory Lanes logos. Meanwhile, Hawaiian Shirt (motto: "We're not tourists") made us chuckle with their parrot and palm tree styled emblem design in tribute to Max's impeccable fashion sense. Elsewhere, The Coconut Experiments want us all to “feel free to experiment with” their coconuts. We are also loving the fire-wielding gremlin created by The Explosive Alans, a Crew with an equal footing on ID design along with Multiplayer achievement - given their solid 70% Feud win percentage and Accomplishment unlocks. 
 

THE SHOWOFF CREW

 

Finally, a shout to our special guest player Crew of last week - Rockstar soundtrack veterans and some of the most respected men in modern underground hip-hop, DJ Statik Selektah, Termanology and Reks of the Showoff Crew. In town for concerts and appearances in support of the release of their new LP, 2012 - they swung by Rockstar HQ for the chance to Crew up and get busy in some Max Payne 3 Team Deathmatch with fans. A shout as well to Social Club members dwalsh978 and Sir Lucious who answered the rallying cry on Twitter and lent some fine XP respectability to the brand new Showoff Crew at Social Club - as well as to Term himself who was proud to catch 10 bodies (although not quite his usual 50) a session. We'll be hosting more special guest multiplayer Crew sessions with gamer friends of the Rockstar family from the worlds of music, sport and more throughout the summer - so keep a close eye on the Rockstar Twitter and Facebook feeds for the word on who and when - along with special RT-to-win giveaways exclusively held via Twitter.

Look for next week's CREW CUT to have a look at the very first standout PC Crews making noise on the boards - and more.


Previously:
First Days of CREWS Multiplayer Action: Standout Squads