Finalized Logo with motto: "Libertas Sine Finibus" or Freedom without boundaries ca. 2017
With the recent success of the Red Talons and more members and players coming into the community. The situation in regards to Grand Theft Auto Online and it's eventual downfall due to the Modding pandemic, lack of support from Rockstar meant a lot of players were turning away from the game entirely. The Red Talons unfortunately had been 'marked' essentially for the humor and fallout of the War Against Autism as others tried to tarnish the reputation of the Talons in their 'Self Righteous' Crusade to remove wrong doers from Grand Theft Auto...A game about being a criminal.
That being said they did achieve success in limiting the community recruitment sites, forums and getting support. Therefore on the 10th of April 2016 the Last Man Contingent was formed as a multi-gaming community with freedom in mind as it's main selling point. Moving forward from this the community started expanding outward to many other games such as Planetside 2, Empyrion, Division, The Forest, Edengard and many more. Which helped it find a strong foundation among other players and gaming communities looking for a team or group in essentially any game that had the numbers for it.
Regardless of how many games, the Last Man Contingent did not make any 'Sub Divisions' for specific games, all activity would take place in either the TeamSpeak, then eventually Discord and members would be able to socialize with others to find people for their respective games.
The very first daft insignia of the Last Man Contingent which can be seen in old photos and screenshots ca. 2016
Freedom was at the forefront of the Last Man Contingent, many members had originally joined the Red Talons to escape the mediocrity and office politics involved with clans and communities. So questions were raised how this community would fair different and what would be done to counter this issue upon the 'fresh start'
Originally five friends had come together to make the community and organized it between them all, however over the year, majority of the workload would filter off to 3 people then 2...down to one. As many just wanted to play games and have fun without the work involved backstage. There was an unofficial leader at the time. Although this is unfair as all members contributed their work and energy into the group.
Problem came as having a leader at the very top means someone was always in control and had a say which over the course of the LMCT came with it's harsh lessons on power and how to control it as DefiantDucky had made decisions of which did heavily impact the community and the idea of 'Freedom' was vague for a while.
Originally an intro video for the Last Man Contingent to be used for future media purposes
A small humorous video of the LMCT Community with a voice over of a cheesy 80's action film: 'The Paratrooper'
The first major change to come out of the Red Talons was the creation of the Cuntstitution, which declared that all members, regardless of background, creed, or social position, would have freedom of speech and expression without fear of policing or reprisal from higher-ups in the community, that no one was exempt from the Constitution regardless of whether they were elected or not, and that our community had no rules except one: no cheating and no excuse would cover that. Most importantly, this part was often ignored when mentioning the Red Talons prior: that the community was equal in the fact that nobody cared who or what you were. If the person was able to join, then they were apart from us regardless; if they cheated or failed their application, then they weren't, and bygones were bygones.
The initial implementation did cause a large shift in old friendships as each person wanted to use the Cuntstitution based on their respective perceptions or interpretations; some outright ignored it and still carried out unfair bans or kicking, which caused some people to leave and friends to fall out. The original five founders of the Red Talons still persisted, now being joined by a small team of up to 10 other people. At the time, the leadership question was still an issue, as the leader by default had control over how they could implement the constitution. There's still scrutiny of how this was managed, as originally the stance was that "everybody was equally worthless." People who were caught cheating were instantly booted; however, some went under the radar. Everyone was supportive of the idea until a friend of theirs or themselves were caught red-handed cheating and wanted fairer trials or better chances of getting away with it.
The community still operates under the rule that no exceptions are to be made when it comes to cheating; friends, old members, or new members are still under the constitution (now Cuntstitution), which makes it unfair to others who play games with legitimate effort and skill. The ensuing group conflict would never really be settled as incidents and events would bring the constitution and leadership back into question and the decisions made and executed by those with the power to enforce. A problem that would persist within the year leading up to the community reformation.
Surprisingly and to everyone's astonishment, Rockstar Games NewsWire featured a crew shoutout to the Last Man Contingent Community after The Community had requested a post per the game's Crew Cut segment in a 'shot in the dark'. Ironically, this was also featured on the same page as a rival community during the War Against Autism. Nevertheless, the publicity was a huge welcome to the community, which now had an imprint on the Rockstar Games community, a clear message, and a good understanding of what the community wanted going forward.
The popularity was a double-edged sword as many applications and members came in for GTA and started a resurgence into the game following the gun running update and more business contents, which added more free roam activities. Some of the older groups previously mentioned in the 'War Against Autism' resurrected their grievances against the newer LMCT community.
However, no real fights or battles took place against these former groups; just words were exchanged. The Last Man Contingent briefly enjoyed a large active player base on Grand Theft Auto Online for a few more months until the game would eventually die off again when the modding epidemic would spiral out of control as further content updates and in-game grinds forced more modding and attracted hackers.
The Rank Icon of Recruiters ca. 2023
Recruiters essentially had tools and moderator privileges; however, any action to remove, kick, or ban someone had to be heavily justified as per the cuntstitution, which stated only members who post illegal material or have cheated can be outright removed. Recruiters would help and assist in finding members, posting recruitment material, and organizing 'Interviews' for potential new recruiters to filter out time wasters or ones that wouldn't survive the community.
It must be said and stated that under 'Leadership', a fair amount of issues and problems arose from having one person have all the say. It was obvious from everyone's perception that there was a leader or a pyramid-style ranking in which people were given ranks and roles, which proved a nightmare for group formation and organization.
Several attempts by moderators or administrators were made and outright rejected by the community's majority. The solution would be sought through the implementation of recruiters around 2017. One of the drastic changes made in order to salvage the community's state was unstable at this time.
Recruiters essentially had tools and moderator privileges; however, any action to remove, kick, or ban someone had to be heavily justified as per the cuntstitution, which stated only members who post illegal material or have cheated can be outright removed. Recruiters would help and assist in finding members, posting recruitment material, and organizing 'Interviews' for potential new recruiters to filter out time wasters or ones that wouldn't survive the community.
One of our old community members ChickenFucker putting in his 'Creative' Talents for the Last Man Contingent
The last community related video from ChickenFucker following his Departure
New Libertas Legion website: Ducky's announcement of the Libertas Legion ca. August 2017
The days of The Last Man Contingent were short and sweet. Originally designed to be the go to community, after a while and with some inter group conflict. It was best decided that the Community re-organized itself with the actual name and image it wanted for itself. Many people sought the community to get with what it's original purpose was as it was seeming to move away slightly, The leadership at the time was trying to please too many different viewpoints at once and it's neutral stance made situations worse and prolonged issues when a stance should of been taken to decide and resolve specific issues or conflicts. Although in truth the decision to resign the Last Man Contingent was done with haste and as a nuclear option to a seemingly unwinnable situation as too many within the community could not agree moving forward.
Although it's stay was short, the LMCT should be noted and it's time recorded as this group engineered the formula to make the best possible community going forward. One that could deliver on it's promise and restore the roots of which older members and Talon Members wanted to revive, the early feeling of freedom and the great humor was often lost in the intermittent year that followed with the LMCT but it's legacy of providing the way forward should not be ignored.
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