Fastest Way Only - How Each Member Got Recruited

Fliks' FWO 10th anniversary celebration: • FWO presents: TOP 50 B...
My delayed birthday present to my team Fastest Way Only which had its 10th anniversary on February 28th.
Thumbnail by Kimura. A lot of the replays I wouldn't have gotten access to without help from my teammates. Insane found his replay from back in 2015, Loupphok had stored historic TM2 world records, Edge found Nast's replay, and Hyker gave me pablogd and Anipla's records!
I wish I had more time to edit this, to give justice to the team's history and help I received.
FWO Discord: / discord
Fastest way only website: fastestwayonly.fans
Q&A
Q: The Dates on the video don't match with the listed joining dates on the website:
A: I have used the dates of the run in the video if available, while the website has listed estimated joining dates, based on our internal discussion and KZbin uploads.
Q: This is a long video and you still opt to go for slomo shots???
A: Yes, and it's not enough to make justice for the cuts people have pulled off, but I tried.
Q: The video seems a bit rushed at some points, there are obvious freezes, no?
A: Yes. Don't leave your homework for the last night. (or last more than a week in this video's case)
Timestamps for players:
Venom 2:37
Maniakelys 3:00
Edge 3:40
Niro 4:22
Luna 4:51
Oskiboy 5:21
Crooky 6:07
Nitro 6:53
Johalss 7:33
Wudi 8:00
Funnybear 8:37
ikdennisik 9:26
Arcanos 10:11
Insane 10:43
pablogd 12:00
plastorex 12:51
Wirtual 13:41
Trinity 14:21
mtat 15:06
Anipla 15:58
raizo 16:49
Erizel 18:37
Alpogae 19:29
fliks 20:20
Phil 23:36
Meh 32:30
Hefest 34:20
Logic 36:43
casper 37:22
Nast 38:43
Hardtack 39:18
Schmaniol 40:28
Link 42:28
dennis090 43:51
Twince 46:00
Ors 47:12
G-Star 48:15
Labaffue 49:19
Rollin 50:53
Draggy 52:20
ryxsar 53:34
Pavel 54:50
Mef 57:40
Drarker 1:00:32
misiekf 1:01:35
mizu 1:02:44
Bicougnon 1:10:10
Mig 1:12:25
Phip 1:13:00
crosshairs: 1:13:49
Kimura 1:15:37
Loupphok 1:17:16
Hystarck 1:19:40
Alexx 1:21:53
Axell 1:23:34
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[@ninosnarzz3323]

Guckguck 🤡

[@OrsVids]

Ninoooo, the reason everything here exists

[@DumplingDoge-ui9zx]

nino is there a server that runs recruitment maps?

[@Wirtual]

Amazing team! Happy to be a part of it and hopefully more people get inspired to try to join us after seeing this :)

[@livingroom5899]

meow

[@Standaaaard]

reply succesful

[@yeti2137]

Hi pyramid guy

[@garrettguo6953]

wirt

[@stamkaly]

sixth

[@EdgeTM]

Proud of all my teammates ❤

[@NotMedii]

Ur cut was seriously impressive, well done on completing that skip

[@shreyameshram]

Edging to this comment ryt now

[@NFSHeld]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the genius behind the clan name as well? "Fastest Way Only" - FWO - Easy to remember, simple to abbreviate, straight to the point. What a great name.

[@macematics]

they aint gon let u in for this bro

[@jackivan7632]

and youre not cool and quirky for shooting down people's positive comments@@macematics

[@danieldickinson5853]

@@jackivan7632they’re not going to let you in for being an arbiter of justice and morality.

[@duccman5677]

​@@danieldickinson5853they ain't letting you because like 🤓

[@PushTheLimitsHCR3]

PTL also sounds good doesn't it?

[@CosmicCamelClash]

Me watching Hefest's run : "Well, where did he cut ? So far it's pretty regul...oh. OH."

[@MizuTM]

Happy 10 years to my FWO bros

[@alphahawk325]

Dude ur starbayd5 run is the first non stadium record i believe i ever watched

[@MizuTM]

@@alphahawk325 🤟

[@1Zaitsev1]

( :

[@yurio3693]

Yes

[@fogelmclovin2694]

11:02 Nice drop timing. Shows care has been put into the vid. Nice one.

[@OrsVids]

Ty, I'm glad someone noticed! 😄 I wish I had more time to align some of the missed drops with cuts later on in the video

[@sink3122]

1:18:11 another one 💥

[@baconheadhair6938]

Cars is pur

[@baconheadhair6938]

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[@MostlyTriangle]

You could say it was... insane

[@axell25_]

i cant imagine the effort behind this one, top tier content

[@ranedalton1048]

This is awesome. Thank you for putting this together. Heard of FWO from Wirtual’s docuvids and always wondered how big of a team it is, how the members were recruited, and what accomplishments they had. Bravo!

[@Schmaniol]

awesome video! glad to have been part of this team for almost 5 years now :,D

[@Fliksu]

Glad to be part of such a team, great effort Ors

[@NoBobPro]

Well, this is just amazing! Happy anniversary!

[@arcanos_vr]

Insane video Ors. The editing + music was aweseome. Love how you combined the parts (like drop at the moment the cut happens) So cool to see the history of this team. Really happy to be part of this

[@kruvik]

Finally got around to finish this. Amazing video! I don't think it's too long. Each member deserves the screen time they got!

[@medea27]

Absolutely brilliant... nothing like going above & beyond for the team who goes above & beyond to find the Fastest Way Only! 🏁🏎 🏁 Having heard FWO mentioned in various videos, this was an excellent way for an outsider like me to understand both the meaning behind the group & how all these brilliant players joined. Engaging editing, fabulous soundtrack, impressive driving skills on display... kudos Ors & happy anniversary FWO!

[@SuMmErWaVer7]

This is so cool. As an outsider i had a vague understanding of the lore behind FWO, but seeing all of the joiner cuts combined into one big video is truely epic. I played TM back when i was like 12 and the main reason why i'm still interested in the game today is because i discovered ninos channel a couple of years ago.

[@Zmeos]

Love the attention to detail with the music, how the tension and drops lines up with the tricks. Amazing video!

[@sav6408]

I now get why it's called Trackmania UNITED and NF Seriously this game has hands down the best community I've ever met. So many NATIONS that will FOREVER be UNITED. Love from Norway ❤

[@Naenia_bs]

This is such a great video! I was so shoked and in awe when this video came up in my recommendations and I had to immediately follow. Please keep your hard work up and I‘m sure you‘ll be able to grow very quickly :)

[@OrsVids]

Thank you for such nice words :)

[@a_handle]

Good editing, never had to rewind, good work. :)

[@kumonaut5129]

Great idea for a video, and flawless execution, bro! Keep at it!

[@pvtblueberry]

36:12 hefest is just crazy, such a uber bug in the third lap lol

[@cartesimlol]

He got "this" run

[@immvtthew]

Insane 10 years GZ!

[@TMAllBest]

what a nice video, nice dedication to all of these members ^^

[@dbeevr]

Some cuts are so bonkers. Awesome work.

[@crazynedry5085]

Yall are freakin madlads thats who ya are Everybody who speedruns this game is But FWO members are just extra Damn I really admire the dedication it takes And also, amazing vid

[@Draggyy]

love it. happy anniversary lads!!!

[@sebastienrivoire4027]

58:54 That's some stylish finish Nice video, keep it up !

[@redsolosendyboi3455]

For those just looking for Wirtual 13:42

[@alphahawk325]

Cmon we all know wirtual is the least skilled fwo member 💀

[@SemiCollin]

@@alphahawk325 It's not a lack of skill, its just that being a streamer he really doesnt spend his time hunting stuff anymore

[@alphahawk325]

​​@@SemiCollini know I'm just making a joke

[@Dizastermaster.]

I mean technically while streaming, Wirtual has come up with enough shortcuts that got him a WR (albeit short lived) to join FWO a few times over. It's just popular to shit on the popular guy cause he's still gonna be popular after it

[@casperTM]

@@Dizastermaster.as an FWO member, I can assure you that that’s not how it works

[@Adragon09]

in your opinion, which is the coolest?

[@OrsVids]

Can't pick, too many wicked ones. 😎 Let's pin this for a while to see what others think

[@H3X4G0N]

I personally love nitro's shortcut on Mini-FS #4, it's soo clean

[@RubyPiec]

imo Edge's

[@florelsan]

nitro 100%

[@tormod1957]

MIG BECAUSE HE IS JACKED IRL

[@leviackermann2829]

Great video! You have a lot of potential! Keep it up!

[@weejtm]

awesome video. grats on 10 years! gg

[@ericdanielski4802]

Absolutely nice video.

[@twince_tm]

thanks for awsome video Ors, Proud of all my teammates

[@Erizel]

This is too awesome!

[@OrsVids]

Hey raceta! I was thinking about it but decided to only include clear cases of current members, since it would have gotten quite complicated otherwise

[@RacetasClub]

oh lol didn't expect a response to this. But yeah seems reasonable, lovely video champ :)@@OrsVids Removed my comment then I believe it's unnecessary

[@loupphok]

What a video and what an honor to be part of this team :D

[@Hystarck]

proud to be a member

[@Buizie]

i recognize those BA halos on your thumbnail- also happy 10th anniv fwo

[@julianoc55]

This video is already legendary *-* I'm speechless

[@Adragon09]

ty for making this great video🎉

[@ijre]

Great video! Btw, the Hefest chapter in the description has a typo

[@GoalHubYouTube]

bro ivewaited fore exaxtly this video! ii love you!

[@mariusmeyer3243]

Just watched this insane bugslide cut on platform D4 by edge and I wasn't ready for the complete obliteration that came afterwards. Schmaniol is a savage lol

[@Lexio0o]

Really sick vid loved it !

[@burhac]

Really enjoyable video!

[@LDSG_A_Team]

Hats off to Phil for getting in with like a gajillion different shortcuts lmao. Super cool

[@lywydd]

love to FWO forever, so much talent

[@TheLemonyOne]

Absolutely the best clan in Trackmania, thanks for showing us the history like this

[@jacula9583]

thats history right there

[@Zyxu1]

ive never actually played this game, but the video got me in dawg

[@Arcsinx]

Nice lore video !

[@whitnip7868]

woa how cool to see so many ppl united here to break the game several times over (props to nadeo too for letting shortcuts and bugs and glitches be wrs too)

[@maxheadroom5532]

Damn, this video is so crisp. It really shows how much effort you put into rendering quality (and color grading, I assume).

[@OrsVids]

Color grading? Idk what it is but sure :D

[@ZeOnlyMellem]

sick vid!

[@smbfelix9470]

Very nice video! I really enjoyed getting to somewhat know the history fwo, also through fliks video. But when do you guys recruit the TAS guy, i've seen him do crazy cuts everywhere...

[@blackpulse]

Amazing vid ❤

[@psclly]

This mustve taken a bloody long time to make, amazing stuff

[@AlexanderB41]

Making the next best of TAS compilation seems to also take a long time :sadge:

[@psclly]

@@AlexanderB41 why you gotta hurt me in this way :,(

[@AlexanderB41]

@@psclly sorry didn't wanna hurt u :( How about we fix this by u just making the next compilation and i like it ;)

[@psclly]

@@AlexanderB41 hahaha you sly bastard

[@lindenbyrne7725]

Truly a grand slam of a team, special thanks to wirtual from me for really getting many of us into the game and community the past couple of years.

[@lindenbyrne7725]

Also can’t forget about his pyramid schemes.

[@thealiagator111]

There are some all-time greats here, but 12:00 is just... Legendary. ty.

[@gravey6327]

such a great video, thank you :D -wudi

[@thorlundhansen8750]

Sick dude!

[@muferguson]

That Alpogae cut was super aesthetic!

[@Nitidus]

On a meta level your group reminds me of the legendary photography collective, _Magnum Photos!_

[@Oofy_Koala]

2:17 and now it’s invite only, they should bring back recruit tracks as Less and less shortcuts remain since the games have been out for such a long time now. Anyways happy 10th anniversary to every FWO member!!

[@OrsVids]

Unlikely, not least because it's difficult to find new maps hunted by the team that would make for a cool story for a recruit. Thank you anyway 😊

[@trick8611]

Sick!

[@swampymarsh7214]

Awesome video. I heard of FWO from our little mayonnaise boy Wirtual.

[@derickd6150]

I would love a reupload where someone just reads it out. This would have been top tier content to fall asleep to

[@lHuskyy]

Enjoyable video

[@Bziiit.]

Crosshairs joined in 2022 :o I would have never guess. He had to work for it tho, the later the year, the harder to find a cut and improve the wr. Congrats to every players also!

[@ankou765]

I like how 3 players managed to join FWO through F9 track. This is so epic.

[@randomgamer4357]

that DO7 Rollin cut is iconic

[@NagelFox]

Amazing video! My favorite shortcut is on _insert map_. Happy 10 years anniversary!

[@mekhijones8200]

Here from wirtual, great video

[@OutroRichard]

15:10 Brazil mentioned XD 🇧🇷 Jokes apart, one thing that I admire very much is the fact that the FWO clan (and the TMN in general) embrace every nationality to the game, and It's overwhelming to know that there is several pieces in the world that get together to achieve something, even if It's about a discussion about a potencial shortcut in a track. That's why i love Trackmania and It's community❤ And Long live to the FWO team!🎉

[@Tayaressss]

i can't believe fwo members got those blue archive halos in the thumbnail

[@bryanmulcare9083]

Hardtack and Twince story of getting to FWO is so wholesome. They are Korean power house in Nations forever.

[@logictm]

hyped²

[@alphahawk325]

I never knew about phil jeez that's pretty crazy

[@Benny_-pb5lb]

Damn what a ride❤😂

[@Idkman.........]

Underrated

[@ThomasLomba]

I think Draggy's run is the one that was the most impressive imo because of the cam1 bugslide

[@InSamniac777]

I love how some members got their spot by beating another member, something poetic about it.

[@jashepoon]

Normal members: join by cutting one track Phil and Mizu: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@Giladmar]

Fr

[@99totof99]

Magnifique

[@forkswift.]

those halos in the thumbnail looks familiar.... oh wait these halos are halos from blue archive left car = Eimi's halo middle car = Nagisa's halo right car = Shiroko's halo anyways, sick video!j

[@Jekk75]

Congrats y’all are an important part in the franchise history

[@MokkaHai]

Today is the 4 year anniversary of Twince's ESWC F-9 cut :D (06/04/2024)

[@Rinne0333]

Im looking at that thumbnail, i recognize those halos. And then i remembered that it makes sense that shiroko is on fwo.

[@alphahawk325]

Thank god my attention span increased a year ago i would not be able to finish this vid in even 3 sittings lmao

[@OrsVids]

Understandable, adding the map intros and slomo shots was a risky call XD

[@alphahawk325]

​@@OrsVidsi think its cool just dunno if everyone can handle the length

[@g00zik97]

the way nitro spun the car around the track...

[@Ciruelatron]

RotakeR punching air with those 2 PHIL submissions

[@jannis11]

NICE

[@bacon.cheesecake]

13:47 for my fellow Wirtual fans

[@josephisvr2947]

"And then. Hefest got this run"

[@williamthomasmi10]

song at 6:00; SWEAT, BABY SWEAT, BABY SEX IS S A TEXAS DROUGHT

[@OrsVids]

lmao true haha

[@Evra98]

Nah the hefest one is the craziest run I've ever seen.

[@jashepoon]

I appreciate the effort put into this, with good music and editing I'll say it feels a bit random when you decided to speed up and when not, when to add a slow-mo replay, a previous WR showcase, a second cam... So maybe you can explain your thought process a bit? (For example, I'd have fast forwarded Flik's run as it's just 5x the same lap. I'd also have loved a second cam for all of Mizu's runs...) Still enjoyable video of course that shows how strong FWO is

[@OrsVids]

Hey, ty! It was a bit random. I just tried to think what fits, and it became a bit inconsistent, and after starting to edit the video way too late, I stuck with what I had done. In the end, I removed some of the slomos. I tried to show previous WRs in places where there was already something cool there or in places where it would show what the player really cuts when it wasn't obvious. In retrospect, if you are not familiar with the map, it might not be obvious at all in many of the maps where I left it out. When someone had multiple WRs in a single recruitment, I decided to skip map introductions and all but the final map's slomo shots since the segments were already quite long. Phil had the only 2 runs that got sped up since he had 8 other star moments left. I decided to keep fliks' run unedited for the opposite reason. It was his moment to shine. Anyway, I hope this clears things up a bit :)

[@jashepoon]

​@@OrsVids yeah! Thanks for the explanation. Oh I did forget to mention the freezes, but you did address that in the description^^ Are those rendering bugs caused by stuff like slow-mo or second cam? Is it because of the presumably huge file size? Curious what happened there 👀

[@OrsVids]

@@jashepoon idk honestly. I just know that those parts of the video were laggy also in the editor, probably too much for the software to render 4k stuff with effects and compressed source material

[@tuwkkake_]

gotta show love to the finnish guys in the community :)

[@krisek98]

hooooly smokes the 7:20 cut ;_;

[@OrsVids]

Insanely wicked 😎

[@gui1521]

So many TMNF legends. I'm proud of my teammates! (Wait, I'm not even in the team...)