Arcadian Empire

[quote name='Beefspari' timestamp='1296971996' post='2621598'] As we're fighting 12 alliances we'll allow you to take credit for 1/12th of that 2m damage. 2,000,000 / 12 = 166,666.67 Man, we're kicking your butt. [/quote] Assuming that all twelve alliances are attacking GOONs equally, numbers-wise. You can't assume that =)

[quote name='Whitney' timestamp='1296971843' post='2621588'] I think the most embarrassing thing is you're the voice of Legion in this... [/quote] I speak from facts readily available to everyone. You just have to search for them on the GOONs alliance page. EDIT: It's not my fault that their alliance strength is dropping at that rate.

[quote name='SirWilliam' timestamp='1296971738' post='2621579'] For Legion? We'll have to wait and see. I'm more curious as to how many more of you throw in the towel and surrender. [/quote] Actually, Legion's only lost less than 400 000 in the same time period. Still, you have gotten one (now ex-)Legionnaire to surrender. Hardly nothing to brag about - considering the player had an alliance seniority of about ten days.

[quote name='SirWilliam' timestamp='1296971331' post='2621548']Burn. [/quote] Is that referring to GOONs or Legion? Because right now, the only thing really burning is GOONs' Total Alliance Strength. What is that... almost two million NS in ten days?

Umm... if Legion is Worst Alliance Ever - why are we being attacked by five new alliances now? Surely, GOONs with their non-Worst-Alliance-Ever status should've been able to take us down themselves. Oh wait...

Don't worry, the Arcadian Cup Bug may strike again

Well, on the back of winning the Copa Cato - I'd say Arcadia are looking in good stead for a good run this season.

Kevinho, you mean represent your [i]alliance[/i]... right?

I haven't been on here in a while...! I must say Botha, I have to congratulate you on your Commissioner-ing of Liga Mundo!

So when NPO had a like 15 point lead over IRON way back in the old day - that wasn't "winning the game", but now a 5 point lead is now "winning"? I don't get it - and I seriously hope people are joking about this 'winner' declaration.

It was a subtle attempt at satire.

For any interested parties: - SoL and Legion are at peace - Legion and Sparta are still at war. Don't believe us? Fine, but don't be surpised when you log in and find the Legion person you're at war with has attacked your nation. Or, if you are an observer, don't be surprised when you find your Sparta acquaintance or friend still being attacked.

Do you really want me to release the voting ballots for the awards? If so, you'll find that only find [i]some[/i] of the awards are rigged, not all =P

And I find my signature on a DoW...

And a special separate added-on fold-out page thing! [quote][b][size="4"][color="purple"]My Memoirs[/color][/size][/b] [size="1"]by Konkrage[/size] [i](note from the editor: I shortened it... if that was possible, mmkay Konk! I stress that this is his memoirs, and his opinion and yada yada yada, his opinion is not representative of the Legion Government and blah blah blah.)[/i] This is just a pre-warning to let you know that this is a very long article, and that if you wish to attempt to read it you should grab a drink, some munchies, and get your favorite chair... Only one thing has remained consistent in my nearly four years of cybernations, The Legion has been my home. Though my nation has visited various wonderful and accepting alliances, the friendships and camaraderie I have experienced in The Legion is absolutely unmatched by any alliance. This place always has and always will be a home to me. The countless hours I have spent, the blood I have spilled (I once got a paper cut), the tear I shed at Purplegate, and the priceless friendships I have formed here are something I will never be able to relinquish. These are the memoirs of Konkrage, and in turn, his reflections on the various events in The Legion's past. My career started as many early migrant players started, I transitioned from the more simplistic !@#$%*.net into what appeared to be a more brutal version of a war game, cybernations.net. The new game offered something I had not experienced before in a game. I started with the highest ambitions, I wished to be the fastest player to the number one spot, and like so many new players do, I spammed the top tier nations asking for their endorsement. I sent countless messages yet received very few responses. My frustration grew until I needed a release; one luckily unfortunate nation messaged me during my fury. Xineoph replied stating roughly “My aid slots are reserved for my alliance and my alliance only.” Thus our flame war started. Little did I know that Xineoph was communicating with The Legion's upper government this whole time. SocCarolina advised Xineoph to spin my aggression and try to recruit me; it worked. Though I had started as a troll, lost, confused, angry, I still had my dream of rising to the top. The Legion's forums were vast, confusing, and what appeared to be infinitely deep. I immediately acquainted myself with the aid department and the discussion forum. I decided not to do tech deals, I believed that would be far to slow for the growth route I was planning. Without knowing exactly what I was doing I began to gather aid pledges and inadvertently formed a very crude, inefficient, form of my own sled. Though I was growing, I felt like I was missing out on the experience of being a serving Legionnaire. I knew not where to apply, so in the bustling IRC channel I asked around. I was promptly referred toward the Defense department. Because of this referral I would become the longest serving Centurion server in Legion history, the 2nd longest server overall as of December 2009, and would work my way up to 2nd in command Commodore. Actual events during this time were fuzzy. I remember elections clearly. I ran many times, mostly for fun and experience, but towards the end in an effort to win. I ran countless times for MoD. I ran against many greats such as Gunner, Lincongrad, Shadow, and MAX. It was an honor just to have my name rest beside theirs in the polls. The most memorable of these elections was my campaign against Reformentia for Prime Minister. Seeing that he had no contenders I placed my bid. My entire campaign centered on the theme “I’m voting for Ref” I didn’t come close, but it was very interesting none the less. The first spawn of actual memory I have, aside from my trolling entrance, is in December of 2006. December would prove to be a stressful month for me. War was looming with VL at the helm and Legionnaires could not have stood prouder or straighter than we did that December. I remember the invincible feeling of being number one, but if we only knew the curse that that number would bring. Mid-December I received a call from an RL friend of mine telling me he was trying to aid my nation, but that he couldn’t find it anywhere. In a panic I went to cybernations to find that my nation was indeed deleted in a system glitch. The Admin of old was far more forgiving than now. I was told to create a second nation, hence Konkrage1, and to total up the value of my nation. I ran my nation value at about 36 million, which at the time was a ridiculous sum. Within twenty four hours I logged in to find that beautiful sum sitting in my bank. Sleds and back collecting were not heard of yet, or at least not to me, so I essentially sledded myself without the backlogging. Because of the efficiency of my spending I essentially doubled my nation strength and jetted myself to a mid tier nation. Around December things began to heat up. I remember discussions vaguely, but one detail sticks out clearly. For the holidays we were to enter peace mode in order to avoid any form of war that would leave the majority of Legionnaires unprepared. The war we avoided eventually broke into GWII, from which we abstained. It was said, and is my belief, that if The Legion had entered that war the entire course of Cybernations would be different. Surely, the critics say, The League could have toppled The Initiative. However, staying true to our defensive stance and since none of our allies was in a defensive war, our government elected to sit the war out. I would soon have my chance to fight with The Legion, however, as many alliances held grudges from The Bar Fight and now GWII. Slowly but surely our enemies were piling up, the largest of which being NPO. NPO was intending to hit our MDP partner, GATO, and essentially prod us into war. [size="3"]“No-one expected what was to happen next. An NPO mass email saying that GATO would be blitzed at update was sent to a Legionnaire and The Cabinet kicked in to overdrive working out if it was authentic. It was confirmed as authentic and GATO was alerted and The Legion war machine was started up.” - Sinatra[/size] I can clearly remember the stress level of our government at the time. They were tirelessly trying to avoid an unavoidable war. NPO wanted blood and they would settle for nothing else. When negotiations failed all efforts were turned into the starting the war machine that was projected as needed. [size="3"]“The war engulfed almost every major alliance and dozens of smaller alliances. Over 30,000,000 Nation Strength was marshaled by both sides with between 2,000 and 3,000 combatant nations. While there were few nuclear launches, there was carnage and devastation unparalleled in previous alliance wars.” - The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of The Legion.[/size] Our defense system failed us during this war. We were centered around handling the random rogues that would hit us, not for handling the hundreds upon hundreds of war threads asking for advice, posting battle reports, screaming for aid or assistance. Admiralty was utter chaos. When it became obvious that the war was essentially over, surrender talks began with a large degree of animosity. Some, like me, would have gladly fought until there was nothing left to fight with. However, more sensible players wished for surrender terms. What we got was beyond ridiculous. Everything was fine, the $800,000,000, and the military disarmament, the destruction of all military wonders, except for the exile of both VL and Great Britain. This I found repulsive and vehemently voted against the terms despite the begging of a very proud and hopeful VL. The terms, however, were eventually set into place and The Legion entered our prisoner state. While we may have been prisoners, there was not a single alliance that was prouder, more determined, and more hopeful than The Legion. Masked with our current state of depression, this light would eventually shine through. We had given up everything for our friends. During these terms I decommed and began regrowth. However, NPO could not get enough out of destroying The Legion piece by piece. NPO began producing lists of nations that “failed” to decom various items in time. These nations were to be ZI’ed for their crimes against the Order. My name some how found its name on this list. Being in The Legions top ten my only guess was that I was randomly selected, because there were no infractions within my alliance. I talked to various officials in NPO on my own, had Legion government plead my case and assure them that I was clean, but to no avail. I refused to get ZI’ed and I resigned from The Legion, with the intention of coming back, and joined a pre approved alliance from the Order; \m/. I took advantage of my stay there and enjoyed the fruits of tech raiding. As a young man with overflowing testosterone I enjoyed the aggression, as a Legionnaire I despised hurting the innocent. I completed one tech raid during my stay. I worked my way through the ranks of \m/, becoming lead recruiter and the equivalent to a senior centurion in The Legion. I never took my eyes off my home, however, and was simply counting down the days until I could drift back. My theory was that I would be removed from NPO’s list and would be forgotten about shortly after, at which point I could return. After a while, I began to grow impatient, I needed a reason to return. Somewhere around August 2007 I heard rumors of \m/ and friends getting ready to attack The Legion. I quickly returned home, but my speculations were mostly ignored until I received a very detailed message on August 5, 2007. Though I formally resigned, \m/ left me on their mass message list. Because I was in charge of the list at the time a suitable replacement must not have been found. I was told the exact time I would attack, the alliances that would be joining me, and who we would be hitting; The Legion. I quickly got on IRC and relayed what I had learned to Jazzi, our MoFA at the time. Soon after The Legion was thrown into peace mode to avoid an un-winnable war. We were going to our allies, in particular ODN, and begged for no assistance. We knew what the war would mean and we were willing to go down if it meant they could still stand. However, the scare was closed as Lord Swampy was ordered to pay 40 Million and produce a public apology. The next major event to spawn from the cyberverse was the standoff started by NpO against The Unjust Path alliances. Just as they had done with The Legion in the past, the UJP began to throw their weight around in ways that angered those around them. They instigated until NpO could take no more and the Unjust war, or GWIV, started. We remained neutral at the beginning of the war, but a very cocky and arrogant \m/ had not only declared on ODN, but formed an attempt to extort 1000 tech from our ranks. In September 2007, The Legion entered GWIV against \m/. Sporting our newly formatted Admiralty, we were easily able to handle all scenarios. Our brand new warchest requirements ensured that our nations would be heavily fortified when war would come. We were ready, and our performance showed it. During the war two ex-Cabinet members posted an attempt at damning evidence against The Legion and encouraged members to leave. Their attempts were foiled by the pride-filled Legionnaires as we labeled the two traitors for the release of classified information without the consent of The Government at the time. Luckily, at least in my eyes, their actions outweighed the actions of our government and assisted the news release in passing. As the war came to a close \m/ became increasingly desperate. They began launching first strike nukes. Those who did were placed on our ZI list, as well as the ZI list of many other alliances. \m/ would eventually disband and, after 3 grueling weeks, The Legion peaced out of \m/’s wars. After two days Valhalla was ready to admit surrender to The Legion and “unofficially” agreed to terms where there would be an admit of defeat as well as a few secret clauses that not many knew. However, noWedge craftily maneuvered his way out of this scenario by contacting NPO and gaining their support for white peace. Stuck in a corner, we were forced to comply. The small victory of an apologetic noWedge, who is one of the most hated enemies of The Legion, was ruined. In late September 2007 we declared white peace with Valhalla. On paper it may have been white peace, but in the hearts of every Legionnaire it was a dominant victory. We had set out feet on the ground again. With a proven military structure the future looked bright and it was certainly something we looked forward to. Cybernations remained relatively quiet for a while. Life resumed as it does during peace. I was ever prepping towards the next war and continued to work my way up the military structure. That is, however, until the critical error in the actions of Thom Solo and Lord Swampy. The two had sponsored a coup against noWedge that eventually leaked out. As Thom left, and various officials moved up to fill rank, Pezstar produced a fake announcement with two unwilling signatures on the document. All this happened while I was offline. When I logged on I was horror stricken, I could not believe what had happened. My home for the entirety of my nation was just gone. I had no choice but to believe that the post was true, after all, if had the signatures of those I trusted on it. Panic stricken, I shed but a single tear of grief and then proceeded to gather as many of my friends as I could and joined MCXA. The core of my migrant group being myself, wain, and Mr.AdmiralX. I was in a bit of confusion and had decided that, while the disbandment was a fake, The Legion was too horribly depleted to regain its former glory and that my home would be no more. I stayed in MCXA and behaved as if I would never return to The Legion. I kept contacts, the primary ones being Xineoph and Lincongrad, in order to keep pace on what was going on. I worked my way up very easily in the MCXA military structure. The ideas I brought from the Legion were much appreciated and I quickly was promoted to the Senior Centurion equivalent. I also managed to become the top recruiter. wain, during that time, moved up to what I believe to be the Minister of Internal Affairs. I was approached by Xineoph one day and was prodded into a conversation we had had many times before. He assured me that, even though it appeared The Legion was suffering, it was only from an external perspective. He told me how not only was I wanted, but I was needed to return. Purplegate caused many previously high ranking officials to leave and the alliance was lacking in leadership. I agreed to return and willingly placed my nation under the imprisonment terms of NPO in order to pay reps beside my brothers and sisters. The situation was exactly as Xineoph had described it. The only issue I had at the time was that The Legion was governed by a Viceroy who exercised absolute power, yet even that was acceptable at times. While initially opposed, I believe that during that time we began to see the wisdom provided and the guidance that was forced upon us as a good thing. As we realized that the faster our government was reconstructed we came together and began to accomplish what seemed like impossible tasks. Charter debates were grueling and oftentimes completely stagnant. It seemed that a majority vote would never be reached. Late December a decision was finally reached and a variation of the current government structure was produced. Here is where I first received my big break. Xineoph was appointed as the first MoD under the new system and finally gave me the chance that I had wanted for so long. Being the longest serving Centurion in Legion history I was promoted to Praetorian. It is because of this kick start that my government service has become what it is today. His appointment was one of the most pivotal points in my cybernations career. While I applied to Z’ha’dum in a bid to receive the spot, I whole heartedly believe that Zha’s choice was not only the best for The Legion, but the best for me as well. Then came the hacking and purging of our invisionfree home. Everything had been deleted by an unknown source. The only things remaining were those saved by legionnaires for various reasons. It was during this tumultuous time that a previously unknown legionnaire, at least to me, stepped forward and bought our new home avelegio.net. With our beautiful new home in place we were greeted a week later to what I remember as some of the most amazing announcement I can remember; noWedge had been removed from power and was replaced by Chefjoe. Around this time we escaped from our seemingly endless terms. Having paid over 1.6 Billion, accepted a Viceroy for an extended period of time, and lost our old forums, no Cybernations alliance had ever come close to matching reparations paid. In addition to this a brand new MDP was forged between NPO and The Legion, seemingly absolving any prior bad blood between the two alliances. Without a documented history to run off of, my memory fades and details become fuzzy. I have participated in every single Legion war since my nation was created, and will continue that running record until my nation is deleted. If you need my reflections on these wars, you can find them in any written report on them. While my memory of war and different alliances may be faded, by service to The Legion has not been forgotten. After Xineoph retired from his Minister of Defense position Lincongrad was appointed as his replacement, and I was appointed Commodore. I served in this position for 6 months and would live to regret my last action as Commodore. But, before I spoil the ending, I must reflect on the entirety. I served as Commodore diligently, finetuning our war machine and prepping The Legion for anything that could come our way. Lincongrad was scheduled to leave for an extended vacation around three quarters into my service, and I was to fill in as Interim Minister of Defense until he returned. During this short span war was bustling. Assarax and I found ourselves online as rumors began filling our query boxes that Vanguard and Universalis were plotting to attack the New Pacific Order, who was currently already engaged. Sporting our brand new MDP, we wanted to help, but had our hands tied. Somehow a few lower level nations learned of this and declared one Universalis without any Consulate orders. At the time of the attacks myself and Assarax were running through every scenario we possibly could, and were leaning towards a preemptive strike in order to keep the pressure off of our new allies. While discussing the issue I received an extremely hostile query from a Universalis nation, Tiznoast, which said next to nothing, but was riddled with flames. I dismissed him until he could approach me calmly. This would prove to be the best move for us. Instead of having to declare preemptively and risk the bad PR or risk acting on a false rumor, our enemies came to us. The war was brutal. Though small in number they were decked with the maximum number of nukes possible, and they were not afraid to use them. The two alliances refused to speak with any members but myself stating “you understand that this is a game, and not an e-layering session. We can respect that.” However, though they would talk with me, they refused to listen and refused to accept terms. With much diligence we pounded them into nothingness until their nations quit the game. Tiznoast, ironically, sent my nation a gift of 3 Million and 50 Tech as a sign of respect for the way I comported myself during the entire show. The war was extremely controversial, and I took most of the flak for it. But, it could not have happened any more perfectly. We inadvertently came to the defense of our allies without the bad PR of an aggressive attack. We were successful in destroying the enemy, and proved that The Legion could handle any scenario given to us, even the most extreme. After this war, however, my CN career takes a large turn. Blissy, the current Minister of Economics was stepping down from power. His Senators had all resigned and he was left with no one else (you had to appoint from the Senate at the time). Myself and a new legionnaire, The Arbiter, placed our bids for the position. The Arbiter would triumph, solidifying the quickest rise to power in Legion history, and I remained as Commodore. Arbiter saw quickly that he was alone in his department and came to me with an offer to become his second in command. I was hopeful, but hesitant. It was at this time that I was informed, falsely, that even though I was second to Lincongrad, I was far from his next choice as MoD. I was deeply hurt by these words because, not only had I worked hard in the position I was in, but Lincongrad was a close friend of mine. Blindly accepting the rumors as fact, I followed Arb, resigned from Commodore, and took my place as Chief of Financial Staff. I regret this decision more than any I have made in my Cybernations career. In a state of anger and deep hurt I did not think to confront Lincongrad and made a very foolish mistake in leaving the department I loved. Economics was second nature to me, however, and I quickly began picking up the details. As CoFS I was not required to know every detail about every program, but rather manage those who did. I was to make sure everyone did their job and that the results at the end of said job were acceptable. Relations between me and Arbiter started off extremely well, but quickly began to decline. I found my voice drown out by commands, something that I do not take kindly to. As I sat in the staff channel I began to pick up on many other workers stating the same thing. It was obvious that I was not the only one unhappy with the way things were running, but I let the staff be and continued to oversee their work. However, towards the end of The Arbiter's service he formed a rebuilding plan that I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, would not work. I approached the Consulate at the time and had the plan voted down by majority and a message sent to The Arbiter telling him to abandon the plan. The order was ignored and I refused to work until it was revoked. The heated discussion following between myself, KingWilliamIV, Totem, and The Arbiter resulted in my firing, my hiring, my quitting, my rehiring, and finally, Arbiter's resignation. The stress level I felt during this time was unmatched and I was in need of a break from everything around me. It was after the appointment of Arbiter's replacement, SIWELCELA, which I left to take this break. I returned shortly after and resumed service as the CoFS until my eventual appointment into the Minister of Economics position. As the new MoE I had much work to do. The department was in shambles and the staff was simply nonexistent. However, I found myself in a particularly rough situation in real life and was forced to promote The Arbiter to Interim Minister of Economics where he served for roughly a month. Towards the end of this service I was contacted by various government officials regarding foreign incidents spawning from my departments’ leadership. It was at this point that I forced myself to take control of the department, after making the necessary cuts to my RL. I was constantly pressed for time and needed to find the best way to ensure work would be done. As a result I completely revamped the ranking system and began the reconstruction of tech deals, sleds, banking, and the format of the forums. I condensed everything into an efficient machine, but still lacked staff, until the end of my term that is. Towards the end of my term things really began to pick up. With the combination of SiCkO and Watcher, the department was really flying. It was no longer the staff that was at fault, but the programs that were in place. We desperately needed a new format for tech deals that would allow us to not only run more tech deals, but run them easier. During my last month as MoE SiCkO produced our current system which has helped The Legion run in the most efficient state it has ever been in. Significant names in the project are SiCkO, the creator and initial staff, Watcher, co creator and initial staff, and MAX, who fine tuned the machine in the most efficient way possible. My staff was quickly becoming so good at their jobs that I noticed I was no longer needed. Following my self made motto to “serve where needed” I resigned from Minister of Economics after about 6 months of service. Though it pained me to do so, I recognized that I was no longer the best at the position and that I could be of better use elsewhere. In an extremely tight race between MAX, SiCkO, and Watcher, MAX became my replacement and worked towards making a perfect department for his eventual successor, Watcher, to run. After my resignation from MoE I again wished for a break, for something interesting, something I had never experienced before. So, with a pledge to return to fight in any war or at The Legion's request, I took my vacation. I journeyed from The Order of Justice, to The Resistance, to OMFG, with various stops back home in between. My stays at each was short, however, while in The Order of Justice I rose to Triumvir and had the government structure reformed into something more efficient and more successful. During my stay in The Resistance I was promoted to an assistant overseer of their governing body, and while in OMFG I limited my service to that of a brother. My stay at OMFG ended only a week ago, as of the writing of this memoir, due to the escalated tension in the cyber verse. Maintaining my pledge to return home in the instance of war, I again returned home to fly The Legion's flag. Only this time, I do not plan on leaving. My career is far from illustrious, my achievements pale in comparison to those I have served alongside. But I am honored to say that every fond memory I have of this game has been produced while under that majestic eagle. I love this place. For nearly four years it has been my home. I have always been accepted here, I have always had friends to return to, and I have always appreciated the kindness the alliance has given me. I would be a fool to say that I do not owe The Legion everything, for she has given me everything that I currently have. I have served as best as I can, I have served where I have been needed, I have served where I have been asked, and I have served during the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. I have seen it all and through it all I will endure alongside my brothers and sisters in The Legion, the most resilient, proud, and honorable group of nations in this game we call Cybernations. Ich Dien. /s/ Konkrage - Forever a proud Legionnaire.[/quote]