So, what's the big deal about NPO reps?
No, I'm not losing the hate.
Yes, I always wanted to keep them in war [or in their case, peace mode] forever.
But I don't see a problem in letting friends and allies of the Pacifican menace make tiny nibbles in the reps.
Theory: Karma installed gigantic reps to choke the Pacifican Bank. If NPO lets their allies pay the reps then they will be free and safe. The bank is more powerful than any aspect of the NPO alliance and must be destroyed at all costs.
Reality: While I still think Karma fears the bank, I think they underestimate the size of reps here. Even before the war, the hegemony was in tatters. Remember when TPF, IRON, GGA, and others pulled up their noses and declared that they would not defend NPO? I sure do. They were only called into action after being heckled by NPO and NPO opponents alike. The New Pacific Order currently has no large friends who would be willing to relieve them of the reps. The Pacifican Bank will still struggle to breathe and NPO's smaller, friendlier allies can throw pennies at Karma. Everyone gets what they want.
I'll use a good, solid NPO ally as an example here: Invicta.
Now, when Orion, TCB, and TAB lobbed nukes against Invicta in the last war, Invicta lost a lot of firepower. Infrastructure levels fell dramatically in their middle range, as Manhattan Projects tore up their alliance. By all accounts, they were stunned by the move. I recall a lot of flaming in the various Invicta & TCB threads. Despite their weakened state, I'm sure that Invicta has begged Karma repeatedly to let Invicta fund atleast a couple of million dollars towards the payments. When pressed with the option of white peace, they initially refused and demanded that NPO be allowed peace as well [if you query their gov, they will confirm this]. This is an alliance that cares so much about NPO that they will do whatever they can. They understand the rest of the world [including myself] goes "lolpurple" and calls them meatshields, but they don't care. They just want to show some support to their allies.
In my opinion, it would be wise for Karma to relax their unwritten blockade against NPO. Large alliances like IRON and GGA aren't going to save them, and their true friends like Invicta are too small to do serious payments and really just want to show support. I say, let these alliances show some support. If you're going to give half the hegemony white peace you might as well let one or two alliances do a kind act. The world isn't going to end, and you're not going to fall into the next LUE-esque trap.
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