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Korlus

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  1. Hey you..

    I love you.

    Me

  2. A peyu cei we we qigl

  3. I don't know if you'll ever see this, but I hope you're well :)

  4. I was told about this just as it was posted and was afraid that I had to be out the next day and so couldn't post immediately. For those few who are interested in what I might have to say, I'm honestly not surprised that it happened. What managed to surprise me is that it took this long to happen. However, that doesn't mean that seeing it happen doesn't make me sad - of course, it does. There were many people behind this treaty, and even more behind the relationship originally behind it, and I count myself one of those "responsible" for a large portion of it. I suppose, if I was to try and rationalise it, I would say that the reason that it failed was because people weren't trying to uphold it. When it was signed, the ODN and The Legion were moving closer to one another and people on both sides were trying their hardest to make it work - almost regardless of their other treaties. Now I'm not here to argue about whether or not that was a good political move - people have fun insulting The Legion (as it was) and the ODN (in general, apparently) for their political prowess all of the time. What I do want to say is that it was fun and nice and, in a way, its existence justified their existence. It being there gave the two alliances things to do, people to focus on, and a political outlook far different to anything that would have been around before hand. Over time, those people who originally worked on it drifted apart, whether because of moving to other alliances, or whatever else and people flew the flag of "ORRPLE" (or "ORPLE" if you were a Penguin) began to continue flying it, for what I can see, not because it was "fun" and "nice", but because it had always been done, and it looked like the right thing to do. The spirit of friendship, even the spirit of love was still there, but a lot of the original spirit of the relationship had been lost over time. As you can see at some points in this thread, the love (in a lot of cases) is still there, even now, but love alone does not make for a good treaty. It's a wonderful basis for one, but there needs to be mutual interaction, respect, and, preferably, desire for that mutual interaction and respect to keep a relationship, as was symbolised by this treaty alive. From what little attention I pay to politics today, it seems that more and more treaties are becoming simply what they state they are - Mutual Defence Pacts or Financial Aid Pacts or... Whatever else it is that they say, and that the feeling and interaction behind them is desired more for political gain than for fun, and even love - which don't get me wrong, in the current political climate is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it seems to be more and more what is expected. However, ORRPLE was never intended to be just a treaty, and as the two signatories allowed it to become just that... Well, it died. I viewed it as all but dead while I was in the ODN, and as an outsider, I could see no hope of things getting better. I suppose it's a feeble thing to cling to something like this as I have done for so long, but it was ever my hope that it would get better. I may not be a member of either alliance, but it still felt like my child, and I really wanted to see it grow again. Who knows? Maybe the death of the treaty will cause those two parties to talk again? Maybe they'll realise that they're not actually dissimilar, and that the love is still there. I suppose I can but hope.
  5. I'd prefer the slightly simpler ones - that doesn't look quite centred, and the feathering looks pixellated.
  6. We should, and we should allow for it's affect on nations whose environment is already pretty bad. Allowing the environment to go into the negatives would be interesting when combined with an uncapped GRL. It would make the effect of nuclear weapons fairly large upon the rest of the world, which could lead to interesting consequences (although seeing CN as it is, it likely won't - the opportunity is there, and will be far greater than it currently is. It would also make Radiation Cleanup a little better, but still not great... If doing this, I would advocate a slightly slower increase of GRL, however - making it more devastating when it arrives at higher levels. While on the topic of GRL, I would probably also keep track of the nuclear weapons that actually hit, meaning that it would go up dramatically over the course of a war, as opposed to jumping once and it remaining almost constant. ... Which brings me nicely back to the topic at hand. Unlike before where being hit by a single nuke was rare, I would suggest implementing this flag for nations who have been hit by multiple nukes. This goes hand-in-hand with the idea I proposed, where more nukes mean more in general - so a nation who'd been nuked, say ten times could perhaps receive that flag, and a nation who's been nuked say twenty times could receive a slightly... Better version? Perhaps with a green radition symbol, slightly feathered to look like it's actually glowing? Edit: Perhaps something akin to this: (Did it quickly - just a quick edit based upon the original poster's flag to give an example. Could do with a quick clean up, but I'm heading off out soon.)
  7. Tl;dr available! I've seen so many names that I recognise post in this thread that I thought that at the very least, I probably ought to reply as well. I was tempted earlier, but decided against it - mainly because I was afraid of dredging up the past. It seems like many others have done it before me however, so I thought that I'd throw my pennies into the proverbial wishing well and let you all hear my opinion - for what little it counts. As some Legion members will remember, I left not too long after the Viceroyship was imposed by the NPO. I didn't talk much about why I left at the time to anyone but my friends - and my friends had all but completely left the Legion (if they were there in the first place). In short, I left because the Legion was changing, and I liked what it had been before. Yes, it had had it's problems, but by and large they were interesting problems that made life more fun to be a member - at least for me. So I understand that the idea of any member putting forward and passing legislation just doesn't sit well with a lot of people - and neither does the arguments that can come about from such legislation. The Legion that I knew had been changing for a long time prior to the Viceroy's "taking over" (I use the phrase loosely), and as some of you may remember my "leaked" resignation post from earlier on in the year, I had been contemplating it seriously - to the point of having written up my resignation notice, and given it to a friend to read over to make sure it wasn't too snotty or what have you. So, when I say that the new Legion doesn't sit as well with me as the old Legion, I don't mean it as an insult in the slightest. In fact, from what I've seen of you, you are a much more efficient, smooth-running machine that has a better reputation (and after all, reputation is everything in Digiterra). It's just that The Legion was my home, and when it changed, I moved out so I didn't have to suffer the memories evoked by the memorabilia laying around on the mantelpiece. Anyway, having got that out of the way (hopefully to avoid you all taking the rest of my post the wrong way), I might just be able to continue... I'm not sure that that's entirely true. The Legion did fail, so I suppose I can't argue with you there, and it had been long on the path to failing. However, to me it is the journey and not the destination that means the most, and the journey was an amazing one. If it had continued as it had been previously, it would have died in Bob as it is now - it had to change. Oh, and I do not believe that people feared change - I believe that people disliked sacrificing aspects of a system that they liked for efficiency. While they may not have thought about it like that; think back to the changes that were proposed, and those that were fought off. Military service that was enforced? That was fought off because it felt wrong to make people active all of the time. The Legion's atmosphere was such that being laid back was a good thing. Paranoia? Well, I think that it's safe to say that the Legion had enemies. Lots and lots of enemies. Well, when I say that, I actually mean two or three, and you can probably guess who I mean without my having to voice them. To name one however was "noWedge", and he showed his dislike for the Legion time and again - deliberately putting the Legion on the brink of war (and occasionally, into war). In the end, I imagine that it was seen by Swampy that if noWedge didn't go, he would eventually kill the Legion completely. It turned out that he almost succeeded - but it was because of Swampy's help that it happened as it did. So, I'd say that the paranoia was justified - but it was caused by another problem: The Legion's reputation. Hey there, Mao. I haven't seen you in what feels like an age. I would like to "correct you" however (at least, from my point of view) - The Legion is honouring it's treaties in every way. It's not trying to irritate it's allies too much, and is trying to satisfy every one of them, without doing the "cowardly" thing of sitting out of the war, as was done in the past in such situations. By most definitions in CN, that is "classy", I believe. I agree, that it has changed a lot, but to an external perspective, The Legion during those periods wasn't all that classy at all. As with most things in life, it's all about perspective, and here it's quite obvious where yours comes from. I won't tell you that your point of view is wrong however - that's not what points of view are about. However, I think that your post might look better if you took others into account - at least a little bit. Now, I've rambled on for a bit, and I'm sure most of you will be wanting a tl;dr, so here it is: tl;dr: I'm old. I was in The Legion a long time ago. I left the alliance. I think that this declaration is classy.
  8. I was arguing with a friend over whether or not you had balls. I suggested that with your alliance backing you, you wouldn't find it hard to get treaties in the long term because of this, and that sacrificing a bit of NS for the promise of friends later (who could help you rebuild etc) meant that it could have just been a brilliant political move. Then I managed to track down your nation (and alliance). Since from what I can tell, it's just you, you have balls. Big, hairy balls. A single nation declaring their support may not have the same political effect as that of a large alliance, but it alters not your strength of conviction. I wish you all of the best in this war, as while I do not fight, or even support your side, those "big, hairy balls" deserve respect. Enjoy the war. I'm sure many others will, and for that I hope that you are no exception. There's no need to be miserable when your nation's infrastructure is destroyed.
  9. Anyway. I would say that there are three ways to judge an alliance - the first being by it's actions. The second being by the result of those actions and the third being the members that it has in it. We've been arguing about the first one extensively, but it seems to me that the fact that the ODN is still sanctioned after three years speaks for itself as to the result of the actions that it has taken. As to the members... Well, many of them are still hugely respected internationally, even if they have left the alliance over the past three years. I could give a "Shout out" to all of the members that I could think of; there is a really, really long list of them, and I'm afraid that I'd probably miss a few - which would make them feel unwanted. However, being in this position shows that at least in this respect, they've been very "successful" - to have had such a long and illustrious history; you can't but respect it. Congratulations, ODN. Few alliances can say that they owe their existence to a Pope.
  10. Just because your version of honour doesn't include "honouring treaties that you don't agree with", it does not mean that your idea of honour has to apply to everyone. In fact, you are making an attack upon the NPO's character in saying that it was dishonourable simply because it's idea of honour and yours do not match. While the NPO and the NpO may both have had their own "Imperialist Agenda" as you put it, I do not believe that it included attacking before discussions over treaties had occurred - which again would have changed the course of history dramatically. As a side note: I may or may not agree with you, in fact my point of view does not subscribe to either the points that you are arguing for, nor the opposite point of view. However; I am trying to point out that just because you hold something as fact does not make it so. I'd rather not derail this thread further, and so I will cease posting on this issue. If you wish to take it up further, I will be happy to discuss it via PM. ----- Once again, congratulations on your 1,096th day of existence.
  11. So, you are saying that the ODN, having mercy upon the NPO (who were dragged into the war due to the actions of a single member[/u] of another alliance - the NpO) should not have made peace with an alliance accidentally dragged into war? As it was, the war was going to begin a short time later, and from the talks going on at the time, looked like it was going to be a far more civilised affair. Or are we perhaps talking about different wars? Regardless; while I may disagree with many things that the ODN has done, without the benefit of hindsight, I find that the number decreases hugely. This is one decision which I believe many fault them for now, but likely would not have then.
  12. Congratulations on being three years old. You've managed to surpass my mental age by at least six months. Still, wasn't last year a leap year?
  13. Hey Draz, how've you been?

  14. Hope you're having a great birthday.

    Be well, wherever it is that life has taken you.

    :)

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