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  10. Declare war range

    in Tournament Edition Suggestions

    Posted · Edited by Taishaku

    [quote name='Fizzydog' timestamp='1277243799' post='2346977']
    I think that nations should be allowed to declare on ANY ONE, regardless of range that is ABOVE their ranking, but not below it.
    [/quote]

    And what happens if tiny nations start declaring on the number one nation, blocking all of its spots and attacking with their tiny armies?

    This would just legitimize slot-filling.

    EDIT: I mean that it would be impossible to prove that they're slot-filling if they're attacking with all they got.

  13. Declaration of War

    in World Affairs (IC)

    Posted · Edited by Taishaku

    250 million? I would say Valhalla is definitely justified in demanding more meaningful reparation, probably 50 tech to each member who entered Peace Mode. Do not forget, this little adventure probably disrupted virtually every tech trade in their alliance. The loss of income for trade/improvement swaps is probably negligible in comparison (less than 250 million, for sure, given only the 45 largest alliances entered Peace Mode).

  18. The End. It's coming.

    in World Affairs (IC)

    Posted · Edited by Taishaku

    To be honest, TOP and co. started this war, so it would be silly for them to demand that C&G quit it. C&G has the right to continue this war with their valid CB (being pre-emptively attacked) until the very last TOP nation is a smoldering ruin. They also can well refuse an unconditional surrender from TOP (that is, no quarter).

    EDIT: Obviously though, I hope that this conflict comes to a close immediately, which does not seem likely given the sizes of both sides' warchests.

  23. A Word from CCC

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted · Edited by Taishaku

    Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;

    for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

    Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;

    with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

    May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,

    the tongue that makes great boasts,

    those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail,

    our lips are with us; who is master over us?"

    Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,

    I will now arise," says the LORD;

    I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

    The words of the LORD are pure words,

    like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,

    purified seven times.

    You, O LORD, will keep them;

    you will guard us from this generation forever.

    On every side the wicked prowl,

    as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

    -Psalm 12:1-8

    o/ God

    AND... FIRST POST!

  24. \m/ announcement; Regarding Current Events

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    Before you guys started making @#$% of yourselves all over the forum I had a neutral opinion of you, now I have a negative opinion and finally understand why you were disbanded. I hope when the dust settles and war ends you guys learn a few lessons and really make some changes.

    I would think that many hope that when the dust settles, they won't have the opportunity to make changes at all.

  25. \m/ announcement; Regarding Current Events

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    This is probably going to be the only time I address this issue, and it's only because I respect you, and I think I can actually say this to you without it being taken as mindless rhetoric or petty bickering.

    Onto the point itself; you've really lost the right claim that you're not part of \m/ coalition, even if in your heart you hate \m/. I know you guys joined "to help PC, not \m/", but the truth of the matter is by joining the war in an aggressive manner you've helped \m/ FAR more than you have helped PC, and you've helped PC less than you would have if you had stayed out of it. In your DoW, you stated "we will not let our friends get massacred." Ok, fair enough. I can't really argue that, nobody can. But that line becomes nothing but rhetoric when you consider that 1) most of PC was in peace mode, and most of those fighting weren't even real PC members, and 2) NpO's terms to PC were to "walk away". Thats actually easier than white peace... they don't even have to sign a document, they just walk away.

    So, what has FOK achieved for PC by declaring war on NpO? Well, it certainly hasn't ended the war and saved their nations... and it certainly won't help you help them when the war does finally end (you'll have to do your own rebuilding)... and you've lost a huge diplomatic edge to help PC through negotiations; you can't use the threat of war as a bargaining chip when you're already at war, and if you end up losing, then NpO can easily, and justifiably say "well, you turned into a !@#$ storm, so we'll need some reps". PC is no better off now than it was before you declared war. In fact, it is worse off.

    On the other hand, let's look at \m/'s situation: they're chumps. They punched their last ticket. They knew it, you knew it, everybody knew it. They have no fighting capability. But your entrance into the war gave them the possibility of one symbolic win... even if the are completely and utterly destroyed, ZI'd across the board, if your side wins, they will sign the peace treaty on the winning side. You've given them their only light in a dark cave; the possibility of being on the winning side.

    So, in saying that, it is not by any exaggeration to claim that you are part of \m/'s coalition. You will go down in history as either 1) having died for \m/, or 2) having saved \m/.

    This will be first time that I have ever done this:

    o/ Hizzy

    Bravo, I salute you.

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