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  2. KIADO

    Posted · Edited by Monster

    2 hours ago, Cazaric said:

    In the time I've been in the other realm, it has added 1000+ members. Meanwhile, in a similar time, CN has lost ~1000. I think denying that it is going to be overtaken is foolish, as it appears imminent.

     

    I don't think that's what I said. I said it'd be quite some time at current rates.  Also you are talking about a year+ in terms of time.  

     

    I love the mentality btw. "I can't win here so I'll go somewhere where I can be on top."

  3. KIADO

    Posted · Edited by Monster

    Ayy lmao.

     

    I don't know of any political grudges being brought into cn. I've just seen an alliance that people already had issues with get attacked 

     

    4 hours ago, Cazaric said:

     

    As our population dwindles ever more rapidly, and the other world grows, I fear we may see that reversing.

     

     A lot of people have been saying that, but CN had 42 players sign up yesterday.  Most other games will never even reach CN's peak numbers or even half of it and usually have poor retention all on their own. CN has been declining, but alternatives have continuously failed to overtake it. At current rates, it'll be quite some time.

  5. Steve Buscemi

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    I don't really think it's entirely on the mark in terms of the reason for the decline. Most people have limited staying power in general, hence the retention problems and most active players end up having less free time to give to the game after being around for years.

    No one sets out to be the bad guy for it to be a community service.they might say that's why they're doing it, but it's closer to a justification rather than the reason; people do it because it's what they see as fun. The idea of skype/irc cliques being a contributing cause for the decline is flawed since they existed as far as back as the WUT period. It has always been a geo-friendship simulator to a degree.

    The internal community of an alliance is ultimately its backbone and what allows an alliance to have a presence on the world stage. The lack of political diversity has been an issue, but that's a symptom of fewer and fewer alliances having engaged players with the time to kill.

    Another significant problem that is notable is that newer players tend to not try to make names for themselves and it's usually discouraged to be active on the public forums. This type of setting isn't really accessible to anyone newer looking to climb up the ladder. The time investment required here to do anything is rarely seen as worth the returns. The lack of new blood means a relatively burned out population is what remains.

  6. Rush Sykes

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    I don't think anyone ever denied LoSS wanted to fight NG. However, I was told the biggest component of the rush to sign and attack was they were worried about a treaty partner on the other side being hit first. Honestly, with some more effort, an actual treaty chain could have been constructed to get them to NG. I wasn't involved much yet with the coalition when it happened, so I don't know why there wasn't more of an effort to get a non-last minute treaty chain through, tbh.

  9. jerdge

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    No, HoT is right. The mentality that motivates OOC action is in-game gain like getting revenge on people for !@#$ from 2008 in the case he refers to. It has to be disincentivized as a tool advance in-game grudges and whatnot if you want it to stop and the only way to do it is by in-game action. If people aren't willing to impose sanctions on alliances that perform such things, then no amount of handwringing will matter. Most people who are tied to them have knowingly enabled it by reinforcing their ability to do it. A culture that is intolerant to abuse will not allow alliances who practice it to remain in powerful positions.

    Like it or not, but OOC cultural cache has a lot of pull in the politics and so long as it does, people are willing to uphold relationships that don't make sense without it.

  14. supercoolyellow

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    Is this really necessary from an IC standpoint?
    It's just scy trying to feel better about himself by giving someone else flak. It's kind of something people like to do to shift criticism to more flashy targets when they're not well-liked in the first place. Wouldn't be the first time it's happened.I don't really recall talking about TOP or changing AAs frequently.Here's my list of AAsMushroom Kingdom 6 monthsElysium 1 weekUmbrella around 3 or so years in totalFOK ghost like a month and a halfsparta 2 months(didn't leave of my own volition.)Paraguas 2 months merged AA not really hoppingI mean, the idea that it's somehow a bad thing to give people flak for their web alignment is pretty meh.I've tried to avoid the whole confusion over the reply thing, and I usually include a name, but I'm too lazy to click quote a lot of the time.
    Not really, as a rule, I really am only critical of people in power. I really don't bear you any malice, I just like making games of the things that happen in CN (as can be seen as my end of the war pools.) I just thought this would be fun, if it makes you feel better, you do SCY posting bingo when I'm done with this, and I don't mean that in a tongue in cheek way. Seriously do it.

    Cool. All right, I'll just take it in jest. I haven't seen you post enough lately to warrant a bingo game.

  15. supercoolyellow

    Posted

    Also OsRavan deserves it and Schattenmann has been doing it long before me.

    The issue with OsRavan is he usually comes around to doing what MK wants and he'll make every excuse in the book for them. That's the problem I have with someone I used to like.

    But basically I do have a set of positions and predispositions and post to that effect. The times when I'm not on and posting, it's pretty boring, so people shouldn't really give me that much crap.

  16. supercoolyellow

    Posted

    Is this really necessary from an IC standpoint?

    It's just scy trying to feel better about himself by giving someone else flak. It's kind of something people like to do to shift criticism to more flashy targets when they're not well-liked in the first place. Wouldn't be the first time it's happened.

    I don't really recall talking about TOP or changing AAs frequently.

    Here's my list of AAs

    Mushroom Kingdom 6 months

    Elysium 1 week

    Umbrella around 3 or so years in total

    FOK ghost like a month and a half

    sparta 2 months(didn't leave of my own volition.)

    Paraguas 2 months merged AA not really hopping

    I mean, the idea that it's somehow a bad thing to give people flak for their web alignment is pretty meh.

    I've tried to avoid the whole confusion over the reply thing, and I usually include a name, but I'm too lazy to click quote a lot of the time.

  25. Phineas

    Posted

    A revaluation of all values: this question mark, so black, so huge that it casts a shadow over the man who puts it down — such a destiny of a task compels one to run into the sunlight at every opportunity to shake off a heavy, all-too-heavy seriousness. Every means is proper to do this; every "case" is a case of luck. Especially, war. War has always been the great wisdom of all spirits who have become too introspective, too profound; even in a wound there is the power to heal. A maxim, the origin of which I withhold from scholarly curiosity, has long been my motto:

    Increscunt animi, virescit volnere virtus.

    ["The spirits increase, vigor grows through a wound."]

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