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Mathias

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  1. [quote name='HeroofTime55' timestamp='1308779056' post='2738639']
    By that you mean "When we found out about the new viking bloc on CNLeakSiteOfTheGivenWeek.org we wanted to bring them into our sphere of power," right?

    Not saying it was a dumb move. But it's infuriating, that there's always gullible alliances like NoR ready to lap up whatever scraps you have to offer, under the delusion that you'll actually stand with them in their time of need.
    [/quote]

    He's in NoR you idiot.

  2. [quote name='Arrnea' timestamp='1308642795' post='2737036']
    You don't [b]have[/b] to pay attention, you know? :smug:
    [/quote]

    When someone starts a potentially global war literally crying about people not wanting to be in your !@#$%* alliance because they want to be in some other !@#$%* alliance yeah I sort of have to.

  3. The game's dying because older players are deleting and we aren't bringing in (or retaining) enough new players at a high enough rate to replace them.

    No matter how many times the argument is rehashed the politics of this game aren't what's killing it. People will be quitting no matter what's going on. Especially when you consider how many people are in small irrelevant alliances. Even if CN was at the peak of excitement if your alliance isn't a mover or shaker you're pretty much just along for the ride or not involved at all which makes it just as boring as if nothing was going on. CN needs to catch the attention of new players and draw them in, and politics won't do that. That's what will keep them playing down the road once they are experienced enough to move into government positions. What we need is a way for new nations to catch up to old ones without simply building for years without losing a war, and a way to get those new players here to begin with.

  4. [quote name='Schattenmann' timestamp='1308241171' post='2732471']
    First of all, let's all get it right: It's "PZI." EZI wasn't a term used until a year or more after all of these 1V-GATO War events occurred. I was PZI-listed by the [url="http://cybernations.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Confederate"]Dark Confederate[/url] bloc (7 alliances), Browncoats, and Polaris, exiled from Black by Obsidian, and banned from Blue by MCXA at the same time that Chimaera was PZIed by One Vision and allies. Most of the Dark Confederate alliances ended up merged into Athens, I don't go around hating Athens for harboring and promoting my PZIers from 4 years ago.
    [/quote]

    Well Chim was chased across several rerolls and I'm pretty sure that's what we've come to call EZI.

  5. [quote name='Haflinger' timestamp='1308174819' post='2732017']
    Weren't you actually a Vox member?
    [/quote]

    No, plus I didn't count Vox because it didn't try to exist in the normal fashion that alliances do.

    But still, even if you did count Vox they weren't all that successful because they were in a perpetual state of war. That's also why I didn't count them because they had a lot going against them and it was more about the movement than the hard power they possessed.

  6. [quote name='nutkase' timestamp='1307937952' post='2730357']
    Then it must be coincidence that just before a official upgrade between TIO and NPO, that IAA dumps it's treaty with TIO?
    [/quote]

    Honestly if you think it's a bad thing that an alliance likes to keep it's foreign policy coherent then there's no arguing with you.

    And while that may be a significant factor in this cancellation there's plenty of other underlying reasons that made it the straw that broke the camel's back.

  7. [quote name='nutkase' timestamp='1307937112' post='2730339']
    IAA just showed that they treaty based mostly on the opposite numbers allies rather then a friendship between each other.

    Also IAA effectively saw that TIO was not going to slave itself out to IAA FA direction, dropped lip and walked away.
    [/quote]

    You should be friends with all of your allies but you shouldn't be allies with all of your friends. If IAA was concerned with FA direction over friendship they would have cancelled on TIO months ago.

  8. [quote name='Augustus Autumn' timestamp='1307664194' post='2728251']
    If there is any emphasis, it's perceived. I picked the first alliances / blocs which came to mind as well as the most recent event (read: I don't hang out in the cool IRC channels and have no contact with the behind-the-scenes goings-on). Also, thank you but you won't find the "H"-word being used here nor is that sad repeated characterization at all relevant. Cheers.

    Also, what is XX supposed to be?
    [/quote]

    XX is a bloc made up of R&R, Farkistan, MHA, and Sparta.

    And I wasn't saying MK is ok because NPO was worse. I'm saying NPO was bad and MK isn't.

  9. [quote name='HeroofTime55' timestamp='1307658827' post='2728177']
    I was waiting for the "But look! MK is good people too!" charade based on that thread. Didn't expect it so soon though.

    Speaking out against one relatively tiny violation does not at all absolve you of the massive crimes you have committed, but nice try.
    [/quote]

    For someone who likes the "you can't have morals, look at what you've done!" argument, you seem to forget that you were NPO's and TPF's errand boy and personal spokesman when they were at the height of their power and performing some of the most heinous acts Planet Bob has ever seen. So please forgive me for speaking out against things that I think are wrong in spite of the fact that my alliance has declared wars and collected reparations. I'll come back when our résumé includes [OOC]crossing the IC/OOC line by essentially banning players from the game[/OOC], installing viceroys, disbanding alliances, and using people's personal lives as CBs.

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