Vilien

Very cool.

It was an incredible time, and looking back it's probably the most fun I've ever had playing this game.

You mean a few members of an alliance with a decentralized tech dealing structure sent aid to an alliance you dislike? The horror!

[quote name='Hidraca' date='20 April 2010 - 05:40 PM' timestamp='1271799635' post='2268202'] [center] Haikus are an art Master perfection not needed Just succinct message[/center] [/quote] [b]Vilien:[/b] Nary a loose constructionist goon have I ever seen, but I s'pose today is as good a day as any to see my base presuppositions challenged.

[quote name='Hidraca' date='20 April 2010 - 05:29 PM' timestamp='1271798950' post='2268166'] [center]Terms For Aggressor, Maybe Harsher than the Others, An Aggressor is Methrage.[/center] [/quote] [center]my cherished goonfriend, haikus are five seven five, not five eight seven.[/center]

I understand the appeal of free verse poetry, but an announcement like this from one of our world's oldest alliances should carry a bit more gravity. Congratulations nonetheless.

[quote name='nippy' date='20 April 2010 - 04:14 PM' timestamp='1271794430' post='2267998'] From what I've seen from the majority of DAWN folk, the way you play devil's advocate for the sake of a rogue like Methrage, you guys gave yourself quite a misnomer there. Who told you you guys are 'wise' in any way? Oh, I get it...you wanted an acronym that made a word. Good job on that. [/quote] Did a GOONS member just call another alliance's acronym arbitrary?

Mostly Harmless Alliance - 6. Nearly everyone that I've dealt with from MHA has been reasonable, professional, and respectful (with one exception). That said, MHA suffers from its position as a bloated alliance that makes the choice of taking a backseat in politics. Green Protection Agency - 5. Neutrality is just a delete button away. New Pacific Order - 5. Horrendous pre-Karma, but I've seen plenty from them post-war that's given me reason to give them a chance. Many of them dislike me on an individual level, and that feeling is certainly mutual. New Polar Order - 7. My respect for Polaris was pretty high pre-war. While Grub took an action that I partially agree with in of itself, he should have anticipated the !@#$storm he'd create. Polaris is still in a position to do great things, and I like them a lot. I just resent having what small amount of strength my alliance had get wiped away on a whim. World Task Force - 5. Aren't they neutral? Sparta - 6. Again, there are personalities from Sparta that I respect. Still, the bloated and inactive model is ineffective and dying for a reason. Viridian Entente - 9. Fantastic members, fantastic allies, fantastic ideologically. My only regret is that I don't know them as well as I feel I should. The Democratic Order - 5. Neutrality is just a delete button away. Fark - 6. I have generally positive feelings about Fark, but haven't had enough interactions with them to give them a really accurate rating. Mushroom Kingdom - 9. Good people, good attitude, but a few bad policies. Orange Defense Network - 8. Easily one of the better CnG alliances. United Purple Nations - 5. I haven't had any experience with UPN whatsoever except a recent conversation with their Prime Minister. FOK - 7. Cool people, some policies I disagree with. Still, FOK go above and beyond as far as loyalty to allies is concerned, and that's something that I deeply respect. Global Alliance And Treaty Organization - 8. Spirit of '06. The Legion - 4. They've been quiet recently, but they're a bastardization of what was never really a great alliance. The Order Of The Paradox - 5. Some good members, some bad members. Whatever. Ragnarok - 8. Ragnarok have been a class act consistently and they've got a great group of people. RnR - 5. I can only think of railroads every time I hear their name. The Order Of Light - 5. A few members are TOOL's saving grace. Stockpiling cruise missiles is easily a -3 in my book. Random Insanity Alliance - 7. Delta. The "ha ha totally random" theme is pretty bad. Umbrella - 8. Goddammit. Simultaneously fantastic and horrible. Getting rid of Kortal would be a huge plus. Poison Clan - 3. The only thing keeping you above a zero is the fact that you're the only real raiding alliance that isn't obnoxious about it. Commonwealth Of Sovereign Nations - 5. A pretty mixed bag. Nueva Vida - 8. Fantastico. Federation Of Armed Nations - 5. Haven't heard anything out of them in ages. Independent Republic Of Orange Nations - 4. Plenty of bad posters and a largely inactive member base. Siberian Tiger Alliance - 7. Haven't spoken to too many of them, but they do seem to pretty much always do the right thing. Multicolored Cross-X Alliance - 5. +2 for actually trying to fix your problems, -2 for Supercoolyellow. The Grand Lodge Of Freemasons - 5. ? Athens - 6. Good people, bad decisions in the past that haunt your entire bloc. Nordreich - 4. "German nationalism". The International - 6. Haven't had much interaction with them at all, but from what I've gathered from the Leftists that I've dealt with, INT is a pretty solid group. The Foreign Division - 5. Aren't they neutral? LOSS - 7. Spirit of '06. Nusantara Elite Warriors - 5. Gorram Indos. The Grämlins - 2. Hello nosedive. Guru Order - 5. Nothing ever comes out of GO except merger requests. Seriously. North Atlantic Defense Coalition - 5. Ha. M*A*S*H - 5. I heard they were in purple, that's about it. The Templar Knights - 5. Who?

[quote name='Methrage' date='20 April 2010 - 03:16 PM' timestamp='1271790965' post='2267914'] Good to know. [/quote] Wait a minute, that's not what he said!

Well done, Rome.

[quote name='Johnny Apocalypse' date='19 April 2010 - 08:31 PM' timestamp='1271723500' post='2267082'] Who will you rally against if GOONS and PC ever stop raiding? [/quote] I'll probably have to start raiding if that ever happens.

[quote name='Jakome' date='19 April 2010 - 07:34 PM' timestamp='1271720031' post='2266967'] [center]You Try And You Try Use History To Excuse You Copy The Goons[/center] [/quote][center][color="#FF0000"] claiming a form in its entirety as yours speaks to ignorance[/color][/center]

It's not very often that I get excited about a treaty these days, but this is an exception. Fantastic.

[quote name='Jakome' date='19 April 2010 - 06:55 PM' timestamp='1271717741' post='2266906'] [center]Attempt Is So Sad Originality Gone You Copy The Goons[/center] [/quote][center][color="#FF0000"] grasp of history lacking, like your poetic form, new goons get out[/color][/center]

[center][color="#FF0000"]methrage is a saint you will pay for your crimes, goons you will regret this[/color][/center]

That pip is awful.

I expected to be happy after reading this announcement, but for some reason I just feel disappointed. Well, at least GOONS is still here.

[quote name='Amer Kurtovic' date='19 April 2010 - 08:23 AM' timestamp='1271679788' post='2266179'] Vilien, you're a mercenary. You got $3 million, of which I took about $2,700,000 or so in Ground Battles. And you're Communist and I'm in Anarchy. [/quote] I take offense to you calling me a mercenary. I'm attacking you out of a misguided sense of justice, not because I'm getting paid to do it. In addition, I'm destroying you by myself. The idea that you can even begin to touch Rome is laughable.

I believe I've made my position on the matter abundantly clear.

Good luck.

I can't even begin to address the sheer scope of the idiocy contained in those policy statements.

Welcome to the Red team. We wish you the best of luck.

I want treaties with MK and VE. We can always dream.

SCY: You pretty obviously went out of your way to harass a rerolled player who hadn't caused you any trouble in her new incarnation. I would strongly advise you to avoid going back to your old ways.

[quote name='LJ Scott' date='15 April 2010 - 09:13 PM' timestamp='1271380372' post='2262031'] Nothing. Aside from the respect of our allies, we couldn't really care what the peanut gallery thinks. [/quote] Whatever you say about us, we'll always care about you babe.