Mozaffar

Congratulations on a well-deserved end to hostilities, Pacifica.

As said before congratulations on the 3 year anniversary of the first incarnation of the IAA, and holy bejesus those are some amazing graphics.

In this persona little, in a previous persona it was to not go on a hiatus some time before the noCB war. It wouldnt have make much difference, but simply out of principle and for the action.

Hmmm, why should I leave the NSO for the Sith Empire?

I'm glad I'm in an alliance that does, and I don't really care if there are 50 or 300 nations in that alliance. Anyone who pays more attention to the amount of members in an alliance then it's character doesn't belong in the NSO and should just go to some Citadel alliance or something.

So let me get this straight the rules your trying to propose for just and morally justifiable surrender terms are, according to you, that the alliance needs to have personally underwent the very same surrender terms they are proposing to another alliance. Strange that NPO & friends only thought up this doctrine when they could very well be on the receiving end of these terms. edit: For the reason of keeping the game interesting and I think some lingering nostalgia I support not too harsh peace terms for the NPO. But certainly not because of the NPO membership coming to this forum talking about how harsh peace terms are unfair.

And in football (as in what us in Europe play) it is a, to speak with a sense of understatement, pretty widespread to try to "poach" players from other clubs. Not just transfers but also approaching the player privately if negotiations with the club break down to try to get a breakthrough.

Just got online for the first time in two days to see all of this, got to say I'm pretty unimpressed. I don't find this whole "poaching" that upsetting, it certainly doesn't make the NSO the most evul alliance eva. As is pretty much standard this time of the year people are getting bored and are looking for drama, no matter how trivial it is. o/ NSO

A crowd is gathered at the national rallying grounds, anxiously awaiting their spiritual leader and national ruler, the Holy Filibuster Urban IV. It is raining and getting the dark, Urban IV being well over a hour late they sing patriotic songs to stay entertained. Finally a limousine reaches the rallying ground making it's way through the crowd. It's flanked by a small army of militia members, part of the bodyguard of the Filibuster, they are firing their rifles in the air to keep the crowd at a distance and marking their arrival at the same time. Finally the car arrives at the small stage. Out comes the Holy Filibuster, wearing a purple toga and clutching a phonebook the elderly man makes his way to the stage. Several women in the crowd faint at the sight of this great man while many cheer at him, hailing the man who has taken the nation of Amsterdam Phonebook from rags to riches. As he gets ready for his speech, the crowd gets quiet: "Compatriots! Fish don't fry in the kitchen, beans don't burn on the grill. It took a whole lot of trying, just to get up that hill. Now we're up in the big leagues, getting our turn at bat! We have joined the Neverland Ranch a young alliance, we have decided to unite with others to protect our way of life, our freedom, our ideals. Forever will our nation be loyal to the Ranch, or at least up to the end of this round!" The crowd cheers at this jubilant news and many of them just happened to have brought flags of the Neverland Ranch to the rally, which is now being flown together with that of Amsterdam Phonebook (the logo of the Yellow Pages). The Holy Filibuster continues his speech: "We can already see our enemies criticizing our way of life, our culture. They are disgusted by our love for all of God's children, they know we would never hurt any living being but still they hope to bring us down. Here is a warning for these vultures, if you try anything we will bring you down and destroy you! You better run, you better do what you can! Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man. You wanna be tough, better do what you can. So beat it, just beat it." As the Holy Filibuster finishes his sentence flags of Murder Inc start to be put on fire and are trampled on. Militia members are keeping a watchful eye as they are patrolling through the crowd. "Our religion is a religion of peace. We would never harm anyone, but we will not sit idly by while we and our friends are insulted by these false prophets! I call on you that if it comes to war you will defend us, our nation and our Ranch!" As one the crowd answers his call screaming in unity that they will defend it to the death, after which they try to push towards the stage to get a clear sight at the Holy Filibuster. Small fights are starting to break out throughout the crowd as people foaming at the mouth start accusing each other of not making enough noise, being unpatriotic or even a traitor to the fatherland. While the Holy Filibuster is being evacuated his bodyguard unsuccessfully tries to calm the uproar which would continue for several more hours.

I vote for one of the Order flags. Simply the best design. As far as I'm concerned flags should be relatively simple without any fancy things to make them nice is cool but some of these flags just aren't flags anymore. MHA flag is also pretty cool and should have been in here.

Good to see NPO members again, long time no seeeeeee. I notice you haven't been following this forum that much, using an argument that has been getting debunked for well over a month. "Karma" or at least the alliances that are or were fighting the former-Hegemony will be parting ways after this conflict. Between the lines you can already see the "lines being drawn". It might be a difficult concept for you to grasp, still stuck in the Hegemony mindset, but these alliances have never been intent on shaping a new Hegemony. Destroying the old one is good enough. Once this war is over, it could very well be that parts of the old Karma could be fighting each other and can't really be bothered to do something about NPO. In this case they best make sure that the NPO is crippled. Any treaty less then this isn't a peace, it's an armistice for a year (thanks Ferdinand Foch!). Regardless I still chuckle at the sight of NPO members complaining about high reparations. Might makes right is only valid when it's you that's on top?

Za' Sibir! Let's see who is at 4 mil first!

Just because it's unwise for the enemy to declare more wars doesn't mean it suddenly ceases being the aggressor in this conflict. I think what you fail to see is taking offensive on the military front, and the offensive on a diplomatic front (declaring wars without a proper casus belli or simply coming to the defense of your treaty partner).

Coolest pip I've seen so far, well done TOP.

Voted kingzog, would like for Windsor to have an honorary mention.