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Sarkin

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  1. Oh !@#$, enemies to lovers, it's happening 💞
  2. It's been a long time, Canik! Who knows, maybe we'll end up in range of each other? Good luck, friend.
  3. I reflect on my reflection, And I ask myself the question, What's the right direction... to go? I don't know. The Dark Templar declares war on NATO and the Freehold of The Wolves in support of our allies, Doombird Doomcave and Doom Squad. My life for Aiur! Signed, Bob, Triumvir Sarkin, Triumvir Starcraftmazter, Triumvir (image credit to Hershey)
  4. I think that Polar, like every alliance of meaningful prominence and longevity, has some negative history with a few other alliances and, everything else aside, would enjoy fighting them. Doom is that "if I could, I would" sphere for many. I also think that Polar, like every serious alliance in history, has talked about a lot of scenarios with a lot of people. It would be ridiculous not to. There was no bait, no trick. It was a legitimate opening that your lot fumbled through a mixture of poor communication and never treating Polar as more than a means to an end. It's absurd that you act as though this announcement was some grand betrayal. The reality is that your mask fell off and it simply confirmed their hunch: that you were fundamentally untrustworthy and unkind, and therefore unworthy to remain allies. That's all.
  5. oh no, the TRUTH has come out; what a shock, what a fright the sense of betrayal is overwhelming, everything changes now motion filed to invoke Section 9 of Novus Ordo Seclorum to expel Polar from our hallowed grounds
  6. Oh good, more lambs to the slaughter. Welcome!
  7. This might be the saddest thing I've ever seen here.
  8. Inexplicably, yes, they do keep picking fights with us. We're happy to oblige, and I have to imagine they're getting something from the experience; otherwise they would presumably stop doing it. So, from a certain point of view, maybe it's a win-win for everyone involved.
  9. Alright everyone, it's time for superlatives! - Most aggro: Al Bundy takes this one in a landslide, escaping his initial attackers only to turn around and declare four in return! - Best SDI: It's a three-way tie between claude, Vhalen, and mrmarx! No missile defense crew is perfect, but the fine lads for these three nations at least periodically put down the vodka to do their job. - Class clown: Johnny Apocalypse, and really, could this have gone to anyone else? Dedicated to keeping the OWF entertained through the early days of the war, we appreciate Johnny's continued commitment to the bit. - Most likely to succeed: Theletas entered the war with 872 NS and exits with 1,118 NS, a staggering 28% increase over a week when his alliance lost 37% of its strength! He's even entered peace mode now to consolidate his gains. Put this guy in charge, UCR; his affinity for cautious action and steady growth will surely turn things around. - Least engaged: Our dear senator TiTaN may not have noticed that a war was happening for several days, but goshdarnit, he did cast a vote! - Biggest hippie: Joesph Stalin and Red Rebel spent most of the war enjoying peace mode, while Makao and vVDDMVv refrained from sending any nukes. Tactical ploys to minimize incoming damage and to allow higher-tech allies to do the nuking, or a philosophical commitment to a peaceful proletariat uprising? The world may never know. - Worst timing: Chrismathews led all nations involved with 100,475 NS lost after one round of war. He also bought up from 24k to 25k infra immediately before getting hit. At least he's got a big warches-oh, wait... uh-oh. - Most hot dog guy: Why, it's mrmarx of course! Someday, he'll find the person who did this.
  10. Four, even. Anyway, it sure does seem like the ~~~age of imperialism~~~ remains here to stay, huh?
  11. brb, changing my avatar in honor of Komplex: Also, get your facts straight: In 2015, we helped form the longest-lasting hegemonic bloc in the game's history (I think; I'm not fact-checking that). So, DT hasn't done anything in six years, not a decade. Very different, according to pedants everywhere. I learned recently that DT is actually themed after Starcraft, and the shadows thing is a Starcraft quote. Look at us, honoring our history! That said, TK probably is a Slipknot fan, yeah. Anyway, enjoy the war!
  12. Everything Roq said is correct. I'm sure it's true that a few players who were already on the verge of quitting saw Oculus get formed and said "screw it, I'm done" a year or two earlier than they would have otherwise, but that's all. A few more were lost with MI6's death, but MI6's death was essentially an assisted suicide. Oculus wasn't a cause of the game's death; Oculus was evidence of the game's death. The game had gotten to a point where it was actually "winnable," and we and our allies won it. That wouldn't have been possible to do if there had still been a vibrant community or young growing alliances around. The game was basically dead well before 2015; we just planted a flag in the corpse.
  13. I had a very poor first impression of Non Grata years ago, but I have to say that they were very good and honest allies in Oculus. We did indeed win the game together. What a ride! Sorry to see you hit IRON and Os on your way out, but I understand what it's like to have a thirst for vengeance that you never got to satisfy.
  14. Three thoughts, two related and one unrelated: 1.) Gotta keep your scheming a little more subtle, Ghost. 2.) I'm always a fan of kicking the hell out of TTK. See you after the initial round of wars expire. 3.) Everyone who was so damn certain that Oculus would turn on itself inside a year, suck it. It's been nearly two years and we're still cruising. We didn't form the thing on a lark; we put in the work and made sure everyone was committed.
  15. No, it's not fun. But neither is vacuuming a carpet. That doesn't mean that you don't continue to vacuum the carpet. It's simple housekeeping that just takes a few minutes each week. A number of the folks in the Mongols, SPATR, NEW, Kaskus, and TIR grouping have said that they're done with politics and that they just want to permawar forever, similar to TPF. There's no reason for us to offer peace when the cost of the "war" continuing is entirely negligible and we know there are a bunch of permarogues contained in this tiny grouping anyway. If they ask for peace, they'll get it. If they get their house in order and distance themselves from the permarogues before asking for peace, we'll probably shake their hands, too.
  16. Let's not exaggerate the importance of whether or not this continues forever. Mongols: four in war mode, all between 18-36k SPATR: eight in war mode, all below 8k NEW: 12 in war mode, all below 20k Kaskus: four in war mode, all below 18k TIR: zero in war mode This isn't even a hassle, it's a rounding error.
  17. Pound-for-pound, Sengoku was one of the game's most impactful alliances in the past five years. Happy to have been a friend; enjoy Umbrella.
  18. Congratulations to you both, and best of luck to LoD and Jesse End in their new positions.
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