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This I like.

[quote name='Beefspari' timestamp='1332808066' post='2943510'] Money to large nations is nothing. Tell Umbrella they lost some money and they're going to say "So?" Even if it was hundreds of millions, it's nothing to the destruction and outgoing reps of the losing parties. All wars result in losses on both sides. The real question is where the participating alliances are now in relation to one another. Do I need to mention which side had alliances disband, and which side is sporting a shiny new pip? [img]http://meru.xfury.net/images/aeris/aerishehL7.jpg[/img] [/quote] Valid Point. I'm just an econ guy so I was curious to see the financial loss of each side, and also how much was absorbed by warchests.

[quote name='Timberland' timestamp='1332770358' post='2943299'] So in your eyes allies are not suppose to help each other ? I only got one question for ya, Did GOONS lose despite being dog piled ? The financial support was and is appreciated. During peace time they receive free tech from myself [/quote] Not to input my own opinion but to rather clarify what I feel he was trying to say: His point was that if you take the reps gained and subtract the money sent by Umbrella to keep GOONS fighting, that it wasn't much of a victory financially for DH. Personally, I have no idea what either of those numbers are, so I can't say what the net financial loss/gain was. I'd be curious to know though if anyone has the stats.

I await the day when everyone will realize that the only rules in this world are those things that can be backed by military force. To argue anything to the contrary is to waste energy and deceive the mind.

And awaaaaaay we go ! [img]http://www.cnvalhalla.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/chefjoe.gif[/img]

The Mongols are notorious for being led through Bob by their below-averagely sized male-members. As insensitive as it is, I can't help but feel Mongols is an apropos name.

Ever onwards and upwards we shall rise. The winds of Thor are blowing cold once again. Blóð fyrir Dýrð o/ Valhalla

[quote name='ktarthan' timestamp='1330123678' post='2927715'] It makes me wonder what some other alliances are teaching their new members. Aren't tech deals a day 1 lesson? [/quote] Maybe it's the culture of these young whipper-snappers. They see a piece of candy in the street and pick it up and eat it without considering where it came from or why it's sitting there. (It's no wonder why their signatures are filled with pink unicorns and the like.)

Just look at the actual language. [quote]A foreign aid offer has been submitted by RePePe for the reason of '3 mil for 100 tech'. Please review your Foreign Aid screen to accept or deny this foreign aid offer.[/quote] It is pretty clear that it is an [b]offer[/b] and that it is clearly marked as to its purpose. The nation has full freedom in accepting it (agreeing to do the deal) or denying it (not agreeing to do the deal). There's no way around the very clear language. If I use my presidential credit card to order some digital music from my nation's Itoons store, the owner of Itoons, Orange, can't take my money [b]AND[/b] not give me what I bought.

[quote name='Schad' timestamp='1329429130' post='2922030'] The answer is 236. [ooc]If you click on the post count for any thread, it breaks the posts down by user.[/ooc] [/quote] Now that's true dedication to a cause. More than I'd ever give to this Planet.

1080 statements by people regarding this topic. Over/under Roquentin having made 200 of them?

[quote name='Roquentin' timestamp='1329413914' post='2921863'] It's not suicide. They can't touch me. They tried and it failed miserably, but CH, please work on your allies. That's just a personal call since I like you. [/quote] As many others have stated earlier, you are just as guilty in these matters as those you accuse. You know that, we all know that. With all due respect, you are foolish to think that we would adjust our policies at your request. We do what is in our best interest, and we determine what that is. Perhaps your call to arms will sway someone out there, but as for us, we'll continue choosing our own strategies.

[quote name='Duncan King' timestamp='1329282912' post='2920909']snip [/quote] You know the 'here are the agreed-upon rules you must follow' bit really is pointless. There are no standards, no established rules that can trump the rules put in place by the ruling powers. So what are considered to be the rules under one power are automatically erased come the rise of a new power structure. It's time for everyone to realize that whether right or wrong, whoever has the power makes the rules, and anything but toppling the power structure and assuming power yourself is incapable of giving you the ability to create and enforce the rules. Like it or not, that's how things are and that's how they always will be. You have power, you make the rules. You don't like the rules? Gain power.

Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in. [img]http://gotchamovies.com/ul/photos/person/al-pacino/ac7be4ec62cca20b047f234a8eccce0a-sc.jpg[/img] o/ Valhalla

No mercy, BTA. Good luck to you all.

You sign an e-mail "RePePe" by accident... You leave a party completely intoxicated to get back to the computer before 1 AM for the update blitz on NpO.

Play classic Risk.

Looks like it's time for [s]air bud[/s] the membership to choose: [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0CafWW8zZ4/TZpGJd508qI/AAAAAAAAAD4/FLd01LbWgxU/s1600/air%2Bbud%2B2.jpg[/img] OR [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6omiPd6Gn9E/SeQC8ZJLsGI/AAAAAAAAGzw/f89C-smfusU/s400/b24901257191.jpg[/img]

We welcome these honorable and fierce warriors to the halls of Valhalla.

[quote name='IYIyTh' timestamp='1327874612' post='2909771'] I'm not contesting your ability to reach said goals. I'm more or less pointing out misplaced priorities and short-sighted strategy and its long-term ramifications. [/quote] Our best thinkers have been huddled together in a damp, dark room and after days and days, we have absolutely no plans or strategy for the future. What does long-term even mean?

...you see real life acronyms and think of CN alliances. Thread rules are fairly obvious. Let's see what people can come up with.

I like how numerous other subtle freedoms have been taken away over time and the minute someone threatens to take away the beloved (perhaps too open) open seas of the Internet, the younger generations suddenly get involved in politics and throw a fit. I haven't said what I think of the bill yet, I'm just pointing out the absurdity that people seem to value virtual reality more than reality. You know this government and these laws that take away freedom? There's actually more of them! All kinds! You'd be amazed.

[quote name='IYIyTh' timestamp='1327005542' post='2902993'] Compare it to MHA's losses. 120+ nations, 9 million strength and 450k Tech. Done. Shall we also compare it to Fark's losses? I get everyone around here loves to toot their own horn...but.... Who are we trying to fool saying Sparta didn't get off relatively (hell, I'd go further and say considerably,) well compared to their other allies? [/quote] Oh, we have a relativist in our midst. Well sure, when you have all of reality to compare something too, anything can be made to seem a relative victory. Relative to the nation that lost 80% of its people, the Smith family who lost all of their children came off relatively well. Too bad relative victories mean nothing. Sparta got disgraced and demoralized(again).

[quote name='Jacapo Saladin' timestamp='1326572523' post='2899613'] Ragnarok: 2 Valhalla: 2 [/quote] Oh Jac, so transparent. It's really quite sad.

I'm just going to rate alliances I've fought which is limited to BiPolar and the current conflict. FAN- 1 The one FAN nation I fought immediately turtled and later deleted so didn't get a good sample size/taste of FAN. \m/- 5 These guys were a challenge but ultimately had no trouble defeating them. NoR- 8 They have the ability to be one of your 5 targets and yet you focus almost entirely on them and without coordination, you cannot win. Ultimately got the best of my few targets but definitely the best alliance I've fought. NpO- 3 Militarily mediocre from what I've seen and more of an infra-saving strategy then a damage-causing one. I think I grew against my 2 NpO targets. RIA- 4 Reminded me of \m/ in the last war, though slightly worse. Challenging, but conquerable. Came across a couple sub-10 mil WCs on 60k NS nations. GOD- 6 Not nearly as tough as NoR, but provided a challenge. One target (Shotout to Aloop) actually caused quite a bit of damage (albeit a down-declared war). The other GOD targets really did a poor job...one tried to spy tanks, others really didn't cause any damage but through nuking. Decent WCs for the most-part among upper-tiers.