Dion de Vermiis

I would just like to say: who cares if it was all for a PR stunt? At the end of the day, this game is still the same horrible/amazing game it has always been. Except MSF will be better funded to provide healthcare. If MK kept the drive internal, not only would the total raised amount be cut in half, but more importantly, there would be less public awareness of this drive and this charity. The description for the "Open World RP" states that: [quote]The hub of happenings in the alliance-driven political scene of the Cyber Nations World. Remember that all posts here are [b]Out of Character[/b].[/quote] I have bolded the relevant part. You know what that means? Dissociating the in-game notions you have of nation rulers from the real life people behind the screen.

There is a lot of Umbrella tech sitting on the applicant AA. I wouldn't be surprised if Umbrella singlehandedly dragged the admin tribe to victory by themselves.

All right, we are now instituting a Deinos-wide cessation of Umbrella tech exports. [img]http://deinos.partytowne.ca/Smileys/default/Sighet.gif[/img]

I'd like to get a $25 donation for January (if possible since it's sort of last minute) and February. Please whisper me in game (link is in my signature) with your price. Thanks in advance!

It's been a while now. Can you link the previous round results on the same post as the general Survivor message please?

[quote name='Rexy' timestamp='1325005893' post='2887314'] Alright, sounds interesting. I'll see if I can get a wonder going after a couple of months, rather than a year or so. Infra's really just pixels. [/quote] I started my wonder clock when my nation was 81 days old, without any outside aid (other than finding tech deals).

[quote name='Bones Malone' timestamp='1325018715' post='2887428'] [img]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/1324321172704.gif[/img] [/quote] Let's just rename this global conflict as "Deinos for Sanction 2012".

[quote name='Rexy' timestamp='1325004958' post='2887310'] Well, I suppose I'm technically unaligned at the moment... My biggest critique of the MCXA is their lack of ability to kick heads in the post-Initiative/Continuum days. All due credit to the current leaders however, trying to run that alliance is like wrestling a crocodile! (They have studies/jobs to cater to as well.) Looks like the same lines in the sand as usual. Ah well. [/quote] I suppose MCXA ability (or lack thereof) was not as much of a factor in the surrender as the dogpile of alliances on top of her was.

Is this for 3/100 deals? 3/50? Or is this up to the individual sellers?

[quote name='Erwin Schrodinger' timestamp='1323819652' post='2877004'] Worse, is the spiral involved. Because a lot of small nations quit out of irrelevance, there are fewer smaller nations. Honestly, I don't want the small nations to get large too fast. If that happened, I would have no one to tech deal with. Once again, that is selfish, but when the few small nations have a high chance of disappearing, why would I want to use my aid slots for that purpose? [/quote] The last part is what leads to small nations deleting in the first place. Self-fulfilling prophecy. I myself am on the verge of converting from a tech seller to a tech buyer, and I have had no trouble contacting potential sellers myself (based on recent activity, foreign aid, seniority, nation age etc.) and lining up more than 5. There are quite a few tech sellers that are not 0 days old. They can be casual players. They can be nations that just got hit extremely hard in war. And on the other hand, there are quite a few tech sellers who are new. Who you can guide to become a proficient tech seller. Trust goes both ways. If you've ever read the [url="http://ansontx.info/cybernations.aspx"]Texas movement, or whatever it's called[/url], follow it. I myself have sent maybe a hundred of those welcome messages, and have gotten back 25 or so responses. And guess what? These people end up being more active, and more engaged in the community, and more likely to stay.

[quote name='Iamrecognized' timestamp='1323768168' post='2876396'] Which is what I would have assumed, except then it's wrong, because MHA did not declare on anyone. [/quote] Arrows run "in reverse." Arrows point from target towards declarer.

[quote name='Iamrecognized' timestamp='1323740669' post='2875888'] What do the directions of the arrows mean? [/quote] Who declared on whom.

[quote name='cambenito' timestamp='1323758157' post='2876305'] i never accepted peace ,no idea where you get that idea. he offered i attacked get facts straight . [/quote] Pretty sure Workers Federation is talking about the OP.

[quote name='CommandantPickle' timestamp='1323730550' post='2875709'] I need Foreign aid, i made a small mistake and my taxes wont cover my bills I accidentally forgot to pay my bills one day and i built up now i cant pay for it Country: Durom [/quote] You should be able to sell off infrastructure.

It could be cool putting the % score loss chart below the chart generated based on NS sizes. And just to echo everyone else, very nice work.

I've never experienced the whole "large alliance" academy/handout program thing because I've never accepted any of the invites. I simply checked all of the recruitment letters I got and mass deleted them. Even though I worked my way up by myself, finding tech deals and resource trades on my own, working the foreign aid button and paying bills basically sums up my entire experience so far (minus the occasional ground attacks and such). I have to say though, it's really hard as a newer nation to be relevant to war because well, when you get nuked right after you start warring, and you watch half of your time spent here destroyed over the course of a single day, it's a pretty hard pill to swallow. Sure, all of the people who have been here for thousands of days probably have had this happen over and over, but what about to those 250 day old people? I think the biggest change to CN mentality that has led to tons of new nations deleting was the change in nuke usage. Nukes (as I've read from forums and such) used to be used as a last resort. Now they're just another weapon in the arsenal.

[quote name='MasterChief' timestamp='1323717598' post='2875427'] I missed out on who complained about the AA to be used, I thought it was full of humor in a respectful way. [/quote] Right here: [quote name='James Dahl' timestamp='1323668061' post='2874839'] OOC attacks in a POW camp? [/quote]

If there's still tech left over, I'd love to take some. My nation link is in my signature. Thanks in advance!

[quote name='Captain Flinders' timestamp='1321444417' post='2845484'] I'm sorry for hurting your feelings. I really am. [/quote] Oh yes. I was so hurt by your forum post. I accept your apology, and thank you again for answering my question.

[quote name='Captain Flinders' timestamp='1321442606' post='2845480'] Without a loss includes days with a 0.00 "gain". Longest gaining streak does not. Kinda self explanatory. [/quote] There's no need to be deprecating in your response. Just the first part was very helpful. My interpretation of longest gaining streak included all days with negative values for gain.

I was wondering... What's the difference between the longest gaining streak, and longest streak without a loss?