Rexy

The game seems to have evolved from big alliances calling the shots to a more even footing between the big and the small. Now, we have alliances strong enough to be sanctioned, yet not big enough that have significant pull. These only have such pull because the big alliances aren't all that big these days. 400 members isn't all that many when put up against a force of 200 who are crazily active. Then after the large alliance gets walloped, they run away in droves and shrink to an inactive [i]and[/i] small alliance. But the crucial thing is having raw numbers. Small alliances can be diplomatically powerful, but only when coupled with larger ones. When you and your 20-30 allies outnumber a group of say 10-15 alliances, you win your average war. I'm yet to see a large-scale war where the side that was smaller from the start has come out victorious in the end.

[quote name='Lamuella' timestamp='1325060559' post='2887878'] you know, if you were prepared to fight longer, you just needed to let us know. We weren't doing anything special. The decision to surrender was yours and yours alone. Stop trying to make it sound heroic, it doesn't work. [/quote] Oh just put the lamenting of what could have happened into a box and let it bugger off.

[quote name='supercoolyellow' timestamp='1325020238' post='2887441'] Hi Rextu, I'm going to give you a month before you delete... again [/quote] Yeah, give or take. But I have a reminder app on my iPhone now! [quote name='New Frontier' timestamp='1325041902' post='2887734'] Join Deinos, everyone else does it. [/quote] Got the message earlier today. $60mil is tempting....

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 name='dcrews20' timestamp='1325004117' post='2887305'] Nothing much *cough Global War *cough Also, MCXA has already surrendered [/quote] 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.

Went looking for games similar to CN that were fairly new about half an hour ago. After a bit of Googling, I could not find anything decent. At the same time, the number of nations has only declined at a slow pace. Sure, if you haven't been around for at least 4 and a half years you haven't got a shot going anywhere but that isn't too different to real politics... and it's a whole lot cheaper too.

So, been absent from the game for almost a year now, due to real life being too busy. For those of you who don't know me (most of you) or who do know me, I started in January '07 and played for a bit. Seems like such a long time ago now. I also led the MCXA for a little while. What's been happening folks?