Great Lord Moth

[quote name='Kzoppistan' timestamp='1340143105' post='2989240'] You mean you didn't learn to not waste your time sitting around doing useless thought experiments but instead to find true utility in application? Like, say, kicking some one's ass in? Damn. You can lead a person to the chalkboard, but you can't make them learn. How do we reach these keeedz?!! [/quote] I didn't learn that lesson because I was too busy actually getting on with learning applied science to sit around thinking about how I should learn applied science. This war is silly, but the declaration is the real problem. The RIA supports true scientific thinking and motivation! O_O

[quote name='tamerlane' timestamp='1340142742' post='2989235'] What goes up must come down is the lesson, I believe, they will eventually be teaching you. Judging by RIA's chart, it's already started! [/quote] That's not physics. e.e It's supposed to be "What goes up must come down, but only if a downward force is present."

[quote name='Montosh' timestamp='1340141337' post='2989221'] This DOW is f*** awesome. [/quote] No it's not, this DOW borders on metaphysics. ;>_> Maybe if it described general relativity it'd be awesome. Then we'd actually be learning something.

Schroedinger's Cat is a great big prank played on educated laymen by Schroedinger. >_> As a thought experiment, it provides no concrete results, only a hypothesis. You need to take it with a huge grain of salt because none of it is verified or verifiable. You haven't taught us any physics at all!

I had it easy. I'm as much a fixture of the RIA's namesake as of the RIA itself. I can't relate.

I hate nostalgia involving my social circles where everyone forgets that I was there. >_> *points to sig* I never forgot.

So I haven't looked here in a while. Like, half a year. ;>.> What happened to the Goons?

July 06 here. And are there seriously people who have been here longer and almost as long as I have calling themselves youngin'? >_> Give yourself a little more(less?) credit! If you've been here as long as I have, you've been here for over 90% of CN's lifetime!

This is essentially just going to be a list of all the alliances the RIA has fought, since I have been present at every one of the RIA's wars. In Chronological Order: War Making Tyrants Random Insanity Alliance Republic of Dark Knights x2 Nations Fighting Together x2 Maroon Defense Coalition Grand Global Alliance Illuminati Siberian Tiger Alliance League of Extraordinary Nations OTF Alliance Virtuoso Echelon Rubber Ducky Division Valhalla Federal Domestic Agency United Purple Nations Quantum Eclipsis The Order of Light Argent Seaworthy Liberian Cardboard Boxes Imperial Assault Alliance Global Alliance and Treaty Organization Exodus Valhalla Nebula-X Nordreich League of Small Superpowers SNAFU The German Empire

I make a point to only post stat-based stuff here. ;>.>

[quote name='NationRuler' timestamp='1328239081' post='2913549'] None of those losses have anything to do with SF. I hope you were joking, because if not, you've become seriously delusional. Edit: I could post Umbrella's graph if you really want me to. [/quote] I didn't make any claims of causation. >_> Only correlation. It's still more smugworthy than your enemies only having one or two allies at the end of war that lasted months and involved nearly every major alliance on Bob.

[quote name='Marneus Calgar' timestamp='1328236290' post='2913526'] Oh, I'm sorry all of your allies left you. [/quote] You're smug about being on the winning side on the tail end of a months-long war? >_> Really? Allow me to show something to be smug about. [img]http://i.imgur.com/zh7Jr.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/8KQd7.png[/img]

Hey, check out the growth on the RIA, CSN, and GOD. Maroon

Someone watches The Smurfs. And has good taste in magic incantations.

Oh hey, check out who has the highest gain among outgoing alliances.

[quote name='Exige' timestamp='1325894790' post='2894366'] Didn't you say something similar about your war abilities tho? [/quote] If I did, I was probably just referring to my own. ;>.> As I said earlier in the topic, my war effort in the last two weeks was hindered by real life stuff. Before then I was having a jolly time nomming on NoR nations, bleeding warchests with spy attacks, and generally dishing out far, far more damage than I was taking. I must've caused over half a billion in damages on spy attacks alone. ;>.> But regardless of our war effort, our economy is magical. The two are practically unrelated.

[quote name='ChairmanHal' timestamp='1325883984' post='2894277'] Hmmm... [i]/glances over the warchest data from all of RIA, GOD, CSN, etc.[/i] The cool part is that by the time you're finished rebuilding to what you were, which I kinda doubt that 2/3 of you have enough left in the tank to get there, we'll have long surpassed that mark and be setting new growth records. [/quote] I'm not about to argue for GOD, CSN, or et cetera, but I know the RIA's stats well enough. The ones who do have enough to return to their original strengths also have enough to aid massive amounts on top of it. Also keep in mind that we're 92 nations fewer than this time last year. Fewer nations means fewer to rebuild. Do not underestimate our economy.

[quote name='Roquentin' timestamp='1325881582' post='2894257'] Look at the current state of SF's nations. GOD and RIA in particular. [/quote] Patience, sir, the rebuilding has only just begun!

[quote name='Derwood1' timestamp='1325830264' post='2893853'] Jeez as much asshattery that GOD and RIA have caused recently this is extremely generous to say the least. [/quote] I know right? Suits me just fine.

It happened a long time ago on IRC, but back during the Holy War of Farkistan, I mediated a deal between Fark and Gen[m]ay where the RIA would cover the 21M in reparations demanded by [m]. Simply because RIA Farkistan.

My apologies to my last wave of NoR opponents, real life happened. D: I would've been all "buy infra, send nukes, win GAs with 300 soldiers, marvel at the warchests! and again!" if I had had the time, but while update was happening, I was driving and doing heavy lifting.

[quote name='New Frontier' timestamp='1325619197' post='2891591'] How many elite-calibre players would want to be neutral, over the long term? [/quote] Aye, there's the rub. Fortunately, I already have some friends who are interested in my ways.

[quote name='Alterego' timestamp='1325588299' post='2891401'] Only Elite alliances make sense [b]This statement is wrong because no one type of alliance only makes sense[/b] Elite are more important than Mass (please explain), but both are necessary [b] This is true because wars are won at the top.[/b] Elite and Mass are equally important [b]Not true, see above.[/b] Mass are more important than Elite (please explain), but both are necessary [b]Not true, see above.[/b] Only Mass alliances make sense [b]This statement is wrong because no one type of alliance only makes sense[/b] [/quote] Wars are won along diplomatic cables, not on the battlefield. I have designs for an elite-style alliance that would remain politically neutral except possibly for a temporary protectorate agreement with a larger alliance. I believe that the certainty of ease of management far outweighs the possibility for morale issues, especially with the model I have created.

Ooh! Ooh! Can I surrender to GOD, too?

[quote name='JoshuaR' timestamp='1325066121' post='2887901'] Considering that the [s]largest [/s] second largest GOP nation dodged the war from Legacy, I'm not so sure all of those nations put together would make a good alliance. [/quote] Well, my post wasn't intended to imply anything about the way the alliance handles itself, it's just a small alliance in the ASR as far as my post goes.