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[quote name='TehChron' timestamp='1319874380' post='2834346'] Wasnt it supposed to be over "zomg spais" and such? And we did that whole warchest posting thing with RV? Yeah, "the same kind of thing" certainly sounds like a fitting way to describe it. One could even say it was worse, too, since it was a direct infringement of your alliances sovereignty, rather than a vague "leak" of some kind. And yet you took it, without comment. But you're fighting now, right? And you've gotten some of your targets allies to surrender, all good stuff. But c'mon. This is about Legion being pushed until they couldnt be pushed anymore, rather than anything else, and you know it, I know it, and everyone else knows it. [/quote] It's [b]so[/b] much more efficient when the 'bad guys' bunch up and make playing 'Whack A Mole' so much easier.

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319865136' post='2834278'] [color="#0000FF"]It is "Scooby Doo." Two O's. I should hate to be forced to chew on your ankles for abuses against the English language. Please do not force my hand.[/color] [/quote] Bring it. Oh, wait...

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319864853' post='2834271'] [color="#0000FF"]So here we have it. A terrible person in a terrible alliance telling another terrible person in another terrible alliance that a terrible idea is in fact a great idea. This, my friends, is how stupidity reinforces itself.[/color] [/quote] You barked, oh King of the Anklebiters? SCOOBY DO!!!!!!!!

[quote name='pezstar' timestamp='1319861905' post='2834226'] Some people "get" Rebel Virginia. Others do not. [/quote] I'm told there's shots for that. Modern medical science [b]has[/b] produced a cure.

[quote name='T.Hubb' timestamp='1319857068' post='2834181'] Good luck rebuilding BTA, IAA, and NsO. Thanks also to NSO for being the biggest collection of whiners and babies I've ever seen gathered in one sad alliance. You all have pulled a crying, sobbing full court press since you decided to come into this conflict. /inb4alotofbutthurtNSOscrubssaynoyou [/quote] RV is just doing a piece of spin called the 'Scooby Do'. Basically, when they finally toss in the towel, all anybody will hear for the next forever is 'and we woulda won it if it weren't for our useless allies/those damned kids/whatever'. Being that RV is currently in the 2K range with nukes, I hereby name him 'King of the Anklebiters'. A clue for ya, RV: at that range, nukes are basically overpriced bottlerockets. But be my guest, by all means, buy lots of them. At a mil plus per, you'll just run your warchest further down.

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319837071' post='2833996'] [color="#0000FF"]I will settle for nothing less than the complete destruction of the Legion. I will not rest until these sad, unworthy creatures are purged from this world. The True Emperor of the Sith™ has spoken.[/color] [/quote] Funny, you don't [b]look[/b] like Ivan. But if you think you're gonna pull victory outta this, I'm gonna [b]insist[/b] you share whatever it is you been smoking. [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319837703' post='2834005'] [color="#0000FF"]I will have no peace, and neither will NSO. The Legion will burn, as will the blue scoundrels in Polaris who for so long have propped up the purple colony for so long. The war will continue, and this world will be cleansed. That is when I will have peace. That is when there will be justice. That is when the Truth will finally triumph.[/color] [/quote] RV, you and truth haven't been within lightyears of each other in decades.

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319836252' post='2833976'] [color="#0000FF"]You cannot remove the True Emperor of the Sith™. [/quote] Ivan's back?? [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319836714' post='2833985'] [color="#0000FF"]You are an ignorant fool. NSO is immortal. Your stomach for war is waning, and your demise imminent. Most of the NSO nations in anarchy because nuclear attacks. Thus many of us have been unable to declare a new round of aggressive wars, but if Legion is so kind as to walk into our loving nuclear arms for us, well, who am I to complain? But just to prove your ignorance and inability to know Truth, Drai joined us days ago and promptly attacked and ravaged your top nations. Is it his fault that you have no one left in his range with the stomach to fight?[/quote] If he's so safe at 123K, what's he doing in PM? [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319836714' post='2833985'] And Legion will not rebuild. Not easily. You will be licking your wounds for months, contemplating your meager existence. You will not defeat the Sith. We are invincible.[/color] [/quote] And a new record, 6 incorrect statements in a row. Thank you for playing, you may pick up your lovely cheap parting gift on the way out. What, you're still here????

[quote name='GoddessOfLinn' timestamp='1319835068' post='2833945'] Well at least we can agree on one thing then Legion does not care about the damage you take eigther, as long as it is more then us and right now it is The war is far from over, you say? Thanks RV, you make me a happy girl [/quote] Ah, Linn, you make me love you even more. Wanna have a couple more of my kids?

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319833990' post='2833913'] [color="#0000FF"]Pearl, yet again you show your ignorance. This war is far from over. For soon the skies will open and the world will burn, and then, when all is finally over, will this world be cleansed of the impure.[/color] [/quote] Gonna call in some more allies, eh? Go for it. We all know you'll throw them all under the bus, just like you threw BTA, IAA, & NsO under the bus. Tetris is toast, no matter what you say. NSO isn't in much better shape (can you say '5k NS nuclear powers'?). You'll tear up our bottom rungs, but they can and [b]WILL[/b] be rebuilt. [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1319834284' post='2833924'] [color="#0000FF"]You assume too much. NSO does not care about the damage we have taken. Unlike most we do not fear for ourselves. The fact remains that we remain capable of inflicting major damage of Legion, and so we will continue to do so. This war is by no means over, however must you might wish it so. But of course you do not have the strength of character to admit that yourself, do you?[/color] [/quote] [url=http://www.cybernations.net/search_wars.asp?searchstring=Declaring_Alliance%2CReceiving_Alliance&search=New%20Sith%20Order&anyallexact=exact]This link[/url] shows me that only 8 of the last 40 wars between Legion and NSO were declared by NSO. For an alliance supposedly on its last legs, I'd say a 4 to 1 edge in offensive declarations tells a lot about what's left of NSO. 6 of your top 10 nations are in peace mode. Your [url=http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display_charts.asp?Nation_ID=317239]5th ranked nation[/url], Fingolfin, went from 110K NS down to 45.7k NS, propped up only by his 7K tech. He's been turtling, just keeping up his navy to avoid blockades and nuking back. Interesting, since he still has over a billion in WC and can easily re-equip and come back for more. Your top guy joined you 10 days ago at 123K NS and promptly went into PM. You guys are the Black Knight from Monty Python and The Holy Grail. We've cut off your arms and legs, now you want to chew our ankles off.

[quote name='GoddessOfLinn' timestamp='1319830765' post='2833833'] All NSO has to is to surrender, No reps, no apology or other 'funny stuff' and given all that is very reasonable terms. [/quote] And they gotta mow my lawn.

[quote name='Wu Tang Clan' timestamp='1319826967' post='2833768'] There are several reasons to join a war without the intention of victory. Political posturing, honoring an alliance regardless of the odds (a fleeting term known as honor), and in this case to make good on previous promises; are among them. I don't think you can sell for one second that IAA tried to win this war. They had 10 offensive wars for Admin's sake. NsO, I'll tip my hat to, however. But, as a collective, they in no way fought to win this war, they simply fought to not lose. [/quote] [ooc] And yet, the Vietnam War was lost because the Viet Cong fought to merely stay in the game. When the Americans packed up and went home, the only ones still standing were the Viet Cong [/ooc]

[quote name='William Blake' timestamp='1319813404' post='2833596'] Nice work Legion. You finished off the side dishes, now remember to clean your plate. edit: also the other 3 alliances should be thoroughly embarrassed by their performances. [/quote] Yesyesyes, if we don't eat our beans we can't have any pudding. How can we have pudding when we won't eat our beans? [/OBPINKFLOYD]

Whelp, that certainly narrows the field down. 2 left.

[quote name='mrwuss' timestamp='1319735013' post='2833045'] When NSO disbands and is merged with Legion RV will be joining GOONS in order to assist in the rolling of Polar. [/quote] Why in the hell would we [b]want[/b] NSO to join us????

[quote name='WarriorConcept' timestamp='1318821843' post='2826768'] A leader should be there fighting alongside his members. [/quote] That's a sign of true leadership. That, & advancing your alliance even at your own expense.

[quote name='Thrash' timestamp='1318681570' post='2825593'] Read as: "I $%&@ed up, but I'll still find some way to blame Legion." So your alliance is at war basically because of you and you just decided to inform them now? Good comms you got going over there. [/quote] Spin, my dear boy, spin. When you bite the cosmic twinkie, you gotta be able to pass the blame onto [b]somebody[/b].

[quote name='Charles Stuart' timestamp='1318678700' post='2825578'] Your incessant nonsense is ruining your own alliance. As for the other nonsense about who sent aid first. Aiding an alliance at war or a rogue has always been considered a justified reason to declare war. Pointing the finger at NSO and the rest of our coalition screaming "you did it first" is a pretty piss poor way of trying to cover up the lack of testicular fortitude to be found amongst the allies of the Legion. [/quote] Blah blah blah blah blah LEEGUN IS LOSING NSO WILL WIN THIS BY ITSELF blah blah blah blah blah. Seriously, you guys need better spin doctors.

[quote name='Rayvon' timestamp='1318660033' post='2825506'] What matters is Legion stepped up and attacked them (go $%&@ your 'spying-is-an-act-of-war' !@#$%^&* with a rusty fork; simply existing could be enough to be considered an act-of-war should one so feel it [/quote] Tell us how you really feel. [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1318658773' post='2825497'] [color="#0000FF"]NSO is allied to neither IAA and BTA. Both of those alliances are perfoming terribly in this war, objectively. NsO and Tetris, only one of which is allied to NSO, I have nothing but praise for. Both are pulling their weight (arguably more) and actually fighting. I will never criticize an alliance for fighting, even if it does not meet my high standards. But rushing into a war, with the bravado that IAA and BTA did, and then putting out ten wars.... No. I refuse to give credit when none is deserved.[/color] [/quote] [quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1318635691' post='2825254'] [color="#0000FF"]Tetris is a tough little alliance, however, NSO is the alliance doing the majority of the fighting. If Legion ever decides to end this it will be due to NSO. Likewise, Tetris's ability to keep this up depends just as much on NSO. NSO is the only alliance relevant to this war.[/color] [/quote] Again, prepositioning NSO to grab the credit in case of a win, and dump the blame when they lose. And there's a serious misstatement in the second quote. There is at [b]least[/b] one other 'relevant alliance' in this war. Hi. We're The Legion. We're the guys ruining your propaganda.

[quote name='SyndicatedINC' timestamp='1318677076' post='2825564'] Welcome to the family The Last Republic. I promise to make an effort to swing on by and say hello. May even bring by one of our famous welcome to the neighbourhood pies. [/quote] IT'S A TRAP!!! No, seriously, Avalon's pretty cool. Just be wary of those pies if you have substance abuse issues.

[quote name='mattski133' timestamp='1318657810' post='2825490'] I regret posting. I got through about 5 pages of Polar aided because the other side aided but no one is escalating before cursing the war gods. Aiding a tech raid target can in some instances be considered an act of war, without question aiding one side of war is in itself an act of war. Especially when it's laid out like this. Either side is guilty, both sides look like cowards. And anyone still caring about this, including myself, are probably idiots. [/quote] You forgot about the part where NSO throws its allies under the bus to score propaganda points.

[quote name='D34th' timestamp='1318644131' post='2825354'] I just wonder how IAA and BTA feels being part of a war where people on their own side call them useless... [/quote] I wouldn't waste too much time worrying about it. NSO is doing what's called 'positioning'. If this goes south like it looks like, they already have a ready-made excuse to dump all the blame on their allies. If by some miracle the 'Coalition' pulls a win, NSO is now prepositioned to grab [b]all[/b] the credit, just like a good Sith would.

Congratulations and Happy Founder Day to my brothers of The Last Republic. Here's hoping you continue to prosper for many more years!

[quote name='Heft' timestamp='1318566463' post='2824610'] Oddly enough, as I understand it the external aid that has been sent to us prior to this alliance has been relatively limited. The Asgaard aid highlighted by Polar is actually related to tech deals, and wasn't even deliberate wartime aid (Asgaard aren't even allied to us, unless I've missed more than I realized while being retired). And our allies haven't strutted across the forums boasting about such things either. [/quote] Interesting. Go back and look at my first post in this thread, the one with the big jpg in it. You'll quite plainly see Asgard aiding both troops and cash. When did tech deals require a troop compliment?

[quote name='R3nowned' timestamp='1318564766' post='2824571'] If you were only convinced last war, I do worry for the rest of your alliance. Especially the newer members. Warchests to last a month long war should be the first military requirement members have to meet these days. [/quote] The wars before that, I fought out of pocket, using skills picked up tech raiding since 2006. After taking 9 months to rebuild, I came to the conclusion that our econ geeks knew what they were talking about. The last war, the rebuld was less than a month.

[quote name='Gibsonator21' timestamp='1318564365' post='2824564'] If they can't afford to pay their bills, then they can't afford to rebuy soldiers (and other military stuff) to win their wars (yes, including GA's), so they wouldn't be able to take money from their opponents. [ooc]This is a game after all.[/ooc] Smaller nations need to fight for (1.) the fun of it, and (2.) the experience of it. Larger nations should have war chests for this. They shouldn't need an extra 18m every ten days; they should be able to fight for a while without outside aid. [/quote] 18 mil at my level is like 3 days bills. That's why I have a war chest, having been convinced of its utility during the last war.