Drake Spoke Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 This is good. Brings back memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canik Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 o/ Oculus Good to see this finally happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montosh Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 The Lobster Party appreciates your support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letum Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) You've taken a set of alliances that was already highly interconnected by MDP's, and gave it a name and a grandiose reveal. The details that might make it marginally interesting, like who made the cut as a ~real~ NPO Turbo Hyper Championship Arcade Edition ally, and who's just had their treaty de-facto downgraded by this, have been made intentionally murky in keeping with the played-out theme. So what is there to really say here, except "yep"? If this turns out to be a true departure from the "everyone-grab-each-other-and-avoid-a-challenging-war" foreign policy by your side of the web for the last couple of years, I'll be the first to congratulate you. A bloc is more than "A collection of someone`s allies". It involves alliances brought together through their collective, multilateral tie rather than just their relationship with any central figure. While it is true that some blocs in history have been dominated by a central player surrounded by rather more minor ones, I think that even a cursory look at some of the forces of personality involved here should make it clear that they would never tolerate some kind of Pacifican (or other) -controlled empire where membership is bloc parceled out like some feudal reward of patronage. A treaty of this kind is built upon a lot of compromises, because bringing a lot of people into the same room is much harder than any bilateral relationship. You essentially have to find unanimous common ground on everything. Edited September 1, 2015 by Letum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varianz Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 This kind of discrimination against circle themed blocs will not stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander shepard Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) .I was addressing shepard's concerns about the way you play politics, not my own.So what you're blaming IRON for the repetitive war cycle?My view is that all alliances are victims to the war cycle if they don't do anything to change it.So by contributing to the !@#$ war cycle you're... doing what exactly?I lost interest in the war cycle, but yeah there's not a lot one person can do. An example probably being Mogar despite being a good player. Edited September 1, 2015 by Commander shepard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isolatar Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 "I'm not dead, I swear I'm not! I'm getting better, please don't make me go on the cart. I feel fine, I promise! In fact I think I'll go for a walk. I feel happy, oh so happy..." Dammit Masta, you can't be doing stuff like this. Don't you know they're watching you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keres Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 you know who else likes to watch? ... perverts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Hoo III Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 you know who else likes to watch? ... perverts.... And ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 And ... Ceiling Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duderonomy Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Dammit Masta, you can't be doing stuff like this. Don't you know they're watching you? I find the best course of action is to make sure they don't WANT to watch you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some peanut butter, new dance moves, and a Barry Manilow CD for the camera Lord Nettles put in my presidential mansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Uruk Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) So what you're blaming IRON for the repetitive war cycle?My view is that all alliances are victims to the war cycle if they don't do anything to change it.I didn't say it was only IRON. There are far more alliances that are responsible; IRON is one of the few who could rally for change and have others follow them. Edited September 2, 2015 by Neo Uruk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duderonomy Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 I didn't say it was only IRON. There are far more alliances that are responsible; IRON is one of the few who could rally for change and have others follow them. You mean like NPO treatying Umbrella? Or Doom treatying SNX? Because I fail to see a lack of movement on this side of the web. Just because you don't belong doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaghul Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 o/ Toilet Bowl 2 My thought exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Uruk Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 You mean like NPO treatying Umbrella? Or Doom treatying SNX? Because I fail to see a lack of movement on this side of the web. Just because you don't belong doesn't mean it doesn't matter.Movement towards the giant clusterfuck of treaties isn't what I was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaghul Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) I give it about 9 months before the members of this bloc start turning on each other. Edited September 2, 2015 by Azaghul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaR Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 First act of Republoc is to DoW against *** to reveal that they are not indeed part of Republoc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caladin Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 o/ Oculus Wait, VE is a member? I retract that. Roll the Green Sphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finster Baby Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 One Vision for The Continuum of The Hegemony.This thread has been won.Move along, nothing else to see here.Well played, sir. Well played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keres Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) This thread has been won. Move along, nothing else to see here. Well played, sir. Well played. Karma always finds a way doesn't it? Edited September 2, 2015 by Keres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogar Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 I give it about 9 months before the members of this bloc start turning on each other. Let's not pretend that didn't already begin before the agreement was even finalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterman1043 Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Boo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonapartist Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 o/ Oculus o/ Pacifica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warrior Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Let's not pretend that didn't already begin before the agreement was even finalized. Please tell us when it began so that we know when it's time to turn on one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogar Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Please tell us when it began so that we know when it's time to turn on one another. You betrayed Pacifica a few times now, are you really going to try to sayIRON actually has a reputation for honoring all of their treaties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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