zigbigadorlou Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 After several failed attempts at asking Mushroom Kingdom if I could please steal their POW's from them, I came to the realization that the $@y, condescending (*cough bros cough*) likes of said alliance do not understand the benefits of prisoners. If you go by my previous ethical calculations and see that Honor, Nationalism, and Infra are all simply means to an end, you can see three things from POW's: 1. They have infra. 2. They don't care about their alliance in and of itself 3. They don't care to stand by their "friends" *cough* who commit mass genocide, bawwing, and the like. From these three things, it looks as if they are playing the game not for any of the means, but for the ends of enjoyment. Guess what? That's exactly what I look for in a member. As I reiterate: All things within this game are means to the end of entertainment. Get a life. *THE INTERNET IS SRS BSNS* Etc. ad nauseum Discuss Irrelevant baww: By the way: I apologize for making your night interesting and giving you "the best conversation on #mushroom ever" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogar Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 there's a few POWs i would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta1212 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 And so it continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomInterrupt Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I've spent a long time in #mushroom. That rated like, 2/10 in terms of interesting. Also I don't have a problem with it as a concept, but if MK doesn't want you to recruit their PoW's then you should respect their wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Hakai Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Man, this is about the LAST thing I was expecting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinpah Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So you want alliance members who won't cooperate, might be inactive, and will leave at the first sign of trouble? Good Luck with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyman Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 there's a few POWs i would like. To attack, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Controversy Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) You cannot recruit our POWs, sorry. Also like I said earlier, the best conversation in #mushroom was the "placebos" one. ALSO, you declared war on us, lmao Edited May 19, 2009 by Sandwich Controversy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ying Yang Mafia Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) After several failed attempts at asking Mushroom Kingdom if I could please steal their POW's from them You asked if you could recruit Karma PoW's. Karma PoW's are not Mushroom Kingdom's. As for point two, I'm glad you look for alliance members that don't care about their alliance. That is the formula for success right there. You will go far in CN my friend. Edited May 19, 2009 by Ying Yang Mafia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Oh my... #mushroom strikes again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) After several failed attempts at asking Mushroom Kingdom if I could please steal their POW's from them, I came to the realization that the $@y, condescending (*cough bros cough*) likes of said alliance do not understand the benefits of prisoners. If you go by my previous ethical calculations and see that Honor, Nationalism, and Infra are all simply means to an end, you can see three things from POW's: 1. They have infra. 2. They don't care about their alliance in and of itself 3. They don't care to stand by their "friends" *cough* who commit mass genocide, bawwing, and the like. From these three things, it looks as if they are playing the game not for any of the means, but for the ends of enjoyment. Guess what? That's exactly what I look for in a member. As I reiterate: All things within this game are means to the end of entertainment. Get a life. *THE INTERNET IS SRS BSNS* Etc. ad nauseum Discuss Irrelevant baww: By the way: I apologize for making your night interesting and giving you "the best conversation on #mushroom ever" I'm not sure I would classify the ones who quit their alliance before a war as "entertainment seekers". War is just about the most fun you can have in this game. I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions, but in general I doubt many in Karma POW will be as entertaining as you seem to believe. Edited May 19, 2009 by Penguin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Mockingbird Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So you want alliance members who won't cooperate, might be inactive, and will leave at the first sign of trouble? The building bloc of any successful alliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigbigadorlou Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So you want alliance members who won't cooperate, might be inactive, and will leave at the first sign of trouble?Good Luck with that... Well, Ideally I would make them at least slightly active and get them playing the game, to that end, they would cooperate if it served their best interest, which I would make sure it would, and to that end they would only betray me if it brought about the furtherment of enjoyment You asked if you could recruit Karma PoW's. Karma PoW's are not Mushroom Kingdom's. As for point two, I'm glad you look for alliance members that don't care about their alliance. That is the formula for success right there. You will go far in CN my friend. I was told to ask MK about Karma business etc. Also, thanks for the support! Next time I want you to not read my threads, I'll call you. That goes for just about everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogar Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 To attack, that is. hey, I never said what I wanted, you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzelger Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Allowing PoWs to be recruited right now would be a logistical nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicalTrevor Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 #mushroom Cn channel of the year 2008 tm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haflinger Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 So you want alliance members who won't cooperate, might be inactive, and will leave at the first sign of trouble? He's just looking for like-minded souls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigbigadorlou Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Allowing PoWs to be recruited right now would be a logistical nightmare. IIRC, we used to do it in TCB every time there was a war. And most of those guys were some of the best members that didn't really do much but contributed a lot of score and kept quiet etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruthenia Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I have a proposal for you, that since you seem so fond of Karma PoWs, that you yourself join their alliance rather than attempting to poach them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethecheerleader Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Some people get enjoyment from CN from being "srs bsns" in-character. I'm sure these people are fully aware that it is only a game, and have lives away from it. You wouldn't know about those lives, because those people keep them where they belong: away from CN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigbigadorlou Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Support for the ideals: more legit, but still supporting: <~DJ_Mogar> there's a few friends of mine who surrendered<@YYM[RoK]> I'm not saying all people who surrendered are not valuable members <@YYM[RoK]> but id take someone who didn't surrender over someone who did <@YYM[RoK]> provided other variables are equal of course <~DJ_Mogar> i agree <~DJ_Mogar> the ones i'm talking about are less than 10k ns and were bill locked though which DOES fit my ethical goals for SURE. the others CAN, and don't hinder many DO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groucho Marx Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Zig, you are a tard and I mean that in the best and worst possible ways at the same time. The building bloc of any successful alliance. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ying Yang Mafia Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Support for the ideals: more legit, but still supporting:which DOES fit my ethical goals for SURE. the others CAN, and don't hinder many DO It is true that there are valuable members who are PoW's. However, as I stated in that conversation (although not included in the logs), I'd say that you'll find more less active/less dedicated members in Karma PoW than active/dedicated ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qaianna Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 What if you recruit a POW, and then they surrender right back to their old alliance or one of their allies? Talk about your international tennis leagues. Seriously ... I'd say recruiting from a POW camp during wartime could be awkward. Especially since said war is, for the most part, STILL ON (even though my role in it is over). Plus, given what everyone else here said, they don't seem inclined to let you spread want ads in the camps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzelger Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 IIRC, we used to do it in TCB every time there was a war. And most of those guys were some of the best members that didn't really do much but contributed a lot of score and kept quiet etc. There's almost certainly some good members hidden in there. Certainly some potential for score. Also a lot of recent enemies that we have to watch to be sure that they don't make it back into the battlefield. Dispersing them over many AAs makes that a lot harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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