Krunk the Great Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) My banned friend FrancoismofRussia's "Franco's Neutral Corner" will be hereby renamed "StarKrunk[NSO]'s Super Biased Corner of smacking Hurricane[belAir] with various fish" Or just StarKrunk[NSO]'s corner.... Anyways in the spirit of my good friend I shall posture questions to the world. Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? These are better questions I believe than his. /discuss Edited October 5, 2009 by Krunk the Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Miller Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? People either can't climb the ladder in the alliance they are already in or want to "try something new with friends." Either the new alliance contains friends of established alliance gov, the established alliance want to "grow new allies", the established alliance wants a solid source of tech, or in some cases the established alliance actually wants to help out some new guys that seem like good people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 People either can't climb the ladder in the alliance they are already in or want to "try something new with friends." Either the new alliance contains friends of established alliance gov, the established alliance want to "grow new allies", the established alliance wants a solid source of tech, or in some cases the established alliance actually wants to help out some new guys that seem like good people. I also think the established alliances like to look for some fresh "Resouce Pools". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Diorno Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 - I started new alliances because the existing alliances are god awful boring. - Protectorates grow to be useful allies, eg. FoB who is a protectorate of MK and now a full member of CnG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Specto Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 1. I do it alot because i like a challenge and i also dont like terribly big alliances. 2. I think its mostly because they have friends in the new alliances they want to help out, least thats been the case with every new alliance that ive been in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 - Protectorates grow to be useful allies, eg. FoB who is a protectorate of MK and now a full member of CnG. On the other hand, another protectorate of MK is now ... Athens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneLOL Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? They like to have their own thing, and think they're a good leader. Well, I've seen flops, and I've seen alliances so far that have gone places. Flops: The Huns, GDI, Elephant Graveyard, Epicurean Winners: Carthage, NSO, Bel Air, SLCB Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? Well, mostly friendly ties are included, but some alliances, we wonder why they're protected, as they make a mockery of everyone. The Huns are a good example of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred von Tirpitz Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? Who knows why mums do the things they do, they are mums for crying out loud Some of us remember what it was like being a startup and getting help, its a way of paying it forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newhotness Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 My banned friend FrancoismofRussia's "Franco's Neutral Corner" will be hereby renamed "StarKrunk[NSO]'s Super Biased Corner of smacking Hurricane[belAir] with various fish"Or just StarKrunk[NSO]'s corner.... Anyways in the spirit of my good friend I shall posture questions to the world. Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? These are better questions I believe than his. /discuss 1. cuz everyone wants to be in gov but doesnt wanna work their up in the ranks 2. Alliances protect noobies in hopes that the new alliance fails and merge into them, giving them more members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathias Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 1. Because they are too incompetent to gain leadership in an already established alliance, or they legitimately wish to form a new alliance with friends. The later, however, is rare. 2. Because they want to absorb their protectorates when they fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owned-You Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 1: Because everyone and there mother think that they have the skill and clout to run one to the top. Most don't and disband in under 6 months...only to reform again in some different variant a year later. 2: Because we all hope to gain a solid ally, or at the very least a few members when they disband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schattenmann Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Why does everyone and his mother start a new alliance? Why do established alliances protect said new alliances? 1. The Cult aims to be an alliance that stands out as reserved, strongly guided by strong morals, fiercly independent in action and thought, a sort of retreat away from the status quo (in the world but not of it). In short it is our intention to be wholly different than any alliance out there. The world has become populated by generic alliances--without regard to size--who might all have a theme of some sort, but none of which do anything based on it besides skin their forum a certain way. The Cult is simply not like anything else; we won't turn over sovereignty for favors or clout. 2. I don't know, we don't have a protectorate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysicsJunky Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 1. cuz everyone wants to be in gov but doesnt wanna work their up in the ranks As often as this gets repeated it's patently false. Around half, if not more, of new alliances get started by people currently or previously in non-trivial government positions of recognizable alliances. It just so happens those that stand out the most or fail in spectacular fashion are usually people who could use more experience in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime minister Johns Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) 1: How often does an alliance announce that they have room at the top or they have elected a new leader in circumstances other than the previous leader leaving forever or being disgraced? almost never and even then they promote from the inner clique of the alliance and the general members are informed after the fact. The only way to get to the top of an alliance is to make your own. This is why new alliances form in my analysis. 2: Firstly tech farms are useful and protectorates are a source of cheap tech to build up the strength of the elite nations of the protector alliance. And secondly protectorates make great cannon fodder since they are comprised of small nations that are easy to rebuild. And finally most protectorates fail and are absorbed into their protectors making them a source of new recruits, and in the event that an protectorate succeeds the protector has an ally. Edited October 24, 2009 by Prime minister Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoppistan Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) 1. Because everyone wants to feel that they can control the flow of fate if they have a suitable lever beneath their hand- and often people feel that lever is an alliance of their own making. 2. Protectorates are based on perceived mutually beneficial arrangements. Why else would they do it? Edited October 24, 2009 by Kzoppistan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgoods45 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) 1. Because everyone likes a change of pace once in awhile. 2. Because we like to help out our friends: Example : Athens first protectorate was DICE (Deck of International Card Experts). Their leaders where founding members of CnG and very good friends of ours. We now share a MDoAP. Another reason is to help some people out who seemed like good people and now, have become close friends of Athens. An example would be Zero Hour who are doing very nicely. We hope to upgrade soon. Also, tech deals, but we have never signed a protectorate in hopes of scoring a good reliable source of tech deals. Edited October 24, 2009 by Jgoods45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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