We have nobles inbound to refugees that, out of the goodness of our hearts, we are politely not considering to be DSy4 proper. It can be difficult to weather the storm of gossip and maintain a high level of respect for a tribe, so in order to uphold our opinion of DSy4 we have decided the DT refugees are pets. So no; no real ops - just things being lobbed at the targets that have been on our to-do list.
You already kicked one of your pets that you so vehemently refused to...kick. Once Pec starts losing villages you will kick him, as well, citing inactivity. I will even be generous and point out, publicly, that we have started getting reports back of near-full resources on Pec, so he is already wearing down. When you do ditch him, even I will have to concede that it was due to inactivity. And, if not pushed, I'm fine with not making a little snarky comment about -why- he might have gone inactive (we'll say he had to go back to school or that he is too busy tending to his goldfish who is struggling to survive an aquatic strain of ebola).
Checking Pec's stats will also tell you how much support is being consumed while keeping him afloat. And hey, we need the OD and have plenty of nukes at our disposal, so this seems like a pretty nice symbiotic relationship. My account hit stacks and cleared some. Feel free to restack - I have plenty of resources and will be giving it another college try
Ricky, I would like to reiterate that this war was not, in fact, declared by Ronin. I would like to reiterate that Ronin was on amiable terms with DSy4 and were, in fact, discussing the possibility of working together to clear the northwest. Together. While I'm sure both sides are quite comfortable with eventually warring the other, we both - I had assumed - knew that there was a time and place for everything.
As for my dreadful habit of snarling, I'm sure just about every duke in this game can tell you that location doesn't really matter: I have a terrible habit of bristling when provoked, be it a tribe much larger or smaller than Ronin or who shares a ridiculously large frontline - TT and New Hope both come to mind - or tribes that feel they are far enough away from our core to step on our toes and see if they get away with it. Infect and I have snarled at one another more than once. Smoke's attempts to make Ronin kneel when they recruited on our frontline is another example: we cleared them out of our way when Talin and a dozen other barons/council members/(dukes?) tried to threaten us into submission. DT attempted the same when they saw us sneaking into the area. When nipped, we bite.
You are welcome to pretend that we were the ones that postured and flaunted thinking we were safe. However, all evidence points to the opposite.
You took from us because there was nothing we could do about it. We did something about it.
You declared on us in a fit of rage. Please afford us the courtesy of not rolling your eyes and scoffing when we ask for proper ops from the rank two tribe in this world.
Or, alternatively, declare when you're in a position to declare.
As for the little betrayal nonsense - no one ever said Ronin felt at all betrayed by DSy4. This is a war game. People war. I do believe it was clear to both parties that I have no interest in official diplomatic relations, so there was nothing to stop DSy4 from pulling this little stunt. What amused me was everything that led up to it and everything thereafter. I certainly have no animosity toward DSy4, and have already said I like your tribe - as do many of my guys.
But liking someone certainly doesn't stop us from wanting to slice them open to see what is inside.
You declared. We accepted. You have the advantage, and you have remarkable talent in that tribe, so I expect great things from you. We are going to bite and nip at one another, and we're going to take villages off one another. But you have the upper hand. You should have the caps. You should have the ops. You are on your own territory - we are scruffy interlopers who believe we have a crack at the world. But something tells me you will be doing more and something tells me you are looking over your shoulder. I have no doubt that you are talking to tribes in the world to see if they will tidy up Ronin a little faster, just as I am likely doing the same.
Your pets, who are 100% not allied with you and 100% do not believe w70 rises and sets in your pants, will get involved in this war. They will attempt to gain ground down south, which I'm sure will please Infect to no end (since Infect, I am sure, is also acutely aware of the fact that TR is its own separate entity and plans on going to war with DSy4 before your one-on-one Epic End Battle).
I've poked the bear, and I'll keep poking, if for no other reason than to give DSy4 the chance to roll their eyes, pat me on the head, and politely remind me that the grown ups are busy fighting, so there's no real point in going down south to bother with Ronin. But watch for us, DSy4. You're clever enough to not waste resources on an agonizingly drawn out battle.
We are not so clever. We are rabid and hungry and foolish and long ago I told Repinski that I planned on meeting DSy4 across the field one day. That was back when we were clearly nothing more than TT food.
But I meant it.
And I mean to take this war as far as you want me to. So I will be fighting you 300 hours away in a hopeless battle.
Apparently when you declare war on a tribe, what you mean is that you want to write up a song parody, toss out some stacks to dead weight until such a time that they are ready to be internalled, scoff at the idea of wasting time and resources hitting 95% of said tribe, and *actually* just want to remove them from a couple of Ks up north where they have no real presence and should be easily removed by The Powers That Be From The West.
And then?
I guess you cross your fingers and hope that Infect finishes the war you started. Or TR, or PWM, or I Will, or whatever little rim tribe takes the bait and strives for glory. Or, alternatively, the ferocious whirlwind that is DSy4 will bring us to our knees and we will be clamoring for peace. DSy4, atop a pillar of skulls from vanquished foes, will look down on our humble, prostrate forms, and will allow us peace if we tear away at the underbelly of their foes while they finish up the north, then prepare for their final war.
In closing, I'd like to get a pointier stick and do something that is wholly unacceptable.
I'd like to post the war stats that include the player you kicked.
Please forgive me, I know that it isn't common practice to include kicked players: that is why they were kicked. When a player gives up the game, it is polite for the warring side to not include them once they have been ejected from the tribe as if they never existed. In fact, should they do it, a condescending golf clap is expected and eye-rolling is demanded: that way the opposing side knows that it's silly to include inactives as part of war stats. They are inactive; it's a moot point to add them. Just as I know DSy4 doesn't bother counting war stats from inactive NWO players when they toss out numbers.
But I'm not good at this whole war thing, and I've been called out on being smug only because DSy4 won't be bothering to attack 95% of Ronin, so I'm feeling unstoppable.
Side 1:
Tribes: Ronin
Side 2:
Tribes: DSy4
Players: dubiously
Timeframe: Last week
Total conquers:
Side 1: 637
Side 2: 767
Difference: 130
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 34
Side 2: 12
Difference: 22
Points value of total conquers:
Side 1: 5,249,504
Side 2: 6,854,176
Difference: 1,604,672
Points value of total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 328,399
Side 2: 118,643
Difference: 209,756
J.
