I had about enough of the drama in the top politics. So, I'mma lay some **** down on the table and you all can go banana's over it, but I think you need to get your heads out of your *****.
For now, I want to focus on two topics.
1) What is a hostile?
2) What is the proper way/time to serve notice.
It seems to me that everyone has a different opinion these days on what these two things are and some people even have so many opinions they begin to conflict with themselves on it.
In light of all the sketchy bull**** pulled JUST THIS AGE, I think you all need to sit down and hash this **** out. I'll vent some examples below of things I've seen in the recent ages... but I think the community needs to discuss the above.
A kingdom proposing an in-game CF does not mean a hostile is not valid. Lack of attacks coming back from another kingdom does not mean a hostile is not valid. There surely is a point where this becomes a bit much and turns into "poor behavior", in which case another kingdom may not care and wave into the active hostile anyway (also poor behavior, obviously). So WHEN is it ok to hit into someones active hostile? Just before their armies return and their about to wave again? Hell no. Just after an in-game CF was proposed but the other kd just retalled before hand? Seriously? The part that really gets me is the claim after the fact of "we thought you'd want war" or some other such bull**** line. You wanted war you'd not be such a coward.
If your CF agreement says no notice into hostile/war/eowcf, then you cannot message someone into a hostile and say "your notice starts after this hostile ends". That is effectively serving notice into the hostile/war/eowcf. Come back when your notice can be valid and actually serve it. Don't try and weasel your way out of it.
Notice is not hostile. The bull**** line of "they tried to dodge us so we doubled them" is... drum roll... bull****. That makes you far lamer than it could ever make them. Call them out for being lame and dodging if THEY instigated a hostile after you noticed them. Fine. Vulture them after. Fine. Hit them during and you're nothing more than pathetic scum.
There are more. But hey, I'm not naming names or putting faces. I EXPECT the rest of you to have some decency to do the same. This thread is not about the banter over the past. Rather instead its about expecting you to man the **** up for the future. You claim you want better competition in the game, PROVE IT.
WHAT is a hostile. And HOW do you serve your notices? Most importantly... Are YOU capable of agreeing to act with decency? I'd wager most of you are not.