Quote Originally Posted by Goodwitch View Post
Palem you are welcome to stop by any time. #pluribus on irc utonet. That is not at all what we are doing. As a matter of fact I was just yelled at by a monarch for "just" sending a mail instead of hitting. The mail did however end the conflict, without being threatening. And after 5 minutes of cool down the yeller, who was clearly frustrated and understandably agitated, realized that this fixed the situation for his kingdom as well as the opponent.
Essentially we are helping out smaller kingdoms that otherwise would fall through the cracks. Trying to keep it fun for those players.
How is that a bad thing exactly?



Almost every kingdom is always recruiting. I find it hard to believe though that FS couldn't find more players. Also since you have the logs you know you first tried to convince the other monarch that you "aren't really that good". And not till after he called your bluff did you tell him that they never stood a chance in war against you, but they should war you anyway because you promised terms that would inflict less pain than the kingdom in range they wanted to war.

Very much like in our case when after I found out it was your kingdom you said things like "If I had known it was you, things would have went differently". You knew it was me, I signed my msg with my name. And another case of "oh, I am not in game monarch so I don't know". You not seeing the message is highly unlikely.

Citadela , we did none of those things you accuse us of. I tried , starting during the WSK vs SS war, to show Francis that his actions hurt the game, the player base. Several people did.

The Alliance argues they don't like what FS is doing but they have no way to police it because it isn't against the rules of the game or "the community"
I am saying if the community thinks it's wrong it should be against their rules.
How is it less bad if someone discourages lots of people to continue playing, than if someone breaks a deal with a kingdom that most likely has the fortitude to strike back another time for example? Is a crown more important than the future of Utopia?
if ppl quit because they get hit, they shouldnt have started playing this game at all.. getting hit is just as part of the game as hitting others, but i can understand that its much easier to try to change the rules, than craft strategies and navigating through charts/wars better.. i highly advise smaller kds who listen to those bs about 'bullies' and 'fairness', to understand this is a strategy and war game & there are dozens of ways to fight off bigger kds without resorting to foul play such us hitting into wars.. just explore the mechanics and learn how they work day by day, and you will get the real satisfaction from the game when you find your way to success through those explorations..