Term Interpretation Consultancy

[Onlyzinc]

No admin, past or present, has ever thought that such a cf deal was against the game rules.

There seems to be a fine line between knowing the mechanics and playing in a way that best utilizes them and exploiting them. This line seems to be a gray area and you would have a much stronger case arguing this point than something like an eoa cf deal with no land exchanged being against the rules.

Not really helping your case here

once again because your a game mod and know how to abuse the system efficiently and undetected....

Still seeing a common theme here.....


Simple Solution Game mods/admins shouldn't be allowed to play.


Also
Just because something in the past was never seen as a ToS violation doesnt mean that:
A. It isn't
B. Can't have something done about it now

[Avenger]

He's not admin, how many times must this be brought up? He understands the mechanics. A concept you can't seem to grasp.

[Onlyzinc]

I put a "/" meaning either or

a mechanic i fail to grasp eh... meaning what exactly.

that the game allows everyone to do what he is doing?

So as i said in a prior comment i am allowed to negotiate WW with other KD pre-war as long as its outside game chat and can then talk about it freely here? or will i be deleted for that?

I'm leaning on the deleted side

[Goodwitch]

he is not a game mod or admin, he is a forum mod for the strategy forum only.

which does not change the fact that Bart and ASF both tried to shape the province charts.
While that in itself is pretty disgusting to many, dragging it in here and stating that chart shaping is allowed by the game is what is a danger to the game.
In most cases agreements like this cannot be proven and so the admins can somewhat ignore it under the guise of lack of evidence.
In this case however all the proof is in the official game forum, both parties have admitted to the chart shaping.
Now the admins will have to make a decision.
Should they decide to let this go it means they agree that chart shaping is not against the rules.
And like someone said before, who wants to play a game with a fixed outcome?

[AquaSeaFoam]

Chart Shaping. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Elit]

Look like ASF is doing fine job keep forum drama...

[khronosschoty]

Moral of this story? Never trust Bart(!); just raze him down as soon as you see him; should you be able too.

[Ovenmitt]

The discussion seems to revolve around some details not mentioned here.

As the IRC discussion makes clear, I believe that the core of the deal is that "8:9 will not compete for #1 land with 8:13" while Bart feels that the core of the deal is the clarification of how to handle one aspect of that in parenthesis.

Specifically, Bart feels that it is perfectly valid to plot with others and actively assist others to take down 8:13 for the goal of getting himself #1 land province. This was exemplified by Bart making a deal with another kingdom to give them 25k cow acres specifically to take down 8:13 and then return those acres to give Bart #1 province land.

Bart also specifically says that it is acceptable to have provinces in his kingdom defect from his eoa cf'd and non-competing kingdom to hit 8:13 down with the goal of enabling Bart to get #1 land province.

These are the areas where we disagree on the interpretation of the agreement, the spirit of the agreement, and a good faith understanding of the agreement. The IRC agreements and promises by Bart further clarify the intent of the agreement but Bart now claims anything he agreed to or promised on IRC is invalid.

The only reason your kingdom has any provinces above 15k acres still, is because you were allowed to have them.

Let it go, and leave bart alone.

[Goodwitch]

Chart Shaping. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

chart shaping to me is anything that involves an agreement that directly hinders competition.

cf...two kingdoms agreeing not to hit each other...they can both still compete and hit others...not chart shaping
non compete clause...one kingdom telling another they can't compete....chart shaping

so yes, I am pretty sure I know what it means...good movie though

[Bart of Sparta]

First off, I am not an admin.

As for the cf between Bart's kingdom and my kingdom, early age we had all of the top 4 provinces with two of them being avian tacticians with high offense. Bart had explored dwarves with low military and little offense threat. We were perfectly happy to just farm them, but Bart of course was not happy with this. He stated that if we did not EoA cf him, then he would get his friend kingdoms to gb us. Bart also said he didn't care about #1 province and wasn't going for it anyway and so he was happy to agree to not compete against us for it if we just gave him an EOA cf instead of farming him.

It's really quite strange that some think it is somehow against a game rule to give a weaker kingdom a free cf deal instead of farming them with the simple condition that they don't use that free cf deal to go for #1 province. Diplomacy is and has always been a large part of what utopia was intended to be about and deals similar to that are made all the time for the benefit of both parties.

If we were no danger, you would've farmed us. I intentionally took a set-up of mystic/rogue - elf/heretic to make sure that anyone feeding on us would leave the hostile with possibly more land, but not enough military to defend their land afterwards. You were trained up for ****, had no wpa, and I simply would've covered you into MS/FG for a week or so until the others would've caught up and farmed ya.

[Bart of Sparta]

Look like ASF is doing fine job keep forum drama...

Don't give him undue credit. This topic is ALL on me ^^

Moral of this story? Never trust Bart(!); just raze him down as soon as you see him; should you be able too.

So did I break my CF with ASF? Am I currently conspiring against him? Nope! I won't be going for largest prov this age, simple as that. If you guys wanna fret about that, I'll just let it be completely ;)

[Goodwitch]

Don't give him undue credit. This topic is ALL on me ^^



So did I break my CF with ASF? Am I currently conspiring against him? Nope! I won't be going for largest prov this age, simple as that. If you guys wanna fret about that, I'll just let it be completely ;)

so then why exactly did you start this thread?

[Bart of Sparta]

so then why exactly did you start this thread?

Because Im the only one capable of bringing life to this forum! Also had to put some issues on the radar!

[MyNameIsMatija]

Not just for fun?

[StratOcastle]

I need some consultancy from this brilliant community. It seems me and ASF cannot decide on the interpretation of the following terms:



Well, actually it's not that we can't agree on it, it's more that I deny that there is any form of interpretation involved as the terms are so extremely clear and well-specified (I always make sure!). Lord ASF seems to think that diplomatic interchanges that take place before the final deal is signed are part of the agreement. I think that the agreement = the agreement.

Opinions please!

Why do you guys always come up with these gems when I'm in war? Now I've got to wait till after work, after I light my cigar, after my drive home, after ordering a Burger King combo number 2, large with cheese and a coke, to read this masterpiece.