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Hello, as of today, I, Chris, will be resigning as an administrator and as a staff member for Politics and War. Currently, I don't have the time for it in my life and it's a bad time in general for me, as it's hard to find the time for it amidst a sea of other things. I am mainly doing this because I want to focus on my career. There is no bad blood between me and Alex or me and the community, I simply need to focus on other things and this has been taking up too much of my time. I am unsure if I will keep playing the game, but for now I will also be taking a short break from it as well and placing my nation into VM. Thanks for having me! Chris

Oof, Raeiska was too rough, we accidentally shattered Sirius

You literally banned me from your server because of this treaty yet you claim IQ is the one acting like losers?

First off. TCW is better than any of ur failures. Secondly, that's rich, coming from you.

The irony in this comment is hilarious from you.

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Couldn’t resist the low hanging fruit since no one else took it

Uhh, so first ever forums post cuase well, why the hell not for this s*** So I've never been a member of Sirius, but due to it's new virgin of a leader, Robert Gero, and his lack luster performance, I was able to talk my way to gov, and well alliance collapsed but had a world of a time the short while I was there, but anyways kinda sad the low governed removed everyone and Sirius will be going into The Federation Was fun for the time, time to missuse some hard earned alliance cash, that I got full control of in like 13 mins, that how long it took me, a non-sirius member to walk in, I was intending to build and fix the shit Robert ****ed but eh So o7 Sirius

Well, it’s been quite a game, eh folks? This is one for the ages, going back and forth all nine innings. Home runs, strikeouts, fights, even some fan interference, but now it’s closing time and things are all wrapped up. While the home team cleans up the rest of the garbage littering the stadium, The Fighting Pacifists team departs, defeated but treated to a resounding round of ‘Sweet Caroline’ as they go. An honest game was played, and we wish them many a fine exhibition game going forward! IQ/Paperless and The Fighting Pacifists agree to the following terms: 1. The Fighting Pacifists will change their in-game alliance acronym to "Grumpy" and must use "Grumpy" in any and all situations an acronym or shorthand of "The Fighting Pacifists" would be used. This term will begin immediately, and will last for as long as the duration of Knightfall, with the countdown beginning when Knightfall ends. 2. Grumpy will fly the Mensa HQ flag. This term will begin immediately, and will last for as long as the duration of Knightfall, with the countdown beginning when Knightfall ends. 3. War-dodgers are considered: nations that used (or renewed) Vacation Mode during the war, nations that entered Vacation Mode a few hours before the initial blitz of the war and were seen to be active at some point during the war. Either (A) Grumpy will allow members of IQ/Paperless to attack war-dodgers (no counters will be launched by Grumpy) once they get out of Vacation Mode. Attacks will continue till the infrastructure at all cities of a war-dodger is decreased to the level of 1k infra per city. The members of IQ/Paperless are not to unnecessarily “torment” any war-dodgers; “torment” is defined as the purposeful prolonging of any attacks on war-dodgers to a greater extent than necessary, or continuing such wars once said nations infrastructure have decreased beneath the designated level. Or (B) war-dodgers of Grumpy will have to sell the infrastructure in all of their cities down to 1k infra level. Once a nation submits to this term and fulfills it, its alliance has to inform and wait for confirmation from IQ/Paperless before they are able to rebuild their infrastructure. Confirmation has to take place within 24 hours. Should any war-dodgers renew their Vacation Mode after this Article get accepted, Grumpy must kick these nations from their alliance. Should any war-dodgers get kicked or change alliances on their own, before Terms A or B are fulfilled, they will be attacked by members of IQ/Paperless, till their infrastructure depletes to the level of 1k infra per city. Term B of this Article will still apply. War-dodgers or their alliances cannot bribe their way out of Terms A or B of this Article. The nations affected by this term are the following: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=37327 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=56828 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=92398 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=95652 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=102843 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=124281 With this no new wars will be declared but existing ones will finish however the combatants wish. Signed: TC: Acadia United Purple Nations IQ: New Pacific Order Black Knights Paperless: Terminus Est Seven Kingdoms Arrgh Oblivion Grumpy: The Fighting Pacifists

I agree about arbitrage, and that's actually the concept I had set up for StateKraft before I shelved the project. I think it's a little late here to make such a drastic change to how trading works. As for trade bots, sure, the algorithm creation might be fun for the ~10 people that are capable of making a trade bot and designing an algorithm to trade for them. Everyone else will be stuck using someone else's bot, or getting taken advantage of by trading manually. It would eliminate personal player participation for 99% of the players in the game.

So let me guess Sean was secretly leading the alliance.

The game is simple. Dancing through the mindfield of douchebaggery can be difficult. I would know. I’m one of the largest land mines.

Been a damn rough ride, but good fight guys. Here's to peace.

What about struggling large alliances, specifically around the 15th May, 2018?

If you guys wanted a declaration of defeat and have us put something stupid in a surrender post, this war would have ended after 30 days, but you want to do shit like dictate what my alliance is called, and how we conduct our FA, yeah you can go pound sand, and we will drag it out. I find it the height of hypocrisy that IQ would complain about this since they dragged a war out because they refused to admit they lost.

Did Sirius not think their name through before they chose it? Siriusly? It's like they wanted the name jokes.

I mean, you all can’t even handle your own peace talks. Kinda feel bad for TFP if you’re forced to represent them.

You mean Knightfall? Hate to break it to you... again... but you guys claimed them as Knightfall on the forums... on the stats... on the wiki... and in the peace talks server, where you gleefully took the opportunity to flaunt that you were hitting TFP and ask if Quichwe gets a mask or if Guardian was going to represent them. They're Guardian's MDP ally and you declared on them for ghosting in this war, so of course they're part of our war and our coalition.

The difference is that in our case the war was more or less a stalemate. Your alliance members, however, have resorted to zeroing out their militaries and resources and largely aren't even fighting back anymore.

The real reason micros are dying is due to a sooper sekrit ritual being performed by TKR & Co.

Even in death, Mensa lives R E N T F R E E in your head

Proud of you Dusty, getting in and making a difference one alliance at a time, a real humanitarian clearing up the streets of micros with gov problems! I think you're ready to continue what alliance next? TCE, TMA, Wolfbrigade, UN or even Tesla's inactivity! I have high hopes @DustyDart!!

I swear it is like a popularity contest. Who can say the dumber shit between SRD and a few IQ dudes. Ya'll are feeding his ego, and he is feeding yours. Like dayum son.

TCE ain't the only ones. I didn't make that btw, from @Uriah 'the Fox'

TKR is only active involving wars that they've won.

Lmfao. Will try, though I'm afraid the polar vortex freezing my balls off is making me live up to the new acronym. Though, the fact that they've named the storm "Jayden" has raised quite a few questions.

I would peace today but............................ i ran out of coffee and i cant negotiate without coffee Well i would go to the store but ......................... you see there is this huge storm that makes it hard to see Well i do live a block away from a store but ................... i lost the keys to my car and i broke my leg so i cant walk Well i would barrow some from the person next door but ................ they died, like just now

Sounds exactly like something a loser would say.

Is always known to be prefontaine?

Stupid terms. Thoughts.

Good Game. It's amazing what can happen when people agree to terms.

Lmfao here we go again You might not have been the ones who came up with the terms, but you spent the better part of a month arguing for their merit as if they were yours. By the last few weeks of that war, TCW was barely fighting, like less than 10% of all wars were TCW, TRF was getting jumped and dicked repeatedly by us as their activity waned and we had flipped their stats into the negative. TKR was the one doing all the work. At any point you could have chosen simply to drop those terms because you had all of the bargaining power. The only reason those terms ever got dropped is because TCW and TRF lacked the stamina to maintain them and none of you lacked the ability to argue with me for their merit (probably because there was none, as we all saw thanks to that Alex/Queen M thread). Its simple really, when you are the primary negotiator or a large and integral part of a coalition, and therefore have a large amount of leverage, you don't get to hide behind your smaller and less important allies when they try and push terms you supposedly don't support. I do find it ironic that according to multiple members of TKR and TCW, TGH was majorly responsible for the 6 month NAP with IQ you guys all complained about, despite being a smaller alliance in a wider coalition, with no leverage (what we gonna say, "If you peace out with a 6 month NAP, we'll.....peace out?" lmfao). Yet TKR apparently bares no responsibility for the terms their allies tried to push (they only failed because your allies were shit), despite making up like 70% of the coalition size, doing all the legwork, not even being allied to one of them, and being in the dominant position in the war. Have you learned nothing?

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>Tries to actually help an alliance despite it being a shit micro, it implodes a few hours later and somehow that's his fault? Lmao, what a warped point of view, though coming from you I'm no surprised... Have high hopes for you Dusty in the future, keep it up. ?

Lmfao

And the seceding factions been chewed up and spat out already.

Looks like TKR could learn something from Grumpy for once instead of finding new excuses every couple days.

Not to worry, as we speak the pidgeon and I are working tirelessly to set up the destruction of IQ and restore the true hegemony to greatness. The Covenant will rise again!

I'm already confused reading the peace terms with that Grumpy name The good thing is that usually no one talks about The Fighting Pacifists Now that this is considered a different war and not part of Knightfall why are them still in the stats for Knightfall?

>SNN makes a taunting post >Peace Coincidence? ? Brb making a thread on TCW disbanding.

Do you mean something like this?

TFP.... who is that? Sounds like a micro? The Failed Protectorate? Is that what it means? Did BK drop them or something, or was it Acadia this time? Are they going to ask Godfury for their next protectorate? I have so many questions for this micro... keep me informed Shifty.

Propoganda? Or news?

So You've chosen her over me Paul? I'm heart broken.

Welcome to the onegina squad. The arguments are on the left, the dishes on the right and the mortgage is in the back.

I like the idea of the project, but I agree that the air defense per ship should be 1:2. The cost seems reasonable as well =] Disclaimer: I am not Goomy

@Yoda Something like your idea you suggested in that nomination thread really needs to be implemented. The awards right now are so clearly rigged its hasn't got a thread of credibility left. I think any reasonable person can agree that some of these outcomes are clearly bullshit and are just IQ or others bloc voting it to win. Clearly the views of Leo, Roq, Bour, Nizam or Pre hold far more weight than Roqbot#2523, or some Pleb from a micro alliance.

Alliance of the Year: Black Knights - I can agree Most Powerful Alliance: Black Knights - I can agree Best Military: Black Knights - I disagree but still valid option Best Rookie Alliance: Camelot - Wrong, it's TGH Best Flag: New Pacific Order - I disagree but it's too subjective Best War Flag: Black Knights / New Pacific Order - I disagree and the fact that CKD is last gives an idea Most Active Alliance: Black Knights - It's a stupid award because if I have to pick the most active alliance I don't go for big alliances, but if we are talking about highest number of active players I have to agree, who wins the awards has the highest number of active players Most Honourable Alliance: New Pacific Order - Wrong because the right option is no one, or Arrgh since they are loyal to rum Most Improved Alliance: Acadia - NG is still there so nothing improved Best Diplomatic Team: New Pacific Order - I can agree Best Economic System: The Syndicate - Impossible to vote this award and it's stupid anyway Best Recruiting Staff: New Pacific Order - I disagree but we can go with this Best Propaganda Staff: Black Knights - I disagree but still valid option Best Alliance Growth: Polaris - Sorry? Best Forums: New Pacific Order - I disagree because my forum > any other forum (and forums > slack/discord) Alliance Most Likely to Succeed in 2019: Black Knights - #1 spot +1 doesn't exist so it's the wrong option Most Immoral Alliance: Camelot - Oh c'mon Most Controversial Alliance: Arrgh - Oh c'mon Best Alliance for New Players: Black Knights - I can agree Most Missed Alliance for 2018: Mensa HQ - I agree Best Re-started/Re-branded alliance of 2018: Terminus Est - I agree Player of the Year: Leo the Great - I still need a definition for player of the year, if you say it's the leader of the alliance on the #1 spot I have to agree, but it's that the definition? Most Powerful Player: Leo the Great - I can agree Best Alliance Leader: Leo the Great - it's basically a popularity contest so yes? no? who cares Most Controversial Player: Alex - Always Alex Most Dynamic Player: Dynamic - Easiest award ever Best Player Sig: Gorge - Who cares Best Player Avatar: Leo the Great - Every option is good, who cares Best OOC Poster: Alex - lol, I expected Shifty Best IC Poster: Fraggle - I disagree but I can agree Nicest Player: The Emperor - Meh Funniest Player: TheNG - I can agree Most Active Player: Roquentin - Who else? Playing 150 nations is not easy Player Most Likely to Achieve Greatness in 2019: Leo the Great - Again, can't be someone who is already up there Player Most Likely to Achieve Greatness in 2020: TheRebelMan - Half of the players who voted will not be here in 2020, do we really need this award? Best Wall of Text: Rozalia's Deleted Threads - tl;dr Best P&W Forum Topic: Knightfall War Stats - I can agree Biggest Controversy: The Continued Existence of The Commonwealth - Why people woted this? I don't get it Funniest Event: Charlie Recreating the Naked John Lennon Photo - I don't remember this one Most Entertaining Discord Channel: Politics & War - DISCORD = BAD Best Treaty Announcement: War Boys II - I don't remember Best Declaration of War: CoS DoW on Guardian - I can agree Biggest Meme: Arrgh - What? Largest E-Peen: TheNG - Nope, NG has a tiny peen Best Villain: Alex - Always him Most Hated Poster: MinesomeMC - I disagree but he's up there I guess Most Missed Player (Player that has gone inactive/quit): Dobby/Thorin/Alex the Great - Not Roz? Worst Alliance of the Year: The Commonwealth - May not be the best but there are a lot of worse alliances Worst Military of the Year: The Knights Radiant - Delicious tears of all those players we kicked in the ass Worst Diplomatic Move: TKR Refusing Peace in Knightfall - I don't understand why it was an option Most Inactive Large Alliance: The Knights Radiant - Delicious tears of all those players we kicked in the ass part 2 Alliance Most Likely to Fail in 2019: The Commonwealth - Fail like disband? I disagree Worst Player of the Year: Sweeeeet Ronny D - Same for best player but in this case I really don't understand Worst Princess of the Year: Kastor - Self made award Worst Alliance Leader of the Year: TheNG - As usual Worst Treaty of the Year: Guardian/Commonwealth - Why? Can anyone explain? Worst Forum Poster: Element - Not the most constant but the one with the highest peak Worst Nation Setup: Fraggle - If it's the worst why is #1? Worst Fighters of the Year (must have fought in 2018): The Commonwealth - Too many people don't understand the award, it's not less fighters, is worst fighters Alliance Most Likely to get Rolled in 2019: New Pacific Order - With the current situation is the less likely

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