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Back when I was being headhunted by several alliances, this one was the only one that hadn't tried to secure me with cheap trinkets such as city offers, tax exemptions, or the likes. That spoke volumes to me, since I don't think that an alliance that's confident on what it's got to offer needs to resort to such methods. I wish more alliances realized that there are plenty of people who aren't drawn it by those tactics, and that trying those on them will just have the opposite effect. I'm thankful that the alliance, leadership and membership alike, welcomed me and my little group (one which was simply looking for a good place to land in) the way it did, with practically no favoritism or strings attached to it. I'm also grateful for the vote of confidence cast on me at the time, of which you were one of the main casters as acting COO, especially given the context. That meant infinitely more than, again, the things others attempted to pass for an offer. I'm certainly looking forward to it, and hopefully helping with advice, much the same way me and certainly others were helped with.

It amuses me greatly that the meta of the game has moved towards reporting things on Discord "news servers" as being perhaps more important than posting on the official game forums. As for the announcement at hand, congratulations, what a surprise, two weeks, I am so mad, I am sorry that happened to you, I am so happy for you, o7, etc..

Is it absolutely necessary? No. Is it going to be the best thing for almost all people? Yes. Should you (and most people)? Yes. The attrition rate for new players in this game is very high. It is a game that moves slowly in some respects, and requires some investment of weeks to get a handle on things. It is hard to do things very immediately. That attrition rate is higher for those who make some small random micro-alliance, but it is still high for those who join more established alliances. Many people do not stick around long enough to really get into the culture and lore of the game. A lot of alliances recognize that having good members is important, and you are going to need to recruit them if you want to turn over new leadership and have enough fresh blood. There are alliances that can do without this, but they are for elites, not new players. So if you want to recruit new players, how do you get them into your community? You give them stuff. You offer them guides to figure out optimal mechanics, community to be involved in, finances to build their nation, and some protection from randoms attacking them. Some alliances do this better than others, but there is the gist. And obviously if you offer more, the deal looks better. That is great! The problem is that such a thing costs time and effort and resources. And as I have said before, attrition of new players is a real thing. Why waste resources on people who will not stick around? A lot of alliances trying to recruit in this way are, flatly, overextending with what they can reasonably offer. So there is a lot of waste… but if you want the benefits of new players, you have to do do something with recruiting. But look! There is a lot of waste out there. If you are small, there is a lot for you to scavenge. The reason the meta has turned to raiding at the small levels is because of all that waste from the corpses of nations that did not stick around, but received benefits from those alliances trying to recruit new players with generous benefits in an effort to find the best talent in a blind dating scenario. Does 100/100 taxes work? Probably would work great, yes. Do most alliances that do it turn out to be successful with it? Not as they could be. Does 0/0 taxes work? Can work awesome, yes. Can most alliances actually pull that off? Not in the current meta. The same thing goes for any tax rate in between. But again, giving grants does have a cost, and you usually have to pay for it somehow. Tax revenue is usually the way people do that. Speaking for myself, as the last Executive to finally relent on allowing new nation recruitment in The $yndicate, because essentially I was holding it back before we launched The Enterprise, I can tell you that t$ is better off today as an alliance because I dropped my objections to the investment in recruiting random brand-new players. Without that investment, t$ would probably be dead, or very stagnant and inactive. Sometimes it would be nice to play in an elite-only alliance, sure. But it not the only way to find success. The closest thing you will get to success going solo is to join one of the pirating alliances. It is a different way to play from how most alliances do, but it is a thing. It seems in this case, you have decided to do this. As far as your specific earlier quote about a “game doing politics and moving your nation forward”, then you will probably be able to do the latter but not the former, all that much. Having your own say in independent diplomacy is unlikely to be something you, or 99% of this game, will be able to accomplish.

Sorry I'm a bit late getting to this but as I have expressed internally I will proclaim for all of Orbis to see. Shiho I'm eternally grateful for all you've done in T$, a truly flawless run as an exec if I have ever seen one. You are one of the greats of this game and I'm glad that T$ could attract someone of your caliber when you were looking for a new place to settle down. Also obligatory thanks for actually sticking around T$ after stepping down, that is also a pretty exclusive club these days and we are happy to welcome you to the Exec Emeritus!

It's usually best to join an alliance and work your way up there. Unfortunately, not being in an alliance leaves you open to being raided. Generally: Pros of an alliance: - Don't get raided because you're in an alliance (and because the alliance protects you) - You get friends, yay - You can grow faster than without an alliance. Most alliances have folks who have been playing the game for over 5 years and have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours devoted to their specific area. I know Rose's econ is one of the best in the game (might as well shamelessly self-promote here) Cons of an alliance: - Alliances ask you to conform to their regulations, like builds and such - General a bit less of free will to do what you want (this can be builds or taxes or etc.) Not all alliances do 100/100, not all alliances do 0/0. Taxes vary from alliance to alliance, you can ask the IA or Econ heads of the alliance about it via DMs on Discord. Re: application processes, there's a bit that can help with this, but the main issue is that the processes are made to help the Internal Affairs departments of each alliance determine whether or not to accept the person into alliance. By the way, feel free to DM me if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them the best I can. My Discord handle is Logistics#2110. Hope this all helps

Today, Children of the Light and Error 404 have officially handed in their 72 hour cancellation to Hollywood. Just thought I'd put this in the dead forums so RON etc. can report on it.

Investor Contact: Justin Media Contact: WANA SYNDICATE, INC., ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE LINEUP NASSAU, Bahamas, 2020-07-14: SYNDICATE, INC., (NYSE:SCC) is forwarding this public notice to all shareholders, current and future, on the condition of the position of Chief Security Officer. Effective immediately, Shiho Nishizumi will no longer be the acting CSO, with Gray taking over the position in his stead, and Golden Pope filling the position of Vice President of Security. Finally, Ghost will replace Golden Pope in the position of Director of Security. Both Gray and Golden Pope are internally trained officers, deemed by the former CSO to be more than capable to fulfill their new positions based on their performance in both day-to-day operations and past major endangerments of the company's assets. Ghost is an equally able officer with a similar in-house track record who acquired his training prior to investing in SYNDICATE, INC., but was able to seamlessly mesh with the current structure. This decision is being made after much deliberation and planning with the Board of Executives and the Security department. As a thank you gesture to Shiho, the Board offered him an advisory position within it, which he gladly accepted. He'll still retain his equity within SYNDICATE, INC., since recent failed projects entrepreneured by former associates of his demonstrated to him that going with the old and reliable is the best course of action. Both the Board and Shiho are optimistic with this new lineup, and confident that they'll be able to expand upon the foundation laid by their predecessor, and with it, the Corporation's projection and financial prospects. We thank you for your time, and hope that this is enough to address any concerns. Shiho Nishizumi Former Chief Security Officer About SYNDICATE, INC., SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum, steel and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brand/s include ENTERPRISE, Corp., (NYSE: ESC), which provides opportunities for growth, development, and outreach for exceptional candidates throughout the globe, The Rohirrim, a rising equine research and breeding firm, and Prima Victoria, a corporation with extensive contacts and knowledge in former British-held colonies and dominions. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and it's activities, contact WANA, Chief Global Strategist.

ID Check: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/unique/id=337346 Nation A- https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=336321 Nation B- https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=337177 Nation C- https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=337346 Nation D- https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=342714

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later former long time allies, best of luck to ya, and its a shame that a group of the most competent alliances in the game couldn't stick together a little longer.

Congrats on retirement Shiho, I think I can safely say that you’re the best Milcom head I’ve had the pleasure of working with. It’ll take a legend to fill a legend’s shoes, luckily Gray has a shoe size 20.

This is a meme, nice try though AI You can't ever retire

It has been an honor to have Shiho lead our MilCom. Probably one of our best ever. I look forward to Gray joining that group soon enough.

I'm just very good at this job. I will do what is required.

Now what if this is all an elaborate ruse between TLE and Camelot, to boost TLE's rep, so that afterwards they can join Cam's bloc, and everyone will be like man I love those plucky underdogs TLE, if Mystery took them in, they can't be that bad right?

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Camelot becomes the first alliance to be dropped by Fark and TCW for "not matching up to the standards and competence" they expect of their allies.

I for one agree with this

That would have required him to put his name in the hat lol

>this is for my own personal knowledge and won't be addressed >I'm not going to start a war over this Woo boy. She took you for a ride, Sheepy. Lesson learned, I hope.

I didn’t lie. I did not and never have lied because I already see where this is going and I’m not going to let this story be told without my input because that’s how lies and false narratives get started. I told Alex that I would not tell and I would not start a war over what he told me. I did neither. The only person I told was Durmij. To the best of my knowledge, this came about because Thalmor told everyone. After he let the cat out of the bag, I thought it was public knowledge and that he’d step up so we could squash it and move on. Cowardice will never cease. As for me starting this war? No, I did not. It doesn’t logistically make sense for me, fresh off a merger with messy nations, to initiate anything. We were invited, we accepted, and we did. Why? We wanted to hit KT since forever but the timing was never right. Not a secret. Opportunity knocked. I made the mistake of trying to be cute on the forums but I now know that’s only for the seasoned shitposters. My bad. I can’t keep up with what counts for a valid cb these days with you guys. I did nothing wrong and have nothing to apologize for, full stop. I don’t think Alex had anything to apologize for, either, but you guys pay his bills so makes sense he’s respond to the tears being poured over this. >Mad at Alex for violating anonymity behind something hateful >Not caring what was hateful was done in the first place >Assuming I have the juice to rope TKR and TCW into a vengeance campaign >Everyone pretending Thalmor is ”edgy” when this isn’t the first time, folks. Be real and quit with the amnesia shit. >Thinking I need to be shamed or embarrassed into a white peace because of bs e-lawyering and butthurtedness over pixels. I lied to no one. I did nothing wrong. The Revolutionary Front did nothing wrong. If you think otherwise, happy to agree to disagree, but you’d be wrong. My PR in this game doesn’t mean as much as it does to a lot of you and I value the TRUTH more than anything else. Honor and honesty always. Say what you want but calling me a liar is a dog that don’t hunt. This is sore losing on 100.