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  1. Disclaimer: This post is intellectual property of DNN. Is everyone adequately tired of the political climate in PnW? Of the constant dogpiling? The paranoia? The hypocrisy? The stagnation? There hasn't been an existential NPO threat anymore for quite a while, shouldn't we make an effort to finally change the metagame for the better? I for one am tired of just talking about it instead of actually stepping up and doing something about it. “Maybe the road you travel doesn’t give you the beautiful fate you have always dreamed of. Stop and change the road, no matter how difficult it may be!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Let the heavens open up and unleash a monstrous war machine upon the world! Let brave men take charge of their own destiny and force their will into reality! As Atropos severs the thread of the unrelenting paperless crusade and Clotho weaves the Paragon and KT threads into a new fabric, a prophecy is spoken to echo through the ages. A new champion is born as the manifestation of that will in our mortal realm of Orbis. We are the instrument of time and space. We are the wrath of god. We are the wind of change. We are The Hand of Fate Alliance Page Discord
    31 points
  2. A moment of silence for the final TEst splinter. It's been a good run bois. ... ... LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO BANGER NEW ALLIANCE
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  3. No, merging everyone into Rose is sheepy's job.
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  4. It's about that time again! I went with alliance damages this time on request -- all offshores have been added into their respective alliances. This timelapse was brought to you by Ducc News Network: DNN > RON, join the DNN server for REAL hard hitting news that Krampus doesn't want you to know about! The individual damage timelapse has been released as a DNN exclusive to the server below: https://discord.gg/ABTUXqyKbK
    6 points
  5. Last time KT decided to become a farming aa and ally someone, they got themself rolled, became a raiding alliance and rolled their previous ally. @Cataclysm Watch yourself, they'll come after you next
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  6. #staywokenotbroke lets show the rest of these clowns in orbis what a real alliance looks like.
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  7. Micro news not allowed here :serious:
    4 points
  8. Lucianus’ Era One fall night, in the planet of Zakuul; the crowds of Rosian’s gathered about the capital's town square. It was declaration night in Rose, a new leader would be chosen as the once former Eternal Emperor Valkorion Baratheon had chosen to no longer run this election. Many candidates had chosen to run this opportunity, many not aware that the Valkorion era would be no more; the chance to win it all was for everyone to take. The battle for the chance to be leader was tough, the people noticing the moment ahead of them, a chance for a new leader, a new future, it was all left to the candidates. The votes were in, the counting was finished, now we awaited for the palace doors to open, the future leader walking out. The crowd silenced as the doors started to open, when they had reached past midway in opening, a man appeared to walk towards the podium, a lady following to his side. The crowd seemed to be fully silent, not wishing to utter a word as the new Emperor took the podium. “You all voted for this future, a future under I, a future that will bring Rose into a new era, one that continues to grow internally. All of you formerly knew me as the Horizon Guard of MA, but today you'll all know me as Emperor Lucianus. I want you all to know that from this day forward, I'll do it all in my power to make true to my promises, and do what's best for our alliance, and it's members.” The crowd would not cheer, not because they didn't agree but weren't aware if the new found Emperor would enjoy such an act as he publicly addressed them. “As you all know, the government has not changed much. Familiar faces will return, I have High Justice Vexz to my right, our long standing High Justice will continue her efforts as my 2ic, during my era. We also have Solomon - Horizon Guard of IA, Callisto - Horizon Guard of EA, Exalts - Horizon Guard of TA, Harry - Horizon Guard of FA, who will also all be returning to their High Gov occupations. As you all know, my former position would become vacant if I had not found a replacement, but I'd like to introduce the newest addition to my cabinet, Potpie, who will be taking over my spot as Horizon Guard of MA.” This fall night had shaped up to be as grand as we all thought it to be. A new Eternal Emperor had been elected, his era seemed primed for success, his self drive and commitment were only a glimpse to the many attributes he would bring with him in his run as our Emperor. He would bring change that the people of Rose had voted him in for, a change that he promised and showed would be better for Rose. A new future awaited Rose, a future with Emperor Lucianus at the helm. The New Rose Government: Emperor: Lucianus High Justice: Vexz Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs: Harry Flashman Horizon Guard of Military Affairs: Potpie Horizon Guard of Economic Affairs: Callisto Horizon Guard of Technological Affairs: Exalts Horizon Guard of Internal Affairs: Solomon Ben-David Tl;dr: The Rose elections have finished, Lucianus has been made the new Emperor (leader)
    3 points
  9. @Ramona in FA was a mistake, you’re all gonna wake up one day and find out that you merged into Rose overnight.
    3 points
  10. End of an Era tbqh. But excited to see what comes next!
    3 points
  11. Nah @Sweeeeet Ronny D said that GOB can instantly rebuild so they should be good to go
    3 points
  12. Ships vs Ships seems to be too weak. At C9 at max Ships I can destroy about 12-14 ships in a naval blockade. My planes however can airstrike and wipe out 18-24 ships. The ships take up 240 gas and 360 munitions. The planes take 165 gas and munitions. Ships are stupid expensive to fight against other ships.
    2 points
  13. hell yea, but when? its been almost 24h of this farming thing and its unbareable
    2 points
  14. (Secure the bag, know what I mean? Banrisk on the beat)(Ayo, Perish, this is hot, boy)I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a timeStare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mindAnd when they ask me how I'm doingI say, "I'm just fine"And when they ask me how I'm doingI say, "I'm just fine"But the fact isI can never get off of my mattressAnd all that they can ask is"Why are you so sad, kid?" (Why are you so sad, kid?)That's what the mask isThat's what the point of the mask is
    2 points
  15. Krampus and RON are a joke, that isn't news.😂
    2 points
  16. Yeah, okay, no. Much as I am not much a fan of NAPs, we all needed a $&@%ing break there, after 9 months of war and the game as a whole needed to recover. NAPs were signed before NPOLT too, you know. An extraordinary circumstance that I hope to God is never repeated is not the cause of what you're proclaiming when it's been something that's been prevalent for years and people have been complaining about since at least ToT.
    2 points
  17. Interesting, "formally surrenders" = admission of defeat, no? If so then props to Rose for being a class act and not insisting on white peace after we spared them from what would have been the most embarrassing L in Orbis history, after getting rekt by a coalition half their size, but I guess they just needed the ego boost. Can't wait to see who they blob together with next war for their 4th consecutive dogplie in globals.
    2 points
  18. Why did you have to mention GG? I can see Pascal's, SRD's and Syndi's walls of text flooding this thread as we speak. :NotLikeThis:
    2 points
  19. A. 3 spheres that arent in this NAP vs essentially the entire game being included in GW16S B. All three of the people you screenshotted there are retired and old, all we do is yell now
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  20. Treaty Web and my arbitrary sphere divisions circa 2021 Minispheres moving forward So many people are probably in the same position as me. Wondering about the future, looking at their own corner of the world, and trying to calculate how to come out on top. This is a great thing. We need people ambitiously seeking their own self-interests in this game, but that ambition must be tempered. Competition is what drives politics, the community, player activity, and overall our fun in PnW. So the question for the longest time has been "How do we foster competition?" The answer has always been "a multi-polar world." Why is a multi-polar world even worth it? Many players are too young to even know what PnW was like just a few years ago. We lived in a Bipolar world and we'd been living in one for over a decade going back before this iteration of nationsim even started. Two sides, permanently destined to fight arbitrarily as boredom peaked. Politics were extremely stale, the slightest change in sphere composition being the highlight of the year. Competition effectively did not exist, often people would go inactive for months waiting for their annual curbstomp either winning or losing. Things did slowly start to change though, despite the efforts of some stuck in the past and saturated with paranoia. Minispheres as a concept began years ago and for a long time was a corner-ideology shared by few. You could've chalked it up with the paperless crowd who wanted to kill treaties altogether, except some people actually bought into paperless while minispheres was mostly laughed off. Now, through design or coincidence, we finally have what I would definitively call a true multi-polar world. So why does a multi-polar world mean competition is inherently better fostered? Well, frankly, it doesn't. While the official treaties and mega-blocs of bygone eras may have disappeared, the habits and thought processes of the individual players have held a little more firm. We've been seeing it over the past couple of years: Almost the entire game uniting against Quack, Quack overrunning the Swamp, Oasis/Mystery Inc jumping in to defend Rose against Hollywood, and now t$/Rose teaming up against TKR/GG. The idea of bipolarity in theory is gone, but in practice we've still seen it effectively every war. Overwhelming force being brought to bear against the unfortunate target. It is my personal theory that we cannot go on like this. If this is the attitude the player continues to hold towards war, then bipolarity will return in true form as everyone seeks security from a world where warfare is either complete victory or total loss. I also personally think this would be a great loss for politics as a whole. I think multi-polar politics opens the door for much more activity, fun, and just generally gives more potential for what can happen. Which is why I think we need to protect it. How do we protect our multi-polar world from returning to a bipolar stagnant state? Firstly, I think we need to seriously rethink our collective war doctrines when it comes to major conflicts. Overwhelming force breeds bland and uninteresting fights as well as stagnant politics moving forward. It leaves a bored victor and a disillusioned victim. If every global involves every minisphere, how does that differ at all from the bipolar world of 2007-2019? Secondly, I think we need to continue pushing the idea of what constitutes a minisphere even further. We should make active efforts to not remain stagnant nor let others remain stagnant under our protections. This is a political game and really only a handful of alliances even play the politics while the rest sit for years in the same sphere, quiet as the grave. I think shuffling allies every now and then, at a reasonable pace not at any kind of breakneck speed, is necessary to flush out the muck that contributes to stagnancy over time. I know not everyone will agree with everything I've written here, and I will be the first to admit that most of what I've said are generalities with plenty of exceptions that make sense. Hopefully though enough people will agree with the sentiment and we can take the foundations we've laid as a community and use them to propel PnW into a new golden age of activity, fun, and interesting politics. Thanks for reading.
    1 point
  21. Make planes a bit stronger, make tanks stronger in ground attacks, make ships be able to destroy more ships in navals.
    1 point
  22. 3 V 1........FIX or nerf zig before i riot https://gyazo.com/2f41de4a51fce3fd0a92d7029c811ae6
    1 point
  23. never expected kt to merge with someone
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  24. Never forget! KT and their war crimes!
    1 point
  25. You're missing my point. I'm not addressing your points on NAPs in general, nor do I wish to. I don't disagree with a lot of what you've said, as you well know, so please spare me the lecture. NPOLT, however, was a unique circumstance and should be excluded from your narrative.
    1 point
  26. Love to see elections like this, congratulations to Rose and Lucianus and good luck! Valk I'm certain you did a lot for Rose, so enjoy your well deserved retirement~
    1 point
  27. lol look at this noob, only 17 forum posts You'll do fantastic, Luci. As for God-Emperor Valk, I can't really put into words how much I appreciate all he's done for Rose (be back in three weeks when I finish writing that novel). Absolutely stunning leadership every step of the way. Enjoy the well deserved retirement! 🌹
    1 point
  28. It will be my honor to serve under you Luci ❤️
    1 point
  29. LUCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII OMG CONGRATS To Valk, congratulations on a very well deserved retirement. Despite our IC differences in the more recent past, I've always had great respect for you and you've served Rose through some of the most challenging times any of us have had to contend with in this game. 🍻
    1 point
  30. FINALLY I CAN BUY FOOD AT AROUND 100 PPU
    1 point
  31. That assumption would be incorrect, it was offered by our opponents, and it wasn't a hill I was willing to die on in order to get peace.
    1 point
  32. Yes, I'm sure it was very altruistic. Our 1 member who actually reacted there thanks you.
    1 point
  33. We were just giving you what your membership supported.
    1 point
  34. Congrats to everyone on both sides for a hard fought war. A special shoutout to the nations that successfully zeroed and cycled me in the opening round of the war, in addition to the milcom that advised them. Your coordination was fantastic and links to their nations are down below. I was def salty at the time lol but I gotta give credit. And if cult of osiris is reading this, don't feel to bad. We all mess up sometimes Nations that kicked my ass in no particular order: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=193032 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=45254 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=44417 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=118708 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=229509 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=20142 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=269309 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=21436 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=192167 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=229076 https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=263811 P.S extra extra special shoutout to dryad for missing every single missile and spy op against me lol git gud noob
    1 point
  35. HW already planning on hitting Blackwater confirmed, can't ignore that one SRD. :p
    1 point
  36. It was a pleasure to meet you upon the field of battle. Until next time, Ave!
    1 point
  37. Short NAPs arent bad, its long NAPs and Blanket NAPs that are problematic
    1 point
  38. Don't worry. We don't have a NAP with you 😈
    1 point
  39. NAPs are terrible and whoever pushed for them should be ashamed of themselves. Congratulations on the peace tho.
    1 point
  40. GW16: Ends with blanket NAP Literally everyone: NAPs are bad Literally everyone: NAPs encourage political stagnation and mindless pixelhugging HW: Offers no NAP to Roasis Inc in order to set a good precedent tS: Agrees with everyone (caught in 4k) Rose: (Absent from the political picture as per usual, wants to pixelhug and scared of getting clapped by BW so probably simping to Oasis to roll BW after NAP as we speak) GW19, BW + Rose: For shame! Shame on you!
    1 point
  41. This post was made an hour or two ago and has it already devolved into barely topical flaming. Amazing. On the actual subject of the post, I do agree with some of your points. I think that, although we have reached a state of multipolarity, I don't think it's true multipolarity, due to the fact that players are too beholden to the security of themselves and their alliances. I also think that minispheres were less popular than being paperless because being paperless requires one alliance to sacrifice their security, while minispheres require a group of alliances to sacrifice their collective security for the sake of game dynamism, which is still true to this day. However, here is where we arrive at the problem with minispheres. In order for the game's politics to fundamentally change, every single major alliance would have to take a leap of faith and shed every single practice they've picked up over the past 1-7 years, otherwise we'd invariably end up at the same place as we are at now. And call me a pessimist, but I don't think this could ever happen. I think alliances are too entrenched in their ideologies and rivalries to move in a way that puts them at risk. Hedge and TKR forming Hollywood together is a great example of this, but its certainly not the only example. A lot of other alliances are guilty of this as well, but its not inherently a bad practice. The game doesn't dictate that you have to be an idealist willing to take a few blows for the sake of sending a message, nor does it dictate that you have to be an absolute realist thats unwilling to compromise your security. But just a couple of people being the former won't change anything, since the latter group of people will always hold all of the cards, forcing the idealists back to the reality of the rigidness of politics (leading to dogpiles and whatnot). Actually, there might be one way to change the game's political environment so radically, but it'd be entirely dependent upon the game mechanics changing in some way to reward both war and becoming more independent on an alliance-wide scale (besides treasures, because we all know those suck). At the moment, the only in game incentive to war is to impede a competitor's growth, and even then an alliance fighting a competitor slows its own growth and risks falling behind other competitors. I think that with the right changes, both Politics and War (pun intended) could become something interesting, and perhaps even fun(?), but I don't think those changes are coming any time soon.
    1 point
  42. I don't think it's an inherently bad idea, but it does bring up player privacy concerns. My hunch is that the vast majority (99%+) are never coming back and would prefer that we don't store their data (essentially) forever. I like the current Vacation Mode system because it gives players a reasonable opportunity (60 days to 1 year, depending on how much time they had already put into the game) to return and have their nation essentially restored, but it does not result in us keeping everyone's data indefinitely.
    1 point
  43. Nominate myself in 3 categories: Economics: Selling $3.8b worth of Infra to get out of range of GOB and up-declare. (June, 2019) Peace: For helping to start 3 global wars, and helping to cause RON to go into slowmode numerous times from arguments. Technology: For breaking @Putmir and @Christian Dahl sheets everytime I tried to look at them for TCW.
    1 point
  44. Economics: Dryad for causing Blackbird to delete 3.2b in infra in the biggest brain econ move of all time Peace: Blackbird for changing his name to Blackie to avoid conflicts based on his bounty. And also for being in Rothschilds, a shining model for all peaceful alliances Technology: Sheepy's assistant coder lmao Journalism: Yang for being the guy to tell me about the first thing :serious:
    1 point
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