ToxicPepper

Happy birthday Legion

Although we didn't always see eye to eye, you've always been an entertaining part of the community. You'll definitely be missed Piggy. Good luck with your future endeavors.

Congratulations on the baby! Sad to see you go but make sure to stay in touch man.

Major props to the Rose coalition and specifically Rose for putting up a good fight, staying active, and performing multiple counter blitzes one of which came after we blundered badly in our beige cycling. Instead of doing nothing with the beige, you rebuilt and had a really good counter blitz. Most alliances wouldn’t have even bothered rebuilding and attempted the counter blitz so it’s important to recognize it when it happens. Appreciate you guys for keeping the war both fun and stressful at times. It was a war well fought. Shoutout to TI as well for really bouncing back strong and putting on a good performance this war. GG everyone on both sides it was fun.

Peak self-awareness from TGH gov right here. How can you be saying this in a post where you deny the CB against you and refuse to acknowledge that you screwed up?

Happy Birthday

Why I Disagree with the City Cost Change: Firstly, I think you’re vastly over representing how much new players care about getting to the mid/high tier. I hardly ever hear new players talking about getting to the high tier or low tier or mid tier. The reason why? Because they don’t know what the !@#$ tiers even are. New players aren’t leaving due to tiering issues but rather due to the very limited engagement with PNW after a while. Raiding gets repetitive very quickly but at least they log in and have something to do. The biggest drop in activity comes when they transition from raiding to farming after going up in city count. The engagement with PNW while farming during peace time is just log in once a day and the sudden change of gameplay style puts off a lot of new players and they get bored because of it thus leading to them eventually going inactive. It’s a hard issue to tackle and I don’t know of a possible solution to remedy that other than somehow figuring out more in-game activities to keep players coming back and logging in but regardless, the city cost change does NOT fix player retention. My other reason is I don’t see why there needs to be such a massive change like this for catch up when more catch up mechanics like projects can be introduced instead? I don’t think we should punish the oldest members of our community who chose to remain active and continue playing the game but rather make it easier for newer players to catch up. I don’t think the goal should be to slowly bring our ENTIRE mid tier to eventually reach and match the current high tier. The high tier is vastly smaller in numbers compared to the mid tier and so you can with the current model get folks up there by focusing funds on specific players to move them up. I do agree with the sentiment that newer players should be able to catch up but disagree with the solution provided here.

Player of the Year: Sketchy Most Influential Player: Kan0601 Most Likely to Succeed in 2025: Velyni Vas Best Alliance Leader: Jeric Worst Alliance Leader: -- Best In-Character Poster: Goober Best Villain: Epimethius Nicest Player: A. Glenn Most Controversial Player: Tiberius Aurion Caeser Most Missed Player: Harry Flashman Best Nation Page: Ronjoy Best Fighter: Superdead Best High Government Member: Baldrik Most Online/Likely to respond in 1 minute: Coldfire Best War Criminal: Hatebi

Alliance of the Year: Singularity Most Improved Alliance: Weaponized Assault Penguins Best New Merged Alliance: Event Horizon Best Rookie Alliance: Republic of Libertas Best Alliance for New Players: Camelot Most Likely to Succeed in 2025: Rose Most Likely to be Rolled in 2025: Eclipse Most Honorable Alliance: House Stark Best Fighting Alliance: Knights Templar Worst Fighting Alliance: -- Best Alliance Growth: Name Withheld Best Foreign Affairs Team: Singularity Best Foreign Affairs Move: Singularity gathering enough support to have Rose/TKR save them from a losing war and eventually into a WP. Worst Foreign Affairs Move: Conclusion to the one day war Alliance with Best Propaganda: Empire of the Romans Most Missed Alliance: Dark Brotherhood Best Alliance Flag (please link): -- Best Holiday Flag (please link): -- Biggest Alliance Decline in 2024: The Golden Horde Best Alliance Theme: Event Horizon

GG Penta

Congrats on 10!

Oculus Custodit Omnia In an Orbis rife with injustice and despair, the time has come for a new force to emerge from the depths. The Shadows have converged, and from them emerges Spectre, an alliance born from the union of the Dark Brotherhood and Legion of Dawn. Together, we are not just a collection of individuals; We are a relentless force of elite operatives, united by a singular purpose: to reshape the balance of power. We are the unseen force, we are the masters of shadows, we are the architects of strategy. We are the embodiment of loyalty, and we are who see all for we are the followers of the Eye. At the core of Spectre lies our omnipotent Eye. Our Eye watches over all, guiding our every move. Oculus Custodit Omnia—"The Eye Watches Over All"— serves as a stark reminder to our enemies that we are always vigilant, always prepared, and always ready to strike. Our collective of elite operatives, who are masters of strategic warfare and espionage are dedicated to dismantling rival alliances and crushing any who dare oppose us. Within our ranks, trust is paramount, but weakness is intolerable. We thrive on knowledge and precision, operating under a code of secrecy, loyalty, and ruthlessness. Whether you are a seasoned strategist or a rising agent, you will find a place in our formidable collective—but know this: loyalty to Spectre is non-negotiable. Join us as we navigate through the shadows, forge our path to dominance, and lay waste to all who stand in our way. Strategic Council: Senior Directors (Leaders): Arima, Jeric, Chezstick Shadow Directors (2IC): Kan0601, ToxicPepper, Turk182 Overseers (High Gov): BigMac (FA), Superdead (MA), Baldrik (EA), Ashton (IA) Operational Strategists (Mid Gov): Avicour (MA), ColdFire (IA) To Join apply to our alliance here then join our discord here and follow the prompts. For FA Inquires or Embassies please join our FA Server here. As a newly formed alliance, SPC does not view itself bound by any NAPs signed prior to its forming. TLDR: Legion of Dawn and Dark Brotherhood merge to form Spectre PS: Shoutout to @Ronjoy Tehmina for his art contributions, if alliances need art for their alliance, I highly recommend Ronjoy! Thanks to @Sketchy, @Daveth and EVH for their contributions and inspirations as well!

Happy to be working with God King Emperor Dear Leader Epi again!

Glad to be apart of DBs 7th birthday. Shoutout to the hardworking gov and members that showed dedication and determination to keep the alliance going for 7 years! Happy birthday DB!

An outstanding entrance to the war, welcome old friend. Rome 2 - 0 TKR incoming AVE ROMA AETERNA!

Welcome to the war friends. Looking forward to getting this victory together.

You keep bringing up sphere formation yet it’s completely irrelevant. My argument has nothing to do with the formation of the sphere or being present in the discussions to form the sphere. The peripheries chat you’re mentioning here is exactly the OPSEC chat Roberts had access to. More precisely, it was the sphere leadership chat that you maintained access to while planning a whole new sphere. Having denied it must mean it didn’t happen. Proof requires log dumping which I do not partake in. I didn’t say you weren’t in the chat, simply that I didn’t recall you were there. I did double check and you were in the chats just didn’t message much. Just because you don’t hear it in public by others doesn’t mean the sentiment isn’t shared by others in the sphere. If they want to make it public they can do so themselves. My experience is the exact opposite. Usually out of courtesy you tell your allies that you’re planning to look elsewhere, especially when those discussions of another sphere become serious instead you (Roberts) maintained access to our sphere chats, partook in OPSEC discussions and used the intel gained there for your new sphere. I’m not sure what chat you’re mentioning here but I am referencing the sphere leadership channel where OPSEC discussions took place while you were seriously considering another sphere. I was in those discussions and that channel, as was Roberts, and after checking, as were you. Sure, if you’d like a bit more detail we can discuss in DMs.

How the sphere formed or was created is completely irrelevant here. The fact of the matter is Roberts accepted access to our sphere leadership channel where we discussed OPSEC matters a number of times. Discussions he took part in and commented on while hiding the fact TSC was looking for other allies and spheres. 1) Usually you notify allies that you are looking elsewhere 2) OPSEC information gained by being in our sphere leadership channels were used to help TKR. Also, you state that you wouldn’t leak on an old ally but I don’t even recall you being in the sphere leadership channels at all. You might not leak on past allies but you’re not Roberts and that’s who had access to our sphere leadership channels. From my discussions with other sphere mates, this sentiment is shared amongst those I talked to.

Nothing is made up here. You can lie to your government and members all you like. You accepted access to OPSEC sphere channels while secretly and conveniently leaving out the fact you were looking to sign a whole other sphere. You then took OPSEC information from those chats to TKR. One day your members will realize your true loyalties to TKR. Maybe this time you’ll get a better merge offer 4+ cities. Couped DB? I must be the worst person to have done a coup, considering there has been no changes in leadership since I’ve been here.

The Assassins of the Dark Brotherhood are plentiful and patient. They await but a few words from the Night Mother to act, and tonight, the Night Mother has spoken. Whispers of treacherous actions against the Dark Brotherhood and our allies have been heard and uncovered by our Night Mother. The treacherous agents of The Sword Coast, once cloaked in the guise of friendship, have revealed their true colors. Their daggers aimed not at our enemies but at our very hearts. They have infiltrated our ranks, stealing secrets like thieves in the night, all in service to a foreign power, The Knights Radiant. Let them tremble in fear as we descend upon them, swift and silent as the reaper's kiss. Let them face the consequences of their betrayal, as they face the full wrath of the Dark Brotherhood. For tonight, under the watchful gaze of the Night Mother, there shall be no mercy. Only the cold embrace of oblivion awaits those who dare to cross us. On the orders of the Night Mother, we will go after those traitors and ensure they face the consequences of their treacherous actions. TLDR: The Dark Brotherhood declares war on The Sword Coast for stealing OPSEC information for The Knights Radiant. Long Live The Dark Brotherhood!

Congrats on your graduation and diploma man!

Congrats and good luck. Sad to see Aurora go, excited what you guys do with Event Horizon, good luck!

Congrats on one year guys!

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