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    Administration meta interference

    in Moderation Support

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    1 minute ago, Dryad said:

    Banking strats will always exist. Bailing out Emerald bank isn't saving the banking playstyle but this particular bank.

    100% this - it’s foolish to assume that these nations deleting would be the end of banking. It would suck for Seb, but this is not the solution. 

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    Administration meta interference

    in Moderation Support

    Posted · Edited by Timmy

    6 minutes ago, Akuryo said:

    People talking about precedent here, in this instance don't know how precedent actually works. 

    First, the problem has to be the same. Okay, bank defaulting. Now the context has to be the same, or very close. The context here? 1/3 of the game just left and mass deleted. A third, mind you, who typically ran command economies that were extremely good at leveraging and using debt, and one of these alliances even reportedly took debt it didn't need to keep liquidity of other assets.

    You're not talking about some tinpot micro defaulting or even disbanding, merging and defaulting, you're talking about 1/3 of the game literally quitting, with whatever wealth they add scattered to who knows where. 

    Again, mind you, very large, command econ alliances, with a reputation for using debt to leverage growth. NPO alone probably had enough out to cover it's liquidity to cripple multiple private institutions if it borrowed them, and this is counting the biggest of those private institutions as the ones being crippled.

     

    There's no precedent to even set here. Anyone who lost significant sums because of this and can prove it, should bring it to Alex, and in keeping with what he's said, he should then return half. That's as simple as it gets, no fire and brimstone, no usable precedent unless you think 1/3 of the game will delete again.

    Ah, how about this then for a fun hypothetical so if as a result of this moderation action t$ decides to delete and leave the game - we easily meet that same criteria where we have regularly taken loans of substantial numbers to help growth while not impacting internal capital. 
     

    If we left and had 40bil in outstanding loans would that also constitute a need for repayment? 
     

    Or is your argument that just because a lot of people rage quit the value of numbers involved is more relevant?

    edit: nothing about this would have killed in game banking and making leaps that alliances not even affected by the moderation action directly are also eligible just seems ridiculous. It sucks don’t get me wrong, but this does not feel like an appropriate way to fix the (non-existent) problem... 

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    Administration meta interference

    in Moderation Support

    Posted · Edited by Timmy

    4 minutes ago, Divinum said:

    Again: Seb made a bad loan to an entity that couldn't pay him back. If they don't cheat, they don't have the resources to repay him. Your moderation action didn't screw him over: He was screwed over when he agreed to make the loan. Why should he expect to be compensated with illicitly generated funds?


    Furthermore the moderation action is not what caused them to be unable to pay. The fact that those alliances chose to quit over it is not your decision and rests entirely on them. 
     

    I’ve lost billions historically from players noping out and quitting based on rules changes and other such situations - this is a very dangerous precedent to set and I sincerely and seriously urge you to reconsider this. 
     

    BK and GotG are not even directly impacted by the moderation action so why would you include them in this?

     

    Edit: To Alex above - if they didn’t cheat they also wouldn’t have the ability to pay it back presumably and even in their state they could have chosen to stay around and likely pay off their debts. Then choosing to quit does not constitute a valid reason for moderation intervention in this manner and thinking that this one action would have killed banning in the game is a complete overreaction. 

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    Exploiting a Naval glitch doesn't make you a better player

    in Orbis Central

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    For myself, I’m happy to speak for t$ govt (not officially cause retired but w/e) and state that if there are more instances than the two that have been mentioned reach out to Leopold, another exec member, or myself. We’ll have a very direct chat and make it clear that doing so purposefully is unacceptable and if accidental to ensure it is not used going forward. 
     

    While finding out exploits and reporting them to Alex is something we’ve often done, having them purposefully used by our members for gameplay benefits is not something we would ever condone and we are very pleased that self-reporting had already occurred to Alex by our members before this thread was even created. 

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    Remove Alliance Bank Looting & Cap Alliance Bank Amounts

    in Game Suggestions

    Posted · Edited by Timmy

    My biggest question around these questions is that implementation would be incredibly complex as we already have alliances with much more than their cap in either their main bank or an offshore. 

    How would that possible be implemented? Will it be that what currently exists will be grandfathered in? In which case people will just stock up their offshore in advance and then only pull out what they need basically allowing a level or circumvention. 

    The alternative would be forcing the money out of the bank above the cap which would go into presumable the oldest leader or something along those lines. All that would do would allow raiders to know exactly who they need to hit and when to guarantee a lovey prize package and potentially globally derail alliance economies. 

    The limits either would need to be high enough that they aren’t worthwhile, or there would need to be a way to manage the implementation without making it pointless to do so. 

    That being said I don’t see a need for this sort of fix at all. If the issue is invulnerable offshores then make a limit for alliances, either score or city wise. If leaving an alliance would cause what remains to drop below it should ask for confirmation and if confirmed anything in the bank is transferred to the nation remaining (oldest seniority leader if multiple) and the alliance is dissolved.

    Edit: The 1n growing bank cap is actually a pretty cool idea that requires alliances investment and makes offshores much more unsustainable. 

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    5/31/2019 - Resource Duplication Bug Fix

    in Announcements & Updates

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    On 6/4/2019 at 8:32 AM, Dio Brando said:

    Yeah. This applies to wars as well. It was a well known fact a while ago that if you somehow managed to launch wars at exactly the same second as other players, you'd be able to get more than just 3 wars on one target. Practically that only really meant 4 wars, but theoretically it meant as many as requests the server could handle in one second.

    t$ did this back when Jess was around and we proved up to 5 I believe (that was our testing pool). 

    When it was reported to Alex I believe the suggestion was to implement a random time delay of 2-5 seconds on each war declaration to remove the ability to plan it out. I can't recall off the top of my head if that was implemented but don't recall seeing this used for war dec's anytime recently. 

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    SYNDICATE, INC., ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE OFFICE ALTERATIONS

    in Alliance Affairs

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    Investor Contact:

    Leopold von Habsburg

    Media Contact:

    Hilmes

    SYNDICATE, INC., ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE OFFICE ALTERATIONS

     

    NASSAU, Bahamas, 2017-06-08:  SYNDICATE, Inc., (NYSE:SCC) is sad to announce that after a period of strong growth and record profits the long-serving Chief Finance and Security Officer Timmy will now step down from his 18-month term in this position. Starting from a quiet accounting position Timmy quickly rose through the ranks to become the Director of Finance before stepping into the CFO and CSO position following the sudden retirement of the infamous Jessica Rabbit.

    The Syndicate would like to acknowledge the work done by Timmy in ensuring high investor returns, and his key strategic economic moves. His improvements to our IP protection technology and the success of our Security team is also to be lauded, though most importantly the surprising lack of scandals during his time as an Executive Officer.

    Timmy will, therefore, join the esteemable ranks of the other respected company Directors such as Zed, Chaunce, and Wilhelm the Demented, along with being entitled to the sizable retainer provided for the advisory skills associated with such a position.

    Following the decision to vacate the highly desired water facing corner office, Timmy and the other Executive Officers met and have made the decision to confer this position to Utmos, the current Vice President of Infringement. Known for his sharp mind and quick reactions, Utmos was originally identified by his skills as a Security Analyst within the wholly owned subsidiary The Enterprise, and quickly shoulder tapped and moved into one of the senior Security positions within The Syndicate. It should be noted though that the corner office has now been requisitioned by Chief Operations Officer, Leopold von Habsburg.

    The Enterprise, now coming up to its first anniversary is proud to announce a high level of success performing towards the top end of it’s expected operating margins. With the first intercompany management transfer being Utmos it is producing exceptional talent and we expect high profits as we come into the end of the financial year.

    The Syndicate believes Utmos will bring many talents to the Executive Team and look forward to welcoming him aboard as the new Chief Finance and Security Officer.

    As always, this press release was written and edited by an unbiased third party and is not liable for any legal charges that arise as a result.

    About SYNDICATE, Inc.

    SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brands include The Enterprise, which provides development and growth opportunities for multinational prodigies around the globe, and Top Gear 2002, which continues to test the limits and boundaries of speed and motion. This sentence is here because we still couped Zed. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and its activities, contact Hilmes, Chief Strategic Officer.

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    Businessweek Exclusive: Fortune 500 Exec Sentenced after Horrific Crimes are Exposed

    in Alliance Affairs

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    5 hours ago, Flame of the Flawed said:

    I should clarify that t$ is led by a 3-man Executive Board rather than any single executive, and hence there is no 'head of t$'. This change pertains to the position of Chief Strategic Officer (and everyone knows the real power lies with the Chief Operations Officer ;) ).

    I call BS ?‍♀️

    I'm so glad sad to see you go Chaunce; does it still count as dropping the soap if it's liquid soap?

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    Double the Syndicate; Double the Dividends

    in Alliance Affairs

    Posted · Edited by Timmy
    Dyslexia is gr8

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    Investor Contact: 
    Wilhelm the Demented 

    Media Contact:
    Flame of the Flawed (Chaunce)

     

    SYNDICATE, INC., PRESENTS ENTERPRISE, CORP.

     

    NASSAU, Bahamas, 2017-06-08:  SYNDICATE, Inc., (NYSE:SCC) has under careful consideration and analysis of global market trends identified an opportunity for growth in our acquisitions department. In order to fully realize the profit potential, a wholly owned subsidiary, trading as ENTERPRISE, Corp., (NYSE:ESC) has been established.

     

    ENTERPRISE, Corp. exists to provide best of class training and development to recent acquisitions, and to provide premium instruction in all the methods and skills expected of Syndicate Associates. After proving their value to the firm, any Junior Associate may enjoy the prospect of promotion to the parent company, with all the benefits that entails. To facilitate this talent investment, a support, and management system has been set up within the Enterprise to oversee the BAU processes. This team reports directly to the Syndicate Executive Board, who will remain your primary contacts for foreign inquiries.

     

    Executive Board

    Chief Operating Officer (IA): Wilhelm the Demented
    Chief Financial and Security Officer (Econ/MilCom): Timmy
    Chief Strategy Officer (FA): Flame of the Flawed (Chaunce)

     

    Enterprise Corp

    Director: Palpatine
    Head of Finance: Leopold von Habsburg
    Head of Marketing: Vincent Marchinetti
    Head of Human Resources: Itachi
    Head of Security: MFG45320 & Monkey D Luffy

     

    As a wholly owned subsidiary, ENTERPRISE, Corp. inherits the full benefits of the Syndicate security apparatus. Any corporate espionage will be treated as an infringement upon the IP of SYNDICATE, Inc.

     

    Anyone aspiring to become an Enterprise Junior Associate should make themselves known to the Talent Acquisition team within our offices: https://discord.gg/3bwfGXW

     

    About SYNDICATE, Inc.

     

    SYNDICATE, Inc., based near Nassau, The Bahamas, is the world's leading gasoline, aluminum and munitions distributor for a wide variety of peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. Wholly-owned SYNDICATE, Inc. subsidiary brands include the Elysian League, which designs, markets and distributes tank and missile materials, and Top Gear 2002, which continues to test the limits and boundaries of speed and motion. This sentence is here because we couped Zed. For more information about SYNDICATE, Inc., and its activities, contact Chaunce, Chief Strategic Officer.

     

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