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I was the one who forwarded this post to him. I wasn't sure of the full story but I figured he should have an opportunity to explain his side

I'm confused, is there something preventing you from declaring war on another nation instead?

As suggestions these aren't bad, but they seem largely inconsistent with how people play this game. Political Parties: What exactly would political parties even do, for example? If they're outside of alliances, what power would they even hold, other than just being a "eating club" for people with similar ideologies? Mandating political parties in alliance instead would also cause a lot of problems. Most competent alliances don't use democracy simply because it's a bad system—it causes disruptions in long-term policy like funding cities, having a consistent figure to conduct diplomacy, and potentially lets random players with no experience or skill in charge. Embassies and Diplomacy: Do keep in mind there are currently 16,415 nations. I worry if we allowed that many nations to host their own embassies it would be an enormous strain on the game. And for what purpose? Our leaders can literally message each other directly without the need for a proxy. If you want embassies, I recommend creating a bulletin called "embassy" and let people conduct business there. As for trade, we already have player-to-player trade. Non-War Challenges: I'll admit this one I like, would be interesting to have events outside the player's control to keep the game active. Though given how people play this game, probably better if it were alliance-centric so alliances can coordinate responses and stockpile resources for purposes other than war. Government Departments: Again, what would be the point of some of these roles other than the roleplay aspect? Most people honestly do not care about the health and disease metric in their nations. You can technically already do this: in your alliance settings you can set custom government roles. If you or your alliance considers this aspect important, I recommend doing this instead?

Yeah, I'm quite liking this new trend of the winning side choosing the war name

It was stressful to be a target 🤣

I'm concerned there are probably a fair share that are not original work and just ripped off of a Google search. Maybe in future contests we should require the photo include a piece of paper (or equivalent, such as a sign for Minecraft submissions) with the submitter's nation name and "For the 202X Pumpkin Decoration Contest" written down

As a veteran war dodger who has not participated in any war for a decade, I celebrate this suggestion! In fact, I couldn't agree more. Warfare in this game is like that one crazy neighbor who insists on mowing their lawn at 7 AM on a Sunday - it just ruins the peace and quiet of our virtual world. Let's face it, warfare is the ultimate buzzkill. Not only does it wreck your nation's infrastructure faster than you can say "repair bill," but it's also the fastest way to drain your bank. I mean, why should I spend my hard-earned virtual currency on rebuilding when I could be investing in fancy virtual palaces? It's not like the alliances in this game are the UN or anything. No one's rushing to help you rebuild your nation, even if you're their best friend in real life. It's every nation for themselves, and it's a dog-eat-dog world out there. And don't even get me started on the radiation fallout. It's like trying to microwave popcorn with the door open - a recipe for disaster. The food production goes down the drain, and suddenly, we're facing mass famines in small, food-producing nations. It's a catastrophe of epic proportions! So, yes, let's do away with warfare and bring back peace and prosperity to our virtual nations. Maybe we can all join a virtual knitting club or something instead. Who's with me?

It should be stored to be used for important alliance functions, like funding all of the rebuilding cost after a member has been at war

The obvious solution here is to join the war or start your own so the militarization was worth it

They're heavily inspired by the US, what do you expect?

I think it would save a lot of time if we could directly report suspicious multi rings if the unique ID page itself had a report feature. Currently it requires a conscientious user to go to the forums and make a report. A simple button like the one used in bulletins would make things more efficient, like so. For legal reasons, please note that the alts in this photo are fake and I do not have multis

I completely forgot who Moo were, thanks for the reminder. I wonder what "Arrgh but fighting for the causes of good" is supposed to mean... are they self-righteous about the whole thing instead of just enjoying the war? Seems pretty untrustworthy if you were to hire them and they'd potentially not go through with it because it's "not for a good cause"

I'm so confused. While are there so many "congrats" comments that are edited, and why are they all downvoted by the same, one guy?

A one-man alliance raided an inactive one-man alliance... this isn't an alliance affair, I think National Affairs is the more appropriate place to post this

Oh wow, didn't even notice there was a change until I saw this post. Probably because I don't have the achievement myself lol. Good catch, definitely strange that it was changed

You can change it manually in your account settings.

Congratulations

I didn't realize the Soviet anthem had such strange lyrics

Stop making them sound cool

You're right, but this post is more than two months old. The original poster doesn't play anymore

What does this even mean?

Good luck to both sides on the rebuild

No no let's bring back feudalism

Start your own global (with blackjack and hookers)