Joel James

$500 million minimum? And you're getting investors?

I gotchu fam. Also, yeah, something about EMC being sore losers or something.

Much appreciated. Also... Y U NO P&W BALLS??? :'(

Would just like to point out that Zoot retired as Archduke of Economics, at which point brandon was promoted. Zoot then proved he was unable to stay retired, which lead to him becoming Archduck of Quacking, only after which Curu left office and Zoot was promoted. Furthermore, Kasi was Archduke of Defense along with Josh before he retired. Other than that, good job on the paper, Ripper!

>inb4 this starts another global war that KT will back out from

I'm actually legitimately concerned that you found Tywin in this game. Not you Scarfalot, but the tendency to make promises and no go through with them, calling enemies "terrorists", and sending videos expecting people to watch them instead of just saying a point is highly reminiscent of something that happened in C N.

"paperless"

Ah, a fellow disciple.

o7

40.25

40.05

So you want $60 million for something that is worth $30 million, at best?

Congrats, Aerys

$40.02

$38.03

$38.01

Shit, Zoot called $37? I bid $37.01 a share.

Ah, oops I bid $35.01 a share!

I shall bit $35.01 a share!

Congratulations to y'all, and here's to all future endeavors.

Farewell Mensa, and take care Buorhann. I can't say that I knew much about the alliance, but I know y'all did a damn fine job fighting, especially given how the last war went.

...Did you just imply that Typhon is of Nazis?

Are you automatically assuming that I am making my points for my benefit? You assume that I came here for some underhanded reason of promoting "easy growth" for myself or some such nonsense. This is entirely false. My concern goes out to players who play the game and truly wish to surpass those whales. Where have I mentioned anywhere that I wished to give smaller nations an easy route to growth? No where. I simply said that giving whales an easy route to rebuilding is not the way to go. But you do you, and I'll do I. We will not convince each other of anything, and I would much prefer that this not devolve into slinging mud around

First of all, its is good to hear that you do as such. That takes time and commitment, as well as much patience. However, the issue is that not everyone has parents that have the ability or time to do the tutoring. I'm part of a first generation immigrant family, and while my mother had time to teach me the basics of english, much was left to the public education system since my parents both worked night shifts and later my dad was working 6 days a week, and was exhausted by the time he got home late. Not every family can afford a private education, and it isn't the difference between eating and not eating--it can be the difference between having a roof over your head or not, or holding down a job or not. And while you might take this as an insult, anecdotal evidence is not evidence at all. Generalizing your own experience to that of an entire population is rarely ever accurate.

So I raise a valid point, you respond with sarcasm to dodge the question, and then distance yourself from it by saying "don't take it seriously"? Are you here to actually get a community response or just to absolve yourself of responsibility when you implement this by saying you took community input? Furthermore, I never said that you should punish whales, and I have no idea where you drew that conclusion from. Not giving whales an advantage over newer nations is not the same as punishing whales, and I would much appreciate if you refrained from equating it as such. I simply suggested to reduce to infra price across the board or leave it alone, something that would impact every player equally. Now I await your response in which you further prove that you have chosen a side before the poll even started.