[[RoRoH] [Clarification] We had no choice. TJEst announcement]

This is why one shouldn't engage too much with micros. Even Partisan has started doing meaningless spam on the OWF these days 😔

[[Cancellation]& Withdraws from Swamp]

30 minutes ago, Matt2004 said:

Orbis hereby welcomes the Swamp to the fallen Bloc hall of fame.

Wrong NPO flag but ok 😛

P.S. You used the No Pixel Order flag instead of the New Pacific Order flag

[A statement from Rose [cancellation]]

Just now, Prefonteen said:

SO IT DID EXIST

The great Partisan is never wrong 😛

Just now, Indger said:

🤔you are from carthago and how can you write on behalf of rose govt?

I'm was appointed as Rose low gov FA the other day. Confirm with @Vexzand @MinesomeMC please.

[A statement from Rose [cancellation]]

Given the recent occurrences in Orbis, Rose has decided that it would be in our best interest to invoke the cancellation clause for our (secret) treaty with Swamp. We wish them all the very best, moving forward.

Signed: Isjaki (on behalf of Rose government)

[Formal Statement from Farkistan [Cancellation]]

You know what would be lit? If TLE gives it's notice to leave Swamp now.

[TCW Statement on Recent Events [Cancelation]]

They can't blitz the Swamp if there is no Swamp 😉

[[Cancellation]& Withdraws from Swamp]

Don't you have to wait for 72 hours before leaving? Something something notice?

Shame if something were to happen in the 72 hours 

[SNN-The Muffin Man]

Instead of losing your loot and warchest fighting each other, may I reccomend investing in Isjaki bonds for the duration of the conflict? Will help with a quick rebuild ❤

[[DoE] Borealis is born - Auroras Space Academy]

I rate it disband/10

[The Deranged Bank]

Banking in game (or irl) is based on credits and the risk assessment of the lenders. Good luck getting a single customer. If you're not a risk taker, business isn't for you.

[[RoH] NAP Violation]

In b4 KT overtakes Oasis in damage and "wE aRe mAkInG mOnEy AnD yOu ArE nOt" 😛

[Game Development - February 2021]

8 hours ago, MBaku said:

I see this being big trouble for raiders. Ships are expensive and if they're losing 42 improvements per war cycle, they're gonna have to rebuild a lot. I think having to actually destroy improvements is a better alternative to "improvement degradation" which was thrown around as an idea a lot last year. 

 

I think dogpiles are supposed to be one-sided - maybe this is a way to incentivize more balanced wars? It could create a bad gameplay experience, but if your alliance is getting dogpiled maybe they need to step their FA game up or folks should find a new alliance. I could see both of those things being healthy for the game, folks act a bit more cautiously because war is more damaging and people move alliances more, get to know more people, the power balances change more frequently. 

I don't know enough about the politics to know if the recent dog-pilings are because people deserve to be dogpiled or because the game mechanics make dogpiling more common. There needs to be a way to incentivized more balanced warfare - that'll be how this gets more fun. I don't know if bombardment is a step towards balance or away from balance. 

 

I agree with treasures - but I also think you shouldn't be able to trade them while actively in war, maybe that's the case and I missed it. Seems obvious though, - it'll be too easy to just hand it off to a buddy and get it back after - unless the goal is to remove treasure hunting. 

 

For ships - I think ships vs ships should have a higher kill rate than planes vs ships - they spend so much more gas/muni and since they can't hit ground or planes - i imagine they should be engineered to kill other ships to some degree. 

 

For improvements, I disagree - I like the idea of destroying improvements - there's always something to do when you're being sat on - whether it's a missile/nuke/spy op - or if you're completely shut down, rebuild a city to 500 infra with just coal/oil power and barracks. you can do that and build max soldiers for less than the daily bonus. Could do it with multiple cities if you play baseball.

Everything should burn - I think some projects should be able to be destroyed if they're a building (Trade Center or Research Center) and not a technological advancement (like Recycling Initiative or Pirate Economy). 

More improvement destruction should just make city rebuilds more common and investing in 3.5k infra builds less common (depending on the war outlook of your particular alliance). 

Once it's leveled though- it would be easy to just continue to level it as soon as one rebuilds. Maybe the difficulty of destroying infra and improvements should increase as you have less and less left, like how infra gets more expensive the more you buy. That way the first 10 improvements out of 50 die pretty easy but the last 10 are much more durable. 

Wait until you are NPO. The game as a whole shouldn't be forced to join Rose because of a bad mechanic.

P.S. For the record, that has happened before. All the players in the game were Rose.

[Iron Dome Rework]

12 minutes ago, Deborah Kobayashi said:

So guaranteed improvement sniped, and guaranteed resistance damage.

 

Yeah this makes iron dome completely worthless, if you implement this I want a refund.

Take a refund then. It's like what... 6m? For blocking 50% missiles? Yea, no 😛

[Game Development - February 2021]

Bombardment will make dogpiles even more one-sided

[Iron Dome Rework]

9 hours ago, Lord Tyrion said:

I'm in favor of nerfing all loser weapons (nukes/missles/soldier suicides).

I'm in favour of nerfing all loser weapons too (secret treaties, treaty chains and dogpiles).

[Iron Dome Rework]

50% is obscenely high and makes ID too OP. 50% infra protection makes it more balanced, given ID prices.

["Victory in Orbis" Day Celebrations!]

Let this day be a reminder of all the hardships we endured, and how we persevered when all hope seemed lost.

While I personally am no stranger to being dogpiled, I think I speak for all of us that the sheer volume of hate and toxicity had started to take a toll on our mental healths and affect real life, something no other conflict in Orbis has done (and I hope none will). Proud to be an NPOLT veteran, alongside the rest of you.

[A Message from the old folks home]

Lmao have fun burning pixels.

[[Bloc] With Liberty...]

Congrats and all the best!

[Objectionable war declaration]

Uh @Alex I think you missed this

[Raise the Jolly Roger!]

Arrgh!

[GoT equivalents of PW players]

9 hours ago, Adrienne said:

Did you even watch the series.

I mean, she did allow her maternal instinct to take over when she freed Jaime.

[GoT equivalents of PW players]

2 hours ago, Adrienne said:

Jokes aside though, I went back and read the convo of this after this post - which was pretty amusing btw  - but I'm wondering what happened to the Catelyn Stark recommendation, @Isjaki? I like that one.

I think Catelyn is too gentle, sadly

[GoT equivalents of PW players]

We were doing this the other day in the RON discord. The in-game equivalents were suggested by the community as a whole, so don't blame me.

 

Character: Night King

Personality/Biography: Enemy of all civilization, wants to bring about the long night. Seemingly unstoppable. But when he is defeated, the defeat is quick and sudden.

In-Game Equivalent: Roquentin

 

Character: Robb Stark

Personality/Biography: Has a small but capable army. Well balanced in other regards, but absolutely trash in FA, which is why he gets rolled.

In-Game Equivalent: Kastor

 

Character: Cersei Lannister

Personality/Biography: Hungry for power, will pull off any FA move possible to solidify her grip on power.

In-Game Equivalent: Vexz

 

Character: Daenerys Targaryen

Personality/Biography: Extremely overpowered, bit of a genocidal warmonger at times.

In-Game Equivalent: Tossup between Adrienne and Akuryo

 

Character: Theon Greyjoy

Personality/Biography: Kind of an asshat who betrays his friends and runs from fights. Redeems himself in the end only to immediately get rolled.

In-Game Equivalent: Tossup between Les Paul and Dreadnought

 

Character: Mance Rayder

Personality/Biography: King beyond the wall, leads a bunch of free folk who do whatever they want. Good fighter.

In-Game Equivalent: Roberts

 

Character: Robert Baratheon

Personality/Biography: Once was emperor of the Seven Kingdoms. Actually very powerful once, eventually becomes a naive idiot who spends his time drinking and whoring around.

In-Game Equivalent: Fist

 

Character: Euron Greyjoy

Personality/Biography: Wildly unpredictable and cruel, is genuinely dangerous and cunning, and can be coy and flattering when the situation demands

In-Game Equivalent: Horsecock

 

Character: Qyburn

Personality/Biography: Dabbles in the dark arts, no one knows how his instruments work.

In-Game Equivalent: Borg

 

Character: Barristan Selmy

Personality/Biography: Excellent fighter, one of the best in the realm. Extremely principled and loyal to whom he serves.

In-Game Equivalent: Mayor

 

Character: Mountain

Personality/Biography: Cersei(Vexz's) personal experiment. Excellent fighter, feared across the realm.

In-Game Equivalent: Ripper

 

Character: Podrick Payne

Personality/Biography: Humble beginnings, but eventually rises to become a great fighter becomes a member of the Kingsguard. Possess humility, politeness and strength of character. Is kind and loyal towards those he serves.

In-Game Equivalent: Cino

 

Character: Harry Strickland

Personality/Biography: Mercenary, captain of the golden company. Sellsword who fights for the losing side in the war.

In-Game Equivalent: Isjaki

 

Add more characters, their in-game equivalents, and explain with their history/personality, why it's a match.

[Don't Look Back In Anger (DoE)]

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