Terminal NAPS and other Political Malfeasance

[Darth Ataxia]

AUTHORED BY THE EVER ELOQUENT SUPERFLOUS LYSANDER THE GREAT

This is disgraceful.

Y’all, c’mon.

We’ve watered down peace terms to white peace and a NAP. Sometimes wars are the result of political maneuvering - it’s clear this NAP was - but very little of that is made public. Some of the recently used “CBs” have made it clear that the war itself is because of something, but the reasoning is increasingly hidden from the public.

Most players no longer even know what they’re fighting a war for when one kicks off. Spectators have no clue what the true reasoning is unless they’re in-the-know. And once the war finishes, the terms are white peace (or maybe a surrender) and a NAP. 

We’re aware most of you don’t care about this opinion. We just couldn’t sit around and watch a good number of our friends, within and without the alliance, continue to lose interest in the game because the talking heads don’t care about the overall game. This post isn’t about “politics” - it’s about pointing out that this is just… uncool.

The mergers we’ve seen reduce the number of political actors. That’s not to say they’re not a valid strategy, but so is signing a forever NAP and just never fighting again. In fact, never fighting again is the optimal strategy. I’m sure some parts of the game are working hard on that goal, but the point is that, as players, we are partially responsible for the health of the game & its political environment. 

I hope this is the only time we see this happen, but I’m not going to pretend that’s what I expect. First it was 3.5 months for one day. Now it’s an extra 3 months for no time. 

Maybe these thoughts mean nothing. But we’re not the only ones having them.

Yours truly,

House Stark

 

If you would like to debate or discuss this further, feel free to join one of the Community server of all time in Orbis: RON, where Lysander will be holding a discussion regarding this truly wonderful advancement in FA. https://discord.gg/royal-orbis-news-446601982564892672

[Tartarus]

>this isnt politics
>posts in alliance politics area
>invites to political theatre to continue talking about politics

[zigbigadorlou]

Its time to regain player agency. I zig will sign this petition. 

[George]

10 minutes ago, Darth Ataxia said:

most of you don’t care about this opinion.

 

This tbh now

Edited April 20, 2024 by Exar Kun -George

[MrBeast6000]

[mrbread]

Based definitely needed to be said. I feel like alliance leaders are increasingly not focusing on what their members want and simply focus on the alliance as a whole, really alliance leaders have forgotten that this is a GAME and people want to play it.

Edited April 20, 2024 by mrbread

[Wooloo]

Very Based 

[MinesomeMC]

I think the biggest issue is that most people who are being supportive of this NAP, were also the ones very vocally opposed to large NAPs to begin with. Once it became their turn it just seems they dropped those values altogether in a whim. 

[Eumirbago]

Life sweet over here sorry

[Merow]

Kinda preach tbh

Coming from someone who's not politically active the disconnect between particularly FA and the playerbase is becoming increasingly evident, and I'm not talking about the average inactive person, I'm talking about the 15% who pull 65% of the effort. Thankfully the NAP extension is getting crazy backlash on the forums lol. I feel like if you want to take down a certain part of the game for a bit you don't have to be under a NAP for months on end to do so.

[Prophet of Profit]

Good to see HS still exists. Hate that it takes one of the most boring political moves ever to make y'all pop up, but hopefully you stay around. 

[Ronjoy Tehmina]

Needed to be said. I hope the leading alliances see sense and not allow the game a premature death. 

[Boltzlem]

Id sell my left kidney to see a macro declare war with little warning on another macro for the reason of "We don't like you". Id say that's my dream but I'm not NAPing.