Smoothrich in EU again

[Joseph Porta]

One day I predict Smoothrich rallying all of EU to cross the border and wiping NA..
The coalition, sue han and UIF will fight side by side as brothers!

World war incoming! 

Would surely be something to behold 

[TheAppleSauceMan]

How fucking spergy are you to sit at a 10k vs 6k battle. That would take over 4 hours. I dont know about you, but I couldnt sit down and play in a strat battle for 4 hours.

I'm pretty fuckin' spergy because I would totally do that. I can only imagine the xp.

[Tears of Destiny]

I'm pretty fuckin' spergy because I would totally do that. I can only imagine the xp.

Likewise, if it was an open field battle then I would enjoy that immensely. A siege though... Not so much.

[WITCHCRAFT]

Why does a fief owner have to be at their fief to manage it, if enemies aren't allowed to attack the fief owner until they reach the city then what's the point?

The game will never perfectly mimic real life. If the line between smart tactics and exploiting game mechanics is so blurry, then someone with authority needs to lay down a set of rules.

Also I would totally play a 4 hour strat battle. THE ECKS PEE! THINK OF THE ECKS PEE!!! 

[Smoothrich]

One day I predict Smoothrich rallying all of EU to cross the border and wiping NA..
The coalition, sue han and UIF will fight side by side as brothers!

World war incoming! 

Would surely be something to behold 

Last strat I was the only NA merc for clans like Union on their wars of aggression against the American community.  Spent every battle with my 200 ping UIF brothers shit talking America and owning people in full plate.  Would gladly do it again.

Why does a fief owner have to be at their fief to manage it, if enemies aren't allowed to attack the fief owner until they reach the city then what's the point?

The game will never perfectly mimic real life. If the line between smart tactics and exploiting game mechanics is so blurry, then someone with authority needs to lay down a set of rules.

Also I would totally play a 4 hour strat battle. THE ECKS PEE! THINK OF THE ECKS PEE!!! 

Its the various versions of broken gear blocking inventory spawns making battles incredibly unfun for defense in some circumstances that is the problem.  Its a choice between fun battles or gaming the game for any advantage possible at others expense.  Ideally things like that could simply be patched away by devs to something sane if the game wasn't so underdeveloped.

[Matey]

You're right, its not against the rules to attack a city while the owner is gone, just like a bunch of exploits and bug abuses weren't against the rules in NA_1 back in the day... until we had to make rules for them cause people don't want to play fair... Nothing you are currently doing is against any rule per say; but going out of your way to prevent the owner from returning to fix the problem and have the fair and appropriate battles we are supposed to have is pretty much abusing the bug, regardless how you want to justify it. 

You're right, perhaps other clans would be doing the same if it were them; and I would be as equally disappointed about it either way. Just don't start complaining on the forums when another clan exploits a bug against your faction, because you've set a precedence and folks won't need to justify themselves when they just need to point at this example.  Shame...


On that note; props to NH, Frisia and TkoV for being such great opponents to battle against. My catapult awaits! 

you are missing the point completely gash.
The reason we are keeping smooth away is not to fuck up the gear. Smooth left a large amount of gold in the city and we wanted it, that was why we didn't want to let him back; letting him back means losing out on all the gold and gear that we want to capture to mitigate the massive cost of sieging the city.

[okiN]

One day I predict Smoothrich rallying all of EU to cross the border and wiping NA..
The coalition, sue han and UIF will fight side by side as brothers!

World war incoming! 

Would surely be something to behold 

If it wasn't for the lag involved, I'd be all for this idea. BLANKET WIPE NA.

[Joseph Porta]

If it wasn't for the lag involved, I'd be all for this idea. BLANKET WIPE NA.

Yeah it's too bad, would be so frigging big, imagine the two forces clashing in gigantic battles, since it's "continent vs cuntinent" massive armys would be produced. 

Big battles would actually be decisive aswell. 

[Rikthor]

Yeah it's too bad, would be so frigging big, imagine the two forces clashing in gigantic battles, since it's "continent vs cuntinent" massive armys would be produced. 

Big battles would actually be decisive aswell. 

Strat 2 had everyone together and was pretty fun.

[Matey]

Strat 2 had everyone together and was pretty fun.

ehhh kind of... except for the missing out on sleep because of internet horsies... i think someday when internet is so epic that the ping difference from west NA to east EU isnt so bad then it would be doable cause you could have very international clans and pull mercs from everywhere... and then it wouldnt be murder for people to try and manage things cause they wouldnt have to deal with the 1-8am bullshit or the workday bullshit, they could just let someone else from another country handle it... but we aren't really there yet. east coast NA and west coast EU can play anywhere without too much trouble, but thats about it.

[Commodore_Axephante]

ehhh kind of... except for the missing out on sleep because of internet horsies... i think someday when internet is so epic that the ping difference from west NA to east EU isnt so bad then it would be doable cause you could have very international clans and pull mercs from everywhere... and then it wouldnt be murder for people to try and manage things cause they wouldnt have to deal with the 1-8am bullshit or the workday bullshit, they could just let someone else from another country handle it... but we aren't really there yet. east coast NA and west coast EU can play anywhere without too much trouble, but thats about it.

Every clan could have a "night shift".

[CrazyCracka420]

Every clan could have a "night shift".

That's essentially how it was.  When battles were at terrible times for EU, then friendly NA clans would merc for them, and vice versa.  You had EU clans and NA clans as neighbors, and lots of times they would fight in each other's battles (even though the ping + the terrible lag of sieges [which is fixed now] would make it hard to play across the pond)

I miss strat 2's open borders, and NA and EU factions having an incentive to work with each other more (and merc in each other's battles)

[Matey]

That's essentially how it was.  When battles were at terrible times for EU, then friendly NA clans would merc for them, and vice versa.  You had EU clans and NA clans as neighbors, and lots of times they would fight in each other's battles (even though the ping + the terrible lag of sieges [which is fixed now] would make it hard to play across the pond)

I miss strat 2's open borders, and NA and EU factions having an incentive to work with each other more (and merc in each other's battles)

i have fond memories of strat 2, but i prefer the new system.

[Joseph Porta]

Strat 2 had everyone together and was pretty fun.

I wasn't there, sadly.

[Casimir]

Every clan could have a "night shift".

We call ours 'Alpha'