Summer Lovin

[Matey]

When I let him in FCC the castle had not been attacked and there was no thread about it. Also we can't see your army next to it unless we are there, only bad player could say if your army was outside when he got ahold of me.

[Heroin]

When I let him in FCC the castle had not been attacked and there was no thread about it. Also we can't see your army next to it unless we are there, only bad player could say if your army was outside when he got ahold of me.

Not only badplayer. I can say as well. And if both I and badplayer are in a contest to see who is the authority on honesty and integrity in the crpg community, I don't think it'd be presumptuous of me to say: I win.

[Duster]

When I let him in FCC the castle had not been attacked and there was no thread about it. Also we can't see your army next to it unless we are there, only bad player could say if your army was outside when he got ahold of me.

Your attitude towards this is pretty disturbing. You knew what happened to the roster for the castle, you knew what happened was wrong, and you knew that by taking badplayer into FCC you would be taking a castle from SEMENstorm. You know what happens when you willfully buy a stolen TV, a stolen gun, or stolen car parts and get caught, right? You lose, Matey. You break the law, you break our NAP.

FCC then, instead of doing the right thing and returning the castle upon gaining control of it, attempted to use the castle as leverage against me. You all wanted to extend the NAP that you had already broken for another two weeks so that you'd have plenty of time to finish off Chaos and refocus to what you believed was coming.

You can draw parallels to similar situations, you can play down what happened, you can displace blame. But the bottom line is that FCC resorted to dirty tactics because it suited them. It's true that I spoke to Arowaine about the deal that Bale and I hammered out, and it's also true that the "deal" fell through after that. But you know what, I'm a bit of a softie. I really try to look for the best in people, often to my own disadvantage. It just took a bit of prodding from my buddy Arowaine for me to open my eyes to what was really going on.

FCC, I tried. I really tried. I tried to keep an open mind, to look at both sides. But you all decided to hand me shit on a platter with smiles on your faces.

It's on.

[Espwn]

Your attitude towards this is pretty disturbing. You knew what happened to the roster for the castle, you knew what happened was wrong, and you knew that by taking badplayer into FCC you would be taking a castle from SEMENstorm. You know what happens when you willfully buy a stolen TV, a stolen gun, or stolen car parts and get caught, right? You lose, Matey. You break the law, you break our NAP.

FCC then, instead of doing the right thing and returning the castle upon gaining control of it, attempted to use the castle as leverage against me. You all wanted to extend the NAP that you had already broken for another two weeks so that you'd have plenty of time to finish off Chaos and refocus to what you believed was coming.

You can draw parallels to similar situations, you can play down what happened, you can displace blame. But the bottom line is that FCC resorted to dirty tactics because it suited them. It's true that I spoke to Arowaine about the deal that Bale and I hammered out, and it's also true that the "deal" fell through after that. But you know what, I'm a bit of a softie. I really try to look for the best in people, often to my own disadvantage. It just took a bit of prodding from my buddy Arowaine for me to open my eyes to what was really going on.

FCC, I tried. I really tried. I tried to keep an open mind, to look at both sides. But you all decided to hand me shit on a platter with smiles on your faces.

It's on.

Bring it.

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[Jack1]

Bring it.

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Frodo best NA shitposter

[Bronto]

Your attitude towards this is pretty disturbing. You knew what happened to the roster for the castle, you knew what happened was wrong, and you knew that by taking badplayer into FCC you would be taking a castle from SEMENstorm. You know what happens when you willfully buy a stolen TV, a stolen gun, or stolen car parts and get caught, right? You lose, Matey. You break the law, you break our NAP.

FCC then, instead of doing the right thing and returning the castle upon gaining control of it, attempted to use the castle as leverage against me. You all wanted to extend the NAP that you had already broken for another two weeks so that you'd have plenty of time to finish off Chaos and refocus to what you believed was coming.

You can draw parallels to similar situations, you can play down what happened, you can displace blame. But the bottom line is that FCC resorted to dirty tactics because it suited them. It's true that I spoke to Arowaine about the deal that Bale and I hammered out, and it's also true that the "deal" fell through after that. But you know what, I'm a bit of a softie. I really try to look for the best in people, often to my own disadvantage. It just took a bit of prodding from my buddy Arowaine for me to open my eyes to what was really going on.

FCC, I tried. I really tried. I tried to keep an open mind, to look at both sides. But you all decided to hand me shit on a platter with smiles on your faces.

It's on.

#GOTTEM

fixed it for you.

[partyboy]

I like badplayer

[Matey]

. But you know what, I'm a bit of a softie. I really try to look for the best in people, often to my own disadvantage. It just took a bit of prodding from my buddy Arowaine for me to open my eyes to what was really going on.

FCC, I tried. I really tried. I tried to keep an open mind, to look at both sides. But you all decided to hand me shit on a platter with smiles on your faces.

amusingly enough, I'm the same. Hence me giving badplayer a chance.

[Penguin]

Since we're talking about Chaos vs FCC now... it's been a whole week of Dhirrim sieges. FCC has thrown away 7 1500 man armies away in an attempt to burn through the tickets of Chaos. Due to their "tactics" each battle has been getting pushed further and further back in the hopes that a gear bugged roster might not hold the castle. This has not been the case, and now we face a battle Tonight at 1:38 EST! FCC will be judged tonight; will they relent for 1 day and allow the battles to be fought during primetime? Or will they allow their mad king to show all of NA who holds the title of "Sperglord"?  I hope our friends in EU are watching, and choose the right side to fight on should it come to a nighttime defense.

On another note, wouldn't properly equipping your armies in plate and +3 weapons be better than wasting tickets with mid-high tier gear and +1 weapons? Though being a faction with so many troop farmers, I can see your approach to choosing gear over troops.

[BaleOhay]

if this city was not so shitty we would have it already.

[Jack1]

if this city was not so shitty awsome we would have it already.

[Sandersson Jankins]

if this city was not so shitty we would have it already.

I think you underestimate how many chaos vassals are reinforcing this fief relentlessly.

[Malaclypse]

if this city was not so shitty we would have it already.

You should fight on CHAOS side, it's pretty hilarious to behold and be a part of, and not at all shitty over here. I wish more cities had throne room/inner keep set-ups.

[Artyem]

I'm going to leave this here so that more than 2 people can read it:

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The invisible walls and the inner keep makes taking this city (Dhirim) damn near impossible.

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As seen in the above picture, the walls make it so that attackers can't ladder up pretty much anywhere and make any form of flanking basically inconceivable.  In the end, this leaves the defenders with a small unbreakable wooden door that leads to a room with a staircase that leads to another room.  Not only do they spawn in these rooms, but the tiny door makes it overly difficult to charge in without getting shot / bonked / stabbed / knocked down several times in a row.  Most of the time as an attacker you can't even make it past the shield wall, crossbow bolts go through your shield, causing you to get stunned which results in your impalement and evisceration.

The first arch that leads into a passage only takes a few good charges to get through.  Meanwhile, the second arch is extremely difficult and requires dozens of good charges and I think it's only been broken into once out of the numerous sieges this city has seen.  At the end of all of this is that tiny little inner keep, holding the defenders within it's belly like a protective yet invulnerable stone kangaroo filled with spikes.

I'm going to look at this scene and see if I can make any realistic changes myself that people can agree with.  I can only hope that the changes to these scenes get added soon, because they currently make Strategus a whole lot more irritating than it really needs to be.

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I also believe that this city has the smallest total area for fighting, and possibly it has the smallest amount of open ground than any other city.

It's also been said that the Mercenaries have held this city since Strat 1, and the map was made by a Merc.  I for one doubt that the flaws in this impenetrable fortress were premeditated, but I guess that's one possible theory.

P.S.  If this city is ever taken, I believe Canary should be tried for War Crimes.  Which crimes?  9k xp per ticket crimes, that's just wrong.

Dhirim is cool, I like the design, but all it would really need to be much more... doable, would be the removal of most of those goddamned invisible walls.  I think the defenders can ladder up to some of them from their side, but the attackers can't really ladder up to any of them.

Also, some more open fighting space would be neat.

P.S.  I want more XP.

[Gristle]

I think you underestimate how many chaos vassals are reinforcing this fief relentlessly.

No, we know. That has nothing to do with the quality of the map though. Those last 2 sections are just stupid. As Canary said, it doesn't promote good gameplay.

Also, we had exp ticks as low as 9k today. GG.