Call to Arms for a Free Colonia

Eli Jack

Eli Jack
Well, hello there good people.

I'd like to say that being here in Carcosa and supporting both The Nameless and the Reapers has been immense.

Combat is not my thing really apart from when necessary to evict the Federation from numerous systems. I've spent most of my 'career' in Elite as an explorer, trader, miner and mission runner.

To take an SLF pilot from Harmless to 98% Deadly in two weeks whilst making over a billion credits along the way has been really fun for me. I know the way I approach and play the game is not everyone's cup of tea but I don't care. I'm blazing my own trail.

RP hat on:

'The EN and SEPP have made an enemy for life with this. I dismiss Spear's involvement as they are nothing but stooges upset that they were called out as the barrel of monkey nuts they are. SEPP and the EN, 'Peaceful' explorers? I think not. When you make war, prepare to take war.'

RP hat off.

So, thanks to the Reapers and The Nameless for giving a hell of a ride for the past two weeks. I have no plans to move on soon though. I kinda like it out here plus I still have some unfinished engineer business to attend to.
 

Isaiah Evanson

Isaiah Evanson
Screemonster said:
Or to put it another way - you may be bigger than any of us, but you're not bigger than all of us.
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That's really it though, isn't it?

All the bots, all the technical things, all the spreadsheets, the min/maxing, all the numbers they crunch and all the people they throw at it - you'd think they would win handily. But they can only account for the Reapers.

They can't account for the indie commanders coming out to fight, or coming up from the bubble to defend. They can't account for the support that comes from the unseen places and the unknown player.

This coalition they have arrayed against one squadron may outnumber us 10:1, but... they can't stop all of us. And even if they "take" Carcosa, the bell cannot be unrung.

They've shown their true colors, making enemies of good people and making themselves into "heroes" in a war of aggression. They have told lies and have threatened those who do not toe their line.

But they are outnumbered. And they are afraid. Afraid to save face. Afraid to return to the bubble without some moral victory to parade in front of their critics. Afraid that what little credibility they still possess is about to be washed away by a downpour of condemnation.

This is just SPEAR I'm talking about.

Civitas Dei, known all too well for their expansionist and imperialistic tendencies, are facing a determined foe that refuses to relent. This is an affront to their ideas of a "city of God."

There is no God in Colonia. Certainly not one to build a city for.

And Explorer's Nation, led by one who fancies himself a ruler, had his fragile ego damaged when the Nameless retook their home over a year ago. He is cunning, but he is also terribly predictable - and he never speaks unless he feels he has the edge.

Unfortunately, you can't rule with a broken upper hand.

The Reapers may be the most visible of the people in this fight, but we are most certainly not alone.

Our enemies will try to trigger another war as soon as this one ends, hoping to wear us down. They may have more tricks up their sleeves, or more reinforcements coming. They are hoping for attrition to take its toll on us. And it will, in time.

Which is why I ask that all of you fighting on our behalf to do as you please. Do not burn yourselves out trying to fight an enemy that is bound and determined to make fools of themselves trying so desperately to "prove" something. Enjoy yourselves. Have fun. Otherwise, what's the point?

If you choose to stick with us, then continue to cause trouble in your own ways. Look at the enemy's systems. Find wars, or start them. Take the fight to them in your own way, at your own pace.

Believe me, this isn't over by a long shot.
 

ZAKALWEINC8876

ZAKALWEINC8876
Hi all, long time lurker. Just wondering, is there a seperate thread i dont know about where Spear and the rest of the AAA don't look so utterly ridiculous?
Just for balance sort of thing i mean. Because everything here seems to suggest that AAA are actually a secret comedy outfit and surely must come out soon and go...

ONLY JOKING, AHHH, Had ya going there didn't we? Eh?! 😀😉
 

Ian Doncaster

Ian Doncaster
ZAKALWEINC8876 said:
Hi all, long time lurker. Just wondering, is there a seperate thread i dont know about where Spear and the rest of the AAA don't look so utterly ridiculous?
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I think all I can say is that if you select the right information (even just restricted to information which is already public) it's certainly possible to put together sympathetic narratives for all sides in this conflict. Equally, by selecting other information any side can be made to look very unsympathetic. And different people will value different bits of information and have different priorities - to take a different example, when Lave Radio Network were fighting for control of Lave (which took them years!) was this right because of their obvious connection to the Lave system, or wrong because of the system's lore status as a major Alliance regional capital. People in good faith took both views and fought hard for them - so some of those narratives will appeal more to some people than others.

The Reapers are so far as I know the only group involved with a writer on staff, and are built around "stories" much more than the other side, so obviously they have a big current advantage in the propaganda and public narrative area. Part of what makes this conflict interesting to watch is that the two sides are taking very different approaches to both the direct BGS conflicts and to the wider diplomatic picture, and yet are relatively evenly balanced in terms of overall power.
 

CMDR Jal'Bur

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erm...I just looked up Earth Expeditionary Fleet and EEF is still in control. Did you not know that having the highest influence is not the same as controlling the system? You have to take Vicktore's Promise off EEF to control the system. By the looks of things Nameless simply leap-frogged EN and EEF while they were in a conflict state. If you want control, you will now have to either bring EEF up to trigger a conflict with Nameless or bring yourselves back down.
 

Tharrn

Tharrn
EN have lost the war (again) and apparently a new deal has been struck by "mastermind" Vantas, selling the "rights" to the system to the CIDE dictatorship. I expect that the next war will be with them (influence is already higher than ENs).

First loser is thus EN, scuttling away with the tail tucked firmly between their legs. Don't expect the kraken to let go of system control for you if they should achieve it.

P.S.: Whatever the future may bring, this is a day of celebration giving respite to the populace of Carcosa for a little while.
 

Dillon Fallon

Dillon Fallon
CMDR Jal'Bur said:
erm...I just looked up Earth Expeditionary Fleet and EEF is still in control. Did you not know that having the highest influence is not the same as controlling the system? You have to take Vicktore's Promise off EEF to control the system. By the looks of things Nameless simply leap-frogged EN and EEF while they were in a conflict state. If you want control, you will now have to either bring EEF up to trigger a conflict with Nameless or bring yourselves back down.
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Funnily enough, we have fought a few control wars.

What we could also do is push influence up to force a coup. Guess someone is going to have fun making sure influence doesn't rise or fall too much. My preference would be for them to bite the bullet and just move influence to cause a control war. With the 100s of millions I've picked up in Carcosa and Pergamon, war is a profitable business at the moment and I have a hungry carrier to feed.
 

CMDR Jal'Bur

C
Well looks like they just locked up all influence again, so that way is off the cards. Wonder if the coup method even works still. You'll have a hard time getting to 60% if they are opposing
 

CMDR Jal'Bur

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And Isaiah, by saying Tharrn is misreading things I'm simply going on what's been happening previously in other systems. Seems like EN and SECD are working together so the assumption that "EN have ceded control" seems like just that...an assumption. Don't read too much into one day of influence changes is all I am saying. SECD is only ahead of EN because of the 4% penalty they took from losing the last conflict.
 

Tharrn

Tharrn
CMDR Jal'Bur said:
And Isaiah, by saying Tharrn is misreading things I'm simply going on what's been happening previously in other systems. Seems like EN and SECD are working together so the assumption that "EN have ceded control" seems like just that...an assumption. Don't read too much into one day of influence changes is all I am saying. SECD is only ahead of EN because of the 4% penalty they took from losing the last conflict.
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Don't worry. The underhand tricks are known - if they have to resort to these tactics they have mentally already lost though as they admitted to themselves that they cannot just straight win against what is rumoured to be just dirty, weak anarchists.

((P.S.: it would also be quite boring as the conflict has been a fun story motor. Sadly no-one on their side seems to be into RP - would have loved to read war stories from the other side))
 
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Rat Catcher

Rat Catcher
Tharrn said:
..the conflict has been a fun story motor. Sadly no-one on their side seems to be into RP - would have loved to read war stories from the other side...
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This is what happens when one side of a conflict is just following orders... There is no story to be written there, sad - but very true.

Imagine:
"Urg told us to attack fred - we attacked fred many times"
"Arg told us to collect bounties - we spent the day collecting bounties"
"Cecil told us to blow each other up - I been blown up by Frank 16 times today, I blew him up twice and we collected the bounties"
"Boris told us to keep jumping in and out of a system to look like we were doing something, I jumped 932 times this morning, then stopped for lunch"

Not the most exciting of story-writing...
 
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Isaiah Evanson

Isaiah Evanson
I can only speak for myself, but I've truly enjoyed the conflict thus far. It calls to mind the memories I have of doing Powerplay when it was still full of potential. The constant shifting of objectives, the diplomatic angle, the trash talk - it was always exciting.

My only wish would be that our enemies would express their enjoyment as well. I don't think I've seen a single person in their ranks say that they're having fun. I do hope they aren't taking this too seriously.
 
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