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Beta
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Prowling in a PBEM near you!
Nov 2002
time: 00:29
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Hi folks. I sent vondrack a quick note regarding a pbem game he was palying for me while I was away - and I commented on the interesting turn of events in this game. Here is his reply - and it is an eye opener.
Beta says:
> The ptwdg takes another interesting turn, does it not? Please keep
> us advised of where you are politically so we don't cross wires with
> you. I gather GS' involvement is simply intended to maintain the
> status quo and extend the carnage on the continent. And it looks
> like GoW is once again having a tough time figuring out how to get
> into the thick of it.
vondrack replies:
Well, not quite so.
Our own chats with GS indicate that they are going to use this golden
opportunity to establish a solid beachhead on Bob. Which is what we
are not excited about. A 2-civ Bob divided between GoW and ND is still
more acceptable for us than Bob with whatever AND those bloody
chickens.
Because of that, we have decided to take our side this time. Even if
it is not official yet and still highly confidential at this moment,
we have recently informed both ND and GoW that we WILL come to help
them MILITARILY if they get into troubles against GS. And they WILL
get into troubles, that I am sure of.
At this very moment, we are ultimately unable to make any difference
as far as any military conflict is concerned. But we have made the
crucial decision and are now gearing our economy towards military
production (well, not fully, but much more than it's been planned).
Our goal is to have a transport fleet and a decent expeditionary force
within ~20 turns - one that could help stopping the GS advance on Bob.
After being assured of our help, ND and GoW visibly sighed in relief -
the Germans are bold, brave, and noble... but they would be no match
to the GS war machine. And GoW is... well, GoW.  They were quite
desperately waiting for our assurance of support. I assume they will
take one of the GS cities on Bob this turn, the other perhaps on the
next turn.
For the moment, we are not yet disclosing our plans/stance in public.
We have made it quite clear to GS through the diplomatic channels that
we are not overly excited about them expanding overseas. We even told
them that once the balance of power shifts to where we do not like it,
we will seriously consider intervening. And we are going to make it
even more clear by setting a certain number of GS cities on Bob (not
many) we will 'tolerate'. As long as all they do is "maintain the
balance of power" on Bob, we will not directly intervene. But I
believe it is just a matter of time before they try to conquer Bob.
They are playing pretty much like machines or robots...
I had a very long chat with several ND guys lead by Darekill last
night. He presented sort of a vision... he would like to have RP gone
(fine with us), GS cut to size, left with the whole of Stormia (fine
with us), and GoW/ND splitting Bob (not exactly "fine" with us, but
still the least evil for us). I suspect that if this war ends up by GS
being pushed off Bob and the Grand Alliance of Lego+GoW+ND(+Vox behind
the stage, but on side, I assume) being victorious, suggestions to
call the game might appear... it would make little sense for the
victorious allies to fight each other afterwards - and spending the
rest of the game just building may not be the greatest fun under the
sun... we'll see. I would not oppose calling the game then. With
continents railroaded and no wars, the game is likely to become a bit
boring.
So, here is a summary:
1) We are not going to intervene against RP - that's ND/GoW business.
2) If ND+GoW get into troubles against GS, we ARE going to intervene.
3) The unofficial goal of this alliance is to have us on Legos Major,
you on Legos Minor, GS on Stormia, and GoW/ND on Bob (they seem to
have sort of an agreement about the post-war division of Bob - if both
of them consider it "fair", then I suppose we'd be cool with it, too).
As for you - stay low. Fly under the radar. Make yourself as
comfortable as possible in your new home. Build up your commerce and
science (and defense, too). This war is not about you. And I hope it
will never become about you. All we need you ATM is - to be invisible.
 Be friendly with GS, be friendly with everybody. Be easy to deal
with - potential embargoes from us and GoW/ND should be enough to keep
GS in check. If you remain one of their last trading partners, just
fine - they will be less likely to attack you in order to establish a
beachhead on Legos. And that is what would help us most - with no or
little force needed to protect you on Legos Minor, we will be able to
focus on the affairs of Bob (and on our own defenses on Legos Major).
Feel free to share the info with your team, possibly even posting this
message. But make sure the information does not leak to RP or GS. We
do not want them to know (too much) in advance.
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23-07-2003 22:34
). Things are definitely heating up.
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