Of course gold is selectively frowned upon in Krypteia. Everyone has a free mind, we do not have a tenant that requires everyone spend half their pay-check on gold, some folks never purchase any on account of principal, even some of our council members have never spent a coin in more than 2 years of playing.
Also VriendP, you say we have no honor in our game. We joined this world as a group because Tau is a dead world now and we fancied the prospect of starting over. Seeing as how, once again, this is a marathon game with morale, newer players will join and those who are .25 our size will receive additional protection. Given the fact that the map is incredibly lopsided, it will take months before Krypt's bounderies extend past the core oceans, which are essentially now the rim oceans.
http://en53.grepolismaps.org/
We did not advertise ourselves as a premade, nor did post propaganda promoting ourselves as other premades have done in the past taunting the world to challenge us. We know that if we prove ourselves worthy, the competition will follow. Our recruitment strategy will remain undisclosed to the public, but I will say that the
only reason we are not small and elitist is because we believe anyone who is capable should be allowed to play, as we have respect for all matters concerning "real life" that our players endure, and we have a variety of guides for new players to learn from.
In Tau, Krypteia was known as the MRA that did. It was a noob initiated alliance that even I thought would fail. Krypteia is the
only alliance in Tau that was around from the very start of the world. Leadership changed to a second generation half way, and we are now in our third generation. We've been through the thick of it, with some of our most notable players experiencing more than 300 attacks at a time or a consistent 100+ daily. Tau probably took 2-3 years off of our lives but the challenges were humbling and we greatly appreciate everyone who fought alongside or against us, as we do not believe the fun had in Tau can ever be replicated, and made winning the tacky burger-king crown worthwhile in a sense.
How we handle diplomacy does not concern anyone outside of our family.
With all of that said, all I wish is that we not be demonized for things said internally, money spending habbits, or how we came into being in this world. We are just as everybit at risk to failing as any other "premade" in Grepolis, which are the greater majority, really. But know this - the core of Krypt will die from sleep deprivation before we let that happen. Until you have heard our full story, do not be so quick to judge. You are entitled to your own opionion no doubt, everyone is for that matter. But that does not mean the words spoken deserve merit and sometimes are influenced by oppositional placement alone. Should anyone in Wolf Pact (or any alliance) ever find themselves within the arms of the Krypt family, they will be welcomed wholeheartedly. We are the fathers, mothers, sons and daughters of this game, just like everyone else..
That is the last I have to say on this matter.