Wow. Are you all proud of yourselves? You don't have to like each other to be congratulatory and civil, and have some tact and class. And "gloating" never becomes ANY winner - whether it be us for holding strong and standing our ground on getting to the 7 WW, or Merge (EN) for finishing their 4 first.
And before you all turn to slap at me for basic inactivity/simming in Sinope since August, know I admit and "own" that. I worked extremely hard to keep our coalition together from the start up to that point in time, and to that point I never saw this sort of "mud throwing" going on. The communication standards and experience that I had when working as the diplomat for Fluff/BTNB with HM certainly don't mirror the postings animosity between HM/Merge leadership over the externals that I have seen in the past couple months or so, and I am saddened to see it.
That said, I would like to share that HM was/is an excellent "partner" to Fluff/BTNB, and their leaders were much more diplomatic in conversations and discussions with us personally than what shows out here on the externals. As a partner, I would put them in a winner category and consider them trustworthy and honorable to deal with.
In retrospect and as this world reaches it's eventual closing, I think it's fair to say that many alliances/players will not look back with an overall "fondness" with regards to Sinope- from players behaviors and betrayals to the overall level of "fun" that they had in the world as a whole. I will look back at Sinope as a world that brought out the very worst in personalities and unexpected behaviors from very talented, good players. As a positive, I will also say I made some very dear friends on this server and gained much respect for those that managed to steer as clear as possible of the mudslinging fest. Much respect to my team and our partners, and to the deserving and tactful leaders of the opposing side, and those whom worked hard to support them.
I look forward to seeing you all, regardless of which side of the fence you are on, down the road...remember to try to keep it classy and amusing in the future!