Trist3
Chiliarch
Dear Lady Hoplite and Gentleman Hoplites, It is I Trist3, your favorite (and only) reporter still right out of O55 getting you the best Greek news in our third edition of the = THE PSEIRA CHRONICLE =. This is gonna be a slightly different edition, where we do a series of interviews with as many leaders as we can around the topic of the latest Kleos/Nem Merge. It's very simple, I have contacted leaders from as many alliances as I could, and offered them a chance to answer a set of question. There is one caveat, the POP question. The POP question is written by the last interviewee for the next, for example interviewee 1 will write the POP question for Interviewee 2, and so on.
I hope you all enjoy this, and get ready for some drama . (Editor note, if any of you want to be interviewed, reach out to me in-game or on external)
Lykos getting rimmed kinda worked out for me because they moved towards where I spawned ... Lykos became my home a week after I joined, and its been thrilling to play since. Domination is new to me so I learned a LOT from roy & seth and we got this far ey
2. What is your teams general position with the new kleos? (ei: friendly, allied, ennemy...)
I assume the “new” is due to their merger with Nemesis. To be honest our relationship has not changed as we always saw that coming (peep my top ten). We are friendly with the cheese people and have sustained a NAP since I joined in June.
3. What was your first impression when seeing the merge?
As I said in the previous question, I expected it to happen. The two have been friendly since I got here except for the “entanglement” that happened with CM and all… Overall I don’t see that anything has changed and I always counted them as one group. I believe many other groups did as well based on other top tens on externals, many have Kleos/Nemesis listed together.
4. There have been claims that large MRAs or coalitions like this are as harmful to the game as BP feeding, what is your opinion on the statement?
I think it is a dividing debate, depending on which side you are on. Due to the nature of domination I believe BP boosting to be harmful. For an example, if CM hadn’t been stopped by the coalition and went on, they would have been ten million BP away from the number 2 alliance at the time. When the endgame had come, they would have been FAR ahead percentage wise for any alliance to compete. I believe everyone can agree to that point, and the unfairness in that.
On the other hand, the coalition… I may be biased but in all honesty I do not feel that it is harmful at all. It is a “loophole” that is justly destroying the advantage that others received via another “loophole”. The coalition was founded to make the game fair again and hopefully when the last CM player ghosts it will be.
5. Do you think the 30 chosen to win in kleos are deserving? and if not who is?
My origins are Arabic, and this question is what my people would say is "ml’3oom” or booby trapped haha. It is too early to say, as I see most of their players are still in their original alliances. I am acquainted with Merc and have chatted with him a couple times and he seems fair and honest. I believe he has a heavy burden on his shoulder to compose a final 30 out of the list of great players he has… As they say, there are bad problems to have in life, and good ones, his atm is a good one.
6. There is speculation that Kleos had created the coa for this reason and to take out check mate with little regards for BP feeding, do you think that is true?
Ahh, I hate this claim that many make on externals, the dam cheese people are taking OUR credit haha. Joking aside I am happy you asked so that I may clear it up. When Lykos was rimmed after our defeat in 54, those who moved to the rim and kept going did so for one purpose: good ‘ol REVENGE. Our famous diplomat, roy had been in contact with many alliances within CM range and were unable to fight them off. Those alliances were under fire by 3 of the big four, CM, NEM, and Kleos as they were “easy takes”. As a result we formed a coalition to fight off the big 3 in order to stay alive at that point. Often we in Lykos defended those under fire against Kleos, and Merc would get in contact threatening to dissolve the NAP as a result of us slowing their expansion. As time went by, rim alliances are just rim alliances, and could not sustain against the expertise of the big three and as a result alliance such as Elite Squad (semi rim) crumbled. Fast forward a couple weeks, CM boost their players. I have no idea how, but within a couple days, roy had spoken to Stooges, Kleos, & Nemesis who had all agreed to join the coalition. I recall Kleos had joined our shared chat and players hadn’t gotten the memo haha, so they would req support to defend against Kleos w/ all the defense counts visible to them XD. It was a long day as I was on watch deleting posts haha.
7. Do you think a coalition will form to battle this new giant similar to when Check Mate BP fed? or is it unlikely in your opinion?
I believe it is unlikely. I have been playing since ’13 and have seen merges happen often with no consequences as sister alliances have been normalized and 99% of players see them as fair play. On the other hand, I hope the BP boosting reaction has outlawed the act for future servers and it never becomes normalized. Make Grepo Great Again .
8. Pop question! Who is the best sniper on the server? (be as biased as you want)
Oh, I can say without a doubt, the best sniper I have attacked is MuayThaiWarrior. He has consistently sunk my ships with gaps often as low as 1 second. What was sent first arrives first, remember that boys
9. Any closing thoughts or comments?
I would say, this is the most exciting server I have played this far, and as a result put in the time for it. It is ever changing as the geography and the politics change every hour… I have met many hopefully I recognize some of you in future worlds.
Thank you so much DarthyBoy! Up next (drum roll): Jimothy, fifth of his name.
I hope you all enjoy this, and get ready for some drama . (Editor note, if any of you want to be interviewed, reach out to me in-game or on external)
Interview 1 - DarthyBoy
(oh yes we still can't do proper names)
1. In under 3 sentences, describe your journey on this server for people that don't know you?(oh yes we still can't do proper names)
Lykos getting rimmed kinda worked out for me because they moved towards where I spawned ... Lykos became my home a week after I joined, and its been thrilling to play since. Domination is new to me so I learned a LOT from roy & seth and we got this far ey
2. What is your teams general position with the new kleos? (ei: friendly, allied, ennemy...)
I assume the “new” is due to their merger with Nemesis. To be honest our relationship has not changed as we always saw that coming (peep my top ten). We are friendly with the cheese people and have sustained a NAP since I joined in June.
3. What was your first impression when seeing the merge?
As I said in the previous question, I expected it to happen. The two have been friendly since I got here except for the “entanglement” that happened with CM and all… Overall I don’t see that anything has changed and I always counted them as one group. I believe many other groups did as well based on other top tens on externals, many have Kleos/Nemesis listed together.
4. There have been claims that large MRAs or coalitions like this are as harmful to the game as BP feeding, what is your opinion on the statement?
I think it is a dividing debate, depending on which side you are on. Due to the nature of domination I believe BP boosting to be harmful. For an example, if CM hadn’t been stopped by the coalition and went on, they would have been ten million BP away from the number 2 alliance at the time. When the endgame had come, they would have been FAR ahead percentage wise for any alliance to compete. I believe everyone can agree to that point, and the unfairness in that.
On the other hand, the coalition… I may be biased but in all honesty I do not feel that it is harmful at all. It is a “loophole” that is justly destroying the advantage that others received via another “loophole”. The coalition was founded to make the game fair again and hopefully when the last CM player ghosts it will be.
5. Do you think the 30 chosen to win in kleos are deserving? and if not who is?
My origins are Arabic, and this question is what my people would say is "ml’3oom” or booby trapped haha. It is too early to say, as I see most of their players are still in their original alliances. I am acquainted with Merc and have chatted with him a couple times and he seems fair and honest. I believe he has a heavy burden on his shoulder to compose a final 30 out of the list of great players he has… As they say, there are bad problems to have in life, and good ones, his atm is a good one.
6. There is speculation that Kleos had created the coa for this reason and to take out check mate with little regards for BP feeding, do you think that is true?
Ahh, I hate this claim that many make on externals, the dam cheese people are taking OUR credit haha. Joking aside I am happy you asked so that I may clear it up. When Lykos was rimmed after our defeat in 54, those who moved to the rim and kept going did so for one purpose: good ‘ol REVENGE. Our famous diplomat, roy had been in contact with many alliances within CM range and were unable to fight them off. Those alliances were under fire by 3 of the big four, CM, NEM, and Kleos as they were “easy takes”. As a result we formed a coalition to fight off the big 3 in order to stay alive at that point. Often we in Lykos defended those under fire against Kleos, and Merc would get in contact threatening to dissolve the NAP as a result of us slowing their expansion. As time went by, rim alliances are just rim alliances, and could not sustain against the expertise of the big three and as a result alliance such as Elite Squad (semi rim) crumbled. Fast forward a couple weeks, CM boost their players. I have no idea how, but within a couple days, roy had spoken to Stooges, Kleos, & Nemesis who had all agreed to join the coalition. I recall Kleos had joined our shared chat and players hadn’t gotten the memo haha, so they would req support to defend against Kleos w/ all the defense counts visible to them XD. It was a long day as I was on watch deleting posts haha.
7. Do you think a coalition will form to battle this new giant similar to when Check Mate BP fed? or is it unlikely in your opinion?
I believe it is unlikely. I have been playing since ’13 and have seen merges happen often with no consequences as sister alliances have been normalized and 99% of players see them as fair play. On the other hand, I hope the BP boosting reaction has outlawed the act for future servers and it never becomes normalized. Make Grepo Great Again .
8. Pop question! Who is the best sniper on the server? (be as biased as you want)
Oh, I can say without a doubt, the best sniper I have attacked is MuayThaiWarrior. He has consistently sunk my ships with gaps often as low as 1 second. What was sent first arrives first, remember that boys
9. Any closing thoughts or comments?
I would say, this is the most exciting server I have played this far, and as a result put in the time for it. It is ever changing as the geography and the politics change every hour… I have met many hopefully I recognize some of you in future worlds.
Thank you so much DarthyBoy! Up next (drum roll): Jimothy, fifth of his name.