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Strategos
The Pharae times
Contents:
Introduction
OP on Hug This
Interview with Jameslongst
Interview with a mercs leader
True Fear VS. mercs
Interview with Dozer Zigashi
Interview with Silverfoxuk-50
Interview with OutOfCharacters
Memes
Conclucion
Introduction
I am very sorry about the delays. First their were some issues with 3rd party sites and then a few interviews took a bit longer than expected. Hopefully the longer paper makes up for it Enjoy! Also, you will notice that the paper is split into 4 posts. this is due to the length of the interviews.
Hug This update
First off about two weeks ago Hug This was OPed by True Fear, NONAME and Hell Hounds. Apparently their were 2 pages of revolts and in all of this chaos only one city was taken by VladamirVonEire of Hell Hounds (well done mate!). I can say that their was much celebration among Hell Hounds for that success. Secondly, Hug This has also OPed NONAME recently and seems to be completing the systematic process of tearing them apart. NONAMES point count has taken a real nose dive (at the exchange of a huge DBP increase) but i hope for the sake of this server that NONAME can continue to hold on because at this rate the more teams that can fight Hug This the longer this server will be enjoyable for them and the longer it may hold some enjoyment for us.
Interview with Jameslongst
This interview was done before the True Fear OP on mercs so their are no questions relating to that. Also, due to the delays their are some questions that are fairly outdated.
Question 1: Their has been a debacle on the externals in these past few days with you spamming OOC. Do you have any comments relating to that whole mess about how you view the event or spamming in general?
Answer: “Confident and proficient people are virtually impossible for a bully to intimidate in any environment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
Question 2: How would you view your current situation with hugs and how satisfied are you with the results of the most recent OP's on them (and your teams defending)?
Answer: I am very satisfied with the results of our Huggie campaign. It looked at first like this server would be a gold fueled runaway. Now it doesn't look that way. Nuff said.
Question 3: Quickly run down your opinions on all the teams in the top 10 of this server.
Two teams at the top that are absolute animals. A few other teams that either went to pieces, or haven't been tested yet.
Question 4: In your most recent OP on Hug This you also coordinated to a loose degree with other teams on this server. I suppose this could be defined as a coalition and from that stems my question. On Leontini you declined to join a coalition against the cartel on the basis that it was to much like hugging. now you seem to be forming your own coalition. What has changed since now and then?
I think its highly misleading to call what we did a "coalition."
True Fear has nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to be scared of. The more Hugs talks, the clearer that becomes. We are here to have a good time, and that's what we are doing.
Answer: “Confident and proficient people are virtually impossible for a bully to intimidate in any environment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
Question 2: How would you view your current situation with hugs and how satisfied are you with the results of the most recent OP's on them (and your teams defending)?
Answer: I am very satisfied with the results of our Huggie campaign. It looked at first like this server would be a gold fueled runaway. Now it doesn't look that way. Nuff said.
Question 3: Quickly run down your opinions on all the teams in the top 10 of this server.
Two teams at the top that are absolute animals. A few other teams that either went to pieces, or haven't been tested yet.
Question 4: In your most recent OP on Hug This you also coordinated to a loose degree with other teams on this server. I suppose this could be defined as a coalition and from that stems my question. On Leontini you declined to join a coalition against the cartel on the basis that it was to much like hugging. now you seem to be forming your own coalition. What has changed since now and then?
I think its highly misleading to call what we did a "coalition."
True Fear has nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to be scared of. The more Hugs talks, the clearer that becomes. We are here to have a good time, and that's what we are doing.
Some interesting answers to be sure. Due to the timings i did not ask any further questions on the True Fear attack on mercs. This interview also went out before the True Fear OP on mercs
Interview with a mercs leader
The mercs leader i interview did not reveal his identity on the externals. Hopefully no one minds
Question 1: Some rumours have gone round that your team is planning a merger/ completed a merger with True Fear. Do you have any comments on these rumours?
Answer: I love this rumor, so many people like to bring it up. I guess the rumor is true if you think a sphere has any straight surfaces! Stay tuned for further updates on that front though
Question 2: looking at your teams current position what is your opinion on its current state and how you can improve it?
Answer: Historically, we've had a lot of potential, and I think it's fair to say that we've definitely been capitalizing on that. Obviously, there's always room for improvement, but I think we are doing really well considering where we were just a month ago.
We have become a major player in the server and others are starting to really recognize that and have started taking action. Things are really starting to heat up, and the landscape of the server is definitely changing from Hugs and TF being the only two alliances that have been looked at in serious detail. Change is coming, whether it's good or bad, and I know that I'm really excited to see where things go!
From here on out, our best bet towards improvement is to have a clear plan of action that allows for rapid reaction when necessary, which is something that's been a major factor since day one. It's definitely going to be a fun ride though and I can't wait to see what happens!
Question 3: run down your views on all the top 12 teams (that aren't sisters).
1 Hugs- What can I say that hasn't already been said? This group is an absolute unit and I have nothing but respect for them. They've intentionally had run-ins with everyone so far, it's only a matter of time until they turn their eyes this way!
2 TF/PC- This is quite the resilient bunch, and it'll be interesting to see where things go from here for them. Hoped they didn't forget their towels though since they just dived in the deep end
3 Mercs- no comment
4 NN- After an interesting few weeks for them and some set backs, I can't wait to see the rebound this bunch deserves. They're still a major player in the server, though their true potential remains unknown. Very excited to see where they end up.
5 HH- This is a very impressive bunch, they've been on the front lines the majority of the server and stand as one of the few teams to gain anything from Hugs! Beyond that, not much else for them though it would appear. They don't have much for competition outside of Hugs in their area, which can be both good and bad, that remains to be seen though.
Beyond this, I don't know think anyone else is really contributing much, if anything, to the server. Alpha Centauri has fallen as a lone alliance at the hands of Mercs and the remnants have since been absorbed into Phoenix Blade (now under the alias Poenix Centauri) and works as an extension for TF. The other alliances in the NW have yet to make a splash where it really impacts the entire server in any serious way.
Their was also a further comment the mercs leader made (which seems to be directed at James):
Remember to eat your greens kiddos, it helps build an actual infrastructure instead of just absorbing other people's scraps
Answer: I love this rumor, so many people like to bring it up. I guess the rumor is true if you think a sphere has any straight surfaces! Stay tuned for further updates on that front though
Question 2: looking at your teams current position what is your opinion on its current state and how you can improve it?
Answer: Historically, we've had a lot of potential, and I think it's fair to say that we've definitely been capitalizing on that. Obviously, there's always room for improvement, but I think we are doing really well considering where we were just a month ago.
We have become a major player in the server and others are starting to really recognize that and have started taking action. Things are really starting to heat up, and the landscape of the server is definitely changing from Hugs and TF being the only two alliances that have been looked at in serious detail. Change is coming, whether it's good or bad, and I know that I'm really excited to see where things go!
From here on out, our best bet towards improvement is to have a clear plan of action that allows for rapid reaction when necessary, which is something that's been a major factor since day one. It's definitely going to be a fun ride though and I can't wait to see what happens!
Question 3: run down your views on all the top 12 teams (that aren't sisters).
1 Hugs- What can I say that hasn't already been said? This group is an absolute unit and I have nothing but respect for them. They've intentionally had run-ins with everyone so far, it's only a matter of time until they turn their eyes this way!
2 TF/PC- This is quite the resilient bunch, and it'll be interesting to see where things go from here for them. Hoped they didn't forget their towels though since they just dived in the deep end
3 Mercs- no comment
4 NN- After an interesting few weeks for them and some set backs, I can't wait to see the rebound this bunch deserves. They're still a major player in the server, though their true potential remains unknown. Very excited to see where they end up.
5 HH- This is a very impressive bunch, they've been on the front lines the majority of the server and stand as one of the few teams to gain anything from Hugs! Beyond that, not much else for them though it would appear. They don't have much for competition outside of Hugs in their area, which can be both good and bad, that remains to be seen though.
Beyond this, I don't know think anyone else is really contributing much, if anything, to the server. Alpha Centauri has fallen as a lone alliance at the hands of Mercs and the remnants have since been absorbed into Phoenix Blade (now under the alias Poenix Centauri) and works as an extension for TF. The other alliances in the NW have yet to make a splash where it really impacts the entire server in any serious way.
Their was also a further comment the mercs leader made (which seems to be directed at James):
Remember to eat your greens kiddos, it helps build an actual infrastructure instead of just absorbing other people's scraps
True Fear VS. mercs
Definitely a surprise. I did not see this coming and i don't think many others did either. The current warscore is 5-20 (when you include Phoenix Centauri) to True Fear. My guess is that this war will probably end in a stalemate unless True Fear can keep up the pressure or pull a similar trick to as they did with Alecta nemesis. Both of which are not impossible. But, their is also every probability that mercs are going to turn around and slap True Fear across the face. I feel like this could have been James' fatal miscalculation. Because, when you think about it now that True Fear has had the guts to go out of nowhere and attack mercs who will be next? I would also like to post a comment about the OP on mercs made by the same mercs leader i interviewed earlier:
"TF has been trying to get our top 20 players to join their ranks and then have a "free for all" for the rest of us over who can join PC (that's not why GH was here, he was trying to prove a point the the lug heads in TF leadership).
Long story short, we said no and we ain't budging.
Now, TF and PC are trying to bully us into submission with their 100+ player team. At first, they got the jump on us, but now we're getting back on our feet. Personally, I'm disappointed that they only could muster that little firepower (wonder why they're losing to Hugs so badly). Many thanks to GH for helping us out though, he's the real G!"
I don't think this surprises anyone really. But, it is still sad to read
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