I think once round is over don't reset everytime but make it 1 week longer where fams can war without looking at naps or alliances.
1vs2
3vs4
5vs6
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That way we can see some real damage without having to look at ranks anymore cause they would be fixed at eor. The extra week would be a nice end of the round war, it would show who are the real attackers and the real winners of the round purely on skill in warfare.

Why i post this you ask?
Well i think it might be a way of getting a new wave in ic maybe it reflects on the rest of the round too and big fams war more, no idea but its a nice idea and its worth a shot.

Zidi, "Arsy hasnt played in a long time. KT the same. Lex as well as far as i can tell."

Lex and KT were in the fam that won last round

Primo and Lex are both playing ICPG this round.

"Ok, shutup."

Only one way that will happen, and that is for the mods to decide to block my account.

Until they do, I'm going to keep calling for small fams to join Operation Piranha, because it is the only way to stop these big fams from farming us little ones.

Something has got to be done about these farmers in Capri.  Seriously, it's horrible here.

Big fish eating little fish is NOT the way IC should be.  If big fams had any sense of honor, they wouldn't settle for 3rd or 4th.  But would do everything they could to get #1, and THAT would mean fighting other Top Fams. 

IC should be about little fams ganging up on bigger ones.  What I'm calling for is in the spirt of real IC gameplay.  What these big fams in Capri are doing is not.  Maybe they aren't breaking the rules, but they certainly aren't playing ethically.

Keep in mind I have WITNESSED big fams settle for 3rd or 4th or whatever all the time, and make Naps with top fams to do so.   I have witnessed illegal alliances between top fams.  I have seen them intentionally farm small fams for their planets.  They even illegally ally and illegally aid through market, and yes, I've seen smurfing mods do it. 

But let's imagine a fantasy IC universe where I'm wrong.  Let's imagine, just for a moment, that maybe all the fams in Capri (big and small) were playing ethically.  Let's say everyone was doing so according to a 'Leav-it-to=Beaver-style" honor system.  The big fams still farm smaller ones.  Plain and simple.  Undeniable.  Big fish eats little fish = what Capri is all about.

But, the truth is the honor system is out the window.  And why?  Because it is POSSIBLE to break the rules, and, therefore, some fams ALWAYS do.  They profit by it, too, and become Big Fams.  There aren't any systems in place to make it IMPOSSIBLE to have illegal alliances and market aiding.  Such measures to prevent that from happening simply haven't been incorporated into the game yet.

The result is big fams farm little start-up ones, and new players get #@$$ed-off and leave.

Well, to change that trend,  I'm calling for small fams to unite and fight ONLY tthe top 5 fams.  And I disagree that it is illegal.  If mods think what I'm doing is illegal, then maybe they should rethink it.  Maybe it is a GOOD idea to have smaller fams able to have more allies than bigger fams and be able to fight off these big farmers here in Capri.

I'd argue that what I am doing should be allowed, considering what's happening in Capri.  What I'm doing is ethical and should be allowed.  Farming small fams is not ethical and should NOT be tolerated.

Small fams join Operation Piranha.  Hurry and get your low NW attackers to explore those fat top 5 Fam's cores.   (P-Day is Week 8, Year 8)

We don't have to take their farming anymore.  Don't be afraid of them.  Doing retakes drains their morale, and if there are many of us,  they simply can't retake all the planets.  Meanwhile, for a little payback, explore their cores with your lowest NW attackers.  Get portals building in their cores.  Jump agents and wizies to sab CPFF portals.  Jump your lowest NW attackers' fleets (time it so your fleet is built the same tick your portals finish building).  We can all nibble out a few systems each from these big fams. 

I'm not whining.  And I don't suck.  I'm not cheating (I'm still here, aren't I?),  and I AM improving my fam - doing all I can for us to have a strong round.

I'm standing up and not taking the abuse from these farmers anymore.  Seriously,  small fams, do your part in Operation Piranha.

there is another way and its called become a big fam in the SOR

yes i had kt and lex last round excelllent players

zidi we have a draft?

hehe, well, yes i lead 2 more princesses fams, first was merely a fam to teach new players in (like that arms nub) and 2nd was...i can't recall.

my point was more that i did play in other top fams, without leading.

2     Where to next? (2197)     970     2806681     51513 Mentioned in 88 p vs c Really seperated themselves the willians isn't that far behind ,but this gap can and will only get bigger. Hardcore4eva and Tia make a great team. Hardcore is one of the better leaders in the game like him or hate him. He will enter the ic hall of fame for sure with many of the other ic greats. Fam taken a lot of slack for munching on smaller fams ,but no big fam really is holding them back so they will do as they please. Not calling for an IA here I know many fams dislike thier actions. I am not a huge fan of it ,but they are working. This fam has dominated capricorn round 5 so far and is the best fam in the gal. Contenders for the win

LMAO @ JETS

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97 is useless in defence !

Now, Operation Piranha doesn't have to be all-round-long.  We can call it off if some top 5 fams stop farming small fams and start playing honorably.

But I doubt that will happen.