Losing with style was always fun.

I remember trying to fight off Sink and Moulandrax one round when I had 1mil fighters and 5mil droids, and Sink had 2mil fights and Moul had 8mil droids

I actually managed to clear a fair bit of Sink, and all the other attackers before moul finally got around to getting all my portals. Was fun back and forth though

I also remember one round when Hydro cancelled on my family and i then uhm, maybe outjumped them by 25mil networth ....

oops.

WHat you say was mostly braggin zidi ;P ut your point is valid.  95 and 97 are still gonna lose the round, they wont win and they both know it. So i dunno why they would settle for a top 5 finish with being humuliated like they are atm rather than giving it all and go down with honor. They would still finish top 5-7

> Noir wrote:

> WHat you say was mostly braggin zidi ;P ut your point is valid.  95 and 97 are still gonna lose the round, they wont win and they both know it. So i dunno why they would settle for a top 5 finish with being humuliated like they are atm rather than giving it all and go down with honor. They would still finish top 5-7

Ok i'll complete that, after sink and moul finally beat me down, they destroyed my 750 planet banker to 300 planets

Sound better?

Also, i'm pretty sure i volunteered to attack as well next round lol Wanna join me and WS noir?

The last time i played properly i'm pretty sure every game up after the ephase. Theres not even an ephase anymore =/

Oh well.

cancellation wars are fun, and you don't need the most savings to win. Just gotta work it right.

Who said we were farming smaller fams?  We have fought everyone of value once this round.  We haven't farmed anyone this round, so don't talk shit about stuff you don't know.  We expected to have 4 active attackers this round, but that did not go according to plan.  Because of this problem, our plan this round was to get a core, defend it, and have fun.  We've done all of these things.  Yes, we paid planets to 88 so that we wouldn't tear each other apart.  I think 88 can beat you at EOR if they can get into your eco range.  For that reason, we decided to give them some planets because we want to see 93/88 II. 

I've had the most fun on IC in 2 years with this fam - that beats whatever put down you can lay down.  If that means that we didn't take a lot of planets, so be it.  But we protected our area and fought off every major family this round - we have survived with half our fam inactive for part of the round.  The only battles that we have lost this round was to you (after planet pingpong and no war) and 88 (who had us outsaved 3:1 in iron after an ill-timed jump that I approved).  We also battled back from 10th in infra after week 1 to 2nd in infra now and higher nw per planet than your fam, I might add.  I will take this round over trainwrecking the galaxy and it not being fun ANY week of the year.  But at least our NAP means that this last month isn't useless, that someone can potentially still give you a decent fight.  That fam is 88

I'm sorry that you don't have a walkover this last month, but 88 will give you a better war at EOR because of it.

yea, a while back we were complaining that there wasnt many good cancellation wars left in IC and now that our fam is striving to fight as many cancellation wars as possible, a new trend of paying planets for a war is starting. totally lame. yes saves mean something but to lose 450 planets for a nap? if you actually fought, the damage might be lesser=X

at least have the fun in warring. isnt this game about winning and enjoying yourself? whats the point in paying for a nap (450 planets!) and den losing the round without having a good war?

HF, I will just say that there were extra circumstances in our case that outweighed the benefits of having a nice hard-fought war with 88.  As we still have plans this round, I can reveal these circumstances toward the end of the round.  Not everything is black and white - our situation is complex and the decision was tough.  Wanting to see a great EOR war between 93/88 was only part of the decision for us.

I will also say that there are other ways to have fun in this game.  Sometimes constant small-ball fights (and only a few wars) can be fun too.  My fam has proven that this round - we've been teaching some noobs in our fam (Zarf), enjoying IRC convos with each other, etc.  For me this round, it's not about amassing massive amounts of planets.  If I'm having fun, who cares how we achieve this fun?  We've done nothing dishonorable this round and we've fought every notable family.  Big wars are not always big fun.  You can have fun in different ways.

> Pitbull wrote:

> I'd rather fight than nap. Our problem (95) was i was the only attacker available to war ( I was going to cancel my fishing plans to war). Me alone against Teddy, HydoP & crew would have been a slaughter. I did ask my fam/leader to try and secure a 48hr nap for a eor war.

Paying  450 planets was a bit to much for my liking, I would have like the opportunity to get them back.

97's problem is similar.  Except that instead of only have one attacker available at a particular time, we've only had one attacker all round:p

88 canceled on us the tick after we used savings to jump a banker, we have 1 attacker.... I'm confused as to what would have been fun, or smart, about fighting that battle

Why in the world would I be afraid of any attacker in IC? I am at the peak of my game with a solid infra to back it up. That is crazy talk you are running with WS.

And to make things even funnier...you are my student in this game. I taught you how to play! Why would I ever fear my student? You still have a lot to learn!

@Zidi - yes, you got me that once a VERY long time ago. things have changed since then

I agree with Noir, oxy your actually helping them to get into a better position to war the top family? Since your fam had no way to get into the lead if you warred or not warred(and paid 400 planets) that means you completley messed up by giving them the chance to war the nr 1 fam and letting your fam come in possibly third or worse?(who cares bout the third?)

it makes no sense, and having a mod in your fam who actually stands by this decision and than farm other "targets" is so sad. lol. Im not even blaming 88, why should they NOT accept such a generous gift of 400 planets? You always pay huge amounts of planets oxy

> Arby3 wrote:

> Ah, for heaven's sake I'll set this all straight.

Oxygen and I discussed our future for the end of the round. What we had accomplished, what we hoped to finish with, and how we needed to get our goals done. The war between 97 and 88 would have been a blast. Had so many shares and I have this whole week off on vacation. Unfortunately, they had the great timing of cancelling right after we jumped our 2nd popper, so they outsaved us by 3:1. Not that I was scared of a fight, or that I didn't think we could handle a war like that, we just looked at the grand scheme of things.

Each round, every fam wants to win. Each round within a few weeks from the end, it becomes apparent who will actually have a chance to win. Our fam (97) doesn't have that chance. We've fought defensively all round and did some good infrawhoring and controlled the space around us. Even though it might not sound like FUN to you, it's been quite fun for us. With our lineup, we don't have an aggressive style and to do a ton of work to keep our family happy.

Oh, and by the way, if you really think I would have paid 88 450 planets for a nap, then you're out of your mind. If that were the case, then this war would be in full swing right now. Congrats to falling for the trolls once again.

there isnt that an illegal alliance????