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Topic: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Curious to know who you all think are the best IC leaders at the moment?

Not interested in players who take active leadership roles, behind the Pink Tag.  Although their role is extremely important, I'm more interested to see people who put their hand up to be the head of the family.  Ofcourse they usually need a good crew to support them, but people who take initiative and give their fam direction.

In my definition, leadership doesn't mean just mean wearing the Pink Tag though.  It includes things like:

  • Game knowledge

  • Playing Competence - Whether banking or attacking

  • Attacking knowledge

  • Diplomacy.  Doesn't mean just offering free naps to people, but being able to identify when you can't gain or will lose more, then your diplomatic skills comes into the picture

  • Motivates people

  • Makes your fam active, by just being active themselves

  • Doesn't enforce a certain type of playstyle on players


Okay, try to exclude people who meet the above critieria, but seem to idle in fams and just play along these days. 

Nothing really coming out from this, I'm just curious and wanting to create a bit of discussion to see who are the current leaders/drivers of fams and IC these days.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

I'm the greatest leader IC ever saw! I led Artic, Arganon, and Nolio to wins.  Something no one else could ever do!

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

haven't played with a ton of the great players out there, but i've always felt safe under the leadership of Valenka

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Yep, Valenka is a good leader.  He's not around though, I believe.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Testudine sounds like ic legend or what he called himself :0

I don't know any good leader today. Only good players and mostly enourmus egos that wear pink.. It's not like the old days when great leaders could win with 10 newbs.

And for the players, the best player is a active newb under a great leader.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Lee was a good leader when he wassnt on his period.
but i dont think hes about now.
i havent actually wanted to take part in anyone elses fam and have played SS in every fam ive been in that hassnt been lee's for the last few years.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Genesis if hes still playing not entirely sure about it though.

True LEGEND

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Waht about HONOR? isnt that in your kriteria Torqez?

That would aktually reduze the list drastikally

And how important is to have earned a lot of wins? You kan be a good leader no matter you win or lose, the goal is to make your people think it hasnt been a waste of time, and everyone has learned important things and are willing to start another round.  Many often, the efforts and stress needed to win a round are direktly kutting the fun of the game, while you kan have a lot of fun playing in a relaksed way wiht no bigg pretensions.

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I can see were render is coming from there have been rounds were I had way more fun being in the number 10 family then winning the round good point render

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

I had honour in there initially, but removed it.  Because it's very relative.  In one case, you can be the most honourable player, and in others you take 10 planets from a low fam, clearing your core, and you're voted most dishonourable.  So it's not a discussion I thought we needed atm.

With respect to winning - I never said winning is a criteria.  Some of the most fun I've also had is in small fams, with people working together and doing stuff.  Leadership can provide that, too.


@Bara.  I agree about TNT's diplo skills too.  I played alongside him as an ally, and although his style was sometimes boring, it did set his fam up and ensure that they do well.  That's also very important for a leader.

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no one take this as racist but black family ftw. didn't you lead that round torq?

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Nah, I'm more of a behind-the-scenes kinda guy

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Ws had the pink name in that family but t and i did all the planning and organizing.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

A few names that come to mind are Kollop, Genesis and Lee.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Hello Sluts!
Havent played since the new changes! thought id say hi!
Heres my list

Captain Morgan - awesome role player (This is an online RPG) I dunno if u guys remember his stories in uni. Made the game fun for everyone in the family, infact he and Likedeeler are the ones who got me to love this game around round 3 or 4 i beleieve with Tortuga Nebula Thugs.. they didnt play to win in rankings persay but it was a win for us having fun.

Impire - Played and made fams with him many a round, hands down a very meticulus player, not sure if any of u played with him and  seen how he organized his forums and strategies with the forumals and excell sheets, its ridiculous, the guy plays to win and he wins and hes just an amazing attacker although he started off as a banker back then, one of those leaders u have faith in to be online and your planets safe! master ifnra guy.

Teddy - Cause hes my bitch and lover.

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i would have to say Thor/Valcona

for gaming knowledge i would say he knows everything, being a mod i would expect it but any question i asked he answered. he knew about doing either attacking/banking, was very good with diplomatic situations, me being attacker i never want naps, but when talking with him about it his points made sense to y we should do the nap. he was very active at beginning, i know i know hes inactive now but thats y he has Keolah and I. his planning and coordination was amazing, reason y we were number 1 for most of the round. if he was to continue playing i would have him as my leader no question.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

RisingDown wrote:

A few names that come to mind are Kollop, Genesis and Lee.

Well i should get votes then since i taught Kollop how to play and lead for the first few rounds when he joined smile

vindi going to eat you

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i think TnT had to be the best played with him to a few times and against him seemed to have his fams always moving in the right direction

what is in a name if its not a respected one
so play with honor and they will remember your name with respect and if u dont [taste the rainbow]

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Should take a tag point from everyone that posted about old leaders.

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Teddy if that nab is still around

Colorado also deserves a mention here

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

ty chrono

i leaded years wonned enough rounds, most importent i teached tons people
invested many hrs  to teach new people and what most people forget is have fun while you play you dont need to winn a round

Lazyness> we are fighting with knives against guys with machine guns

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Cumsville wrote:

Lee was a good leader when he wassnt on his period..


hahaha Yeah I agree lee is one of the best leaders in ic atm, shame he keeps disapearing.   also gunna say render is a good leader to have even when he doesnt have the tag.

Im always leader but fail on the majority of the criteria here haha



and I think  a lot of the good leaders have vanished too sad

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Testudinae wrote:

Should take a tag point from everyone that posted about old leaders.

Colorado wrote:

most people forget is have fun while you play you dont need to winn a round


^ Important statements!

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Re: The Best IC Leaders - Today

Colorado wrote:

what most people forget is have fun while you play you dont need to winn a round





Oddly enough, you've seem to forgotten this while you farm your way into the top spots repeatedly. I just guess that means that style of play is what is most "fun" for you.

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already some years i dont farm a fam not even touched low fams arby get youre facts right years back ya i atacked every fam lower bigger i dont care just what i could grab i taked

Lazyness> we are fighting with knives against guys with machine guns

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