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Kamin997 wrote:That 'bullshit' was a random shout-out gag, of the kind I normally do.
That 'bullshit' was psychic freaks/ridiculous power armor/sci-fi fusion technology/whatever of the kind you normally do - which also normally gets people pissed off to the point where right now everyone else in the game and probably in the whole forum regards you in a very poor light.
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Malchus wrote:
Shady wrote:P.S. Malchus mang, my Filipine Comrade, will you ever answer the SFRY's diplomatical initiative? I sent my mangs there a while ago. :D
Yeah... sorry about that. I've been way too busy since I'm both working on my Masters degree (which involves Saturday classes) and I'm working as a full-time teacher. What free time I do have, I'm spending on the two stories I'm working on right now (one for Booted, one personal). I'm afraid I might not be able to post in O1 World anytime soon until something clears up. :oops:
It's cool, take your time. When you have the time, just let me know and we'll work something out.
Malchus wrote:Besides, I'm frankly turned of by a lot of Kamin's recent posts. No matter how many chances we give him, he just never learns. It's bad for the overall game experience since, a lot of the time, it seems like we end up venting about how Kamin screwed up yet again.
I hear that. I hope we can resolve the problems and continue having a fun game soon. This stuff gets tiring...

Dakarne, my apologies if I was a little rough with you, it's just that this kind of shit gets on my nerves. Sorry mang!
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Dang brain freezes. Can't think.
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Yay, this is my 1000th post! I'm old!

Yay, I stalled my Chinaman's death for a little bit longer with plot twist!

Yay, Siege don't kill me!
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OH SHI-

Woah, what a twist of fate! Did you even originally plan this out, or was this a sudden stroke of genius? Because, woah. Man. That was a great twist. I mean, man. Talk about meeting your maker... AGAIN. The Falun Frankenstein Fiction continues!

Heretic, you are wonderful with the characterizations of your assholes


BTW, though. Unless China ends up with a massive nuclear deterrent, a paltry few EMP weapons won't be enough to really defeat a nuclear-armed great power. Still, it would be a useful bargaining chip. But that's just that. EMP weapons are not a magic bullet.

Where did the uranium in the EMP nuke come from, by the way? Was it bought from Texas, or from one of those nuclear SAMs the Raj gave you?
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The drama continues!

I have a bad feeling that Asia is going to become a certified death zone is this madness continues.
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An EMP will screw up the Raj's satellites, but all of our bombers as well as our primary lines of communication and the better part of the C4I grid have been EMP-hardened. So basically an EMP attack would utterly screw over our civilian infrastructure -- and then we'd nuke you flat in retaliation.
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Basically, unless your first-strike/alpha strike completely defeats the enemy's nuclear capability and wipes him out, his retaliation will still be devastating to you. Especially if he's got a shitload more nukes than you.
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Nuclear war is sort of like that. Plus, even assuming your EMP takes out ALL of his missiles and bombers (not damned likely, as others have noted) you still have to deal with the subs.

EDIT: It works both ways, of course. Just because you can't take out his second strike doesn't mean he can take out yours. And any sort of exchange would utterly cripple both nations, and should thus be avoided by everyone without a sadist as the head of state.

...guys? You don't have sadists as heads of state, right?
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Our guys don't have to be sadists... They just have to be way more confident in their abilities than might be reasonable. Which is hardly a fault no-one in history has ever made before :).
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Acatalepsy wrote:...guys? You don't have sadists as heads of state, right?
Generally speaking, we don't. Specifically speaking, I think we might have some "special" cases. AM I RITE?
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Shroom Man 777 wrote:
Acatalepsy wrote:...guys? You don't have sadists as heads of state, right?
Generally speaking, we don't. Specifically speaking, I think we might have some "special" cases. AM I RITE?
RITE. :? *Cough* Bo Jin Cheng. Doctor Manchuria. *Couch*

As for how I got uranium, that's a corporate secret ;)
Did you even originally plan this out, or was this a sudden stroke of genius?
I originally planned the thing out, but with events all around, I had to rewrite it two times.
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Heretic wrote:
Shroom Man 777 wrote:
Acatalepsy wrote:...guys? You don't have sadists as heads of state, right?
Generally speaking, we don't. Specifically speaking, I think we might have some "special" cases. AM I RITE?
RITE. :? *Cough* Bo Jin Cheng. Doctor Manchuria. *Couch*
Well, I was mostly referring to the Athenians.
As for how I got uranium, that's a corporate secret ;)
Bleh. Siege'll have to find where the uranium comes from, when his recon bird takes air samples.
I originally planned the thing out, but with events all around, I had to rewrite it two times.
The Frankenstein angle, man, it's great. Seriously! It's all unexpected, yet it's pretty poetic too!
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Bleh. Siege'll have to find where the uranium comes from, when his recon bird takes air samples.
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Kamin, I'll respond soon. Just gotta get my head together and figure out what to say, as this meeting could have possible consequences, good and/or bad, and I need to figure out what Texs REALLY want.
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Why is Ludwig Schrodinger Vladimir Putin? I already used Vladimir Putin. Use someone else.
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Shroom Man 777 wrote:Why is Ludwig Schrodinger Vladimir Putin? I already used Vladimir Putin. Use someone else.
I didn't know you had. But I will change it.
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Before you start attacking/criticising, please note that this is but the start of a really long storyline I have planned, and that it would be a shame to have it never see the light of day.
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I have noticed some (in my opinion) problems with this game, ones that I believe need fixing. I shall shortly summarise these problems and their solutions, except in cases where I cannot find one.

First off, the level of realism is fluctuating wildly. Somehow, James Bond supervillains, alien invasions, mutants, Kaiju, superspies and all other manner of other stuff are acceptable, while faster technological advancement and quick recovery from economic problems is not. Some could say that the latter cases are 'damage control', but for the fact that both things are far, far more possible than Kaiju and mutants and what-have-not. Here, I think, it is an attempt to limit my ability to do things, which brings us on to the second problem, the marginalisation of certain players.

As for marginalisation, I see it everywhere. Take for, instance, the end of the Spanish-Athenian war, which was essentially Militum yelling 'I win! I win! I win! Neener neener!'. Had I done such a thing, it would have been swiftly ignored, but somehow Militum's nonsense wasn't even commented on by the others. That, my dear friends, is hypocrisy, and it is thus that I have decided to selectively ignore certain parts of his post (re. his armies magically conquering the entire southwest and razing NYC).

Essentially, every time I try and do something, I have a choice: do nothing, or have it ignored/retconned/failed for some idiotic reason. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is no choice at all. I have no solution for the second problem but respect, tolerance and calm from you. Try and calmly point out my failings and maybe I can delete that particular post or change important details. Aggression, when applied to me, only begets stubbornness, and it is my hope that someday I will become far better, but for now I will try my hardest to quickly spot and edit/remove any problems with my posting.
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I think the main problem in the game is that everyone's stopped posting.
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Kamin997 wrote:I have noticed some (in my opinion) problems with this game, ones that I believe need fixing. I shall shortly summarise these problems and their solutions, except in cases where I cannot find one.
Jesus, just let the game die.
First off, the level of realism is fluctuating wildly. Somehow, James Bond supervillains, alien invasions, mutants, Kaiju, superspies and all other manner of other stuff are acceptable, while faster technological advancement and quick recovery from economic problems is not. Some could say that the latter cases are 'damage control', but for the fact that both things are far, far more possible than Kaiju and mutants and what-have-not. Here, I think, it is an attempt to limit my ability to do things, which brings us on to the second problem, the marginalisation of certain players.
I've decidedly avoid all the mutants, aliens, kaijus and terrible supertechnology that's popped up because they're just crap.
As for marginalisation, I see it everywhere. Take for, instance, the end of the Spanish-Athenian war, which was essentially Militum yelling 'I win! I win! I win! Neener neener!'. Had I done such a thing, it would have been swiftly ignored, but somehow Militum's nonsense wasn't even commented on by the others. That, my dear friends, is hypocrisy, and it is thus that I have decided to selectively ignore certain parts of his post (re. his armies magically conquering the entire southwest and razing NYC).
But you did do such a thing. You're the one who started by having your fleet destroy all his fleet, and shooting down all his bombers.
Essentially, every time I try and do something, I have a choice: do nothing, or have it ignored/retconned/failed for some idiotic reason. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is no choice at all. I have no solution for the second problem but respect, tolerance and calm from you. Try and calmly point out my failings and maybe I can delete that particular post or change important details. Aggression, when applied to me, only begets stubbornness, and it is my hope that someday I will become far better, but for now I will try my hardest to quickly spot and edit/remove any problems with my posting.
It was your attempt at throwing in Lovecraftianoids, superpowered mutants, and all that stuff that made everyone go :roll:
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Okay then, I'm starting up a new game, hoping for better luck next time.
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Eh, meh. People are preoccupied with matters outside O1, so I doubt they can really afford playing more RPGs or anything when activity in the other forums and 'verses are so low.

What did you say about OZ/O1 RPGs again, Boots? :P
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Shroom Man 777 wrote:Eh, meh. People are preoccupied with matters outside O1, so I doubt they can really afford playing more RPGs or anything when activity in the other forums and 'verses are so low.

What did you say about OZ/O1 RPGs again, Boots? :P
I didn't say I would start it right now.
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Just a note.

I absolutely hate the word 'shroom' being used in people's (or anything's) names. Seriously, it's now become seriously annoying, grating and SOD-breaking when you do that, Shroom.

Also, Mary Suetopias have to either get clobbered by the hammer of realism or die, and New Byzantium is no exception.

Also, I didn't throw out the nobles when the communists took power, nor are they militant atheist or totalitarian. Hell, they even have the Romanov family in.
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