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Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 6 Oct 2010, 10:28
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

If for some reason some skilled leaders wanted to create an alliance, there's absolutely nothing stopping them, even without any tag limit what so ever. NFI managed to draw people from damn near...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 5 Oct 2010, 12:11
Replies: 28
Views: 6,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 39 stats?vote!!!

Round 2. That would actually make me play another round. Oldtimers know why.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Oct 2010, 14:50
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

FLTV is a good choice since it fluctuated between 4 and 7 alliances over multiple rounds.

NARWEET is also a decent one (7 alliances, which did however split twice as the round progressed and one...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 Oct 2010, 01:16
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

Methinks you sound more and more like I did back in the good old days ;) Ah the frustration of actually having to read peoples ill-informed opinions.

These days, when the stupidity gets too thick,...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Sep 2010, 10:42
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

I can't be arsed to even start dissecting everything you got wrong in that post Marka.

Just quickly:
-The market of lemons as suggested is from the perspective of alliances, with players being...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Sep 2010, 07:58
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

Indeed it is. The capabilities and commitment of the leaders of most alliances regulates the size which their alliance can feasibly reach. It's not simply by choice that they remain the size that...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Sep 2010, 07:52
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

There are plenty of studies pertaining to group size and group dynamics, risk aversion and other such traits. The Market for Lemons, which jester originally brought up, is one such theoretical...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Sep 2010, 06:06
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

Luckily, the scientific understanding (of economics, psychology and the social sciences) backs up our position.

ps. As you cool down a liquid you can observe that the atoms move less frantically,...
Forum: General Discussions 29 Sep 2010, 03:39
Replies: 29
Views: 8,386
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The "Intellectual" Left

I blame shit posters. I believe that's always been the problem with GD, as far as I could tell.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Sep 2010, 03:29
Replies: 64
Views: 33,420
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points Breakdown

Such a strange idea! I like it!
Forum: Strategic Discussions 27 Sep 2010, 01:30
Replies: 53
Views: 9,226
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 38 shipsstats discussion thread

Your opinion is wrong. These stats were pretty horrible and quite unbalanced in multiple ways. But then, when did you ever know anything about stats? :/
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 25 Sep 2010, 14:36
Replies: 198
Views: 60,588
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Size for next round

Because I say it is.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Sep 2010, 03:03
Replies: 5
Views: 5,122
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFBye

"The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule."
-Chant from a children's game heard in Great...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 25 Sep 2010, 02:58
Replies: 33
Views: 6,403
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R38

I played some random planet and defended about twice as much as I attacked, ending top20.

Really enjoyable round, all that Asc QQ had me smiling all the way to the finish line.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 24 Sep 2010, 14:42
Replies: 23
Views: 6,116
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI round from my POV.

Fair enough assessment I suppose, although I can't say I had much to do with the recruitment spree, that was mostly Kenny's doing, heh.

As for the end, I'll reserve my comments for the EORC.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Sep 2010, 18:27
Replies: 25
Views: 4,554
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: So, apparently there's a ruck going on

144 combined fleets iirc, 73 attackers 71 defenders.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2010, 16:40
Replies: 64
Views: 11,986
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Worst Round EVA

Actually, you've got it all rather backwards. Since it's relatively hard to keep roids and the rounds are so short, you have to arrange relatively larger teamups and hit easier targets to ensure a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2010, 15:47
Replies: 22
Views: 4,428
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc and ND to war!?

iirc they should have payed themselves back around about now, but I might be wrong.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2010, 15:46
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Cathexis was one hilarious failure politically.

ps. MacT sure is horrible at naming alliances...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2010, 15:44
Replies: 64
Views: 11,986
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Worst Round EVA

That's certainly one version of history...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2010, 12:16
Replies: 22
Views: 4,428
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc and ND to war!?

You have a few fat planets, it's just the support planets brining down the average.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2010, 15:38
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Perhaps not, but I didn't set up the attack on Zwan either, which you are fully aware of, since you were part of that discussion.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2010, 15:37
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

I did, on and off, but from the end of original FAnG rnd8 and until r10, I played with Dragons, my home in PIA as well. Basically ~3 years or so of my "prime" was spent in Dragons.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2010, 12:53
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Well, as a member of dragons from rnd8 BG onwards, it's the first I've heard of it. I'd suggest that wiki isn't exactly accurate.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2010, 04:55
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2010, 04:50
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

That's quite the leap. No, we were trying to affect the politics of that round by binding eXi/Angels/WP together, and actually did manage that to some extent. However, I played fully for Angels and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 11:40
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Don't BP me expecting that you can be hostile towards my alliance and receive protection. Assuming you are neutral or even friendly, there's no reason to fear anything. Zwanstic is literally so far...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 11:37
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Have I mentioned this is a random round?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 11:13
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Are you people actually advocating that any BC or HC should automatically try to protect their own gal above their alliances interests? Do you people even realize how utterly shit such behaviour is?...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 11:08
Replies: 64
Views: 11,986
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Worst Round EVA

Luckily, your time-investment in this round has been extremely minimal ;)
Forum: Departing PA Messages 9 Sep 2010, 07:18
Replies: 32
Views: 7,021
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Departing PA Messages 9 Sep 2010, 06:30
Replies: 32
Views: 7,021
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: i guess i have posted this a 100 times.

Still missing an alliance starting with a N!
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 9 Sep 2010, 05:19
Replies: 12
Views: 3,946
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PDS against SKs

Unsurprisingly, I agree.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 01:41
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

lokken is about as professional as a crackwhore.

/me awaits his ban.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2010, 17:49
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Since when? I must have missed that meeting, where we all got together and decided that we should totally let our enemies hide behind 1-2 of our own members, even though they keep hitting our own...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2010, 15:53
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

The decision to hit Zwan was made before ManiacMagic brought up exiling people in general that day. Several people were discussed for exile, including Gsuss, whom I'd intended to exile for a while...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2010, 06:47
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

What? Hitting a hostile target? Does having 2 allied planets in-gal give you some kind of immunity?

And as for Gsuss, I wanted him out anyway, mainly since I don't trust anyone who's that close to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2010, 15:06
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

That was probably Dragons finest achievement, the comeback and ultimate win that round. Titus was the one responsibly for that 48h barrage on your gal that round; was actually discussing that with...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2010, 06:34
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

There has been a relay in ND during previous rounds, and they are always susceptible to spying since they take in less well known players. It might seem draconian in an alliance such as Asc, but I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2010, 00:04
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

How can you even write this drivel with a straight face? Surely you can't have missed how obviously biased your comments are, to a point where they have no bearing on reality? You might as well claim...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 23:56
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

When every member is an officer, regardless of merit, this naturally detracts from the import of the title.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 23:42
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

You made a point of claiming none of the players/leaders who went into Dragons had achieved anything noteworthy before/since in PA, and I countered that simply because you did not know who they were,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 23:32
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

I remember the burnouts perfectly well, I saw some good friends burn out, both in PA and PIA. Do realize PIA was 30min ticks, meaning even with less players around, the organizational challenge was...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 23:21
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Woah...lay off the juice man...it's hampering your ability to read...

And you do a wonderful job of validating my point when you call Fire^ and Carniv0l Finns, as both were ****ing LDK, Fire^...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 11:55
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Hey, atleast he got most of the letter correct. It's not easy when you're an alcoholic.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 02:51
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

You don't even know who these people were, heh. There's barely been a alliance in PA history that hasn't had Finns as officers or HC, and Dragons drew together quite a few of them. It was the Finnish...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 01:57
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Glad to be of service! Now if you wouldn't mind actually addressing any of the arguments I've made, or is that beyond you?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 01:31
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Whom of us is more likely to be affected by such a cognitive bias, the one who is mindful of it, or the one who is not? The one who speaks of events 5 years passed, or the one who speaks of events 10...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Sep 2010, 00:28
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Valid point, alliances back then were bigger and faced more planets. However, the average planet was also weaker, and the favoured tactics were less about war and more about simply hitting people who...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Sep 2010, 20:34
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

That's a pretty huge overstatement, to say eXi handpicked the best from Dragons. Quite a few made the move, but most of the Dragonlands/TK people did not, leaving out quite a few of the very best...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Sep 2010, 17:52
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

And who pray tell signed up 100 planets? I think you're confusing this with Killmark. Jedi required that each planet be run through a proxy on someones computer, effectively meaning every account in...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Sep 2010, 04:09
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Heh, nice of you to bring that up. Again, the same few Sectioners. Although MrJ did show PIA developers how it was done pre-round (as he did with all weaknesses he found), and as nothing was done...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Sep 2010, 02:07
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

There was a small minority who ever really used the bot. Meanwhile, former Ministry players have admitted since that they used VNC, meaning both sides did some accountsharing. Not that the same...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 23:38
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

The sad part about PIA was that because it was so intense, it burnt out much of the community. I tried to tell people we needed to move away from 30min ticks over there before it all imploded, but...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 23:29
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Read again, the offer was to take every other alliance out to such an extent that they could no longer influence the round, i.e. the only way the round could actually be turned into a proper 1 vs. 1...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 17:36
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Ancient history

Kaifux was LDK.

Dragons HC's were primarily Jurgen, lizardking, Gorgoroth, Biusa, LordN, MacTanzu, Titus, Tuhoaja and BaSSe. A few others also did short stints including...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 16:12
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Err...yeah, Prahktos had nothing to do with Dragons afaik. I have a vague recollection such an alliance existed, but I doubt it had any HC's or major portions of the membership in common with...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 14:21
Replies: 6
Views: 3,139
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Dear ND

I'm pretty sure your opinion has been they suck whatever they do. Mayhaps they aren't playing for your approval?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 14:20
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Corrected your spelling a bit.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 2 Sep 2010, 11:30
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

I assume you mean r10 or something? See this is kind of the problem, I figure most of us were ignoring or idling at best in PA that round, and were focusing our real efforts on PIA. Regardless, the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 23:20
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

I'm sorry if that was the effect you perceived, it was intended to highlight what a silly notion it was to think that the other 1000 players should be playing to amuse the less than 80 members of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 23:04
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

The offer was made at around pt300 I think. Basically down to us figuring the politics would just be a god damn headache anyway. Wasn't wrong about that one.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:59
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

This is going nowhere. I don't agree with you, not because of any personal feud, but because I honestly do not agree with you. If you can't believe this, then that's not my problem. End of the line,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:48
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Why would anyone limit their options needlessly?

However, he's not lying, I did offer Firebird to work together and take out every other alliance so that NFI and Apprime could duke it out without...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:39
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Just because the original argument wasn't yours doesn't make it any less arbitrary, unless we hold the person who said it to have some kind of legitimacy in setting what the boundaries of any...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:34
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Hello, I see you're new here. Welcome to Planetarion. This is a game where players band together in alliances, which compete within a wargame utilizing politics and military strategy to help aid...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:24
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

It becomes a bit blurry, as PIA was played at twice the tickspeed and rounds were ended when stagnation had set in, and were not of a set length. I'd say for about r10, 10.5 and 12 of PA the focus...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:14
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

So what are you saying? We're not allowed to plan for multiple possible outcomes? Perhaps you'd like me to perform a lobotomy on myself while you're at it, since clearly the fact that I'm not running...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 22:01
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

That's your opinion, and I'll respectfully continue to disagree, as I suspect will most who actually played PIA. A quick reminder, during the rounds when PIA was going on, competition in PA was...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 21:47
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Offered, not accepted. We held that option in our pockets until it was confirmed Osi would join Apprime when the 1 week of staying out of things we'd agreed on ended.

I also find it amusing you...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 21:37
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

I'd disagree. Dragons is one of the best alliances I've seen (as in, better than Legion, Fury, Xanadu, Apprime and certainly on par with 1up!, eXilition and Ascendancy), and I've played...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 21:19
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

The EVE playerbase differed quite a bit from PA/PIA though. Also, it's a completely different game, where as PIA was a straight up clone of oldschool PA.

Many alliances of PA moved to PIA,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 20:54
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Ignoring the fact that most of the active playerbase from this game left for PIA and that the following rounds did form a part of the oldschool PA legacy is rather silly tbh. Just because you didn't...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Sep 2010, 17:43
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Dragons were a pre-PAX alliance. And if you count ViruS, you have to count Elysium and WolfPack, both of whom were by and large honest. I can't really think of any true betrayals perpetrated by...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 21:24
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Boring is relative.

To me, there's more to this game than simply the #1 rank. Friendship is important to me. Trying to run as good an alliance as you can for your members is another. When an...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 21:06
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 20:59
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Personally I was planning on burning App/Asc to the ground, and then just galraid.

Our reputation means more to me than backstabbing friends to mop up a round once we've secured a win. Those ranks...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 20:21
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

If Kenny's word isn't good enough, you can have mine. Over 10 years now I've held to it, and I've no intention of going back on it this round either.

ND/CT/Osiris will not be targeted to either...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 19:04
Replies: 157
Views: 39,938
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Dragons was also fairly honorable, perhaps the one thing that could be held against them would have been the r9.5(?) attempt to break the WEET block (When Dragons were still a BG), however that move...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Aug 2010, 00:01
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

As opposed to wait and see if you could try and turn 2-7 placed alliances on us?

And you accuse me of half-truths...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Aug 2010, 23:55
Replies: 307
Views: 66,454
Posted By Sun_Tzu
NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Due to recent developments where by NewDawn has chosen to agree to Ascendancys request for a NAP, we’ve chosen to extend a NAP to Conspiracy, for their continued friendly disposition towards us.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Aug 2010, 04:59
Replies: 97
Views: 26,661
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

To be fair, wasn't posted at mid round.

No, this thread was made at quarter-round.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Aug 2010, 21:30
Replies: 97
Views: 26,661
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

We actually hit each other quite a bit with ND for the first 300 or so ticks, only after which we started to mend relations. In fact, NFI was very nearly ND's top hostile alliance for the first 250...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Aug 2010, 01:54
Replies: 97
Views: 26,661
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

-Apprime had hit top vision planets, going against what Vision felt was the spirit of their agreement with Apprime. Therefor, Vision ended the NAP and joined the attack on Apprime after the cooldown...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Aug 2010, 18:51
Replies: 97
Views: 26,661
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations NFI

Let’s set some things straight, since the dishonesty is starting to pile up again.

The ND/NFI NAP was put into effect in response to Osiris siding with Apprime (Apprime members meeting held a few...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Aug 2010, 13:41
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

You've presented no numbers proving your suggestion to be worthwhile either. Pot calling kettle black?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Aug 2010, 21:10
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

I did in my earlier post m8 :/ As pertaining to your old suggestion of "unkillable value score".

Light; Yeah, the funny thing is that after XP has been introduced and the game supposedly made more...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Aug 2010, 18:01
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Perhaps not, but crashing won't lose you a round either, and tactical crashing may help you win a round. Call me crazy, but crashers shouldn't win rounds.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Aug 2010, 18:00
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Destroying score is near impossible these days, which is why it's not as beneficial to push for military dominance. If the current system extends that nature of making it easier for the weaker...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Aug 2010, 10:35
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Not quite true Kj. An alliance through its actions and rankings does get a reputation as to how good it is, which has an impact on the kind of players it's able to recruit. It's just like the Premier...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Aug 2010, 09:03
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Never been a fan of it myself, but it is true however. You're just less likely to encounter def if you 3fleet on smaller planets.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Aug 2010, 14:21
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

It doesn't. The easiest way to get roids is by hitting as low on your bashlimit as possible, so by shedding your value and holding your roids, you get to fight the utter noobs and inactives for their...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Aug 2010, 13:52
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

You wholeheartedly endorse a heartless suggestion?

I'll agree on most of what Mz just said, except I do not like Heartless suggestion from before. It removes the penalties for too many kinds of...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 15 Aug 2010, 19:36
Replies: 3
Views: 2,238
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: bot/webbie accounts

If you go down this route, have a word with the bot coders as well, might as well try to make it convenient for them to integrate the information.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Aug 2010, 15:08
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Less than for having him land on 1 ship.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Aug 2010, 12:43
Replies: 69
Views: 12,827
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance Points System

Not really arsed about reading everything, however:

There's a slight flaw in this system, as it gives out points for defensive battles fought. If, say, an alliance defended well and few if any...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Aug 2010, 09:48
Replies: 30
Views: 15,843
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 38 predictions

Perhaps JBG should return then too! This drunken Irish-Chinese knock-off just isn't the same :(
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 11 Aug 2010, 23:02
Replies: 11
Views: 3,303
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Typos need to be fixed.

Well....actually, there's only one "sign-up", so the correct wording would be:

"Round 38 Sign-Up is Open!"
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 8 Aug 2010, 23:56
Replies: 27
Views: 7,635
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: No ******* Idea

Yes, obviously.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 2 Aug 2010, 19:03
Replies: 20
Views: 5,715
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Strategic Discussions 2 Aug 2010, 17:18
Replies: 20
Views: 5,715
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: r38 ... why initiate more than 200 roids before tick 1 ?

Well...usually I'd say ND, but seeing as how they were ~95 last round and the limit got dropped, I'm guessing there's no room.

SMART THING THAT ALLIANCE LIMIT AYEH?!
Forum: Strategic Discussions 2 Aug 2010, 17:16
Replies: 53
Views: 9,226
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Strategic Discussions 31 Jul 2010, 00:03
Replies: 53
Views: 9,226
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 38 shipsstats discussion thread

Look under his name...the custom title says it all...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 30 Jul 2010, 22:01
Replies: 6
Views: 2,552
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: lazy suggestions by theam and sun tzu

God this is awesome :D:D:D:D
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 30 Jul 2010, 21:35
Replies: 27
Views: 7,635
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: No ******* Idea

But I left ND, I no longer have a license to crash! :(
Forum: Departing PA Messages 30 Jul 2010, 20:36
Replies: 13
Views: 3,929
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: This is it

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

You might get the point :P
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Jul 2010, 10:08
Replies: 85
Views: 16,027
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: New Owner Prediction Thread

Yes, but now who should we get to explain to you what it really is? :/

If someone does manage to get an account for that forum, or cba to get one, consider playing up the communal aspect of the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Jul 2010, 22:25
Replies: 85
Views: 16,027
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: New Owner Prediction Thread

Just for the record, nothing bad intended when I said you didn't understand your own game. I haven't yet met any coder of these games who understood their own creation, because they tend to just see...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Jul 2010, 16:16
Replies: 85
Views: 16,027
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: New Owner Prediction Thread

To be fair, you never did understand your own game, so not unsurprisingly you're way off with this assumption. In fact if you hide away in a middling alliance, able to avoid any greater interest...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Jul 2010, 15:43
Replies: 26
Views: 8,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Lowering the alliance limits?

That debate was one of the rare moments in that thread when I actually felt intellectually stimulated as the arguments back and forth were well thought out and both parties were genuinely interested...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 Jul 2010, 19:52
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

:(:(:( how did you ever guess?! :(:(:(
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 Jul 2010, 18:22
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

o.O You're right...missing a t...how the hell did I not notice that? O.o
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 Jul 2010, 15:22
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

It was in reference to his work on information assymetry, not that other drivel ;)
Forum: Strategic Discussions 18 Jul 2010, 15:15
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

They were generally not worth the effort, spread out in random gals as they were. Anyway, if someone would have wanted to roid them, just abuse defwhores and then roid whomever you wanted a tick...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jul 2010, 00:10
Replies: 73
Views: 13,212
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Evolution!

If you've got a magic bullet, please do share. Otherwise, I'm rather sure there's been quite a bit of improvement over these two rounds, but this alliance also has one of the greatest turnover rates...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Jul 2010, 16:27
Replies: 53
Views: 15,817
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Dunkelgraf!

Well more than that. The thought had crossed my mind.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 17 Jul 2010, 02:44
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

Fleet distributions again if anyone's interested. (http://i26.tinypic.com/90zhoz.jpg)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Jul 2010, 01:15
Replies: 73
Views: 13,212
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Evolution!

Evo added Dunkelgraf last tick, and it's already admitted that his score tipped it over for Evo.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2010, 23:32
Replies: 53
Views: 15,817
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Dunkelgraf!

Evo won by 297k. So Dunkel won the round. End of.

Gz Dunkel yet again ^^
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2010, 23:11
Replies: 53
Views: 15,817
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Dunkelgraf!

Stop being a sore loser, we all know this is Dunkels win <3
Forum: Strategic Discussions 16 Jul 2010, 22:29
Replies: 39
Views: 12,018
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R37

You are: Joseph Stigliz (7:3:8) Ter (Clear)
Size: 678 452
Value: 4,393,570 136
Score: 5,707,450 119
XP: 21,898 128

The greatest loss of this war on ND was clearly the fact that it...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2010, 22:15
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Thanks! :salute:

Honestly, I was shocked to see people let us get into #1 and get that kind of roidlead. It was almost enough as well. Regardless, endrank was what I personally figured we could...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2010, 21:52
Replies: 53
Views: 15,817
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratulations Dunkelgraf!

Stupid ruiners ruining everything :P

Gz Dunkel!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 12:29
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Sometimes it helps to know what peoples motives are. Asc are usually rather open about these, it's just that nobody believes them.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 07:38
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

I don't think any of us would have it any other way either, really. This war was never going to topple us, wars seldom do these days, but likewise I doubt any of us want the victory handed to us, and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 06:05
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Then why are you making such a dramatic point of not wanting to keep track of what you've been doing? It requires practically no effort beyond the initial commitment to rewrite any given toolset to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 05:31
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

You do realize nobody compiles these statistics by hand? The tools that we and others use have automatic functions built in for tracking what happens in the game.

And I'll trust our own tools...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 21:14
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Given that you joined the forums 2006, I think both rnd24 and 25 should be within the time that you've been around.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 20:33
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

*laND win a third time.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 19:30
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Well, I just went through the first 40(out of 105) raids, and none of your 4 gals were targeted in any of those. I know I hit 5:6 once, but I rather doubt it was put up more than once, it's a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 19:07
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Proof? I can say for sure that no such attack took place for the first 700 ticks, and I don't see LordN setting up anything like that either.

My guess is a gal with 1-2 ODDR planets in it was...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 18:53
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Just for clarification, are you talking 8 waves on every planet of a ODDR gal, 8 waves of only ND attackers on a single planet or 8 waves total across all ODDR planets in one night of attacking?
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 18:18
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Quite early in the round we started working together with Asc and App to hit Evo, and also targeted Osiris a bit. After about 2 weeks of mostly targeting Evo, App's actions forced us to flip over to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Jul 2010, 01:43
Replies: 49
Views: 46,595
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The Planetarion Wiki and PA history

From what I hear they did exist. Heck if I'd know really, I was on the FLTV side of things that round.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 23:44
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

But what if I'm a polish soldier-bear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(soldier_bear)) and I'd rather use the latrines like all the other soldiers?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 22:40
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

App has (tried to) work with pretty much all the same alliances ND has.

But whatever you need to tell yourself to feel better about the round. And last round.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 22:01
Replies: 49
Views: 46,595
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The Planetarion Wiki and PA history

EFFORT MAN! :( Although if you remind LordN he might actually fill out that a bit, which then someone (me probably :() has to translate to English.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 20:27
Replies: 49
Views: 46,595
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The Planetarion Wiki and PA history

I hear lokkens rnd6 is fairly shit! Or rather, fairly limited in that it misses most of the backroom deals.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 19:14
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

Well, rnd6 had only Tuhoaja listed from Dwarfs(rank3 gal iirc), and even that was misspelled. So what I gave you about rnd6 in effect increased the public record of the escapades of early olmit/TK...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 19:07
Replies: 170
Views: 32,364
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Congratulations for finishing second :salute:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2010, 19:05
Replies: 78
Views: 15,027
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 predictions thread

"Being gay" is quite an apt description. Had Apprime conducted themselves differently, ND wouldn't have switched sides, as it seemed a far more comfortable position for us to be in.

The fact that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Jul 2010, 17:36
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Well, I'm kind of obligated to laND, and really, who am I to disagree?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Jul 2010, 16:32
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Oh god no, the return of KJ, he'll make cardi seem competent!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Jul 2010, 17:13
Replies: 188
Views: 111,396
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Jul 2010, 00:15
Replies: 188
Views: 111,396
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: If I could make three changes to Planetarion, they'd be .....

Technically...
-The first adds complexity, although the added depth probably outweighs it.
-Second reduces both complexity and depth, but again the benefit swings in favour of the your suggestion....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Jul 2010, 22:32
Replies: 188
Views: 111,396
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: If I could make three changes to Planetarion, they'd be .....

Preaching the gospel my friend. Too bad in 10 years, only a handful have caught on.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jul 2010, 16:22
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

Captain hyperbole was at least in the predictions thread agreeing with Light who predicted the following order:

1. Elusive (Osiris).
2. Asc
3. Apprime.
4. ND.

The proof....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Jul 2010, 19:17
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

AcrashersayzIstillfinishaheadofyou!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Jul 2010, 17:49
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

Nice one lokken :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Jul 2010, 15:57
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

A ND win is more a vote against Apprime (and Ascendancy) for past transgressions than it is a vote for the excellence of ND.

Heaven forbid that people whom you treat like shit might not gladly...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 2 Jul 2010, 04:11
Replies: 66
Views: 14,252
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: what happened to ND

Go do your clog-dance in between the windmills, toker-man.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Jun 2010, 22:56
Replies: 188
Views: 111,396
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: If I could make three changes to Planetarion, they'd be .....

1. Remove Xp. Score based only on value.
2. Sliding scale for roidcap and salvage formulae. Remove bash limit.
3. Separate tech tree branches.

4. Stop asking players what should be done and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Jun 2010, 21:49
Replies: 98
Views: 19,943
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

That's a rather strange and fully incorrect interpretation of our actions.

And maybe Firebird and yourself wouldn't dislike politics so much if your HC were in any way shape or form such that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Jun 2010, 11:18
Replies: 98
Views: 19,943
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Removing a major aspect of the game (i.e. politics) is hardly a way to make it better.

The real problem lies in the mechanics which disincentivize taking risks and war-like gameplay. Amongst these...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 Jun 2010, 11:07
Replies: 31
Views: 6,477
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Auto Logout

I'll chime in so much as to say that the captcha's have not only been beaten, I'm told they were ridiculously easy to beat.

Do realize that there's only been a handful of bots, and the more famous...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2010, 16:39
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

Damn, adjuhh suggested the same as me already! I commend you on having a good idea adjuhh!

Also FU for making me think I might have to read these threads properly again before posting. :(
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2010, 10:06
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

You probably can seriously tell me you believe forcing everyone to go fort gals would solve the issue.

Unfortunately, the side effects will be worse than the benefits.

Random galaxies however...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2010, 06:52
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

And let's put this into context. You suggest this, because by doing so no other alliance could touch Asc. Again, this decision would diminish the alternative ways of playing this game, so that only...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2010, 04:07
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

Meh, the mentality is simply to strive to be as efficient as possible with your resources. Effectively, to do as well as possible. This is hardly a bad thing; the problem is that currently the game...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 26 Jun 2010, 04:02
Replies: 6
Views: 2,550
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Nope Don"t Get It Still

Maybe you should try a different stragity!
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2010, 00:00
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

Yeah, non of that solves the fencing atm.

Priv gals used to be nice, but with the current politics and gameplay, it's just way too beneficial to fence and avoid wars, so they just don't work.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 25 Jun 2010, 09:59
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

Yes, around 200k planets probably translated to over 20k players, even in the most pessimistic view ;P

Anyway, it doesn't make any more sense now than it did then, RE: pre-round thread about...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 25 Jun 2010, 09:40
Replies: 51
Views: 16,167
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Galaxy system atm?

Most of oldschool PA didn't have any alliance rankings or in-game tags.

However, all this shows is that when you create a game which is free enough, the community will take that concept and add to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2010, 09:35
Replies: 98
Views: 19,943
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Don't blame us for cardi being quite simply impossible to work with.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Jun 2010, 13:19
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

The alliance disbanded, half of the members left, nearly all of the original HC and some of the officers left. None of these returned. I really didn't realize this was a point of contention, I've...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 20:25
Replies: 98
Views: 19,943
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Picking targets this round as BC has simply become silly. Everything's so fenced.

Also pro full random round, or at least a bp/random round.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 17:45
Replies: 76
Views: 16,349
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The Big blackout and the consequences

I assume that's the "support" tab in the in-game interface? Heck, even my ADHD ass found it when I was looking for where to report something last round. It's not as if it's behind a ton of menus and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 17:13
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

To be fair, as someone who has had dealings with Butter back when she was a alliance HC, she wasn't the easiest person to deal with back then either.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 17:10
Replies: 76
Views: 16,349
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: The Big blackout and the consequences

To be fair, this bug still would have required the game to be closed to allow for the bug to be fixed.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 14:15
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

ASC IS EVO = TRUE!

There is a break in continuity, nobody from within the community debates it, that's why there's no argument over it. The name wasn't reverted straight away, but essentially FA...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 13:59
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

I'm not offended by images of people ****ing. It's also quite a natural human activity, and not something anyone really needs to be protected from imo. Thinking kids don't seek out this kind of stuff...
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 11:30
Replies: 28
Views: 5,649
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: its a small internets

lonewolf and gwen, I'd forgotten about those too!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 11:08
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Irvine was still just a dc rnd8 iirc, LEFF was the main HC that round.
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 07:32
Replies: 28
Views: 5,649
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: its a small internets

Tbh, PA seems to have been a pretty decent dating service for the women playing, at times it seems every other, assuming they wanted to, walked away with a "soul-mate".
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 06:21
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Iirc Rumad, Lockhead, LEFF and TU all quit more or less after rnd8. That's 4/6 original HC (TU quit after rnd7, Rumad became less active during rnd8 and afaik never returned to hc'ing proper after...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 21:28
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Nope. Imo the best version was the rnd7 group.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 19:44
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Rnd7 didn't get raped until we ran out of e, no fuel makes fighting rather hard, especially when you're outnumbered.

Rnd8 disband was after LEFF burnt out/some member(s) got hacked. This, imo, is...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 18:35
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Original FAnG DC's held their own in pre-pax terms as well ;)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 16:34
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

It's a natural reaction to censorship. It's someone forcing their morals and beliefs upon the rest of us, until the rule becomes that the lowest common denominator is all that is allowed. In the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 16:00
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

*pre-PAX. Irvine got his start once he took over after Carnis, rnd7 in FAnG.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 10:43
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

*sticks fork in the qebab and twirls it around*
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 03:40
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

I'd quite gladly gauge my eyes out rather than play with these stats again.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Jun 2010, 03:59
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

what?! I have been lied to! You ****ers!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Jun 2010, 00:31
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

I think it has something to do with balls touching.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Jun 2010, 22:07
Replies: 134
Views: 26,007
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Favourite rounds!

I know quite a few people who do not agree with this, at all. If you're never seriously challenged, the round grows boring quite fast.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Jun 2010, 15:24
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

It just seems to me that the common sense solution would be to either reset the names without closing him (I've had some fleetnames reset myself, although I don't remember if this is ever done...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Jun 2010, 13:30
Replies: 153
Views: 40,579
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

Woah. This makes me want to change my fleetnames to "SOCCER IS A POOFS GAME". Just to piss off Butter. Some people just shouldn't have any power what so ever.

It's not as much fun when you can't...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jun 2010, 12:38
Replies: 31
Views: 7,691
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jun 2010, 00:49
Replies: 31
Views: 7,691
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NewDawn Relations Round 37

And what are you going to do then?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jun 2010, 09:48
Replies: 31
Views: 7,691
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NewDawn Relations Round 37

It's ok, I still vuw you man <3
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jun 2010, 07:49
Replies: 31
Views: 7,691
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NewDawn Relations Round 37

some of those poor fellows used to out-roid you guys when they were in asc! <3
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 16 Jun 2010, 01:09
Replies: 14
Views: 6,247
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NewDawn Round 37

Ponys back in town!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jun 2010, 00:37
Replies: 31
Views: 7,691
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Strategic Discussions 15 Jun 2010, 23:32
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

What?! Mz attacking?! It must be lies!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jun 2010, 22:26
Replies: 134
Views: 26,007
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Favourite rounds!

A 2-by-4 is great for building outhouses man! So I can take a dump on you while you take a dump!

*Que X-to-the-Z's head rolling past the thread*
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jun 2010, 10:34
Replies: 126
Views: 32,053
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: politics this round

That's a pretty good summary lokken. Although I've been doing more work this round with ND, you have to be realistic about the prospects of the alliance, and also tell yourself that at some point,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jun 2010, 06:41
Replies: 126
Views: 32,053
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: politics this round

Tonight, I'm inclined to agree with you.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jun 2010, 05:23
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Views: 32,053
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: politics this round

Simple. Because there's always someone in ND willing to shoot themselves in the foot. *Argh*
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Jun 2010, 11:29
Replies: 126
Views: 32,053
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: politics this round

WE'RE NOT FAT, WE'RE BIG BONED!

Asc is fat though, those fat cnts.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Jun 2010, 20:04
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

it failed because nobody told me about it! :(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Jun 2010, 11:50
Replies: 94
Views: 22,574
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Proud to be FAnG!

Hey LEFF <3
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jun 2010, 21:26
Replies: 134
Views: 26,007
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Favourite rounds!

I have the rare distinction of managing to be on the wrong side of the blocks in rnd7 not once...but twice! First Xanadu/LDK gal then took over a planet in a VtS/TitanS/FAnG gal and joined FAnG, heh....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 May 2010, 02:09
Replies: 18
Views: 3,862
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: New beginners manual & video

Yeah, the game date was from January, so that makes it more like 3 rounds since it was made.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 28 May 2010, 07:54
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Offtopic but the round of the phoenix was rnd4 iirc.
Forum: General Discussions 25 May 2010, 18:35
Replies: 544
Views: 99,990
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: World Cup Prediction Thread

It seems rather obvious up until who gets into the quarter finals, so I'll start from the semi-finals:

Semi-Finals:

France vs. Brazil

Argentina vs. Italy

Final:
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 25 May 2010, 13:22
Replies: 38
Views: 5,884
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: PA World cup 2010

Well, there's always the off chance that the Finns can field enough players. Although I rather doubt people will be arsed, I can still get a hold of most of our old players.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 24 May 2010, 14:58
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

I'm happy with your mum/sister/gf.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 24 May 2010, 12:01
Replies: 25
Views: 5,628
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Startup

Multiply by number of people as well, otherwise it's hardly a honest representation.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 23 May 2010, 14:54
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Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Repetition without argument is nothing but hot air.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 May 2010, 14:53
Replies: 24
Views: 4,791
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: A small petition.

At least the first of those points has been explained a few times over, why it is good for the game and the alliances in general. The second one has little bearing on how many members an alliance has.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 May 2010, 14:00
Replies: 24
Views: 4,791
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: A small petition.

Let's all just agree that the general way points are argued on these forums is at times despicable, and more attention should be put towards true and honest debate, and less towards trolling and...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 21 May 2010, 03:12
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Oh, I'd argue my dead grandmother is a better player than you ;P You support-whoring cheating subject-of-this-thread you :P
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 May 2010, 02:35
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, if you follow it with another fleet, you've wasted 2/3 fleets to roid one small target, and because you destroyed their fleet, you've also made your own cap nearly worthless. If however this...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 21 May 2010, 02:32
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Hey, don't say that! 300 ticks at #1 isn't horrible! :P
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 21 May 2010, 02:09
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Has Newt gotten his paladin to 80 yet? I hear there's a new expansion coming, he should prolly get on that :P
Forum: Strategic Discussions 21 May 2010, 01:17
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Maybe, but even tweaks upon tweaks can change the outcome drastically. Really, sometimes these things set off quite unexpected chain reactions, and you don't always see them going into it. It's sort...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 May 2010, 01:12
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, there's also the variable cap, and the fact that due to how salvage works the targets wouldn't really be inclined to run away, since a full fleet would mean they'd regain most of their losses...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 May 2010, 00:47
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Which differs from current situation how? Or are you trying to argue it's a bad thing that xandas send fake fleets? Because there might be a slight issue there, given that the race is kind of built...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 21 May 2010, 00:06
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

I'm going off a bit bigger sample set. At any rate, there are two basic principles which I doubt anyone would refute:

-A set is more volatile early in its development than late in its development....
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 22:35
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Well, if you need the practice, then go ahead I suppose.

And I don't know what you're basing that second assumption on, because there's nothing that would indicate that, in fact quite the...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 22:01
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Isn't beta.planetarion.com server always online anyway? I mean, even if they turn off the signups, doesn't mean they'd take down the manual or the stats. As no official beta has been announced that I...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 21:59
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

You are free to do as you like, the only reason anyone would call someone an idiot, was if they make assumptions based on that about the nature of something else down the line, without knowing the...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 21:33
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 20:46
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

qebab is correct, there's no quite so obvious signs that it's not yet out of alpha any more.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 20:20
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Arguments? Counter-arguments to previous posts? Anything of real value?
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 19:47
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Oh, well good thing I started out here then, right? And that I got my start on these here strategy forums long before any of you guys wandered in here. Damn, did your quip just backfire a bit, Hanzi...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 19:32
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

It's not a closed ended question because the answer is not on a single spectrum. Your question was a False Dilemma. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma)

Now, where as it is true that...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 May 2010, 18:46
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Doesn't mean you're qualified. There's been more unqualified people bumbling around with these things than qualified people, to be quite honest.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 18:42
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

-More fleet without more value doesn't help, see earlier in this thread.
-If the issue is more value and not more fleets, then stop talking about alliance sizes.
-An alliance of the top40 players...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 18:09
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Nice complete failure to comprehend the discussion at hand. And you're pretty much wrong on every account.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 17:53
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Risk is a matter of expectancy, if you lower the rewards for taking risks, which in effect this does because it lowers the cap for a top players against almost all targets, coupled with a xp formulae...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 16:22
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

It was your argument that it forces top players to attack bigger targets. My argument is that it keeps them longer in range to feed on smaller planets and promotes risk aversion, so in effect it does...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 13:43
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

You do also realize that if the cap formulae were not this retarded VB-capping, top players would grow faster and grow out of the range of hitting top300 players much faster. So...yeah...nice...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 May 2010, 11:29
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I tend to agree about 3 tick attacks, but for a different reason, I just think the workload required to DC has gone out of hand with waves showing up every 1h.

And I didn't mean to imply that you...
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 20 May 2010, 01:01
Replies: 14
Views: 6,247
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NewDawn Round 37

Woah, we totally need to get back to that whole smoking jackets and Charlie Parker deal!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 23:13
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Per definition, it is, because you're already being forced to attack mostly higher ranked players, because of your bash limit.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 22:08
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

See my previous debunking of this claim. Number of fleets means nothing, only the total value available or indeed used means anything. The way you guys are going on about fleets, it's as if you think...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 21:59
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Yes, exactly, and this for the record is how things used to work in PA too, assuming you were able to attack a planet, you were also able to send less value and therefor maximize your cap each time....
Forum: Strategic Discussions 19 May 2010, 21:53
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Mjeh, volunteering to do something you're not qualified for isn't really worth much, and there's very few of us qualified for this crap.

Anyway, I do agree that people should just take a fcking...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 20:09
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, compared to how things used to work, it means any top value planet is going on reduced cap for pretty much the entire round, meaning you have to roid far fatter targets than smaller players...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 19 May 2010, 19:14
Replies: 15
Views: 12,465
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Making life easier.

You know what would make my life easier Theam? If you killed yourself! <3
Forum: Strategic Discussions 19 May 2010, 19:08
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Are you volunteering to do it? Never mind, you're not competent, but I doubt you'd be willing to do more than run your mouth regardless.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 19:06
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

No...they simply have more value than you...

Should they perhaps be prohibited from growing? Don't bother, that's quite rhetorical, PA already does this by means of both HCT research and the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 May 2010, 03:07
Replies: 72
Views: 12,752
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: I heared

Might have been the sheer suckage of it?

You could at least have gone for something like "YMCAscendancy", you know, the obvious gay pun of a bunch of raging fags.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 01:43
Replies: 134
Views: 26,007
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Favourite rounds!

On a more serious note, rnd7 is probably the most important for me, since the people I met back then came to shape a lot of what my career has been since.

Actual favourite round would otherwise...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 01:02
Replies: 134
Views: 26,007
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Favourite rounds!

I like round(ish) breasts.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2010, 13:16
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

Meh, I'm Finnish, not Italian or German, and I mostly just follow the world cups these days, so take my comments on football with a bit of salt. Anyway, regardless of ell's preferences, I've always...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 18 May 2010, 13:06
Replies: 11
Views: 3,795
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: R37 ship stat fixes

My problem is that this logic is faulty, because of how one goes about designing a set of stats. It's not as if they are created 50 ships at a time, one would think that this is obvious to everyone....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2010, 09:55
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

I've never understood this argument, it's just a arbitrary limitation that people wish to take on themselves when assessing what's a great performance. For me, some of the finest football ever has...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 18 May 2010, 09:46
Replies: 153
Views: 32,220
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Round 37 shipsstats discussion thread

Isil, you never do fail to bring the fail.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 18 May 2010, 09:45
Replies: 11
Views: 3,795
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: R37 ship stat fixes

Gee wiz, you people actually needed Appoco to spell it out for you?

I spent the morning ridiculing people who were all brows furrowed and trying to analyze as best they could. Most your shouldn't...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 May 2010, 00:21
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I assume the ones you know are JBG/Hearty/safe and...Tuhoaja? Well, safe really is a gem, worthless at playing his own planet, but his work for us back in PIA is some of the most impressive I've...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 May 2010, 14:05
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, if you look at the structure of a well-rounded traditional alliance, they would ideally have the following:
-Military HC
-Political HC
-Intel HC
-Tech HC
-Internal Affairs HC

This is...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 May 2010, 13:34
Replies: 55
Views: 13,312
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: VisioN - The End

The VisioN I remember, and probably you do as well, is waaay older than rnd19. It's still a bit strange for me to think of a VisioN without Mickemus running the military side.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 May 2010, 02:33
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

As I've stated earlier, 100 is an upper limit, there's nothing preventing any of the alliances you suggested from re-forming, assuming they wanted to do so, and recruiting as many members as they...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 23:05
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

It wasn't perfectly smooth, but Einstein did have important people backing him, especially in England. As said, very early on the problem was as much that people did not quite comprehend it. Those...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 22:49
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

It's ok, I know you did, I just couldn't pass up the chance to call Kenny a muppet :P
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 22:46
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I can't tell you exactly what my thoughts were, since for me this goes back about 6-7 years. However, it stems from a conclusion we (me, LordN, some others) came to back during the middle years of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 20:51
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Oh, I'm very much a complete a-hole, or at least I'm happy to let people think as much ;) I actually received pm's from Mz earlier during this thread expressing his surprise as to how patient I was...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 20:39
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I'll confess my main interest in relativity is that there are areas of it which I never quite felt at ease with. Even so, you imply that Einstein simply replaced Newton, which is a misrepresentation...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 20:18
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

You are artificially limiting the optional outcomes. Here are the actual outcomes:

1. Care for playerbase and game + Agree that means proposed will produce the wanted result.
2. Care for...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 20:11
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

The talk of "scientific theory" was largely me, and was in reference to my own field, Economics, more specifically my specialized field of study which is leadership and organization, including human...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 20:04
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Firstly, a reference is not the same as a source:
Merriam Webster: Reference (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reference)
Merriam Webster: Source...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 19:56
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

That's because others tend to re-iterate my points, because they agree with them.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 19:44
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, I'll have to disagree with you on this again, and refer you to kuro5hin for the history of it: Introduction to the Theory of Relativity (http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/6/13/6330/21089)
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 19:07
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Well, that's because the first half is just me showing off, clearly. Making esoteric quips to each other is half of all my and Kenny's discussions anyway.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 19:01
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

<Johan> who's that biggayal character anyway and what's his supposed field of study?

<Kenny> BigGayAl was just served.

<Johan> well, to be honest, you can perfectly well be a great...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 18:33
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Appeal to authority fallacy. Now back it up. "Proof", as scientist call it.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 18:31
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

To continue of Kennys framework for how alliances recruit, I'd say that the rounds in which you see top tier alliances grow in size are generally rounds when other top tier alliances have ceased to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 18:15
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

At last, some honesty. There are a number of possible conclusions from this. Sorry, this is a bit complicated, so I'm going to skip the bulletpoints this time.

You admit that, given no artificial...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 17:43
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I will henceforth address you only in bulletpoints, in order to try and make this information such that you might understand it as well:

-Gerbie did not address Mz's original intent with the data....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 May 2010, 17:33
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

If the previous round is any indication, these small targets are really just that, extremely small targets for the part of our players who are in fact very small. Do bare in mind that ND does tend to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 17:26
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Let us try and then we'll know

...you don't seem to be capable of comprehending the theoretical proof, and as such you wouldn't believe me if I told you that you can't walk through walls until...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 17:19
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Because at times this world is more complicated than a fortune cookie.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 16:28
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

That is a valid interjection, however you would still need to prove your statements about pre-pax as well as prove that indeed your interpretation of the relation between tagsize and amount of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 16:22
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I already posted a very intellectually honest and thoughtful argument earlier in this thread.

However, as you say, it seems like you are not willing or able to comprehend what I write, and as such...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 May 2010, 14:21
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

Well sure, everyone knows what you are talking about, since all you do is talk out of your arse.

If, however, someone like Mz would like to discuss more informed subjects, I believe they are in...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 14:10
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Your sarcasm detector is way off. JBG knows fully well what will happen, he's effectively saying that you don't seem to be capable of comprehending the theoretical proof, and as such you wouldn't...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 May 2010, 01:35
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Jesters post is still relevant. Information asymmetry will always be relevant. And no, the playerbase has not changed significantly in that period.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 16:57
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Then, indeed if said problem is a true issue for these here fine gentlemen, surely they should be advocating the abolishment of any and all limitations, on the size of alliances? It is, after all, in...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 16:39
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Would not larger alliances decrease the frequency of double/triple booking, if indeed as these fine gentlemen here like to claim, the number of alliances would subsequently diminish?

Fair day...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 15:58
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Where does it say that this level playing field is supposed to extent beyond each planet having the same resources at the start and each player and alliance being bound by the rules of the game?
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 15:37
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

You make the assumption that these two alliances would be throwing everything they have against each other and operating in a complete vacuum. These do not, yet again, seem like reasonable...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 14:46
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

That's a very strange assumption, that bashing small players has anything to do with alliance size.

I also very much doubt you can present an example where one alliance sent 5-8 waves on a small...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 12:10
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

If indeed said alliances do not take care of their players, they are likely to lose said players over time, and even if they would retain those players, they would be unlikely to be able to utilize...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 12:05
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

This assumption requires several other things to be true. The quality of the players in both tags needs to be more or less consistent, and each player in the larger tag needs to add to the greater...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 11:11
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Firstly, we use economics arguments because economics deals with people who use resources to try and accomplish goals. Most arguments of economics can be transplanted into games, and indeed much of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 10:39
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

At its heart, this seems to come down to a misunderstanding about how alliances work.

In essence, those arguing for lower alliance sizes seem to believe that an alliance is formed spontaneously...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 10:18
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Gerbie2; just...no.
Tiamat; have you even read the posts?
Kaiba; I'm posting about headhunting? Wow, could you misrepresent my point any more even if you tried?

Now would any of you care to try...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 06:15
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

Is it not equally pointless if you assume you're correct, regardless of evidence to the contrary?

As I stated, if second tier alliances truly had no leadership deficit compared to top alliances,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 06:02
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

And what if my conclusions are not wrong?

First of all, there is a very clear difference in the quality of leadership between first tier and second tier alliances. There's a reason why only a...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 03:42
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

What Theam is trying to say, is that if the alliance rankings don't reflect what the top alliances feel is the true order, then they'll ignore the rankings and go by their own measurements, and their...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2010, 01:20
Replies: 263
Views: 45,391
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alliance player limit

I agree with most of Jesters original post, not too surprising since I've originated some of those arguments, mostly in PIA.

Essentially this debate boils down to two questions, what is good for...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 14 May 2010, 19:31
Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alternative approach on ship stats

No worries, I already declared the actual topic dealt with, so there wasn't anything to discuss any longer.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 May 2010, 19:24
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

On occasion hostile actions did in the past create a situation where it was beneficial to effectively flagship a few planets, mainly since it focused all incomings in one place. However I'd agree...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 May 2010, 14:02
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 May 2010, 23:39
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

Yeah, I kind of gave up already, I realized I'm dealing with a special kind of "speshul".
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 May 2010, 13:00
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

The problem, it seems to me, is that you don't understand what you're talking about. You simply don't know what statistics is, and as such you are making incorrect assumptions as to what falls within...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2010, 02:45
Replies: 328
Views: 108,310
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Asc/THINLYVEILEDTHREAT

That songs kind of gay-camp. Really does fit you man.

Why didn't you go for this instead though? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 May 2010, 02:40
Replies: 275
Views: 168,462
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: donation whores

I pm'd him right after and said his racechoice was ****ing horrid. Although my argument was more about choosing god damn terr de. He could have at least gone for zik and gotten silly steals during...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 May 2010, 22:49
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

Just because you disagree doesn't mean you can't be wrong. Or, in fact, that you aren't wrong. Because you are.

Statistics is the use of data. Everything is data. Every time you interpret data,...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 May 2010, 21:53
Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alternative approach on ship stats

I've never claimed to be anything but! And those who endured enough abuse and tried to slug it out and actually learn usually did, over time, improve and become better. Ah fs, now I'm starting to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 May 2010, 19:28
Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alternative approach on ship stats

There have been a number of suggested implementations for this, but I fear the time for this idea may have passed. At the very least, I cba to get people up to speed in order to allow the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 May 2010, 18:31
Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alternative approach on ship stats

The key difference is that this system requires a re-write of the battlecode, and while you could have a single system that allowed for turning this feature on or off, it's still a rather huge...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 May 2010, 17:20
Replies: 16
Views: 13,369
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Alternative approach on ship stats

Well, this isn't the first time this has been discussed, I even worked on an implementation of it for Kombat for a while, although with a bit more "logical" scaling system.

At the end of the day,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 May 2010, 17:10
Replies: 275
Views: 168,462
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: donation whores

You do realize no good planet survived for long in a random galaxy? Randoms are for cultivating tons of weak planets that are outside the bash limit of the really big fish, thus allowing them to go...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 May 2010, 16:56
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

Good for you :)

The reason Mz isn't willing to explain is because it is not upon him to teach you how to understand the question at hand, so that you can take part of the conversation. Instead, it...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 May 2010, 09:35
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

The argument is a false one, a strawman. Further even if this were true, that multitargeting stats always lead to simpler fleet compositions, and in truth it is not, it would not negate the fact that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 May 2010, 23:14
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

That was pretty much my fleet as well before I crashed my fi. Lancer/avenger were pretty useless once you started teaming with a terran, so I just pumped silly amounts of Voyagers after that.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 May 2010, 22:12
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

Nice sample size, I'm sure that'll give you loads of meaningful trends and indicators to work with! I mean, it's not at all as if multiple other things might not have affected those rounds such as...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 8 May 2010, 17:48
Replies: 22
Views: 6,300
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Who We Were R36

Incase someone was wondering, uni at the end of the round looked like this:
Rnd36 Ships (https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5sEphv9J9xBN2UzMDcwZTEtMWMzZC00ZGQxLWI2MGItNWU5OGEzM2NjNjQ0&hl=en)

And I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 May 2010, 17:47
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

Incase someone was wondering, uni at the end of the round looked like this:
Rnd36 Ships (https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5sEphv9J9xBN2UzMDcwZTEtMWMzZC00ZGQxLWI2MGItNWU5OGEzM2NjNjQ0&hl=en)
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 May 2010, 14:37
Replies: 13
Views: 3,054
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: NAP expiration time

Are you surprised?

I sort of like what Theam is getting at, in that you could include multiple variables:
-Maximum duration (optional).
-Notification period length (12tick incrementals)....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 May 2010, 00:03
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

In Hanzi's world, as in the special olympics, we're all winners.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 May 2010, 00:01
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Just practicing for the "vittuilun SM-kisat".
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 May 2010, 22:19
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

When you make statements about the nature of reality, such as the comparative one(s) you have made in this thread, then it is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of facts, and you do not get to...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 May 2010, 19:47
Replies: 119
Views: 33,062
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Single targetting to return.. Opinions!!!

So your grand argument against multi-targeting ships is that the stats were done like shit?

Multi-targeting is, on average, the better balanced system of stats. When done well, it allows far more...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 6 May 2010, 17:22
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

That's a good summary assuming you wish to misrepresent what I said, or are incapable of comprehending it.

In your case, I've come to assume both.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 May 2010, 11:32
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Now see, your problem here mr. Hanzi-come-lately, is that you don't know your history.

Rnd3 was dominated by a, often hated, NAP between Fury and Legion, which basically stagnated the round for...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 21:30
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Wow, taking failure in comprehension to a whole new level. Although I concede the arrogance, in fact I've had a public disclaimer under my nick for years now stating "Arrogant Fck".

And there is...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 19:51
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Had it not presented a (admittedly remote) opportunity of shutting Hanzi the **** up I'd of not bothered.

ps. Hanzi, unless you were aware, most of the top PA alliances had a bit of an exodus to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 18:51
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

When there has been real evidence of suspicious activity, at least in the past, people have collected the data and presented it to the MH's. If nobody in Asc figured it was suspicious enough to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 18:08
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Share the info. Anecdotal evidence isn't worth anything unless you can back it up. Someone who's prone to see suspicious practices everywhere will most likely see them, where as someone who isn't...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 17:50
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

I didn't say no-one cheats. I said hardly anyone bothers to set up actual farms. A good attacking player has always been able to consistently perform as well as a roidfarmer, even during the start of...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 17:38
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

I'll post my creds, you post yours, and the lesser one gets the **** off the forums, ok?

Starting with strategy, stats and game mechanics and what I've done for this game and others like it, since...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 16:59
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Shipfarming is rather obvious and rather laborious and most people can't be arsed to do it. It's a simple matter of low yield, high risk, quite high effort. Farming in such a small community is a way...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 13:07
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

I call "bullshit".

Probability is a funny thing, in that even the least probable events, given enough repetition, will come to pass. The best players in general tend to send more fleets during a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 May 2010, 12:52
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

There is a different philosophy which was touted back in the day. The game is a sandbox, it has its limits and you play within those. Anything that can be done within those limits, is allowed. If the...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 08:19
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Nobody would argue against taking advantage of the steals you do get, or playing to the strengths of your race i.e. focusing more on a strong defense fleet and being active in sending it out.

The...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 06:46
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

I guess he tried to say that if their stealing was made worse, their stats could be made better and they would be easier to play, instead of relying on luck in stealing. Which is bullshit, I don't...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 06:25
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Funny how a good player can do consistently well as zik. According to you, they are just really, really lucky. Or more likely, you are just really really shit.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 3 May 2010, 17:50
Replies: 77
Views: 24,394
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

I've never understood why people felt a need to try and catching inactive planets fleets as zik. Imo it goes back to the misconception that you play zik to steal ships, which really you can't do. If...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 3 May 2010, 15:27
Replies: 31
Views: 5,271
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Why Public/Privates don't work (at least this round)

I actually suggested busting up ND fortress galaxies this round by asking them to exile into random gals. Fortresses are great for drawing large amounts of concentrated incomings, and you really need...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2010, 15:20
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Well now, since it turns out you are actually a psych student, it becomes a lot more enjoyable to disprove this diagnosis.

PDD and Aspergers both would almost require a diminished linguistic...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2010, 12:14
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

God you're full of shit.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2010, 02:37
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Erm, what do you want me to answer? The comedic answer you are looking for? I crashed my fleet, sorry, can't help you much.

Or mayhaps the more honest answer? I went into the round not caring...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2010, 02:15
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Why would I teach you how to play? As Firebird says, you did figure out one option, even if it was a bit late. The more creative ones I'll keep for myself, as I might want to surprise someone one...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 23:34
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

That was one option, yes. Although it did take you 4? days to figure it out.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 23:03
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

That move failed, as Vision has still been growing at the same pace of ND regardless, maintaining their lead.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 23:00
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I didn't play rnd33, so I couldn't have started the thread back then. And your own guys started the other one. I guess evo wasn't stupid enough to make a QQ-thread about it themselves.

Also, there...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 21:47
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Is it upon me to prove the innocence of 8:3, or such mitigating factors as would excuse their mass-vac mode? I do not think so, the accusation has been made, and it is up to them to disprove said...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 18:08
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I have not been made aware of any facts which would indicate that 8:3 or any other apprime planets who ran into vac mode after this were unable to sort their incs out themselves, simply that they...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 16:54
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Except he actually took the time off, and would not have "ran from incomings" on any other day of the year. You can't make the same argument for cardi and gal.

What you are arguing, that we should...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 16:25
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I assume you mean Amon, who noticed he had prelaunches the morning of his BIRTHDAY, and decided he'd rather not deal with it on that particular day.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 11:54
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Have to play your position ;) I did use to treat people like this on strategy though, when they came trying to ask for advice without contributing or talking out of their arses :P

Also, hey :P
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Apr 2010, 00:58
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2010, 20:24
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

I am only surprised he's managed to do something similar in previous rounds without getting everyone pissed off at his retarded antics.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2010, 16:41
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

That wasn't the claim. The claim was that, initially, the goal was to hit 8:3. However, since cardi decided to take a vacation, the motives and objectives of the opposition has changed. Trying to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2010, 14:00
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Why were they kicked though, I thought everyone in Apprime was gladly and selflessly sacrificing themselves for the greater good, surely there's no need to kick anyone unless they dissent with the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2010, 11:51
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

One planet leaving Apprime tag. (http://i44.tinypic.com/ou3z3b.jpg)

WHITE IS BLACK! UP IS DOWN! CARDI IS A GENIUS!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2010, 11:12
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Magic huh? In real world terms, Cardis political equivalent is Bush. The magic is selling a turd to his alliance and telling them it's gold.

Also, is it just me or is the average Apprime member...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:41
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

True enough, I think I spent all of 150 ticks of this round sort of doing something, so that's like almost 800 ticks I've been less active than cardi over the last 3 days!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:30
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

I'm not terribly concerned about the attacks on LordN, he did provoke them and really, if there would ever be all out war, we knew out gal wasn't in a strong position.

I do however find it...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:22
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Oh stfu, no way in hell anyone in liz's gal wasn't aware of it. And tbh, it died off pretty quick, most people who ever had access tended to either walk away from it right away or within a round or...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:15
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:06
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

I still hold that Ministry was a quite worthy opponent and one that I enjoyed fighting, even begrudgingly respected to some extent (don't get me wrong, you were all twats, but still), where as I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 19:00
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

I've done my fair share of 1 on 1 fighting in my day. I've also been on the receiving end of the same as you are now, worse even. Moral victory is, still, pretty much a bullshit argument, summed up...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 18:51
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Point goes to you as always m8.

Apprime politics this round have combined the very worst of kj's ineptitude, Foxman's drunken moodswings and now a pathetic version of trying to play the Ministry...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 18:02
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Christ, seriously, watching Apprime trying to do politics is probably the most pitiful thing ever. Where did you learn this crap? Crash course in the kj/foxman/ministry school of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 17:59
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Yeah, breaking NAP's, oh my, that's a new one. Especially when provoked, oh yes, terrible. Lying, because, um, no wait, I don't think they have to the best of my knowledge.

You know, on my list,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 17:53
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Atleast it used to be considered as such, along with ROCK and the likes. Afaik there's still a few fairly new players in ND this round.

Call it community-alliance if that suites you better I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 15:43
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Is it just me, or does it sound kind of strange to have Apprime complain about someone gathering multiple alliances to take on 8:3 (which was where this started), where as they themselves have done...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 15:19
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I clearly stated the realm which my statement pertained to. Again, if you are not allowed to comment on a particular section of the discussion whilst making it clear what you are commenting on, then...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 03:33
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Hey ell, long time no speak. Let's start disproving the logic of your post, shall we?

In effect you are saying, that nobody should be allowed to comment on anything specific, no matter if they do...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 00:39
Replies: 294
Views: 61,932
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Wow...talk about ret-conning reality there...****ing hell...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 21:17
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Ah well, rnd31 was one I didn't play again, not that I can really claim to have played rnd30 either, at least not my own planet.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 20:45
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

There are always exceptions, but I doubt you'd argue Asc is generally far over the limit. Then again, I seem to remember we recruited a LOT of people during the round, mainly shipjumpers too I think....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 20:36
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Wow...you do take this to a whole other level don't you?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 19:37
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Ah, I see, you said "rounds" and I simply commented on this round in my original post. Sorry about that. I suspect it still holds true though, but since I play rather sporadically it's not a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 18:23
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Oh, I've got a netbook with internet always with me, and my phone is a n900 so it has both internet and I can use rdesktop to control my own comp from it. Actually, I usually fool around in-game out...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 15:25
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

It's rather well known amongst those who've played with me. The point being I did not crash because of a failure to check the attack or calc it (in fact, I was the one who did so for the team-up and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 15:20
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I was commenting on this round, Theam added that it was true for previous rounds as well, to which I stated that I wasn't aware of that and hadn't included them because I hadn't played those rounds...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 15:17
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Historically, alliances with more members are more likely to be community/recruitment alliances as opposed to highly motivated warmachines.

If you do go for the win, you get the 65 best players...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 01:04
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Well, I didn't play last few rounds, nothing I should be expected to be aware of.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 00:37
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Actually, they haven't, they've been basically untouched just about all round.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 21:13
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

The timing couldn't have been better for comic effect, that's for sure ^^
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 14:51
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I have ADHD, my meds were out, I had the page open to recall right before I left for my psych appointment to renew my prescription, I forgot to confirm the recall.

Still, pretty epic fail after...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 14:45
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Had you read the whole thread, you'd also know that there wasn't anyone to work with.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 10:32
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Epic fail at burning.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 09:45
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

LordN is exaggerating in so far as it was only he who had 12+ waves on his planet, the rest of us got off with 3-4 waves.

Just because you're quite hilariously inept doesn't mean everyone else is,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 08:47
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I second this, the means are available to do away with this unsportsmanly practice, and as such there is no reason not to.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 08:39
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Supposedly it's in the EULA to go into vac mode to avoid incs, however the manual clearly mentions that pl incs will be removed if you do go into vac. A bit of an contradiction, but then this is PA.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 07:26
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

They grew ~6mil score over the previous 72 ticks, assuming everything else would be the same they would be expected to grow the same amount or more.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 02:41
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Oh, and congrats to everyone, we just cost 8:3 at least 6 mil score over the next 3 days :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 02:22
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: See you in 72 ticks cardi!

Oh, most alliances and the people in charge don't much care for cardi or his fencegal, so convincing people to do 3 more TA's this round with 3 days in between each shouldn't be much of an problem.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 02:16
Replies: 164
Views: 42,472
Posted By Sun_Tzu
See you in 72 ticks cardi!

I'm sure everyones ok with setting up these every 3 days to make sure you don't gain a single ticks resources anymore this round :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 01:57
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

Those are two different scenarios, war vs. peace. Different strengths and weaknesses come into play during these different scenarios, and in general a war-scenario has tended to favor Ascendancy more...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 01:49
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

The problem you are having, Hanzi, is that you are simply confused about how probability works.

If two outcomes are possible, that does not imply they are equally probable. Even if they are the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 20:26
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

You do realize that "less incomings" (which is quite similar to "calmer round", as either way you are probably attacking at a more or less similar pace) is quite conducive to "higher rank"?

Less...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 20:15
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Well, I was bored. So I traced it back another 132 ticks with 24 tick increments and made it into an Excel file. And added some other crap to make it clearer.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 18:10
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

http://89.145.83.129/sandmans/?p=compare&compare0=Thinlyveiledthreat&compare1=Apprime&compare2=&compare3=&compare4=&compare5=&compare6=&compare7=&score=yes&starttick=718&endtick=850&type=values
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 16:30
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

In so far as you are saying I wouldn't have "fit in", you are probably right. It's not so much about misunderstanding though, as about the fact that I don't tend to confirm to the role of peon and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 15:39
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

No, these were people, greek demos, who indirectly influenced the outcome, thus indirect democracy.

Meanwhile advisors would have implied he had experts on hand to advise him, and the few there...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Apr 2010, 12:07
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

Well, on the other hand, the only thing worse than listening to your uninformed opinion on the stats Gate, is to trust democracy to tell you what would be the correct course of action. So I'm not...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Apr 2010, 15:08
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

He has, however not with perfect impunity, as he does in DLR.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Apr 2010, 14:01
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

The point of this thread was to make fun of DLR, what else? Also, to entertain me since I am quite bored.

Believe me, getting rejected from DLR really doesn't change my opinion of myself much,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Apr 2010, 12:17
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

I do believe the point was that there was no will to take on Vision and Apprime, not to squabble over who approached whom. Really Mz, try a bit harder.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Apr 2010, 12:11
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

Well, that's not quite true. Some alliances have a mutual long-lasting past, in which case they usually enter the round and go through it more or less working together.

However, any political...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Apr 2010, 10:01
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

Ruin ruiners ruin everything.




Wow....you're actually right...I mean I knew you were always sh*t, but that's a whole other level of sh*t...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Apr 2010, 21:23
Replies: 73
Views: 17,909
Posted By Sun_Tzu
Re: Will DLR manage to stay top5?

NO, YOUR FACE IS A SURPRISE!

Been a while :P
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