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Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 May 2004, 04:50
Replies: 144
Views: 13,583
Posted By Parthos
Re: Second thing FAnG are famous for

The #1 reason I and several others quit playing PA was not being able to stomach all the cheating that surrounded us anymore. Seems like a case of chicken/egg to me. You say getting rid of the...
Forum: Departing PA Messages 19 Apr 2004, 19:00
Replies: 10
Views: 3,033
Posted By Parthos
Oh. Yeah. I retired. Miss yas.

Ummm, had loads of fun back in the day. From the semi-dysfunctional quebecois family all in one gal r3-r4 (sorry Terreur, it's dysfunctional if I have to make a chart to remember your relationships!)...
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 24 Jan 2004, 05:34
Replies: 65
Views: 7,825
Posted By Parthos
Re: Eclipse

I stopped playing midround due to family reasons, which ended up skewing the rankings.



1) Get a copy of The Elements of Style...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Dec 2003, 18:42
Replies: 51
Views: 6,663
Posted By Parthos
Re: Alliance Warfare

Winning Planetarion has always been about rallying more fleets, pacts, and ties on your side than your foes can handle. That Elysium has never understood this has always been their downfall.

On...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Nov 2003, 01:31
Replies: 146
Views: 13,291
Posted By Parthos
Re: Who puts up with this?

Sigh, fine, ignore me. As usual. :(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Nov 2003, 20:37
Replies: 146
Views: 13,291
Posted By Parthos
Re: Who puts up with this?

Yes, I know I "shouldn't" be here, but I find it comforting to distract myself with irrelevant nonsense this moment (breakfast), before I go attend to those rl issues :/

The underlying query of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Nov 2003, 18:52
Replies: 58
Views: 9,385
Posted By Parthos
Re: Winning ?

I know you addressed this to Focht, Zhukov, but I can't resist replying as it's so obvious.

You're the one stuck on replay.

Do you have any idea how many times Furynet was DoSed? In the mere 3...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Nov 2003, 17:00
Replies: 58
Views: 9,385
Posted By Parthos
Re: Winning ?

Stop launching while people sleep. That's taking advantage of them. In fact, to be completely polite, you ought to call them first just to make sure they aren't busy going out or working either.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 2 Nov 2003, 11:35
Replies: 100
Views: 12,181
Posted By Parthos
Re: Ely winning the war or just recruiting?

I take off 2 full days in a row for the first time this round, and I missed the twatting. Dammit.

Perhaps in the future you should consider shutting your yap and directing some of that energy...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2003, 01:24
Replies: 144
Views: 12,406
Posted By Parthos
Re: Should we ban quit threads

No they don't. If it's someone I know, they will tell me in person. If it's someone influential that I don't know, they can post a quit thread. As for all the mongs, no one outside their little mong...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2003, 22:07
Replies: 11
Views: 3,745
Posted By Parthos
Re: MMORPG gaming experience

Depends on your perspective. I've seen all angles. And in the end, lack of mil scans makes defense 1000% easier. And no, I won't explain why. Sorry.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2003, 22:01
Replies: 144
Views: 12,406
Posted By Parthos
Re: Should we ban quit threads

Quit threads are 99% of the time just nobodies wanking/ego-boosting. Who gives a rat's ass if IPC's round 5 attack officer decides to retire? Used to be, the only people who posted quit threads were...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2003, 19:46
Replies: 11
Views: 3,745
Posted By Parthos
Re: MMORPG gaming experience

You haven't played Pax have you? The main thing making r10 different from all previous rounds (save r4 which had similar, if more poorly implemented, types of protections) is that you CAN'T kill a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Oct 2003, 11:18
Replies: 55
Views: 6,601
Posted By Parthos
Re: yay alliance ranking....

R8 was cut off midround. Saying Fury lost r8 is like saying Xeta won r6. I personally had over 2k roids with expending little effort by the time of the round's shutdown and had no problem keeping...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Oct 2003, 05:12
Replies: 55
Views: 6,601
Posted By Parthos
Re: yay alliance ranking....

It's a hell of a lot more tedious and boring being on the losing side, having 2-3 waves on your gal nightly and no defense. The whole bit about "Oh it's so tough being on the winning side, it's so...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Oct 2003, 04:40
Replies: 12
Views: 3,397
Posted By Parthos
Re: Wtf is up with that Game

Several big alliances have wings for newbies. Also several very respectable alliances will take any newbie who seems active and displays an interest in learning the game.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2003, 22:00
Replies: 86
Views: 9,375
Posted By Parthos
Re: Hum Hum Darkside?

In our next logical reasoning lesson, this would most likely fall into the "Straw Man" category.

Roiding back up is a funny way of not caring. Please continue to flatter yourself about this...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Oct 2003, 23:39
Replies: 86
Views: 9,375
Posted By Parthos
Re: Hum Hum Darkside?

How's your planet?

Oh yeah, won't be too bad after the next rollback as those roids will be returned :)

There were members of another alliance in a p channel, dear lord those alliances must...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Oct 2003, 14:12
Replies: 27
Views: 4,520
Posted By Parthos
Re: Private Gals?

You all seem to have a bit of trouble differentiating between the influence private/random gals have on a round and the influence of the politics of a round. 5 was crap because of private galaxies...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Oct 2003, 14:00
Replies: 67
Views: 7,878
Posted By Parthos
Re: #planetarion

Even afterr ±5 rounds of p2p (who the heck knows how to count that non-round 9.5) people still post threads wondering why pa died. The core reason is in this thread. It's a paid game that never shook...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Oct 2003, 13:41
Replies: 14
Views: 4,220
Posted By Parthos
Re: The right thing to do

The right thing to do wouldn't have anything to do with rolling back ticks. Folks who lost ships and roids would be compensated by their return. Folks who gained roids through luck or no would get to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Oct 2003, 13:13
Replies: 74
Views: 7,663
Posted By Parthos
Re: Propaganda!

Is he responsible for the a) very amusing or the b) mildly amusing military moves FAnG has been making? :bunny:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Oct 2003, 05:40
Replies: 90
Views: 9,126
Posted By Parthos
Re: hmmm what do we have here?

Official Eclipse Announcement

Rastafar/Fyodor will be sorely missed from the Eclipse Family.

Memorial to be held tomorrow at 2200 GMT in #eclipse on netgamers.

Join us in paying tribute to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Oct 2003, 03:37
Replies: 47
Views: 5,473
Posted By Parthos
Re: Eclipse command channel logs

I go away for 24 hours and look what happens…

Trivia log was more humorous though ;)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Oct 2003, 20:01
Replies: 14
Views: 4,315
Posted By Parthos
Re: Well done Creators

I love Hicks and I want to have his babies.

And on the topic, to be fair I've actually had a couple positive thoughts about the new PA also. I just can't be arsed to think of them right now. Oh...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Oct 2003, 19:18
Replies: 90
Views: 9,126
Posted By Parthos
Re: hmmm what do we have here?

He's the only one I obey, the rest of you are just peons :/
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Oct 2003, 18:43
Replies: 141
Views: 10,910
Posted By Parthos
Re: How many allies does it take....

And a week ago your HC was telling you Eclipse was about to declare war on Ely.

Can FAnG let me know definitively, are we declaring war on Ely or allied to them?

Ever crossed your mind that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Oct 2003, 20:14
Replies: 54
Views: 7,278
Posted By Parthos
Re: " Get Balls "

Having none of my own, I asked Forest if I could borrow his, but he balked.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Oct 2003, 07:29
Replies: 49
Views: 5,220
Posted By Parthos
That channel's lame.

That channel's lame.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 Sep 2003, 02:11
Replies: 32
Views: 5,311
Posted By Parthos
Oi, the Ecl-WP-IPC block (EWI) has been exposed! ...

Oi, the Ecl-WP-IPC block (EWI) has been exposed!

EWI was formed because we realized the winningest strategy of the round would be to block together and send 6 waves per night on the newest c20+...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Sep 2003, 01:54
Replies: 34
Views: 3,927
Posted By Parthos
Re: Autolaunch the death of interesting alliance wars?

You aren't James Joyce; stream-of-thought narratives springing from your mind are neither enlightening nor comprehensible.

Sentences.

Punctuation.

Spelling.

Go learn these, and repost.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Sep 2003, 03:03
Replies: 165
Views: 17,717
Posted By Parthos
Also, just because one alliance commits 100% to...

Also, just because one alliance commits 100% to cheating their way to the top of a certain round and beating the rest down by those means, does not equate to a win for that alliance, a win that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Sep 2003, 07:42
Replies: 51
Views: 7,926
Posted By Parthos
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: so...

You attacked us first; we wanted to have a happy family but nooooooooo :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Sep 2003, 23:45
Replies: 51
Views: 7,926
Posted By Parthos
Re: Re: Re: so...

Hated? We're cuddly fs :(
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Sep 2003, 09:11
Replies: 6
Views: 3,970
Posted By Parthos
Exclamation Signup Suggestion - a use of the new 'improved' tt!

Mikay's suggestion in this thread (http://pirate.planetarion.com/showthread.php?threadid=169906) inspired me.



My suggestion finds a use for the new nonwraparound universe traveltime feature....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Sep 2003, 23:50
Replies: 17
Views: 4,484
Posted By Parthos
Read my post and notice how I digressed into...

Read my post and notice how I digressed into talking about the game interface. When all is said and done, I have no interest in the portal and you can make it 3000 pixels wide for all I care. There's...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Sep 2003, 21:39
Replies: 22
Views: 3,794
Posted By Parthos
Quick action on the portal issue, thanks; now...

Quick action on the portal issue, thanks; now let's see some action on the traveltime problem :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Sep 2003, 02:41
Replies: 240
Views: 20,630
Posted By Parthos
Take your pick: Which is it? Is it 1?—Are...

Take your pick:

Which is it? Is it 1?—Are ND solo? Is it 2—Do they plan to block if it turns out someone else is owning? Or is it 3—do they plan to not block at all? You've said all three. Guess...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 21:49
Replies: 240
Views: 20,630
Posted By Parthos
Who do you plan to block with then?

Who do you plan to block with then?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 20:42
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
Correct. I inferred it from several rounds'...

Correct. I inferred it from several rounds' experience working with local (c/p) and universe etas.


In the old cluster/parallel scenario, everyone had a cluster or parallel of approximately the...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 19:16
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
Thank you for replying, but I still need to...

Thank you for replying, but I still need to address this issue.

So...the people in cluster 1 have about 10 clusters at normal eta. Folks in cluster 10 have 20 clusters at normal eta. Meaning, as...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 16:27
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
Sorry to bring up the U-word again, but Mehul...

Sorry to bring up the U-word again, but Mehul seemed to have no problem coding it for Utopia's growing universe, and the universe is built the exact same way PA is (world, kingdom, province =...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 09:34
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
Um....I wouldn't have even bothered making this...

Um....I wouldn't have even bothered making this thread if this travel time issue didn't affect alliance travel time as well. Go run a defense and see for yourself.

The variable traveltime isn't...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 07:25
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
I got someone who played PA on and off since r4...

I got someone who played PA on and off since r4 to come back for PAX. A bit against his wishes, as the reasons he quit in the first place had to do with imbalances, though at the time it was mainly...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Sep 2003, 06:29
Replies: 48
Views: 4,572
Posted By Parthos
Travel Time Madness

From the manual:


Seen this in action tonight. Here is how it seems to work:

Take a defense call from someone in c10 with incoming eta 11. They can receive eta 11 defense from c1-19; in other...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 16 Sep 2003, 21:07
Replies: 17
Views: 4,484
Posted By Parthos
I know you mean well and it's a lot of work...

I know you mean well and it's a lot of work making everything etc...

But do you realize we have been mentioning the "the 800 pixel wide game interface is a bit too wide" issue for several rounds...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Sep 2003, 20:33
Replies: 240
Views: 20,630
Posted By Parthos
Umm, I'm naive. And this isn't fake naivete...

Umm, I'm naive.

And this isn't fake naivete this time.

What makes people think they have a right to know the inner workings and plans of other peoples' business? Does anyone else think it's...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Sep 2003, 02:56
Replies: 17
Views: 4,484
Posted By Parthos
There was a thread where we talked about this...

There was a thread where we talked about this before the round began, when the new portal was brand spanking new and I was like "ummm why is it 1024 x 768?." The answer was "basically everyone can...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2003, 06:33
Replies: 110
Views: 12,218
Posted By Parthos
Yeah yeah I'm late on this one :p But...

Yeah yeah I'm late on this one :p

But assuming the creators will do things logically has always been a terrible tactical mistake to make heh.

It's now less than 8 hours to tickstart and no...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Sep 2003, 06:17
Replies: 47
Views: 5,457
Posted By Parthos
Your first term was the correct one, Iceaxe.

Your first term was the correct one, Iceaxe.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2003, 21:23
Replies: 48
Views: 9,161
Posted By Parthos
I'm gonna miss VGN :(

I'm gonna miss VGN :(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Sep 2003, 19:02
Replies: 25
Views: 4,419
Posted By Parthos
Why would anyone even bother to block, seeing as...

Why would anyone even bother to block, seeing as all major alliances will be pretty much the same size anyway due to ingame limits? :confused:
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Sep 2003, 18:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,600
Posted By Parthos
Re: part of a large alliance in another game

I never played Earth2025 but played Utopia for several ages, as monarch of a top 5 nw/land/honor kd (depending on the age) so I'm familiar with Mr. Patel :). Perhaps he puts more effort into Utopia...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Aug 2003, 00:04
Replies: 54
Views: 9,127
Posted By Parthos
I wouldn't enjoy this game as much without the...

I wouldn't enjoy this game as much without the pathological liars. I think.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Aug 2003, 19:06
Replies: 401
Views: 37,834
Posted By Parthos
I have been thinking the same :D. Such...

I have been thinking the same :D. Such disingenousness is atypical of him. Could be feigning ignorance, but I suspect it's more "yanking people's chain."

Be good scouse!:bunny:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Aug 2003, 03:24
Replies: 401
Views: 37,834
Posted By Parthos
By that reckoning, Rock's owned us all the past...

By that reckoning, Rock's owned us all the past several rounds \o/ according to their posts on the subject of their members in top gals; I've never really paid attention to em myself.

Yes, we...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Aug 2003, 15:00
Replies: 102
Views: 12,238
Posted By Parthos
I swear, 90% of this board's space is taken up...

I swear, 90% of this board's space is taken up with pointless debates over things that are facts rather than speculation. Someone posts a fact, and all it takes to derail the entire thread and send...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Aug 2003, 06:30
Replies: 24
Views: 4,515
Posted By Parthos
Only thing stopping the non-winning one from...

Only thing stopping the non-winning one from being printed would be if the art in it weren't available in a hi res format. Which is actually likely, since no one probably ever thought there'd be ads...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Aug 2003, 22:15
Replies: 54
Views: 9,127
Posted By Parthos
LOL. You think Mes or I or anyone base their...

LOL. You think Mes or I or anyone base their opinions on random "so and so cheated!" threads on the boards?

At a bare minimum, your r7 gal login shared, and several members of that gal had...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Aug 2003, 20:12
Replies: 75
Views: 9,315
Posted By Parthos
I was about 75% certain you'd misunderstand the...

I was about 75% certain you'd misunderstand the phrase "big graphics" to mean file size rather than pixel dimensions. Yet, I trusted you'd be bright enough to get it given the entire discussion was...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Aug 2003, 18:20
Replies: 75
Views: 9,315
Posted By Parthos
Right, it's a browser based game, so why insist...

Right, it's a browser based game, so why insist on putting in big graphics when so many customers are requesting that it fit on a smaller screen resolution?

In the past, asking for improvements...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 7 Aug 2003, 17:37
Replies: 59
Views: 7,819
Posted By Parthos
Re: Re: incompetent fools

Squeaky wheel gets the grease?

Makes things easy then. If someone posts a thread exposing something negative about you or your alliance, or casts you in a bad light, get several people to send PMs...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Aug 2003, 22:05
Replies: 75
Views: 9,315
Posted By Parthos
It's worrying that a few requests and helpful...

It's worrying that a few requests and helpful tips is considered moaning and slagging off.


Why do ppl moan when it's not fixed width?



And out of curiosity, why are you all so quick to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Aug 2003, 21:51
Replies: 54
Views: 9,127
Posted By Parthos
Oh my, that's a good one, you burned him! :) ...

Oh my, that's a good one, you burned him! :)

I'm actually surprised that Mes keeps lumbering out of retirement to make these short but sweet posts. It's kind of cute.

Ofc, not as cute as all...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Aug 2003, 21:37
Replies: 75
Views: 9,315
Posted By Parthos
Some things we would all prefer even more than...

Some things we would all prefer even more than sparkly things.

Like, a splash page and portal that actually fits into a 800 x 600 resolution screen, unlike the new r10 placeholders up atm. Tables...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Aug 2003, 18:08
Replies: 59
Views: 7,819
Posted By Parthos
This thread is getting repetitive and all points...

This thread is getting repetitive and all points have been made, time to close it.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Aug 2003, 18:48
Replies: 52
Views: 5,893
Posted By Parthos
Start using Germania. K-W has always made me...

Start using Germania. K-W has always made me think of lubricant :eek:
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Aug 2003, 17:52
Replies: 272
Views: 30,122
Posted By Parthos
Pardon me, but I think I am. Are you too dim to...

Pardon me, but I think I am. Are you too dim to recognize "don't ask, don't tell"?

I have never had any evidence or proof of mates cheating, and people don't exactly run up to me with...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Aug 2003, 14:51
Replies: 272
Views: 30,122
Posted By Parthos
And those same scientists recuse themselves or...

And those same scientists recuse themselves or experimental subjects when glaring conflicts of interest arise. eg, a research company would never allow a Pepsi employee to be in a focus group...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Jul 2003, 03:46
Replies: 303
Views: 34,843
Posted By Parthos
(I didn't want to sully this thread, but I...

(I didn't want to sully this thread, but I suppose it's already gone down the crapper :()

To reword the above more precisely, it's that members in all alliances cheat, LDK is just the only...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jul 2003, 14:20
Replies: 42
Views: 6,141
Posted By Parthos
I thought that they were too easy to mention :p....

I thought that they were too easy to mention :p. Just looked for as low dragon/low chim ones as possible ofc :). Only other ship I worry about is gryphon and they don't build em in large numbers....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 22 Jul 2003, 02:24
Replies: 303
Views: 34,843
Posted By Parthos
The most clearheaded post in these forums all...

The most clearheaded post in these forums all round.
Forum: Strategic Discussions 21 Jul 2003, 15:07
Replies: 42
Views: 6,141
Posted By Parthos
Well, with cath targets it wasn't the kill ships...

Well, with cath targets it wasn't the kill ships ofc, but as I mentioned the ones I saw tended to have enough roach/tara to stop me cold. Tara seem pretty efficent at freezing other tara. Perhaps I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Jul 2003, 22:32
Replies: 303
Views: 34,843
Posted By Parthos
IIRC: Round 6 had free planets all round. ...

IIRC:
Round 6 had free planets all round.
Round 7 had free planets with a 3 million limit.


Round 8 Fury was solo.

Oh, and Round 9 was purely p2p and what happened then :p

But beyond...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 Jul 2003, 19:37
Replies: 79
Views: 10,116
Posted By Parthos
My harpy kill fleet never scared anybody :(....

My harpy kill fleet never scared anybody :(. Dunno why, seemed scary enough to me.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Jul 2003, 08:12
Replies: 140
Views: 11,863
Posted By Parthos
Clearly never, no serious posts nor...

Clearly never, no serious posts nor thread-writing that spawns 3 pages or more of mostly well thought out replies about some serious issue in PA or another.

However, I could imitate (imitation is...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 20 Jul 2003, 07:53
Replies: 42
Views: 6,141
Posted By Parthos
As I've said before, I'm no expert at the...

As I've said before, I'm no expert at the strategy thing, but I post here sometimes and always this thread so here goes :)

The Incessant Ramblings of A Lippy Bint
Score: 15823660
System...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Jul 2003, 21:58
Replies: 140
Views: 11,863
Posted By Parthos
Must resist...making jokes about...only be a...

Must resist...making jokes about...only be a fight if they rip off enough credit card #s... must resist...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Jul 2003, 01:22
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
GenChaos wasn't in Commodore r6. I believe he was...

GenChaos wasn't in Commodore r6. I believe he was in c23, correct me if I am wrong.

Commodore was in a gal co-op with my gal, Kujikenaikara-Milo, and Daniel's gal. Daniel's gal quickly fell apart...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Jul 2003, 21:29
Replies: 51
Views: 6,057
Posted By Parthos
:) The most beautifully annoying thing about...

:)

The most beautifully annoying thing about it is that it's kind of quantifiable. It's easy to identify the game actions that influence happiness in a positive manner. It's impossible to find how...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Jul 2003, 20:36
Replies: 51
Views: 6,057
Posted By Parthos
I hope a totally non-calculable system is put...

I hope a totally non-calculable system is put into the game, like Utopia's "happiness" ratings, which are based on formulas Utopia players have found impossible to backwards-engineer with an...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Jul 2003, 07:39
Replies: 90
Views: 9,589
Posted By Parthos
Where does the friends > * thing come from...

Where does the friends > * thing come from anyway? The only answer that springs readily to mind is laziness, though I'm sure there must be more or deeper meanings behind it. Laziness defined thusly:...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2003, 23:02
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
To outside observers that appeared to be a scheme...

To outside observers that appeared to be a scheme to avoid being bashed to hell in cluster by hiding in fos arbiter. Guess we were just cynical.

Any gal or planet that made any significant efforts...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Jul 2003, 15:36
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
Re: "never heard of you..."

Sour grapes, that's amusing. You misunderstand the point of this whole thread. It was about how bg's seem to abuse their respective alliances. Gcircle was merely thrown in as an illustrative example....
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jul 2003, 18:30
Replies: 40
Views: 7,075
Posted By Parthos
I just wanted to comment about new players and...

I just wanted to comment about new players and alliances. Those of us "old-timers" who have been in nothing less than Legion/Fury/Xanadu etc. caliber alliances for ages tend to forget just how good...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jul 2003, 16:59
Replies: 115
Views: 13,685
Posted By Parthos
Each of those planets was hacked by a bitter...

Each of those planets was hacked by a bitter ex-Fury, then the log was meticulously faked up and passed along.

It's all so clear if you just keep an open mind.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 Jul 2003, 16:41
Replies: 14
Hi
Views: 2,938
Posted By Parthos
dawnbringer Ensign Registered: Jul 2003 ...

dawnbringer
Ensign

Registered: Jul 2003
Location: In space

He lives in space, not Lithuania.
Bwaha!

Anyway, welcome dawnbringer :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2003, 15:20
Replies: 241
Views: 21,257
Posted By Parthos
I agree. I bounced the idea off some friends of...

I agree. I bounced the idea off some friends of forming for round 9 a 100% cheating gal. Farming, loads of support planets, the works. The idea of running all those accounts and coordinating all that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2003, 23:39
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
Depends on how you define intel. I don't know if...

Depends on how you define intel. I don't know if I would call being a member for much of this round and for parts of several previous rounds "intel" so much as "firsthand knowledge". Is being a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2003, 23:22
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
That's funny. I've been invited to it round after...

That's funny. I've been invited to it round after round and sometimes joined it, and it was always presented as, "Hey, want to join my attack group?" BTW it's not "the occasional attack," it's 2...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2003, 22:10
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
Re: Re: Do attack groups play their alliances for fools?

You shouldn't have ;). I'm one of Scouse's biggest critics, having reported him for using 'brother' escorts in r8 and constantly harping on that fact (it seems fact to me thanks to numerous news...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Jul 2003, 20:11
Replies: 108
Views: 14,635
Posted By Parthos
Do attack groups play their alliances for fools?

Scouse brought up an interesting point in another thread.

Same goes for Golden Circle (Gcircle) btw. One of the reasons I was "kicked" (I had kind of stopped going there after they attacked my...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Jul 2003, 23:09
Replies: 66
Views: 7,413
Posted By Parthos
So you didn't escort your main account lately? Is...

So you didn't escort your main account lately? Is there some statute of limitations on cheating that I missed?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Jul 2003, 17:40
Replies: 241
Views: 21,257
Posted By Parthos
Well they do this every round and every round it...

Well they do this every round and every round it looks like good work. Multi-hunter modus operandi: ignore the vast majority of cheating reports the entire round. When the end of the round nears,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Jul 2003, 02:29
Replies: 241
Views: 21,257
Posted By Parthos
1) There is no room in these forums for...

1) There is no room in these forums for levelheadness, Aryn. Clearly they were hacked or didn't make enough scans or something :(

2) Wonder how long it will be before the 'I WAS HACKED!' threads...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Jul 2003, 17:06
Replies: 142
Ldk
Views: 15,075
Posted By Parthos
You lot cheat when you lose too, but no one cares...

You lot cheat when you lose too, but no one cares much then and folks usually try to appear to be gracious in winning.

I can't speak for other people, but I form my own conclusions from facts and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jul 2003, 16:17
Replies: 142
Ldk
Views: 15,075
Posted By Parthos
Everyone is just jealous that their own alliance...

Everyone is just jealous that their own alliance isn't organized enough to encourage members to have several defense planets or collect logins in one convenient place, or any of the other superleet...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jul 2003, 14:46
Replies: 37
Views: 5,336
Posted By Parthos
Oooh a debate :) There are 2 kinds of...

Oooh a debate :)

There are 2 kinds of alliances in Utopia: the established, age-after-age alliances, which are the ones that look on the surface most like PA ones; and the age-only alliances,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jul 2003, 01:14
Replies: 121
Views: 12,872
Posted By Parthos
I wanna be the Swedish Chef!

I wanna be the Swedish Chef!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Jul 2003, 01:09
Replies: 37
Views: 5,336
Posted By Parthos
Hmm yeah I wasn't totally clear there. This round...

Hmm yeah I wasn't totally clear there. This round I'm in the same situation as you, exiled myself from first gal, both my gals have been pretty inactive, but I am having a good time. Being inactive...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Jul 2003, 23:54
Replies: 37
Views: 5,336
Posted By Parthos
Well I am pretty much talking out of my ass here...

Well I am pretty much talking out of my ass here since I haven't put much effort into thinking about the new changes.

What I can see is that most of them are ripped right out of Utopia, and Utopia...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 18:44
Replies: 22
Views: 3,365
Posted By Parthos
Perhaps they do; however it's been my own...

Perhaps they do; however it's been my own experience that smaller planets in my gals will see 5 hostile fleets on me and 10 defense fleets and say, "hey, you are way overdefended! send some fleet to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 17:50
Replies: 32
Views: 5,105
Posted By Parthos
Wow a membercount poll thread with honest...

Wow a membercount poll thread with honest answers! :D
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 17:40
Replies: 22
Views: 3,365
Posted By Parthos
I'm still curious as to how a big planet is going...

I'm still curious as to how a big planet is going to get overcovered on a regular basis in order to send defense fleet to inactive planets in their gal. :confused:
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 16:55
Replies: 22
Views: 3,365
Posted By Parthos
You contradict yourself. First you say...

You contradict yourself.

First you say folks should cover the less active planets in their gals. eg, planets who if they were the slightest bit active would have at least some sort of contact...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 04:16
Replies: 127
Views: 13,235
Posted By Parthos
Re: Re: Re: Re: Honour&Glory :)

You all seem to be implying something.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Jul 2003, 03:51
Replies: 43
Views: 6,721
Posted By Parthos
pld pld ultra pld nothing more to...

pld

pld

ultra pld

nothing more to add, it's all been said above

and get voicemail working on your phone ffs
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Jul 2003, 17:47
Replies: 52
Views: 8,512
Posted By Parthos
Exactly. If we hadn't stupidly followed 'the...

Exactly. If we hadn't stupidly followed 'the rules' c28 would have owned c26 for sheer size and power.

Well (more confessions time!) we had been throwing around the full c nap idea in protection...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Jul 2003, 07:01
Replies: 52
Views: 8,512
Posted By Parthos
Would have been great if we coulda allied who we...

Would have been great if we coulda allied who we wanted - imagine 4, 9 and 19 owning the c ;)

Yes, Deb owned me r7, and Fury had PA's top 2 female players that round :). Was a fluke for me to be...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 3 Jul 2003, 23:48
Replies: 42
Views: 6,653
Posted By Parthos
My mistake then. Whenever I have been targeted by...

My mistake then. Whenever I have been targeted by caths in the past, they've always sent all their fr along with ALL of their fi/co, sometimes one fleet, often two. Maybe I just got 'lucky' enough to...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 3 Jul 2003, 20:52
Replies: 25
Views: 3,267
Posted By Parthos
Sentinels by the buttload, vsh, puls, arrow,...

Sentinels by the buttload, vsh, puls, arrow, maybe some bomber.

Why on earth they made a t3 all fi which was also the race's only c dump, and for the eta7 pod race, is beyond me. Then downgraded...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Jul 2003, 16:45
Replies: 100
Views: 11,153
Posted By Parthos
Sigh, you and MrL_Jakiri beat me to it. My...

Sigh, you and MrL_Jakiri beat me to it.

My non-comedy answer was going to be: RB or Killmark.

No one else has the organizational skills to pull it off. Like having all members send their logins...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 3 Jul 2003, 15:55
Replies: 34
Views: 4,551
Posted By Parthos
Valvalis used both frig and de attacking fleets...

Valvalis used both frig and de attacking fleets to good effect in past rounds. I have no idea how he pulled it off.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Jul 2003, 15:24
Replies: 34
Views: 5,077
Posted By Parthos
Your attacks are cute too :)

Your attacks are cute too :)
Forum: Strategic Discussions 2 Jul 2003, 20:43
Replies: 42
Views: 6,653
Posted By Parthos
Big, active caths like the ones you mentioned who...

Big, active caths like the ones you mentioned who use a fi/co/fr roiding fleet have fk all to defend their alliance with, as their low eta ships tend to be out roiding. If anything, the cr/bs based...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Jul 2003, 17:42
Replies: 53
Views: 7,945
Posted By Parthos
Attacking Eclipse while one is Eclipse does tend...

Attacking Eclipse while one is Eclipse does tend to reduce any feelings of "comaradarie" that might otherwise form.:eek:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Jul 2003, 00:10
Replies: 53
Views: 8,838
Posted By Parthos
When you are a top planet, it isn't too...

When you are a top planet, it isn't too incredibly difficult to find real player, honest-to-goodness escorts. Five is a bit odd but when your mom, dad, bro, sis, and cat play it's not too tough.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 30 Jun 2003, 00:10
Replies: 20
Views: 3,874
Posted By Parthos
omg Theam we have this 'core tactic' concept in...

omg Theam we have this 'core tactic' concept in common :(. I don't care, I still hate you, mong etc. :p
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2003, 22:12
Replies: 148
Views: 16,243
Posted By Parthos
We did look at how they do it, which is why this...

We did look at how they do it, which is why this thread has taken the direction it has :)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2003, 18:34
Replies: 148
Views: 16,243
Posted By Parthos
And this contradicts my post how? How...

And this contradicts my post how?


How many warnings does it take to get kicked from Eclipse anyway? Seems it must be higher than 3 or so :(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2003, 07:22
Replies: 148
Views: 16,243
Posted By Parthos
Discussion of this issue is certainly diverting...

Discussion of this issue is certainly diverting and amusing, but I think the real point is generally being missed here.

All games are full of players who cheat. This is a fact, and it's not fun or...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Jun 2003, 17:42
Replies: 148
Views: 16,243
Posted By Parthos
And as I said, when one alliance has as many...

And as I said, when one alliance has as many planets as 6 or 7 alliances, it would likely take that many to bring them down ;).
Forum: Strategic Discussions 27 Jun 2003, 16:59
Replies: 42
Views: 6,653
Posted By Parthos
Yes the eta9 roiding fleet gives oodles of time...

Yes the eta9 roiding fleet gives oodles of time for defense. Maybe it's cause I'm one of those 'midsized' players this round, but often it seems that that defense is fake/doesn't target me/woefully...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 27 Jun 2003, 16:42
Replies: 79
Views: 10,116
Posted By Parthos
Nice thread ChubbyChecker, pretty much that exact...

Nice thread ChubbyChecker, pretty much that exact Terran fleet has worked wonderfully for me in the past :).

Chim are overrated; wyverns underrated. I don't know why people don't build more. Eta...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Jun 2003, 14:29
Replies: 117
Views: 12,138
Posted By Parthos
Not particularly; come on Fish, you know me :p ...

Not particularly; come on Fish, you know me :p

Joking aside, I know of no other alliance that has caused itself and often its entire geophysical region of the globe to be banned from nearly every...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Jun 2003, 22:15
Replies: 117
Views: 12,138
Posted By Parthos
There are always alliances around with more...

There are always alliances around with more members than LDK, but LDK will always have more planets.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 May 2003, 03:45
Replies: 45
4d
Views: 5,753
Posted By Parthos
Is Hunter still playing?

Is Hunter still playing?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 May 2003, 20:07
Replies: 60
Views: 9,484
Posted By Parthos
Putting "Virus" and "n00b" in the same sentence...

Putting "Virus" and "n00b" in the same sentence is just needless repitition.

Ok, back to the intelligent discussion, I have nothing to add of any substance :)
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 May 2003, 19:33
Replies: 38
Views: 6,095
Posted By Parthos
It could be part of the portal; if they're really...

It could be part of the portal; if they're really serious about closing cheaters now, that would be a nice flag to both players and any non-player checking the game out that it doesn't harbor...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 May 2003, 21:51
Replies: 47
Views: 7,209
Posted By Parthos
You don't need to know a game inside and out to...

You don't need to know a game inside and out to test it. You need the ability to learn a game and have a mind open to seeing all its possibilities and trying them all out. Which is a bit different...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 May 2003, 20:04
Replies: 47
Views: 7,209
Posted By Parthos
I have to say I agree with WebAngel on the beta...

I have to say I agree with WebAngel on the beta testing issue.

Beta needs TESTERS, not leet types. Leet types' main goal with beta testing is to get an edge. To test the changes not with the goal...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Apr 2003, 02:35
Replies: 97
Views: 10,458
Posted By Parthos
My head hurts from trying to pick out which pair...

My head hurts from trying to pick out which pair of shoes goes with this outfit :( — will you help me with my battlecalc? Pwease?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Apr 2003, 18:02
Replies: 64
Views: 9,209
Posted By Parthos
It's hard to tease your meaning out of that long...

It's hard to tease your meaning out of that long run-on sentence, but I suspect you are implying that I said LDK used bots. I never said anything of the kind.


Racism = bias against race

I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 9 Apr 2003, 17:28
Replies: 56
Views: 6,000
Posted By Parthos
Says the king of the r8 multi escort attack...

Says the king of the r8 multi escort attack fleets.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 21:06
Replies: 56
Views: 6,000
Posted By Parthos
Cool, let's make scan planets against the rules. ...

Cool, let's make scan planets against the rules.

No more organized raids. If someone creates a scan page for a battlegroup to consult, that's cheating as they are acting as a scan planet.

You...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 16:02
Replies: 52
Views: 9,360
Posted By Parthos
I'd like to throw my support behind IPC in this...

I'd like to throw my support behind IPC in this endeavor.

Technically I'm not "supposed" to attack Hicks, but hey, rules are made to be broken.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 15:54
Replies: 52
Views: 9,360
Posted By Parthos
I'd like to throw my support behind IPC in this...

I'd like to throw my support behind IPC in this endeavor.

Technically I'm not "supposed" to attack Hicks, but hey, rules are made to be broken.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Apr 2003, 15:32
Replies: 64
Views: 9,209
Posted By Parthos
Re: Not tired weet ?

It's a good thing I don't drink coffee in the morning or it woulda been spurting out my nose.

A Lithuanian player lecturing on honor...

Right up there with "Peacekeeper missile" in the oxymoron...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Apr 2003, 12:29
Replies: 194
Views: 19,686
Posted By Parthos
See sig below :D

See sig below :D
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Apr 2003, 12:19
Replies: 273
Views: 40,525
Posted By Parthos
If it's so pointless, why do people still do it?...

If it's so pointless, why do people still do it? Odd, ship farming must still give some kind of advantage to the farmer in spite all its negatives.

ROFL. The old "everybody does it" argument. Hey...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 12 Mar 2003, 00:19
Replies: 67
Views: 9,195
Posted By Parthos
If you had read my post correctly you would find...

If you had read my post correctly you would find out that I said all those things based not only on what I posted but also on private logs that I have, but do not have permission to make public.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 10 Mar 2003, 22:07
Replies: 67
Views: 9,195
Posted By Parthos
Omg that's funny! Especially from Theamion! ...

Omg that's funny! Especially from Theamion!

Here's another funny log from the last day of PA, a day or 2 after 20:20 tried to roid us (lol), and a day or 2 after Parra admitted to farming (in a...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 21 Feb 2003, 10:36
Replies: 37
Views: 6,322
Posted By Parthos
LOL, of course they can't. Typical PA...

LOL, of course they can't.

Typical PA solution to any problem: "rather than fix it on our end, we'll make the user fix it on their end with a bunch of weird configuring no other web site or...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Dec 2002, 00:55
Replies: 170
Views: 15,235
Posted By Parthos
Re: Command Excuses

I don't find that command members who get big planets by using escort fleets of amusingly, unerringly, selflessly devoted "friends" tend to perform any better than command who have small planets.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Dec 2002, 06:20
Replies: 105
Views: 11,131
Posted By Parthos
The round didn't end, it was aborted. ...

The round didn't end, it was aborted.

Titans/LDK did a great job to that point and kudos to them.

However, we will never know if they could have held on to that until the end of the round.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Dec 2002, 05:00
Replies: 105
Views: 11,131
Posted By Parthos
At this point in r6 Xeta was clearly in the...

At this point in r6 Xeta was clearly in the winning position.

I don't recall them winning r6 though.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Nov 2002, 04:08
Replies: 52
Views: 7,931
Posted By Parthos
May your roids be smelly and undesirable. May...

May your roids be smelly and undesirable.
May your pilots fornicate often and scratch rarely.
May your attacks and defenses spread VD throughout the universe.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Nov 2002, 10:54
Replies: 91
Views: 8,706
Posted By Parthos
And we know that has a good chance of being fake...

And we know that has a good chance of being fake as Focht is usually too drunk to spell those words himself :p
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Nov 2002, 20:23
Replies: 66
Views: 6,980
Posted By Parthos
We're still waiting to hear why you attack with 3...

We're still waiting to hear why you attack with 3 fleets yourself, which is in direct violation of Titans policy. :confused:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Nov 2002, 19:59
Replies: 66
Views: 6,980
Posted By Parthos
Of course you were reported ages ago but the...

Of course you were reported ages ago but the Creators can't seem to be arsed investigating anything. No mind; perhaps it was an innocent yet devoted friend after all.



You mean the scan in my...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Nov 2002, 19:56
Replies: 66
Views: 6,980
Posted By Parthos
Can I put that in my "funny yet flagrant lies"...

Can I put that in my "funny yet flagrant lies" file?

Note: Reposting the following:

lol

Pot.

Kettle.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Nov 2002, 02:49
Replies: 19
Views: 3,776
Posted By Parthos
Who would have thought we'd ever MISS c28? ...

Who would have thought we'd ever MISS c28?

JARET GET YOUR HUHU GERMAN CRUSADER BUTT ON IRC.

You know where.

Du birne :D
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Nov 2002, 04:57
Replies: 81
Views: 8,435
Posted By Parthos
Thank you. That's kind of what I thought it...

Thank you.

That's kind of what I thought it meant. But I really don't see the point of it, given I had just said I HAD seen them do things like that. :confused:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Nov 2002, 04:10
Replies: 81
Views: 8,435
Posted By Parthos
Translation please.

Translation please.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Nov 2002, 02:34
Replies: 81
Views: 8,435
Posted By Parthos
Sounds suspiciously like an Ely battlegroup raid...

Sounds suspiciously like an Ely battlegroup raid I saw the other day. :o
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Oct 2002, 01:36
Replies: 14
Views: 4,133
Posted By Parthos
Loki^ would resent it too if he were playing. ...

Loki^ would resent it too if he were playing.

Why put fake coords in your sig at all?
Forum: Strategic Discussions 29 Oct 2002, 15:50
Replies: 28
Views: 7,373
Posted By Parthos
You guys are right. I take back my gryphons...

You guys are right. I take back my gryphons comments; I was stuck in r7. This round there are so many pulsars and sentinels flying around that defending against DE is a snap. I should know, I haven't...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Oct 2002, 06:18
Replies: 7
Views: 3,820
Posted By Parthos
I believe last time I spoke to Rob on this...

I believe last time I spoke to Rob on this subject he was going to move from virtual to real-life politics, take over the world, and distribute countries to his most loyal followers thereafter.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Oct 2002, 14:38
Replies: 70
Views: 9,413
Posted By Parthos
Re: [DTA] This was our intention [DTA]

Thread title:
"[DTA] This was our intention [DTA]"

Getting twatted was part of DTA's master plan? :confused:
Forum: Strategic Discussions 26 Oct 2002, 02:59
Replies: 28
Views: 7,373
Posted By Parthos
Simple. Build both. Gryphons for alliance...

Simple. Build both.

Gryphons for alliance defense—token defense against DE and decent defense against CR.

Dragons for home/ingal defense. Nothing keeps cath CR and terran wyverns away from...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Sep 2002, 10:18
Replies: 252
Views: 27,098
Posted By Parthos
I hate Dingo!

I hate Dingo!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 20 Sep 2002, 16:41
Replies: 252
Views: 27,098
Posted By Parthos
I predict hair-pulling and nail scratching—we all...

I predict hair-pulling and nail scratching—we all want to be mr. lrytas' #3 hated person :(

Can't say I have any contributions to the hate lists. Some people I have despised in PA are very good...
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