The Oil Wars

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The Oil Wars Dark Vessel (New trip :3)!.9LUNAFtWM 09/07/15 (Mon) 17:45:20 No.3934

I will direct new players to the war between FFA and FC

Neither side wants it. So why is it going on, you ask?… Because Oil is scarce. Both sides need it to live.

Roll a Saddle for world peace.

!MYRAvd5LXg 09/07/15 (Mon) 18:46:31 No.3935

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>>3934

>Neither side wants it. So why is it going on, you ask?… Because Oil is scarce.

Actually, thanks to Minty's recent actions we found out that the members of FFA are unable to defend themselves. We just want to get some nations without making too much of an effort.

Besides, FFA is way over its expiration date. Shattering FFA and forcing the members into other alliances would allow for some new and interesting political constellations.

M!NtyResTtto 09/07/15 (Mon) 21:55:38 No.3938

>>3935

>We just want to get some nations without making too much of an effort.

I personally wanted them to go Oh shit, we're exposed and BTFO my tiny invasion fleets.

If they just took down my little fleets then; FFA would be in a much stronger position, and I wouldn't have THK sending 15.5k troops at me today.

I hope they like lemonade. I'm putting strawberries in especially for them

Anonymous 09/07/15 (Mon) 22:03:51 No.3940

>>3935

FFA has fought off many thousands of troops so far. Your case will be no different.

!MYRAvd5LXg 09/07/15 (Mon) 22:23:10 No.3942

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>>3938

>I wouldn't have THK sending 15.5k troops at me today.

I wanted to go to bed but this is pretty interesting. I'll have to ask him about this.

>>3940

I've always considered FFA to be off limits but if you want to challenge me, we'll see if the guild is able to wipe out the few remaining nations that didn't get conquered by Minty.

Implying you really are a member of FFA and not some asshole who wants to seal FFA's fate by dragging even more players into the war.

Anonymous 09/07/15 (Mon) 22:29:36 No.3944

>>3942

>Implying you really are a member of FFA and not some asshole who wants to seal FFA's fate by dragging even more players into the war.

lol you got me.

M!NtyResTtto 09/07/15 (Mon) 22:31:13 No.3945

>>3940

>FFA has fought off many thousands of troops so far. Your case will be no different.

But that's my point!

I sent: let me check my notes…

Less than 5k troops to 7 nations, often times internationally, and successfully acquired land rights in 4 conflicts, two with no form of defense.

I'm pretty sure it'll be harder now, as the wheat has been separated from the chaff. Plus I've been insulting them mostly directly, so I'm sure people have an investment in keeping FFA running now.

!MYRAvd5LXg 09/07/15 (Mon) 23:05:25 No.3946

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>>3944

I'll stay in stasis until I get my bachelor's degree. FFA will be safe for at least 2 weeks. :P

Stormy 09/08/15 (Tue) 04:00:35 No.3951

"Roll a Saddle for world peace."

World Peace, yeah… Or, you know, so you can get steam rolled just outside newb timer. Free oil is always more delightful than having to buy it. :|

Schatten[FC / PI] 09/08/15 (Tue) 08:20:50 No.3954

>>3951

That's his point. If enoug new Saddles come in, there's enough oil going around, and many of the problems go away. There's less need to actively try to hunt them.

Stormy 09/08/15 (Tue) 15:47:32 No.3956

>>3954

Yeah… No. Even if oil was 2k bits on the market. Some people would still want to take a nation. Attacking nations/alliances actually creates the supposed issue (b/c they stop selling to those attacking them or in alliance with the attacker). Besides I'm sure anyone with a 10 mil/tick gdp has plenty of bits to afford 30k oil. Just b/c they don't like it doesn't mean they can't afford it.

Dark Vessel (New trip :3)!.9LUNAFtWM 09/08/15 (Tue) 16:28:11 No.3957

>>3951

People would still want to take a nation, but they wouldn't be desperate enough to attack FFA

Keymaster 09/13/15 (Sun) 06:12:14 No.3997

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>>3956

That is where you are wrong.

10 mil bits/tick may seem godly to you. However, what you have not taken into account is the price of other goods and services, such as sugar, copper, etc.

Without sugar, we die to sat loss.

Without oil, we die from the inability to support sat buildings.

Without copper, we cannot make said sat buildings.

It all boils down to enough players sitting down to help others out. When that doesn't work out, the next best thing appears, which is attacking each other to get what they need.

Is it bad? """Yes"""

Is there a way around it? Unfortunately, """No"""