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There's an enormous difference between giving gems and gold and items, and giving advice. One you can recieve from anyone on the forums. If I had to consider anyone an enemy that gave an opponent advice, well then, there wouldn't be many people left in the community that I could say wasn't an enemy!

Giving someone gems, gold, or magic items, though, to fight another nation, is clearly a hostile move against that nation. Why do you think the United States is so upset with Iran?

For your turns, make sure you're using the Network, and not just Play An Existing Game. If you do, then make sure you go to the network and ensure that the 2h files upload.

Regarding Fomoria, it's really too bad he didn't stay and stick out the game, for a host of reasons. I hope he turns in some faster turns in recompense.

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Fomoria staled? That sucks. They were the only other guys who could catch up with my huge numbers of chaff, too, at the beginning. They kind of petered out, though.

On a brighter note, I love Mind Lords. Especially against cavalry that are an integral part of an enemy's army. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif As I'm a bit drunk on my recent winnings, I'll repeat my message to C'tis(in English, not roleplayese):

Give me provinces 27 and 18, and the ocean province to the south of those if you have it, and give all provinces to the east of said three provinces to Marverni. Those are the terms of peace.

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Anyone on the forums and anyone in current game are two different anyones. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif For the person playing in current game has his/her own objectives in it. For example, I gladly gived advice to the person in Strolling game who fought against the one who was to close to ultimate victory at the moment. I wouldn't probably do it if their fight was more equal (but, on the other hand, I sent him gold, too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif ).
For a number of reasons mostly having to do with a control on world's oil production, if you REALLY want my opinion. But it's, while an interesting question, still the one which requires much space & time, as well as being OT here.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Better example would probably be a WW1 America-Germany relations. Then America clearly aided England while remaining officailly non-fighting country (& yes, I know that there were pro-German factions in America also, which was one of the reasons of such behaviour). But if you remember Cold War, than transfer of information/advice was one of major parts of help which Great Powers passed to their satellits.. Unfortunately, there are few abilities to share research results in this game... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Thanks, but I'm not that much of a lamer. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I've just posted it here to illustrate that there can be a reason for Fickle's strange behaviour. And you didn't answer whether or not you tried to reach him via PM or even e-mail. It would be a simple courtesy if you said all this to him first. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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By the way, if someone betrays a NAP, is it ok to reveal this during game or should I wait after the game is over? I understand that this is not against the rules but I think that players should know which players are trustworthy.

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Revealing who betrays who can be an integral part of survival. Someone's betrayed you? Make someone (or someones) believe they've won your devotion by helping you defeat an untrustworthy ally. As someone else put it, there are two games in MP--the physical Dominions game, and the diplomacy game. if you lose either, you lose both.

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Our agreement was that I would give you 266 gold and 3 turns of peace for a province. That was the deal, no more and no less. I thought I'd be nice since I had such overwhelming force and a fast start. Those three turns ended, and I invaded.

I mean, I basically told you when I was going to attack; even more of a windfall for you when I could have just moved in immediately and given you no gold at all.

And with regards to aiding and abetting an enemy being an offensive act or not, well that really depends on the nation who it offends, doesn't it? Because their reaction is very important...

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Your mindless peoples and those bare skinned ninnies will never have my lands! Never!

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We've already taken some of them. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

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They will be mine once again soon enough... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif

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Totally tangential but the idea that the middle east controls the world's oil supply is a huge fallacy. North America only imports about 3% of their oil supply each year from the middle east.

That said, is there any way to know where the hell Helmheim's armies are?