Looks like definitions have tripped us up once again, Lord Chane. I agree making use of another's skills and assets is acceptable while abuse is unacceptable. On that basis, I concede your point.
All in all I don't think any of us are totally black or totally white. Lord Chane, I think you will agree there are cases where an alliance must be ended. As a game evolves, needs change and often the allied parties cannot agree on how to satisfy these changes. The solution is often a change in treaty status. (Wouldn't it be nice to go from "partnership" to "trade alliance" without starting over?)
By the same token I think Geo would agree that sometimes it is not just a good idea, but absolutely essential to hang on to a treaty. Your ally may be overbearing, threatening and unreliable, but without him you are nothing. Here, you hang on in a perpetual state of fear hoping and planning for a better future.
Okay, I said a lot of nothing there and said it in a wishy-washy manner
I just want to add, I have no real solution for the orignal problem that Slynky presented. I too, have had my feelings hurt at times plalying SEIV. I have managed to adjust my outlook so that I can get past these crises quickly. It helps immensely that the SEIV crowd is the most gentlemanly (or ladylike) crowd I've ever dealt with. They don't rub it in, they help you get over it.
Slynky, I too advise you take some time off. A couple weeks or a month. When you come back, pick and choose your games carefully.
Y'all come back now y'hear!
