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The Panther said:
I admit that I don't see anything wrong with playing to the bitter end for the sole purpose of trying to inflict just as MUCH pain as possible on whomever is taking you down. It is a perfectly legit strategy, saying, in essence, you may kill me this game, but next game you will think twice before attacking me! Scorched earth policy? Heck yeah! It sure worked for the Russians in WW2.
I also think it is excellent strategy to send money and gems and artifacts to a neighbor who says he will attack the guy who is killing you, for maybe it is enough to save your own sorry behind.
I definitely feel that arch is overracting here and didn't read the LintMan's post very closely. Lint did not say he would give stuff to the leading contender on the other side of the board and 'throw' the game. He said he would give stuff to other people fighting your enemy. After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
I would certainly do the exact same thing.
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WTF are you talking about panther? are you in this game? are you privy to the private Messages wherein these threats were made? Zapmeister was clear that if I attacked him in any way, as would have been in keeping w/ my word to the much weaker Marignon whom Zap had attacked, that Zap would completely abandon his front against Storm such that Storm would merely walk in. His words themselves were to "throw the game".
Lint's advice in this situation was grotesque, as he was encouraging this childish behaviour. Fighting to the end to inflict maximum damage on an opponent is completely different from throwing a game. one is honorable, the other is not.
As is so often the case in these situations, Zap can dish it out but he sure as hell can't take it.