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Originally Posted by AlgaeNymph

Yes, thank you for reminding us yet again. This is why I don't want the archives deleted, so you can't hide how you treated us.

So you constantly berated us for no good reason then?

Reality check, we are not you. We do not spend hours upon hours over every little detail as if we had nothing better to do. And if any of us made one mistake with the dozens of small ways you basically wanted to play the game for us you'd let us have it, while saying nothing about what we got right. You even try to micromanage people on other teams.

You've annoyed me to the point where I'm making it publicly known. Maybe I would have held my ire if you said "we didn't play well" instead of dumping it all on the rest of the team.

Oh, and good job leaving Squirreloid in the lurch for a month when you said it'd be a week.

*sigh*

Yes, I lost my temper, I don't want you feeling like you can freely badmouth us after how you treated us. I regret that I didn't act earlier, or constructively, but I needed to state my feelings.

I said "we" didnt' play well. I count myself as head of the Usurpers. I'm sorry you chose to interpret it otherwise. Nonetheless, I am happy to have people compare my performance with your own.

Second, I said the turn I joined (right after turn 22) that the game was lost. In fact the name of the post from Numahar was .. "Have the supplicants won". (something to that effect). Given that the team wanted to continue I said I would give it my best shot.

As for good job leaving squirrel in the lurch - sorry that losing a home and a job qualifies as leaving squirrel in the lurch. Sorry that a trenchdigger cut the cable and left me without phone or internet for three weeks longer than anticipated. I *guess* I could have spliced that cable myself. Shall I forward you the repair order?

As for micromanaging other teams - you *have to* get other teams and players to do what you wish. Diplomacy is a key component of the game. The Supplicants getting Atlantis to attack the AI took Atlantis out of the game as a factor, and gave them a secure flank. I made quite a few efforts, but with no results. Unfortunately no one other that squirrel really believed me that the game was essentially decided if the game continued as it had been for the first 23 turns. And even if the at point if everyone joined up- it would have REQUIRED the crommies to step their game up as well. It would have required unified planning.

I did start trying to steer sept into the idea pooling resources - them forging for bandar thugs, for example. But there wasn't enough time get him to come around to my point of view.

As for "We do not spend hours upon hours over every little detail as if we had nothing better to do".

Algae - given that you voted to continue; given that I informed y'all that I was doing these hours in the middle of the night; given my circumstances; given the effort that I demonstrably put into the turns- I think I had a right to expect some dedication on your part.

It is funny to hear your criticism of my spending "hours upon hours over every little detail" when you couldn't muster enough dedication to build a fort 5 turns. Or blood hunt. Or fix taxation. Or change shape. or... bring a caster to cast arrow fend.

Praise is given where due.