Would You Consider This A Backstab?

[Slynky]

Situation:

I have a defensive position at a planet. It's an obvious defensive position because there are always over 100 ships there, platforms everywhere, bases in the air, etc. Additionally, it is a converging point of several warpholes that I made.

A person whom I have a treaty with (nearly the entire game) moved a fleet of 100 ships to this point Last turn. I'm thinking, "Fine, thanks for the help." Then this turn runs, that fleet of 100 ships stays, and a ship in this fleet of his has "erased" one of my warpholes "under" my planets there. He didn't ask about erasing the warphole. The treaty between us is still in force.

If you were in my position, how would you feel? I'm thinking, "I built my network of warplines for a purpose and you have no right to come in unnanounced and delete one!"

Put yourself in the other person's shoes. Would you ever, with good intentions, move a fleet to a big defensive point of your ally and erase one of the warpholes there without discussing it with your ally?

[sachmo]

It was not cool for your ally to do that, but unless his action gave an advantage to your enemy, or he attacked you, I wouldn't say he backstabbed you. Maybe he didn't think about what you would think of his action?

[Slynky]

Originally posted by sachmo:
It was not cool for your ally to do that, but unless his action gave an advantage to your enemy, or he attacked you, I wouldn't say he backstabbed you. Maybe he didn't think about what you would think of his action?

Then, please offer me a reason that he COULD have done it but meant it in a friendly way. I can't think of one and it's why I posted here asking.

[AMF]

WElll...uh., if it was me, and this refers to what I think it does, it was cause he thought you wanted that WP removed and he told his ships to travel to waypoint X...which happened to take them through that system...let's talk offline IF this is the game I'm thinking of. And, uh, sorry!

EDIT: see, THIS is what happens when I am in too many games. I forget things like which WPs are dewsired by my allies and which are not, and I end up doing my turn at 2 in the morning and spending 5 minutes on it...argh...I'm a reliable and trustworthy - but clearly FLAKELY ally...

Originally posted by Slynky:

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Originally posted by sachmo:
It was not cool for your ally to do that, but unless his action gave an advantage to your enemy, or he attacked you, I wouldn't say he backstabbed you. Maybe he didn't think about what you would think of his action?

Then, please offer me a reason that he COULD have done it but meant it in a friendly way. I can't think of one and it's why I posted here asking.

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[ July 16, 2004, 14:09: Message edited by: alarikf ]

[sachmo]

Originally posted by Slynky:

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Originally posted by sachmo:
It was not cool for your ally to do that, but unless his action gave an advantage to your enemy, or he attacked you, I wouldn't say he backstabbed you. Maybe he didn't think about what you would think of his action?

Then, please offer me a reason that he COULD have done it but meant it in a friendly way. I can't think of one and it's why I posted here asking.

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And there you have it!

[Iansidious]

I would take him down HARD for that. Take him down there are others for allies.