MP: STACKERS, newbie game, (started)

[otic]

Originally Posted by Greyjoy

See if you can come to an amicable agreement for when Shin stops twitching.

Twitching?

That makes me sound like a meth burnout or a half-eviscerated mouse under a cat's paw. Couldn't you come up with something a little more dignified?

[Greyjoy]

The mouse is exactly the image I was looking for, but how about "breathes his last"?

[Verjigorm]

Just tested:

Lycanthropos' Amulet removes Disease affliction and cures "old age" when it activates.

Any mage you use it on becomes ritual-only due to the "Gone Berserk" effect, but since the disease disappears when it activates it actually makes a more robust ritual caster mage. I was using these on Crones with MA Man. The non-disease afflictions remain after transformation, so you might eventually want a healer, but this would make old age less of a concern for nations like Abysia. 2N required to make means that if all you have is Wolf Tribe Shamans you might have to empower nature by 1, but very worth the time. Any mage with a disease gets an amulet.

[cwkjc]

Bandar Log need a sub (holidays => 05/07 - 20/07) if you know someone...

[Greyjoy]

cwkjc: with a little bit of luck, no you won't.

[cwkjc]

He he he, you're right, this is the end...

[Nauquan]

I just got jumped by a gang of geriatric bookworms wielding canes.

[Greyjoy]

Heh, lovely blitz of squid globals.

[Nauquan]

Yes, nice job whomever(s). Impressive.

[13lackGu4rd]

I'm very saddened and disappointed by what has happened. I will explain everything below, than you guys decide what you wish to do about it, if anything at all.

so, you guys noticed that all of my globals were dispelled this turn. what you didn't see was that 4 of my Starspawns were responsible for the dispels(well 1 failed I think so that could have been someone else). now, it should be obvious that I wasn't the one to order my own Starspawns to dispel my own globals, it would be very dumb for me to do this. there were also many other messed up things. for one I had 3 mages summoning some of the elemental royalty(2 earth kings 1 water queen) yet neither of them cast the spells. an S9 caster that cast wish(for a seraph) didn't happen. I had 3-4 S5(natural, as in no boosters) Starspawns equipped with 6 pearls each, with orders to teleport and magic duel some of Ashdod's mages, which didn't happen either and caused Ashdod to successfully kill my pretender. moreover I set some armies to move in and intercept Ashdod's UW invasion, which also never actually took place. there was also a Gargoyle that I've summoned yet the mage never cast the spell, a crystal coin that wasn't forged(and the hammer on the mage disappearing) and probably other things that I don't remember right now.

all in all, it seems very clear that somebody sabotaged my turn. also, seeing that this was a very crucial turn, I am lead to believe that somebody has been spying on my turns(not with scouts but actually seeing my turns) for at least a few turns now(who knows how long), to know exactly when to strike with this blunt sabotage. for obvious reasons(lack of hard evidence) I can't point the finger at any of you. however I do know that Ashdod had the most to gain from this massive interference with my game play, Amadamus seems to hate my guts after my BoT and that there are a few people that never said a word in this thread(or at least for a very long time now). this silence, especially with all the drama, is suspicious to say the least.

now, as I said, I can't point my finger at somebody, all I know is who is suspicious and who had the most to gain, but it could very well be any of you. I've checked with Gandalf first to make sure it wasn't some weird bug on his server, but the fact that nobody else complained about any oddities makes a bug highly unlikely. the timing, the location(me, being the bad guy after all the drama, and perhaps the most dangerous nation) also favor the sabotage option. I've also asked Gandalf for a reroll(just to be fair, but I knew it wouldn't happen), and obviously he disagreed(and I don't blame him).

so, here is how I see it. despite dominions not being a sport per se, the sportsmanship and fair play has been brutally attacked in this specific game. as far as I'm concerned, there's no point for me to continue(seeing that the source of the sabotage is still unknown, so it can happen again, and again, and that my turns are seen by someone else besides myself at the very least) due to this fierce and brutal outside interference. so, I'm setting myself to AI, than Gandalf can monitor exactly what happens next turn to maybe give him more insight on this situation. as for the rest of you, if anybody of you is man enough to admit what you've done than please step forward and admit it. I know it is very unlikely any of you will step up, but you have crossed the thickest red line available! the clear and obvious winner from this situation is Ashdod, whether he was behind it or not. so, if you guys wish to continue that is entirely up to you, but now the entire game balance has been disrupted by outside means. if you still wish to continue playing than go ahead, it's your call. but if I was any of you, and faced with this situation(happening to somebody else, not just yourself) than I would personally vote to end the game due to the sportsmanship and fair play being grossly interfered with, and the game balance going down the drain by foul means.

I'm very sorry that this game has come down to this low point. as you guys can see from all the things going wrong with my turn, I was in a very good position, still is despite this quite massive setback, so it's not about bailing out or anything. it's just that foul play should never be rewarded, so this is the only sensible thing for me to do.the rest is up to you guys. and for the slim chance that somebody does step up and admit committing this foul play, than I hope it would be enough of a reason for a reroll. but I don't have high hopes for that...