MP: Hot Hot Heat [Game In Progress]

[Lumix19]

Originally Posted by AreaOfEffect

There has been a great deal of flat out lies in this game from my own experience. I started getting messages about unrest in my provinces some time ago. Some people may not know this, but a person attacked by spies gets a very obvious message that spies are at work.

The likely culprits out of my neighbors were Tein Chi and Man. Fortunately for them, the two stats that are best for patrolling are my two weakest stats on all my regular troops. So I went to war with the most likely of the two neighbors, Tein Chi. Tein Chi asked why I went to war and I told them. This is part where the flat out lie comes into play. Tein Chi denied sending spies.

Sure enough, the unrest event stops for a turn. Rather then convince me to stop, I'm even more convinced I'm right and continue to push. Sure enough the unrest continues and I finally catch one of the sneaky bastards. Surprise, Tien Chi was responsible. It also didn't help their case that I got consistent hurricanes on my capitol all of a sudden to compound my unrest problems.

The only part that makes me feel okay about such outright lies was my disbelief in them at the time. Had I for some reason trusted Tein Chi, started a war with Man, and then found out I had been duped into starting a two front war, I might be just as angry as Ossa.

Yellow's way of doing things is rather unsavory. How about this. Instead of quitting the game, how about you and I, along with several of our other players, push out the big bad nation of Mictlan from this game. Honestly, I don't like the way Yellow plays MA Mictlan anyhow, which happens to be one of my favorite nations to play as. Triple-bless has no finesse. Are there any other player's who would like to join this open alliance against Mictlan?

Indeed, what AoE says is true but I was concerned when he annihilated Ashdod in the first 12 turns (and I had no idea Instill unrest was not anonymous) which (I hope) is not an unfounded fear. I do apologise for my lies, it certainly wasn't honourable conduct but (not to sound unrepentant) all warfare is based on deception and considering your tremendous power it seemed illogical to not seek an advantage over you or escape a war if possible.
"...if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Hence, though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force." - Excerpt from The Art of War by Sun Tzu