Consone/Coalition War: Peace and Reconciliation

If their egos are so fragile that they quit instead of finding a peaceful alliance, I would say they picked the wrong game to begin with. I'll refrain from listing examples of games aimed at a more delicate psyche. We all know what they are.

I could say "toughen up" or "lighten up" but they both fit, so I'll try this: "lighten the tough up!"

we should stop this, the war is in the past. we got a whole future game to play....winter is coming, factions are coming alive!

I know of a half dozen H? members who either came back or didn't leave because of the war and about 15 who became much more active players because of it...

My point is that while we, as a game, unfortunately lost some, we also gained some and, net net, I don't think we are worse off. And all the endless posts saying that we lost so many players serve to do is confuse newer players and make them think the game isn't thriving (of which the opposite is true!). And nobody gains from that.

For the players who missed it, this is from the Illyriad Game Overview:

We wanted a game where there was a genuine diversity of winning strategies; where different players' gamestyles were valid options reflected in the game mechanics. We wanted a game where players could choose their own path to victory without being limited to a small set of pre-defined options.

...and this...

Hundreds of military units including: Infantry, Spearmen, Cavalry, Archers and Siege engines
Multiple military strategies including: Attack, Raid, Occupy, Reinforce, Siege

(italics added for emphasis)

War is part of Illy. As a matter of fact it is the third and fourth bullet points of 12, just after "Free-to-play" & "Richly detailed game world."

Now, can the peaceniks just keep to themselves?

we were all being tongue in cheek, Rorgash. Both sides lost many millions of troops...