Need help!

If someone occupies a resource with their army and I then send a caravan which is destroyed because of it, I wouldn't blame that person.  If I am collecting resources and an army comes and destroys my caravan, then I might be looking for a little payback.  Lots of times the latter happens and the only way to protect your own caravans is to send an escorting army.  This is fair and if it results in the loss of caravans who unknowingly wander into the area, it's a no fault accident imo.

Eoga the issue isn't only about you hitting caravans.  It was the fact that because of issues you instigated GOONS went to war with you, you asked them to stop and then went back on that.  Again the first time you asked them to stop and truced them I would have made darn sure that if I might accidentally kill anything of theirs that I would steer clear of it.   Also, the hitting of caravans was not a simple one time ordeal.  It happened multiple times to the point where other alliances were asking what the deal was with you.  Which leads me to believe either you don't  know how to reinforce a resource node without killing people or you were doing it intentionally.

The rules you so pointedly asked for is not a problem.  But you approach it all wrong.  It would be like if I were to be arrested for something telling the officer that I will go to jail as long as I get a red jump suit, steak every night, and HBO.  I would be in no position to state that I want anything because at that point I have no power what so ever. 

Also you declined respectfully?  You attacked and scout them.  They said hey join GOONS.  You said no and if any one comes after me I will smash them into dust?  I am pretty sure that if you would have said something more like no thanks for now I would like to try the game out on my own, you would have got a fairly nice response of okay but please try not to scout or hit our towns because that would be considered an act of war.  Then you would have known not to do it and you wouldn't be in this mess. 

And yes Eoga from what I hear they absolutely hate you.  They take this game more serious than real life.  I hear some of them getting really excited about hitting you that it puts them into almost a berserker rage.  Get a clue!

Eoga,

I am a third party who has no allegiance. The outcome of this matter has no bearing on my own situation. What do you think I would gain from this?

But you're right. It's not about attacking caravans at all. It's about your attitude. I was trying to help you to understand why you would need to change it, but I failed.

So, good luck with your future endeavours.

Can you see how simple it is?

Eoga wrote: (Eoga wisely removed the post so I removed this quote, too.)

I give up trying to make you learn. No point talking to a brick wall.

If I were one of the GOONs, I would have attacked you too. If I was one of those people whose caravans got killed by your armies, regardless of the alliance I was in, I would have attacked you too.

EDIT: HAH, he removed that post. But I already quoted it.


Edited by Aelfric - 21 Jun 2010 at 12:58

I'm kinda surprised people take caravan busting that seriously.  Just drop your own armies and have some fun out in the fields without the need to feel threatened in your city.

I can see where Eoga's personality has escalated this - but to claim that attacking a caravan is a good excuse by itself to go hit someone's city is taking it a bit far.