Release from Illyriad Ministry of Truth

Well. The current sad state of affairs in beautiful Illyriad has reached the point where I feel no choice but to wade in to the cesspool that passes for a great deal of posts on this forum. Most of the posts are of the following types: pedantic, bravado, spin, ego stroking (both self and of others), inability to refrain from seeking attention, self-serving, attempts to troll one party or the other, and outright lies. Very few posts simply convey information, ask questions,  or offer ideas and opinions in a manner that would encourage any sincere response save one born out of baser emotions.  Sad.

I can and will simply tell you what this war is, at least at the beginning before the vultures and opportunists became involved.  Most of you know whether you admit it or not. H? has been opposed to the very concept of any group such as Consone. Consone was formed, and H?, or more specifically people such as Kumo and the boys, went pouty bang bang and begin devising ways they could remove the threat to themselves they felt this posed. There were several that were on the table, and these no later than July. Don't believe any denials, they are flat out lies. I've heard the plans and discussions myself. One was use of another alliance to act as a stalking horse to initiate hostilities with a Consone alliance. This alliance would have no public connection to H?, but "private diplomacy" would be in place with them. When an opportunity to engage in a conflict with any Consone member could conceivably be used as the cause for war, that opportunity would be used. The "private diplomatic ties" would then provide the fig leaf H? wanted to enter the war.  Consone would then either have to act to protect a member alliance, as it is one of their stated purposes, or not act and lose any semblance reality as a viable group. Either way H? gets what it wants, the elimination of Consone as a threat. Sound familiar? Resemble any thing going on?

It is a perfectly good strategy, simple and well thought out, if a tad obvious. I don't object to it at all. What I object to is the laughable and cowardly denials and lies offered up in defense of it. This a war game, as you say, many of you ad nauseum. If done openly it could be admired, even while being opposed by those targeted as well as their friends and allies. But knowing the reaction of the Illyriad world at large, and in particular concerned with being able to spin and blow, lie and threaten in GC and the Forum to keep people from thinking of the consequences of such an action, the lie has to be maintained. Because if all this was openly know to be what it is, people would really have to make some decisions. Luckily so far, most of the shuffling masses are too afraid of taking a stand. There are many noticeable exceptions to this though, aren't there? That came as a bit of a surprise!

This ends my first communication in to the realities of Illyriad. I do not apologize for the length of this post, even though so many feel the need to offer  "witty" comments on how they quit reading at such and such a point, or how they had a myriad of better things to do with their time than read it. I always get a good chuckle at those, you people who say such things live on the forum and GC. what you really mean is you lack the will, intelligence, or attention span to focus on anything beyond comic book blurbs and taunts.

I will not respond to any questions or attempts to draw me out. I do not seek dialog, but to merely offer information. What you do with it, if anything, is up to you. Shortly I will post on the many mistakes of Consone, and point out some of the less obvious beneficiaries of our current hostilities. My admiration goes to those of you who are able to disagree with out being disagreeable, and who admire honesty above cleverness. Now, you same predictable people, offer your opinions, +1's to supposed clever posts, and pointless diversions, and your changeable "beliefs" that seem have a magical ability of being the exact opposite of your many numerous posts in threads long past.

Well some have. The issue is no one person from either side will openly speak the same opinion.

Tbh when I saw the thread title I thought it was going to be a list of facts about the war that couldn't be refuted, i.e. what attacks happened when, who declared war on who when, the sieges, official statements and the like. You make an incredibly logical argument and for the most part it's sound, but it's still an argument. Another "discussion" thread to be thrown under the grinders.

Yes, but it has the advantage to be well and clearly explained. Of course, no evidence can be given by this anonymous writer, and even if he gave his in game name, i dont see in what it could've been much of an evidence. Even screen shots of discussions can be modified, anyone announcing an evidence on a forum, actually is giving none... and anyway, private conversations copy/past are prohibited here. It's a forum, so everything is open to debate, which can explain why some play with it, and play on the semantics of anything as a lawyer would do. 

What is said above correspond to the sudoku i have. Im interested in reading your reflexion about Consone's mistakes, and beneficiaries of this conflict, even if i suppose it will join mine.

 

Would love a post exactly as you described.