Resistance against Ta2in// SS dealer

Did TK just compare Ta2in to the Prohibition movement and the DeBeers scandal??? WAAAAA????

Wartow wrote: 10K ... endorse

Endorse is a strong word. It suggests that I enthusiastically embrace the objective, and that I am in a position where that would actually be relevant. Find interesting, yes. I find the De Beers diamond monopoly interesting, but I do not necessarily endorse it. I find the history of Prohibition to be interesting, but I do not endorse bootleggers.

eowan the short wrote:

the old alliances certainly were dominant but they were dominant in a way which was softer and made more sense.

Hahahaha...., that is really funny, you have no idea! This account is new but I have played since 2012 and I know better as do a lot of others that set up in TBL!
Oh yeah by the way, the sword, or should I say spear?, IS mightier than the pen in this game. Just ask AJ,... oh wait didn't he noob ring himself?
As a side note, any of those 2-3 city noobs in either of the alliances that He-man says won't be sieged, should stay and play, to fight! It is really a lot of fun! You will learn what, or,....what not to do.
Either way best of luck to both sides and try to have fun, this is a game ya know!

Ten Kulch wrote:  I think it's pretty cool that overnight, these guys have become the mafia crossed with De Beers. It's probably the most interesting tale to come out of Illyriad this year.

eowan the short wrote: That is debatable, it certainly reduces the amount of pvp. However, at the same time the Broken Lands is a whole continent where elgean politics holds little sway. Why not play your unstrangled game there and give people the choice of what they want?

If you think Elgean politics are not exercised with Elgean backing in the Broken Lands, you must be living under a rock. Every major war in the Broken Lands, and many minor ones, have been fought over exactly that conflict.

eowan the short wrote: You make a general point that the status quo is bad for most players. I'd argue that whilst it is imperfect it is probably better than a system where you can be barred from whole areas of the game, both physically and in trade, just because you are in the wrong alliance.

TA2IN is barring people from trading a single rare commodity. That rare commodity has almost always been mined by a few specific, powerful alliances who controlled sales and reaped large profits. If you find the TA2IN monopoly to your personal detriment, do something about it. Illyriad is a sandbox, people should react to the cartel as an interesting challenge in a video game, not something to whine about.

Also, your current predicament is of your own making. You intentionally contradicted He-Man in a very public way, effectively daring him to make good on his threats to enforce the Silversteel trading ban. If you thought he was bluffing, you were wrong. If you didn't think he was bluffing, I have no idea why you challenged an elite military player to take military action without making the proper preparations first.

Edited by Ten Kulch - 31 Jul 2017 at 17:35