The balance of power...

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   With the Grand Alliance holding virtually all the power in Illyriad, what hope is there for the restoration of the balance of power?  When H? was top dog there was several alliances holding H? in check, now there are no alliances to hold the Grand Alliance in check.  Are we to trust the Grand Alliance will do the right thing, and who will stop them when their not???

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bansisdead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 609	Post Options Post Reply Quote bansisdead Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: The balance of power... Posted: 19 Jul 2014 at 23:38
	With the Grand Alliance holding virtually all the power in Illyriad, what hope is there for the restoration of the balance of power? When H? was top dog there was several alliances holding H? in check, now there are no alliances to hold the Grand Alliance in check. Are we to trust the Grand Alliance will do the right thing, and who will stop them when their not???


abstractdream Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Location: Oarnamly Status: Offline Points: 1857	Post Options Post Reply Quote abstractdream Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jul 2014 at 23:47
	All things come to an end but until then, things will have to be done differently, no doubt. Don't make the mistake, though of believing that most players even care. The majority of players aren't interested, aren't affected nor will they. EDIT: Infected by the affect effect. Edited by abstractdream - 13 Aug 2014 at 11:49
	Bonfyr Verboo

Mr Damage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Status: Offline Points: 598	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mr Damage Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jul 2014 at 23:58
	H held the balance of power once White/Black were defeated, no-one held H in check from then on, H held themselves in check for the most part. The wars since, up until this one, were the culmination of various things depending on who you want to believe and H clearly controlled and won them. The GA faces the same challenge and will be judged similarly on their actions in the future, will they do things differently and any better? That remains to be seen.........

Velociryx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Myrtle Beach, S Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Velociryx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:02
	My crystal ball is in the shop, but based on their conduct thus far, the answers to your questions seem to be: None. and No one. If anybody were to try, they'd be hunted to extinction because starting from scratch is fun. ;) What usually happens in conflicts like this, one party feels stifled or slighted by their "overlords" and rises up to cast them off.... ...only to become even worse than the overlords they replace (always in the name of being better, of course!) And they always seem to display a fair bit of righteous indignation when anybody points that out. Abstract is right though - most players will keep their heads down and just not get involved in politics. For them, it won't make much difference, but it appears we're headed to a climate of "open season" on agitators. ;) Edited by Velociryx - 20 Jul 2014 at 00:03

bansisdead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 609	Post Options Post Reply Quote bansisdead Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:09
	Mr Damage, there were alliances/confeds who could have dealt with Harmless? If consome were better organised maybe that could have turned out differently and the Crows were always in the 'wings'.


Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:13
	I think the time is past when any one alliance or even confederation could "control" Illyriad -- or even just one continent of it. Personally I think people would be wiser not to try. I think in the future there will be multiple competing and countervailing forces. That's what I think is likely to happen, but at best it is a rough guess. Probably the next person's guess is as good as mine. Maybe better!

bansisdead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 609	Post Options Post Reply Quote bansisdead Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:19
	Rill, I hope you are right, but looking at the top ten alliances I cannot see that hope coming into fruition. If there is the slightest truth in my fears then that spells disaster for the future of Illyriad.


Spheniscidae Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 01 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 117	Post Options Post Reply Quote Spheniscidae Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:29
	Power in Illyriad is now multipolar, held by multiple alliances in a confederation with one another. Previously, it was unipolar - concentrated in one alliance. I fail to see how the substitution of a hegemon for a collective can be anything but positive for the game.

Velociryx Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Myrtle Beach, S Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote Velociryx Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 00:34
	Depends...we talking the Borg Collective? ;)

Brandmeister Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 12 Oct 2012 Location: Laoshin Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brandmeister Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2014 at 01:27
	One massive, monolithic block of permasat accounts is giving way to a large confederation of permasat accounts. If the devs ever halt the rampant multi-accounting in this game, none of the emperors will have any clothes. A system cleanse would return power to alliances consisting of active, engaged players. That is, incidentally, where the power belongs.