TVM - SHARK Conflict

Halcyon wrote: Shark did not decide to pick on TVM. Jejune pointed out that TVM claims a large portion in the middle of Broken Lands. We wish to be in the same area.

Edited by Jejune - 15 Sep 2015 at 22:04

Very good point made by Jejune, and it´s exactly why Shark decided around 6 months ago, to make Newlands our base in BL. Being one of the top alliances in the game, having a base in the middle of BL provides us with the opportunity to reach out to different regions in a more efficient way.

The only alliance that I have seen that likes to challenge other players or alliances into pvp or war is Sin. Nothing wrong with that, I can respect that style of play. But it seems to me quite clear, specially after the Stomp war, that 95% of the people that play this game, do not want to engage in war, they are happy with building their towns, trading and killing npcs. I´m pretty sure that there are few members in each alliance that are military oriented and would like to see more action in the game, and that probably makes up the 5% difference.

The point is that Shark does not want to engage in a war and to suggest that we are looking to provoke DSD or an alliance with a land claim is dead wrong. I think is based on a couple of factors: Some players like to troll, others want to provoke war, others think they know the facts and condemn the actions according to their criteria.

We will continue to protect our members and their towns. And I sincerely hope this does not escalate into a server war.

JodaMyth wrote: As it stands it's a matter of alliance vs alliance which is slowly (or rapidly in Illy terms) devolving into confed vs confed.

Most conflicts in Illyriad escalate slowly into confed vs. confed. That is the primary source of political gridlock in the game. It also creates a situation where conflicts can creep slowly towards all-or-nothing scenarios.

JodaMyth wrote: Seeing the previous server war mentioned though suggests to me there is some old bitterness still left over on either side

You're joking, right? The entire last server war was motivated by bitterness from the first server war. The next game war is usually motivated by residual bad feelings from the last one. That's how persistent MMORTS politics function.

Given that strong tendency, it seems reasonable to want some physical distance between your former adversaries and your alliance core. Even considering the tactical relevance of the Newlands, these moves seem like a conspicuous coincidence given the sour history between the participants and the recent fighting in the Broken Lands.

What it means is that there are 7 adjecent regions to Newlands, taking the water out of the picture, and during a tourney Shark can decide which of those 7 regions best suits our interest.

I appreciate the comment Angrim.

My pleasure Angrim.

Shark was expecting a tourney to take place around April or May, considering that the last one took place around that time frame in 2014.

Under Duke´s leadership, when BL broke out, he suggested we make our hub in Chulbran, for which a few members sent settlers or exoed towns there. After Duke left, with new leadership, and Shade merging with Dark, and becoming the top alliance in the game, we decided that a better fit for us would be Newlands, for the reasons I have already expressed.

I personally believe TVM is trying to provoke us into war. Lorcan´s igms do not reflect the contrary. Hopefully he can prove me wrong.

Cheers