by JackShaftoe » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:42 pm
I guess it's time to put my two cents in.
Months ago I was hesitant about joining IMO, for the reason that people have expressed here: I didn't want to give up cards to "buddy" with Admiral Blackpants and get only a few cards in return. I have no such reservations anymore: ABP has been extremely helpful to me: fine-tuning my merchant fleets, training me to optimize my attacks on NPC's, guiding me in the art of war, providing me with appropriate voodoo when I need it. (All I've had to do is ask). I think, on balance, it's been worth the voodoo cards I've given up (I just don't need any more Rotten Food cards anyway!).
If you don't like IMO, you're free to leave. I find the guild and it's leader supportive and low-key, which is fine with me. At some point I may choose to "graduate" to TMN, but I'm in no hurry.
John Dixwell