PhoenixKnight wrote:I think IOM and UK misunderstood something.
My message to both Kong’s were meant as a heads up towards Dman unprovokedthreads to attack nations and ports.
We can not dictate how every player behaves or retaliates and it was meant solely as a heads up towards possible retaliation by others as a result of his actions.
Please see his message below that Dman sent me unprovoked and unattacked.
“The idea that a conglomerate of super wealthy people collecting to decide who can do what and to whom does not sit well with me.
That is what in effect you are forming.
I will tell you now that if your group decides to pass judgment and use tons of voodoo to defleet and demoralize who you judge to be worthy of your groups attention I will hit super wealthy people where they feel it the most.
You say light ups on merchants are too much yet the fleets they run are pure profit with no thought to small to large with defense built into each fleet.
So you have people who are about equal playing games now you want to enter an end all argument collective.
Voodoo and ship battles will not affect you guys which leaves only one place the battle can be fought and I will be damned if I am too polite to abstain from costing my oppressors more than my petty ships are worth.
Not only will I do it I will spend every week to buy more voodoo to continue hitting the conglomerate in the only place it can be felt and that is ports.
That is the only counter to this group you are forming if there is another tell me where I am wrong.”
1) Why did the UK even need to be breathed into this statement? Dman isn't UK nor does he have anything to do with the UK.
2) I agree with most of what he has to say. I think bringing ports in should be an absolute last resort but not off the table.
I wish you would have posted the conversation in its entirety because it would have give context. The fact of the matter is you guys want moderation in privateering which is hilarious. Just last week I had a couple different players say to me, "lets bring back the old ZomB days and see how they like it." The fact of the matter is that Avonmora has gone soft and you old timers just want that the fat to get fatter and to raise more fat producing cats to feed your nations. This will never happen, ever. There is a group of us that will always maintain piracy and as long as their are huge unprotected fleets running around the likes of Lodswe, Minoan, etc., etc. I will hit them until there is nothing to hit. Only fools run around with tons of coin on hand and no protection. You fix how the merchant operates, you fix the problem. You will never curb piracy try as you may.