Calling All Traders

[Xepshunall]

There is a threat to the chances of all who would attempt to get ahead by peaceful means. There are villains in our midst who would attack you for the actions of a single member of your guild. If you want to stand a chance, lessons will be starting soon in a pair of guilds who will battle between the two guilds for preparation for the final fight. If you are a pirate-type player, you have no place with us. We are a league of merchants who prefer to trade peacefully but will take up arms as the need arises. We need more merchants with the will to do what is needed. At present, The Plague is accepting applicants for new members with the drive to become some of the most powerful and profitable merchants that Pirates Glory has ever known. If it is found that a pirate has infiltrated our numbers then such pirate will be promptly ejected. We will teach you to fight with honor while fighting to win. An otherwise identical guild is in the works. I have plans to get another experienced player to found that guild. If you join, it will not matter which of the two guilds you are part of. We will have the same code of ethics and will teach the same trading and fighting tactics. In the end we will have what it takes to defeat those who are currently oppressing you and those who would try to do so in the future. We will teach you advanced voodoo tactics for attack, defense and growth.

Will you stand and fight for your right to survive. If so there is a place for you to grow.

[Jouga]

-Edited out - Keep harassments out of public forums - watch your language - cpt Jack

[Xepshunall]

I guess approval is not needed any longer. Captain Jack has visited this topic recently and did not comment against my idea. If you have a guild and want to have players to battle against, for learning purposes, who will not complain that they are being attacked (in a game that was created with attacks as one of the main activities and gives the player full control of whether he is available to be attacked) and you are willing to adhere to some simple rules of engagement, I and my guild will welcome you and your guild into a cooperative relationship of merchant/combat training.

[Emmie]

I guess approval is not needed any longer. Captain Jack has visited this topic recently and did not comment against my idea. If you have a guild and want to have players to battle against, for learning purposes, who will not complain that they are being attacked (in a game that was created with attacks as one of the main activities and gives the player full control of whether he is available to be attacked) and you are willing to adhere to some simple rules of engagement, I and my guild will welcome you and your guild into a cooperative relationship of merchant/combat training.

[Optimalist]

Is there an application process? I just applied in-game.

[Hollywood]

As I have read this im about to throw-up on my shoes, lets just call a spade a spade here shall we..... For ALL to know "X" is a very good "P.R." person he has attacked me when I was just learning the game (whitch I understand happenes) but when I as a rookie "retalliated ( withwhat I had as a newbi I cast a thieving magpie on him in hopes of accurireing a "good" card ( I got another crappy one) and his reply to me came in a letter in my inbox titled "Thieving Magpie?? REALLY" copy and paste.... here is what he wrote to me.....

You were exposed because you are plundering and because I plundered you, you use some piddly voodoo? Who is your role model I must have a talk with him and let him know that you don't know how to properly retaliate. Could be that you need a new teacher.

Lets examine this a little shall we?? 1) .... "you were exposed because you were plundering" BZZZZT.... WRONG ANSWER DUMMY!! I at the time was a newbie (I rember this like yesterday) I had a danger rating of 42 because of insta traveling between ports gaining gold (thinking "who would attack me, I only have a couple ships mabey $10K in gold, im fine) again BZZZZT WRONG ANSWER DUMMY!! (on me) because I was attacked by "X" and when I retalliated the only way I could of I got the letter from him (as posted above) as I didnt want my newly started game to end I was worried so I replied to him and tald him "I did that to let you know that I retalliated, and that you (X) would find this funny as an attack because we BOTH know that I couldnt do ANYTHING to you" and he went away. Nice huh.... im just learning to play and this guy attacks me and takes a s***load of my hard earned gold.
2nd.) "and because I plundered you, you use some piddly voodoo? ....Now I already covered this but I wanted to put an exclaimation mark on it, Both "X" and I know in the situation we were in that I am defenceless against him ( he has fleets of Ship of the line"s level 10 and rated 60 whitch means that he has spent sooooo much real world $$ buying cards for prices nobody else could or WOULD afford the attributes on the "sol's" are ALL 10. whitch ALSO means that even if YOU haqve a lvl. 10 sol, the atts. has to ALL be 10 , in whitch case the winner is decided by a "roll of the dice" ) now I ask ANY newbie.... do YOU own a "war" ship that is a lvl. 10?? and if so is it a Ship of the Line?? AND IF SO EVEN YET IS IT RATED 60??? I think not... I think that this guy is what I call a "wallet-warrior" whitch is fine for you X but just so you know some of us cant do that!! Mabey if you were as "god like" as you portray yourself you would reconize this and LET THE NEW PLAYERS LEARN WITHOUT YOUR INTERRUPTION!!!! I was LEARNING!! not PLUNDERING!! and even if I was guess what....ITS A PIRATE GAME!!!! and I also know that the whole "its a pirate game" thing blows up my conversation but I have not said anything until now because you are trying to make a few GOOD players like SGT. Blue, Jouga, Panda-Chan, Admiral Blackpants, 3 fingered Larry and myself and the other people who are sick and tired of being attacked by you simply because we dont play by YOUR "god-like" rules!!.... out to be the bad guys (prob. to try and protect yourself further)!!
2nd) (quote from above) ... Who is your role model I must have a talk with him and let him know that you don't know how to properly retaliate. Could be that you need a new teacher. ....ok I just got off of the "god-like" narcissism you have of yourself "X" but this is REALLY a problem, you should seek PROFESSIONAL help!!, "do we have a doctor in the house to see my friend here"?? "you see DR. he is playing A GAME!!! and likly with (not me...im an adlut) KIDS"!! hey X... do you REALLY think that half of the people here would even understand that letter (s) you've sent me?? My 10 yr old read that letter , didnt understand it and but the way, thinks your a "floater" as he calls you, from now on "X" when you write letters "dont forget your crayons"!!
Lastly I would like to mention the "others" that join in what they call "the good fight" Roi-Leon and Skyhawk, these two"Puppets" have joined "X" and attack (TMN) whenever they can.... Let me be clear here, theese two attack newer players and when "X" somehow gets "wallet-warrior" voo-doo on SGT. Blue they then also take part in the attacking of Trade fleets, again, let me be clear here.... not attakcing SGT. Blue, because their at war with him and would attack him at EVERY chance they got.... no even the elustrious "X" dosent do this.... proof is when they attack they oddly enough leave ONE listing of SGT. Blue on the plunder board..... his "attack" fleet, I watched (and attacked them every time I could....win or loss) to help defend SGT. Blue who in MY estimation was under attack simply for NOT cowering to " the elustirous-one's" "god-like" rules, and they feasted on ONLY his TRADE FLEETS!! did I mention "the good fight??" yep I did. I do have a serious question for Roi-Leon and Skyhawk..... during this "war" on what you told me was on SGT. Blue's (I think you called it) tyrant like ways.... no , no... it was bullieing ways now I rember.... havent you two been attacked by "X" simply for being on the plunder board before?? I honestly dont know, however I'd bet that it HAS happened before, sorry if you hate me for attacking you two every time I see either of you, (its war) but seriously X HASENT done this to EITHER of you two??, he does it to EVERYONE else.... what have you done differently??... Nothing, again im willing to bet he has, so what are you two stooges doing this for??.... gold from trade fleets?? Now Im not an expert on Roi-Leon as much as Skyhawk ( as he and I have had shared many of cannons together ) but I for one PERSONALLY Leave you two alone if you would simply stand up for yourselves, heck id go as far as trying to "calm rippeled waters" between you two and other guild mates of mine IF you simply look at YOUR history with "X" .... has he ALWAYS been on the "up and up"?? does it seem as he is using us as pawns to be plundered- not rebuilt and plundered again, with promisses and nothing but "tissues and cannons" (as we call it)?? the truth is that while you two are being plundered at every corner your BOSS is trading for himself becomming richer and richer, while the "war must continue" stuff driveles from his mouth between burgers at rest stops..... what do you get?? (other that "tissues and cannons"??) why dont you TWO come and join the ACTUAL "good fight"??
Ok... sorry for the novel here but im expecting to be "punnished" by the "elustrious-one" after he reads it, so I must cover everything that I can... another letter from "god" I got came just before the "war" started and was titled "you fell in with the wrong crowd" and it reads as follows (copy and paste)

Or maybe it's better to say that your crowd has recently gone wrong. I will be attacking all TMN members every time I can until your leader gives his word that all voodoo attempts on me are finished and until SGT Blue is no longer a member. Don't hesitate to fight back if you think it is worth the effort. It will begin some time soon after 2012-08-10 02:46:07 game clock time. If these actions are resolve and begin again at a later date, I will act immediately and the innocent will be the ones who suffer.
I've already covered the whold DR. please... for my friend thing.... but focus on the last sentence, it is that in whitch I hold the upmost umbridge with...."If these actions are resolve and begin again at a later date, I will act immediately and the innocent will be the ones who suffer." now I know were playing on the internet here so ANYBODY can play..... I thought Seal-team 6 killed Osama-bin Laden!!?? the innosent will be the ones who suffer!! REALLY DUDE!!.... YOUR A LOSER!! there are men and women at war with this very problem, they defend you SORRY @$$es RIGHT to say just the dumbest things like that..... again, you are TRULY A LOSER!! "Captian Jack.... punish me if you want.... erase this or kick me out....whatever, this is'nt right and NEEDS to be adressed!!
Again, sorry for the novel everybody, im calm now, thanks for listening!!

Sincerely,

Capt. Johnny Walker
(proud) Diplomat
The Merchant Navy

[Hawk]

I suppose I would also assume that the strongest player is controling everything

But just to let ya know I attacked blue with no back-up and for entirely my own reasons..
We had been going at it for a couple days before I was chatting with Xeph and he agreed to help

I'll leave the rest of your post for others to answer

[Xepshunall]

Hollywood, a proper choice of title for what you bring... drama and entertainment with some facts to make the rest seem viable.

Let me first point out that all quotes that Hollywood placed here, pertaining to messages I sent his game character, Capt. Johnny Walker, are UN-edited except as he abbreviated for clarity and are accurate though his analysis of them are a little less than completely off the mark.

As you may have understood from the first message that Hollywood quoted, and as any adult with an average or better intelligence quotient could figure out, I offered my teachings to his game character and my advice to his role model if he had felt like disclosing the identity of said role model. It has been a strategy of mine to get the attention of new players who have little or nothing to lose from being attacked by me. After I plunder them, I consider their reactions to determine if they have the strength of will to become one of the best. If I believe that they do, I contact them and offer to mentor them. This should clarify my opinion of Hollywood, at that time, and his game character. You may have noticed that I was referred to as a "wallet warrior". What you weren't informed of by Hollywood is that I rarely use that advantage for battling. I bring my "Punisher" fleet and/or my voodoo curses out when I am battling players who have at least one equal fleet and/or similar bought voodoo or when, in my opinion, it is right and just to deal with a player (or guild) who bullies other players (especially when the ones getting bullied are purely merchant) as is the case with more than one player that TMN has abolished or all but abolished. There are players who were icons of Pirates Glory who were mistreated by TMN members for being members of a guild that has or had a member who was playing as the game was intended. One of the peaceful merchants, Phill, has lost so much that he has given up playing and another who I cannot mention because he still plays has told of his suffering to those who could come to his aid. Let's do as Hollywood suggests and

lets just call a spade a spade

. "Good Fight", indeed!! Hmmmph! Honor is as honor does. Defense is honorable (more-so when it is the defense of the weak and the peaceful. Those that disgrace themselves, their guilds and Pirates Glory will ever be my primary targets and will be acted against by me only when I have proof of their wrong-doing. So say I and such is known by any higher powers that may exist.

Some opinions of Hollywood's that you may want to ignore are as follows:

you are trying to make a few GOOD players like SGT. Blue, Jouga, Panda-Chan, Admiral Blackpants, 3 fingered Larry and myself and the other people who are sick and tired of being attacked by you simply because we dont play by YOUR "god-like" rules!!.... out to be the bad guys (prob. to try and protect yourself further)!!

I attacked SGT Blue for my reasons. SGT Blue was informed that it would happen. Since by your definition, SGT Blue is also a

..."wallet-warrior"...

, it might have been well enough left between the two of us. It wasn't even a TMN thing until TMN members started attacking me. Never mind that SGT Blue ran to the shelter of TMN only after his equal, myself, Xepshunall, attacked a pair of fleets that Hollywood expressly states, in the following quote, that I didn't, a pair of fleets that according to SGT Blue, are both equal to my one and only fleet of Ships of the Line , "Punisher".

.....................let me be clear here.... not attakcing SGT. Blue, because their at war with him and would attack him at EVERY chance they got.... no even the elustrious "X" dosent do this.... proof is when they attack they oddly enough leave ONE listing of SGT. Blue on the plunder board..... his "attack" fleet
..................... and they feasted on ONLY his TRADE FLEETS!!

Sorry to have to call you misinformed, Hollywood, but unless you misread the results of an Enlightened Vision report that you yourself cast on SGT Blue, you have not only made false statements but have done so without an attempt to gather adequate proof. I repeatedly attacked the strongest fleets of SGT Blue as doing any less would prove that I am as you intend to describe me. Despite any opinions you may have about the methods used in any attacks on SGT Blue that you are referencing, it was a tactical decision that, if allowed to continue as it was, would have resulted in our final goal, which, (for SGT Blue's benefit), is none of the concern of those reading this and for reasons that I do not disclose, (also for SGT Blue's benefit), was far more effective toward our goal than it would have been for us to attack only his "Attack" fleet. Your whole post here points out that there is a need for the teachings that I am offering. For one, there are players that go off "half-cocked" which I will help my guild members avoid doing. For another there are those who need to understand how futile it is to spew insult and accusations that are unfounded and inaccurate, which I will also instruct my members on avoiding. The main reason I am accepting players to train is that there are battle and trade strategies that, as Hollywood has made clear, are not widely known. They will be known by members of The Plague.

Thank you, Hollywood, for the facts and opinions that you have brought up here and for your continued participation in the game and thanks to your game character, Capt. Johnny Walker, for his contributions to your post. It is possible that nobody appreciates you more now than I have come to since my reading of the contributions to my cause that you have given here.

Hawk, I really appreciate you leaving the details to me that were mine to point out and for your efforts to squelch the inaccuracies that were yours to deal with. I also thank you for not pointing out the wrongs in Hollywood's post which may have taken away any advantage that you or I hold if they had been pointed out. Also, it is a fact that you add more excitement to Pirates Glory than any other player both as my ally and as my adversary. I look forward to future joint efforts with you at my side and to battles with such a potent fighter as yourself on the side of my opposition. It is fair to state that I value you above all other players of Pirates Glory regardless of whether your role is with or against me.

[Roileon]

"I do have a serious question for Roi-Leon and Skyhawk..... during this "war" on what you told me was on SGT. Blue's (I think you called it) tyrant like ways.... no , no... it was bullieing ways now I rember.... havent you two been attacked by "X" simply for being on the plunder board before?" Well, when I was first starting off with PK I had attacked his fleet called, "come and get some" now stupid me, I knew it was bait, it was too good to be true, millions of gold and tons of fame. I attacked him and won because it was a lvl1 howker and I had a lvl1 sloop. It was good living for 3minutes until I got favorable winds and disfavors and the whole deal except for fugitives. Luckily Black Sparrow worked that out for me. But, like you said, it is a pirate game, if I was on the PLUNDER board then yes I would fully expect to be plundered. Now, let's come to this, I have only attack newbs of TMN once then stopped. That was on day one of the war. After that, TMN and StrawHatLuffy (WITH LVL10 SHIP OF THE LINES AS YOU ARE SAYING IS UNFAIR!! ATTACKS EVERY SINGLE NEWB IN MY GUILD. YOU ARE SERIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT "X" BUT U DON"T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOUR ALLIANCE HAS NOT DONE) but, true, I hate it when Xep did that and I hate it when anyone has done it, Xep isn't perfect but I'm not here to defend him at all. Now, Xep has attacked Blue's merchants with equal lvl10 merchants so please don't talk about the lvl60 sols that he only uses against Blue's and Larry's lvl60 sols. Now, for the record, I like you Capt, I have the full ability create a fleet that can attack you and win with no questions about it but I don't attack u for the reason I have respect for you just because you remind me of me except you are starting off in a better teaching guild than I did. Now, the reason I only attack trade and not Attack One is because I wan't to leave it open for som1 who can actually take it down instead of helping them by a)taking down their danger b)adding danger to my war fleet and c) helping them by giving them plunder from my loss. Why go through that? oh and FOR anyone who thinks I'm trying to be a martyr I'm not. Also, not a single one of you who claim to be the "good guys" are martyrs either and yes, it does seem like your trying to be.

[Xepshunall]

Now, Xep has attacked Blue's merchants with equal lvl10 merchants so please don't talk about the lvl60 sols that he only uses against Blue's and Larry's lvl60 sols.

Thanks for bringing that up. I had totally overlooked that fact. You are an honorable player and I look forward to making up for any wrongdoing I have wrought on you.