Are you up for a challenge? Religious empire with angry neighbours needs new dictator

[Unknown_Enemy]

I guess we will see if this Empire is endagered or not in a few turns, at least if I am slaughtered I could say it was the fault of the previous player.

As the previous owner was me, I am affraid you'll probably get slaughtered. Your empire is healthy on research/production, with a good expansion, but very low on warships. Anyway that is not the problem.

I had a mail exchange in July with Ruatha where I told him I was not a fan of early extermination campaigns, so I intended to quit as the religious hunt seemed a must (I had few PBW using religious trait). Then he explained me he intended to exterminate all religious races in the game ASAP. So, I tryed to finish previous agreed deals, to prevent harming other players who counted on me for "something" before bailing out.

Also, just before I jumped out, a player downgraded his TR treaty to TA, another went at war suddenly "because I was too near his homeworld" , and it seems Ruatha has joined the fray. You are alone facing an alliance whose leader is a dangerous veteran. Maybe you should consider leaving this empire to his fate and try instead tnarg's empire (if he is not religious).

You'll probably play longer. Anyway I learned in this game that a 20 players game is not for me. I'll stick to 10 players max.

See ya in another life...

[Alneyan]

Thanks for the warning! I saw what was the situation, you are playing in a manner quite similar to mine, very focused on research rather than on military.

As for the situation, it would depend on how much forces are the enemy alliance willing to engage, or if diplomacy can be a success. If not, then the Empire is in serious trouble, on its own against two other powerful Empires with virtually very few warships.

I'm not sure though if I should be playing the other Empire instead. Would you agree Ruatha? (If you do, I will consider it.)

[Ruatha]

Sure, just quit the game and reapply for the other empire.

I'm as stated committed to killing all religious races I meet in any game I'll ever play, based on bad experiance with them!
But I have never succeded in killing any one religious race in any game (Have finished two games so far (and two games has been shut down due to other reasons), and in this game there seems to be so many religious races that I might have to give up on my quest of extermination

I guess there will be one or two other races availible next turn too.

Yep, Unknown_enemy taht's correct, you forewarned that you where going to quit, but in Adamant 009 you're still playing a religious race, and you haven't been any target of extermination there have you ?( I would have done it if I thought I had the strength to succed )

[ September 03, 2003, 17:45: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Alneyan]

I will apply for the Nerther'norS Empire then, as, while I would believe the religious empire can overcome its current troubles, it would need a skilled leader. And it would also depends on how much ships you are willing to send in that unholy war heh.

I could understand why you are so focused on the destruction of the talismans, even if I haven't experienced the other side of the matter, when you are attacked by ships never missing. *Smirks*

[Ruatha]

I hope to send enough ships to wipe them out, but it would take some time before I could have such a fleet.
Now if no one takes that empire I must make peace with them according to the game rules as I as host aren't allowed to fight a playerless empire

[Roanon]

Ok, so now we are looking for someone to stand up against Ruatha because his predecessor was so careless to choose Religious as a trait.

Volunteers, step forward ! If you ever wanted to get even with Ruatha , to test a new strategy you never dared to test in a "real" game, to prove that religous races can't be beaten in any way, this is your chance!

Ruatha is a good and very caring host, he deserves someone to replace his enemy so he isn't forced to idle his warships - even if only few? - just because of his own rules.

[Roanon]

Seems we need another replacement - Tnarg (Nether'norS) just withdrew without further explanation. Do you have more infos, Ruatha?

[Ruatha]

The Zax empire (Currently no 1 in the game) and Runeworld (at position 17) needs new leaders (Summer really messes things up).

DHaven't met these empires so I know nothing about them except their current position.

So, pole position is up for grabs!

[Loser]

The opportunity to play a Religious empire without taking responsibility for the 'gamey' act of choosing religion in the first place?

Tempting...

[edit follows]

Oh yeah, this will do. I even dig the shipset. Let me know what you need, Ruatha. I'll post an introduciton in the game forum as soon as I'm approved.

[ September 04, 2003, 15:32: Message edited by: Loser ]

[se5a]

ill be runeworld, I have taken over the runeworld empire in another game, so...