I really like the part where I prompted you for specific examples of times where minmil have trashed amarrmil, just to be met with even more vague statements about boredom and nebulous recommendations that I “raise [my standards]” and “Learn to know [my] opponent”. Dear child, are you lost?
I know the minds of my opponents. These are their thoughts, uttered earlier today in places they thought secure:
Ferra Orta: So we will push while [crude phrase for engagement aversion] you. You bring 10 Gilas and 5 Basi’s to fight T1 Cruisers? You want to bring 10 Magus’ with 10 Deacons against a gang of Talwars and Thrashers? Enjoy your [crude phrase for engagement aversion]. That is why we bore the ■■■■ out of Ohpehk, Riker, Mgaati, etc.
The only thing boring here are your tireless excuses and contorted explanations for topics which you apparently cannot grasp. You insinuate that we are egotistical simply because we have the self-respect to undock ships into space that do not have wooden oars peeking out of the sides, trailing rust all the way back to the dock. Amarrmil upships to bring the fight to minmil who enjoy double our numbers, just for minmil to activate the warpgate into their victimization complex. I know my opponent well. My opponent as a geriatric, stale, cowardly alliance who’s soul is ossified and who’s leaders are more interested in retaining a sense of relevance than anything else. The best way to entice an engagement is to destroy what is to make room for what can be.
You put a lot of faith in this Pendulum swinging. Lets look at the evidence.
Yes, at some point in the Solar Calendar, visitors to the warzone will help contest a lot of systems, which we enjoy as it means Minmil undock, and we can kill them, but they won’t be able to mount a serious assault on our HQ systems, see the last pendulum swing towards Minmatar, for confirmation, where we maintained a solid hold on around 10 systems. Then, when Minmil dockup as the visitors arrive on the Amarr side, we get to steamroll the warzone, because U’K stay docked up safely, feeding on the remains of last summers proceeds.
We welcome the pendulum, we like to seek out combat, unlike U’K, who like to dock up and hide whilst their systems burn.
So I wasn’t going to check this thread again, that was until it was brought to my awareness that you’re now stooping to making up quotes from me, try harder, Vektor. Source, citation and all that lovely stuff next time you put words in my mouth.
Did you really need more examples than when your side lost the entire warzone? Your crowning achievement, performed by everyone at some point or another, and almost certainly will some day in the future once more. I don’t consider your ego bloated for winning and showcasing more organization and will to field fine doctrines. That is something admirable and the reason I never found the Militias interesting in the slightest, myself. I much preferred the discipline and economy of mercenary work out in lawless space myself, than the disorganized kitchen sinks of the warzone.
I consider your ego bloated because you bleat about it rather than showing some class and style. You could inspire opposition and allies both if you simply didn’t present yourself as such an arrogant oaf. Trust me, you can’t ‘destroy’ your opposition with jeers and bluster. If that had been the case, it would have been dead many times over, from enemies far greater than you. History is rather clear on this.
I am not being unfriendly here. I’m quite honestly merely giving you advice as to improve your chances of getting exactly what you want. Take it or leave it, that is of course your prerogative. Just bear in mind, there’s history here far beyond what you have seen and experienced. By a lot.
As a matter of fact, yes. If your thesis is that Amarr have
generally been dunked on over the years
Then yes, I really do need more examples than “when [our] side lost the entire warzone”, because as you say, it has been “performed by everyone at some point or another”. This is your third? and hopefully finally post in which you wave your arms around instead of actually providing evidence for claims that you pushed so confidently - ironically while lecturing other’s about the value of humility.
With regard to my apparent bloviations about our success, I think your general misapprehension is a product of your ignorance on the history of the subject matter (another topic which you contend to lecture me on). I’ve been patient with UNITY. I have disallowed my FCs from working with local pirates against UNITY in hopes of not initiating a war of proxies. I have removed corporations that could not adhere to this policy. I have issued moratoriums to my FCs on attacking minmil-aligned structures over concerns of breaking the militia. To the dismay of the rest of Amarr, i have proposed and entered into agreements with UNITY to defend their fortizars from attacks from invading pirates in hopes of ensuring our mutual survival, just to have UNITY break agreements, its leaders flapping their hands wildly, much as you are now.
My reward for years of patience and shows of good faith has been deliberate engagement aversion, broken treaties, and smarm from pilots that do nothing but scurry into the smallest crevice that space stations have to offer.
When it comes to fostering new growth, ashes are an exceptional medium. UNITY will burn. It is the will of the Empire, and we are her instrument.
At five years, you haven’t even been in space ‘a while’.
You mean like the one Sarum commanded you guys to break when AmarrMil and MinMil were openly colluding to defraud the LP stores on both sides by maintaining specific levels of control over key systems?
Ah, seems like this goonie has once again slipped the watchful eye of his guardian. Imagine making unmusical noises about character reputation while holding membership in one of the few alliances that has managed to cultivate an even more embarrassing reputation than that of UNITY.
And no, i’m talking about actual agreements between actual alliances about things that actually matter, not whatever economically oriented dealings you’re muttering on about. This may shock you, but there’s more going on in the universe than chewing space gravel in delve, hiding in stations, and LP changing hands. Sometimes, when you and a foe are shooting at the same enemy, it is advantageous to shoot them together.
Imagine blathering on about ‘teh goonies’ being the only thing you have to fall back on after you’ve repeatedly shown yourself to be a complete idiot whose claims should never be trusted.
That’s not about shooting an enemy together. That’s about each side agreeing not to take space, and each side agreeing to defend the enemy’s claim to space. D’n’G, putting ‘economically oriented dealings’ like LP changing hands, ahead of their loyalty to the Empire, documented by your own corp leadership’s signature.
I’m talking about A. You’re talking about B. Insiting that I’m about A doesn’t mean that I’m denying the existence of B. Please try to keep it together.
No, I’m asking you if you really think the agreement that you were a part of, which lead to a planetary invasion, entire communities of non-combatants annihilated by anti-matter munitions, and the effects of which are still before the Inner Circle of CONCORD two years later, ‘doesn’t matter’.
Because if that’s your idea of ‘doesn’t matter’, I think we can all pretty well ignore anything you think does.
My travels took me through here on several occasions the last few days. I expected the system to be in chaos after reading this. However, I found it quiet and uneventful. Did the parties involved come to terms? We do need to bring the system back under Republic control, with time it will be.
To be in chaos would require the enemy to contest the system. Since the fall of Bosboger, no Minmatar Milita have been able to do more than pass through the system without our notice.
@CDLoon That is too bad. Though we have not met on the battlefield im sure that will change in the near future.
From what I have gathered you appear to be a respected commander amongst the Amarr Militia. I look forward to sharpening my skills against you and your Corporation in the Battle Zone. Rest assured system contestation is not far off.
I’m hopeful our tribal leaders are working together now to hopefully put together a Strategic and Intelligent offensive plan. Discussions that are way above my current paygrade as a member of the militia.