Yes, I don’t think there’s anything clear cut yet. Just play it a day at a time, that’s all.
In the early stages of the game, the DS might have had a little more success WHEN the playing field was even. However, it was only a matter of time before the Freeps must have felt out-classed, and had to whine to the Noots to come bail them out. In the initial setup, all the Neutrals were on the west side of the map (an error on the admins part perhaps?), so this made the game greatly unbalanced right from the start.
This game may be winding down soon, and the cowardly Freeps and fork-tongued Neutrals may manage to pull out a ‘win’, but it will be remembered as a tainted victory.
There seems to be some assumption that all the freeps are in cahoots with all the neutrals. Not true, far from it. The Harlindon FP is getting beaten up by neutrals. Many of us FP feel the neutrals are playing us and expect them to turn on us soon. Only in the south has a FP cut a deal for his own survival.
I emailed two DS a while ago and suggested some cooperation between our teams against the neutrals. Minimal response. Drib Le Chin (Paul) knows the FP in the NE are not cooperating with neutrals, and are concerned about them.
Work with us, do your own thing, drop, whatever you want. But don’t make a blanket accusation, especially when you’ve made no effort to negotiate with us after the neutral declaration. Some of us were very keen to cut a deal.
Gene (Dustbighters)
I can ensure that, out of 7 neutrals, 5 are not cooperating in any way with FP.
The nations that are getting attacked are simply our neighborhood.
As northern Lindon, I am attacking exclusively FP.
As ne FP are worried of us, we are worried of them and their steady advance.
Either way - DS and FP better start talking soon or this game’s going to the newts pretty quick.
FA isn’t 1650. There’s a reason the rules allow for newts staying neutral and aligned nations downgrading even their own allies. It’s a dirty, chaotic time in middle earth.
Anyway, our phone lines are open if anyone of the DS team wants to talk.
Adam
Neutrals are only getting some local victories and they have their fair share of enemy assassins attention.
I wouldnt not say Neutrals are winning but position are getting defined at this moment.
Western of Misties and Gondor to the Neutrals
Eastern of Misties and north of Mordor to FP
South to DS (even if this area is still a bit more contested).
I believe once areas are well defined the frontline war will be more defined as well and in no way i see how Neutrals cannot get engaged somehow in war over the misties and rohan with FP. At that point the DS will get by far easier job to defend their borders.
Loving hearing the Pollitical discussions here. I guess its what the game variant was designed to induce!
Good luck with all your choices and may the stron win!
Dean
Still no contact from the DS. Meanwhile, capitals needlessly fall, and a lot of dead characters are strewn about.
What a pity.
Ok - game to the neutrals it is to be then.
Adam
You launch attacks in Mordor, can’t keep a handle on your traitorous comrade the TS, and then speak of things happening “needlessly”? You really are a piece of work…
Remove yourselves from Mordor and perhaps we can start with a ‘clean’ slate.
No one said there had to be a pact between Free and DS, there has to be a winning side, its a fight on 2 fronts, capitals fall and characters die, that is war!!~ You are not conceding are you… to the neutral dogs !!
That was a prediction, not a concession. If you have no sense of who is winning and just want to mindlessly fight all comers, then a neutral outcome seems likely. You know, situation, strategy, all those big concepts.
The DS really have sunk to the lowest common denominator since Sauron got his Eye poked out. “Kill, kill, kill.” Sheesh, whatever happened to looking fair and only just feeling foul?
“I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.” - William F. Buckley Jr.
With that said, I think you’re just flustered with the fact that the noots are on your doorstep, and your push into Mordor has stalled. Perhaps with both the DS and FP bordering the noots now, it will be a more balanced game, as it should have been from the start.
You have made an incorrect assumption, if you think it will get more balanced soon. Why would the neutrals start a war with us until they’ve beaten you down? Or perhaps you thought we might go off and start one with them, even while we are still fighting you?
A smart player would make an effort at diplomacy instead of starting a two front war. Given the response, I am left wondering what the self-respecting player does after being insulted in the attempt?
As already told to Feathalion, any FP presence west of the misties will not be tolerated and will be eraticated without any mercy. We surely lack the power to cross the north misties but we do not lack the power to defend the holdings in the west.