Incidentally have we (the Free) ever had a reply or message from the Corsairs?
Corsair here - just starting to use this forum and never could use the old one , my pc hated it for some reason.
As for diplomacy I did respond to a couple of early FP messages, one from SG and one from Noldo I think but never got anything in reply. FP diplomacy was very slow off the mark in comparision to DS as well, by the time I first heard from one of you asking me to think carefully about my decision I had been talking to the DS for about three turns.
David
Cor 219
Bit late now. Just hope you’r guys can all swim thats all!!!
SGondor reporting here… unless I overlooked an email, I never did hear from the Corsairs. I don’t blame the Corsairs for taking the initiative, and I’m not surprised that our team didn’t hear from them. The Corsairs is tilted towards going DS if they want a challenging game.
Remember, the teams have no way of contacting the neutrals unless the neutral nations respond to diplos or messages posted on this board. To my knowledge the Corsairs never made an effort to contact any of us.
I’ll be happy with a 12 vs 13 scenerio, but any more of a tilt than that and this game will be a joke. Khand, White Wizard, Dunlendings, Easterlings of Rhun and Rhovanion, what do you say? I promise we can match any offer the DS are floating your way: artifacts, gold, territory, a sense of humor. Don’t fear the Dark Tower and it’s burning arse… join the Free!
Nick
Argh… let the swine Corsairs pirates meet their makers…
I agree with Nick on this issue - if the rest of the neutrals don’t reply to our diplos… what chance do we have recruiting them?
I sent several friendly / open-ended messages to the Corsairs - and I got nada, zippy, none, zero… errr not one simple reply!
Hell, even when I asked for the Duns e-mail address… only the WW and KE responded… (good gaming gents).
We now know that Rhun was switching management (welcome again Jonathan). So that leaves the Corsairs (mysteriously quiet), who never got back to me.
So, in the spirit of the game, I would hope at least one or two neutral would join our side…
Since no one asked… If I had my choice, I would take WW and KE (in my dreams). Any luck we will get the Duns and Rhun (please?!?). If I am a betting man… I expect to see DS aligned Duns, WW and KE (and the supposed “undeclared” Corsairs - damn DS spin doctors).
Now maybe Jonathan (Rhun) would like me to grovel a bit more? yeah, yeah, whining and moaning… NG player… well I am tired of getting my butt kicked by these DS players… make it stop… go Free!
Battered and beaten, but still willing to fork out $6.80 every two weeks to keep playing… because this damn game is way to entertaining to stop…
Chris
Well you may have picked the wrong side Dave, but its nice to see a neutral player getting into the game early on.
I personally think that more players should try and do this in 2950.
Have a good game and I look forward to meeting your scurvy sea dogs on the field of battle.
Brendan
Rangers
What kind of desperate negotiations is this ?
Please, please join us or we’ll get our butts kicked !
Please, please join us to balance the game !
What happened to good old diplomacy ? And don’t tell me that all the neutrals have rejected to negotiate with you.
Hoar
Oh please! The DS house of cards is finally about to topple over. The only thing that allowed you to survive this long has been the winter snows.
But that will soon change now that we are openning up prime real estate within Mordor itself. Why should Sauron’s servants live there when free peoples need an abundance of living space?
Sam of the Northmen (real cold up here, looking forward to moving south)
Ulrik mate. Diplomacy only works if you get a reply. To the Corsairs, never wrote you mate so I won’t commant. JonS have sent you a few would be good to know what you’re thinking buddy!!!
Rohan just killed a Dog, currently being chased by DS RSPCA officers.
Not all reports are in yet, but so far it appears we have more kills than you this turn. As always. And what nice strategic kills it was 
Hoar, still waiting for his first kill 
Yes but thats me mate. An early one for Rohan. Just wait till the cav, machine hits overdrive. The Rohirrim shall charge and the roots of Mordor willshake to their foundations…
Theoden, fed up that the young commanders are having all the fun!!
Go back to sleep, and we’ll spare your life.
Hoar
Don’t put up your winter coats just yet, Sam. The Northmen won’t be taking up residence in Mordor anytime soon. See you on the battlefield.
Akhy
Ah Ulrik the advocate of the newly constructed cryogenic safety capsule of the Ringwraiths… only way you’ll survive the storm of fire my friend. Apt that the Ice King should talk so of sleep. I don’t believe it anyway. You tend to slit more throats when the enemy is asleep. I doubt you’d be able to resist.
Greetings Old Hoar,
I can’t believe the fool citizens of Barad Perras prefer your rule over the liberation offered by Lord Duinhir. Perhaps they will be better persuaded by my silver-tongued emissaries…
Imrahil
Stay of the Plains. Hiking in Rohan riding and hunting territory is definately off-limits. Shame there’ no Fox Lord…
My mages foresee great events. latest update is he says’a drogon flying proudly and high, wait its plummeting to the ground, ouch I bet that hurt!!’
Theoden, out in the field again at last, and having a ball!
ok so menat dragon but the mage had been on the joojoo juice.
BTW who are we facing. It’d be nice to know who I’m killing… DS please lurk no more and enter the light where I cn have you shot…
Theoden, really getting the hang of this, glad he got rid of Wormtongue.
Incidentally, WW mate haven’t heard from you in a bit
so we ride horses who needs spelling…
Woodmen mate what you do with our war machines. All that timber… sending the IRS after you…
Ulrik mate. Have sent you an email.
Whats up guys the Western front may be quiet but the Eastern one isn’t.
Duns mate I need to talk to you urgently. You haven’t replied to my emails.
Here I was, buying up some fine Sinda trinkets for sale to unsuspecting nomadic goat herders and the DS accuse me of callusion with the Free Peoples.
Now my villages are burned, DS emmisaries are trying to convert my people to Sauronic Utopian ideals and my commanders are being kidnapped. Not to mention poor Urig who just survived that spider encounter and ran straight home to tell his tale. Upon arrival he is challenged by some DS goon. Urig, suspecting he would win the drinking contest, was most surprised to find a sword sticking into his chest. Poor, poor Urig, only 15 health and forced to face off in combat and totally unaware…shucks
Ovatha of Khand