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The following was sent to me by the Galactic Empire's leadership. It's pretty funny and troubling at the same time.
It's like ya'll don't even see what you're doing.
Like you veterans (and even some Staff members) have no idea that what is fun for you may not be fun for others - and how underhanded it appears.
And how you could be making people not want to get involved with the map game.
Honestly, whereas I see veterans/staff members making poor decisions
others will see metagamers, conspirers, and bullies.
What do you see?
-Tef
Galactic Empire: On May 9th, 2017, at 9:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time; I sent invasion terms to Jacen Voidstalker (Raziel) for the Galactic Empire invasion of Alliance-held Suarbi 7, after this I went to bed for the night.
Tefka: Raziel is an RPJ - but has permission to be FO of the Galactic Alliance, due to his time and service as an experienced RPJ.
Galactic Empire: The next day, on May 10th, at 2:28 AM PDT, a mere five hours after my declaration; Natalia Thawne posted once to the public thread 'Solution on Scarif' which was the then-Imperial Remnant's T2 Dominion of Scarif and Kowak that we had finished and claimed on the Map Updates thread exactly a week ago on May the 3nd.
GE: Upon further investigation, Natalia Thawne is the leader of the minor faction 'the Underground', a coalition of gangs and criminal organizations. She is also Cira, the Factory Admin, who is a high ranking and very well known member of the Galactic Alliance through countless alternate accounts.
Tefka: Added this picture in because I was curious - hadn't heard much of the Underworld, last I saw it it was pretty inactive. Man, activity really started picking up, huh.
Tefka: Added another one. Really low forum activity for someone pulling in so many new members.
Tefka: All those new members recently and nobody's introduced themselves since February. They're probably just slow in getting to it...
GE: The same day, May 10th, at 3:29 AM PDT; Laguz Vald posted after Natalia Thawne in the same thread, both of them located over or on Kowak.
Tefka: The last three posts by Laguz were April 1, April 1, and 19 March 2017. Obviously not a very active subaccount.
GE: Sifting through accounts again, it is discovered that Laguz Vald is none other than Netherworld. Many witnesses can pin him as an avid participant in the Galactic Alliance's discord chat. He is also a member of 'Rogues' role in the discord, which means that its possible, however unlikely, that they could've had a separate chat to plan, looking back, Cira also has this 'Rogues' role attached to her name.
On May 10th at 5:29 AM PDT; Tek Sidereal posted to the Scarif dominion, after Cira and Netherworld did.
GE: Tek is discovered to be Alyce Hawke and Alexandra Morrow both stalwart members of the Alliance, he is also Taryc Ap'Irae, a roleplay judge. Once again popping into GA discord, Alyce, also known as 'Battle Booty', has the same 'Rogues' role as the others above do, further cementing my theory.
GE: On the same day, at 6:29 AM PDT; Slevin Thawne posted to the Scarif dominion, presumably a relative of Natalia Thawne.
Tefka: He's a millenial.
GE: Two hours later, at 8:45 AM PDT; Kiran Vess also posted to the dominion.
GE: Finding a connection, I discover that both Kiran Vess and Slevin Thawne are Alric Kuhn, also known widely as Chris. Following my theory and the pattern, Chris, under the nickname of 'Hex Invasion', shares the 'Rogues' role with the others above.
GE: Between both of these, at 7:31 AM PDT; Rel Connory posted to the Scarif dominion.
Galactic Empire: Rel Connor is the same person as Jorus Merrill, and Ashin Karrde, a codex judge. Jon, as they call him in Alliance discord, is also a part of the 'Rogues' role, increasing the likeliness of the above theory; that the Alliance, that the Rogues, both used a private chat to plan to rebel the Scarif dominion OOCily as different accounts with no proper IC reason, or casus belli as some like to call it, other than the general 'Criminals vs the Empire'. Therefore; I hereby believe that the Galactic Alliance, offended by my intent to invade their system, decided to group up OOCily and rebel Solution on Scarif, with different characters, with no other reason other than to 'get back' at me for having the audacity to challenge them. This is metagaming, in which they used my OOC declaration of an invasion as the provocation to initiate an IC rebellion of our finished dominion, a clear breach in the rules of the site.
T E F:
Now, the Galactic Empire gets a little tin-foiled hat near the end, but I don't see it as ill intent or conspiratorial - just a bunch of friends who like writing together - but yes - it's very metagamish. But there's no rules against metagaming - never have been.
It's just REALLY.
LOOKED.
DOWN.
UPON.
Especially when on this scale. I just recently personally permitted the Death Watch rebellion, but Staff knows how big that debate was and how grayish allowing it to happen was. Now here we have the SINGLE PERIOD LARGEST PERIOD FACTION creating what appears to be an "alt" faction out of an inactive one. The Galactic Empire doesn't even register on the top 12 most popular factions! What are you so scared of?
It's really looked down upon when the majority of ya'll are veteran roleplayers who, along with guys like me, look back at the oligarchy of That Guy's Crabshack (where a large chunk of you followed me from) and scoff like "we'll never do that."
Yet here we are. Using your numbers, alts, and a lack of rules in a useless map game to gain an advantage while handing the perception on a silver @#$%ing platter to your opposition that says...
Hey bro.
The game's rigged.
We're on top and we're staying on top.
Is that where we're headed - Proxy factions that have zero IC basis? Niches that just continually cling together and, when on top, do whatever it takes to stay on top?
Or is the crazy old site owner just ranting off base?
Let me know in the comments below.
