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I spent a solid half a year, the majority of this server, in South Korea. It was there that I struggled and fought hard to carve that country into a powerful global presence and make a name for ourselves. I was proud and still am proud of the things we accomplished there. I never thought I'd spend money on the game, but I spent hundreds on it there because I truly enjoyed all the awesome times I was having there. I only left to join Denmark because I wanted an opportunity to get politically involved in the game; I still maintain friendships and consider my friends in SK, some whom I've known for years from other games, as much closer friends than anyone in Denmark.
I did leave though and I can't change what I've discovered since I left.
South Korea's biggest ally was always Poland. Not just size; XenosOTK would come chat in our irc channels, would give us weapons to help us while jokingly trying to mooch korean dongs when we'd hand them out. He shared advice and support and was easily Korea's closest foreign friend. Poland's top MUs absolutely wrecked house for us and helped us obliterate USA-backed invasions from Canada on numerous occasions. For months, I considered Poland to be Korea's friend, and in many ways I still think that's true, but I've completely changed my view on Poland's aid. Poland didn't come help Korea to be friends, or to make an ally, or to build a lasting relationship that's allowed them to enjoy DPS support in night battles. That all just happened.
Poland helped Korea... to troll the USA.
That's what Poland does. They troll people. They trolled NathanP and the USA, just like they seemed almost angry that Jackist quit before they could troll The Empire.
Poland is too big, and has formed an alliance too strong, to even consider getting any sort of challenge out of combat. They certainly aren't looking for it now - they choose the sound tactical route by attacking my alliance only after we'd launched our invasion towards federation and hired mercs to help vs Sweden on top of it. It's the smart move if you want to win. Absolutely it is. Was it necessary though? I don't think so. I don't even think Poland really cares if they win, just as long as we lose. I think Mik and Xenos are going to smile, and truly appreciate this article, because they're going to spend FAR more on this invasion then they will recoup from a high stone before signing another Hungary-style nap, so these salty tears are their real reward. They're not in it for the money or the territory - they're in it for the lulz.
So here's what I'm asking:
Poland, please stop. Wipe delta out; it's fun and I like the invasion. That's not what I mean. Stop doing things like wiping us out when we're trying to keep the world from being a poland&friends vs everyoneelse that nobody (not even your allies) enjoy. Stop doing things like recruiting yet another country (brazil) who doesn't need any help when you are already meeting with success in EVERY one of your campaigns. Stop favoring these leeches riding your pubes in some pathetic show of support that you didn't need and only further divides the game.
I'm not asking you to disband VVV, but you should consider creating standards for membership and possibly tossing a country if necessary. I'm not demanding that you close recruitment either. What I want is for you to address what it is you TRULY seek in this game, and set up some solid standards and goals in order to reach towards those ambitions. Set up some actual recruitment standards in your alliance so that countries don't just join because they happen to have been hitting for you and it won't hurt. Set up military campaigns based on what you want to accomplish, not on whims that everyone knows you're just going to get bored with and give up on in another bullied NAP or rental.
More than anything though, stop turning this game into a 1v1 world. Stop doing it. It's shockingly pathetic how obvious it is to everyone on the outside why Poland gets bored. You keep doing it though, and growing bored with it... and still keep doing it. Stop and consider why it is that you guys keep doing these lulzy troll moves. Consider why your goals usually always seem to be more about hindering others than about actually strengthening your own position. After over half a year of this server it's time for you to realize that at no time, at absolutely no time ever on this server, has Poland ever truly done something risky. Maybe it's time for you guys to liven up your own country, and by extension the game you've taken control of, by actually taking a risk. Don't let me tell you what or how, just figure it out and do it for once. You may actually enjoy it!
Thanks again for all your support and good times, especially you Xenos. Enjoy my tears
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
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The international war.
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