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Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:39 pm
by Glytch
Glytch wrote:Is it a fair tactic? Is it honorable?
Maybe its a fair war tactic but not honorable.
@Pianomutt
I think i already answered your question in my previous post.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:01 pm
by Casshern
you should check with your own alliance mates as its a tatic they have used often.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:56 pm
by Glytch
sgtdiesalot wrote:you should check with your own alliance mates as its a tatic they have used often.
In Pi no order was given to mass war officers although they may decide to in the future (who knows!).
Again... its a valid war tactic... just not very honorable. But thats just my opinion.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:02 pm
by pianomutt20000
Glytch wrote:sgtdiesalot wrote:you should check with your own alliance mates as its a tatic they have used often.
In Pi no order was given to mass war officers although they may decide to in the future (who knows!).
Again... its a valid war tactic... just not very honorable. But thats just my opinion.
No order was given....I did it on my own.
Just as when my ppt ends, your officers will meet the mutt again.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:05 pm
by Glytch
pianomutt20000 wrote:Glytch wrote:sgtdiesalot wrote:you should check with your own alliance mates as its a tatic they have used often.
In Pi no order was given to mass war officers although they may decide to in the future (who knows!).
Again... its a valid war tactic... just not very honorable. But thats just my opinion.
No order was given....I did it on my own.
Just as when my ppt ends, your officers will meet the mutt again.
Go crazy.
I'll give it as much dedication to yours as you will give to mine.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:10 pm
by pianomutt20000
Glytch wrote:pianomutt20000 wrote:Glytch wrote:sgtdiesalot wrote:you should check with your own alliance mates as its a tatic they have used often.
In Pi no order was given to mass war officers although they may decide to in the future (who knows!).
Again... its a valid war tactic... just not very honorable. But thats just my opinion.
No order was given....I did it on my own.
Just as when my ppt ends, your officers will meet the mutt again.
Go crazy.
I'll give it as much dedication to yours as you will give to mine.
I would expect nothing less
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:31 pm
by damien snpr
I was massed several times for being an officer and it never bothered me much. I was given warnings by the massers 24 hours ahead of time each time... decided to stick around and they held true to their word. I even learned a few things and made some new friends along the way.
Nonetheless I see nothing wrong with it, especially if given advance notice first. I might not personally do it, but I don't frown upon it either.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:39 pm
by GeneralChaos
Tetrismonkey wrote:I ask the community this, since it is becoming a growing problem in the SGW community, where honor of battle is replaced by acts of desperation by massing ones officers either because the attacker cant hurt you anymore, or because they supply resources.
I believe massing ones officers because of either 2 reasons is wrong, if they arnt apart of the war, leave it so. There are no more honorable battles between people, only this.
It became fine since this post
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=115254&p=1376965&hilit=One+thing+that+tires+me#p13769652nd one down is what started it, glad we got that all sorted.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:01 pm
by weilandsmith
no matter how you look at it, an officer and CO are allies. the true test of loyalty that exists between officer and CO is during a war where the officer or CO is under threat of attack. if an officer abandons his CO or a CO abandons his officer in a war, then that test of loyalty would have failed. you will find out who your true friends are.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:07 pm
by GeneralChaos
Some Co's will want to protect there officers though so may kick them for the duration of the war.
There is a reason this war is called End Game.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:09 pm
by weilandsmith
GeneralChaos wrote:Some Co's will want to protect there officers though so may kick them for the duration of the war.
There is a reason this war is called End Game.
uhhh... a lot of guys are quitting? the alliances are breaking up? your target is to mass everyone down to 0?
what's the reason GC?
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:03 pm
by JediMasterX
officers are nothing but an excuse to mass more often
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:41 pm
by pianomutt20000
Tetrismonkey wrote:What you all fail to see is this was never really an ok tactic until just very recently.
When I started this game, when an officer was attack, alliances would almost go to war because of it. Now, an officer is treated as second class.
I agree that a CO and Officer are connected, but only for naq and UU. If they arnt in the same allinace, same Pact, why should they be massed?
Its a coward mans act, a way for those who cannot carry through with just farming, the only real tactic left in this game.
Just one more thing, you all seem to think this is just because of what is happening in the Sever War, its not. My officer was half massed by Kill just because he was my officer and providing reasoruces.
The games community is vancant of all Honorability. If you look for a clean, honorable 1vs1, it wont happend. Someone will join in, or mass ones officers.
The officer massing thing is a very recent problem with todays gamers, and with it we are losing more and more of the real game of StarGateWars.
Tetris,
I disagree. It's been both acceptable and ongoing for as long as I have been playing. IF this is a war game, you cut off the supply lines.
If you care for your officer...boot him before war.
My advice.
Bill
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:52 pm
by RobinInDaHood
Tetrismonkey wrote:The officer massing thing is a very recent problem with todays gamers, and with it we are losing more and more of the real game of StarGateWars.
To clarify:
More and more of the game of StarGateWars is being lost due to officer massing during... wait for it... a war. So, by making war with officers we are moving further away from this being a war game?
Um, sorry. I tend to wax philosophical sometimes but even this went right over my head.
Re: So when did it become ok to mass officers in war?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:57 pm
by Stickm@n
People mass officers in war... You are gonna have to get over it at some stage because there is pretty much nothing you can do to stop someone doing it in a war.
You may not see it as fair or honorable, but what is these days...