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Huh? Have you forgotten about the "Designer Ramblings" threads? MCA himself made a few of those.

No need for that kind of stuff. Things are ugly enough as they are right now. The problem with this is the same as with 11-M and 11-S. Once again, they prove they can strike anywhere, anytime. I wonder how is Mr. Blair going to react.

Are you per chance a relative of that Jodo guy?

Hilarious. It usually goes like this: NATO/US get involved in some conflict: "WTF you think you're doing? Who died and made you the world's police? F'n yankees!" NATO/US decide not to get involved: "FFS help us we're geting pwned by such and such where the hell are you when we need you?" A rather hypocritical way of justifying one's bigotry and hate of the US.

This may come in handy.

Undeniable proof to back Nur's statements

Tradition, I guess.

Here we go again.

Yeah, well. I still think it's a bit early to start pointing fingers.

Heh. I was fearing this was one of those Eru-style prank threads.

Well, some people suffer anorexia, and some people make 30 posts per day. "

Oh? When the Madrid train bombings happened, it was proven that planning for the attacks had begun long before the war. Everyone blamed the current government for supporting the US and their war, even though originally the attacks had nothing to do with that. Don't be so quick to "point the obvious".

Dancing ninja MASTER to you, youngster.

Why, of course. You are weird. Wasn't that obvious?

Actually, according to Ender, this is not the 100th, but the 12th. And as long as the movies they make are the same quality as this one, I really don't care when they will stop.

Just saw it today. Good stuff.

Yup. This thread is pretty On a side note, I think the present record is held by some Calax who has like 35 ppd :ph34r:

Well, that may be so. The city micromanagement part of the game somewhat bores me so I tend to spread all I can, but with the least possible amount of cities.

Well, the AI just sucks at strategy, but I was talking about what one can do to defend against the stupid plunder-and-run AI tactics. Sadly enough, there is no difference in strategy between barbarians and 21st century armies, as far as the AI is concerned. And no, I don't get a crazy twisted web of rails, I only build it to either boost production, or communicate between cities, never for the sake of it. I don't have lots of entry points into my railroad network for my enemies to choose. And about hit and run tactics using the railroad, in case the enemy manages to evade your line, he should still be within range of your fast moving units (because you should have those ready to strike) since they started their movement the previous turn from behind your units. The only way I see this could be a problem is if you build huge invincible stacks. I usually lose more units than if I used stack tactics, but the enemy never gets within range of my cities, ever.

How exactly would you do that if I had the raillines well defended? That's the part I don't get. I think your problem may be that you move your forces in "stacks of doom". I never have more than 4 units (not counting artillery) in one stack, it's just not practical.

Perhaps. But then you should make sure no hostile units get past your forces, by controlling communication routes. Counterattacks are a very effective maneuver in war.

Well, that's lame. And I'm still not sure about it. If you leave any cities unprotected, you deserve to lose them. "

No power has ever embarked in a war contrary to their interests. If the US were the first to do so, the only logical conclusion is that the leaders that were responsible are idiots. I do not think that is the case, though. All that bs about democracy and the WMDs is just a coverup for something much simpler. A power that is protecting their interests (though perhaps not in a short term) by means of force. It's been that way since the dawn of time, and I don't see the trend changing. Force is the ultimate authority, and the ultimate constant in human affairs. Was it right? Was it wrong? Was it moral? Was it legal? I don't know, and quite frankly, I don't care. Those notions are relative and will change anyway. One must know to choose who their allies are, or suffer the consequences. Saddam's regime was not supported by his people at large and he lacked allies to ensure his control over his huge oil reserves. On top of that he mocked and denied international laws and authorities, but was quick to hide behind them when it was convenient. The world needs oil. It was just a matter of time before somebody went in and smacked him. You don't like it? Too bad. I'd rather have a polar world than one without a clear hegemony. And I'd certainly have the US on top rather than China or the USSR. Is that a selfish attitude, with taints of fascism? Perhaps. But I don't really care, because unlike most westerners these days, I don't have a guilt complex for living in a rich society while most of the world is poor. Nobody gave us for free what we have today. We have paid for every single thing we have with blood and sweat. Despite all your bitterness, your historical illiteracy, your bigoted attitude, and your denial of reality, the bottom line is, the US win, YU0 LOSE!

Then the conclusion is: your leaders are stupid. Really, I think they deserve more credit than you give them.