The "Half Truth War"
I've been catching up on the goings on between the fractious factions in the phony "war".
NEITHER side, nor supporters, is telling the whole truth. Whether by design or imperfect knowledge, the "truth" will NEVER be known.
Every coin has TWO sides and, no matter how thin, has something in the middle.
No one can see everything at once. There is always a "point of view" bias, intended or inadvertent.
I could address many inaccuracies printed by BOTH sides, but, it would be nothing more than added flames to most and, as above, be based on imperfect knowledge.
Once upon a time, as most good Fairy Tales start out, we were mostly "friendly enemies". The personality wars, rancor and outright animosity has done as much, or more, to destroy this game as Plarium greed and stupidity. Once our fighting and differences were "small" and in short order worked out.
It used to be a War Game, but no longer. It's a "Cold War" of mutually assured destruction in the image of the Nato vs Eastern Block era. That said, it's also turned into an "out spend" the other side to "win". The real fights are "proxy wars" and too many players are sucked into a situation they now little or nothing about just to feed a few dozen egos. They come into the game, work hard, spend a bit of coin, get wiped out or disillusioned and quit.
Many larger, as well as long term, players are frustrated and leaving the game.
Frankly, it just isn't Fun anymore.
There is NOTHING we can do about Plarium Greed, but there is much we can do to return this to a "Gentleman's" War Game and fight it a lot more honorably than it has for the last year and a half.
These thoughts are entirely my own and I make no claim to speak for any other person, league or alliance.
Aaron, Marshal, KT3