The Current Struggle.

[T Strike]

Interesting turn of events with Sirion.

[Zakilevo]

We hit them good. They were disorganized and weren't prepared for the attack.

[Lychaon]

Sure, I guess it's in part because you issued the war declaration when all southerner forces were at two paces from their borders 

[Zakilevo]

Sure, I guess it's in part because you issued the war declaration when all southerner forces were at two paces from their borders 

The best way to crush your foes. Hit them when they are at their weakest 

[Gustav Kuriga]

More like using the game mechanics to your advantage. It's low form, but legal within the game rules.

[Atanamir]

More like using the game mechanics to your advantage. It's low form, but legal within the game rules.

What was that? Any hard facts on that?

[Zakilevo]

More like using the game mechanics to your advantage. It's low form, but legal within the game rules.

Which mechanics are you talking about?

[Noldorin]

Sure, I guess it's in part because you issued the war declaration when all southerner forces were at two paces from their borders 

To be fairly honest, only 2 of them has actually declared war yet, while the others seems to be simply there by chance.

But anyway, since when is it possible to TO regions you have no borders with and isn't bordering water? I thought CTO was removed, or was that only from testing?

[Zakilevo]

To be fairly honest, only 2 of them has actually declared war yet, while the others seems to be simply there by chance.

But anyway, since when is it possible to TO regions you have no borders with and isn't bordering water? I thought CTO was removed, or was that only from testing?

Fallangard lost their regions to the ice. They can take over any region on the map if they desire.

[Atanamir]

To be fairly honest, only 2 of them has actually declared war yet, while the others seems to be simply there by chance.

Go read the newspapers first!

http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/New_Westmoor/Archives/Letters#Southern_Alliance_.28Perdan.2C_Fallangard.2C_Perleone.2C_Westmoor.29_Declaration_of_war_against_the_Republic_of_Sirion_sent_on_April_7_of_the_year_1014

In case Ecthelion does not forward my letters.

[Noldorin]

I do believe I have seen some of them, though hardly read them.

On a completely different topic, whats the difference between the newspaper + forum and posting IG letters directly on the forum?

[Atanamir]

I do believe I have seen some of them, though hardly read them.

On a completely different topic, whats the difference between the newspaper + forum and posting IG letters directly on the forum?

Newspapers contain news which have already happened IG/IC.

[Noldorin]

Hasn't all letters already sent IG happened IG? Whats the difference of a letter sent 2 days ago by a ruler and a letter sent 1,5 day ago by anyone?

Not here to make a scene, just understand the difference since it caused quite some drama the last time we went through this

[Atanamir]

Hasn't all letters already sent IG happened IG? Whats the difference of a letter sent 2 days ago by a ruler and a letter sent 1,5 day ago by anyone?

Not here to make a scene, just understand the difference since it caused quite some drama the last time we went through this

The difference between the messages is the ruler's authority in external affairs.
Everything that the ruler sends to the ruler channel, unless specified, is expected and intended to be known by the other rulers, and thus their realms.

So, the newspaper editor can expect that the sending ruler's message has been forwarded by the receiving ruler, to his council or even the entire realm.
If the receiving ruler hasn't, well then it's not the problem of the newspaper editor, it's not a sensitive information, as the sending ruler wanted that everyone knows.

[vonGenf]

Sure, I guess it's in part because you issued the war declaration when all southerner forces were at two paces from their borders 

Perdan has always been at war with Oce.... Sirion.