I find it very hard to believe that:
A) There would have been no discussion about this (being the Grehkia conflict) on discord.
B) There are no Titans on Discord to see the above mention.
If there was, I certainly didn't see it or notice it.
Lots of stuff gets talked about on Discord—well more than any one person can realistically keep track of—and if you're not specifically looking for stuff, it can very easily scroll away by the time you come back to that channel.
We don't police Discord any more than we police the game.
If you want something acted on, you need to report it. Period.LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR
PLAYING A BOARD-GAME WITH FRIENDS IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR.
Why should BattleMaster be any different?
There's a big difference between the game leading to unfair situations, and players engaging in unfair play. We're not trying to ensure equal outcomes for everyone—that would, obviously, be absurd. We're trying to ensure that everyone feels that the overall game environment, the rules, and the atmosphere are fair, and not stacked against them such that no matter how they played, they would have no chance to succeed.
And again, since it seems like I need to repeat this: We have no problem with Thalmarkin ending up in a war it's clearly going to lose. What we have a problem with is Thalmarkin ending up in a war it's clearly going to lose,
and then other realms piling on, particularly if their primary reason is simply to drive activity within their realm.
The Devs have, for quite a while now, been pushing towards larger realms for all the islands. (known fact)
Possibly known, but incorrect—or, at the very least, incomplete.
What we're pushing for is
fewer very small realms.
I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
And now you are being insulting to me and to the Titans, and I will not tolerate that. And don't try to bull!@#$ me by trying to say you never said anything insulting: there is no possible meaning to what you said there other than to insinuate that we are favouring Thalmarkin over other realms because of a hidden agenda.
We are open about our intentions. We do not have an ulterior motive. I take accusations that we do—however weasel-worded they may be—very seriously, and very, very negatively.
And my response to them is the same as usual:
If you really believe that I'm the kind of person who would do that, hiding behind false intentions, why the hell are you still playing the game I'm in charge of?
