WOWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know where to start replying to things I've read from several people. It's simply too much for my currently intoxicated brain. Yes, me too, Caesar !
WOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!!!!!
Had to say it again.
I liked this part for instance, for masochistic reasons:
Surprised doesn't even come close I recall.
But I'm very happy you all got to see "his messages" and how "inappropriate" that was and with hindsight, how correct, but anyway.
Fernando was right indeed, "there is no Carol, no Darklady" and did I not, or perhaps only in private messages, say that she must suffer from multiple personality disorder ? That makes it a schizofrenic, not perhaps a psycho, although it's a fine line and a moot one at that, I believe the proper expression is.
Jenny also puts into words what I have been thinking while reading the chatsession with Blaydwoman. There is a non dismissable chance that DL is also Blaydwoman. On the other hand, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt here. I would envision DL not to defend Verith's case so vigourous nor to take such a relaxed stance towards the acts were she DL herself somehow, but then, how do we "norms" (excentric though we may be...) fathom what goes on in and could come out off a mentally ill person with different personalities ?
That brings me to another point: I never believed that "I know Mike Singleton" stuff and I would suggest we inform J-Y (I get the impression he's not around right now ?!) and Chris about all this. It was also annoying to see good old Marco (Loderon I mean) talk unwittingly chivalrous to DarkLady on Midnight /MU, but that may well be petty of me.
As to the reparations Blaydwoman (Kim) suggested we should consider paying Verith; I found that bit 250% ludicrous if not more ! These are the ways of the game and of luck and fate and such. The emotional trauma notwithstanding of someone abusing her supposedly good name (I don't know that woman one inch, so I am not putting my hand into the fire for her), I don't think it's deal between her and LH that binds us to honour it and give her extra money too. The furtest I am willing to go wwhen I think about it is to let her have the isle without further ado, it's a bargain still with all that costly reasearch having been done already ! She can almost immediately start producing catapults and heavy duty archers and spearfighters and fast ships ! If that's not a very nice bonus to have than what is, I wonder ?!
So, from my point of view, paying to have that isle build up for her is complete and utter ludicracy. And I am quite willing, in a lot more politically correct sentences - don't worry, to tell her that. Besides, we can't afford to, because with our plans we need every piece of wood and stuff ourselves !!! Now I realize, talking just about myself now for a moment, that I haven't exactly been generous with handing out materials in my time here on IK. The reason for that being that it's not that I don't wanted to, but first couldn't spare the ships to bring it and lateron felt I couldn't miss out on it as that would stall production of eirther my buildings, my troops, my research or my ships. For that I apologize now that I remember to. So, from my point of view we need every bit ourselves until The Solstice comes. Hell, I have even foregone finishing that damned colonyship because I deemed the costs too high and the risks to great to compromise my island's defense and offense capabilities. Fearless may call me "insane" when he feels like it, because I don't build a colony, but he clearly leaves out of the equation that we don't steal fully fledged colonies like he does and you have by now all found out how costly and what a drain a colony can be. Perhaps it will pay off for some of you in the near future, but I am still dubious about it with the impending war. So, that was a lot of horse about my own in-game motives, sorry. I'm quite the fanatic builder type and perhaps a bit of an "einzelgänger" in games terms.
But I digress...
Verith's real name is indeed Carol, I only the other day (night in my case mostly) found that one out in Hawk's freely accessible "other" forumsection under roleplaying games. But DarkLordMalchor is her husband and I don't think Phoenixflare is. He is called Sheldon alright, that Phoenixflare, but from the conversations I am quite sure Sheldon is not Verith's husband. It is all very confusing, I now start doubting that last bit a bit. I would have to go back and look for double entries and such. Aaargh !
I think we could perhaps also approach DJPileggi, as he seems a genuine character and was critical of DL being able to see their complete forum some time ago. It was DarklordMalchor who then changed that permission. DL didn't mind and was all humble as she knew full well it wouldn't matter to her as LH was in there. I believe that part to be 100% true.
Perhaps it is indeed necessary to clear up some of the skies between Verith who is, I belueve, the real stay at home mum <lol> and Mads/us, but I would keep PF under scrutiny and perhaps bluntly tell Verith that. She may be able to add some more details perhaps, but I concur with the ideas/recollections having been coined in these pages that PF should have known and must have known and is also guilty as sin. That is completely beside the point of him having an affair or not although that is an interesting theory... Then again, Blaydwoman said he never has met the reallife Chrys/Rose, or did I miss something ?
On the matter of wether or not we should attack DL now or wait until december, I see it as follows:
1. Two thirds of us are basically speaking to small to do any reasonable damage. I have proven that bit myself with my three recent attacks on LH's isle with 7, 2 and 8 cats each. And most don't even have 1 cat ! It is not very useful nor satisfying to go out like that.
2. While we would have it easier to attach DL now (she has learned her lessopn with loosing 2 colonies before and will bolster her islands more before getting a 5th colony I believe), it would be for reasons stated above, too premature and also not nearly make the blow feel as severe as when we give it to her/him (?) some more weeks further towards Christmas. "Yo, I've got a present for you" springs to mind... After all, she will have expanded more and built more stuff to take down.
3. It will be more of a challenge if we wait longer. Having said that, I do sympathize fully with those getting tired and wound up because of the realization how this nutcake(s) are messing with our bloodpressure and personal timemanagement or even familylife <lol>.
4. All of this is provided no freak event like red october kills us off before we have a chance to fulfill our destiny... In that I hope Fernando is wrong.
5. Doing it now would also give some of you aftermath hell in Travian I suspect as DL is there as well. With easily manipulatable (remember ?) guys around her. If we all wait, perhaps you have gotten tired of Travian as well and wouldn't mind that much. It is also one of the reasons why I haven't joined Morkin there yet. I basically want nothing to do with alliances except for 2 of my friendly neighbours there who I am willing to oblige with teaming up as the proximity brings advantages. Does this make sense to you ? Perhaps I'll join in the future, perhaps I'll quit playing it, time will tell, but I for one do not believe we can escape the young, cheeky, uninitiated <lol> morons there.
I probably have forgotten a few things I wanted to comment on, but there you go.