Updates from DIGG

[Shendemiar]

Nice to hear its going so nicely... Keep us posted!

[Clausewitz]

1. IK Forum "Gazette" informed of Robkhor scripting activities - full story found here: z10.invisionfree.com/IKC/index.php?showtopic=742&st=150

2. In the same thread, Aspen is rivaling DyersGoodness in his wartime assessment. DIGG captured far more than "4 islands, and 1 main". He lost that personally. The net difference from yesterday? DIGG +100 islands and change.

3. The "Mystery Shipment" from o11 has arrived! 30 cats! Fortunately, bobfits isle was reinforced with 7k stoners, Aspen is exhausted and unable to strike the island, and LWS fresh off the shipyards are shuttling them to places they can be, ironically, used to take down further Aspen houses and walls.

4. After much debate, DIGG has accepted a E||E (or is it E||M these days?) and PAIN pact (understanding they are sister-alliances). The prevailing factors were a history of cordial relations in the eastern waters, and continued shows of support and loyalty from E||M-PAIN. DIGG continues to value Pacts in terms of seniority, and history of shared bloodshed, in the event of any potential conflict of interest. For any who are not familiar with DIGG's history of relations with Pact mates, that puts Morkin-Angel as DIGG's bedrock pacts, with DUGG-Aces-VALOR-E||M/PAIN taking sequential places as preceding seniority/shared warfare pacts.

5. Aspen's down to 28 isles. 7 more are clear, just awaiting the blessing of the Colonization Gods for the glorious green event display. This from his high of 33 at this time yesterday. I have seen 50k stoners from DIGG overnight, enough to continue tactics of using my bases as launching points to beat Aspen's own coloships in his attempts to retake his islands - though overnight spy reports reveal only very few 100 lws fleets left, and zero colonyships.

[Shendemiar]

You surely didnt waste any time crushing him ;D

[Clausewitz]

Inspired by Ashimar, Clause's Cata Rangers have been responsible for over 300 lvls destruction on Aspen's isles alone. Fueled by DIGGers, I've dropped over 20k stoners securing isles taken from him and costing him his fleets trying to retake them

And after a long day yesterday, I finally set to finding a target for myself after 12 hours of securing islands and cat'ing buildings for other DIGGers. 15:21:19 should be in my hands in just under 2 hours - a bit longer if the attempt fails, but considering I've got a dozen colo's lined up, it shouldn't hold out for too long.

I expect him to be down to around 18 isles at Server Update tonight.

A good day for DIGG indeed.

[Clausewitz]

For those with www.diggik.com accounts, the full story, in "real time" unfolding drama, can be found here:
www.diggik.com/forum/index.php?topic=12288.0

Entertaining read if you're looking for some R&R from the fighting.

[Shendemiar]

clausewitz said:

For those with www.diggik.com accounts, the full story, in "real time" unfolding drama, can be found here:
www.diggik.com/forum/index.php?topic=12288.0

Entertaining read if you're looking for some R&R from the fighting.

Can't access that area

[englishcheese]

www.diggik.com/forum/index.php?topic=12173.0

Try here

[Clausewitz]

Thanks Cheese Did that in my droggy-morning wakeup when I came online to check out the shipment to bobfits, and launched a few cats to help knock down Aspen's houses.

1. Aspen is going to fall much quicker than I previously expected. He'll be down to 1 island within 48 hours.

[Clausewitz]

1. Aspen down to 13 isles, with many more clear and awaiting successful colo's. No account activity since he broke himself on bobfits' shores over those 30 cats from o11.

2. Robkohr is down to 52 isles (112 two days ago). Realdeal claims Robkohr confessed to Iliad and gave his account to realdeal, who is currently monitoring/babysitting it.

3. Aragon17 and Mantesus of Iliad have both formally requested a "24 hour ceasefire" to "figure out what the alliance should do", explaining that they seem to have been lied to by Aspen and Robkohr.

I replied, on behalf of DIGG, a full 12 seconds later to their requests: "Nuts."

4. DIGG list of Iliad attackers remains low, approximately 15 names. Most egregious offenders in Regret, Mantesus, realdeal, and a few others will not be allowed such a quick withdrawal. Realdeal in particular: he ran from Phoenix, claiming the account had a new owner.

Systematic targetting-until-annihilation continues.

[Natmus]

Realdeal for one has a lot of property in O1. If you need him punished there, I think we can be of assistance.

[Shendemiar]

We sure could use some O:1 targets

[englishcheese]

He also has 24 isles in o2. I have spies on most of the southern isles. From 2:51 to 2:93. If you have access to the hectors revenge section on the digg forum, then they are also posted there.

[Warliter]

I would be interested in any O16 isle that are going for Robkohr or Realdeal in O1,O2

That way at least I might have a better part to play in the next war ;D

[Clausewitz]

1. Iliad sues for Peace. Less than 72 hours of fighting.

DIGG is exploiting the leadership vacuum to continue to extract the pound of flesh. It seems the entire alliance is playing the Nuremburg Defense, and acting indignant that they continue to receive retaliation strikes in spite of the fact that "Aspen and Robkohr lied to us! We surrender! You don't attack after somebody surrenders!"

I have been in touch with Pain and Xianth today. We're pre-empting Iliad's appeals to their Tripod mates, by enlisting H|F and Phoenix to "help stabilize the internal leadership vacuum in Iliad, so that we can negotiate with somebody - because right now we're getting mixed messages from several self-proclaimed leaders. We want a stable and vibrant Iliad out of respect for the Triad, but we cannot negotiate their surrender if they do not have a point of contact to negotiate terms with."

At this point, it is merely about retaliation for unprovoked attacks against the 12-15 Iliad members who attacked DIGGers. We're not looking to make martyrs out of them, but on the same token, we're not going to let DIGGers be hit, and then the offender scream "Okay, we're done, the fight is over!" simply because they realize they don't stand a chance.

Frankly, I find it a bit ridiculous they would even expect such a thing. I compared it to "I walk up and punch you in the back of the head. Then I see you turn around, you're pissed, and you have giant fists of your own. No matter what I say, I cannot really expect you not to punch me back a few times."

[Shendemiar]

Well put