Declaration of War: Diplomatic Psy Op

[Clausewitz]

PROPOSAL:

We do not declare war.

We simply commence operations.

When called out publicly, we post a *cough* IGM from Phil299...

phil299
2 minutes ago
Morkin-DIGG war

why do you sympathize with pantheon?

i am tired of the elitist morkin b*llshit... enough is enough.... when we are done with pantheon you are next...

ill use all my political clout to get your lot removed from this server

DIGG leadership will be at odds, trying to determine whether Phil *really* made such a gaff, and their competence will be undermined.

The key will be to slow-roll this. Begin operations, and keep an eye on the public forums, as well as IGM's. When DIGG demands to know why in IGM, tell them to talk to Phil, that they should know damn well why. And when it gets raised on the IK forums, we expose Phil's "IGM", and said that we had no interest in delaying what he made so clear was in the inevitable.

Does it make us lose integrity? Sure - but really, is "integrity" an expectation in warfare? Misdirection, psyops, and morale are key components. If we can undermine Phil (and thereby senior leadership), we can strike at least a minor victory right off the bat.

[inyati]

No Forum activity!!! Forget that place in this war. It will only distract us further. Concentrate on IGM exchanges only.

You'll see in the long run we have a much clearer head if we dont poke in the IK forum. We need our minds concentrated in game, only!

[Shendemiar]

Hmm.. The idea of putting mistrust is great but im not sure this is the way.

I'd prefer to make up some of their recent actions the reason for this war... like when i asked pardon for Sol, and they were split on the subject. We use that or something similiar.

[Arminius]

I'm not happy with this. I'd rather play with integrity than dirty tricks.

[Clausewitz]

Fair enough. Just an idea I threw together last night.

[eproxy]

Tis a good idea though.

[Cesium]

I love it. It's beautiful! We just need to keep it under tight wraps. Integrity is nice and all, but this is Morkin's last stand. Think of all the Merda! phil has given us. I propose that this idea go forward, and this topic be deleted for maximum secrecy.

[kae]

/conscience comes out of corner.

Really? REALLY!?

/conscience goes back into corner.

(It is a good idea, but I'd be very uncomfortable with playing that way.

[Cesium]

Bah, we need to take any and every advantage we can get here. And we need to hide this thread from the KoM section. I don't quite trust all of them...

[domhnall]

If Valheru are entering the war, our best (and cleanest) way is a simultaneous declaration with them.

Max effect, minimum risk.

[McGoogus]

It's not a bad idea at all, but like inyati, I say we avoid the forums at all costs. They might poke fun, but they'll constantly be thinking, what the hell are they going to do next.

[ashimar]

Is it save to contact someone in Valheru ?