Alistair Cononach
Amarr The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.25 12:46:00 -
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In-Character, I am quite pleased with the results. A Terrorist force has been (at least temporarily) neutered, stripped of it's name and history, and dealt a strong blow to it's pride. Alistair (the character) despises the Matari Freedom Fighters, and their suffering is good. Amarrians are not Samurai playing Space-Bushido (at least not my reading of prime fiction). They can be as devious and underhanded and exploitive as anyone. As such, in-character, Alistair is pleased at this development, even if he has no knowldge or hand in it's coming.
Out of Character, I truly feel for U'K. To lose your name this way, through such dishonourably outright lies and betrayal from one of your own, who wasn't one of your own, is just crap. I won't lie, I think both CVA and U'K choose to leave behnd some (much?) or their traditional RP roots for being 0.0 Sov Holders, and the sometime sacrifices that requires (like becoming friends with folks who view metagaming as a way of life). I think U'K also engaged in metagaming of it's own over the years too, lord knows we have U'K spies within CVA, they've reported our alliance chat enough times in local over the years. So in some ways, I think U'K made the bed they now lie in.
With that said, I still (out of character/oog) can't really find alot of support for this, and would have preferred it didn't happen, and can assure you that no one I knew knew this was coming. I'd rather fight the U'K in space, than see them brought low in this way, although I doubt the low-bringing will last for long. It hurts, but it's just a name, you still have all that you had before, now with a dose of vengeance. I hope that U'K comes back and strong, the RP battle (for the few of us left who love oldschool RP) is the best rivalry in EVE imo, and a huge part of what makes EVE fun for me.
To Karn, and the rest of the oldschool RP folks in U'K, I am truly sorry for your loss, and I hope you can find a way to get your name back from the traitor at the very least. I'm sorry you've had to go through this, but I know you guys will carry on the good fight and be back with your boots on sooner rather than later. EVE needs U'K as much as it needs CVA in my view, and EVE is a better place for having the both of us. So keep your chins up, and your blades shapr, I am sure we'll see you back and asskicking in no time.
Obviously, my Out-of-character view does not represent CVA in any form, only my own personal view. Please keep that in mind.
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