KIAEddZ
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Posted - 2005.04.26 11:30:00 -
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Whilst I do not in any way wish to add to this flame bait thread, I do feel it is necessary to comment on what we have seen.
As some may or may not know, KIA has been hired to attack FOE in their soveriegn systems OBE/JAN/NALVULA
For the past 13 days we have been a constant presence in these areas. Only safe spotting/logging/moving elsewhere when the blob numbers from FOE have been so large that we were unable to effectively hit our mark.
The first few days saw very little PvP resistance, but things changed quickly. CELTS and other known PvP veterans returned to OBE, and quickly KIA was put under large pressure. Severely outnumbered at most times, it was hard, but of course fun. This continued, with an ebb and flow for nearly a week.
The last few days have been very starnge though, CELTS had their last hurrah last night. Was great fun, shame KIA didn't have the numbers on to give them what they deserved, but alass, we played some cat n mouse and my respect goes out to CELTS, true PvPers till the end.
But there are certainly internal problems for FOE. And their presence in OBE etc is goingto be in big truoble without CELTS. Withdrawing their forces to OBE, or paying the MC etc to war dec theor opponents and base in OBE is maybe thier final roll of the dice, but it does not bode well for the war they were pursuing.
The rumour mill is in overtime of course, but from internal sources, I know that things aren't rosy at the top.
The next couple of days will of course tell the tale, but if what I have been told by some very senior members of FOE is true, then we may see a couple more large highy profile corps leave FOE.
Is FOE dead? Absolutely not. But they do have some problems to work out, and it is now down to the leadership, to take of the hats of pride, and start doing the business needed to keep thier alliance alive.
From KIAs pov, our contract has been extended by another week, so we will carry on doing what we do. My suggestion is that Foyle and Co contact Cochise an co, and draw up plans for peace, because no matter how much money you have, I don't believe this is a war you can win, and if FOE is to survive and regroup it will need some space n time to do it in.
On a personal note, NEVER in all the time that I have played eve (and remember I have fought in 3 wars vs Evol etc) have I ever had to endure more retarded or immature smack talk in local than I have in this campaign. As a merc corp, we are absolutely determined to avoid personal feeling in the campaigns we undertake, but it has got increasingly tougher to endure the peronal insults, the incessant smack, and ridiculous testosterone driven chest beating from our current marks. FOE have a LOT of pilots I truly admire, but the dross that hangs on to their coat tails, with its noobish ability and its loud mouth, should be cut at the first opportunity.
/awaits flamage.
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