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Exaali Vendraxxil
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Posted - 2005.07.27 17:59:00 -
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Edited by: Exaali Vendraxxil on 27/07/2005 18:04:43 Disclaimer: I am not, and have never been, affiliated with FA. I don't "care" and I have no "horse" in the "race." I don't think I even know anyone in-game who is in FA.
That said (and the way threads on this forum usually degenerate into smack and trolling about 1-2 posts in, i'm sad to feel it necessary), why exactly is FA the target of so much hate? Serious question, purely out of curiosity. I've been in-game for a little over a year, but a good portion of that time I didn't pay a whole lot of atten- tion to Alliance politics. So please, Usual Suspects/Peanut Gallery, please fight the undoubtedly overwhelming urge to flame this thread? Please? I'm just curious about the history behind the conflict(s) involving FA.
PS: Lets try and get this forum back on its original track: a discussion of in-game Alliance politics and news? 
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Bared Bel'Medar
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:01:00 -
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I hate FA caused they beat up a bunch of kids. Those kids were called CFS btw.
I am Jack's broken moral compass. STILL trapped in eve limbo. maybe not for much longer... |
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Abdalion

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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:04:00 -
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Originally by: Exaali Vendraxxil
PS: Lets try and get this forum back on its original track: a discussion of in-game Alliance politics and news?
Novel idea.
Let's keep the trolling and flaming out of replies here.
Thanks! --
I ♥ You.... ź |
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danneh
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:04:00 -
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Originally by: Bared Bel'Medar I hate FA caused they beat up a bunch of kids. Those kids were called CFS btw.
You and your friends beat up the most non military alliance in the game, same thing.
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DB Preacher
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:04:00 -
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Edited by: DB Preacher on 27/07/2005 18:05:51 An identical question was asked already in a recent thread and there were plenty of replies there.
EDIT: found it.... Gungankiller asked the question.
Why Hate FA thread?
dbp
Current RKK Ranking: (CAL4) Soldier
Drop by and say hi in Reikoku Forums.
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Jessa
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:06:00 -
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Originally by: Exaali Vendraxxil Edited by: Exaali Vendraxxil on 27/07/2005 18:04:43 Disclaimer: I am not, and have never been, affiliated with FA. I don't "care" and I have no "horse" in the "race." I don't think I even know anyone in-game who is in FA.
That said (and the way threads on this forum usually degenerate into smack and trolling about 1-2 posts in, i'm sad to feel it necessary), why exactly is FA the target of so much hate? Serious question, purely out of curiosity. I've been in-game for a little over a year, but a good portion of that time I didn't pay a whole lot of atten- tion to Alliance politics. So please, Usual Suspects/Peanut Gallery, please fight the undoubtedly overwhelming urge to flame this thread? Please? I'm just curious about the history behind the conflict(s) involving FA.
PS: Lets try and get this forum back on its original track: a discussion of in-game Alliance politics and news? 
Fact: Everyone needs to hate somebody.
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Lilan Kahn
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:12:00 -
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Fa where a bunch of big bullys invadeing a open space alliance and closeing it off, and makeing those big tax's, fa bullys polts and schems in all direktions, fa ****'s off old allys lots of hate fa dies
Originally by: Eris Discordia
We break after X amount of threads, then we go wild and then we get our medication.
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Rath Amon
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:19:00 -
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they dissed ronan keating
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Carth Jared
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:23:00 -
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Props for not postin with an alt i guess :o ATUK Killboard | 5 Killboard
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Exaali Vendraxxil
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:26:00 -
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Edited by: Exaali Vendraxxil on 27/07/2005 18:26:44 Edited by: Exaali Vendraxxil on 27/07/2005 18:25:57
Originally by: DB Preacher found it.... Gungankiller asked the question
thx for the pointer, DB. 
-- time is the fire in which we burn. |

Soros
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:30:00 -
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Edited by: Soros on 27/07/2005 18:32:50
Why not?
The question you should be asking is:
'Why like them?'
-= Soros =-
BoB
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thelung187
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:32:00 -
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Mostly because the people from the High Council or whatever (kublai khan, padovar, nathan vaughn, etc.) it is talks like they are last night's erection as far as pvp goes, when in fact seeing XAN/BIG in a pvp gang is like seeing Bigfoot fellating the Loch Ness Monster in the Bermuda Triangle.
[ 2005.05.19 22:54:23 ] InnerDrive > only solution safespot till you leave or mine in empire till you leave or something |

Elenia Kheynes
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:35:00 -
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welcome on the "forums of hate" 
Dear friendly customer... Can I have your money ?
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StoreSlem
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Posted - 2005.07.27 18:50:00 -
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Originally by: thelung187 seeing XAN/BIG in a pvp gang is like seeing Bigfoot fellating the Loch Ness Monster in the Bermuda Triangle.
Feel free to use the bob killboard to try and verify that statement.bob killboard
You see, I have this rare skill that allows me to count and compare numbers that are greater than the combined total of my fingers and toes, and can see that only 3 FA or former FA corps are listed with more kills than my own Xanadu. I do not mind you having your opinion about FA's military activities on a large, but I do take notice when you and others, bob predominantly, are unjustly singling out my corp. It is not true and easily refutable.
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TornSoul
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:07:00 -
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How about casting a glance at BIGs numbes while youre at it.
While not as good as Xan's, we are still in an imo respectable top third of the bunch.
BIG Lottery
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DB Preacher
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:23:00 -
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Edited by: DB Preacher on 27/07/2005 19:23:36
Originally by: StoreSlem
Originally by: thelung187 seeing XAN/BIG in a pvp gang is like seeing Bigfoot fellating the Loch Ness Monster in the Bermuda Triangle.
Feel free to use the bob killboard to try and verify that statement.bob killboard
You see, I have this rare skill that allows me to count and compare numbers that are greater than the combined total of my fingers and toes, and can see that only 3 FA or former FA corps are listed with more kills than my own Xanadu. I do not mind you having your opinion about FA's military activities on a large, but I do take notice when you and others, bob predominantly, are unjustly singling out my corp. It is not true and easily refutable.
Indeed, please do.
Then you will see that this month, Xanadu have participated in 11 BoB kills, 3 of which were Battleships.
Congratulations, you have about the same kill record against us this month than The Fiddler of FW Inc by himself.
So, err, what were you saying again? Something about being involved in kills or something?
dbp
Current RKK Ranking: (CAL4) Soldier
Drop by and say hi in Reikoku Forums.
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Blind Fear
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:24:00 -
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Originally by: StoreSlem Feel free to use the bob killboard to try and verify that statement.bob killboard
You see, I have this rare skill that allows me to count and compare numbers that are greater than the combined total of my fingers and toes, and can see that only 3 FA or former FA corps are listed with more kills than my own Xanadu. I do not mind you having your opinion about FA's military activities on a large, but I do take notice when you and others, bob predominantly, are unjustly singling out my corp. It is not true and easily refutable.
That link seems to show that you have 11 total kills, of any size ship/pod, in the entire month of July. You have 15 total losses.
I really wouldnt consider 11 ship/pod kills in an entire month of large-scale invasion of your home region anything to be particularly proud of.
I'd be willing to wager that there are many, many BoB pilots who have aquired more killmails in a single day then your corp has in an entire month.
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Zagum Darkfin
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:30:00 -
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PVP Hate: Basically in the beginning FA was kicking everyone's bootie with Xanadu's military wing along with FIV, Eve Marshalls, Big, ADFT, and few others. Evolution was a part of it at first also. FA had wars against CA, Russians on few occasions, Mo0, F-E and VA. FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months. I would say PVP wise most of the hate was from the CA side and the CFS situation. FA also had an effective Pass system and Patrolled the region very well, keeping scum out most of the time. I will not go into detail about specific wars but for the most part FA won their battles.
Political Hate: FA did most of their dealings without the public and force favorable events to happen that benifited FA. FA had a PVP wing that could back up its political muscle and people were very jealous. Give credit due, with Sastul's ( Nathan Vaughn) leadership of FA for a year or so, FA became a powerhouse. The old CA could only do forum wars against FA and FA decided not to respond in kind, so most of the forums were full of anti-FA posts without a response. Generally, people might have gotten the impression FA was bad just from reading the Forum trolls.
Economic Hate: Due to some of my own personal efforts and others, Xanadu became one of the First Corps to own all 8 battleship BPOs and we made a killing allowing Xan to buy almost 75% of the TechII BPOs when they came out. Along with other FA corps, FA and Xanadu dominated the Tech II market for quite sometime and still do. People are jealous of FA because of this.
Due to FA's earlier successes, people have a envy problem with their achievements, be it PVP, Political, or Economic.
FA started to fall about 8 months ago when the PVP pilots decided to bolt due too many rules and donts. Without an effective PVP, all the other stuff started to pile on. I liked the FA of old, not what is has fallen to. It was a great alliance but its time is over.
Others can fill in the blanks I might have left out.
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CdCommander
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:31:00 -
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Originally by: TornSoul How about casting a glance at BIGs numbes while youre at it.
While not as good as Xan's, we are still in an imo respectable top third of the bunch.
LOL, BIG, Respect, as if
I only have respect for the few FA corps that fight and deffend your assets in empire, and BIG is not on that list last i saw
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StoreSlem
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Posted - 2005.07.27 19:42:00 -
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Originally by: DB Preacher So, err, what were you saying again? Something about being involved in kills or something? dbp
Bob have been around attacking us for over a half year. It is rather obvious that our kills would be at their lowest during the summer holidays. It does not discredit our other kills though. We are not a horde of pvp'ers - we are a group of players that steadily kill for the alliace, be it BoB or Shinra, Stain or CLS. When this group is split and reduced because of vacations, its perfectly natural that our kills dwindle.
Repeadetly chanting Xan / Big are greedy, taking advantage of the rest of FA and not pvp'ing does not make it true.
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JacenSolo
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Posted - 2005.07.27 20:41:00 -
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Originally by: Zagum Darkfin PVP Hate: Basically in the beginning FA was kicking everyone's bootie with Xanadu's military wing along with FIV, Eve Marshalls, Big, ADFT, and few others. Evolution was a part of it at first also. FA had wars against CA, Russians on few occasions, Mo0, F-E and VA. FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months. I would say PVP wise most of the hate was from the CA side and the CFS situation. FA also had an effective Pass system and Patrolled the region very well, keeping scum out most of the time. I will not go into detail about specific wars but for the most part FA won their battles.
Political Hate: FA did most of their dealings without the public and force favorable events to happen that benifited FA. FA had a PVP wing that could back up its political muscle and people were very jealous. Give credit due, with Sastul's ( Nathan Vaughn) leadership of FA for a year or so, FA became a powerhouse. The old CA could only do forum wars against FA and FA decided not to respond in kind, so most of the forums were full of anti-FA posts without a response. Generally, people might have gotten the impression FA was bad just from reading the Forum trolls.
Economic Hate: Due to some of my own personal efforts and others, Xanadu became one of the First Corps to own all 8 battleship BPOs and we made a killing allowing Xan to buy almost 75% of the TechII BPOs when they came out. Along with other FA corps, FA and Xanadu dominated the Tech II market for quite sometime and still do. People are jealous of FA because of this.
Due to FA's earlier successes, people have a envy problem with their achievements, be it PVP, Political, or Economic.
FA started to fall about 8 months ago when the PVP pilots decided to bolt due too many rules and donts. Without an effective PVP, all the other stuff started to pile on. I liked the FA of old, not what is has fallen to. It was a great alliance but its time is over.
Others can fill in the blanks I might have left out.
Well thought out post. Good explaination.
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Tiwaz
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Posted - 2005.07.27 21:16:00 -
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Originally by: DB Preacher Edited by: DB Preacher on 27/07/2005 19:23:36
Originally by: StoreSlem
Originally by: thelung187 seeing XAN/BIG in a pvp gang is like seeing Bigfoot fellating the Loch Ness Monster in the Bermuda Triangle.
Feel free to use the bob killboard to try and verify that statement.bob killboard
You see, I have this rare skill that allows me to count and compare numbers that are greater than the combined total of my fingers and toes, and can see that only 3 FA or former FA corps are listed with more kills than my own Xanadu. I do not mind you having your opinion about FA's military activities on a large, but I do take notice when you and others, bob predominantly, are unjustly singling out my corp. It is not true and easily refutable.
Indeed, please do.
Then you will see that this month, Xanadu have participated in 11 BoB kills, 3 of which were Battleships.
Congratulations, you have about the same kill record against us this month than The Fiddler of FW Inc by himself.
So, err, what were you saying again? Something about being involved in kills or something?
dbp
here you have the reason for bob hate towards FA. FA are miners at large and hence a fat target for a pvp alliance. all the other bull**** about FA being ebil if just used as a reason.
but tbh this is old news and i couldnt really give a ****.
tiwaz
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Gungankllr
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Posted - 2005.07.27 21:50:00 -
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Originally by: DB Preacher Edited by: DB Preacher on 27/07/2005 18:05:51 An identical question was asked already in a recent thread and there were plenty of replies there.
EDIT: found it.... Gungankiller asked the question.
Why Hate FA thread?
dbp
I'm famous \o/
www.hadean.org
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Amataras
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Posted - 2005.07.27 21:58:00 -
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Originally by: Gungankllr
Originally by: DB Preacher Edited by: DB Preacher on 27/07/2005 18:05:51 An identical question was asked already in a recent thread and there were plenty of replies there.
EDIT: found it.... Gungankiller asked the question.
Why Hate FA thread?
dbp
I'm famous \o/
the forum whorage has finally paid off  -------------- The Eve Diplomacy Table
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Allen Deckard
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:03:00 -
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Originally by: Lilan Kahn Fa where a bunch of big bullys invadeing a open space alliance and closeing it off, and makeing those big tax's, fa bullys polts and schems in all direktions, fa ****'s off old allys lots of hate fa dies
Just currious but from what I read in another post isn't it bob's intention to also close off the space, charge for mining passes, charge taxes?
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slothe
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:05:00 -
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You will tend to find that the "hate" for any alliance is generated, with some political precision, by group X prior to group X invading that said alliance.
Thereby group X can justify their invasion and rely on support for the invasion from others hating the alliance without quite understanding why.
This has happened in many conflicts in eve, which also mirrors real life political events.
Clever isnt it :)
Say hello on our forum @www.aserea.com or join our public channel ingame "MLM Public" lordmix >... i helped a corp m8 pull it off |

Boldyn
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:07:00 -
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Anyone who thinks FA is what killed CFS are either stupid or just donŠt know what they are talking about, both types are usually found on the forums so I am going to act surprised now  

- "He will bring them death, and they will love him for it" |

Insane Angel
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:08:00 -
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Originally by: Allen Deckard
Originally by: Lilan Kahn Fa where a bunch of big bullys invadeing a open space alliance and closeing it off, and makeing those big tax's, fa bullys polts and schems in all direktions, fa ****'s off old allys lots of hate fa dies
Just currious but from what I read in another post isn't it bob's intention to also close off the space, charge for mining passes, charge taxes?
Exactely.
Greed, Jealousy, Arrogance. Thats their reasons, having fun and other b5hit they try to feed the boards wont cover up those facts.
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Sochin
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:31:00 -
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Originally by: StoreSlem
Originally by: thelung187 seeing XAN/BIG in a pvp gang is like seeing Bigfoot fellating the Loch Ness Monster in the Bermuda Triangle.
Feel free to use the bob killboard to try and verify that statement.bob killboard
You see, I have this rare skill that allows me to count and compare numbers that are greater than the combined total of my fingers and toes, and can see that only 3 FA or former FA corps are listed with more kills than my own Xanadu. I do not mind you having your opinion about FA's military activities on a large, but I do take notice when you and others, bob predominantly, are unjustly singling out my corp. It is not true and easily refutable.
I have this rare talent of actually looking at each of the kills and noticing that in almost every single case (including all battleship kills) there is only one Xanadu member represented on the killmails. For example, on Galavet's killmail there is 9 battleships listed, but only one of them is Xanadu.
Meanwhile, JuBa corp had 3 battleships in that fight (Now they've left FA) and Black Avatar had two. You can hardly claim these kills as "Xanadu Kills".
Nemo me impune lacessit
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Vegas
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:38:00 -
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Originally by: Zagum Darkfin PVP Hate: Basically in the beginning FA was kicking everyone's bootie with Xanadu's military wing along with FIV, Eve Marshalls, Big, ADFT, and few others. Evolution was a part of it at first also. FA had wars against CA, Russians on few occasions, Mo0, F-E and VA. FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months. I would say PVP wise most of the hate was from the CA side and the CFS situation. FA also had an effective Pass system and Patrolled the region very well, keeping scum out most of the time. I will not go into detail about specific wars but for the most part FA won their battles.
Excellent post.
I joined FA just at the time XAN pvp'ers were leaving for MACE. FA were still very military strong with good commanders. The loss of JAZZ, S-44, Damage to name a few are the reasons FA are where they are now. The corps that have replaced those that have left in the last 8 months are mere shadows compared to those FA lost.
---------------------------------------- In Vegas, The house always Wins!! |

Khaerie
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Posted - 2005.07.27 22:50:00 -
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I can only really say why on my part by what I witnessed.
Fountain decided to jump in on a war that was not their business. When they were spanked they declared on Stain. Then they came looking for a NAP.
This was all done in a 48 hour period.
I guess they hoped that we'd just say, "Okay, we forgive you for trying to bring your battleships to our space to attack us."
We are not so inclined to do this.
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Quote from original question.
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The truth is, I don't hate FA. I just haven't found a reason to like them either.
2nd in Command for Stain Empire Foreign Affairs CEO |

StoreSlem
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Posted - 2005.07.27 23:05:00 -
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Originally by: Sochin
I have this rare talent of actually looking at each of the kills and noticing that in almost every single case (including all battleship kills) there is only one Xanadu member represented on the killmail.
False. I even found a battleship kill with 7 xanadu pilots on it.
Originally by: Sochin
For example, on Galavet's killmail there is 9 battleships listed, but only one of them is Xanadu. Meanwhile, JuBa corp had 3 battleships in that fight (Now they've left FA) and Black Avatar had two. You can hardly claim these kills as "Xanadu Kills".
On the above mentioned killmail, there is only 1 sturmgrenadier and 2 dmgi for instance. Yet this kill is also listed as a kill for sturmgrenadier and for dmgi as well as any other corp that was involved. You see, these things tend to even out after a while, the more kills the less the average variation. If looking at one isolated kill it might seem unfair and unbalanced or however you are looking at it, but as the number of kills increase the variation decrease. It's a mathematical/statistical rule that particularly interested ppl would know of.
Ultimately, the listing is equal for all the FA corps and therefore comparing FA corps to each other is fair.
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Allen Deckard
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Posted - 2005.07.28 00:22:00 -
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Originally by: Dianabolic
Originally by: Insane Angel
Originally by: Allen Deckard
Originally by: Lilan Kahn Fa where a bunch of big bullys invadeing a open space alliance and closeing it off, and makeing those big tax's, fa bullys polts and schems in all direktions, fa ****'s off old allys lots of hate fa dies
Just currious but from what I read in another post isn't it bob's intention to also close off the space, charge for mining passes, charge taxes?
Exactely.
Greed, Jealousy, Arrogance. Thats their reasons, having fun and other b5hit they try to feed the boards wont cover up those facts.
I didn't realise that "because we have fun doing what we do" was a bull excuse, tbh - why else do you play this game?
Hope your replying to the reply to my post. I was quoting a bob member that stated why he hated fa. One of the reasons was that fa invaded another alliance then closed off the space. I read in another post "believe it was the bob official anouncement" That bob is closing off the space and passes could be purchased basically bob doing the same thing that fa did that he hated them for.
Having fun taking down an alliance is a perfectly valid excuse for invading no problem with it but "hating" an alliance because it's fun? That doesn't make sence.
BTW I don't have any personal interest in bob or fa neither has done anything for or against me.
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Liu Kaskakka
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Posted - 2005.07.28 00:32:00 -
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Originally by: StoreSlem False. I even found a battleship kill with 7 xanadu pilots on it.
You found one kill with a lot of Xanadu pilots involved? 
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Stradivarious
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Posted - 2005.07.28 03:05:00 -
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Originally by: Zagum Darkfin PVP Hate: Basically in the beginning FA was kicking everyone's bootie with Xanadu's military wing along with FIV, Eve Marshalls, Big, ADFT, and few others. Evolution was a part of it at first also. FA had wars against CA, Russians on few occasions, Mo0, F-E and VA. FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months. I would say PVP wise most of the hate was from the CA side and the CFS situation. FA also had an effective Pass system and Patrolled the region very well, keeping scum out most of the time. I will not go into detail about specific wars but for the most part FA won their battles.
Political Hate: FA did most of their dealings without the public and force favorable events to happen that benifited FA. FA had a PVP wing that could back up its political muscle and people were very jealous. Give credit due, with Sastul's ( Nathan Vaughn) leadership of FA for a year or so, FA became a powerhouse. The old CA could only do forum wars against FA and FA decided not to respond in kind, so most of the forums were full of anti-FA posts without a response. Generally, people might have gotten the impression FA was bad just from reading the Forum trolls.
Economic Hate: Due to some of my own personal efforts and others, Xanadu became one of the First Corps to own all 8 battleship BPOs and we made a killing allowing Xan to buy almost 75% of the TechII BPOs when they came out. Along with other FA corps, FA and Xanadu dominated the Tech II market for quite sometime and still do. People are jealous of FA because of this.
Due to FA's earlier successes, people have a envy problem with their achievements, be it PVP, Political, or Economic.
FA started to fall about 8 months ago when the PVP pilots decided to bolt due too many rules and donts. Without an effective PVP, all the other stuff started to pile on. I liked the FA of old, not what is has fallen to. It was a great alliance but its time is over.
Others can fill in the blanks I might have left out.
Very much the truth, I was there for most of it(Even back in my nubly days), was a great time :) I like to think of myself as the chlorine in the gene pool. |

Blind Fear
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Posted - 2005.07.28 03:31:00 -
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Originally by: StoreSlem
Originally by: Sochin
I have this rare talent of actually looking at each of the kills and noticing that in almost every single case (including all battleship kills) there is only one Xanadu member represented on the killmail.
False. I even found a battleship kill with 7 xanadu pilots on it.
Let me guess.
You pwned Serpentis Enforcer.
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StoreSlem
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Posted - 2005.07.28 04:36:00 -
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Originally by: Blind Fear Let me guess.
You pwned Serpentis Enforcer.
I think it was established as a fact that the serpentis corporation, lame as they are, never posts their losses on the bob killboard :/
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csebal
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Posted - 2005.07.28 07:37:00 -
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FA "was" a large and wealthy alliance. They ****ed off quite some eve inhabitants during their time.
When their army weakened - many reasons there, a bad conjunction of outside events and internal politics - those ****ed off eve inhabitants - now called enemies - decided that it is time to wipe the floor with FA.
They got a rich space, for which it is worth to fight, and NPC stations, which prolonged that fight for a 6-9 months or so.
When people fight however, they have to create an ideology for their fight. A causus belli so to say, so the propaganda started, and by now most people only know that FA is to be hated, because <insert propaganda catchphrase here>.
In reality, none of today's alliances can claim to be more 'honorable' than FA were in its golden days. Everyone has its black spots, and once people find a reason, they'll use these black spots against the alliance.
Why is FA hated? Because it is being attacked, and the attackers need ideological support / encouragement for their actions. Hate can motivate someone to fight better than anything else. Once the mass of the haters grows large enough however, other - basically neutral - individuals will start to feel hate as well.
Since this war has been going on for longer than most of us can remember, the populations is quite well divided to two major factions. You either hate FA, or feel sorry for / support them. I havent seen many, who had no feelings in the one or other way.
Ask a few people why they hate FA, then look at the anti-FA propaganda and you'll see what i'm talking about. - This post is my personal opinion. It does not represent the standpoint of the HUN Corporation or that of the Imperium Alliance in any way. -
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Dracorimus
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Posted - 2005.07.28 08:55:00 -
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With regards to "enjoying" killing alliances and stuff...
Our playstyle is ours, we enjoy the fighting for sure.....
Personally I don't care if we kill off an alliance or anything, I really enjoy the fighting against others pitting my wits and skill against theirs, the "killing alliances" part is simply some of the goals we have, NOT our sole reason for paying the 15.00 euros a month to play EVE.
This is my opinion not that of any other in my corp or alliance...
Regards -
http://www.killboard.net/?p=pilot&n=Dracorimus |

Taurequis
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Posted - 2005.07.28 09:14:00 -
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Greetings,
Hate is such strong term...
Some of my opinions on the historic reasons many Stain members now have negative feelings towards FA is covered in this post..
Posted just after FA entered war on Stain...
Sorry for the big read.
Best Regards,
Taurequis
Orator (Retired) Empire Logistics
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jamesw
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Posted - 2005.07.28 09:21:00 -
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Well here's my take on the matter :P
Pilots who have been around a while may recall the events in Fountain around 18 months or so ago.
I can't remember the specifics, but basically Fountain core was locked down, and new rules were imposed. Any member corp who did not accept was shot down and booted from the alliance. Quite a few pilots have disliked FA since that time. I was not around for those events myself, but many in my corp were members at the time, and were on the receiving end of this.
Some of the booted members brought about 12 months of constant warfare in and around Fountain, causing tension within the rank and file of FA. During this time, FA still had a fair amount of military power which was used during the CFS conflict, causing more bad blood.
All of this warfare was the precursor to some of the major invasions seen by the likes of ATUK, Shinra (fresh out of the CA dissolution) and BoB. These guys now have a fair few ex FA and ex CFS names in their ranks themselves, no doubt helping to fuel the fires, and keen for some good old fashioned revenge against the high council. -- jamesw Rubra Libertas Militia Latest Video: Vertigo in Stain |

Soros
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Posted - 2005.07.28 09:27:00 -
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Edited by: Soros on 28/07/2005 09:26:59
Originally by: Stradivarious
Originally by: Zagum Darkfin PVP Hate: Basically in the beginning FA was kicking everyone's bootie with Xanadu's military wing along with FIV, Eve Marshalls, Big, ADFT, and few others. Evolution was a part of it at first also. FA had wars against CA, Russians on few occasions, Mo0, F-E and VA. FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months. I would say PVP wise most of the hate was from the CA side and the CFS situation. FA also had an effective Pass system and Patrolled the region very well, keeping scum out most of the time. I will not go into detail about specific wars but for the most part FA won their battles.
Political Hate: FA did most of their dealings without the public and force favorable events to happen that benifited FA. FA had a PVP wing that could back up its political muscle and people were very jealous. Give credit due, with Sastul's ( Nathan Vaughn) leadership of FA for a year or so, FA became a powerhouse. The old CA could only do forum wars against FA and FA decided not to respond in kind, so most of the forums were full of anti-FA posts without a response. Generally, people might have gotten the impression FA was bad just from reading the Forum trolls.
Economic Hate: Due to some of my own personal efforts and others, Xanadu became one of the First Corps to own all 8 battleship BPOs and we made a killing allowing Xan to buy almost 75% of the TechII BPOs when they came out. Along with other FA corps, FA and Xanadu dominated the Tech II market for quite sometime and still do. People are jealous of FA because of this.
Due to FA's earlier successes, people have a envy problem with their achievements, be it PVP, Political, or Economic.
FA started to fall about 8 months ago when the PVP pilots decided to bolt due too many rules and donts. Without an effective PVP, all the other stuff started to pile on. I liked the FA of old, not what is has fallen to. It was a great alliance but its time is over.
Others can fill in the blanks I might have left out.
Very much the truth, I was there for most of it(Even back in my nubly days), was a great time :)
+ carbide industries (fa founders)
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RoumorControl
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Posted - 2005.07.28 09:43:00 -
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Originally by: Zagum Darkfin PVP Hate: FA won most of its wars up until the last 6 months.
So what happened 6 months ago that changed all this?
Everybody who know eve politics knows. But I dont think anyone posting here has the honesty or curage to tell the truth... Not those within nor those outside FA. But the truth is there in plain sight for anyone to see.
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csebal
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Posted - 2005.07.28 10:01:00 -
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There are truths too horrible to be mentioned openly. Knowing them is bad enough, speaking them out wouldnt be wise.
Todays situation is the result of a more than half year long military and political struggle. In my opinion there is (there was) no critical point that changed it all. - This post is my personal opinion. It does not represent the standpoint of the HUN Corporation or that of the Imperium Alliance in any way. -
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Terramor
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Posted - 2005.07.28 14:51:00 -
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Originally by: jamesw Well here's my take on the matter :P
Pilots who have been around a while may recall the events in Fountain around 18 months or so ago.
I can't remember the specifics, but basically Fountain core was locked down, and new rules were imposed. Any member corp who did not accept was shot down and booted from the alliance. Quite a few pilots have disliked FA since that time. I was not around for those events myself, but many in my corp were members at the time, and were on the receiving end of this.
Some of the booted members brought about 12 months of constant warfare in and around Fountain, causing tension within the rank and file of FA. During this time, FA still had a fair amount of military power which was used during the CFS conflict, causing more bad blood.
All of this warfare was the precursor to some of the major invasions seen by the likes of ATUK, Shinra (fresh out of the CA dissolution) and BoB. These guys now have a fair few ex FA and ex CFS names in their ranks themselves, no doubt helping to fuel the fires, and keen for some good old fashioned revenge against the high council.
Funny, looking back on this dark time. I got podded by Evolution pilots as many of my corp mates did as we were leaving Fa under flag of truce. Sweet irony to see Evol that has always been FA babyitter now turns around and stab it in the heart.
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DrunkenOne
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Posted - 2005.07.28 15:02:00 -
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Edited by: DrunkenOne on 28/07/2005 15:04:40
Originally by: jamesw ex CFS
\o/ The funny thing about CFS is that it was considered a complete joke then, and still is laughed at by everyone. But the corps that actually stayed and fought til the bitter end (dual drive cruiser guerilla warfare 4tw) turned into pretty good pvpers from the experience (except for benwallace, hes a nub). Celtic Industries, Black Lance, a couple others I can't think of off the top of my head. Anyways I'm rambling now but basically CFS = boo, UFS (people who actually stayed and fought) = yays.
Oh and Frantik still gives me nightmares.
Originally by: Sochin
CCP has provided you with the tools you need to avoid crime. You're just too lazy/stupid to use them.
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Loka
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Posted - 2005.07.28 15:43:00 -
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Tbh, i also think. To kill CFS was the worst FA could have done. And it was their doom. I said it 1 year ago and now it became true.
In countless meetings with FA HC i disukussed plans who i would defend their interests and will be a "meat" shield and trusted ally.
For every sentence i brough in, the outcome was "**** off". I then started to hate the arrogance of Tornsoul. I fought a fight, i never was able to win. But it was much better then beeing a meat shield for someone i dont like.
If they would have given a bit land to UFS iam pretty sure, they could have established themselfs as good allies. But FA choose the otherside and almost all UFS joined "anty FA" alliances/corps.
At the end it was less allies, due to arrogance and ignorance, but same time more enemys (old allies).
FA were once the strongest power in EVE. But no one can withstand pure hate. And with every day they made more enemys and no allies.
-> the End
Thats from my views, who i was? I was someone you had to deal with during CFS/UFS/StA and with influence. Now iam a drone and happy any FA target i am allowed to kill.
FA played a almost perfect smart game. But their arrogance brought them to fall.
"Give the folk bread and games and they will love you." _____________________________________ Dead or Alive

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MAXSuicide
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Posted - 2005.07.28 15:59:00 -
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Edited by: MAXSuicide on 28/07/2005 15:59:08 hate fa? wtf is this...i only give love.
My vids and random stuff
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Taurequis
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Posted - 2005.07.28 16:01:00 -
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Originally by: Loka Tbh, i also think. To kill CFS was the worst FA could have done. And it was their doom. I said it 1 year ago and now it became true.
In countless meetings with FA HC i disukussed plans who i would defend their interests and will be a "meat" shield and trusted ally.
For every sentence i brough in, the outcome was "**** off". I then started to hate the arrogance of Tornsoul. I fought a fight, i never was able to win. But it was much better then beeing a meat shield for someone i dont like.
If they would have given a bit land to UFS iam pretty sure, they could have established themselfs as good allies. But FA choose the otherside and almost all UFS joined "anty FA" alliances/corps.
At the end it was less allies, due to arrogance and ignorance, but same time more enemys (old allies).
FA were once the strongest power in EVE. But no one can withstand pure hate. And with every day they made more enemys and no allies.
-> the End
Thats from my views, who i was? I was someone you had to deal with during CFS/UFS/StA and with influence. Now iam a drone and happy any FA target i am allowed to kill.
FA played a almost perfect smart game. But their arrogance brought them to fall.
"Give the folk bread and games and they will love you."
Agreed.
Taurequis
Orator (Retired) Empire Logistics
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zarc
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Posted - 2005.07.28 17:13:00 -
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Originally by: Loka
FA played a almost perfect smart game. But their arrogance brought them to fall.
The same game Bob is playing now! Its inevitable.
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Aequitas Veritas
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Posted - 2005.07.28 17:47:00 -
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Sad that the ones youre supposed to hate then are all the PvP'ers that threatened by leaving FA because they didnt get any other targets but CA 50 jumps away, and are now your closest allies or worst fear - Ironic isn't it then that all the hate is directed against an alliance which is 80-90% different from the one that attacked CFS?. Instead of fighting the players that forced the FA council into making a big mistake and decleare war on CFS, you ally up with them and fight the shell of what they were part of, or praise them for attacking the "evil fa"?. I think in Xanadu, which from all the propaganda out there is one of the biggest evils in the game, there remain 3 or 4 players who were PvP'ers in the day of the CFS war, the odd 20 others are now ATUK or BoB fighting any alliance in the game as they please, just as they did with CFS.
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benwallace
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Posted - 2005.07.28 21:36:00 -
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Originally by: Brian Detaah I left FA and Xan along with stan, dread and chunk of FA pvpers. I dont think we were the direct cause of FA decline, i hardly credit us with that kind of influence (the real deathblow was biz leaving imho) - but a word on the CFS situation.
As i remember it the main beef that us would-be MACE guys had was not sympathy for the CFS, but a will to once and for all clear out the rabble and get some fun shooting them. It was FA high command and council that held their hand over CFS and protected them from bloodthirsty types like yours truely. The war was then provoked when MACE decided to use CFS as a frigtraining ground, to great effect as i recall.
CFS somehow got the idea that it was a ebil plot by FA (rather ironically) and decided to fight FA, with predictable consequences.
CFS killed itself, FA was just forced to push the corpse into the river and watch it float away. (and old CA pilots, please, you just liked the ganks, the "respect" for CFS is the fakest thing yet) In retrospect the high council was right from a strategic level, CFS did serve as a good pile of easy targets for bored pvpers that wouldnt come annoy FA, only problem was the players got bored.
Lesson: To keep up moral and ability dont let pvpers be bored :)
to add to that hes talking about cfs not dsma
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Darkrydar
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Posted - 2005.07.29 02:15:00 -
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Arrogance
OMG, WE'RE UBER (POS KILLS for the nubs) |

DrunkenOne
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Posted - 2005.07.29 02:54:00 -
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Originally by: benwallace
Originally by: Brian Detaah I left FA and Xan along with stan, dread and chunk of FA pvpers. I dont think we were the direct cause of FA decline, i hardly credit us with that kind of influence (the real deathblow was biz leaving imho) - but a word on the CFS situation.
As i remember it the main beef that us would-be MACE guys had was not sympathy for the CFS, but a will to once and for all clear out the rabble and get some fun shooting them. It was FA high command and council that held their hand over CFS and protected them from bloodthirsty types like yours truely. The war was then provoked when MACE decided to use CFS as a frigtraining ground, to great effect as i recall.
CFS somehow got the idea that it was a ebil plot by FA (rather ironically) and decided to fight FA, with predictable consequences.
CFS killed itself, FA was just forced to push the corpse into the river and watch it float away. (and old CA pilots, please, you just liked the ganks, the "respect" for CFS is the fakest thing yet) In retrospect the high council was right from a strategic level, CFS did serve as a good pile of easy targets for bored pvpers that wouldnt come annoy FA, only problem was the players got bored.
Lesson: To keep up moral and ability dont let pvpers be bored :)
to add to that hes talking about cfs not dsma
dmsa 4tw
Originally by: Sochin
CCP has provided you with the tools you need to avoid crime. You're just too lazy/stupid to use them.
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Loka
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Posted - 2005.07.29 07:54:00 -
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Originally by: zarc
Originally by: Loka
FA played a almost perfect smart game. But their arrogance brought them to fall.
The same game Bob is playing now! Its inevitable.
BoB make it different. They not make only enemys, but also friends. FA made only enemys. _____________________________________ Dead or Alive

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Bizarre
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Posted - 2005.07.29 10:29:00 -
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FA is no longer the old FA it once was. Back in the day, nothing could have killed us while many have tried. Even Duke Droklar's grand invasion of Fountain space was a joke (even though Enslaver tried his best to claim that it was a success against FA by posting losses suffered by Delve inhabitants and NORAD).
But times changed. Back then I was a Fountain FC and I decided to join Evolution. At the same time a large part of fountain's best pvpers left aswell to form MACE (which later on merged with ATUK). Furthermore, Finfleet went inactive which ment FA lost yet another great pvpforce (Finfleet at their prime were fking amazing). So slowly but steadily FA started losing more and more PVPers while taking in more and more mining corps.
In my opinion FA took a wrong turn after myself, stan and many others had left them. Their war against CFS was a very good thing to do by them as CFS deserved to get shot down for all the endless whining they did. But after that it went downhill. Why? Because Xanadu became inactive. Sastul was looking at other games and so were other Xanadu CEO's, while their pvpmembers started leaving. This resulted in Xanadu becoming a sleeping giant, whereas in the past it was always running the show in FA. Thus, FA was no longer moving along with politics and went to sleep while the hatred against FA kept growing and growing.
I'm willing to bet that if Xanadu had not lost all their pvpers and if their CEO's would have still been active, FA would still be on top of the game. Back then the hatred was also strong but we'd just crush everyone that tried to take us on. Now FA is no longer capable of doing that and they're being destroyed because of that. -------------------------------------------------
Deathwing > U LIKE THOSE NUTS ON YA CHIN?
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StellarSheep
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Posted - 2005.07.29 10:46:00 -
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When me and my friends that i brought with me joined FA it was really cool alliance. It was strong in pvp. Really. Xan/FinFleet/Hirr about 10 of us in BIG/DMGI, later JAZZ and others. xCA never admited that this force was really deadly. We invaded some CA regions. Ofc we never moved to Curse region itself because we would be outblobed like hell, so we mostly fight Russians ( that most of ppl respect for being gr8 pvp`rs right? ) and all what we got was hatred and smack that we fight agains miners ... Anyway who cares ;) It was fun ;) and few knows the truth ;) But actually pvp`rs dont have too much to do in FA. So after some time they become bored like hell and leave FA. Same like we. Too many rules. Only few targets. And the most important there was NEVER any really FA op. Only in FA for defending. Oh ok there was some in FA vs CFS war but it was blobing not any special op. I remember when some FA fleetcommander with 60+ pilots can remove dsma from PB. After 2 weeks they decide to move back to FA. Then TS ask me ( we was military div in BIG ) to move PB, retake station and remove hostiles. We do that with our polish friends from NHUN ( with they pvp div also ) and take PB in one weekend. I dont want flatter myself. It`s only shows that FA lacked in good FC`s and SC`s and they really dont know what they do ( i still remember ops with bizzare. Big respect for u. U know what u do and it was always big pleasure to be under your command.Respect for Plagues too. He`s not as good as Bizzare but he`s also good commander ;) ) Organisation was poor, and most of pilots from fa have none experience and that makes them even easier targets for ATUK/SHINRA, BoB etc ;) I personnaly very much dont like FA. Why? First politics. Too much. Still too much politcs. And too much without backup. More fighting less bull@#@# ;) All this rules. Most of them was ok, but ffs alliance without real enemy not like 50j away is boring for pvp`rs. And that rules again ... :P Greedy. Not always greedy for cash/minerals but sometimes for prestige ( good word? sorry my english sux ) like it was with station in TPAR. I like TornSoul very much but i not always likes his decisions and diplomatic talks. Anyway respect for u and BIG. U know for what ;) Ad. For all u ppl who thinks that BIG have so much cash ... I was in BIG for almost 1 year. I know that they r not rich corp. When i was in fa they were one of the poorest in alliance. Yeah u can throw all that propaganda etc. But BIG never make cash from lottery and BIG Deal. Never. And never will. Some ppl will ask so why they make it? Because they like it. They feel cool when they finish lottery and see happines and other positive reactions from ppl ;) It`s worth it. I understand it. Anyway back to topic. CFS conflict was ok in my opinion. CFS dont deserved to have that regions. Why? They whine all the time that FA dont protect them. Heh. They were never invaded by any special force. Whenever TPAR was invaded by some CA force (20-25++ gang) we was on some op in CA, north or whatever. When we was already moved to tpar ( it takes us some time to gather all ppl and move ) CA already gone ... Ppl whine that they defend station, loose ships and gain nothing. So why the hell u defend that station when u know that u`ll be pwned? Mostly there was few CA`s arround mostly in frigs/dual mwd ships and that wasnt any special threat but CFS whine ... I understand that tax problem but at last in TPAR it was really almost none tax. For ppl with +9 standing it was 0.25%. All that propaganda that in one week we made there billions ... Total bull@#@*. I was there. I saw how many it was from 1 month. And even then it wasnt bilion. Oh sometimes it was not bad amount of minerals but that was mostly when 1 corp refine they monthly mined ore. Anyway who cares. It was really stupid for dsma/cfs whine then. That tax was almost none. But CA fueled hatres and here we go ;) ________________________________________________
StellarSheep Fury Corporation member
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StellarSheep
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Posted - 2005.07.29 10:51:00 -
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Greedy from FA members. It was horrible for me to look on FA market/escrow. Most of ppl was greedy like hell. Mine there, npc there and never defend  I can easly sell my tempest for 120-130m in fa but i sell it for 90m because i buy it for that cash from Xan ;) (in nonni but who cares :P) There was only few ppl like me who belives in friendship and never wanted make money on friends in alliance ;( Ah and i always mad that FA never real help they allies. Really never any special help was sent. So genneraly. 1. Politics. No backup. 2. Worst and worst pvp, month by month ( real pvp`rs leaving ). 3. Internal problems. 4. Greedy. 5. Making too much enemies and no real friends. ________________________________________________
StellarSheep Fury Corporation member
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NoNameNewbie
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:16:00 -
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Edited by: NoNameNewbie on 29/07/2005 12:17:10
Originally by: Bizarre FA is no longer the old FA it once was. Back in the day, nothing could have killed us while many have tried. Even Duke Droklar's grand invasion of Fountain space was a joke (even though Enslaver tried his best to claim that it was a success against FA by posting losses suffered by Delve inhabitants and NORAD).
But times changed. Back then I was a Fountain FC and I decided to join Evolution. At the same time a large part of fountain's best pvpers left aswell to form MACE (which later on merged with ATUK). Furthermore, Finfleet went inactive which ment FA lost yet another great pvpforce (Finfleet at their prime were fking amazing). So slowly but steadily FA started losing more and more PVPers while taking in more and more mining corps.
In my opinion FA took a wrong turn after myself, stan and many others had left them. Their war against CFS was a very good thing to do by them as CFS deserved to get shot down for all the endless whining they did. But after that it went downhill. Why? Because Xanadu became inactive. Sastul was looking at other games and so were other Xanadu CEO's, while their pvpmembers started leaving. This resulted in Xanadu becoming a sleeping giant, whereas in the past it was always running the show in FA. Thus, FA was no longer moving along with politics and went to sleep while the hatred against FA kept growing and growing.
I'm willing to bet that if Xanadu had not lost all their pvpers and if their CEO's would have still been active, FA would still be on top of the game. Back then the hatred was also strong but we'd just crush everyone that tried to take us on. Now FA is no longer capable of doing that and they're being destroyed because of that.
good post Biz ;)
I still remember the day i mailed u about the military channel password and all i got as an answer was "i'm not a FA Member" 
But tbh i dont think that the MACE ppl got such an big influence in the downfall of FA. I think the day FA started to die was the Day when EVOL invaded FA Core. The decission to let u guys go without a fight ****ed so many ppl off. FA Council chose the carebear way and many pvp ppl left FA. Some time later EXODUS hit EvE and especially FA coz they were the carebear ally Number 1. No one needed a ally to make money and so FA's biggest PvP Advantage "The blob" vanished as more and more ppl moved to Empire. Stupid decissions from the Council made more and more ppl leave, or even turn against FA, and now FA is a alliance with 11xx Official Members, arround 5% of them are still activly playing and like 20 are fighting. Many ppl tried to change the politics of the FA Council, i remeber there were so many good ideas on the forums. NOTHING ever changed or will change.
TBH: not ATUK or BOB or anyone else killed FA, FA killed itself
i think i'm looking for a new Corp now :s
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Nepereta
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:21:00 -
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They ejected various corps at various times and then lined up loads of ships to anhilate the leaving corp on their way out of fountain space. In essence they are somewhat venal and dishonorable.
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Lilan Kahn
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:28:00 -
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Originally by: Nepereta They ejected various corps at various times and then lined up loads of ships to anhilate the leaving corp on their way out of fountain space. In essence they are somewhat venal and dishonorable.
thats one of the minior things, you shoud realy know some of the darker stuff 
Originally by: Eris Discordia
We break after X amount of threads, then we go wild and then we get our medication.
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StellarSheep
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:35:00 -
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Yeah i forgot about that incidents with leaving corps. I never like it. ________________________________________________
StellarSheep Fury Corporation member
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Loka
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:36:00 -
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Edited by: Loka on 29/07/2005 12:35:50
Originally by: Lilan Kahn
Originally by: Nepereta They ejected various corps at various times and then lined up loads of ships to anhilate the leaving corp on their way out of fountain space. In essence they are somewhat venal and dishonorable.
thats one of the minior things, you shoud realy know some of the darker stuff 
Popcorn and Cola light already bought ... shoot  _____________________________________ Dead or Alive

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Nepereta
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Posted - 2005.07.29 12:36:00 -
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Yeah
I think one of the aspects in this game that is rarely ever forgotten is betrayal. One day you are a member of something the next day you are kicked out and then decimated by your former friends and allies. There are a lot of FA hatchets buried in a lot of backs in the Eve universe. A lot of people wanna see FA fall.
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Amthrianius
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Posted - 2005.07.29 13:19:00 -
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Bizzare, Brian and StellarSheep tell truthes ---------------
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Zagum Darkfin
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Posted - 2005.07.29 13:27:00 -
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Originally by: Nepereta Yeah
I think one of the aspects in this game that is rarely ever forgotten is betrayal. One day you are a member of something the next day you are kicked out and then decimated by your former friends and allies. There are a lot of FA hatchets buried in a lot of backs in the Eve universe. A lot of people wanna see FA fall.
For the record: Those corps who were kicked out because they were dead weight. All you did was mine or hide in Empire. Never as a corp did they make an effort to help partol or defend. 1 Pilot out of 250 members is a joke and you know it. Those corps were given 2-3 months on probation to either change their ways or leave. Those who got podded on the way out deserved it. No one likes a moocher. So don't act so dam innocent about this betrayal crap, we can see right through it. Need I say more? 
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Metal Dude
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Posted - 2005.07.29 13:45:00 -
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Originally by: Zagum Darkfin
Originally by: Nepereta Yeah
I think one of the aspects in this game that is rarely ever forgotten is betrayal. One day you are a member of something the next day you are kicked out and then decimated by your former friends and allies. There are a lot of FA hatchets buried in a lot of backs in the Eve universe. A lot of people wanna see FA fall.
For the record: Those corps who were kicked out because they were dead weight. All you did was mine or hide in Empire. Never as a corp did they make an effort to help partol or defend. 1 Pilot out of 250 members is a joke and you know it. Those corps were given 2-3 months on probation to either change their ways or leave. Those who got podded on the way out deserved it. No one likes a moocher. So don't act so dam innocent about this betrayal crap, we can see right through it. Need I say more? 
And Aneu was one of the members kicked, which in it self is worth kicking half a dozen corps out that supported him. 
The truth will set you free
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IonHammer
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Posted - 2005.07.29 13:59:00 -
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I think comming up to 2 years retail ccp really need to hire a historian to record the history of eve and its happening's. We are seeing a number of old alliances fall and what I have read form Biz, Stellasheep and others would be nice if these insights were recorded and not lost.
GJ
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StellarSheep
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:08:00 -
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Yeah that would be cool to read history of all alliances and bigest corps, wars like tgnwo ;) At last we make this game ( we i mean all players :P ) how it looks today. CCP should support more rpg in game in my opinion ;) ________________________________________________
StellarSheep Fury Corporation member
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J'inn
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:16:00 -
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My first post!! YAY!!!
I'm new and not in any alliance. However I am confused at the tenor of most of this.
Isn't this game about, partially, Corporation wars and killing off rival Corps in order to gain ground and ISK? It seems people are angry about it. Isn't that like playing a war game and getting mad about being shot at? Seems silly.
Wars should be fun. Not personal.
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Zzazzt
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:25:00 -
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Originally by: J'inn
Wars should be fun. Not personal.
Eve tends to become very personal...
Sometimes in a good way, sometimes bad.
The trick is to enjoy the good & ignore the bad.  ____________________________________________
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Fred0
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:26:00 -
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Edited by: Fred0 on 29/07/2005 14:29:46
Originally by: Zagum Darkfin For the record: Those corps who were kicked out because they were dead weight. All you did was mine or hide in Empire. Never as a corp did they make an effort to help partol or defend. 1 Pilot out of 250 members is a joke and you know it. Those corps were given 2-3 months on probation to either change their ways or leave. Those who got podded on the way out deserved it. No one likes a moocher. So don't act so dam innocent about this betrayal crap, we can see right through it. Need I say more? 
That is a lie. CEI were kicked out even though I thoroughly told sastul and the xan fleet guy (biz or stan??) what we had done and kept records of our achievements in fountain. We participated in over 18% of the kills over the m0o and FE invasion and corps like AFDT and FSR who we partially flew with knew this and were astounded when I told them...
It's bull**** and the coupe was done shabbily when alot of good people was thrown out with the bad... And the probation. That's a pure figment of your imagination mate lol...
We were told at the beginning of a council meeting of the coupe. It was a fact and enforced by evolution patrolling the core. Noone could play over the weekend and after everyones case being reviewed we were pushed out very quickly. No second chance.
So, for the record you are wrong and I think you know very little about how it was, but that probably has something to do with you being in XAN during that period.
Then again. I'm rather happy it happened in hindsight.. but creative history I don't like :)
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Nauta Starbane
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:29:00 -
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Originally by: J'inn My first post!! YAY!!!
I'm new and not in any alliance. However I am confused at the tenor of most of this.
Isn't this game about, partially, Corporation wars and killing off rival Corps in order to gain ground and ISK? It seems people are angry about it. Isn't that like playing a war game and getting mad about being shot at? Seems silly.
Wars should be fun. Not personal.
0.0 wars are more about glory than isk.
Its all about ego.
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Brian Detaah
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:39:00 -
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Edited by: Brian Detaah on 29/07/2005 14:42:17 I agree 100% with Biz.
I think the problem was not that FA made alot of enemies and were too "evil". The problem is that they lost the ability to be good at being "evil" and werent "evil" enough. "evil" is a precondition to be in top of this game.
Look at Molle, sneakyest and ebilest guy in the game. A true machiavellian prince, the sort of leader a corp needs.
(Do not mean to imply that my CEO isnt ebil, but he is evil in a more.....uhm....perverted way)
------------------------------------------------ `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.' `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.' `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.'
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Dyvim Slorm
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:42:00 -
[75]
Originally by: Fred0
We were told at the beginning of a council meeting of the coupe. It was a fact and enforced by evolution patrolling the core. Noone could play over the weekend and after everyones case being reviewed we were pushed out very quickly. No second chance.
This is quite correct, I was in the FA Council, and the DE gang in MN5 where one of the incidents with CoRM took place. (Zudd did get me back later in a nice hit in Aridia )
However, Zagum is also correct in that those corps who were kicked out were felt to be either not pulling their weight, or troublesome in other ways.
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Brian Detaah
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:46:00 -
[76]
Originally by: Fred0 Edited by: Fred0 on 29/07/2005 14:29:46
Originally by: Zagum Darkfin For the record: Those corps who were kicked out because they were dead weight. All you did was mine or hide in Empire. Never as a corp did they make an effort to help partol or defend. 1 Pilot out of 250 members is a joke and you know it. Those corps were given 2-3 months on probation to either change their ways or leave. Those who got podded on the way out deserved it. No one likes a moocher. So don't act so dam innocent about this betrayal crap, we can see right through it. Need I say more? 
That is a lie. CEI were kicked out even though I thoroughly told sastul and the xan fleet guy (biz or stan??) what we had done and kept records of our achievements in fountain. We participated in over 18% of the kills over the m0o and FE invasion and corps like AFDT and FSR who we partially flew with knew this and were astounded when I told them...
It's bull**** and the coupe was done shabbily when alot of good people was thrown out with the bad... And the probation. That's a pure figment of your imagination mate lol...
We were told at the beginning of a council meeting of the coupe. It was a fact and enforced by evolution patrolling the core. Noone could play over the weekend and after everyones case being reviewed we were pushed out very quickly. No second chance.
So, for the record you are wrong and I think you know very little about how it was, but that probably has something to do with you being in XAN during that period.
Then again. I'm rather happy it happened in hindsight.. but creative history I don't like :)
The day we did the coup (sure it was a coup) was the greatest oppotunity to get the alliance more streamlined and a day where i was proud to be Xan. The willingness to display power and kick out dead weight was a sign of true greatness. Too bad we couldnt keep it up.
------------------------------------------------ `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.' `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.' `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.'
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Jasmine Constantine
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Posted - 2005.07.29 14:47:00 -
[77]
Originally by: Nepereta Yeah
I think one of the aspects in this game that is rarely ever forgotten is betrayal. One day you are a member of something the next day you are kicked out and then decimated by your former friends and allies. There are a lot of FA hatchets buried in a lot of backs in the Eve universe. A lot of people wanna see FA fall.
Mmmm, betrayals are always hard to stomach, but we found the best way to get over it was to keep shooting the people that betrayed you ... over and over and over and over again. It really helps! 
"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."
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Zagum Darkfin
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Posted - 2005.07.29 15:22:00 -
[78]
Originally by: Dyvim Slorm
Originally by: Fred0
We were told at the beginning of a council meeting of the coupe. It was a fact and enforced by evolution patrolling the core. Noone could play over the weekend and after everyones case being reviewed we were pushed out very quickly. No second chance.
This is quite correct, I was in the FA Council, and the DE gang in MN5 where one of the incidents with CoRM took place. (Zudd did get me back later in a nice hit in Aridia )
However, Zagum is also correct in that those corps who were kicked out were felt to be either not pulling their weight, or troublesome in other ways.
Thanks Dyvim. I am sure there are specific events that can be attributed to a corp being booted verses my generalization.
Fred0, I will remind you of the giant spreadsheet Sastul had up with the - + = symbols indicating each corps participation for atleast 3 months. Again, don't act so innocent.
Anyway, lets worry about making future history and not dwell on the past too much. See you in space. 
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Kroma BaSyl
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Posted - 2005.07.29 15:26:00 -
[79]
Originally by: J'inn My first post!! YAY!!!
I'm new and not in any alliance. However I am confused at the tenor of most of this.
Isn't this game about, partially, Corporation wars and killing off rival Corps in order to gain ground and ISK? It seems people are angry about it. Isn't that like playing a war game and getting mad about being shot at? Seems silly.
Wars should be fun. Not personal.
STFU J'inn, the more they hate the more they kill, the more they kill the more they buy, the more they buy the better I feel, so let's hate FA with every meal.
Kroma BaSyl
PS, J'inn you owe me 50 mil for posting without permission. I did tell you about the new policy, right? Oh well, I'll just dock your pay. Kroma BaSyl
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Nepereta
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Posted - 2005.07.29 15:27:00 -
[80]
Originally by: Zagum Darkfin
Originally by: Nepereta Yeah
I think one of the aspects in this game that is rarely ever forgotten is betrayal. One day you are a member of something the next day you are kicked out and then decimated by your former friends and allies. There are a lot of FA hatchets buried in a lot of backs in the Eve universe. A lot of people wanna see FA fall.
For the record: Those corps who were kicked out because they were dead weight. All you did was mine or hide in Empire. Never as a corp did they make an effort to help partol or defend. 1 Pilot out of 250 members is a joke and you know it. Those corps were given 2-3 months on probation to either change their ways or leave. Those who got podded on the way out deserved it. No one likes a moocher. So don't act so dam innocent about this betrayal crap, we can see right through it. Need I say more? 
You may well be correct however there is an old saying 'you reap what you sow'. Perhaps allowing corps to leave relatively intact may have been more pragmatic for FA in the long term view: I know of alliances that don't go 'guns akimbo' on leavers that do just fine.
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StiZum Hilidii
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Posted - 2005.07.29 16:08:00 -
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the coup was a very disappointing day, one reason was we allowed afdt to stay and then every one in the council got cold feet and let people back in. we should have thrown like 60% of fa out that day but we didnt
big disappointment STAN
FACTA NON VERBA BRING BACK MMO CASINO |

Galk
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Posted - 2005.07.29 17:18:00 -
[82]
Originally by: Insane Angel
We did support the destruction of the CFS. CFS at the time was not an ally due to outrageous demands for territory that they could not hold at the time, they did not even hold up to the values that they established for themselves (except for a small percentage of corps, who left CFS and became FIX/QDF).
Thats rubbish, there were many in pb that were willing, able and had....
Outrageous.... well look at what it cost them in the end.... -------- Roy |

bUBbLeS
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Posted - 2005.07.29 18:38:00 -
[83]
i h8 fa cause they have cAKe and wont share
Julius ceaser : "operor vos volo MCCCXXXVII laganum bUBbLeS?"
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Rehen
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Posted - 2005.07.29 18:42:00 -
[84]
Originally by: Galk
Originally by: Insane Angel
We did support the destruction of the CFS. CFS at the time was not an ally due to outrageous demands for territory that they could not hold at the time, they did not even hold up to the values that they established for themselves (except for a small percentage of corps, who left CFS and became FIX/QDF).
Thats rubbish, there were many in pb that were willing, able and had....
Outrageous.... well look at what it cost them in the end....
Yeah we only couldent hold it against the FA Blob see the irony there, so you took teh regions because we couldent defend them against you:P , and if i remmeber there was a good fight put up in pb till after a week or 2 the blob of 200 + people FA had won
FA are evil and must die for it   
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Galk
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Posted - 2005.07.30 01:17:00 -
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My corp went neutral, until the happend i was fighting and scouting on your side, there's many that know that.
I did not fight against the guys down in pb till i had chosen a side, after i had been forced to make a choice.
Personal reasons aside, i allways backed the stance of cfs/dsma guys, but id chosen to join with the guys that bought me in (personal, im not telling... they know), so as is, i fought for the side, was FA...
Tbh, non of this was any right, everybody got shafted from all sides, ca were playing the hand, the corruption in the cfs played to it, the fa didn't see beyond it.
Call it as you will, end of the day fa played hardball, ca loved them for it, it screwed the region.
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Baun
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Posted - 2005.07.30 08:18:00 -
[86]
Originally by: StellarSheep
Ah and i always mad that FA never real help they allies. Really never any special help was sent.
I am just curious why everyone overlooks what we tried to do for NORAD .... despite the fact that they couldn't do that much to help us defend them. Does really no one remember this?
The Enemy's Gate is Down
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Darkrydar
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Posted - 2005.07.30 09:33:00 -
[87]
Edited by: Darkrydar on 30/07/2005 09:34:17
Originally by: Baun
Originally by: StellarSheep
Ah and i always mad that FA never real help they allies. Really never any special help was sent.
I am just curious why everyone overlooks what we tried to do for NORAD .... despite the fact that they couldn't do that much to help us defend them. Does really no one remember this?
Yes, the good friend you were to NORAD quickly signed up a peace deal with your new neighbors(IMP) who took your allies(NORAD) home.
GG
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Crean NaVar
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Posted - 2005.07.30 10:22:00 -
[88]
FA came to help NORAD whenever we asked for it. Except for the sometimes a bit arrogant behaviour ( not unusual in alliances with one much bigger partner btw ) the relationship FA - NORAD was a very good one, and the mutual defence pact was always honoured.
You can take this point off your FA bashing list.
ex-NORAD pilot
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Nyk0n
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Posted - 2005.07.30 10:34:00 -
[89]
Originally by: StiZum Hilidii the coup was a very disappointing day, one reason was we allowed afdt to stay and then every one in the council got cold feet and let people back in. we should have thrown like 60% of fa out that day but we didnt
big disappointment
Strange isnt it that those who were kicked develeped there hate for the fa because they were unfairly kicked out, yet many of those ejected are now flying with the very people that instigated that ejection?
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Nepereta
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Posted - 2005.07.30 11:31:00 -
[90]
Originally by: Nyk0n
Originally by: StiZum Hilidii the coup was a very disappointing day, one reason was we allowed afdt to stay and then every one in the council got cold feet and let people back in. we should have thrown like 60% of fa out that day but we didnt
big disappointment
Strange isnt it that those who were kicked develeped there hate for the fa because they were unfairly kicked out, yet many of those ejected are now flying with the very people that instigated that ejection?
Thats a given in the Eve universe people move from corp to corp and corps move between alliances.
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Kcel Chim
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Posted - 2005.07.30 14:26:00 -
[91]
After seeing pistool post i thought i would also add my view ;)
Before going into my personal opinion we first have to look at the situation fountains environment putted on them and what was or could have been done.
FA was always an alliance far off the frontline, most of its members loved to "status quo" where FA was actively supporting the war (SA vs CA) while having no personal disadvantages in the conflict. FA could fight when they wanted (send a fleet to cache or backdoor regions) or just reap in profits and money in relative safety. The FA of old, when i joined prolly 2 years ago, was a group far too much stuck in democracy. Bureocratics had taken its toll, decisions were neither made or simply delayed due to personal dislikes within the ceo's and generally FA was stagnant. The squabbeling on the boards was amusing but showed already the deep drift within the alliance. There were alot of ppl who talked alot but didnt act, that gives alot of space for hatred especially if a successfull coup follows removing some of these elements by force. In my personal view then the downfall began, quickly after the initial rise to the top (t2 introduction, military success, peacefull region etc). Fountain surrounded itself by friends, neglecting its military and followed more and more the "diplomacy above all" path which is imo strongly influenced by the lack of interest and joy Fountain leadership had in pvp.
In the end allies fold, diplomacy fails, wars rage and you are left with no forces to command because the good players left and the good command left.
Without putting too much into it but the leaving of pistool / aka biz was the deathblow for any large scale military operations. No offence to anyone of the other fc's but they simply lacked the experience and "hours in seat" alongside his total demand for respect and disciplin.
In the end Fountain took the wrong road when they forgot that this game is based on war and when important changes to rejuvinate a military department failed or were not even launched.
FA did step toes and in the end lacked the muscles to survive all the anger and hatred they provoced. The stepping toes part is normal/inevitable but they lack of muscles was their downfall.
So to sum it up, their arrogance and their shortsight wrg to pvp/military digged the hole they are now burried in.
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Mr Blackwell
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Posted - 2005.07.31 02:59:00 -
[92]
Heheh im back!!!!!
Watch out the Love Boat is back in business,i really miss the old days with the old ppl in Fountain,it was awesome ppl and still are even if we are not in the same aliance or whatever.Bizarre thx for those words m8 and hopefully i will hear your sexy voice again :)..
Remember one thing ppl..... Make love not war!!!!
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Metal Dude
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Posted - 2005.07.31 03:25:00 -
[93]
Edited by: Metal Dude on 31/07/2005 03:28:13
Originally by: Mr Blackwell Heheh im back!!!!!
Watch out the Love Boat is back in business,i really miss the old days with the old ppl in Fountain,it was awesome ppl and still are even if we are not in the same aliance or whatever.Bizarre thx for those words m8 and hopefully i will hear your sexy voice again :)..
Remember one thing ppl..... Make love not war!!!!
Hey Mr. Blackwell, good to hear from you m8. Come by our TS anytime. Stan still sings and QD is now a killer. She'll spank you in a second, but I know how much you enjoy that. 
The truth will set you free
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Don ZOLA
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Posted - 2005.07.31 09:47:00 -
[94]
Originally by: Mr Blackwell Heheh im back!!!!!
Watch out the Love Boat is back in business,i really miss the old days with the old ppl in Fountain,it was awesome ppl and still are even if we are not in the same aliance or whatever.Bizarre thx for those words m8 and hopefully i will hear your sexy voice again :)..
Remember one thing ppl..... Make love not war!!!!
I WANT UR BABBIES :D cant wait to jump on love boat ^^ /me calls Judge 4S for a menage-o-trois! and we`ll *****bizarre laterz. :D
Focht stop writing so long posts ffs, no one really reads them :P
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Dyvim Slorm
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Posted - 2005.07.31 11:59:00 -
[95]
Originally by: Mr Blackwell Heheh im back!!!!!
Great news, welcome back Mr B 
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Sarkone
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Posted - 2005.07.31 12:33:00 -
[96]
omg mr blackwell /o\
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Bizarre
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Posted - 2005.07.31 12:37:00 -
[97]
The love booaaaaaaatttttttttt :) -------------------------------------------------
Deathwing > U LIKE THOSE NUTS ON YA CHIN?
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Brian Detaah
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Posted - 2005.07.31 14:22:00 -
[98]
Lust-mobile more like it.
Welcome back, been missing The Blackwell!
------------------------------------------------ `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.' `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.' `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.'
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Kim Wu
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Posted - 2005.07.31 15:14:00 -
[99]
Mr Blackwell ftw :D
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LadyScarlet
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Posted - 2005.07.31 16:02:00 -
[100]
MrBlackwell \o/
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James Baker
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Posted - 2005.07.31 16:11:00 -
[101]
Blackwell, you old git! About bloody time you came back. I miss hearing your errr....voice? Look me up on irc, I need a spanking.
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NoNameNewbie
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Posted - 2005.07.31 16:30:00 -
[102]
Originally by: Mr Blackwell
Heheh im back!!!!! Make love not war!!!!
oh my god ... run to the hills 
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Mr Blackwell
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Posted - 2005.07.31 16:56:00 -
[103]
Edited by: Mr Blackwell on 31/07/2005 16:56:20 Now this is what im talking about respect the ghaylord 
Ty guys and girl :) its nice to be back.....
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thelung187
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Posted - 2005.07.31 16:59:00 -
[104]
Originally by: Baun
Originally by: StellarSheep
Ah and i always mad that FA never real help they allies. Really never any special help was sent.
I am just curious why everyone overlooks what we tried to do for NORAD .... despite the fact that they couldn't do that much to help us defend them. Does really no one remember this?
Apparently short memories go two ways, I seem to remember during diplomatic talks that during the time when Nemesis left and FA moved a massive fleet down there to "stabilize" (that was the term we agreed on, remember?) the area, NORAD was none too pleased that FA was putting it's nose in where it shoudn't be.
[ 2005.05.19 22:54:23 ] InnerDrive > only solution safespot till you leave or mine in empire till you leave or something |

StellarSheep
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Posted - 2005.07.31 17:23:00 -
[105]
Hehe i still have fraps somewhere when every1 can see that Blackwell`s bs is humped by every1 in gang 
Welcome back Mr Blackwell  ________________________________________________
StellarSheep Fury Corporation member
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Mr Blackwell
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Posted - 2005.07.31 17:36:00 -
[106]
LOL
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Zhuge Liang

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Posted - 2005.07.31 18:01:00 -
[107]
Thread has run it's course, thank you. Locked.
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