The Anointed
Caldari
hirr
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.02.19 10:33:00 -
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Some of the points in the OP are at least a little interesting, maybe not spot on, but heading in the right direction. There are a few things that in my opinion have either not been thought of, or were a little biased;
1) The Alliances affiliated but not in BoB. Everyone assumes they are interested in isk. What if they are interested in learning? Perhaps they want to fight in order to gain the respect of what has been for years the pvp force that everyone talks about, sometimes with envy? Maybe they are hoping for continued relations with BoB win or loose?
2)LV in the south. Now I think as far as the end of LV, I think that you will either see it happen overnight, because of internal affairs, or you wont see it happen unless BoB folds as well. BoB are unlikely to take their only ally and say 'You loose your space and we wont want to know you!' They are more likley to accomodate LV regardless of where or how, would you leave them out to dry? That then changes the whole situation. The points about fleet size and attacking defending systems then becomes less valid, but still troublesome when you look at the number of attackers.
3) Back to the affiliatd alliances, I would say that the 1 can not live without the other is slightly true, the affiliated alliances wont be able to field a good defence without BoB, but BoB will still be the same force, with negligible affect if all of their affiliates were wiped out over night. The only difference is the coallition will be focused in attacking fewer systems.
This may seem like an overly friendly post, but I always have a habbit of playing devils advocate. The main things I think BoB will struggle to deal with will be when the buffer space they have to play with is eroded and the full number that the coalition can field becomes harder to deal with.
The whole situation is fantastic from many points of view and to be honest its what the game has needed. BoB always said 'bring it' and are probably content with what is going on.
The only thing the community in my opinion needs to keep in mind is that you will not get a surrender out of the BoB corps, they wont back down and they need to be killed, killed and killed again, so they never get back to what they were. It will no doubt be bloody, and to some extend boring as hell, but its certainly within reach.
On an end note, the use of spying is something everyone needs to deal with, its a semi realistic part of the game, and it takes time and effort for it to pay off properly, so if you invest that time/effort, then so be it. The use of misinformation can be just as effective.
****These are my own personal views and are based on being bored whilst at Uni, and do not represent my corp/alliance/hamster or the voices in my head****
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