Originally by: Otanes

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Originally by: ZiYauRen

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Ok... i'll likely get chewed on in corp for this post but hey. I almost never post in forums so i'll say my piece. In White Rabbit Ore in case it doesn't show n someone takes offense at that.

I read the whole thing and despite the bias he has some good points and assumptions. The idea here, however, is to point out a couple things he actually missed.

First off its not over and Bob likely isn't dead just yet. In spite of the fact that they are overextended and in a forced retreat they could regroup and do a breakout at some point. Thats expensive and unlikely to work without reinforcements from allies. So you guys pushin m back should watch ur flanks... could make for a nasty surprise.

Aside from that the idea that Bob is valiant or somehow going to win because they are outnumbered but somehow superior is pure bull. They are outnumbered because they have already lost the propoganda war. They are trying to retreat and regroup there too. They don't have grass roots support.

Bear with me a bit... the practical and useful 'missed' part is coming... honest :}

Lets do some math and explain what Bob actually is. An alliance with 10 corp members. Tin Foil is the executor corp with 39 members and holds over 90% of Bob settlements. Four other corps hold around 90% of Bobs membership. only one corp besides Bob has taxes over 10%. The 39 members of Bob must be strongly committed because there taxes are 100%. One other is 80%. Most of their pilots are not into economics and are out there fighting when they can. Thier current viable conquest territory is flanked by empire and has a hostile front closing on them which leaves them little room for expansion and growth. They are prosecuting an expensive war.

So you have a handful of capable highly committed guys who have momentum and must keep it going. Without they are finished.

What does this mean? Well... now we come to the reason for this and the practical part. Today my CEO was attacked and pod killed by a Bob pilot in Gehi... no big deal ... happens all the time right? Problem is our corp and alliance has a deal w/bob. The pilots excuse was that he wasn't blue to him. How convenient. Even when told he demanded implants n pod killed when refused. Either Bobs admin sux or they can't be trusted. That is also not the only instance of such behaviour lately and it seems Bob 'doesn't notice' it.

Look at those numbers again and do the math. What will these pilots do when bored, no pvp available, or think no one will notice. If you want to do your people a favor pull your support from Bob or don't give it and make a deal giving you at least quasi independence when the opposition shows. They need to keep such deals to get more. You are not gonna like what happens if/when Bob has all the cards and their pilots are bored. Thats a lot of bored pilots with only occasional supervision and apparently not a lot of self discipline.

This is the time to turn the tables and save your people a lot of grief. Do you really think those guys will be happy just running missions once your area is secure and you are reduced to pos monkeys and cash cows?

JUst a thot :}

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Quoting this for hilarity

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