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Man Pat And His Black And White Cat
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Posted - 2007.12.27 20:17:00 -
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 Originally by: Nez Perces
Edited by: Nez Perces on 27/12/2007 19:38:48
You are not being very pragmatic here fugazi...
The endgame for all the pew pew down south is for BoB to lose all its space and be defeated and if possible, humiliated. It appears that the fall of FIX is only a matter of time (the loss of their outposts will pretty much eliminate their will to fight anymore), and then the stage will be set for the final showdown, with RSF + AAA + the North at the gates of BoB's core systems.
Problem is this scenario has been played out before... and it didnt end so good for the coalition (the 50 dreads in one day episode).
MC+Outbreak+KIA have played this situation pretty smart imo. When the time is right, they will be the wildcard..... when the pressure is on, I believe that both BoB and RSF will be prepared to do a deal with them. The coalition will not want a repeat of what happened last time.... and BoB will forget the "betrayal" if MC break out their caps for the BoB team.
My estimation is that without the Tortugians, the GBC and the coalition will still be engaging in territorial warfare come 2009. Neither of them will want that...
All in all, I can't help feeling that MC and Co.'s play for PB is a masterstroke killing two birds with one stone. It puts clear water between the "BoB's pet" days and it creates a market for a powerful mercenary force, open to the highest bidder, when the final battle for Delve takes place.
Mercenary Force? I think not. For the most of EvE now MC's mercenary force status is gone, they're just another alliance. They're also just an alliance who claim to be the best pvpers ingame, claim to have the "blingest" fleets, yet what battle do they choose, the great battle against all odds to show their pvp might as a solo entity or to be that guy who runs in and throws a kick to the torso of a fallen warrior.
MC has shown nothing but mediocricy in PB. They failed at attacking PB, they have not once put up a fleet to match BoBs in numbers down there and now they resort to POS spamming tpar with tower upon tower and Seleene rationalising losses by saying how that he was unable to lead their fleets due to "eating turkey".
MC have never fought by themselves and now they do not either, but snuggled up with BoB for the last while they have managed to baby their ego's into thinking they were something special, something unique. BoB beleive they are something special too, but that is earned through success. Success breeds confidence, confidence breeds success. MC nurtured their confidence from BoBs success and people who did not like BoB started to say it was MC doing all the work, further increasing their false ego's. Now MC find what a cruel world EVE is.
Postman Pat
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