Princess Jodi
Vendetta Underground
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2008.04.18 15:53:00 -
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This perspective is from one of the smaller players in this war.
The analysis that The Coalition did not have the same goals or unity that Bob has is spot on. From Rule of Three's perspective, the choice to join the Coalition side came from 2 places: MC's invasion of the North and from our corp's past history with Fix pre-Bob Pet.
We fought with Razor, MM, Iron et al against the MPire of Fatally Fallen Cows that MC installed after they steamrolled the North. This was done to aid our good friends in recovering their territory and to restore Blues on our Empire route. That effort was rewarded by our continued friendship, but no space or other assets. Still, it served our Alliance well as it pushed out hostiles who could have easily overwhelmed us.
When Razor/Iron/MM moved on Fix, we went because we respected Fix from before they were Bob pets, and we wanted to break the shackles Bob had over them. Again we did our part for no reward other than the moral highground.
I personally count my score with Bob settled at that point: They subjegated Fix when they could have supported them as a true ally; we freed Fix when Bob showed that they really didn't care about Pets.
At this point, the war moved to Qy6 and we went along. But the fractured goals of the coalition ended that cooperation. First we had minor war decs to stop our organizing in Empire near Querious. (Its like 67 jumps from where we were to Querious... not easy to get there in force) Then one by one the Coalition allies in the area reset us. When we got to the point that half of our reinforcements were being killed by other Coalition members while we were trying to move to Qy6, we had to stop.
So to recap: We fought as a minor power on the Coalition side for over a year. We gained no space or assets at all, just a bit of experience and respect. When the larger powers saw their local goals met they reset us, so we lost the ability to contribute.
Bob does not have these kinds of issues. They are one entity. Until the Coalition can get the same kind of unity (Which they had due to Bob's arrogant propaganda and 'questionable tactics' at the start), all you'll see is the local powers taking all the gains and then backing out of the fight once they've attained more space. |