Originally by: 12oz Jesus

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And what have you built lately, Scatim?

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Originally by: Nekumi

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It's a lot more like one of those weird cults where the leader and his inner circle run off with all the money and the cultists are so brainwashed/stupid they still laud them as the best thing ever. You guys really need to take your heads out of your behinds. This level of delusion is dangerous even if it is just a game.

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Originally by: ardik

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Hard times are ahead. I am not the one to lead you through it. The road, though, is clear, and the direction will be given. Know your Reps still watch out for you, and that the new Executor will have all the charisma, character, and cleverness you have come to know. I fully expect that BRUCE will come to secure all of Fountain in due time, and PL - like 9th Fleet, like Huzzah, like ExM, like OSS, all of whom seemed insurmountable foes once - will be ground under the heel of the BRUCEian behemoth, and become yet another foe smashed under BRUCE's might. New commanders will rise; new leaders will point the way. New fleets will be generated, and new ideas followed. Greatness still stands on the horizon for BRUCE. I have no doubt that the new leader, so named, will address you all in a day or two.

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Originally by: Satt One

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No, cant be right... is this a little goonie telling us this? I cant breathe - please stop being so funny! Titan fund anyone?

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Originally by: Nekumi

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It's a lot more like one of those weird cults where the leader and his inner circle run off with all the money and the cultists are so brainwashed/stupid they still laud them as the best thing ever. You guys really need to take your heads out of your behinds. This level of delusion is dangerous even if it is just a game.

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Originally by: Mendolorian Girl

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Edited by: Mendolorian Girl on 02/05/2008 21:04:44

Originally by: Nekumi

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It's a lot more like one of those weird cults where the leader and his inner circle run off with all the money and the cultists are so brainwashed/stupid they still laud them as the best thing ever. You guys really need to take your heads out of your behinds. This level of delusion is dangerous even if it is just a game.

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Wierd Cult.. yes I can see how it could be perceived like that. It's not though, it's all about this

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Originally by: Moloc's

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Your leadershipskills far surpass all that I have seen anywhwere. RL or not.

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Originally by: Shyon Rhen

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so, i suppose everyone has already realized the total illegality of hacking a secure database right?

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Originally by: Scatim Helicon

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Originally by: Shyon Rhen

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so, i suppose everyone has already realized the total illegality of hacking a secure database right?

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Look at how dumb you are

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Originally by: Moloc's

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Dang cant you people at least be a little nice for once? I thought we were chill brosefs? Whats with all the hate? That we wouldnt give away free moons to PL? Come on...its our space for christs sake! And we want to fight for it. Kick our butts, do your thing. We wont give it back just because your keep smacking us in forums. Even though your "metagaming stuff" brings the ability to have fun to the limit.

Anyways, Friedrick, you have no idea who I am. I am just a lowly grunt that has spent my period in BRUCE in the backyard, doing my thing. But still, here is a voice from the bottom;

Your leadershipskills far surpass all that I have seen anywhwere. RL or not. You should run a large company or enter politics. Every single move you have made since my corp joined BRUCE, has been well thought out, and well executed. My hat off to your abilities to plan ahead, administer, and last but not the least, your extremely well articulated and well thought out posts both on caod, shc, and in our internal forums.

I fully understand that you have finally run ut out engergy, and need to let got now. Good luck!

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Originally by: Friedrick Psitalon

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Woot! First in a thread about ME!

...oh bugger. No I'm not. Oh well.

Does having a thread about me officially make me l33t or famous or something?

In all seriousness:

I'll confirm everything in the OP. It's true, and I have no shame in it. I'm immensely proud of where BRUCE has gone - from a noob anti-pirate corp in Aeschee, growing up as a major power in Syndicate, and then controlling the lion's share of Fountain. Say what you like about how we got everywhere we did - we did it. Us, an alliance founded and run by people who've been playing for two years. (Truth - check Friedrick's start date.)

I'm personally tired and worn out. Running an alliance for two years does that to you. My successor will step up, and they'll accomplish great things, and they'll move on. BRUCE is a cult of ideology, but there's a lot more to it than that. They'll be fine when FOOM leaves - and I'm sure they'll be here to be smacked on by you folks for a long time to come, as you daily talk about how they're falling apart and noobs and not going to make it and so on....

BRUCE made it this long. They'll make it quite awhile longer.

LONG LIVE THE BRUCES! o/

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Originally Posted by Friedrich Psitalon

Guys, I'm going to discuss this behind a very closed door, and do so very quietly.

I'm worried. Very worried.

1. The FCs are in a state of almost complete collapse. We have, at most, three active ones right now. That's across all time zones. The rest are scattered hell-for-leather.

2. Participation is starting to dip; only starting, but check how many kills we have in our own space in the past 48 hours. It's really low.

3. The leadership body in BRUCE is far too bloated. Our decision-making ability is through the floor. I'm not convinced it can be corrected without losing multiple corps.

4. Tri has almost certainly realized how fat and rotten we are at the moment. I'd be surprised if they didn't come for us.

I think BRUCE is in very real danger of getting hammered out of Fountain.

Here's what I need from you:

I need this corp tightened up; rebuilding morale at the corp level. Run corp ops - I don't give a damn if you're not an FC or not combat-trained. You'll learn. Start conversations in corp chat. Invite people to hang out in the Vent channel.

If you want a job, it's this: be proactive. Start building that sense of FOOM pride. BRUCE is going to take a pretty nasty hit in the near future, one way or another - if the corp, or the alliance, is to survive, we're going to need proactive work done. Even if BRUCE falls apart, it'd be nice to have something to fall back on.

Please discuss concrete, real, immediate solutions.

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Originally Posted by Friedrich Psitalon
People We Will Be Inviting To Join Us

Mendalorian Girl - Fried approaches
Zillaby Trypp - Fried approaches? Who knows best?
Aragorn Angelus - who knows best?
Talo Momoe - Fried approaches
Rodney Caston - Fried approaches
Kithaca - who knows best?


....others? Add 'em!

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Moving

Be greedy. First stuff to move out is our own personal goods. We will be stressing to much about them til they are out, so get them out first. Try to sell what you reasonably can in the next 3 days, after that, it will be a fire sale atmosphere, as that is when I predict cascade failure starts.

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You should run a large company or enter politics.

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Originally by: cirus670

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Foom is in no way done with BRUCE. We are gonna take a break and then do some payback to those who were non too kind in the past.

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Originally by: Vile rat

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I could crow on about living in space that our war vs bob helped you seize then turning your back on us while you try to negotiate a peaceful coexistence with that very entity you "conquered" space from but that would be poor form wouldn't it?

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Originally by: Mara Devortex

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Goons you give yourselves too much credit..Bruce took fountain purely on their own..and as far as your FAILED war with BoB..why would Bruce put its neck out for a Coalition best known for its treachery and backstabbing.? EPIC FAIL

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