Susan Kennedy
Gallente
Eddie Murphy Appreciation Society
Chubby Chuppers Chubba Chups
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Posted - 2009.01.15 08:27:00 -
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Edited by: Susan Kennedy on 15/01/2009 08:35:00
As the executor figure of a 42 man alliance who managed to get into the alliance I should like to pipe up.
Any one with 2 braincells would have guessed that the slots would have been filled rapidly, especially considering all the corps that suddenly had a new alliance ticker below their names on the forums in the few weeks before the sign up process.
I knew three weeks in advance the procedure for signing up. On the day, i set my alarm, got up, signed up, and went back to bed.
 I dont make a habit of setting an alarm clock for eve, but in this case I had the rest of my alliance depending on me, so I put up with the inconvieninece and we were rewarded for it.
I do feel slightly sorry for some of the bigger alliances who failed to get into the draw, and some of the missing faces will take certainly take a small amount of the shine off the alliance. I also feel sorry for those that seem to be taking not being in this tournie so seriously, especialy considering my alliance are treating it in the spirit it was intended - as a bit of fun and no real hope of winning.
But - from experience I would also note some of the bigger alliances are the worst pvpers I have ever come across, dependent on blobs, caps, and ill gotten isk to survive. A small gang pvp contest loses nothing by these not attending.
I also find it incredibly amusing that "chubby chubbers chubba chups" are in the tournie and the big scary evil 0.0 alliances are not. Because their executor was down the launderette at 11:00 am washing his smalls.
At the end of the day, if getting in the tournie was not considered important enough for the executors of the big alliances to devote some time and inconvenience to the signing up process, they really shouldnt be that aggrieved they didnt get in.
I think it is churlish and spoiled to start complaining about CCP on this issue. They gave the gamebase what they wanted and gave clear instructions on how to apply.
Bad luck on not getting in - to those that did I will see you on the battlefield :)
EDIT: My turn to be spoiled - Boost the prizes CCP they are rubbish!!
EDIT: 41 man alliance - we just booted someone! Thats 2.5 % of our manpower down!!!
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