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Okay, back from lunch!
Great job securing 4900 Greldon!
Hey Terl! Where ya been today?
          
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Terran News Network Daily Report.
Disturbing news just in... the entire state of Texas had to be evacuated today as news that the man-made cranium ashtray mountain had reached a dangerously unstable critical mass. When asked what his company intended to do about this unsightly pile of unwanted commodities, the CEO of Cranium Works Inc. said that he was confident that demand would return to former levels once the population of Earth increased by a few hundred billion, and blamed the over-exuberant manufacturing on a surge of activity within the metaverse by an organisation known as the Galactic Guardians.
Unfortunately, no members of the Galactic Guardians were available for comment today, as they're all off turning Yor worlds into space dust apparently.
In related news, the charitable organisation SPICY was closed down today by their bankers. It was reported that SPICY (Society for the Prevention of Improper Cruelty to Yors) had received donations in their 12-month existence of precisely 0 bcs. Their credibility had been further undermined when their founder, a Mr. AX-24, was spotted using a Cranium Works Inc. ashtray. When asked, he claimed it had been given to him as a present by a nice chap called Greldon, but the interview had to be terminated before further information could be gathered as the ashtray went BOOM!!!
   
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This is what I like to hear!!
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Magnum is filling in for the over-worked Guardian Scribe, Terl. The Guardians are truly blessed to have so many maniacal...um...I mean...talented writers in our empire!
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| Magnum is filling in for the over-worked Guardian Scribe, Terl. |
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Not in the same league I'm afraid, but it is down to Terl that I even bother to try 
I decided to have a break from the alliance victories and have just had a nice, satisfying, long, slow..... BOOM!!!
That one took me to 52nd Only combat ship I owned for the whole game was the Hero. I successfully culture flipped everything in the galaxy apart from the 2-sector, 5 system Yor stronghold which is now re-convening in a few trillion various different parts of the galaxy 
I have to say I really like the way the culture bombs work now, so I'm probably in a minority, but it is much more realistic, and I still only needed one culture SB per race to get them to flip in a couple of turns. 
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Undoubtedly the best
Theoden, did you have any idea how good this was going to be when you decided to take your own road?
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| I wonder what the smallest map that yields maximum points is, with AP. |
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Well the boss is getting around 43-44K on a small map, so I figure a medium would get you about 10k more than that. I might have to try it to see 
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| I have to say I really like the way the culture bombs work now |
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I've actually grown to like it as well...though I still hate paying for individual modules. I still think they should go the Terror Star route and make you pay a flat fee for a Culture Palace and then a Party Palace. It would still dissuade people from using them but it wouldn't make you take the extra step of clicking OK every time.
| Theoden, did you have any idea how good this was going to be when you decided to take your own road? |
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I really could never have planned on having such great people join the empire! I've been very fortunate to have so many people who were really interested in having fun join the Guardians. We have about 20 active members (out of our 22) and I think the activity gives us the opportunity to have fun.
Wouldn't the Metaverse be an interesting place if all the older empires regrouped and formed empires consisting only of active members? Part of the problem is the older empires have 2 or 3 members playing the game and lots of names. It took me a long time to break away from the Fellowship, but in hindsight, it's really the best decision I could've made.
I hope these comments don't offend anyone, but the Metaverse needs a little revitalization. Until everyone realizes that most empires only contain between 2-10 active members and decides to do something about it, the Guardians will continue to reign around here. It would really be interesting to see 10 or so active members of other empires join together...just like us, they would be a very successful empire.
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| I think the activity gives us the opportunity to have fun. |
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That's what it's got to all be about. 
If I wasn't enjoying it, I'd give up playing the game, as I'm sure most people would. Hopefully, with AP getting a retail release some old players may get back into it - and there will also be new players like me looking for information and joining the community
Let's just hope that we're not so far ahead that the only empire anyone wants to join is the Guardians 
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ED: If you Alpha Strike one, then immediately get a Peace Treaty (yes...ask for peace from a dead empire!) you can get out of the pickle.
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| If you Alfa strike one will the ally still fight even if its ally is no more? |
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I've managed to do this in the past and maintain good relations - but haven't tried it in AP yet. You've got to take them out in the same turn as you declare war though.
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| Let's just hope that we're not so far ahead that the only empire anyone wants to join is the Guardians |
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There's always somebody who wants to take the leader down...
| We truly are fortunate to have so many active members. When you step back and look at the Guardians rise in the Metaverse, and you then realize that it's only been a few weeks since you started the Guardians, well it's simply astounding! |
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To borrow a phrase...Indeed!
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I have a database I have been working on which has been keeping me busy. I still wander in when I can though 
