All right, with the news that Barteq finally sent us a diplomacy message, we're going to have to decide how we can take advantage of this without looking like complete slimeballs. I sent a quick message to him:
But here is the message that DT just sent us today:
So we can tell that DT is annoyed that we couldn't really make any progress on the Roman front. But then again, I don't see how DT could have blamed us for this. Barteq is aggressive Rome, and he spent something like fifty turns building nothing but praetorians. And his target all along was DT. The general rule when this happens is that if a team like that decides to attack you, your game is over before it begins. Period. And what could we have built anyway that could have stopped praetorians in the field? Macemen and crossbowmen. Which requires us having a high tech rate. Which means we can't spend turns building axemen and catapults.
I think that the only way we can really take advantage of this is if we explain to DT that the war is lost before it began. He's not going to like the message, but there's literally nothing we can do at this point.
But is there a way we can make the situation seem like we tried a little harder? What if Barteq agreed to let us destroy his Antium stack (i.e., he puts them on the silver tile?), but then we negotiate peace right after that, so he doesn't lose any cities and we get a Great general for Heroic Epic (plus he doesn't have to pay maintenance costs for his units). Then, we negotiate a super-long NAP with him and open borders.
But the only way we really win out on this is if he agrees to attack SutOxy.
I've asked Yossarian for a chat in the second half of the turn timer as usual.
Quote:Barteq,
This is just a quick email confirming receipt of the message. We are happy that you chose to respond to us. We will give you another response shortly.
For now, we stay in war but let us agree not to attack each other and just defend. By next turn you will get a longer proposal.
By the way, you can choose to 'forward' all emails from your Gladiator's Glory email to your real email so you get all messages that way.
Regards,
DMOC
Team EggHeads
But here is the message that DT just sent us today:
Quote:Without your help we lost this war. Soon Rome will have 15 cities and place for next 10.
So we can tell that DT is annoyed that we couldn't really make any progress on the Roman front. But then again, I don't see how DT could have blamed us for this. Barteq is aggressive Rome, and he spent something like fifty turns building nothing but praetorians. And his target all along was DT. The general rule when this happens is that if a team like that decides to attack you, your game is over before it begins. Period. And what could we have built anyway that could have stopped praetorians in the field? Macemen and crossbowmen. Which requires us having a high tech rate. Which means we can't spend turns building axemen and catapults.
I think that the only way we can really take advantage of this is if we explain to DT that the war is lost before it began. He's not going to like the message, but there's literally nothing we can do at this point.
But is there a way we can make the situation seem like we tried a little harder? What if Barteq agreed to let us destroy his Antium stack (i.e., he puts them on the silver tile?), but then we negotiate peace right after that, so he doesn't lose any cities and we get a Great general for Heroic Epic (plus he doesn't have to pay maintenance costs for his units). Then, we negotiate a super-long NAP with him and open borders.
But the only way we really win out on this is if he agrees to attack SutOxy.
I've asked Yossarian for a chat in the second half of the turn timer as usual.