Quote:Team A4
Our scout Hernan has spent a disturbingly long time flexing in front of the mirror since hearing you'd described him as "mighty". We just haven't had the heart to tell him the truth yet. Still, although Hernan couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag, at least he can run away pretty quickly - we'll meet civs faster and gather more information than those who start with warriors.
We ARE willing to share these benefits with you; in other words, we agree to your request to exchange information on other civs and where to find them. We're (clearly) not an aggressive/early rush civ and we hope this gesture shows our friendly intent and desire to cooperate. I'll tell you right off the bat that as of now A4 is the only civ we've made contact with.
As far as a NAP is concerned. Yes, that is the likely outcome if our relationship - as it appears to be doing - develops along friendly lines. At a minimum we'll require a better knowledge of our surroundings and a fairly specific agreement with you regarding aggressive settlements; having said that, since a NAP would be mutually beneficial it's something we're willing to start working towards.
I think that's a good place to start. Let us know how things are going. If you're fair and show a willingness to work with us, you'll find us to be a strong ally.
Meatbalz for DIM
MB, overall, I like your message. I agree with some of what Ilios said as well. I'm not too concerned about sounding like pushovers because I think that will be more established when we are actually bargaining over settling rights and/or other trades. I word our gesture more like:
Quote:We offer you the knowledge that your team is the only one we have encountered so far. We hope that this gesture of goodwill shows our friendly intent and desire to cooperate. A similar gesture back would go far in cultivating the peaceful relations of our two civs.
That said, I'm also fine with just going with Ilios suggestions and leaving it at that.
As for our warrior, I saw move to the hill NW for the visibility.