have them on chat, let's see where it goes...
Quote:me: you guys around
DMOC,Rash: hey chap,
is screeenshot trading banned till paper is known?
me: nope, it's allowed
DMOC,Rash: ok, give me a minute
Sent at 6:56 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: brb,
Sent at 7:03 PM on Tuesday
me: k
Sent at 7:05 PM on Tuesday
me: hi there
Ilios for DIM
Sent at 7:08 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: had to put the boy to bed. back now
me: no problem
Sent at 7:17 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3426/settling.jpg
this is how we see the land
me: uh huh
and you're suggesting we don't settle beyond the yellow borders?
DMOC,Rash: yes, a tile either way could work, dpendant on what is decided
me: i'll need to check with the others. but again, we are unlikely to agree to settlement agreements before seeing the land.
we don't know how much land that leaves you in our direction
i can see it from your point of view
you think me asking for a NAP was a sign we have an empty capital
DMOC,Rash: it leaves enough so we do not have border pressure
Sent at 7:23 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: i'm not sure, you'll understand that we believe we are in postion of relative strenght and could cause you a headache, even if we don't make any huge gains
me: i understand that.
Sent at 7:24 PM on Tuesday
me: on the other hand, it could very well be we have a defended capital, perhaps even on a hill, can knock out a warrior in 2t and relieve a choke. and of course everyone else would see you declared on us while most of us, DIM included, are seeking friends.
so you'd gain nothing other than delaying us by 2t, lose a warrior, and take the rep hit.
Sent at 7:26 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: we are prepared to go 50-50 odds on killing your escourting warrior and taking your settler
me: haha that's a pretty aggressive stance for liz of france to takei like it
DMOC,Rash: i'm sure that most teams would understand
Sent at 7:29 PM on Tuesday
me: you're making some pretty big assumptions, 1) that you can even catch the settler, since it's not going in your direction, 2) that he'd be on flat land. and i'm not sure most teams would understand like you said. pretty aggressive move.
we'like i said, let me check with my team-mates, this isn't a decision i can make myself. just for info, would a screenie of our capital suffice to convince you we're not bluffing
Sent at 7:31 PM on Tuesday
DMOC,Rash: i'd prefer a screenie of the spot you want to settle.
Sent at 7:32 PM on Tuesday
me: i'll be back in a bit. but just to get this straight, you'd be willing to declare war on us just to slow our expansion?
DMOC,Rash: wouldn't you if the roles were reversed? What is so important about the spot your settling???
a stitch in time saves nine
me: that depends on whether i want to make friends or not. and there's nothing particular about the spot - we'd just like to keep up with expansion since i'm sure you've seen 2 civs are out to 2 cities & we're still at 1