It's better than WOW! And in Real Time!

[sulcal]

Right. So this comes from PMs through an Internet game called Travian (which keeps making me either think or say Trabia... damned you FFVIII). What's even dorkier, is that my little village thing is named Balamb Garden. Yup. That's right. I'm nerdy and damn proud. So there's these two jerks, Abreu and Al Davis that suck and just pick on players smaller than them because it's easier. This here, in my opinion, is a log of WIN proportions. Why? Because this guy sucks at taunting.

The point of Travian? To wage war. It takes aggression and making contacts with people larger than you to succeed. Some people are total jerks and don't even message you. Abreu and Al Davis are known for farming smaller villages for kicks, considering how defenseless everyone starts off at. Al Davis has in his profile (and sticks to it), ways of supposedly getting him to stop attacking you-- "1. Delete and restart. 2. Delete and restart. 3. Delete and restart. 4. Don't message me." Realize that it takes a long time to get anything DONE in Travian because the resupply takes place in real time, so when they say "3 hours", they MEAN 3 hours. It starts off, between Al Davis and I, like this:

As your profile states, I did not leave "no subject" in that line.

I've notified you to the Support team, just so you know.

People like you make it difficult to like internet games.

You want to play games? Fine. Let's play.

Tag, you're it.

--Splink, leader of Balamb Garden

And continues as follows under the title "Said the blindman":

<sub>Splink wrote:

Persistent aren't we?

Noted.

Thank you for making my day.
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Al Davis wrote:

Hey, protect your stuff and i won't get anything.

I am happy to see not everybody is rude.
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Splink wrote:

See, I'd rather not be rude. I like this game. I like being diplomatic. Protect my stuff? See, it's YOU preventing me from doing so.

See why I'm at a bit of a stand still?

I should NOT have to "delete and restart" just because you decide, and pardon me (for I dislike being insulting), an ass about it.
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Al Davis wrote:

Nothing personal. Just raiding for resources.

Eee aww.
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Splink wrote:

Here's the thing. "Nothing personal" just seems like some little disclaimer. A little bit of information to notify people that "yes, I'm picking on you" just so that you can discourage other from this game. I had someone looking over my shoulder when the saw the level of reports as well as your profile.

This is not liked.

You are mighty, yes. And should not pick on those weaker just because its easier.

it shows no level of backbone.
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Al Davis wrote:

Why do you hate invertebrates?
Splink wrote:

If you were attempting a joke, I'd rather you not. And I don't.

But you are the kingdom Animalia, and should therefore act as such.
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Al Davis wrote:

The only law in kingdom Animalia is survival of the fittest.

Now that you see things my way I wish you good luck in your endeavors.
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Splink wrote:

No. The only law of Animalia is "Power is all." Natural selection, I suppose, but you are terribly horrible at this. And I'd prefer that you not send false words. I will not bow down, and I will not back off.

You seem intelligent enough, and I like that, but, here is something I'd like to share with you:

I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: 'Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear -
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
--Percy Shelly

Consider this a warning. When you corner a wild beast, does it not have claws? You may seem larger than I now, but there will be a day.

And you will rue it.</sub>

Keep note that everyone around has either been slammed repeatedly and still can't gain any resources to actually break free and really do end up having to delete, restart, and repeat thanks to these two. I'm banning together with quite a few larger villages who greatly dislike these two, along with smaller ones, to eventually utterly prove their theories wrong. Why? Because when you decide to be an ass about things, then you get people who dislike you. And make enemies, who will do everything in their power to annoy the living daylights to of you in return.

Personally, I laughed due to the fact it was so entertaining and delight in the fact that this game needs aggressive activity to succeed. Why did I post this? For the fact that I'd like everyone to share their off-WD-site experiences with people like this.

And then we can ALL laugh at how terribly these people fail and then whine and complain why this is happening to them. sometimes, indulging in some cruelty is nice.

Especially when loserfaces like that get what they deserve.

=D Enjoy the laughs!

[sephiroth]

Message of my own to Abreu the Annoying:

Just to let you know, I've really got nothing. I constantly send out my resources to other people.

I just wanted to say, though, this amuses me -- I just like to imagine your troops running in circles screaming about the town square, then running back out...

Still, your optimism is noted. :)

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Yes, I used a -- gasp insert here -- smiley. I was just that annoyed. Basically, he does nothing; gets nothing, does no damage. Although when he does find some troops, he tends to send vast crushing armies... just as I send mine out somewhere distant, and therefore are unaffected. As stated in my profile, I am a professional pest.


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Here is basic advice for Travian:

Level your cranny high, while you are still under protection. If on the US server, enter S7, and message Leovant (me) if you wish. Set your defenses first after levelling resources, and keep levelling them; only then can you work on an army. A marketplace will do you good... *goes on in classic lecture mode*

[hobotrain]

<_<

I know exactly how you feel. I used to play Travian, but abandoned the game because of some spineless ****er attacking me mercilessly. Seeing that had me considering rejoining... but the fear of the same thing happening again will keep me away for now.

[sulcal]

Hey. Let me know your username if you do. I know people. And will supply you well.

[locue]

been there, done that, got bored.

too much micro-managing. If you are a control freak, this is a good game. I found that the Kingdom of Loathing is more to my taste.