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Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Feb 2013, 21:18
Replies: 110
Views: 44,782
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congrats ND

No it doesn't.
And people who say it does fall into two categories:

They are either more bitter than a bottle of Angostura, or were dropped on their heads as babies.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Feb 2013, 20:53
Replies: 110
Views: 44,782
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congrats ND

*facepalm*
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Feb 2013, 19:53
Replies: 110
Views: 44,782
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congrats ND

Wait, what? If I am reading this correctly you are saying that the current leading alliance which you presume may win the round, spent a good part of the round behind an alliance which is now below...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 May 2012, 17:32
Replies: 22
Views: 8,380
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Be careful - new rat tactic

Best comedy propaganda thread since the last CBA comedy propaganda thread.

:up:
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2012, 17:35
Replies: 336
Views: 191,732
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Round from CBA's perspective

Just posting again to big up CBA for his awesome response to Mz.

I have no idea what the significance of that almost entirely incomprehensible quote from Yoshi is, but I've re-read it 3 times and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 May 2012, 12:49
Replies: 336
Views: 191,732
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Round from CBA's perspective

A+++++++++ Post.

So concise and yet informative: reading it left me feeling like I had just played a boring round of internet space rock game.

I would read posts by this poster again.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Feb 2012, 15:23
Replies: 271
Views: 111,831
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ultores

In a lot of cases its probably simply because the idea of having to cooperate with some of the other alliances is more distasteful than Ultores winning.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Jan 2012, 18:19
Replies: 126
Views: 63,226
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 45 Predictions

And whiney threads about how the top ranked alliance shouldn't attack anyone except for the no.2 alliance (and then only gently because remember, they are bigger and we don't want any beastly...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Dec 2011, 21:15
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I've already had very kind replies from Rexdrax and some dude who had a lot of locusts stolen in the attack.

The timing of the SK attack was pretty much right in the middle of the gangbang.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Dec 2011, 19:35
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

It's even worse than being an inept crasher.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Dec 2011, 19:28
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I've just got a feeling in my water. :(
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Dec 2011, 18:49
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

As a member of ND: I'm certainly not against gangbangs.

What I am against is drooling muppets justifying the gangbangs on the grounds of "napping" when other alliances nap just as much or even...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Dec 2011, 08:34
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

RexDrax: given the outrage you feel with regard to SKs may I suggest that you and Influence put your heads together and draft a Geneva convention style document which you could post in the thread and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 18:22
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Influence: its a real shame that you and your noble alliance mates have had to endure such horrid beastliness from such inept bullies.

My heart bleeds for you, you poor little lambs. And the SK's...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 17:59
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Isn't that the very definition of hiding behind someone?
I'm not saying that its wrong, immoral, cowardly or whatever.
It's clearly within the rules.
I just find your dishonesty pathetic.

When...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 15:06
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Influence: just wanted to make the point, but were you aware that in your post you both whine about ND trying to nap your alliance and then whine about ND attacking your alliance.

Do you not find...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 14:52
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I cant speak for other members but I didnt use a single SK until we were gangbanged.

I'm using them as often as I can now... ;)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 14:18
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Kaiba: I think that most people would agree that the HC of CT, App and the alliances so eager to work with them have played a much more decisive role in NDs fate this round than NDs HC have.

To...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 13:29
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I'm sorry Kaiba.
You cant be happy that some of an alliance will lose but not others.

You either want the alliance to lose or not.

You might like or feel sorry for some of its members while...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 12:57
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Come on Kaiba.
We're all adults here.
I know you are loving the fact that ND wont win.
Everyone else knows that you are loving the fact that ND wont win.
And its pretty obvious that its because...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 11:21
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Good point. However, if we are discussing "cowardly tactics" at what point does a large number of small planets working together to bring down a bigger planet become "cowardly" (particularly if they...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 10:59
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I think that all of the players and alliances in the game have been hitting lower planets as the majority of their attacks.

Unless you are constantly getting escorted by bigger planets to targets...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2011, 10:36
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

You are aware of the alliance points column on the universe page, yeah?
Might be worthwhile comparing some of those...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2011, 21:06
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I don't know if you were aware or not, but Ult have also not been attacking ND.
I think that if you believe that CT were the only thing that stopped Ult from overtaking ND earlier, you ignore the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2011, 20:31
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

Kaiba: I just think that your posting is extremely dishonest and very biased. You use words like "farming" in a very snide way. I know you aren't stupid enough to not be aware of the connotation that...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2011, 13:13
Replies: 157
Views: 81,691
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Who will finish on top?

I think most people that aren't using emotive language to talk trash would generally consider "farming" within the context of planetarion to mean:

"attacking planets that you know will not be...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Oct 2011, 23:31
Replies: 135
Views: 45,645
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: xVx r44 tag split

What I don't get about this was why the thread was even made in the first place. It didn't need a rocket surgeon to work out that it would turn into a faecal hurricane. I cannot think of any reason...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Oct 2011, 13:51
Replies: 9
Views: 3,498
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Covert ops (and SKs) need a change.

The best post I have ever read on the subject of covert ops on this forum.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Oct 2011, 17:46
Replies: 189
Views: 44,648
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ultores pwnage

Presumably because they have won / appear to be about to win?
(Just taking a wild stab in the dark here...)
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 22 Sep 2011, 16:52
Replies: 39
Views: 9,292
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: WE hate SK's what do you think ?

Did we really? I thought PDS was largely removed because if planets got enough income early enough a decent investment in PDS made it extremely unpleasant to attack them...

Anyway landing vast...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Aug 2011, 17:04
Replies: 136
Views: 39,821
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Jun 2011, 17:44
Replies: 202
Views: 42,064
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Tgv & nd

If people have any sense its everyone versus Apprime constantly until the end of the round, and whoever happens to be on top at that point wins, as it should be every round.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 May 2011, 11:38
Replies: 38
Views: 7,002
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: New race(s)

I've said it before and I'll say it again: to get me signed up and playing, this game doesn't need new races (per se).

It needs a return to round 4 rules (including in gal roiding) and a free...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2011, 14:17
Replies: 152
Views: 58,538
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Omega has fallen the end of the world is here....

There are many good examples in life where the ends don't justify the means, but in the case of this game the ends ALWAYS justify the means.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 May 2011, 10:01
Replies: 38
Views: 7,002
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: New race(s)

Gate: Oi Crab, got SK?
Crab: Yeah.
Gate: Send them to defend my target.
Crab: Wait, what are you talking about?
Gate: Trust me this will be good!
Crab: But, hang on, you are attacking, why do...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Mar 2011, 14:15
Replies: 80
Views: 44,497
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Mar 2011, 16:19
Replies: 20
Views: 6,189
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Protect the Newbs & Grow the Game, Bring Back Farms!!!

If you want to multi just do it anyway.
I'm sure loads of people are.

It is not rocket surgery to figure out how to acquire another ip address to proxy a second web connection through so that...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Mar 2011, 12:08
Replies: 36
Views: 8,302
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Time to make donations legal?

I don't understand why any effort is made to prevent cheating in PA.
Given the loopholes which are inherent in the design of the game I would say that it is a waste of time.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Feb 2011, 13:14
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

* <--- distasteful joke
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Feb 2011, 09:56
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

Statistics suggest that only 1 out of 10 people agrees with you.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Feb 2011, 13:56
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

Great result at the weekend.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Feb 2011, 11:55
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

It is even worse than that.
Each round there is 1 competent ambitious alliance that wants to win.
There used to be at least 2 but then ASC got bored and jaded.

Then you have ~2 or 3 alliances...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Feb 2011, 09:30
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

Well given my own personal bias, I would have to say CT! ;)
I take it from your question that the premise of the thread is actually null and void and ND are not infact standing alone?
Thats pretty...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Feb 2011, 16:21
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PT 403, ND Stands Alone.

Generally the junior parties in any pa relationship are always referred to as "flak" by the opposition.

I'm surprised you weren't aware of that. It's pretty standard.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Feb 2011, 15:07
Replies: 654
Views: 309,970
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Feb 2011, 10:26
Replies: 216
Views: 82,543
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: rd 40 predictions... go go go

Once again a common theme appears in posts:

"Such and such alliance is gifting $NO1ALLIANCE the round by shit play."

"If only such and such alliance had more ambition and backbone then...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Jan 2011, 11:00
Replies: 216
Views: 82,543
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: rd 40 predictions... go go go

I heard he was washing his hair.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Jan 2011, 11:55
Replies: 45
Views: 12,837
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: multihunters are utter fail

I for one think the multihunters should be congratulated for doing something worth discussing, debating, and getting emotional about in a game which has otherwise become a snoozefest of epic...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 16 Dec 2010, 14:47
Replies: 46
Views: 8,535
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: A new emp.

Disclaimer: I've not played for some time.
Having said that, is there /really/ a need to improve things for cath?
When I played (and I played for a LOT of rounds) cath when commanded by a sane...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 2 Dec 2010, 13:51
Replies: 20
Views: 5,543
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Is this the worst round ever?

I can't answer this question but I do know that if rounds have been getting successively worse since I last played they must probably all be paying you guys to play now.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 24 Nov 2010, 12:43
Replies: 20
Views: 4,864
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Bring Back 3 tick Landings

3 Tick Landings?!

3 Month long round, round 4 rules, free for all or stfu.
I'm going science.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Nov 2010, 12:22
Replies: 118
Views: 58,105
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Apprime & Imperia

Please keep us fully updated with any developments should the thrilling races for 2nd / 3rd place increase in intensity!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Nov 2010, 17:19
Replies: 25
Views: 5,620
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ascendancy

lollyroffle
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Nov 2010, 11:34
Replies: 112
Views: 36,144
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Imperia and their mum

Very possibly fair JBG, but incredibly harsh.

While I understand your frustration, isn't it the case that you have a certain duty to "work around" the vast numbers of people that approach the game...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Nov 2010, 15:09
Replies: 112
Views: 36,144
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Imperia and their mum

Bare lols as the mandems in these parts would say.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 6 Oct 2010, 14:09
Replies: 75
Views: 45,607
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Worst Alliance EVA!!

Personally speaking while I agree with your post about the "real winners" I actually felt guilty when I read MZs post! ;)

In mitigation I only ever trol^H^H^H read the forums while I'm at work.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Sep 2010, 10:16
Replies: 75
Views: 45,607
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Worst Alliance EVA!!

Even though I am extremely affectionate toward ND, I really don't understand all the hate for NFI this round. With the exception of some unnecessary and utterly dickish forum posts, they seem to...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Sep 2010, 09:43
Replies: 307
Views: 66,457
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Many of my round 4 galmates would agree heartily with this sentiment.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2010, 12:31
Replies: 307
Views: 66,457
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

While defending Hanzi leaves a nasty taste in my mouth, I would like to point out that there is also absolutely nothing wrong with taking advantage of other players rank stupidity.



You call...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2010, 08:59
Replies: 307
Views: 66,457
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Oh for goodness sake, stop being a Paramour listening seagull-wing haircut having black skinny jeans (stolen from your little sister) wearing emoing drama llama.

Unless it was cheating it was good...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2010, 20:25
Replies: 307
Views: 66,457
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

Buly - just for the record, what you posted makes a heck of a lot of sense to me and seems entirely reasonable.

My points had nothing to do with napping - the game basically rewards napping...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2010, 10:05
Replies: 307
Views: 66,457
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NFI Statement on todays political shifts

if they took in less clowns and concentrated on building a small loyal core of competent players there would probably be a lot less crashing, a lot less emo, more fun for members of long standing,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Sep 2010, 12:03
Replies: 6
Views: 3,139
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Dear ND

Expecting ND to do stuff on their behalf seems to have become a very common theme amongst members of other alliances over the last few rounds.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 14:37
Replies: 170
Views: 32,367
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Dude!
Thats tragic.
Last week was really sunny too!
I went to the beach ffs!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Jul 2010, 09:09
Replies: 170
Views: 32,367
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congratz NewDawn

Big up ND!
I'm still not playing this s**t game, but if I was I would want to play with you!

<3
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Jun 2010, 12:43
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Are you referring to exiling?
I don't have any great dislike for it.
I can see some negative consequences of allowing people to exile, but they are certainly no worse than the consequences of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Jun 2010, 03:13
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Thinking about it I'm actually pretty happy with that line of reasoning, at least as it pertains to this specific case: but maybe that's because I'm ambivalent about the whole fortress gals thing.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2010, 17:10
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Hanzi: even if galaxies were 100% random, I would imagine that those that end up at the top of the pile are likely to act much like fortress gals do now although I concede it might make things a bit...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2010, 13:41
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

While I am not condemning the people that did what I described, I do think they used (note that I did not say "abused") the exile system in a way that it was not really intended to be used, so I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2010, 10:55
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

During the time you were away it was demonstrated that it is entirely possible to exile into exactly the galaxy that you would like to end up in given a few attempts - and if you were small enough...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2010, 10:18
Replies: 98
Views: 19,944
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 37 = Boring?

Wouldn't people then just use tactical exiling to create private gals or has that been fixed in some way?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 13:39
Replies: 153
Views: 40,580
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

Yes, it is people like this I am talking about, not Hosie.
The interesting thing, which I would suggest you think about for a while, is that when people like that get closed, the posts condemning...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Jun 2010, 09:27
Replies: 153
Views: 40,580
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

Agree totally, which is pretty much why I find the drooling knee jerk "well if people don't want to be offended they shouldn't log on to the interweb!" responses so tedious.

Its the juvenile need...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 15:50
Replies: 153
Views: 40,580
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

While I understand what you are driving at, and even to a certain extent agree with you, it is worthwhile remembering that not ALL of the internet is actually /b/.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 12:31
Replies: 153
Views: 40,580
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

I believe that the Official Planetarion Community (c) (tm) line on this is:

"It is only cheating if you get caught."

Now, you can say what you like about Ascendancy (and most people do) but...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jun 2010, 11:07
Replies: 153
Views: 40,580
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: PA Multihunters - Bringing back the lols

So can we confirm (as I'm not playing) we have:

1. juvenile homophobic nonsense
2. incompetent / ego maniacal officials
3. organized cheating
4. loads of people exhibiting various levels of...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 28 May 2010, 14:06
Replies: 28
Views: 4,729
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Inactive Reporting - A Population Option?

Light: can pre-launching not be detected by scans anymore?

It's been a while since I last played but when I did it was often forbidden due to the large risk of totally bollocksing up an attack!
...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 27 May 2010, 09:52
Replies: 28
Views: 4,729
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Inactive Reporting - A Population Option?

Have a think about the way the entire game is structured.
It is inherent in the fundamental design of the game that the ability to do something at least once per hour will reward the player.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 May 2010, 13:09
Replies: 72
Views: 12,752
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: I heard

tftfy
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 May 2010, 09:40
Replies: 134
Views: 26,008
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Favourite rounds!

Easily round 4.
My first round.
All downhill after that I'm afraid - a notable exception being perhaps NDs victory round, which was fun looking back but pretty horrible at the time!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2010, 11:35
Replies: 22
Views: 14,699
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Planetarion, or is it Donatearion?

Neither:

whateveryoucangetawaywithitsonlycheatingifyougetcaughtatarion.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 6 May 2010, 10:53
Replies: 77
Views: 24,395
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Don't ask, don't tell.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 May 2010, 14:29
Replies: 77
Views: 24,395
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Changing ziks stealing capacity

Although its probably more a result of luck than judgment Hanzi does make a point in the sense that this is just one of the many elements of basic game design which are open to abuse.

Yes the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 May 2010, 13:15
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

I didn't intend to put across the view that the community can't change things without multihunters so apologies if I wasn't clear about that.

I'm sure they could if there was a will to do so....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 May 2010, 11:45
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Correct me if I am wrong but that dogpile began long before that post - infact it was the CAUSE of the post.

I think it is more a response to Cardi pissing people off and vacation mode than to the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 May 2010, 09:06
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Sadly it is acceptable.
The MH have done nothing and never will.
The community will tolerate it as they have many times in the past.
Nothing will change.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 30 Apr 2010, 10:52
Replies: 12
Views: 3,108
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Remove vacmode

Removing it entirely would be awesome.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 14:15
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Not only is it a skill but I would strongly argue that it is a much more impressive skill than those other very important planetarion skills, staying up late and remembering the list of ip addresses...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 11:07
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Sad change in planetarion history

Firebird: it is a well known fact that members of alliances whose HC use vacation mode tactically deserve to be not only roided but also sk'd into oblivion. Covert ops should also probably be...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2010, 08:42
Replies: 294
Views: 61,934
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 15:10
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

I have to be careful what I say, because I still have a lot of affection and respect for ND, but I don't think they have had much "will" to win a round of PA for quite some time now - its possible...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 14:54
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Couldn't agree more.
This is one of the reasons why I personally no longer play.
To answer the question I guess you'll need to ask those that do.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Apr 2010, 14:11
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

I could speculate wildly about this - maybe they didn't think that there was anything that they could do to help them win at that point so the decision was based on some other reasoning.

None of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Apr 2010, 14:24
Replies: 143
Views: 26,241
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vision/newdawn nap

Always good to read before you post.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Apr 2010, 09:24
Replies: 76
Views: 36,165
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Lokken: is he shit?

this thread is a karmic engine which has had a direct influence on the fa cup semi final.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Apr 2010, 09:50
Replies: 76
Views: 36,165
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Lokken: is he shit?

No. Lokken is a top top bloke.
He just spends too much time playing a very boring web based game.
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 16 Mar 2010, 15:33
Replies: 25
Views: 6,900
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: eXcessum playing again!

I apologize.
I really must learn to be more accepting of people making light of racism and homophobia.

:rolleyes:
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 16 Mar 2010, 14:39
Replies: 25
Views: 6,900
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: eXcessum playing again!

Another staggering contribution.
Well done.
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 16 Mar 2010, 13:15
Replies: 25
Views: 6,900
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: eXcessum playing again!

Are you seriously trying to excuse the drivel you typed as a form of comedy?

I have had cases of the shits that were more amusing.
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 16 Mar 2010, 11:20
Replies: 25
Views: 6,900
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: eXcessum playing again!

Why this game has a declining playerbase is a constant mystery to me, and surely it cannot be due to the fact that most of the people who do play are pond life that should have been extinguished at...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Mar 2010, 15:59
Replies: 129
Views: 71,948
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 36 predictions

Someone has come up with a new name eh?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Jan 2010, 15:05
Replies: 107
Views: 60,276
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Oh dear oh dear

hurry up and get some ipv6 capable hosting, and i will show you clowns what real multi-ing is!

Also, this excerpt from the faq of an extremely similar internet web based game is worth quoting I...
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 7 Jan 2010, 11:39
Replies: 19
Views: 6,136
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: NewDawn Round 35 and forever

Almost makes me want to sign up again!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Dec 2009, 17:04
Replies: 138
Views: 25,803
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congrats Apprime

I would say not. It is a relative term, better alliances expect more of their players than worse ones.

Its more like doing the best you can do, however lame or awesome that best might be. Another...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Dec 2009, 16:24
Replies: 138
Views: 25,803
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Congrats Apprime

I would guess wildly that they define "solid" as giving 100%.

If you only give 75% but the next best alliance only gives 50% you can win, and sill not have been "solid".
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Dec 2009, 21:06
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Disclaimer: I have not played this round, and have no evidence that any player has done anything that wasn't 100% within the rules of the game, but given the discussion I just couldn't resist:


...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Dec 2009, 16:21
Replies: 367
Views: 99,827
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 34 officially over

I don't know. Maybe I am delusional but I honestly believe that because cheating in PA is so easy, and I have come across so many incompetent cheats in PA, and people that will basically do anything...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Dec 2009, 15:58
Replies: 367
Views: 99,827
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 34 officially over

Gah. JBG - first you cannot accept that there are vast amounts of people cheating and now you cannot accept that there are people that are "just happy that ASC didnt win". Your lack of cynicism is...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Dec 2009, 13:33
Replies: 87
Views: 61,720
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: A plea to the multihunters

I think that is an absolutely terrible attitude.
PA Team and the multihunters have to deal with a game engine that has evolved in such a way that there are fantastic opportunities for all kinds of...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 18 Dec 2009, 12:59
Replies: 87
Views: 61,720
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: A plea to the multihunters

I would offer the suggestion that it is because attempting to seriously clean up cheating in the game is like pissing up a flagpole.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Dec 2009, 10:03
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Unfortunately I was making a sarcastic comment.
I have come across plenty of cheats in my PA career and not just back in round 4. Maybe these aren't people who would actually cheat against a 5 year...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Dec 2009, 19:45
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

I agree completely, indeed having read this I cast my mind back to when I started playing PA (in round 4) and I must say, I came across relatively few people who...

Oh come on, who am I kidding?!...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Dec 2009, 12:30
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

The problem both of us would have when it comes to discussing this, is that it is totally impossible to determine what the level of cheating is and I find it surprising that you seem very sure about...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 Dec 2009, 10:46
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Thumbs up Re: Support planet rule

Thats a good point. The one thing I would find a bit tricky though, is if it is a decent alliance you might have to do some complex irc interaction as "two different people". Id be more comfortable...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 18:35
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Kenny, my tag has x planets.
I have one, but the tag is now full.
I get an account on some machine from some cheap hosting company.
I then make another planet which could be in another tag, and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 18:21
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Well I think the reason for the support planet rule is to deal with the fact that a lot of people consider that oogoocooa defense is dishonest in the sense that it seeks to abuse alliance tag limits,...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 11:02
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Quite agree: the more I think about it, unless they can remove the advantages of multis and planet sharers, trying to enforce any "rules" other than "don't hack the servers" seems about as useful as...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 10:34
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Honestly, who knows what they think?
The way I see things OOT def + the impossibility of preventing multis and planet sharers + the strongly held philosophy of people like your ex-alliance mate Mr...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 10:08
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

For the record, I wouldn't be at all against going back to the "bad old days" of mass cheating. You may as well declare the whole thing a free for all. Allow multis and planet sharing (since really...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 10:05
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

If thats directed with me, then I don't agree with it.
As I am fond of repeating the "don't share planets" rule and the "don't have more than one planet" are totally unenforceable.

The game...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 Dec 2009, 10:00
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

In addition to the rules which you discussed before, i.e. dont have more than one planet (totally unenforceable unless you are dealing with idiots as I have stated) and don't hack the game, I would...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Dec 2009, 19:51
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Piffle. Those things would still be incredibly useful as they could allow you (as a DC with my login) to use my fleets while I was sleeping or whatever. Sadly unless the people operating such a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Dec 2009, 12:10
Replies: 367
Views: 99,827
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 34 officially over

Expecting non allied players to not take advantage of some hypothetical split between App and Asc at this stage of the game is one of the most insane things I have ever read on this forum.

Yes, on...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Dec 2009, 12:01
Replies: 110
Views: 23,157
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Support planet rule

Just code oogoocooa defense right out of the game.
simples.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Dec 2009, 14:17
Replies: 433
Views: 280,915
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Interesting change in politics

Isn't it more about the harsh treatment the sponsors of the crashers receive?
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Dec 2009, 14:13
Replies: 367
Views: 99,827
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 34 officially over

Asc in "likely to win round" shocker!
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 30 Nov 2009, 13:14
Replies: 12
Views: 3,727
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Pa more fun?

The thing which is making PA dull is that only a tiny sub-section of an ever-declining player base has any hope of winning, and they do so pretty much repeatedly.

None of these suggestions will...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 27 Nov 2009, 10:19
Replies: 433
Views: 280,915
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Interesting change in politics

People have won thousands and thousands of pounds on bets that relied on flimsier reasoning than Gate has used in this case.

Yep its a gamble, but I wouldn't bet against it.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Nov 2009, 10:51
Replies: 433
Views: 280,915
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Interesting change in politics

The /real/ interesting change in politics is that there are only 5 threads on AD (not including stickies) most of which are ancient...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2009, 13:51
Replies: 75
Views: 12,588
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: How exactly are new multihunters picked?

I think you are right: if so, my apologies - I'm an idiot.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2009, 13:41
Replies: 75
Views: 12,588
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: How exactly are new multihunters picked?

Tietäjä: the whole goddamn game is a circle jerk. Galaxies are circle jerks, alliances are circle jerks, why should the MHs be any different?!

I must say though that my experiences with the MHs...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 Oct 2009, 09:50
Replies: 75
Views: 12,588
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: How exactly are new multihunters picked?

The idiocy wouldn't be so painful to behold if there wasn't already a f**king link to a document in this post, from what any rational individual would consider to be as good an authority as any,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Oct 2009, 14:02
Replies: 75
Views: 12,588
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: How exactly are new multihunters picked?

If I call you a "f**ing moron" in the heat of the moment, you are quite right, that does not make me racist.

For me to be racist, I would have to call you a "f**king $ETHNICITY / $NATIONALITY...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Oct 2009, 09:43
Replies: 113
Views: 29,544
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 34 Predictions

Kar;3183547']another round of the same old stuff
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 17:17
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

HAHA!
Quality retort, bet there were a few Exi lovers smarting at that one! :D
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 14:58
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

Exi never had the balls to play round in and round out like Asc do - I would imagine that if Asc took a break every other round, they would have even less blemishes on their illustrious PA career...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 14:56
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

I certainly can't recall them sitting many out (and Im not counting comedy name changes as sitting a round out).
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 14:07
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

O.K. I haven't played so there may have been some subtleties in game dynamics over the round which I haven't been aware of, but if asked who I thought would win Alliance / Gal / Planet at the start...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 12:20
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

I don't have a planet.
I might sign one up one day if it becomes a more open competition, and no, I don't think that the fact it isn't is Ascs fault.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 Oct 2009, 10:45
Replies: 92
Views: 14,046
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Race for topspot

From the perspective of a non-combatant observer, this round ended quite a few weeks ago...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Sep 2009, 15:47
Replies: 93
Views: 16,788
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 28 Sep 2009, 15:39
Replies: 21
Views: 3,966
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: New tactic

I've been closed a couple of times by the MH and after a swift and just investigation they have always found me totally innocent and I was reopened.

They were 100% correct in all of those cases,...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 23 Sep 2009, 12:20
Replies: 93
Views: 16,788
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Explanations of new closure rules by MHs, plz?

Considering the fact that the entire game design makes cheating trivial, isn't this whole discussion rather pointless?

And given that it is so very easy to avoid detection anyone that is caught...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Sep 2009, 14:43
Replies: 259
Views: 40,648
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ascendancy v Apprime

If you have a loyal membership that are happy to do what the HC tell them, and you haven't got ambitions of winning, then I really don't see how any kind of friendly relationship with another...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 15 Sep 2009, 09:44
Replies: 259
Views: 40,648
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ascendancy v Apprime

And worse even than that, they do so in a thread titled "Ascendancy v Apprime".

Shame on them.
SHAME.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2009, 11:50
Replies: 179
Views: 43,670
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Proposal for the creation of the roundly block against Apprime

I refer the honorable gentleman to the post I made some moments ago...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2009, 11:39
Replies: 179
Views: 43,670
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Proposal for the creation of the roundly block against Apprime

And if you (as Apprime HC) were to do so at this stage of the game, then more fool the rest of the universe if they didn't immediately all contact JBG with requests for targets...

In other words...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 8 Sep 2009, 10:28
Replies: 179
Views: 43,670
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Proposal for the creation of the roundly block against Apprime

Yeah, and if I was p3ng, while that was happening I would be alternately hitting Apprime and Asc heavy galaxies possibly in combination with ND and some other alliances...

Oh hang on, I think I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 7 Sep 2009, 09:46
Replies: 179
Views: 43,670
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Proposal for the creation of the roundly block against Apprime

planetarion round like previous planetarion round shocker!
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 25 Aug 2009, 15:38
Replies: 18
Views: 5,415
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: New ally

arsebadgers
Forum: Strategic Discussions 21 Aug 2009, 10:48
Replies: 21
Views: 5,123
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Structure Killers in Fighter and Corvettes Class

As if more proof were needed that FI/CO SK's are actually a bloody good idea!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Aug 2009, 13:09
Replies: 127
Views: 47,201
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: What happened with ct today?

Its also worth making a distinction between the case where the "host" alliance is attempting to take in the close-knit group yet retain its own identity, ethos and aims, and the case where the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Aug 2009, 12:58
Replies: 127
Views: 47,201
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: What happened with ct today?

I honestly wasn't trying to imply anything about CT although it is true I suspect they are not well enough run to withstand the effects of recruiting a bunch of mercenary misfits that have no...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 13 Aug 2009, 12:22
Replies: 127
Views: 47,201
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: What happened with ct today?

I think its generally a risky proposition for all but the most carefully organized alliance, or at least those who aren't run very well indeed.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 Aug 2009, 14:25
Replies: 56
Views: 10,084
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: ND pollitics

Wild guess here: Some people were idling in the ND private channels.

Some dude said "hey guys I heard there is a fc happening! anyone up for it?"

Some other dudes said "yeah sure! coords?"
...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 8 Aug 2009, 10:22
Replies: 28
Views: 4,577
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vacation Mode Changes

Maybe 72 ticks is too short then?
Maybe it should lock your planet out for a week?
(72 ticks is a pretty poor vacation in my book - it's more like "Long Weekend Mode").

I've never understood it,...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Aug 2009, 14:21
Replies: 28
Views: 4,577
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vacation Mode Changes

That hurts!

(Especially since I have vowed to refrain from signing up a planet myself until the game seems to be getting more fun again!)

:P
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 7 Aug 2009, 09:28
Replies: 28
Views: 4,577
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Vacation Mode Changes

Why not get rid of vacation mode altogether?
People with vacations planned during a round could, oh I don't know, either just not sign up, or maybe just play for laughs during that round?

Too...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 3 Aug 2009, 09:27
Replies: 127
Views: 47,201
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: What happened with ct today?

Imperio: just a little word to the wise, but when you make a post claiming that you never read AD, you lose a bit of impact by quoting from AD threads.

Just sayin'...
Forum: Alliance Recruitment 1 Jul 2009, 13:24
Replies: 20
Views: 7,662
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: ROCK r32

I believe that ND were formed before F-Crew, although I have no strong evidence.
Forum: General Discussions 1 Jul 2009, 09:04
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

They would pay if Racist Phil was the toilet attendant...
Forum: General Discussions 30 Jun 2009, 15:15
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

Kick her out of the palace and charge US tourists to use her personal crapper.
We'd make more money that way.
Forum: General Discussions 29 Jun 2009, 11:58
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

Perhaps we should cut the mps and bbc some slack and go after this bunch of parasitic leeches next:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8124022.stm ?

I would be in favor.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Jun 2009, 11:01
Replies: 18
Views: 5,513
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Cabeza Round 32

I heard that perl is where its /really/ at...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 29 Jun 2009, 10:55
Replies: 32
Views: 5,313
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Regarding Sk´s

:facepalm: The entire game is based on having fun at the expense of other players. That is my point. Not mixing things up from time to time though, makes it incredibly stale for EVERYONE.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 26 Jun 2009, 15:46
Replies: 32
Views: 5,313
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Regarding Sk´s

What you totally fail to realize is that its FUN.
Some people get a kick out of stealing roids.
Some people get a kick out of stealing ships.
Some people get a kick out of havoc-ing the granny out...
Forum: General Discussions 24 Jun 2009, 14:26
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

I totally agree, and I find it very hard to work out how I feel about this.
The problem is essentially that all the parties seem to be rotten, and while my natural inclination is for openness in...
Forum: General Discussions 24 Jun 2009, 10:40
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

Yahwe: I won't fly off the handle, particularly as you were gracious enough to imply that you consider me be to be rational!

However, I dispute that I am the only person that believes that the...
Forum: General Discussions 23 Jun 2009, 09:42
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

Can't find very much about expenses prior to Tony Blairs election.
Everything seems to be about the current scandal (not too surprising really).
Any chance you can help me out as you seem to have...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jun 2009, 14:26
Replies: 131
Views: 19,726
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Should SKs be changed for R32?

I personally have no intention of playing next round, but I promise you this:

If they create high armor SKs with the same classes as pods, and massively increase the effectiveness of the havoc...
Forum: General Discussions 22 Jun 2009, 14:17
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

So you think that before that, MPs (of all parties) were restrained when it came to expense claims and took the view: "well, I'll be getting a massive pay rise this year which will pay for the...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jun 2009, 13:12
Replies: 131
Views: 19,726
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Should SKs be changed for R32?

Well, the thought of someone having all their constructions destroyed by SKs and not being able to retaliate effectively for whatever reason does concern me. For that reason I would advocate making...
Forum: Strategic Discussions 22 Jun 2009, 09:51
Replies: 131
Views: 19,726
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Should SKs be changed for R32?

I think SKs should be made extremely effective for round 32.

This would possibly give the game the real "shake up" that it is obviously desperate for. Finally people who haven't been moaning about...
Forum: General Discussions 22 Jun 2009, 09:36
Replies: 33
Views: 6,460
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: MP's Expenses (UK politics)

Totally agree with your post, although I think it was well worth cleaning up the situation, particularly in a credit crunch. In the corporate world shareholders will be making things much more...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jun 2009, 13:22
Replies: 160
Views: 30,269
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 32 Predictions?

I predict that Kilas predictions will come true.
Forum: General Discussions 12 Jun 2009, 14:39
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Lets keep the Torys and Labour out of this Light, because I suspect that neither of us are great fans of either of them and having an argument about something which we probably don't hold hugely...
Forum: General Discussions 12 Jun 2009, 09:34
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

No Light, that's not what I am saying. I have tried (and failed) to explain this to Newt, but I haven't given up hope for you yet so I will try again:

1. The BNP choose areas with high levels of...
Forum: General Discussions 11 Jun 2009, 15:47
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

While I am happy to admit that yes, some of the intellect displayed by posters in this thread has caused me to suffer surges of incredibly strong feelings of intellectual and moral superiority, I do...
Forum: General Discussions 11 Jun 2009, 14:40
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Why would anyone want to assume that when said government pretty much admitted to having had no evidence whatsoever and pretty much made up the whole WOMD thing?
Forum: General Discussions 11 Jun 2009, 14:37
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

I didn't say it was nicer I said it is more sophisticated.
I expect it is a bit easier for the BNP to convince a retarded racist in a deprived area that voting for them so that they can eradicate...
Forum: General Discussions 11 Jun 2009, 14:04
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Yeah, its prob. something to do with oil and money.
Forum: General Discussions 11 Jun 2009, 10:48
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

The lax laws you talk about have been vogue in all capitalist countries for pretty much all of my lifetime (I'm nearly 40). I think its a bit unfair to blame the current Labour government for that.
...
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 17:02
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

I did say I didn't know what your politics were! ;)
But I would expect a Labour supporter with his head buried firmly in the sand to come up with a very similar post to yours.

I think that the...
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:56
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Well I personally disagree with both Lok and your claims that the BNP aren't getting more popular. I don't know what Loks politics are, but his post came across as a Labour supporter looking for...
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:42
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Uhm, I wasn't really thinking much about the BNP.
I was thinking of the truism that throughout recent Western history, fascists have exploited economic hardship to hoodwink less than intelligent...
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:33
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

To get the discussion back on track:

I think the BNP will find it even harder to do well in ~2014 because by then there will be even more non-white people voting due to interbreeding and...
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:29
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

And what hole would that be?
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:25
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Retard misunderstanding that assumption was made about voters and not political party non-shocker.
Forum: General Discussions 8 Jun 2009, 15:16
Replies: 298
Views: 89,316
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The BNP

Retarded people voting for fascists during economic crisis non-shocker!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 5 Jun 2009, 11:16
Replies: 249
Views: 51,693
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Worst ever political PA decisions!!!

Could be worse though, at least you aren't in some alliance with a much larger percentage of clowns.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Jun 2009, 15:34
Replies: 302
Views: 94,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: xVx - statement

Well, everyone is entitled to their own view, because everyone is different I guess. It's quite funny that the thing which keeps you interested in the game is one of the main reasons why I just can't...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 4 Jun 2009, 10:28
Replies: 302
Views: 94,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: xVx - statement

I really don't understand why you would say that.
It just limits "community" to Alliance and Galaxy.
In cluster out of tag defense should also possibly be allowed too as an option for players...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 May 2009, 15:34
Replies: 407
Views: 95,459
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: R31 tick 450 | Current state of politics

People that complain about structure killers deserve to have all their factories blown up by them.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 May 2009, 15:30
Replies: 407
Views: 95,459
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: R31 tick 450 | Current state of politics

Grog, in fairness to Lok, although I wouldn't put it quite so emotively, that viewpoint has been shared by a few ND members that were not affiliated to DLR.

Of course you guys were free to do your...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 May 2009, 10:18
Replies: 407
Views: 95,459
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: R31 tick 450 | Current state of politics

From what I can tell (I'm not playing) they don't need to save face, and they have every right to be a bit cheesed off at the numbers.

Although by and large they are much better players than any...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2009, 11:05
Replies: 81
Views: 17,962
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Anti Asc Allstars?

I personally don't think it is possible.
I reckon that the only way ASC can fail now, is through some sort of internal meltdown brought about by boredom.
From my perspective one of the worst things...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 15 May 2009, 15:20
Replies: 49
Views: 17,583
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Covops

People who complain about covert ops deserve to be havoc'ed repeatedly.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 12 May 2009, 14:14
Replies: 101
Views: 15,829
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: OOGOOA defence / support planets

You make that sound like something you wouldn't enjoy!

I've been loving it personally, and the great thing is you can still read these forums occasionally and feel smugly superior for having not...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Mar 2009, 10:27
Replies: 665
Views: 134,402
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: An open message to Planetarion

I have to give Steiny most of the credit for that post!

His theme, my flowery paraphrasing skills!
Could have been worse, Barrow might have used it first!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Mar 2009, 13:34
Replies: 665
Views: 134,402
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: An open message to Planetarion

And as open warfare becomes more intense, a shocking new tactic has been adopted by a couple of alliances:

Looking at a few breps, it seems that CT are desperately attempting to prevent a ND win...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Feb 2009, 19:39
Replies: 43
Views: 8,042
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Ascendancy/Omen - Light at the end of the tunnel

Thats all very well, but I think the question we all want an answer to, is what the hell are you doing in that tunnel?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 5 Feb 2009, 19:23
Replies: 49
Views: 7,493
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: To PATEAM

There are way too many of my galmates posting in this thread.
I don't like it.
It makes us look like a bunch of whiners.
I expect all of you to shape up or there will be exiling.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 20:56
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Nice post.
I particularly liked this line from the page on racism:

"Though the term racism usually denotes race-based prejudice, violence, discrimination, or oppression, the term can also have...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 19:55
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Heres another one for you Johnny:



I think thats wrong and here is an example, if you are black, and we just met, and I ask you if you like hip hop based on some lunatic stereotype which I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 19:46
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

So if I say to you: "Johnny, I would never let my daughter marry a black man." and you reply "Yeah, most black people I've met have an attitude problem."

If another person hears us, then he...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 16:36
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Please explain what you think my argument is, and why that statement makes it fall apart.

I think my argument really is this:

Sadly this community is beyond sane self moderation particularly on...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 16:32
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Honest question Game, as I am interested:

Why do you ask this question?

For the record when I stated I was a white liberal politically correct etc. etc. the reason I mentioned it was because I...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 16:24
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

What I hope it will achieve is suppression of the ability of people to make unfunny and offensive planet / rulername etc. , forum posts, galpics, etc. etc.

What I want is for the community to be...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 16:20
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Yes you have correctly spotted a misquote.
I hold my hand up to that.

Are you really so stupid though that you think use of "most/all" in that comment has any bearing about whether the comment is...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 15:41
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

You are right Game now: which of these two topics do you think it was for discussion of:

1./ The zero tolerance anti racism policy.
2./ Games life experiences with people of varying ethnic...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 15:36
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Game^: the point is you can say what you want, just not everywhere.
If you naively expect that you can go around saying "all black people have an attitude problem" on the basis of your personal...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 15:17
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Something occured to me which I really found hilarious.
I know most members of the pa forums won't understand this at all, but for those who might here goes:

I never understood what was funny...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 15:10
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

sure you can.

you can say what you want in /b/ (with pretty pictures too).
you can say what you want in the Asc channels or anywhere else on netgamers (you might get banned or ignored though).
...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 14:41
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Yes. That is a racist comment.

"The people in this thread that cannot understand that are idiots."

Is not a racist comment.

Who we have or have not met has no bearing on whether either...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 13:22
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Im really not sure what to make of this quote horn:

"hiding any and all pictures of organisations like the KKK from a child only serves to create yet another cretin who treats the concept of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 11:42
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Mzyxptlk: yup. I do actually think PA prob. would be a lot better if it was G rated, certainly in terms of what a large number of the users contribute.

******master *sigh*: "The great thing about...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 10:43
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

Yes.
Very good point.
It was my mistake, if I had never wanted to suffer indignation I should never have pointed my browser at:

pirate.4chan-lite-atarion.com

I can assure you that every time...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Nov 2008, 09:48
Replies: 80
Views: 12,873
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Racism

My view on that is that this is a space based webgame, played by an extremely wide range of people, and probably a fair few young children.

It is not an edgy news journal with a pressing need to...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 2 Nov 2008, 09:59
Replies: 27
Views: 5,311
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Why Pay For PA?

For some reason I thought this was a free round, and I started discussing the whole free / paid account thing with another player.

Here is my suggestion for another "carrot" which might make some...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 23 Oct 2008, 10:47
Replies: 601
Views: 137,897
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Rnd 29 predictions

I'm a lot worse.

Infact, as this is a prediction thread I predict I will play worse this round than I did the last time I played.

It's important to set yourself a challenge in gaming, even if...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Oct 2008, 21:03
Replies: 601
Views: 137,897
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Rnd 29 predictions

Typo or freudian slut? ;P
Forum: Alliance Discussions 21 Aug 2008, 13:43
Replies: 17
Views: 4,667
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Tagging

42! Im sitting this round out.

Wow! ND are the meaning of life! :o
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 27 Jul 2008, 12:39
Replies: 30
Views: 4,454
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Restrictions on bot-planets 'abuse'

The 1:1 bot planets look to me to be a desperate effort to do something about the shrinking universe.

Sadly its now obvious that by solely attacking them, cleverly run planets can soon grow faster...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 1 Jul 2008, 14:38
Replies: 35
Views: 3,829
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Caught Cheating?

Im getting sick and tired of all these suggestions that account sharing be made legitimate. Perhaps I need to spend a few rounds in a bent bp where everyone shares login details, ip addresses and vnc...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 13:56
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

We might have to tighten things up a bit, but I don't think it would take my lot a lot of work to safeguard against this. I believe that the culture of fair play is very strong in my alliance so it...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 13:29
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

Its a point of view which has come about because time and time again, one will post in a thread like this, leave it for five minutes and come back to find:



Translation: "I for one cannot be...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 11:05
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

I didn't say anything about closing innocent people.
The innocent should be allowed to form a new alliance if they wish, or find another alliance.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 11:01
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

I think that most of the community cheats.

I may be paranoid about that, but there have been issues those discussed in this thread EVERY SINGLE ROUND I have played, and I started in round 4.
...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 10:53
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

I disagree. I think people that put a premium on honesty and adherence to the rules would finally see some sort of reward for it. The only way the game would "completely fall apart" is if the...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 10:24
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

The closing spree ends when people that cheat are made pariahs for it instead of getting kudos for it.

The closing spree ends when fair play and adherence to the rules is rewarded rather than...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 10:03
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

If you are seriously suggesting that as a community we shouldn't take a hard line against cheating because it might reduce the player base, then I am even more certain that I am right.

And if...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 09:50
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

Would I mind? Yes.
But thats not the point.

You say it would be mighty easy to take an alliance down, I say it would make alliances a lot more careful about keeping their house in order.

It...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 25 Jun 2008, 09:12
Replies: 188
Views: 19,777
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Official Denial Statement

No they shouldn't.

But its become painfully clear to me reading this thread, that punishing an entire alliance for the actions of a few seems to be the only way to associate any sort of cost with...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 18:00
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

JBG: why do you persist in making posts that make you look so daft?
You can hide behind whatever interpretations of ad hominem you like, but it doesnt change that fact that rather than addressing my...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 17:07
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

(From Wikipedia not that I consider that an authority).

My basic argument is that its pointless to complain about people calling you cheaters when its impossible for them to prove that you are...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 15:48
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

Ah the good old ad hom, always a sign that the debater is arguing his point skillfully.

You have really covered yourself with glory in this thread.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 15:42
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

That wasn't a threat it was just an indication that I was aware that your comments about having nothing to hide were bullshit.

(I say you meaning Asc, its very difficult to know whether your...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 15:08
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

I have not made up any lies about you guys, but if you are asking me whether some people on the internet said spiteful and hurtful things about some others in a rival faction, then yeah, I think...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 09:36
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

Go for it.
But in the context of this forum, community and game, you may find that pissing up a flagpole is considerably more productive and rewarding in the long term, and I for one would find it...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 09:22
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

Personally speaking, id have rather brushed it off, tried to understand how the breach occurred, and then gone back to trying to hit Denial (I am currently defending a STOOM member against Denial...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 08:54
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

Can I take your refusal to answer the question as a tacit acceptance of the fact that the two courses of action are equally valid? (Albeit to my mind equally deplorable, but then again, as has been...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 Apr 2008, 08:23
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

One mans "sanctimonious bullshit" is another mans "3rd rate attempt at politics which is evidently very successful within this community".

If its permissible to use logins that you have acquired...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2008, 13:38
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

No disagreement there, and if it had been left at that then fine.

I don't know whether the server access was achieved by fair means or foul, and it doesn't really matter to me, but to expect huge...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2008, 10:08
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

And here was me thinking that "carebears" were an object of derision for you guys!

You live and learn!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2008, 09:46
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

Also, quoted for utter hilariousness:



Dude, how many rounds have you played this game? ;)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Apr 2008, 09:29
Replies: 362
Views: 40,231
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Given the recent rumours I've heard...

So to summarise the thread, alliance "A" who have not really won the hearts and minds of the community at large have wormed their way into the servers of alliance "B" who have pretty much equivalent...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Apr 2008, 10:34
Replies: 341
Views: 44,373
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 26 Predictions?

Implying that I regard my alliance as "guardians of PA" is exactly the sort of slick, greasy, politics that we should have been applying over these last two rounds! ;)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 9 Apr 2008, 09:42
Replies: 341
Views: 44,373
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 26 Predictions?

I would personally be very surprised if we can do it again.
Winning two rounds in a row, coupled with some ill advised AD posting, and a few hissy fits here and there does not really ingratiate...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Jan 2008, 09:35
Replies: 101
Views: 11,895
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Round 25 MH Announcement

Yay! May the team with the most unique ip addresses and rdp/vnc logins win!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 19 Dec 2007, 12:31
Replies: 32
Views: 3,940
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Difference between the good and the bad

Ironic that you should point that out CBA, because we gave an extremely large member of his alliance a lot of attention too, and you know what happened?

He whined a lot about how it was a waste of...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 17 Dec 2007, 12:45
Replies: 32
Views: 3,940
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Difference between the good and the bad

The 'good' will take a few setbacks in their stride.
The 'bad' will whine about it on these boards, quite possibly in the wrong forum.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 14 Dec 2007, 15:15
Replies: 12
Views: 3,946
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: A bug to bust this round wide open

At least its a frikken' arthropod.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 13 Dec 2007, 19:45
Replies: 12
Views: 3,946
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: A bug to bust this round wide open

And don't even get me started on that damnable vertebrate in the cath ship naming scheme...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Nov 2007, 17:11
Replies: 72
Views: 8,795
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: attacking inhabited galaxies

Well, I personally don't think I'm whining, but if I /am/ whining, then you are whining about my whining.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Nov 2007, 14:28
Replies: 72
Views: 8,795
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: attacking inhabited galaxies

You can still call it politics if you like.
Im not knocking it, I'd love to be in their position, I've heard that a good rimming is very pleasurable...

And to be fair, its not just the flak...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 26 Nov 2007, 08:50
Replies: 72
Views: 8,795
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: attacking inhabited galaxies

Mistwraith: honest question, have you considered taking direct action against CT if you don't like what they are doing?

This goes for everyone moaning about their pnaps, flak allies and goodness...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 25 Oct 2007, 11:17
Replies: 40
Views: 5,764
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: tackling def whores

See, I really have no problem with scanners or covert oppers.

Scanners are obviously needed, and being a decent scanner is such a pain in the arse, that people that do so, should be respected.
...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 24 Oct 2007, 20:34
Replies: 40
Views: 5,764
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: tackling def whores

furball, firstly I am not Rikard.

Secondly, I have no problem with gosu members defending each other.
I just personally believe that it should be done either within the framework of an alliance...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 23 Oct 2007, 15:18
Replies: 40
Views: 5,764
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: tackling def whores

As Rikard pointed out, they don't have to.

If they don't want to be part of an alliance, or defend in galaxy, they are of course welcome to attack.

Personally speaking, unless the individual...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Oct 2007, 12:34
Replies: 23
Views: 3,328
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Cov Ops, the sanctum of senselessness!

They can be bloody good fun.

Any planet which is being hit repeatedly by covert ops, has taken a huge gamble: he or she has gambled that spending time and resources on security, will not pay back...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Oct 2007, 11:13
Replies: 23
Views: 3,328
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Cov Ops, the sanctum of senselessness!

FFS.
Either build some sec centers, shift your population or please stfu.
Surely one of those 3 choices isn't too difficult for you people?
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 22 Oct 2007, 10:49
Replies: 40
Views: 5,764
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: tackling def whores

I have no problem whatsoever with def whores per se.
The problem for me comes when they are operated by cheats.

I would like to see it made impossible (within the game mechanics) to defend out of...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 14 Oct 2007, 18:16
Replies: 79
Views: 12,390
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: GoSu the 'super' BG

Voodoo typed this inane mindless drivel:



Totally appalling attitude.
This is one of the worst things I have ever read on these forums, and considering the low standard of posts that you see...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 28 Sep 2007, 08:11
Replies: 126
Views: 14,618
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Omfg Tof

Yes thats one incredibly lunatic way of looking at it.
Let me propose an alternative viewpoint which I personally find more plausible:

*ahem*

Having roided pretty much everyone else, Exi...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 24 Sep 2007, 10:02
Replies: 29
Views: 4,916
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Alliance for you

I have £20 and a large axe which says its not impossible.
Now come here, and you can prove yourself wrong...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 Sep 2007, 16:19
Replies: 310
Views: 33,760
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: LOL? exi walkover as usual?

Congrats if they win and actually had to earn it.
No condolences if they lose, they've won enough already.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Sep 2007, 07:53
Replies: 310
Views: 33,760
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: LOL? exi walkover as usual?

Hopefully they will whack you so hard you have to play two rounds in a row to try and save face! :D
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Sep 2007, 18:10
Replies: 310
Views: 33,760
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: LOL? exi walkover as usual?

I may not be a "political genius" but its going to take more than a week of tired Exi dc's and overworked Lithuanian viper fetishists to stop them.
It will take a bludgeoning so ferociously...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Sep 2007, 13:02
Replies: 310
Views: 33,760
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: LOL? exi walkover as usual?

Well so far despite the incs, it looks like you guys are gaining.

Lets hope that your opponents dont give up, or its going to be more of the same old same old... *yawn*
Im hoping that at least...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 17 Sep 2007, 12:34
Replies: 310
Views: 33,760
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: LOL? exi walkover as usual?

I'm not making any confirmation that any such block exists, but shouldn't we wait until the outcome of the battles before making an assessment about whether or not the fight was fair?

After all...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 10 Sep 2007, 12:59
Replies: 23
Views: 7,969
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Covert Operations Pointless?

I wish people would stop making threads that elicit sane and well worded replies from Allfather:
Forum: General Discussions 8 Aug 2007, 08:55
Replies: 31
Views: 3,935
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Women's American ballthing

Why bother tackling someone when you can break a knee with a whacking great piece of wood, or propel a solid wooden ball at their fleshy unprotected groin at high velocity?
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 6 Aug 2007, 14:55
Replies: 85
Views: 11,573
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: R23: Cluster ETAs

The cluster eta -1 MUST be retained.
The only thing making me even consider playing round 23 is the hope I will wind up in the same cluster as the ****ing ***holes that are in my current cluster, so...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 Jul 2007, 15:24
Replies: 62
Views: 7,035
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Why isnt wars between alliances as profitable as before?

Exactly. What the hell do they have to gain from it?
Next time you want us to help YOU get to no.1, make sure you've helped us to get there first (ideally multiple times), or f**k off and earn it...
Forum: General Discussions 25 Jul 2007, 09:54
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

My main point with raising the issue of Iraq in the first place is that sadly my country has totally lost the "moral high ground" when it decided to join America in its illegal and immoral invasion...
Forum: General Discussions 21 Jul 2007, 11:07
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

Nodrog: we've made a damn good start.
But all of this is very much off topic.
Re. the original poster, the expulsion of the diplomats was an inevitable attempt to convince the British electorate...
Forum: General Discussions 21 Jul 2007, 00:29
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

Oh dear. Did I upset mummies special soldier on the internet with my naughty postie-wostie?
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 18:49
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

I find it interesting that you should say that given that you and I could quite easily die as a result of the latter, but the former doesnt affect us that much.
Perhaps a selfish attitude on my...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 18:15
Replies: 21
Views: 3,669
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Moving to London

South West London is for pussies.
SARF EAST LAHNDAHN is where its at...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 18:12
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

I honestly don't think that anyone in the West gives a shit about Chechnya except when they want to take a pop at Putin, infact, isnt it the case that when Putin is being a nice chap and not knocking...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 18:05
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

I dont think history will care much about Chechnya, but I think people may be still getting killed, directly or indirectly as a result of Britains invasion of Iraq in a hundred years time. Thats...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 15:19
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

Oh please. Deplorable as they are Putins actions in Chechyna are nowhere near on the same scale as Iraq, and to portray Blair as some sort of amiable buffoon who made a mistake is hilarious. He knew...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 12:46
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

Couldnt agree more. It's not like Putin has helped America invade Iraq for oil, and lied to his people to justify it!

Im pretty sure he is capable of doing something equally shit, but we really...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 11:58
Replies: 59
Views: 8,037
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Litvinenko, again

I dont think anything he has said in that post is excusing the Russians (if they have been involved in this alleged murder).
They all look like very valid points to me, although what the hell the...
Forum: General Discussions 20 Jul 2007, 09:41
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

I think the crux of the problem lies here: the EPL seem to make up the penalties for these sorts of offenses as they go.

I daresay if MUFC* had done the deal with MSI, the penalties would have...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 19 Jul 2007, 23:22
Replies: 87
Views: 7,841
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Make Multying Legal

Tomkat: just playing devils advocate here for a second, but im beginning to feel as though there is a body of players that would be quite happy for pa crew to create a "framework for play" attach a...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 19 Jul 2007, 23:10
Replies: 87
Views: 7,841
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Make Multying Legal

A fantastic idea which is likely to rapidly bring about my preferred scenario for the final demise of this game:

The last two players, two rotund couch potatoes with buckets of kfc and coke...
Forum: General Discussions 19 Jul 2007, 08:04
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

If you had borrowed the money from the EPL and paid a nominal percentage of the balance (i.e. the 5.5M fin^H^H^H administrative fee), then I think you would be on to a winner! ;)
Forum: General Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 13:54
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

</troll>

I strongly suspect that Joorabchian does have some sort of claim to the player.
How legitimate that claim is remains to be seen.
I suspect that if WHU and EPL continue to foil...
Forum: General Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 13:38
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

3 Problems with your problems:

1./ they may not want an agreement but as the player clearly has no desire to play for them it could be their best option.

2./ according to WHU and EPL what...
Forum: General Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 13:26
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

United will get their man. There is a good precedent:

They will enter into an agreement to loan the player from West Ham, say for a handsome annual fee + players wages, once hes played a few...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 12:00
Replies: 40
Views: 5,169
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Close round so far.

Don't take it personally, I wasnt trying to wind you up or anything, I was honestly a little confused by what you meant, especially when I felt that there was a little dig at those of us who happen...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 11:42
Replies: 40
Views: 5,169
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Close round so far.

Im a bit confused by the double negative, but its something like:

"I am enjoying galraiding, I don't particularly want to engage in any activity that would greatly help the current top 3 (and to a...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 10:32
Replies: 40
Views: 5,169
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Close round so far.

If we were to focus attacks on an alliance, I would hope that we would shoot a bit higher than rocks current position.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 18 Jul 2007, 08:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,446
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Structure Killers

I capped a few galleons.
I don't have much in the way of a BS attack fleet atm, but if I cap some bs pods, I will think nothing of padding out a fleet with those galleons.

I assume this makes me...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 4 Jul 2007, 22:18
Replies: 71
Views: 7,395
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: End of my round allready. thx guys!

This game is not being ruined by lousy stats, sloppy admins, or incompetent creators, the no.1 cause of ruin in this game is moaning ninnies.

Current Alert Level : Excellent (129)

Total Hostile...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 2 Jul 2007, 08:41
Replies: 72
Views: 11,084
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: so whats happening?

You expect him to go through 2 years worth of your drivel and assess it for irony? Dude... are you not aware of the Geneva Convention?
Forum: General Discussions 29 Jun 2007, 14:52
Replies: 387
Views: 46,243
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: [Football] Summer Transfers

I think Bent could be a very good signing for Spurs and will score quite a few goals next season. Come this time next year, that deal could be seen as very good business for Jol indeed.
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 22 Jun 2007, 13:52
Replies: 33
Views: 4,087
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Nostalgic ship names

More importantly, for the love of all that is pure and holy, please someone make the Cathaar ship names consistant:

Vipers and Widowmakers are not arthropods ffs!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 Jun 2007, 08:55
Replies: 97
Views: 16,176
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: r22 Prediction

I predict Heartless' prediction will be accurate.
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 Jun 2007, 15:01
Replies: 27
Views: 6,829
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Warehouses

Sounds ace to me. Games where unemployed wasters and lazy students have a distinct advantage aren't going to be fun for lots of people in the long term, and while this advantage in PA will always...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 Jun 2007, 13:33
Replies: 27
Views: 6,829
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Warehouses

Yes me too. And lets make it so that if you SK them, all the contents are destroyed!
Landing on someones stockpile and blowing it up would be more fun than a barrel of monkeys with dynamite strapped...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 Jun 2007, 12:19
Replies: 17
Views: 3,015
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Why every race should have steal ship(s).

Yes, Im aware that its based on roids stolen, but my point is that it is a reward in addition to the roids themselves.

Also, on the subject of farming, (whether it be ships, resources, roids, xp),...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 12 Jun 2007, 11:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,015
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Why every race should have steal ship(s).

A few points: up until the last round where all classes had steal ships, I had only ever played Cath (and prior to that Science).
I enjoyed thieving so much, that I have played zik ever since, and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 11 Jun 2007, 10:55
Replies: 154
Views: 17,200
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Why should I come back?

Thats because:

1./ I failed to report you correctly.
2./ By the time MH had advised me to do so, JBG and Jesterina had put forward such impassioned character references on your behalf, I advised...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 5 Jun 2007, 11:04
Replies: 28
Views: 6,082
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Resource Donation

This would just add an additional frisson of excitement to the game!
Imagine if the fund was overflowing, and there was a huge galaxy raid, including multiple cargo ships on the MoD... all the while...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 4 Jun 2007, 18:08
Replies: 28
Views: 6,082
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Resource Donation

Special cargo ships that rob the fund when you land on the MoD are clearly the best solution to this!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 2 Jun 2007, 15:57
Replies: 71
Views: 9,284
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Biggest positive suprise this round?

Is it me, or were ROCK a bit more *ahem* rocking than normal? ;P
Forum: General Discussions 1 Jun 2007, 22:47
Replies: 17
Views: 3,671
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Thought of the day

So lets get this straight, you are talking about a person who when sober would never consider being unfaithful? And they drink enough (either deliberately, or not) to lose their mental faculties such...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 1 Jun 2007, 19:18
Replies: 91
Views: 12,412
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The only reason WP came back

See I think thats your misunderstanding right there, it had nothing to do with recognition. I think the people concerned made the decision based solely on feelings toward various ex-members in CT and...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 1 Jun 2007, 07:02
Replies: 58
Views: 7,823
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Rules enforcement

I really think this is a lot simpler than a lot of you are making out.
Sure the rules are stated, but just like real life laws (was it REALLY premeditated murder or was it actually self defense?)...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 May 2007, 21:42
Replies: 91
Views: 12,412
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The only reason WP came back

what you have just typed is a truism, and a horrible oversimplification of what actually happened this round with ND.
There was a lot of drama involving a loss of key members to a few alliances and...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 31 May 2007, 20:01
Replies: 91
Views: 12,412
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The only reason WP came back

O.K.

Big fat disclaimer right here: this is MY (HRH_H_Crabs) opinion, and NOT the opinion of ND.

I don't actually know the exact details of our relationship with WP (they seem to have taken a...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 30 May 2007, 16:29
Replies: 116
Views: 18,483
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: OMG , im CHEATING

I think the closure is entirely justified on the basis that his "appeal" constitutes the ravings of a (possibly dangerous) madman that should not be let loose on the internet.

Whether he was...
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 May 2007, 14:13
Replies: 21
Views: 3,857
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Forum: General Discussions 29 May 2007, 13:29
Replies: 55
Views: 8,277
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: The Smoking Ban

It will make drinking with Idi even more pleasurable than it already is!
Forum: Planetarion Discussions 29 May 2007, 13:09
Replies: 21
Views: 3,857
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: If alliances were countries....

A slightly more powerful version of Sealand perhaps? ;P
Forum: Alliance Discussions 29 May 2007, 10:41
Replies: 195
Views: 19,054
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Correct me if I am wrong.

While I think they are being a bit "amusing" on the boards, if PA crew for some bizarre reason decided to extend the round by another month or two, I really wouldn't put it past them to actually cut...
Forum: Planetarion Suggestions 24 May 2007, 13:29
Replies: 10
Views: 3,573
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: removing alliances

I can totally understand why you have made this suggestion, and maybe it should have been done long ago.

Sadly however, for me, this would be the final excuse I desperately need to stop playing...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 May 2007, 17:24
Replies: 82
Views: 8,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Thanks for the compliment!

This is unintentional comedy gold, since poor activity on the part of our command team, is part of ND folklore. Certainly during the time I have been involved! ;)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 20 May 2007, 16:46
Replies: 82
Views: 8,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Thanks for the compliment!

Just to set the record straight, there was the initial fc, and after that we spent about a night planet targetting CT by way of payback.

That particular spat ended, and everything went quiet....
Forum: Alliance Discussions 19 May 2007, 10:30
Replies: 188
Views: 20,769
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: TGV member and losing roids? Thank Kargool.

Stop pretending you don't have a planet and apply in game! ;P
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2007, 23:57
Replies: 188
Views: 20,769
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: TGV member and losing roids? Thank Kargool.

I'll take a wild stab in the dark here and guess their intentions are to have fun.



I don't think anyone would seriously dispute this, but I don't see that it has much to do with anything. I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2007, 15:45
Replies: 82
Views: 8,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Thanks for the compliment!

CBA: /whois me! ;)
Forum: Alliance Discussions 18 May 2007, 14:59
Replies: 82
Views: 8,576
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Thanks for the compliment!

I can only assume that CTs planet targeting of ND last night is one of two things:

Either its an acknowledgment that the retal for that fc cost them any chance of victory, or they have lost all...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 16 May 2007, 09:16
Replies: 29
Views: 5,224
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Your loss my gain

i resent this outrageous suggestion that my boys had anything to do with it.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2007, 16:54
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

Sadly the options in terms of who we could make "king" are about as appealing to me as the choices that British politics presents me with every time I attend my local polling station, so no, I...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2007, 11:02
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

Maybe, but if so, its hardly such a strain on their resources that it prevents them from having plenty of zik fleets hanging around waiting to fc ND.

I would suggest that if they do have more than...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 11 May 2007, 10:57
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

I'd keep out of it if I was you mr. "painfully unfunny forum sig".

While I am thoroughly enjoying hostilities with CT, there is always the nagging feeling that we are neglecting your lot.
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 May 2007, 19:07
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

yeah, I think we all understand that Religfree, there is a subtle difference though: the other alliances may have rolled over, handed you the lube and taken it.

We aren't going to take it without...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 May 2007, 19:04
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

I can't speak for the rest of ND, but I spend more nights awake in a cold sweat worrying about away fixtures at Fratton park than CT...
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 May 2007, 14:31
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

you wouldnt be making such hurtful glib remarks if we were ranked 10 and had 60 members!
Forum: Alliance Discussions 10 May 2007, 13:13
Replies: 99
Views: 11,332
Posted By HRH_H_Crab
Re: Angel Delight

I think its firm decisive fighting talk like this that keeps the CT war machine in tip top condition allowing them to leisurely fc the planets of alliances outside the top 14, in the knowledge that...
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