Wow ... I don't even know where to start. I didn't even know BlaznAzn was a cheater until Jock posted it in the game chat. I get that Jock Bomb is angry and think's I'm a cheater. I"m not sure I can convince him otherwise but I'll lay out what happened from my perspective. In the very beginning of the game Green (Jock Bomb) took Yellow out of Illocos. I had an army on Tarlac and all I could see was Green on all borders of Illocos. I posted :
"2008-05-23 14:24:12 - joz00: I gotta say green already almost has IIocos bonus locked up ..."
I did so to bring the focus of the other players on the fact Green might receive a bonus shortly to the detriment of us all. If you look at my games I will sometimes make comments like that to do specifically that "bring the focus of the other players on the most powerful player in the hopes of getting them to attack the powerful player and ignore me".
Yellow solicited me for a Truce which I thought was a good thing for me considering two of my main borders were with Yellow and I didn't want a protacted fight with him while Green locked up his bonus and proceeded to take us out.
"2008-05-23 15:49:46 - xXBlazenAZNXx: so what do you propose
2008-05-23 15:51:12 - xXBlazenAZNXx: well?
2008-05-23 15:57:33 - xXBlazenAZNXx: what call it truth blue to beat green
2008-05-23 16:20:10 - joz00: Yea, I'll hold a ceasefire with you yellow until we deal with Green.
2008-05-23 16:20:43 - joz00: I won't attack you yellow and you won't attack me. We can determine when we want to stop this arrangement in the future with 1 turn notice ok"
I actually was not sure that he would hold up his end as a couple times he had armies poised to attack my undefended flank.
"2008-05-25 12:19:03 - joz00: yellow, just a reminder that we have a truce. I see you building up on antique ..."
I thought Yellow was a new player and he asked me to play with him in a team match. I told him I would create a team match to play with him after he completed this game.
"2008-05-29 00:10:52 - xXBlazenAZNXx: what about you tack the win and next game we can be on teams
2008-05-29 00:11:14 - xXBlazenAZNXx: or not let try to fight and see what happens
2008-05-29 13:42:30 - joz00: I'll definately play a team game with you regardless. We have good communication"
He offered to let me take the map but I suggested we have 1 turn after he eliminated Green before we commenced hostilities and let the armies decide the map. I suggested 1 turn because I didn't want to get attacked before I put up some defenses on my borders. Go figure ...
"2008-05-29 00:10:52 - xXBlazenAZNXx: what about you tack the win and next game we can be on teams
2008-05-29 00:11:14 - xXBlazenAZNXx: or not let try to fight and see what happens
2008-05-29 13:42:30 - joz00: I'll definately play a team game with you regardless. We have good communication
2008-05-29 13:43:37 - joz00: Take out green since you took me out of Illocos and then it's on
2008-05-29 13:47:33 - joz00: After you finish this game which looks like it's your first one I'll create a triples game and have you join my team.
2008-05-30 15:16:22 - joz00: Jock, why did you call me a cheater? Alliances and statecraft is part of the game. Read the welcome page of this website. And for the record this is the first time I've played with yellow. He is a new player, click on his profile.
2008-05-30 15:35:05 - xXBlazenAZNXx: 1 more tern then
2008-05-30 16:20:59 - joz00: Next turn you don't attack right?
2008-05-30 16:21:53 - joz00: Is this your first game? "
Now I know that Jock Bomb will not believe me but I honestly did not know I had played with this player before. After reading what the admin posted I did find a game with a "BlazenAZN" and apparently left him feedback after I won that game. If you read that game 2499568 you'll see that I took out everyone in a very systematic manner. I first secured my bonus in Lindon, then Ruhn, built up in Eridor and Wilderland and then took the game. The only person I spoke to the entire game was Red (Razalam) to let him know I thought his tactic of breaking my bonuses was a good one. If you will look at that game Jock Bomb and tell me you think I was cheating then I don't know what to say to you.
I don't typically make alliances with people but at times I'll have a friendly border with a player so we can both concentrate on a bigger threat. I think in all of my games (only 54 to date completed) I've done so in 4 or 5 of them. I usually instigate the offer and I try to be very specific about what I'm offering so there is no confusion as early on when I first joined there was confusion with another player who thought I was offering a truce when I was only offering a friendly border between two specific territories.
I did not know this guy had multiple accounts. I am relatively new to this game and this site so perhaps I'm not as suspicious as some are. In the future I know that what looks like a normal conversation on my side can look very different to someone else in the game. I probably won't have full on truces with anyone in the future so others don't misconstrue my tactics as cheating. I'm sorry Jock Bomb that you thought I cheated you and that you think I'm a cheater. I'll take the noob comment because yes I am relatively new to this game and clearly don't have your "perspective" about player conduct. I've tried to be very cordial and forthright with other players and don't want to be someone who people do not want to play with. I'm not sure what else I can say. In any case I understand that you will not play with me in the future.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:27 pm