Posted by melibersa on March 6, 2000 at 16:30:18:
Once upon a time there was this little boy named (citizen-wannabe). One day, he stumbled upon the empire cabal while beating the begeesus out of orphans and said, "wow, citizens look cool, I want to be just like them." Also, i won't have to worry about paying those pesky centurions... So, he goes, oathes himself to the empire, and contines killing orphans.
Then, on a dark gloomy day, he sees his SectLeader waling around and BEGS for an interview..."please please please," he says, "I'd make a great soldier". So, he gets inducted into the Empire.
He then gets power hungry and kills a few good guys and thinks "damn, I'm tough," then promptly gets beat down by two young sylvans/scarabs/mobs (take your pick) and decides that being Empire isn't really cool at all. Delete Delete he types...and off he goes into oblivion...
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS...If you want to join the Empire, don't just be a power hungry idiot who thinks he's indestructable, and then cowardly quit when things look bad. Be a power hungry INTELLIGENT player, who can tell the strengths and weaknesses of his opponents, and use them to your advantage. Use your "allies" to help fight your battles...for what one can do, two can do better, and three can do better yet.
Yes, people might call you a coward for fighting with "unfair" odds...but who's really smarter, the person who gets beat because he doesn't have companions, or the group of three who reap the benefits of teamwork.
Melibersa is not a huge fighting force, never has been...probably never will be. But at least she "knows when to hold them...knows when to fold them...." EVERYBODY NOW..."knows when to walk away....knows when to RUN!"
Now, of course I'm going to get flamed...people are going to say, Melibersa, you suck...but you know what? I wouldn't be writing this post if I wasn't bored as hell :) So give me some slack...'k guys?