Analysis on potential foreign policy threat(s).

[Jamski]

Sounds good to me

-Jam

[Static Universe]

The Drones must die. They're out there trying to turn everyone against us because of this harmless turn-length polling business. Their plan must be to take out us first, or at least make their supporters think that's their plan.

I do not think an alliance with them will be possible, as the Hive and the Uni are the biggest threats to them, and they want to win at any cost. We must attempt to build an alliance with the CyCon and/or the Pirates.

[Jamski]

Agreed. I don't like the drones at all either.

-Jam

[Nubclear]

A word on the drones:

I overheard a conversation between several Uni members (MODS: THIS DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE UNIVERSITY IN ANY WAY AND THEREFORE DOES NOT VIOLATE MY PROMISE NOT TO DIVULGE UNIVERSITY SECRETS) saying that the Drones are lead by VERY good SMAC players and are definately to be feared.

[Static Universe]

Yes, Buster and Mongoose are very experienced PBEMers. I don't doubt the other drones are up to their level, so they don't matter.

The Drones aren't being demo gamed, IMO. A few good players are pooling their talents to defeat everyone else. That is why they want "one faction, one vote" so badly. They cannot marshall their members (except for MRT144) to vote.

Analysis of Drone players, with post count:

Expert level players:
buster 1208
Mongoose 1927
mark13 2126

Not sure, but probably very knowledgeable:
Main_Brain 718
monkspider 1018

Of no consequence:

MRT144 50
murielwasser 0
One eyed John 0
Confuceus 0
Kizami 33

[Voltaire]

If the Drones truly do turn out to be hostile as has been stated action must be taken, we will not hesitate to take them out first if it at the time becomes deemed appropriated.

The CCC would appreciate two volunteers to course the Pirates and CyCon in order to eliminate negative Drone propaganda influence that might have affected them. The courting will be done in private of course away from public eyes, we must make the CyCon and Pirates realize the threat of the University. And in the mean time I authorize all and any measures deemend necessary to be taken against the Drones. If the intelligence reports prove accurate, the CCC will deem it fit to consider ourselves at war with the Drones in all but official manners.

-Chairman Voltaire

[Haon]

As former Foreign Policy Commissar (leaving in about 10 hours now!) I think that isolating The Drones is asolutely essential if things continue going as they are now. They ARE an industrial power and we need to compete with them VERY strongly in industry. There one weakness is Tech, so we absolutely MUST be on good terms with CyCon and we should not rule out the posibility of occsionally getting some help from the Uni if it can stop the drones. We should call on the military Power of the Pirates as well.

With any luck, The Drones will be rather close to Miriam.

Also, speaking of Miriam...

It may be possible to use Miriam as a scapegoat to forge A Coalition with other Factions to elliminate her and share tech and co-ordiante attacks and such, thus laying the Foundation for a stronger new Pacts with ideally CyCon and the Pirates.

And just to remind you what I said earlier, if we get the tech advantage, the Drones will be helpless as there primitive troops in synthemal get blasted by Particle impactors or even Chaos Guns.

[Rokossovky]

I will talk to Mr. Morgan Glorious Comrade Chairman... I will see about a pact. As for the Drones, I cannot wait to lead our forces in turning their puny civilization into something worthy of a citizen level game.

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Haon

And just to remind you what I said earlier, if we get the tech advantage, the Drones will be helpless as there primitive troops in synthemal get blasted by Particle impactors or even Chaos Guns.

Not these drone players. There was a thread (or threadjack) a while back in AC-Strategy about how to ratchet up the Drones into a competitive research faction, and we have to assume the Drone players are aware of these techniques, if not their outright creators.

I do not believe research will be any more a problem for them than it is for us, or the Uni as well, for that matter.

We need to make whatever alliance we can, and make it early, to defeat them.

[Vev]

What was the tactic?

[Vev]

Since the University may feel threatened, they may team up with the Drones. That would be a nasty scenario.

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Vev
What was the tactic?

I'll try to find it, but with Poly's "search" feature the way it is, it may take a while...

[Jamski]

The tactic for the Drones is to build 10,000 bases and take planned and wealth and use the +4 industry and the huge number of bases to swamp people. Its messy and practicably unstoppable - by one faction...

-Jam

[Vev]

Who among the ACDG actually are seasoned veterans in gameplay not spamming?

[Vev]

I like my +4 industry, I was playing 2 human co-operative hotseat, and my friend was a newbie. He was amazed by how quickly I build things.