Sparta-Gaian relations

[Kassiopeia]

Looks like your Zonealarm needs a bit of configuring.

I'm going to have to sign out for a couple of hours now, so I won't be able to negotiate further - but I've finalised the trade with the Gaians and said that we'll send off the techs in an accepted offer the next turn (I assume we still have the techs the Gaians proposed in the window, so they can just go "accept" and be done with it)

[Googlie]

right

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Maniac
I'm there now!

I'm back in (to stay - I did some tweaking of Zone Alarm)

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Googlie
I'm back in (to stay - I did some tweaking of Zone Alarm)

Ah, with "I'm there!" I meant CGN IRC. I still find it impossible to get on the Spartan website, despite never having any problem with that before.

[Googlie]

Hmm - I can't move R-112 to the east along the river bed. there's a Hive colony pod blocking. I'll retreat to the monolith and let the gaians know it's there - they can take it out with their mindworm (I've indicated its position with a green blob on the minimap)

[KrysiasKrusader]

Originally posted by Zeiter

Also, I think the little EC gift would be a great idea, although 1 EC might actually insult them more than win them over. Maybe something like 5 ECs?

2 e.c.'s. And no more than 3 e.c.'s.

[KrysiasKrusader]

Hmmm....

For some reason. I don't see where the "applet" is supposed to be. I get a gray box, but no writing in it.
My only option (that I can see) is the two buttons that say "return to website".


Edit: Yea. I tried reloading the page several times.

[Googlie]

I wouldn't give them any of our preciosu credits.

Instead, I propose sending them this (it will allow them to find out where the Hive colony pod is as well as where the monolith is that can heal their mindworm)

That's worth a lot more than a handful of ec's ... No?

[KrysiasKrusader]

Yea, it is.
Worth too much for what we'll recieve - but that's my opinion.

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I dunno what the Gaian problem is?
They have veteran players. So they "should" know how to negotiate and have a semblance of what common practice / protocol is while doing so.
Frankly, I'm kind of stunned by their lack of willingness to perform in this department. Especially, when they left us in the lurch about any decisions, and then not even bothering to tell us anything untill the turn was passed on...

[Googlie]

Och, I'm not too upset. They seem to have a beaurocracy worse than the PK's

And Maniac's right - the Pirates (PEACE) had a history in the last game of adding codicils and tweaks to trades right at the last minurte, and that right royally pissed players off on other teams

[Googlie]

I see, too, that they have accepted our 25 ec's for the Angels' commlink (or at least Illuminatus is confident that the motion will receive the required majority)

I'll add the 25ec's to our 2 techs pre-accepted, if someone can audit my eventaul presend just before it finalizes to ensure that we have heard that they do indeed agree

[KrysiasKrusader]

Yea, I can do that.

[Kassiopeia]

Aye, we shan't need give the credits, the concession we made with the trade limit should be more than enough, let alone the fact we didn't start to play them against the Morganites to crank out a better deal. It's no longer broken, DONT TOUCH IT.

[Kassiopeia]

I informed Lord Illuminatus that we'll add the credits to the package.

[Googlie]

The skeptic in me is saying that the Gaians are delaying as they're trying to get 25 ec's from the Angels to give them our commlink