What to post publicly about the war

[notyoueither]

OK. Since you two both agree that it would not be good to be received first, I will send it after the official communication.

[DeepO]

so, let's hear it about the official communication... at least 6 others have read it, and nobody commented... does that mean it's safe to send on?

DeepO

[Cort Haus]

I'm in favour of the battle report only.

We're not going to taunt Lego like GoW and ND did to us over their victories, rubbing it gleefully in our faces. Likewise, we might consider refraining from a 'positive' therapeutic approach, and I'm sure Vondrack is old enough and tough enough to take the facts on the chin. He knows what kind of a game he's in, and attempts to wrap the facts in cotton wool might not make him and his team feel any better about it. It might just be annoying.

We'll have plenty of warm friendly things to say in any ensuing discussion, but I think it should be in response, rather than up-front.

[Krill]

I can't improve it with out making it increase in size by a factor of 6, so I think that it is best to go with your short and sweet version, DeepO, if we do go with a heads up.


Personally, though, I would rather not send it if it were so short. What if we were to post your version at the head of the battle report instead?

[Cort Haus]

Sorry, DeepO, I'm trying to find it - which page is it on?

[Krill]

Dear Legoland,

this is a time of both joy and grief for us. We thought we should give you a heads up, before we make anything public.... Legopolis has fallen. More details will be unveiled later, but we just wanted to let you guys know that we feel for your loss, even if we were responsible. We know how much time you invested in building, what we un-builded in one turn time.

If I am not mistaken, and there is every chance that I am, but isn't this the note that we would be sending to Lego?






My propsed alteration, instead of the private heads up PM:

This is a time of both joy and grief for us. We thought we should give you a heads up, before we make anything public.... Legopolis has fallen. More details will be unveiled later, but we just wanted to let you guys know that we feel for your loss, even if we were responsible. We know how much time you invested in building, what we un-builded in one turn time.


Battle report turn 244: 1270 AD
1. DD stumbles into sub at Abilene 4444788 (name unknown). DD promotes to 3/5.
( I think this should be changed to DD 1/4 instead. I know it promoted, I'm sure I didn't see any ghosts, but somehow the end result was a 1/4 DD, and no 3/5 DD.)

Operation Watergrogged.
2. art bombs 5/5 BB Tipperary (or Karina? only looked after bombing). failed.
3. art bombs 5/5 BB Tipperary (or Karina). Tipperary 4/5
4. fighter bombs BB Jackson. Fighter fails.
5. 2/4 DD attacks BB Jackson. 2/4 DD destroyed. Jackson promoted to 2/5.
6. art bombs 4/5 BB Karina. Karina 2/5.
7. art bombs 4/5 Tipperary. fails
8. art bombs 4/5 Tiperrary. fails
9. art bombs 4/5 Tipperary. Tipperary 3/5
10. art bombs 3/5 Tipperary. Tipperary 2/5
11. art bombs 2/5 Karina. Karina 1/5.

12. transport attacks 2/5 BB Jackson. counter bombardment failed. Transport destroyed. Jackson 1/5
13. transport attacks 2/5 BB Tipperary. counter bombardment hits. Transport destroyed. Tipperary 2/5
14. transports attack 2/5 BB Tipperary. Transport destroyed. Tipperary 2/5.
15. transports attack 2/5 BB Tipperary. Transport destroyed. Tipperary 2/5.
16. transports attack 2/5 BB Tipperary. Transport destroyed. Tipperary 2/5.
17. Transport attacks 2/5 BB Tipperary. Tipperary sunk. Transport promotes to 3/5
18. Transport attacks 1/5 BB Karina. Transport destroyed. Karina 1/5.
19. Transport attacks 1/5 BB Karina. Karina sunk. Transport 1/4.
20. Transport attacks 1/5 BB Jackson. Jackson sunk. Transport 1/4.

watergrogged totals:
9 bombardments, 5 hits totalling 6 hp. 10 attacks. 1 DD and 6 transports lost. Lego lost 3 BB.



21. Marine attacks Quanto Mechanico. 2/4 BB sunk. Bomber destroyed. Quanto Mechanico taken.

22. Marine captures explorer (1st sappers) at Quanto Mechanico 3.
23. Marine captures explorer (2nd sappers) at Quanto Mechanico 33.
24. Marine captures 3 workers (Ann was one of them, I think) at Quanto Mechanico 1.

25. Quanto Mechanico abandoned. We lost 2 transports (3/5 and 1/4). Resistance ends.

26. New city created "Quanto 6"

27. Tank captures Nou Camp.

28. Tank captures Sandonorico

29. Tank captures Karina. (forbidden palace desroyed?)

30. Tank captures Oasis.

31. Abandoned Oasis. Resitance ends

32. New city built: Oasis 8.

33. Tank captures Farmerville.

34. Tank captures Forkmouth.

35. Farmerville abandoned. Resistance ends.

36. New city built, "Farmer 8".

37. Tank captures Red Bricks. We control the Sistine Chapel.

38. Tank captures Tarzania.

39. Red Bricks abandoned. Resistance ends

40. New city built, "Red Bricks 8"

41. Tank captures Legopolis. Fighter destroyed. Smith's Trading company controlled. Bach's Cathedral controlled.



The (first) battle for Fort Stanwix
42. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Inf killed. Tank 3/4.
43. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Inf killed. Tank 3/4.
44. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank killed. Inf 1/4.
45. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank retreats (1/4), inf 4/4.
46. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank destroyed, inf 1/4.
47. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank retreats (1/4). Inf 4/4.
48. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank destroyed. Inf promotes to 2/5.
49. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank destroyed. Inf 4/4.
50. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Inf killed, tank 3/4.
51. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Inf killed. Tank 3/4.
52. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank destroyed. Inf 2/4.
53. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank retreats (1/4). Inf 2/4.
54. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment hits. Tank destroyed. Inf promotes to 4/5.
55. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Inf killed. Tank 3/4.
56. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Tank retreats (1/4). Inf 2/4.
57. Tank attacks inf. defensive bombardment fails. Inf killed. Tank 2/4.

Fort Stanwix total:
16 Tank attacks. 10 succesful defensive bombardments. 6 infs killed. 6 tanks killed.



58. MI captures settler at Leopolis 22.
59. Marine captures 3 workers at Legopolis 3
60. Marine captures 3 workers at Dye Fields 47
61. Marine captures 3 workers at Dye Fields 41
62. 3/4 Marine captures worker at Ahhmyfoot 7.

63. Forkmouth abandoned. Resistance ends.

64. Sandonorico abandoned. Resistance ends.

65. Tarzania abandoned. Resistance ends.

66. Karina abandoned. Resistance ends.


Grand total:
9 bombardments, 5 hits totalling 6 hp. 27 attacks. 4 retreats. 10 successfull defensive bombardments.
We lost 1 DD, 6 TR & 6 T.
Lego lost 4 BB, 1 sub, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 explorers, 13 workers, 1 settler, 9 cities.

[DeepO]

CH, you're voicing exactly my reasons to do it private, and keep it short... after thinking this over for nearly a day, I didn't found my first attempt any good either, as it would be too much, and might have a counter productive effect. Ths hort, private thing looks to me to be okay, and even needed. But that's just me... this has never happened before, so everyone's opinion is very needed here.

DeepO

[DeepO]

I'll copy it:

Dear Legoland,

this is a time of both joy and grief for us. We thought we should give you a heads up, before we make anything public.... Legopolis has fallen. More details will be unveiled later, but we just wanted to let you guys know that we feel for your loss, even if we were responsible. We know how much time you invested in building, what we un-builded in one turn time.

Kind regards,
Gathering Storm

[Jon Shafer]

Personally, I would make anything you send as short and sweet as possible... "We broke through at Quanto with chained Artillery and I'm sure you know what happened next..."

[vulture]

If the note Krill has posted is the suggested message to Lego, then I'm all for it. But then, none of the proposals I've read so far have anything objectionable in them. Since I'm reading everything at the moment, it's fair to assume that if I dont't say anything then I'mhappy with any given message.

[DeepO]

Correct, Krill. I just added our name at the bottom.

DeepO

[DeepO]

wow... sometimes this forum really is too fast

Krill, I wouldn't include the battle report... too much at once. Let's just keep that dry, and public.

DeepO

[Krill]

DeepO, I understand, but the advatage of sending it privately is that any reactions that they have will not start a public flaming, and hopefully vond can damp anything out.

[Jon Shafer]

I would at least mention how you did it... Lego would certainly like to know right of the bat, rather than to wonder what went wrong for a couple hours or whatever.

[Krill]

Er, so Trip, do you prefer my longer, explantry post or DeepOs short and succint post?