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ArsenalMD:
If you looked at the logs flamey MD was aiming at LaF not SoF. Infact as you correctly state I was trying to get SoF to remain neutral.
For example MD kept its SoF FDP and had out clauses in our Evo and SOL pacts for SoF.
Furthermore, this was after I had first approached Ivan with my suspicions and was basically ignored.
But these things don't get reported because it doesn't suit the narrative.
Indeed, I knew you were not plotting against us. I knew about the clauses that protected SoF, but that doesn't make it all alright. The manipulation involved to keep us neutral was all too apparent; from undermining our peace talks, to the staged performance about putting pressure on Evo.
I am aware you had a convo with Ivan long after I had seen the logs, but I cannot comment if there was an earlier convo; but signing a FDP with an alliance that had spent a year trying to build up a coalition against us and another who had BROKEN a pact with us the set before; then finally only telling us the day before war when you were desperate goes beyond any normal behaviour from a FDP.
Yet, even though I knew this, I didn't drop MD, or organise any anti-MD coalition, we just let you go ahead with your 1vs1 with LaF, knowing LaF would probably win and maybe things would go back to normal after that set. In a way you signed a unap with them and all things were looking good, but the scandal broke out and we agreed that LaF should take the beating. But we also stated that we didn't want it running into this set and you agreed, but said you could not say the same about SoL/Evo.
Yet, this set, we were told to drop LaF or face being dropped/downgraded or given unacceptable clauses in our pact. That is where we drew the line; enough was enough. We were not backing down on our position that we would defend LaF from these two alliances, whose political motivations were apparent before any ounce of principle. These two alliances who have lied to us/openly badmouthed us in the past few sets were not going to escape a war with us regardless anyway.
Despite all that... it was still you who FSed us. =)