What, did you think that I'd immediately tremble in my boots and beg for protection from a 2 man suicider tag?

You're literally attempting to make enemies of the entire server. I'd suggest you focus on sorting out the active enemies you already have, rather than trying to create more.
Especially given you have cathankins threatening to run clans off the server on your behalf.

Personally, I'm not out to run you off the server, but I won't tolerate being threatened.

And look, I get that you have a bit of a hard on for me personally, because I acted to remove doug from leadership, it is what it is.

You called me out.

I pointed out you were specifically wrong about Superfly calling you a groomer.

I would argue that if superfly had said the things you claim, that multiple mods would have actively given him at least a temporary ban.

That hasn't happened, so it seems more realistic that you have completely misread and misinterpreted what was said.

You chose to threaten Paradigm, I let it go.

You and cathankins have deceitfully attempted to claim victim status after you decided to suicide on evo, then got splattered by their allies.

I actually pity you at this point.
You went from a chill player in Paradigm, to a more or less reasonable player under your own tag, who left people alone, and got left alone in return, to now following cathankins like a puppy, and becoming a straight up failed suicider.

I called you nothing.
I said you were wrong about what superfly actually said.

I'd suggest very strongly that you tone it down a little.

I let your prior threats slide.
Don't push your luck.

If memory serves, I believe he was referring to cathankins as having groomed you into a suicider, not calling you a groomer.

I could be hair splitting here, but ya know

No, that's not why I'm calling you a suicider.
I could care less about your personal hard on for superfly.

I'm calling you a suicider because you suicided on evo, because superfly. (Who isn't even in evo).

You talk about dishonesty, stop trying to misrepresent mine, and everyone else's words

Hey gents, can someone shoot me a line either here on forums, or via discord please?
Cheers!

Evo didn't hit you last set either.

Mercs didn't "call their allies"

Their allies did what pacted allies do, and came to help, no questions asked.

Now, you've decided to hit Evo.

Once again, Evo's allies did what allies do, and came to help no questions asked.

Basically, you chose to provoke this again this set.
Not the other way round.

Lastly, you're now threatening to run clans off the server, unless they do as you dictate.
That's not how it works, and I really don't think this is going to turn out for you the way you seem to think it will.

You probably could have peaced out this set if you were smart, and left people the hell alone.
Instead, you chose to start yourself another pointless confrontation.
The ultimate irony, is I pretty much guarantee evo will still finish top of the score tables.

So not only did you suicide, you did so badly.

Hey folks.
On a serious note for a minute, here is our updated Paradigm contact list.

Drow - President. Discord: Drowakm
Sir Acheron - HFA. Discord: Ashaeron.se
Sir Detmer - Senate. Discord Alex_t337
tAN - Senate. Discord: tan_cleantoe

We also have a new discord server, so please feel free to grab one of us, pop in and say hi.

Drow
Paradigm President.

Did you, or did you not, hit Evo OOP?

Evo had not hit you.
That's suiciding.

I'm making my judgements based DIRECTLY on your actions, nothing else.

YOU attacked a 3rd party (Evo), in a blatant attempt, which you already admitted to, to get them to hit Superfly.
Instead, Mercs and SoL acted as per their pacts with Evo, and turned you into smears, repeatedly.

No spin, nothing to do with he said, she said.

Based SOLELY on your actions, and the responses.
Right now, you are nothing more than a suicider and failed bully.

You don't like being referred to as a suicider, stop acting like one.
It's really, really that simple.

I'm sorry, this from the one attacking unrelated third parties because they have a hard on for one specific player?
That would be like me deciding to farm you and josey because BlackHole made me sad...

Also, it turns out M4D have 31.
Well done Leto!

doug is not a leader in Paradigm.
he is a member here still though.

I'm going off the info I have to hand /shrug

https://earthempires.com/...turned-52616?t=1714144946

Read Jouster's post from april 23rd.
You were given warning they were going to kill you for the set.
This is exactly what they said they were going to do, I don't know why you're surprised?

You prodded and pushed them, and continued to poke and prod, then when they act, declare them the bad guys?
um, ok, I guess?

Sometimes I wonder whether you are trying to compete with Cathankins for the oddest twists of logic on the server...

no, they said KFC

You have a whole swag of stuff wrong as usual Blackhole.
About 5 or 6 paradigm members went to M4D.

a few other former paradigmers, and a bunch of former NA players, came out of retirement and joined M4D as well.

(that's why M4D has 20 odd, and we have 20 in Paradigm.)

I have not kicked ANYONE out of Paradigm.
We resolved an internal leadership issue.

Yes, M4D are our brothers, between our former players who play there, and a bunch of the other guys who have come out of retirement that are friendly names, we get on well with them. It's called friends.

No, we are not planning to war anyone.

No, we are not close with Josey and co.
You may recall that Josey straight up threatened Paradigm this set at the end of last set.
It's disappointing, because Josey was a good member when he played back in paradigm many moons ago.

he and cathankins have decided to suicide on Evo, and mercs and sol are leaving them as vacant space as a result.

I think I have covered pretty much the entirety of your completely misinformed post.

Drow
Paradigm President.

Just to be clear, Josey is not in Paradigm :)

Maan! you ruined the supa sekret 1 tank AB FS on ourselves!!!

You are correct in that regard.

he's getting a twofer ;)

agreed on no current era warring experience, though I resemble the no credible war leaders remark, even if it has admittedly been many, many years since I was an active HoW.
we do currently count multiple former PDM HoW's in our ranks though.

And again, tAN hits the nail on the head!

I think you're short some P's there, I told you 14 P's and a silent Q!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2mbGP6vFI

That's why he is the Paradigm official AT troll ;)

It's all about second breakfast, and elevenses!!!

Isn't it a 2 door car?

Happy birthday to the pair of yas :)

No one recruited me to anything.

I have acted, as President, in what I believe to be Paradigm's best interest.

Doug put himself in a position where he is no longer tenable as a leader, and I have acted on that.

tAN has hit it pretty well on the head.
We have been trying to avoid the drama, but, we are taking right of response in this case, given that doug has come here publicly to make a post making allegations about conspiracies.

In terms of recruiting, Paradigm has actually been one of the more active alliances doing so the last few sets.
We have been putting significant energy into recruiting, which is why so many old Paradigm faces are about.

Para-ception!!

tAN is the official Paradigm AT Troll ;)

Thank you Jouster.
It is greatly appreciated.

Paradigm thanks those who have offered their support to us.

We did not want this situation, but we will work with what we have.

Much love.

Drow
Paradigm President

no doug.

I did not make the PDM tag Paradim intentionally. it was a legitimate typo.

I originally had no intent of any of this happening.

Leto and I did not plan anything.

You pushed me to breaking point, and I walked.

I have told all PDM members they are welcome in the Paradigm tag.

Further, that we will not launch any hostile actions on those who choose to remain PDM.

We will not ask any alliances who have signed pacts with PDM to break those pacts, as that would be bad faith, and we do not operate that way.

Drow
Paradigm President.

Drow will continue to speak his mind.
Have no fear of that ;)

more accurately, I should have titled this PDM announcement

As of now, I am no longer president of doug's PDM.
Please direct all contact to doug and Happy.
Regards
Drow

oh man, cathankins, your twists of logic are hilarious.

you suicided on evo and got killed and blame superfly, someone who has nothing to do with evo, for doing so.

then claim "bullying" when evo's pacted allies do what pacted allies do, and come to their aid.

meantime, you attempt to tell Evo that if they don't kill superfly, you'll keep suiciding on them.

Who is actually the bully here?
The person choosing to attack a third party unrelated to the initial issue, in a half assed attempt to try and force them to do the dirty work, or the alliances who are standing up for their friends?

Honestly, the only difference, is that unlike most real life bullies, you're just really bad at it.

New theme song for Leto ;)

https://youtu.be/...T0fWo?si=WyFfxjlmmVXcOTk2

All their base are belong to us!!

Beta males?

is that a Furry thing, or a fish thing?
I'm curious...

couple of people decided to suicide on Evo, and evo's allies came to their defence.
Blackhole ticked off Jouster, and Jouster made him dead in return.

Ive kept my dealings with BlackHole very public. And come down to: "play clean, leave Paradigm alone, and we don't have to spend the rest of the set killing you"

Important information:
tAN is head of fluff
that is all.
Carry on!

Drow
PDM Pres of random declarations

you didn't get deleted in alliance again for the rest of the set, and you made an agreement with me publicly to play clean and not hit PDM in return for a DNH.
Are you saying that you chose to cheat anyway?