hi wudolph!

So, I have been on vacation in Colombia and see that there are a lot of rumors and semi-distortions of the basics coming from both sides. I would like to clear them up.

Last reset SOF got stomped. Apparently there were coalition wars occurring that set and for several sets before. One of our allies decided to pact the other block in secret and shortly after this came out, RD was deleted. Losing badly, morale dropped and we made the decision to simply fight out the set and get a fresh start. At this point I became FA with about 3 weeks until the new reset.

Trying to get a hold on the recent past from others outside of SOF, I contacted SOL, MD, Evo, and LCN. Speaking with different leaders, I became aware that many viewed SOF as having bullied them in the past year and that neither SOL, MD, or LCN wanted a pact.

My goal coming back into leadership was to rebuild relations and to create a fun December reset for the membership. Since MD told me that they would be netting, I approached SOL about a friendly war. Makinso told me that he was not interested in a friendly war because he had asked SOF for a friendly previously. To summarize, Makinso was playing tit-for-tat. I also spoke with mdevol and Colonel Chaos several times. I told Maki that SOF needed a war to recover from the previous set because SOF membership would not rebound as well netting for an entire set.

It is at this point, about 2 weeks before the new reset that I threatened SOL. I told Maki that I would have to write up oop war strats if we couldn't make an agreement because I was under the impression that SOL would FS us. Once it became clear that neither side wanted an early war, and having mdevol's word that SOL would not hit us before or during the holidays, I also told SOL that we would not fight before or during the holidays. I told SOL leaders that we would be looking for war sometime after the 25th, that we would be looking to war them, and if they wanted to work something out, then and someone else verses us and someone else or whatever they would like to make for a fun war. Makinso repeated that they would be netgaining. Obviously SOL did not want to be pushed into warring SOF just because it was good for SOF but I did my best to convey up front SOF's agenda as I moved forward with what I felt was best for my alliance.

Regardless of the talk posted from both sides, several changes in leadership took place in the closing weeks of last reset. My conversations with various alliance leaders building up to the new set were done according to my prerogatives and I do not appreciate anyone insinuating that they were not.

I would also like to note that the SOF block of a reset ago no longer exists. There is one block left in the game and that is SOL, MD, and LCN. Leaders from SML have told me that their coalition is simply a defensive block but I think that this reset shows that at least in some respects it is not just a defensive block as LCN hitting Rival resulted in all three alliances going to war -- but that is really semantics.

As I work with more alliances in the future, and certainly SOL, MD, and LCN, I hope that we can all try and have a little more fun and cut out a bit of the fluff.