Flag Stealing

[zaphod]

hey wau!
there is some new action around here. the NS flag is captured. looks like there will be a open war between those alliances. or was it a mistake??

i like it.

[Senor]

yea. my finger slipped

the grab wasn't as clean as i planned it, but at least we got the flag.

want to try a double grab, zaph? wink wink.

[zaphod]

that sounds really nice. but i think i will try to get my points on another way. i always thought you or your guys are going to get me to take back your points. maybe i have to come again

no. always take it with a smile. i like the way right now. unfortunately we are too less players around here.

[Senor]

yes unfortunately the mass of new players we got from a bit of advertising will probably drop to 50 or so in the next week when inactives get cloaked. I just hope some of those new guys stayed to play.

[T2]

Flag stealing and recovery is a real challenge I would assume in ST right now if your comm list looks anything like mine.
It's many, many hours flight time to most of known players from my base and trying to find an opponent through other players is also a challenge.

It is quite feasible to "hide" with a flag if your base location is not known.

How about it NoStars... is the long distances between players affecting flag recovery ? Is XYZ able to hold off invader type attacks and keep info secure ?

From the scoreboard, it certainly looks like XYZ are taking hits but still hold the flag.

XYZ.... are defensive efforts and long distances affecting a sustained offensive defense stragety or are you just "taking it on the chin" hoping to weather the "storm" until 20% is reached ?

Come on guys...give it up... the rest of us want to hear your thoughts

[Senor]

Oh yeah. the war has been really awesome with fleets incinerated from both sides. A huge flag grab attempt by NoStars was pushed back this morning. We got a bit lucky there, but it was a good battle with 16 fleets involved total.
NoStars are giving us real hell, but we're still holding strong here.
So we'll see who comes up on top in a week or so.

that was a lie. In reality no attempts have been made by NS to recover their flag. It's not a real war. at least not yet. It all depends how successful NS are when they make the assault on our flag carrier. considering who their leader is, i'm expecting a well thought through attack with minimal effort not a demonstration of brute force. They should hurry up though or i will return the flag of boredom.

[T2]

Maybe NS is unsure of where the flag holder lives ?

I would not expect NS to reveal that info but you should know Senor ?
How 'bout it...do they have probes monitoring the situation?

[Senor]

i think they know where the flag is. they just have to go and get it.

[ncaries]

we don't have the slightest idea

[Senor]

i can see that, yes

EDIT: they are all flying towards the wrong base now. well not yet, but very soon it will be.

[ncaries]

can you be more specific (when, where), that may safe me some time

[Senor]

it's at 399/574/14
go fetch!

[ncaries]

hey, a scrambler!

[Senor]

Could we rescedule this flag-grab? I'm a bit busy tonight.

[ncaries]

ok!

[Senor]

interesting interpretation of ok...

at least you decided to stay and give me some company

[DavAlan]

NOTE HOW FAST THE TABLES TURN IN SPACETRACE
@senor: next time use about 20 retraitors and no c1 to counter and defeat that

[Senor]

i'll reply after i get some time to read the BR's. good night, good fight NS!

[zaphod]

the flag stealing is doing a great move in the game... who has whos flag? it´s a kind of playing cat and mouse.

[Marth Diro]

it was very hard to find the XYZ FC, that few active players and a tiny com list threw us into a slow motion progression before we were able to give an adequate answer for the stolen flag.