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Re: SS ultimate strategy? Fri, 13 December 2002 19:30 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Even in partners in time your partner can still betray you!!!

The game specifies you can only have one person set to ally, the person having already been predetermined.

I don't want to make MY partner paranoid because he should know by now my intentions are to take this partnership to the end, but anybodies partner could betray them. Think about it... your partnership is above most everyone else and the only race that could challenge your supremacy is your partner... double cross and bada bing... you're number 1. Granted it's against the theme and it's counter productive in virtually all situations... but it does make one point... no-one can be 100% trusted. 99% sure, but that 1% of doubt is required. It keeps you sharp and ensure you keep your wits.

It's like sending your race into a war. You have plan A, now u know plan a will work. Your confident in your superiority, you are 100% it will work. Thats fine and dandy if it works, but what if you were wrong???? Where's plan B? wheres the back up? Wheres the sodding cavalry??????????????

I trust all my allies to the same extent as to the damage they could do to me in a single turn. That way if the spit hits the fan then you don't take a hit as badly as it could be... and if they don't betray you then at least you got some defenses incase of a cloaked fleet or a wormhole event or some *other* unexpected surprise.

Anything can happen to anyone. Never be so secure you let your guard down.

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