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Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed?

Mon, 06 November 2006 16:05

vonKreedon

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I have a deep respect for the way Huinmaiden has taken in the feedback and moved from a very understandable anger at being blindsided to taking the affair as a learning experience. Bravo.

I also want to add my agreement to KotK's post saying:
"IMO everyone should be avare that stars! is strategy wargame with diplomatic elements. How personally people can take it? Lot of games are about bluffing others. Stars is no exception. Backstab cannot be called "cheat". Where there is disrespect?"

I'd say that a sucessful backstab implies a great deal of respect. A successful backstab takes a lot of work. You have to set the backstab up well in advance. You have to coordinate multiple production centers and fleet movements on a rigorous timeline. You have to maintain excellent intel on your targets while not giving away your intentions. You have to set the scene diplomatically so that the rest of the galaxy doesn't immediately turn on you and make your post-backstab situation worse rather than better. That's a lot of work and is in fact almost never worth it.

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		Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Thu, 02 November 2006 17:48
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Thu, 02 November 2006 17:53
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Dogthinkers on Thu, 02 November 2006 18:33
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: vonKreedon on Fri, 03 November 2006 10:31
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Fri, 03 November 2006 12:34
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: vonKreedon on Sat, 04 November 2006 11:09
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Sat, 04 November 2006 12:53
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sat, 04 November 2006 19:18
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Kotk on Sat, 04 November 2006 19:48
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sat, 04 November 2006 19:53
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: mazda on Mon, 06 November 2006 04:12
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Mon, 06 November 2006 05:15
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Mon, 06 November 2006 13:04
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Sat, 04 November 2006 19:48
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sat, 04 November 2006 19:55
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Sun, 05 November 2006 02:55
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: iztok on Mon, 06 November 2006 02:17
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: iojho on Sat, 04 November 2006 15:49
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: gible on Sat, 04 November 2006 16:48
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Sat, 04 November 2006 17:28
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: iojho on Sun, 05 November 2006 04:21
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Kotk on Sun, 05 November 2006 09:55
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: m.a@stars on Tue, 07 November 2006 05:41
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: m.a@stars on Tue, 07 November 2006 05:38
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Tue, 07 November 2006 10:52
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sat, 04 November 2006 20:32
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Dogthinkers on Sat, 04 November 2006 23:00
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: gible on Sun, 05 November 2006 00:13
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Ptolemy on Sun, 05 November 2006 02:24
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Staz on Sun, 05 November 2006 13:40
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sun, 05 November 2006 13:51
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Staz on Sun, 05 November 2006 16:28
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: mlaub on Sun, 05 November 2006 22:52
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: leknufrag on Mon, 06 November 2006 15:36
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Mon, 06 November 2006 15:47
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Micha on Mon, 06 November 2006 03:17
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: hiunmaiden on Sun, 05 November 2006 13:36
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: vonKreedon on Mon, 06 November 2006 16:05
		Re: Anyone here ever been well and truly backstabbed? By: Nibor on Mon, 06 November 2006 16:58
		Different player attitudes By: Altruist on Mon, 06 November 2006 18:35
		Re: Different player attitudes By: m.a@stars on Tue, 07 November 2006 06:01
		Re: Different player attitudes By: Staz on Tue, 07 November 2006 15:22
		Re: Different player attitudes By: Dogthinkers on Tue, 07 November 2006 18:47
		Re: Different player attitudes By: m.a@stars on Wed, 08 November 2006 06:02
		Re: Different player attitudes By: iztok on Wed, 08 November 2006 08:31
		Re: Different player attitudes By: Altruist on Tue, 07 November 2006 20:20
		Re: Different player attitudes By: Kotk on Wed, 08 November 2006 04:34
		Re: Different player attitudes By: m.a@stars on Wed, 08 November 2006 05:59
		Re: Different player attitudes By: LEit on Wed, 08 November 2006 10:48
		Re: Different player attitudes By: vonKreedon on Wed, 08 November 2006 11:40
		Re: Different player attitudes By: Ptolemy on Thu, 09 November 2006 05:26

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