[OOC] World in Revolution: 1861

[aladdin_sane]

Boy, that escalated quickly.

[AegonVI]

I'm thinking Russia will only meet some of those demands... If any...

[aladdin_sane]

AegonVI said
I'm thinking Russia will only meet some of those demands... If any...

Ridiculous demands are ridiculous.

[Pasta Sentient]

*Waits patiently for Russia to make a response*

I'm so happy! I love Chinese!

[Byrd Man]

To Russia I say

[Ampharos]

The Zerg Rush begins.

[thorgili]

lol what the hell is this crap about a connection between the ottomans and the chinese thats like saying the Irish and south africans are blood brothers (actually people did try to pass off that thing back in the 1900)

[The Nexerus]

Byrd Man said
To Russia I say

There were numerous campaigns during the Opium Wars that were fought on land (incredibly successfully, I might add), and Britain defeated the Indian rebellion of 1857 despite most of the rebellious provinces being completely landlocked and heavily densely populated. Even with this ridiculous China-Japan alliance (a feat that could never feasibly be accomplished even in the modern day, miraculously completed in 1863!), I wouldn't discount European superiority quite yet.

[Byrd Man]

The Nexerus said
There were numerous campaigns during the Opium Wars that were fought on land (incredibly successfully, I might add), and Britain defeated the Indian rebellion of 1857 despite most of the rebellious provinces being completely landlocked and heavily densely populated. Even with this ridiculous China-Japan alliance (a feat that could never feasibly be accomplished even in the modern day, miraculously completed in 1863!), I wouldn't discount European superiority quite yet.

I was making a joke, but right on.

[Pasta Sentient]

Ya know...instead of complaining about realism...I'd think the Eighth might wanna spend more time strategizing than complaining...

[thorgili]

aladdin_sane said
Ridiculous demands are ridiculous.

I think they are silly :P in Russia I make treaty not the chinese!

[The Nexerus]

Pasta Sentient said
Ya know...instead of complaining about realism...I'd think the Eighth might wanna spend more time strategizing than complaining...

Were you the one that decided to say Victoria was insane to cover up your ridiculous decisions, or did Outcast come up with the idea to cover them up for you?

There is a distinction in alternate history roleplays between events that deviate from the precise course of history (the entire premise of the roleplay), and events completely out of line with reality that could never feasibly happen, whether in the time period or outside of it. An alliance between China and Japan falls into the latter category.

[Ampharos]

The Nexerus said
Were you the one that decided to say Victoria was insane to cover up your ridiculous decisions, or did Outcast come up with the idea to cover them up for you?

Does it matter?

[The Nexerus]

Ampharos said
Does it matter?

Not particularly. Just curious.

[Pasta Sentient]

The Nexerus said
Were you the one that decided to say Victoria was insane to cover up your ridiculous decisions, or did Outcast come up with the idea to cover them up for you?

Does it really matter? I don't understand why you get so pissed about a country that does not even belong to you. The point was to create a fun part to the story. I'm not quite certain why you are in this RP if all you are going to do is complain about how certain things don't match up. This is supposed to be fun, not a nitpicking detailed rendition of history. Do somethings not make sense 100%? Yeah, but we are all doing our best to maintain a sense of realism. Realism does not mean following the OTL to the letter. It means having logical outcomes. I apologize if all of us don't know the fine print of some of these Nations, but if you are looking for that there are plenty of other places to go. The point of this is to have fun, and with your constant belligerence you are detracting from that enjoyment for quite a few people. So learn to just go with the flow and enjoy the story.

Edit: And just to answer, it was my own idea.

[The Nexerus]

The only way to counteract a decision that is impossible to have been realistically made is to make another decision that is impossible to have been realistically made. It's a feedback loop that makes the roleplay completely take off from the realm of reality. The only way to prevent it from happening is for (relatively) realistic decisions to be made at all levels by all players, from the start.

[thorgili]

Pasta Sentient said
Does it really matter? I don't understand why you get so pissed about a country that does not even belong to you. The point was to create a fun part to the story. I'm not quite certain why you are in this RP if all you are going to do is complain about how certain things don't match up. This is supposed to be fun, not a nitpicking detailed rendition of history. Do somethings not make sense 100%? Yeah, but we are all doing our best to maintain a sense of realism. Realism does not mean following the OTL to the letter. It means having logical outcomes. I apologize if all of us don't know the fine print of some of these Nations, but if you are looking for that there are plenty of other places to go. The point of this is to have fun, and with your constant belligerence you are detracting from that enjoyment for quite a few people. So learn to just go with the flow and enjoy the story.Edit: And just to answer, it was my own idea.

somebody is getting a little defensive.

[thorgili]

oh and in this alternat history due to my stick analogoy facism is now faggotism

[Byrd Man]

Can we seriously for once go at least a few pages without having people get so goddamn catty at each other? Stop acting like a bunch of bitches. Shit happens, shit changes. We gotta live with it and move the fuck on.

[The Nexerus]

Byrd Man said Shit happens, shit changes.

If nobody made mention of decisions that go off the rails of reality, the eastern seaboard would be swarming with ships flying the Union Jack. I don't like having to complain, but it is absolutely necessary for someone to mention the infeasibility of some of the actions taken by particular players. Obviously no one is willing to make mention of unrealistic decisions that are to their own benefit, and so it is left to the people who are harmed by such decisions to call them out.