Hael

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@Queen Raidne

The Xim are kind of all of those things, and kind of none of them.

I mean, they are sorta expansionist because they invaded the Federation, but sorta not because Earth was already in their territory.

They're sorta genocidal because they modify species until they're exactly the same as the Xim (and thus don't really exist anymore), but sorta not because they would never militarily destroy an entire species- just modify them.

They sorta believe they're perfect in the sense that they WILL be perfect in the future, but they sorta don't because they don't believe they are perfect as they currently are.

They sorta have a homeplanet because the species that created the Xim Initiative (the Kreestack) have a homeplanet, but they sorta don't because the Kreestack long ago stopped existing as they modified themselves so much that no completely Kreestack DNA is still around.

Ah, Xim. The lords of 'kinda-sorta'.

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@Hael Everyone's invincible until they're not. We'll see :p

@Ozerath

Haha, well they aren't "invincible", just more difficult to conquer than any other nation. You'd have better luck fighting the Coalition, the Ch'ak, or literally anyone else. It might sound over-the-top, but I firmly believe that this is balanced out evenly by the inability of the Xim to take down any other nations. But if they want to, they could just sit there for years and years while you tire yourselves out trying to claim even a small portion of their territory. But likewise, you could sit and laugh while thousands of Xim vessels are slaughtered as soon as they reach your territory.

It is unlikely the will ever conquer even an inch of the weakest nation's territory. It is also unlikely even an inch of their territory will be conquered. A fair trade-off, if I do say so myself

But yes... we'll see :P

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@Ozerath
The Commonwealth has made a huge mistake if they attempt to "nab Xim space".

As my N.S. (which is coming in a few hours, everyone) will show, the Xim have the weakest invasion forces in the entire galaxy (hence why they couldn't hurt the Federation and probably never will), but the strongest defense. Of all the nations, I would daresay that the Xim are the most difficult to invade.

Don't get me wrong, you could wipe out a Xim offensive like it was a mosquito, but you would get crushed if you approached one of their planets. Their ships are pathetic in every way, but more than ships defend them.

If it doesn't sound to OP of me to say this, your ships wouldn't stand a chance the moment they entered Xim space. Now, stay OUT of Xim space and you could utterly destroy anything they send at the Federation, but the moment you're on the Xim's turf, you're going to start losing badly.

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Of course, I don't blame you for making that mistake, as I don't have an NS up yet. Sorry

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I'm going to have to disagree vehemently on that. RP'S with inflexible rules concerning their sheets (which are often long) fail the majority of the time. While the rules were looser a good example of this is Interstellar Ascension, an RP that launched with most users having 5-10k sheets and one that had so much cooperative lore that I've yet to see anything similar.

It died 7 posts in.

@Isotope

Really? I've seen the total opposite. I've been in RPs with very small sheets and loose rules that die in like 14 posts, and most RPs I see with longer sheets seem to last longer as well, because the undevoted simply don't make it into the IC.

The last RP I GMed had massive Character Sheets, and a character with a 20,000 word C.S. While I consider the R.P. to be a failure, it did manage to last until at least 40 posts in- plus, the cause of death for the RP was because I could no longer GM, and nobody else could fill the role, not because of the sheets.

In counter, Roleplays that ask little of prospective players seem to get very little in return.

It seems me and you have had opposite experiences
So let us just agree to disagree.

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@ClocktowerEchos

No but seriously, I've literally been dead OOC, my NS hasn't been updated in some time and I don't even read the IC tbh. If I stick around, I'll most likely still never actually get a post up or if I do they'll be few and far between at which point I'll eventually just sort of shimmy out of existence in this RP. In short, it'd just prolong the process without actually solving the problem of my lack of interest.

@ClocktowerEchos

Honestly, though, I believe that if you stick around for a while longer, you may find your interest coming back. It's happened to me before, and often. Normally that's what I do when I lose interest in an RP- I just hang around until my interest inevitably drifts back in. It's never failed to happen, and usually I'm back in the RP after just a few days or a week. xD

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Personally I already see that as my own lack of commitment which your system has weeded out. In a way I've already failed as a RPer in this RP in that sense. I just cannot see how just staying in longer will really do anything. Its not like I'm playing a major influence race tbh unless people really want me to push out a half-assed post every ye often.

Besides, even if I did have the energy to go write IC, my perpetually incomplete NS is basically preventing me from doing any such thing.

Failed as an RPer? Duuuuude/giiiiiirl, don't be so harsh on yourself. You haven't failed. There are people less complete than you who are still in this thing

But very well. If you wish to go, you can. But I really like your idea, so if you change your mind at some point in the future, I'll keep a spot open for you :)

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Hey, @Hael, is the map on the first OOC post current? If not, could you update it to be so?

@Queen Raidne

It's current, though @Ozerath has said he will soon replace the New Republic with the Commonwealth. So when you see the "New Alleghian Republic" on the map, just imagine it is the Commonwealth. Other than that, it's accurate.

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@HaelBlame it on my general flirty interest and also the long ass NS I guess :\

@ClocktowerEchos

The "long ass NS" was actually made that absurdly long intentionally. That way, I can be sure that anyone who actually finished it was truly committed to the roleplay, and those who were not would never complete the N.S. In essence, it was a "flirty RPer" filter.

Apparently, it worked

Regardless, I encourage you to keep going with us, as I do find your people very interesting and your writing style very enjoyable to read. I think if you stick with the RP for a little while, you'll find it very rewarding compared to simply phasing in-and-out of other RPs.

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@HaelStill here sorta, I'll admit my interest in waning.

@ClocktowerEchos

Awwww. :/

It's alright. We have enough people- if you want to leave, I won't hold you back. Though, I must ask, why is it that you're losing interest?

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@Queen Raidne and @Arawak, I've decided that your both of your Nation Sheets are complete enough to allow posting, though neither are fully finished. Arawak, however, will not be able to do an Explorer Post just yet.

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@Ozerath

I am officially impressed with your knowledge of space-age weapons. I hope you won't mind if I ask for your advice regarding weaponry sometimes- I know enough to get bye, and enough to make some general ground-rules, but not enough to really write on it.

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@Lauder

Oh, keep that Keriss crap in the RP it belongs in

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@ClocktowerEchos

Are you still here, my Neko loving friend?

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Well, I got the Military Details done. So hurray! I'm actually getting work done on my NS! Still gotta do the tech and spaceships though. And history as well; is there anybody who's planning on being near me on the map?

@TheSovereignGrave

No. Nobody wants to be near you. Thou art alone forever, trapped in that one overpopulated system.

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And if we want said suffering to continue?

@Lauder

Then you should volunteer to be the recipient of said suffering, since you so badly wish it to exist.

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Jebus Krist

@Lauder

Well, in the end, isn't the end of human suffering what we're all waiting for?