I did *NOT* to my knowledge lie, although I did spend the last two turns trying hard to either misdirect or get an acknowledgement and/or concession.
It is true the tenor of our exchanges became somewhat acrimonious, but Yomi took a province that I was expecting to have based on our agreement (we even commisserated about my first attempt at the province in question being beaten back by the indies, immediately after he took the province). When I complained I was told to "chill brah" as he had not *specifically* promised not to take the province in question even though he was suppose to head in a different direction. Lesson learned, but the agreement was obviously not worth the paper it was printed on. From my perspective, the treaty we discussed was violated by LongDongSilver within 2 turns of when it was made.
As I was boxed in anyways I planned on attacking if the province was not returned and/or amends were not made. When neither happened I assumed that I would be attacked within a few turns, and saw no reason to patiently wait for the knife. Every turn I would grow comparitively weaker, I did not have the position needed to turtle, which would have been a viable option if I had a few more provinces. I had actually warned LongDongSilver about this possibility (that I could be forced into early war) in my first exchange of messages and was told that my words were extortion.
Everything I stated for the last few messages about what my troops HAD done and COULD be doing was, in fact, true... including that I had summoned mercs to the wrong province (grrr, stupid interface or silly me for not double checking). My troops were ALSO in position to attack if it became necessary. I am in a corner, where ELSE besides a border do you expect my troops to be? When LongDongSilver read the message last night trying to avert war and refused to respond, I presumed I had my answer. Even so I sent the message that we were now at war and attacked. (Concurrently, of course! I am not foolish enough to sit for turns after that declaration given what had already happened.)
Note: LongDongSilver was also moving troops to our border the turn before the first battle concurrent with my summoning mercs, I admit to chosing to attack before they got there.
LogDongSilver, I am sorry you chose upon losing back to back battles to make this public, that you saw nothing wrong with your actions, that you still insist I was lying (to which I take great offence) and that now I am "Holier than thou" because we have different communication styles.
Find subs for me and you will not have to deal with me in 406 OR 407 and I will avoid all games you joined first. If you want, find a sub for Yomi and you can take Ulm in 406, I don't think it matters yet in 407. The Dominions community is too small for me to want players to leave in a huff.
Ragnoff
(This is my communication style, and the type of PMs I sent, this is the first time I have been called "Holier than Thou" though. Perhaps in the future I should try to develope a persona/way of talking for each pretender that is obviously staged.)
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