it's actually the other way around; they decided that PDM was an alliance they should bully around because we're the right size and weren't political. Then they tried to clutch at straws to find a reason to start fluff with us for several rounds and the straw they ended up grabbing onto firmest was landtrading.

So that's the SoF strategy re: landtrading -> start issues with the alliance that does the 3rd most landtrading per capita while pacting the others and not even bothering to discuss it publicly! wear your hypocricy on your sleeve, guys!

and SoF's been a lapdog since like 2009 and I see no way for them to break out of that at this stage. they need to hide under the protective wing of LaF's power. They'll be back on SoL's side eventually, lapdogging it over there too.

i mean even if sof keeps starting issues with PDM, what does that prove? that sof's a lapdog who can't fight a decent war-oriented opponent when the war isn't directed by LaF? lol

I don't even remember the last time SoF won a decent war that LaF didn't help them set up so SoF would win. And I include last round's war in that group too. It's the reason I no longer speak to Hanlong at all. Every single convo with him ends up leaked.