Paradigm's still here :) Year 21, we can legally drink now.

BRADY'S BACK :)

January 2002: avg price of gas in US: $1.15.
July 2008: avg price of gas in US: $4.11.

2002-08, 357% jump.

January 2016: avg price of gas in US: $2.06.

2008-16, prices cut in half.

May 2018: avg price of gas in US: $2.99

2016-18, prices jump 145%.

January 2022: avg price of gas in US: $3.41

2018-2022, prices jump 114%.

Not debatable.

https://www.eia.gov/..._epm0_pte_nus_dpg&f=m

SOURCE: random American who began driving in 2001, paid off student loans delivering pizzas from 2003-2008

i wish i could change my country name to LIMU EMU

PARADIGM

bark twice if you're in milwaukee

the crabs come in on the captain's dinghy

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"Ditto, that's why we need term limits, just look at Pelosi running for re-election, she's what? 80 something? Been holding office for 159 years? And BTW she's got one of the most 3rd world looking districts that she represents, in all those decades of her holding that district it had only gotten worse, and yet she keeps getting re-elected.... California "The Stupid State"

Yes. 100% true.

Also, replace the terms "Pelosi" and "California" with "McConnell" and "Kentucky" and your statement is a lot more accurate.

The problem isn't "left" or "right" viewpoints, the problem is people who grew up in an developed all of their sensibilities literally in 1949 being the ones who dictate the direction of America.

If 35 is too young to be the president of this country, 65-70 is too old. We've given all the authority to a bunch of pudding eating invalids, at the end of the day. "Republicans" and "Democrats" are to America what "bloods" and "crips" are to south central LA. Neither stands for anything, other than the destruction of the other.

Meanwhile one side screams MY BODY MY CHOICE in regards to abortion, the opposite side screams "MY BODY MY CHOICE" in regards to vaccination, and we all lose because both sides can't find a single issue they agree on.

Covfefe!

strange set. might be time to try something different. or maybe take a break...

LOL

fell asleep, woke up with 20 minutes left, didn't sell tech, cost myself 4-5 mil NW and a new personal best *smacks forehead*

not bad having been grabbed twice though i guess :)

Thanks :)

Pretty good set to play farmer. Not a pretty win, but not bad considering I really never stockpiled much at all.

It's possible. Although I think law of diminishing returns kicks in at some point :P (not the same as literal DR ingame, but the same concept played out over several sets)

Well, maybe a land record demo will convince people that 3 turns/attack isn't the hurdle they thought it was :)

man, if I ever played a tyranny..... :)

bonus points if you pull it off as a demo. lmao :)

I hereby challenge everyone to the 100 landgrabs in 24 hours challenge next reset.

(i don't recommend it)

so you're saying fluff trickle sits on the pole?

...asking for a friend.

*BURP*

:)

they don't understand sarcasm either, i don't know what to do :(

congrats :)

2nd place starting to feel like home

another not one but TWO earthquakes within 20 turns of each other perfectly timed RIGHT at the start of the stock phase. lmao, cmon man....

idk

getcha popcorn ready?

From 1860-1865, two thirds of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died not from gunfire, but because of disease.

Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.

https://www.msn.com/...AASn1jm?ocid=winp1taskbar

Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway?

An earthquake occurred destroying 419 buildings!

My favorite thing is how all my earthquakes happen exactly when you hit the point where rebuilding is no longer worth it, so it effectively does the same damage as a getting grabbed. Happened three times last set.....I'd like all my earthquakes on day 1 please.

BOAT

it ends when you're dead. until then please AB hungry, even if it's for 2 buildings per 2 turns spent, because any other use of your turns isn't noble.

I think I've got this right but I'm not sure.

Ugod says so

SPEND ALL YOUR TURNS

But this old thread is some combination of relevant/awesome :P

I mean, you could still apply for Paradigm, impressionable new player who does not exist who's stumbling upon this 8 year old thread before making your decision to join LaF. And we *might* have someone who logs into the website and accepts you. It's within the realm of possibility, that's all I'm saying.

The purpose of topping this thread is hopefully one of these old names stumbles upon AT for the first time in 7 years like I did last month, sees it, and it sparks some sort of interest they might not have otherwise had.

This is Paradigm, we're recruiting? Even if we're only actually recruiting ghosts :)

this thread belongs in a museum

As someone who's been playing this game on and off for....22 years WTF, and was able to finish 4-5 resets actively netgaining in 1A during 15 or so years actively playing from 1999-2014, it's nice to see a server than can essentially serve as a netgaining simulation, particularly since it's the one that resets every week.

I support the ability for human players to grab other players in an attempt to netgain (I was crushed in 2013-14 for trying to popularize landtrading), but moderation to take out clear idiots like what happened today only improves the game.

I've played 3 express sets so far after 7 years off. I was hit by a suiciding type in my 2nd set back. If I'd been hit by him in my first set back, I might not have played a 2nd set.

If you're going to label the bots, which you don't do on any other servers, it would seem logical to place restrictions on human:human attacks on this server. Maybe make 1 PS/SS the max you can do against any GDI country?

Either way, I'm glad some effort was made today toward improving the game. I spent 10 years getting suicided on by RD bots. An effort toward improving the current landscape and potentially drawing back in and keeping the random oldtimer passerby would seem to be crucial to expanding a playerbase that isn't likely to encounter a lot of new blood.

Yeah, I see people with 400k acres in 1a last set. LOL. So the bots aren't labeled in 1A, any real reason for that?

I keep hearing about an alpha server. I did the monthly premium thing, is alpha for the lifetime premium people only? or am I old and blind and just not seeing it?

Today I was re-introduced to the fact govt switch costs a lot more than 14% above a specific NW. Now if I could only remember where that was....ha. Love a fascist destock.

Don't you guys hate it when an earthquake destroys 946 buildings?

LOL

Thanks, good to know. Trying to pick up on these server specific differences. Just realized tech sells and $999 instantly, and to still expect idiot suiciders, just now they hit with 6 hours and 10 minutes to go in the set. lol

Sending extra units on grabs to max ghosts is a thing, right? Seems like it on trial and error. Any other express specific stuff I might be missing?

...so I haven't played in 5 or 10 years....

Just realized Demo bushel price on PM goes above $37 with enough Mil tech lol. What's the max?

Do we even landtrade anymore?

Is AB FS a thing yet?

Just won $50k on Draftkings. Owe it all to those fantasy baseball games Mehul got 15 year old me hooked on back in 1999.

Is netgaining still a thing?

Paradigm is probably recruiting.

I started playing this game 23 years ago. This is me farting a cloud of dust. Anyone I recognize still alive?

(didn't think so)

I love lamp

AB FS JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

everybody knows this is nowhere

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josh mccown sucks

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mbfgzfmhg,

Congrats, well played :)

It's obvious to anyone who's actually been paying attention only one of the top 5 countries doesn't belong there.

PDM didn't buyout food to $65 yesterday.