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id1028s:
I'm going by a detective's instincts here but I bet its Brigg. Like a little sociopath he trolls people and tries to get people to talk about it.
The jig is up, the news is out, they've finally found me! However, you're half-right about this, sir. Permit me to explain:
Before I do, though, I want to sincerely apologize to everyone whom I've annoyed and/or inconvenienced by my "Strategy". And from here on out, you all can have the assurance that I won't commit to these methods of play from here on out. At least not here in Tournament.
Moving on: There were four key reasons why I chose to perform this way for this reset:
1. It feels like I'm new to the game all over again, and I wanted to get a new feel for the spy-op system - This here, was the biggest reason. Back in the old "Earth: 2025" days, I was always helping out my teammates with spies, assisting from the shadows. I wanted to see if I could create my old country build over again. I jumped in late in the Primary server, the Team and Alliance server games were near the end, and I'm not big on the Free For All. So I wound up trying the old strategy in Express. It took me some time to notice it, but the way spies work has changed from then and now, and I found myself failing ops and getting retalled for it. I needed to start over, and a fresh new game of "Tournament" was the next-closest place to start.
2. Since I'm alone on the Tourney Server, I needed to find a way to divert attention from myself as the suspect: The purpose of creating this thread and getting people to talk about it was a risky attempt to draw attention away from my country as a possible suspect. I needed to find a "Fall Guy". When earlier posts in this thread, along with quite a few messages I exchanged in-game, began to show that the finger was being pointed at someone else, I was able to breathe a little easier. Acting innocent via in-game messaging, as Stanrools has pointed out, played a much bigger part in maintaining the halo above my head. The misdirection and subterfuge created that temporary shield I needed.
3. To the best of my memory, Bioterrorism was pretty effective in slowing the growth of other countries' NetWorth: There WAS a bit of competitive spark in choosing to do this strategy. If I slow down the other countries, it makes it easier for me to dash ahead. Unfortunately, wiping the dust off my brain-archived copy of "How to jack up your Net Worth is Earth: 2025" was the step I failed to take as I became more focused on continuing to feel out the spy system.
4. Ultimately, I wanted to get a feel for the people I'm playing with: At the end of the day, we are here to have fun and play a game. And it's just my opinion that no one strategy is the "Right" strategy; you do what works for you! And the game is flexible enough for you to experiment to your heart's content. That's what makes this game so fun! Also, I knew from the outset that if I DID get found out, I could probably expect my country to get all of the blow-up. And you know what? That's okay! I can already feel that I'm really going to enjoy playing with you guys for many resets to come. ^.^!!
Now that the cat's out of the bag, I humbly expect and accept any retaliation for my actions. And next reset, (Unless some smart-aleck tries to frame me ^.~*) You all won't have to be concerned about randomly getting the plague. I'll probably try farmer next reset anyway.
Enjoy the rest of the reset everyone! *Bows*
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