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Proxima has been added to the list.

It seems there is a little bit of confusion about the specifics of this agreement.

I'll try to do as much as possible to assuage you your concerns with regards to what this agreement means for the member companies and settlements.

Quite simply, the Northern Coalition is a non-aggression pact[NAP]. Now basically put that means any disagreements between the members will be solved diplomatically over resorting to armed conflict.

Now, that doesn't mean there wont be the odd scuffle here and there due to specific scenarios that made it very difficult for the members of this coalition to avoid conflict with each other. Additionally if such scuffles do occur we currently do not have a "Zero Tolerance" policy on this agreement. Any infractions to this agreement will be discussed by the appropriate representative of the participating belligerents - hopefully if/when such a scenario does occur we will be able to find a diplomatic solution to overcome the speed bump.

Talking about specifics right now seems a bit hasty, as each situation that may cause conflicts with the agreement will need to be handled on a case by case basis with regards to making sure the priorities, goals and rights of each member is respected to the highest level.

In essence, we agree to avoid conflict amongst the signatories at every venture humanly possible, and where conflict is unavoidable it will be discussed with the leaders pre or post such an event.

There are no massive communities looking at this game at this time.

The Goons, or anyone like them haven't shown much interest in these games based on my research. I could be entirely wrong, or missed a couple of them.

As far as what happens if we're invaded? There will be ways and means do deal with such occurances. Making blanket statements of allegience against a mega guild might not go over so well.

We have had enough drama on these forums. If you have concerns then find evidence before you accuse upstanding members of this community.

Lets not start pointing fingers over every god damn tiny little issue regardless of the validity or relevance of those, perceived or not.

If you have evidence that indicates TEO has been doing something nefarious I would be delighted to see it, until that time please hush and leave things well enough alone. God knows this community has seen enough unmitigated and targeted hatred these last days.

Proxima Sin wrote:

WE NEED GOOD BAD GUYS.

Allow me to echo you echoing me by echoing myself, because this really is important.

Nihimon wrote:

Be the "bad guys". Be the conquerors, the tyrants, the expansionist empires. We need you.

Paxman Hears. Paxman Cares. Paxman Serves.

My Dearest Community,

I have watched with great sadness as the streets that are these forums turned ever more viciously inward. I thought I could work with you, speak with you kindly, and we could make peace with ourselves. Time and again I reached out to you on your voicechat, your forums, your message boxes. We admitted mistakes when we saw validity, and we again attempted to move forward. Still you spat at me, vilified me, and tore me apart. I thought you needed a friend, for the times ahead will be dark. I thought you needed an ally, to fight back the darkness as it creeps ever closer to swallow us whole.

I was wrong, and in this regard I have failed you.

You do not need allies, for you have grown to have many. Friends can buy you dinner, but they can not buy you scars. I know the true evil that lives in the deepest recesses of the River Kingdoms. I know not when they come, but I know that should there be success, they will be here. You are not prepared for them, for they will speak in places you can not see. They will hide in your bright cities, and when the time is right they will devour you with not glee, but a dispassionate satisfaction. A few of these vile villains are likely already here, biding their time to reap your success.

You do not need a hero.

There is no room for a protector in the night. I can not be the protector of your hearth, or the vigil in your streets. You need a tough skin, a sharp mind, and a strong sword arm. I wish only peace for my people, but giving you that now only leaves you unprepared for the war to come. It is a disservice to you to offer it. It leaves you with a plow in hand when the shields of legions throw themselves on your walls. I can not protect you from this, and it breaks my heart.

You need a villain.

It has become clear. You need an enemy to point at as a boogie man under your bed. It keeps your arm strong and your blade sharp. It prepares you for what is to come. I need to be that villain, for there is no one else strong enough to do so. You can not destroy me, because I am more than a man. You can not shackle me, as there is no chain long enough to capture legion. You can not defeat me, because I am more than a hero, more than a villain, and more than a community.

I am an ideal.

I am solidarity, and I am strength. I bring peace to you from the edge of my sword. I bring order to you through sheer unadulterated force. I bring stability with the fear I spread. You can burn my flesh, and three more of me will rise from the ashes. You can tear my skin, and it will only reveal the steel underneath. If you starve me, I will only grow fatter. I can be your target, for you can not defeat me.

I will endure. and rise for the next fray. You will try to defeat me, because you must. I will try to subvert you, because that is what you need.

The darkness cannot win. You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I can do those things, because I'm not a hero, not like you. I did this to you, that's what I can be. I'm whatever the River Kingdoms needs me to be.

You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes... the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

You must chase me.

Because I am the friend all of you deserve, but not the one it needs right now. So, hunt me because I can take it. Because I am not your hero. I am a bringer of peace. A bastion of might. A terror in the night.

I am Paxman

The world doesn't revolve around American Politics. :P

Fine Gael - Center Right
Labour Party - Center Left
Fianna Fáil - Center Right
Sinn Féin - Left-wing
United Left - Far Left
Socialist Party - Far Left
People Before Profit Alliance - Left-wing

And those are just the political organisations that have seats in Parliament.

Of the three new political parties formed in the last decade two of them have seats in Dáil Éireann!

The more you know!

Does it strike anyone else that Deacon's post is kinda funny?

"Join up today, we're looking for vicious murderous bastards who take names and kick asses if you're an underhanded bandit you're welcome in these walls*

*Positions also open for our marching band and event management team."

Pax is glad to be announcing our Third settlement - Pax Fidelis.

Seriously

For the last week, I have been following this thread. For the last week I have refrained from weighing in on this thread in any capacity outside clarification of minor details, aswell as to answer such questions that I felt I could answer for my Company: Golgotha without further spreading confusion.

I make this post as an individual, as a member of the Pax Gaming Community, and as a member of the Company Golgotha.

I have read page after page of misinformation, biased conjecture and vitriol. I will no longer remain silent.

I have many people I wish to address directly, many who I may not directly address and the paizo Pathfinder Online community as a whole to address.

First, I wish to clarify what my understanding is a guild as it relates to this discussion. A guild is an independant body of players that come together to play a game the way they want to play the game. A guild is not defined by the website they use, they are defined by their goals, their players and their allies. Golgotha, Aeternum and Fidelis have an independant playerbase. Golgotha, Aeternum and Fidelis have their own independant way of playing games. Golgotha, Aeternum and Fidelis have their own independant Leadership. Golgotha, Aeternum and Fidelis have their own independant goals. Golgotha, Aeternum and Fidelis have their own independance with regards to what they do inside the game. Golgotha officers and leadership have NO power over members of Aeternum and Fidelis, nor do officers from Aeternum and Fidelis have power over members of Golgotha and finally officers of Aeternum and Fidelis have NO power over the membership of any member outside their respective GUILDS. Does that sound like one unified guild?

Pax is not a guild. Golgotha is a guild[Chartered Company]. Aeternum is a guild. Fidelis is a guild.

Pax is a community. There is no officially recognised guild anywhere from Pax known as "Pax". Every single guild in Pax has their own Leadership, Goals, Membership and game to play. If you are an officer in one guild in the Pax community you are unable to be a leader in another Pax community guild.

Golgotha was formed independantly from Aeternum. Golgotha joined the Pax Gaming community, but they did not join the Pax Gaming GUILD. How can three groups, with entirely different and and unique players be considered one and the same? They can't, and anyone who has considered them eitherway I proclaim them to be misguided, biased or downright malicious.

In a game of political maneuvering and posturing the very NOTION of allowing the community to make a decision where a large portion of the community is biased due to the fact that they have something to gain by shutting down a free, independant and honest guild's chances of participating meaningfully in the landrush has left a extremely bad taste in my mouth with regards to Goblinworks - particularly Ryan Dancey's - ability to remain impartial and fair to the community at large. Were I willing to abandon my comrades I would have left this game already and moved to greener pastures free from bias.

At no point has any member of Pax Gaming, Aeternum, Golgotha or Fidelis made an effort to conceal our percieved "underhandedness". We have done everything we could possibly do within the limitations of the universe to be open, honest and accepting of criticism.

As with any drama of this nature you have to look at the source - who benifits from this thread? Who gains from repeatedly and underhandedly taking our legitimacy from a place of understanding a security and uncerimoniously shove it under a magnifying glass of unjust scrutiny and slander? I wont answer that question for you, anyone who has participated in this community for anything more than a handful of days can clearly see who is behind these unfounded accusations against our community.

To the original poster. I'm disgusted by your behaviour to hide behind a veneer of anonimity and create such a divisive and aggressive attack on the honour of Pax Gaming as a community and the independant guilds of Golgotha and Aeternum.

To the UNC, particularly Bluddwolf and Xeen, I thank you for your support in this thread. The ability to see sense is very rare on these forums lately and I thank you for being a voice of reason at least some of the time when you weren't having your own little bit of fun with the community.

To Nihimon. You are an underhanded rogue. You had plenty of time to address your concerns with our community before the landrush privately with us. We even spoke to you about it and no complaints were raised to us. The fact that you have backpedalled multiple times during this discussion has shown me that Andius is correct - you are no more out for the "heart and soul" of the community than any other member of these boards. You are clearly biased in your own goals and views and are blinded by zealous self righteousness. We resolved the issues you had with us and you IMMEDIATELY changed stance and began outright attacking us. This alone should bring the legitimacy of anything you say into question by the community at large.

To Kobold Cleaver. The wise fool archetype is incredibly applicable. You are quite possibly the most reputable and and respectable member of this community. I love you as a member of this community and I thank you for your silly, well reasoned, light hearted and intelligent contribution to this thread and community at large.

To notmyrealname, personally I believe you are some kind of master troll - either way some insane invocation of Poes law was chanted during your conception for anyone to be so ignorantly argumentative.

To Being, thank you for being a voice of reason for the most part in a thread filled with such misinformation and disgusting attempts to smear our organisation.

To Ryan Dancey, how this landrush has been handled has frankly been a joke. I'm going to give you the most resonable and fair criticism of the handling of the transition from LR1 to LR2 aswell as the handling of this thread in question. You have stated multiple times that you trust the community to make the decision on something in which they cannot be anything BUT biased shows me that in some respect you need to rethink some of the methods that you believe are the most effective way to guide a community. The phrase "Shit or get off the pot" is very appropriate here. Make a decision to be involved or not, but do not hang at the fringes dipping in when its inappropriate and expect to maintain the respect of the community.

To TSV, the absurdity that you still follow Nihimon's propaganda after the evidence of his inability to be objective and unbiased disgusts me. I consider the vast majority of you my personal enemy and that includes several members of your "Friendship Accord". The underhanded tactics you have employed to directly hurt us have upset me personally after I have strived internally in Pax to be as open and honest as possible. There are some exceptions, and you know who you are - the resonable and fair minded among you who are capable of seeing past the politics and vitriol have my eternal respect.

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to address everyone that participated in this thread.

But I will say this, as an individual player I consider myself in an unlimited war with many of the players who negatively contributed to this thread. Trust my word when I say this - those who deliberately were out to hurt our organisation have had their names recorded by me and will be hunted when time the game comes around. To imagine that what you do, and who you associate yourself with on these forums will have NO repercussions when the game comes around is laughable.

Were I allowed, this post would be much more filled with vitriol and anger. The repeated attacks against members of our community have left me hurt and disgusted with the behaviour displayed in this thread.

This is the word of Paxman.

EDIT: Mis-wrote TSV as TEO.

But I'm personally happy enough that they removed any LR1 voters for PAX Aeternum from their roster

No LR1 voters in Aeternum voted for anyone but Aeternum. The votes that were retracted were 5 votes that hadn't been used in the original Land Rush. We have addressed that situation and consider it resolved.

Just thought I'd clarify an error.

People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy, and I can’t do that as PotatoMcWhiskey. As a man, I’m flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol… as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.

My interactions with Ozems Vigil have been nothing but positive! I look forward to trading, chatting and laughing with them! :)

Awesome, I look forward to feeling a goblins blood drip onto my sword and falling through the inevitable world holes that every alpha ever comes with! :D

Because I'm the hero the River Kingdom deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So you'll hunt me. Because I can take it. Because I'm not your hero. I'm a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A Dark Paladin.

I've found in games that from an art perspective that any attempt to go for a realism centric aesthetic or anything resembling it - think Everquest, Mil Sim shooters, some RPGs, darkfall is another example - end up with their graphics dating very quickly. This could mean that 2-3 years at the latest your game looks like ass.

On the other hand games that go with a strong individual stylistic aesthetic - think World of Warcraf, XIII, Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, Bastion etc - look good for years after their technical (poly count/texture resolution) sell by date. I mean compare games that came out around the time WoW came out and even games after, WoW is clearly and aestheticall superior game because they avoided the pitfall of trying to compete with a ever advancing technical world and instead forged a strong aesthetic that still stands quite well some 11(?) years later.

Its for this reason I have very little time for people who complain about cartoonish artstyles, especially for MMo's which are supposed to be played and experienced for years. Its very costly to keep the graphics on par with the ever advancing capabilities of modern computers, which is why many mmo game developers just don't. Its the difference between attempting to update every single character model and texture in the game every year or two and just occasionally bumping up the resolution every now and again.

A strong aesthetic will be with us for basically forever, but graphical fidelity dates incredibly fast. I'm very glad they have gone with the style they did.