Reaver Mercenary Co.

[Zapp]

I wasn't here when we turned on the Corsairs.

I stopped playing during that time period, apparently shortly before this went down, and when I came back I was told we had a trial contract with the Hessians.

Also of note is that, whatever discussion was going on in Skype today, I wasn't a part of simply because I have barely been at the computer today. So what I say is just my take on it. And quite frankly, I agree with you Scavenger. I don't think it's right that we can move from one side of the fence like that. When I was first a Reaver, our main target was Hessians and Outcasts for the Corsairs, and when I got back... it was the exact opposite, Corsairs for the Hessians and Outcasts.

Now, it can be easily justified by saying that the Corsairs stopped paying for some length of time (with no OORP assurances that the board would come back, either, from what I heard). The Hessians were there, willing to pay the group that had once hunted them for both the Corsairs and RM, where applicable.

But then, you can look at Liberty. Their board was taken down quite some time ago as well, actually right before I got back as I recall, and it's still down now. Our activity levels in Liberty are zero, or near enough. When it comes down to it, the exact same thing happened in each instance. Board goes down, we go elsewhere to find work. It's just that in Liberty, no one was hiring.

And I might add, the Corsair board was my favorite board. Are you kidding? No ZOI limits, nice payouts, several targets in several areas. Fancy a stroll in Bretonia? BAF and BPA covered. Kusari? Dragons and GC. Anywhere? Outcasts and BHG. It was a beautiful thing.

So, if I had the option to continue working for the Corsairs? Hell yeah, I'd jump at that in an instant to get back to how it was. I would much prefer a stable diplomacy with a few good contracts than switching sides like that. Ultimately though, we're mercenaries. We're dealt the cards we're dealt. At the end of the day, someone has to be paying the bills.

So in the end, I'm not trying to blame the people who hire us. Because there's a bit more to it than that. We go with the circumstances. If that doesn't make us popular, well, I'm sorry.

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