anaximander is quite right about the forum - the forum is there to support the game - not vice versa.
when you are a pvp ace, you can use the forum to explain your char - give it a background, motivation, - character...
but you cannot expect the forum to carry your char. - so if you write that you are an ace, - you cannot expect others to acknowledge you - unless you have the skills. - and the same applies to claims - political or military claims.
bretonia can claim omega3 - but that does not mean much if they cannot back it up INGAME
corsairs can claim theta - but it does not mean a thing if they cannot back it up ingame
zoners can claim manhattan - but it means squat if they cannot back it up ingame
about the hysteria - like many conflicts - it does not matter who started it anymore - players just think they get friends with the bully if they troll.
cause they fear to be enemies of the bully. - the very same players would side with the ZA if they had backup of the bully. kind of a mindless crowd - most of them does not even know the background of it all.
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