Hey guys, this is Oagal. A few days ago I visited this site (and a few others) to see how the army community, and the ACP in particular, were doing. From what I can see, things are going well, if not a bit stationary.
I am not coming back, but I just thought I’d visit for a little bit, so don’t think I’m the Messiah here to whisk you all away to unhindered prosperity.
As for the elections, I will not say who I am pulling for. But if any of the candidates were to focus on any of these issues, you can know that I will lean towards them in the future:
- Taking Mammoth back. I don’t care how vast the ACP’s magnificent empire spans, without Mammoth you have lost your inheritance. Mammoth is where the ACP was conceived and raised; we defended it from the Romans in our earliest stages, and beat tyrants from it in ages to come. Mammoth was the mantle of this army, and without it your porpose can never truly be fulfilled. It doesn’t seem right to let the constant stream of shallow diplomacy and formalities to pry it from your grasp. I want your next leader to take back what was mine, and what is rightfully yours.
- Restoring the glorious past. That far off past where armies waged wars just for the hell of it, not caring about the outcome. Yet again the droves of new age diplomacy has pried the ACP away from it’s roots. I remember a distant time when two armies would march proudly onto a single battlefield and give the fight their all before finishing if honor, no matter who won or lost. Neither surrendering a war in a pitiful truce before it begins, nor “practice,” or “fun” wars could ever compare to the way armies used to wage their combat.
These two tasks are all it would take to make the ACP, and every army, for that matter, as great as it was in the past. But your elected leaders cannot do it alone. You soldiers need to change your general mentality. You must stop getting caught up in the moment and doing what seems exciting at the time. Doing what is instantly exciting has led to sever rebellions within the ACP and many other armies. Be loyal.
You must all also be patient. If the new leader makes a mistake or two in the beginning of their reign, who cares? People need a chance to learn leadership; you can expect anyone to take command and do perfectly right away.
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EDIT: The ACP has started to retake Mammoth. you can view this battle map (expanded from AKabob’s original map):
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On a lighter topic, how are all of you doing? The armies in general seem fine, but how do you all fell things are going? I’ll be on the ACP Chat for a little bit. NOTE: I won’t be an Owner because my hard drive got cleaned, so I have a new IP address, and therefor a new Xat account.
-Oagalthorp
Until later,
March on!
