Well.. the title says it all, and it’s something I thought I’d never have to say. We lost. Yeah, I admit it. As of January 25, 2012, ACP hereby surrenders Snow Fort to the Nachos.
The battle was just.. not something I’ve seen from us in too long. Tactics were not strong at all. Sizes? Before the battle I’d say we had a good 25 on at one point. As it progressed though, sometimes I found myself wondering if I’d told our soldiers to leave the server by accident. Nonetheless, it was not a strong performance by our forces today. Low size, low focus, low use of tactics, and frankly, just a low will to win. This was partly my fault. My leading wasn’t as sharp as it could have been today, and I didn’t have us use a varied range of tactics. Unfortunately, I was the only owner available for most of the battle, which also contributed to our defeat.
Most of all though, the Nachos performed far better than us. We have to match their strength, charisma, and overall power if we want to contend with them day in and day out. I surrendered to Nacho leader Hurricanex1 around 6:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, after nearly an hour of fighting the Nachos (they had been raiding Mammoth prior to the invasion)
Although it was an overall bad battle for us, there were some moments that shined through. We had a fake retreat that bought us some time and was executed well and efficiently by everyone, and we may have performed best when doing numerous types of bombs and charges in quick, short bursts. I will remember that in the future. Leading is always a learning experience, and today I learned what works and what doesn’t. I hope to put my findings from today’s battle into positive ideas in future ones that I lead.
To the Nachos: congratulations. If I’m correct, you’re the first army to own Snow Fort other than the ACP in a long time. I honestly don’t know if we’ve ever lost the server since I originally joined ACP in December of 2008. You guys outperformed us in every aspect of warfare tonight, and I commend you on that. Beware though: we’ve always managed to come back, and always with a strong vengeance.
Again, I will take the blame for the loss of our beloved server. This battle was, in part, my fault. I apologize, and I will do everything in my power to not let it happen again. But hey, you can’t win every battle, and when you don’t, you’ve got to hand it to the other army and prepare yourselves for the next one. And, oh boy, we will do that.
~Klug
