I know you are all angry but!!!!!!!

[Sto_Helit]

Another solution, to be ready for the next time.
We all make a new account on a Polish server including our other friends from overseas, and in our spare time build up its economy.
Then, when the time comes, and another 'fair competition' begins, we all concentrate our efforts there.
That would hit them in the proverbials, as the ensuing outcry from the German servers would be incredible.

Nogbad - I've got an account on one of the Polish servers and am trying to be as actively inactive as I can be for this event, working on the theory some people have that low level players can 'dilute' the balloons. I'm also watching their chat to pick up any ideas. I had thought that we should ally ourselves with the US, other UK servers, the Czech server that got stuck with Northisle and possibly some of the other servers that got stuck into groups, but there is also the option of helping the Poles beat the Germans. They are not terribly happy with the various advantages that the Germans have been given either and they don't see themselves getting a 'podium finish'. However, they are pretty good at making balloons and cheer each other on the whole time.

Since I would quite like the UK 1 & UK 3 group to pass PL 2, I won't change my tactics for this event unless they really do go up the leaderboard.

[Gerontius]

Why is everyone accusing BB of "cheating", or rigging the event so the Germans win?

That would be stupendously ridiculous.

It's just good old fashioned incompetence

[Ozzymandeus]

It's just good old fashioned incompetence

You're right!

I'm sure that, in amongst all the computer scientists, programmers, technicians and other boffins at BlueByte, there was absolutely nobody smart enough to have the slightest inkling that staggering happy hours across servers would give those that got it earlier any sort of advantage whilst there's a competition running with an award for "The game world that is the fastest".

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[Gerontius]

I'm sure that, in amongst all the computer scientists, programmers, technicians and other boffins at BlueByte, there was absolutely nobody smart enough to have the slightest inkling...

I'm sure several people would have, just not the person who decided to run the promotion. Probably some marketing person...

[Ozzymandeus]

I'm sure several people would have, just not the person who decided to run the promotion. Probably some marketing person...

You imply that person was ignorant of the competion criteria. I say it just as (if not more) likely that they were counting on the Germanic servers spending loads of Euros in order to win... Because that's the kind of way marketing people think... at least the successful ones anyway!

[Larili]

Shouldn't you be saving this for the `happy hour thread' Positive thinking here now people....like we're gaining on P1 and took 2% out of them today so far...keep up the good work Newfies and Sandycovians ( And Northislers, I'm still rooting for you too )
After them comes the first of the German servers, what more motivation do you need? Especially as they will be celebrating reaching 100%...now's the time to catch them napping ( Tortoise and Hare people, Tortoise and hare )

[lulu10093]

Positive thinking here now people....like we're gaining on P1 and took 2% out of them today so far...keep up the good work Newfies and Sandycovians ( And Northislers, I'm still rooting for you too )
After them comes the first of the German servers, what more motivation do you need? Especially as they will be celebrating reaching 100%...now's the time to catch them napping ( Tortoise and Hare people, Tortoise and hare )

yep i agree we are gaining on them, they are all slowing down and were catching them up lets go uk servers team tortoise all the way

[Ozzymandeus]

Shouldn't you be saving this for the `happy hour thread' Positive thinking here now people....like we're gaining on P1 and took 2% out of them today so far...keep up the good work Newfies and Sandycovians ( And Northislers, I'm still rooting for you too )
After them comes the first of the German servers, what more motivation do you need? Especially as they will be celebrating reaching 100%...now's the time to catch them napping ( Tortoise and Hare people, Tortoise and hare )

Sorry... It's not so bad for you other guys but, speaking as a Northisler, it's kinda hard to stay motivated when there are currently so many Germanic/Polish teams with around twice my team's total in this so-called "fair" contest... Though, it's not stopping me from producing around 100,000 water per day! :-)

[Nogbad]

You might like to read this, copied from the global chat on Germany 9 earlier this evening. Now most of the people on there have been very decent sorts, but comments like this have been made several times by people who aren't usually in the chat:

This followed a previous comment about the fact that "The Polish (then a word that Google could/would not translate) still had a very small chance"

Then this:
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You may get your own translation, but the gist is "...but now we've put lots of money into gems".

What's the first line of that anthem?
(And BB, if you think in any way or form that last comment may have some racist overtones, then I strongly suggest you pull some of the German chat logs, just search for the word Panzer, and a country that certain people still claim does not exist, some interesting comments relating to the Sudetenland as well, and people accuse us of living in the past!)

English only please,
peck_ed

[Larili]

Sorry... It's not so bad for you other guys but, speaking as a Northisler, it's kinda hard to stay motivated when there are currently so many Germanic/Polish teams with around twice my team's total in this so-called "fair" contest... Though, it's not stopping me from producing around 100,000 water per day! :-)

Ozzymandeaus your doing a grand job, Northisle and the Czech server are staying ahead of the French and are streets ahead of the Americans, I believe your punching well above your weight, keep it up babe