A younger me would take offence at this:

2024-07-04 20:31:43 SS CoopersThor (#97) UgolinoII (#2) 181A (256A)
2024-07-04 20:31:15 SS CoopersThor (#97) UgolinoII (#2) 235A (351A)
2024-07-04 20:31:04 SS CoopersThor (#97) UgolinoII (#2) 312A (489A)
2024-07-04 20:30:01 SS CoopersThor (#97) UgolinoII (#2) 361A (556A)
2024-07-04 20:29:44 SS CoopersThor (#97) UgolinoII (#2) 423A (638A)

An older, more reasonable ugo has a 1:1 retal policy. I’m not against PvP grabbing. I think if you are smart it’s a viable style of play.

2024-07-07 11:12:48 PS UgolinoII (#2) CoopersThor (#97) 433A (731A)
2024-07-07 11:12:13 PS UgolinoII (#2) CoopersThor (#97) 428A (798A)
2024-07-06 20:34:38 PS UgolinoII (#2) CoopersThor (#97) 616A (1007A)
2024-07-06 20:34:35 PS UgolinoII (#2) CoopersThor (#97) 706A (1156A)
2024-07-06 20:34:29 PS UgolinoII (#2) CoopersThor (#97) 818A (1320A)

Side note, all of these stayed home:

Nuclear Missiles 3
Chemical Missiles 8
Cruise Missiles 2

I always retal, I always expect to be retalled.

Too much of a douche to be a new player

While a great counterpunch is always appreciated, this calls for total war. Discombobulate with the devastating power of your blows. Remind him of his mortality.

Keeeeeeeeeeeeel

Shoot to kill or you will regret it.

I made a careful assessment of the situation.

1500 acres lost
5000 acres gains

zero chance of RoR

maybe they come back next set, will be nice to have more players in the game...

Always kill them first. No mercy!

You guys.... So mean!

Killing this guy would be like punching grandma 😂

I fear this is something I'm doing; rookie makes rookie mistakes without realizing it.

Any chance there are some "don't make these dumb moves" guides for new [returning] players?

Don't grab non NPC, don't hit non NPC more than once.

KoH is correct. On this server if you hit a player, then they will probably retal, and they will probably take more land from you then you got from them.

Also on this server everyone starts in GDI which means nobody can hit you with missiles or harmful attacks/spy ops.

If you hit a player more than once you "break GDI" this means they can now hit you back with any of those kinds of attacks, potentially wrecking your country or even killing it.

Some people play the game precisely to do that.

Bots on the other hand, do not retal so they provide a safer source of land.

yet......

I'll believe it when I see it ;)