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TNSe posted 09-24-99 08:43 PM ET
Hehe... since we have all these other polls, I might as well start one too.
In this poll, I'm suggesting that we rate the most annoying factions from 3 to 1. Define annoying yourself. From Planetbusting to just being a pain-in-the-*ss.
3 Points awarded to (drums):
The HIVE! They are the only reason why I started to play them. How can such a "#%"#% crazy guy become so "#%"�% powerful each game I play... and if I don't take him out, he'll start planetbusting me for sure. And the Perimeter Defence each base doesn't make him any less annoying.
2: The Morganities...
You want to be bought up? Then this is your man. Don't _ever_ get into a war with this guy as next neighbour if you are University with the Social Engineering choise Research. Then you'll have a probing experience. Of course, Morgan bought the Hunter-Seeker 1 round before you could finish it. And of course, as usual, the game gave you no warning. Also, he's sure to start planetbusting you as soon as he gets the chance.
The difficult last point.
The Gaians. Back-stabbing-tree-crazy-b*tch. Messes up your coastlines with 100'ds of Isles of the deep, and of course, all those Isles of the deep are also full of mindworms that attack your cities. Strange enough, this chick also loves giving you planet busting presents. And attacking her is futile as she has 50 mindworms in defence in each city... Also, ofcourse she has the Neural Amplifier (+50% psi defence) and +3 Planet (+30%) ...
Score so far:
The Hive : 3
Morgans : 2
The Gaians : 1
Believers : 0
UoP : 0
Spartans : 0
PeaceKeepers : 0
TNSe
Y posted 09-25-99 12:03 AM ET
I hate that idiot miriam. 3 points for the bible thumping whiner.
Spartans-drive me nuts. 2 for the lunatics.
hmm....oh yes! How could I forget Yang?!
He never listens to me when I try to call him to stop a war with another faction. Hmph!
1 point for the police state idiot.
Score so far:
The Hive : 4
Morgans : 2
The Gaians : 1
Believers : 3
UoP : 0
Spartans : 2
PeaceKeepers : 0
Cyrex posted 09-25-99 06:00 PM ET
Well I'll be quick (read: slow)
3 - Miriam - I never use fundy SE choice so she never likes me, I'm always to stupid to kill her off early and end up having to wipe out her 20+ cities in mid-game
2 - PKs - <Gasp> Don't be surprised, I hate 'em because whenever I give them one of my techs they give it to whomever I've been trying to keep it from (e.g. giving Particle Impactors to Miriam after I pissed her off by refusing)
1 - Spartans - They hate the Knwoledge SE and expand like nuts, and their high morale makes trouble for my Mind Worm's (I play as Deirdre mainly)
Believers : 6
The Hive : 4
Spartans : 3
Morgans : 2
PeaceKeepers : 2
The Gaians : 1
UoP : 0
Cyrex
dreadhead posted 09-27-99 05:41 AM ET
I'll tell you who annoys me most--Miriam!!! I won't begin to say what I'd like to do to her! Next is Yang, then Santiago. Actually, to be honest, they ALL annoy me when I'm not playing as them, but these 3 annoy me the most because they will demand my last dime, then declare vendetta against me when I won't give. Someone else please do the count; I just posted without reading it all.
laurens posted 09-27-99 10:04 AM ET
This poll has been repeated a number of times before, even one main poll at the apolyton site.
Miriam was declared the winner.
AlexDePol posted 10-01-99 11:09 AM ET
Oh no we would not want to repeat this poll just in case some people get upset...
Ned posted 10-05-99 03:43 AM ET
If Miriam is the most detestable opponent, she should be the faction you should most like to play. I like her faction the best.
OldCodger posted 10-05-99 09:09 AM ET
Every faction I've ever played against has been a pain in the posterior at one time or another, or even under different situations. Usually, the ones that bug me most are the conquering factions.
Number one on my list is the Spartans. Santiago tends to make excessive demands and offers little in return. Frequently, when one of the factions hits you up for the traditional 50 credits "protection" money, you can give them the 50 credits and come out with a Treaty or at least trade technologies. Oddly enough, when I play Gaians, I seem to have a 50-50 chance of actually getting along with Santiago...must be a "woman thing", though I'm not female.
Number two is the Hive or the Peacekeepers. The reason for the split is that I tend to flip my politics between Democracy--which hacks off Yang--and Police State--which hacks off Lal. Politics is chosen based on need. My favorite faction of the moment is the Gaians and I run Democracy in times of peace and Police State during Vendettas. Either way, I end up hacking off one faction or the other. The Hive gets a slight edge because they are always huge when I tangle with them.
Number three on my list would have to be Miriam. I hardly ever use Fundamental politics except for very brief periods when my probe teams will be busy. Miriam doesn't
like my politics and the Believers are
always huge, and so a big skirmish breaks
out. Usually, I'm well ahead of her in
technology, and have the Hunter-Seeker
Algorithm, so once I get her pruned down a
bit, I can usually coax a surrender or simply crush her.
I could give a "Dishonorable Mention" to
just about everybody else except possibly
UoP. Morgan never likes my Green economy.
Lal can be an absolute pain when he wants
to. Even the the half-naked, tree hugging,
pacifist Dierdre has gone out of her way to
annoy me when I'm not playing Gaians.
Okay, that makes the scores:
Believers - 7
Hive - 6
Spartans - 6
Morgan - 2
PeaceKeepers - 2
Gaians - 1
UoP - 0 <== Why does this *NOT* suprise me?
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Author	Topic: Poll: Which faction annoys you most
TNSe	posted 09-24-99 08:43 PM ET Hehe... since we have all these other polls, I might as well start one too. In this poll, I'm suggesting that we rate the most annoying factions from 3 to 1. Define annoying yourself. From Planetbusting to just being a pain-in-the-ss. 3 Points awarded to (drums): The HIVE! They are the only reason why I started to play them. How can such a "#%"#% crazy guy become so "#%"�% powerful each game I play... and if I don't take him out, he'll start planetbusting me for sure. And the Perimeter Defence each base doesn't make him any less annoying. 2: The Morganities... You want to be bought up? Then this is your man. Don't _ever_ get into a war with this guy as next neighbour if you are University with the Social Engineering choise Research. Then you'll have a probing experience. Of course, Morgan bought the Hunter-Seeker 1 round before you could finish it. And of course, as usual, the game gave you no warning. Also, he's sure to start planetbusting you as soon as he gets the chance. The difficult last point. The Gaians. Back-stabbing-tree-crazy-btch. Messes up your coastlines with 100'ds of Isles of the deep, and of course, all those Isles of the deep are also full of mindworms that attack your cities. Strange enough, this chick also loves giving you planet busting presents. And attacking her is futile as she has 50 mindworms in defence in each city... Also, ofcourse she has the Neural Amplifier (+50% psi defence) and +3 Planet (+30%) ... Score so far: The Hive : 3 Morgans : 2 The Gaians : 1 Believers : 0 UoP : 0 Spartans : 0 PeaceKeepers : 0 TNSe
Y	posted 09-25-99 12:03 AM ET I hate that idiot miriam. 3 points for the bible thumping whiner. Spartans-drive me nuts. 2 for the lunatics. hmm....oh yes! How could I forget Yang?! He never listens to me when I try to call him to stop a war with another faction. Hmph! 1 point for the police state idiot. Score so far: The Hive : 4 Morgans : 2 The Gaians : 1 Believers : 3 UoP : 0 Spartans : 2 PeaceKeepers : 0
Cyrex	posted 09-25-99 06:00 PM ET Well I'll be quick (read: slow) 3 - Miriam - I never use fundy SE choice so she never likes me, I'm always to stupid to kill her off early and end up having to wipe out her 20+ cities in mid-game 2 - PKs - <Gasp> Don't be surprised, I hate 'em because whenever I give them one of my techs they give it to whomever I've been trying to keep it from (e.g. giving Particle Impactors to Miriam after I pissed her off by refusing) 1 - Spartans - They hate the Knwoledge SE and expand like nuts, and their high morale makes trouble for my Mind Worm's (I play as Deirdre mainly) Believers : 6 The Hive : 4 Spartans : 3 Morgans : 2 PeaceKeepers : 2 The Gaians : 1 UoP : 0 Cyrex
dreadhead	posted 09-27-99 05:41 AM ET I'll tell you who annoys me most--Miriam!!! I won't begin to say what I'd like to do to her! Next is Yang, then Santiago. Actually, to be honest, they ALL annoy me when I'm not playing as them, but these 3 annoy me the most because they will demand my last dime, then declare vendetta against me when I won't give. Someone else please do the count; I just posted without reading it all.
laurens	posted 09-27-99 10:04 AM ET This poll has been repeated a number of times before, even one main poll at the apolyton site. Miriam was declared the winner.
AlexDePol	posted 10-01-99 11:09 AM ET Oh no we would not want to repeat this poll just in case some people get upset...
Ned	posted 10-05-99 03:43 AM ET If Miriam is the most detestable opponent, she should be the faction you should most like to play. I like her faction the best.
OldCodger	posted 10-05-99 09:09 AM ET Every faction I've ever played against has been a pain in the posterior at one time or another, or even under different situations. Usually, the ones that bug me most are the conquering factions. Number one on my list is the Spartans. Santiago tends to make excessive demands and offers little in return. Frequently, when one of the factions hits you up for the traditional 50 credits "protection" money, you can give them the 50 credits and come out with a Treaty or at least trade technologies. Oddly enough, when I play Gaians, I seem to have a 50-50 chance of actually getting along with Santiago...must be a "woman thing", though I'm not female. Number two is the Hive or the Peacekeepers. The reason for the split is that I tend to flip my politics between Democracy--which hacks off Yang--and Police State--which hacks off Lal. Politics is chosen based on need. My favorite faction of the moment is the Gaians and I run Democracy in times of peace and Police State during Vendettas. Either way, I end up hacking off one faction or the other. The Hive gets a slight edge because they are always huge when I tangle with them. Number three on my list would have to be Miriam. I hardly ever use Fundamental politics except for very brief periods when my probe teams will be busy. Miriam doesn't like my politics and the Believers are always huge, and so a big skirmish breaks out. Usually, I'm well ahead of her in technology, and have the Hunter-Seeker Algorithm, so once I get her pruned down a bit, I can usually coax a surrender or simply crush her. I could give a "Dishonorable Mention" to just about everybody else except possibly UoP. Morgan never likes my Green economy. Lal can be an absolute pain when he wants to. Even the the half-naked, tree hugging, pacifist Dierdre has gone out of her way to annoy me when I'm not playing Gaians. Okay, that makes the scores: Believers - 7 Hive - 6 Spartans - 6 Morgan - 2 PeaceKeepers - 2 Gaians - 1 UoP - 0 <== Why does this NOT suprise me?