Servility Gets You Stabbed

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Servility Gets You Stabbed

#1 Post by swordsman3003 » Tue Feb 18, 2020 3:14 am

Hello friends. It's been a while since I've posted something. I've been quite busy with my personal life. But that's under control now, and so, here is another article for your reading delight:

The Top 5 Reasons You Get Backstabbed, #3: Servility
To play as a "servile ally" is to overlook the threat that your successful alliance poses to you. What does it means to play like this? How can you avoid it?
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#2 Post by umbletheheep » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:17 pm

Boo! I was expecting current examples from the finals :-D
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#3 Post by PRINCE WILLIAM » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:14 pm

A very thoughtful analysis. I enjoyed it.
By the way, I am a Care Bear (which is fitting me now I am thinking about it as because of my size I am sometimes nicknamed Bear)
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#4 Post by 90kicvesb » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:46 am

That's exactly what a Scare Bear would say, William.
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#5 Post by PRINCE WILLIAM » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:50 am

Ask my allies!
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#6 Post by Mercy » Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:13 am

PRINCE WILLIAM wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:50 am
Ask my allies!
You mean your cooperative rivals?
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#7 Post by PRINCE WILLIAM » Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:34 am

Νο, my allies! If I get to an alliance I will honour it until the end, I am not feeling right to betray someone who trusted me. Be warned though, if you stab me, better do it well because if I survive I'll do my best to get to you.
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#8 Post by yavuzovic » Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:41 pm

PRINCE WILLIAM wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:34 am
Νο, my allies! If I get to an alliance I will honour it until the end, I am not feeling right to betray someone who trusted me. Be warned though, if you stab me, better do it well because if I survive I'll do my best to get to you.
There is another player just like you, when I encounter him I always try to make an alliance with him and not break it as long as possible. This can be a good strategy if you can find a match but most players (including me) tend to stab when they see someone in weakness. Still, I respect this kind of players more than our kind, need to see more of you.
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#9 Post by David E. Cohen » Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:48 pm

Arrogance gets you stabbed, too. Everything in moderation, in Dip as in life, is often though not always for the best.

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Re: Servility Gets You Stabbed

#10 Post by mhsmith0 » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:18 pm

So I sort of expect #s 4 and 5 to be some combination of

- your ALLY is doing too well, and even if you're not explicitly dropping your guard to him, even a relatively minor stab can put him in strong position for a solo
- your alliance stopped gaining progress / stalled out / is about to stall out, and your heretofore ally is gonna pull the ripcord while there's still time to change the board in his favor

but I guess we'll see!
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