Servility Gets You Stabbed
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Servility Gets You Stabbed
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?
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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Re: Servility Gets You Stabbed
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)
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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Re: Servility Gets You Stabbed
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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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.PRINCE WILLIAM wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:34 amΝο, 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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Re: Servility Gets You Stabbed
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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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!
- 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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