lol that's a good one

Honestly, even if I did something wrong, if someone's resorting to "fuck off" there's generally no chance of good diplomacy as it stands, so I see no reason to bother and just satiate my inner troll

They might be engaging in "chainsaw diplomacy", hoping to intimidate you with their display of unreasonableness. You'll worry that they might go all out against you even if it would be irrational to do so. The test is probably whether they then come back with some demands. If they don't, they're probably just rude or unreasonably wrapped up in the game.

You're all approaching this from the wrong angle :)

People don't say 'fuck off' for no reason - something is usually wrong or they are Druagnar.

Maybe you offended the person in some way goldfinger - or maybe they were having a bad week - or maybe they were being sarcastic.

So many reasons. I'm glad we have a thread to explore this one...

but it's so much easier and more fuuuuun to screw with people who mad :/

and if they're sarcastic, they usually appreciate the sarcastic response, so nothing lost there

Yeah, that's true - banter is good in long Diplomacy games :)

ahh yes, good insight Sarg. And since I'm pretty sure its not Draug, I will go at it from your angle :)

What to do when someone tells you to fuck off? Well, fucking off is always an option.

My favorite conversation is as follows:

(Italy) Wed 18 May Spring, 1901: NAP? DMZ Tyrolia? I would like to establish good relations - get back to me on this one.
(Austria)Wed 18 May Spring, 1901: no
(Austria)Wed 18 May Spring, 1901: no
(Austria)Wed 18 May Spring, 1901: no

Actual thing.

lol, manganese +1

also Marshall that shit is hilarious

"Hey England, I know I'm Turkey and we're on opposite ends of the board, but I like to touch base and say hi to everyone at the start."

"Fuck you."

Actually happened.

I think I'm going to use that one for lulz next time I play you, SD

Also, not quite the same thing, but pretty funny nonetheless. I just finished a live game against someone who quit in the middle of it because he "had to go to work," coinciding with his imminent crushing. I just got a PM from this same player inviting me to another live game, same settings, starting in five minutes. l. o. l.

Watch us draw Eng and Turkey next time we play.

Apparently it was a short shift.

That would be great. And yeah, half-hour shifts, wish I worked that.

(Actually, I wish I worked anything. Unemployment sucks. But yeah, half hour shifts, bro. Serious business.)

@Sargmacher

"You're all approaching this from the wrong angle :)

People don't say 'fuck off' for no reason - something is usually wrong or they are Druagnar."

Ha ha. Exactly!

Is that "or" really necessary? I think it could be replaced by a "for instance:"

Man. This almost makes me want to start playing normal games instead of gunboats. I hadn't considered that I could just tell every single person to fuck off.

More likely it is because you did something right.

I agree with the image picture haha.

i think its rude
and if u think diferent you can fuck off

>"Hey England, I know I'm Turkey and we're on opposite ends of the board, but I like >to touch base and say hi to everyone at the start."

>"Fuck you."

>Actually happened.

That's hilarious :-)

Fuck off, Sargmacher. ;-)

And kiss my ass, SD. ;-)

And before you all get you panties in a bunch, that was sarcastic, hence the winking smileys.

I once told Russia to fuck off after he told me (Austria) that he planned to move to Galicia in 1902, when E/G were knocking on the door and I had repeatedly tried to get him to ally with me.

It was a little much, and I had had a few drinks, but I apologized for the coarse language the next day, and we did renew our alliance long enough to eliminate Turkey. So yeah, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can't work with someone, but in general, such language can mean someone is not very reasonable.