Casgar Rovelle

//rp off All, This forum thread has been hijacked by certain French and Swedish Captains regarding the War of the Lesser Antilles, which already has two open threads regarding it. The primary point these agitators would like to point out is that as a direct result of the British defeating the French at Fredericksted, 400 players left the server. It would also have you believe that because the British are doing PVE missions, crafting, PvPing, and RvRing, that they are exploiting the game and ruining the server for new players. These two arguments could not be farther from the truth. The French have Second and Third rated ships, but failed to use them at the Frederikstad. These large ships were acquired by "PvE grinding", and also by using the "pirate exploit" (and switching nations). http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/11705-france-declares-unrestricted-naval-warfare-on-britain-pvp2/page-4 In the thread above titled "France declares Unrestricted Warfare on Britain", you will see the French making Youtube videos harassing British players and later in the forum post attacking the British in a 8v25, then making fun of the British for only having 8 players. Mind you, this isn't a 25v20 port battle, this is a open sea fight in which 25 French engaged 8 British players (with 10 Swedish players sitting outside the fight). The simple fact is, when the French have the numerical ship advantage it is alright to sink and then harass sunk players on the forums. However when the numbers don't support the French (i.e. Frederiksted), the opposing forces are "zerging, game-exploiters, and gankers who are ruining the game". This argument is at best hypocritical and at worst open forum flaming. The second argument on this forum is that a new Swedish player cannot play the game because the British have taken all of the resource ports. While it may be true that the British have taken many Swedish ports, the British sought a peace agreement with the Swedish days ago, posted here: http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/11556-pvp-2-the-british-aggression-against-sweden/page-8 In it, SoulPython, a leader of the Swedish nation, openly mocks a British player for seeking out a peace agreement regarding the War in the Lesser Antilles. Simply put, the Swedish leadership refused a British peace agreement to allow the Swedish to keep the four key resource ports or more. Where is the Swedish leadership of yesterday that made that decision? They are French today. They in fact left the new Swedish player in this post along with twenty other Swedish players to clean up the political mess they made in Sweden. Britain is the model nation for health in this game. Its a nation that people want to play (not one that people pay other people to play). It is a nation that regardless of personal opinions, rallies together to accomplish goals using all aspects of the game. It is a nation that seeks player communication from other nations in an effort to ensure the longevity of the server. It is a nation that spends more time in the game and less time on the forums requesting the game developers to distort the game to certain players play style. It has been my pleasure to sail with all of the members of the British Nation, and I am proud of what we have accomplished. Now, I would highly recommend that we get back to the real reason this thread was created, which is why 400 people left the server over a two week period, and what is the way forward for PvP2. Respectfully, Casgar Rovelle

//rp off Aethlstan, All the rest of Britain?! Which Fleet and Squadron leaders did you have a formal meeting with as a leader/diplomat? We have served honorably with most of the British nation against the US and Pirates, and so I would imagine "frowned" would mean that the other members of the British Navy are going to take part in another campaign. So, you (your society) never came to talk to the British Fleet actually here, made a ton of baseless accusations, chatted with some random members of the British Navy that are not Fleet Leaders, and then made an entire thread that had the solidity of a cloud. As stated previously several times, WIS has not taken part in any action against the Danish, we are engaged with the Swedish and are evenly matched with them by numbers (and having a great time pvping with Bork by the way). We are actively engaging other British Fleets and Squadrons to assist the Danes in taking back their provinces in the Caribe. France and her Fleets may do what they will, for I have no bias or perception of her decisions and principles. Regards, Casgar Rovelle

Sir, So, in your mind, the entire British Navy is beset upon the Swedes? I would find that thought process highly inaccurate along with being absolutely untrue. I tire of the flippant, baseless remarks made in this discussion. No one is attempting to discuss that the French have a right to do "this or that". Simply, really attempt to listen instead of just shout back at someone actually attempting to have a discussion with you. I have never said you were the new pirate nation, and in fact I challenge you personally to cite anywhere on these forums in which I stated that. My statement is, the French made a diplomatic decision without ever attempting to discuss it with the British that have and still do sail in the Lesser Antilles without even attempting to truly gather any real information on the situation. My strong assumption would be the the French disposition is based on opinion, fear-mongering, and insatiable lust for a new enemy now that the old enemy has been handsomely paid to be French Corsairs. Respectfully, Casgar Rovelle

Captain Ajffighter, An astute observation, it would be even more astute if you made your argument holistic and stated that the there is "an awful lot of green in French Louisiana". Also, to note, I don't recall any French Fleet or Squadron raising any issues regarding the isle of Hispaniola, though, we weren't a part of those engagements as I am sure some of your countrymen will attest we were attempting to assist you in your engagements with the Anarchists at the time those ports were taken. I would beg Sweden and France to grasp that if you push the small British Squadron out of your waters, who will you have left to engage but each other? Most of the good Captains in this discussion are not dock-side Admiralty-coattail riders, they are fighters. Allowing the British a minimal presence would facilitate open sea engagements to all parties benefit. The question that you have failed to ask is what are we really looking for? It was fool-hearty for the Anarchists to make an ultimatum to the French, will the French follow the same course of action? Kindest Regards, Casgar Rovelle

Eulogy, I was very disappointed in your post regarding the West Indies Squadron. Our Squadron has not taken any part in the seizure of any Danish port. We have taken part in one retaken British port, one attempt at a Swedish port, and one captured Pirate port. I would request that you attempt to be respectful and diligent in your statements, because quite frankly they are without any truth or merit. As my grandfather was a former sailor in the Caribe, I can say without a doubt that the reason he returned to the Duchy of Courland was because he spent more time defending his good name than commanding his ship. That said, his legacy is the past and so are his dealings. I firmly believe that if we treat people in the manner they were treated in 1720, then the Caribe will find that same fate as that century did. Sweden has been a respectable adversary and we tip our hat to them in their defense of Pasaje. The Danes need to be released as a vassal of Britain, and we have worked diligently with other Fleets and Squadrons of the British Navy to ensure that. The old French Guard were venerable allies, and sadly we were not able to support them in their endeavors as much as we would have liked. I believe a lack of trust on both sides led to poor communication in coordination of efforts. Regards, Casgar Rovelle

Poe, I implore you to stop this nonsense. In the past I had the utmost respect for you, Vlad, and OMG as a group that we got to cut our teeth on in Roberts with. The bottom line is you gentlemen had that opportunity as well, and you went to the Windward Islands and smashed the French. We actually fought the US at La Inagua last week and won the port battle, however as stated we really enjoy pvp'ing with you gentlemen. Regards, Casgar Rovelle

//rp off Mr. SoulPYTHON, Hello, thank you for the well thought out response. To my knowledge, the British nation is the 2nd or 3rd largest faction in the game, and there are many different Fleets and Sqaudrons with different agendas. I don't know who "u" is, but I have never stated the 1st or 2nd listed discussion as posted about. With respect to Spanish Town, you may want to file an admin ticket regarding Spanish Town being a British port at the start of the map, because factually it is. What actually happened was the Swedish attack Spanish Town, The Settlement, Charleston, Basseterre, St. Johns, and English Harbor. This action seems rather aggressive to me. Also to note, when the British attempted to assault Aves a few weeks ago, the Swedish attacked British ships en-route to the port battle. If you look at these events from a factual perspective in an objective manner, it would appear to me that Sweden has been the clear aggressor. To be clear again, and just speaking for myself, is that my belief is my Squadron has no intention of crushing the Swedish or anyone for that matter. Cheers, Casgar Rovelle

//rp off Good day, Speaking from my own perspective, I enjoy the Leeward Islands and the Windward Island areas for PvP. I don't believe my compatriots and I are interested in crushing the Swedes or Danes. For me, I would like to see some of the Danes ports retaken by them. I think its important for Sweden, Denmark, and Spain to have the 4 port packages needed to craft (on PvP2). I am a firm believer that this game will be successful if the community understands that regardless of game play, we really need everyone other than cheaters to make this game the very best it can be. That means trying to look at allowing nations to have at least an area that is RvR free (note I did not say PvP free, since this is a PvP server). With respect to the personnel getting upset with certain members of the British Nation, I would kindly ask that you attempt to grasp our intent in the region. We simply enjoy pvp'ing with the Swedes, French, Pirates, and Danes, and I would honestly take that as a high compliment. We have no intention of crushing anyone. As I recall, most of commenters on here had completely destroyed the nation of France to essentially its home port no more than a week ago, and expelled the British from the area as they were running from the United States. I would also like to note that Spanish Town by map start is a British port. Regards, Casgar Rovelle

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