Operation BubbleWrap

a platen with ships shielded

some other guild – on some other server.

For many weeks, SYN has attacked the Xarnas hub planets of TCS, FOV, and FRK during every Path to Dominion (POD) event.

We do not normally participate in POD, yet we are attacked anyway as if we were participants. SYN brings players with WHALE-level accounts, and our members simply cannot defend against that level of power. The result is that our hubs become easy targets for farming POD points.

After POD ends, everyone is expected to work together again during Server vs Server (SVS). This creates a strange situation where we are attacked on Saturday, then expected to cooperate on Monday.

The leadership of TCS, FOV, and FRK has agreed on a simple plan to stop giving away free points.

What will happen?

On Friday night at reset:

  • Members should move their fleets to Farnick before POD begins.

At the very beginning of the POD event on Saturday:

  • TCS, FOV, and FRK will attack each other’s hub planets to bubble all remaining ships (ships whose players did not relocate despite our requests).
  • This is not a real attack. It is a coordinated friendly operation.
  • Do not attack our allies. Do not defend our hub. This operation benefits all three guilds.
  • By bubbling all of our ships ourselves, we deny SYN the opportunity to attack them and gain POD points.

Why are we doing this?

This operation is not about revenge.

It is about stopping the repeated farming of smaller guilds.

If there are no valid targets, there are no easy points for SYN to earn. Denying them those points is how we intend to get our message across.

What we need from you

  • Please move your fleets to Farnick before Friday night reset.
  • Do not be surprised when our allies attack our hub at the start of POD.
  • Do not defend the hub or attack FOV or FRK. The attacks are planned and coordinated.

Our Message

We hope this operation shows SYN that attacking the smaller Xarnas guilds is no longer beneficial.

Server 1022 is strongest when its guilds work together.

If we are expected to cooperate during SVS, then there should be a new reality on Server 1022.

Do not spend Saturday attacking us for points, then expect our friendship and full cooperation on Monday.

Respect should work both ways.

Until that happens, Operation Bubblewrap will help protect our members, deny easy POD points, and encourage a more respectful relationship between the guilds of Server 1022.

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