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G.R.O.S.S. communication thread.

G.R.O.S.S. communication thread.

Cringe in fear do gooders. The G.R.O.S.S. (Get Rid Of Slimy alienS) empire is now formed. In less than an hour we have jumped 95 other Pacifist Doo Gooder victim empires and lept into 40th out of 135 ranked.

We are an evil empire bent on controlling everything and showing all the other empires out there who's boss. US. Are you listening Euro-"Oh lets let everyone be a senator and give em a vote doo gooder democracy alliance?" We come for you.

For a limited time, (untill I decide otherwise) 5 Pure Evil games, (or just impressing me with your game evilness) submitted will get you a Senatorship. Later, being the evil empire pyramid scheme we are, it will take 10. Of course, being the evil empire we are, that gives you no benefits, no pay, but all the alien carnage you crave most.

Now we do realize that sometimes, you just have to fake being good. You sometimes just have to infiltrate that pacifist party. We understand. But we aren't a kinder gentler empire and don't let their pacifism go to your head. And just sometimes, you gotta let the Aliens live (where else would you find slaves for the heavy metal lava mines?)

In the future, we shall update each other in the empire via this thread, brag of our conquests, drink blood wine, and generally just poke fun (creatively and humorously) at those players whom we find to be too goody goodyish.

Our mottos.

G.R.O.S.S. Where being good is merely a temporary strategy.

Just win baby.

Here's your ration of skin you do gooder wimp Drengin slime. Now get back to work

EBZeroMatrix you have been made a senator.

I repeat. Cringe in fear, we come for you.





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Reply #2526 Top
OMG! Pontius, you're going to need councilling after that! LOL

Sorry for the bad experience, man.
Reply #2527 Top
Take it out on a bunch of slimy aliens. Just think of Kimberly's face when you go to the Drengin's diplomacy screen.

B
Reply #2528 Top
Take it out on a bunch of slimy aliens
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Oh I am... They are dead meat. And since I'm quarantined all weekend. I'll be smashing quite a few of em.
Reply #2529 Top
I'm glad I'm far away from that medical scenario... :sniff!:

Get those aliens boss - Torian sushi will be good for what ails you!
Reply #2530 Top
Pontius, I'm confused...was that fiction or reality?

I have rarely waited at my doctor for more than 10 minutes past appointment time. Fortunately, even with Australia's problems in the health care system (cue Wombie for his opinion) our medicare system works pretty well.
Reply #2532 Top
And on cue... ;)

That would be reality, I suspect - the US 'managed health care' system really has managed to make a hash of many aspects of delivering standard services. Let's face it - no where in the world has the 'perfect' match of availability, resources, affordability - but the US tends to substitute bean counting for health care.

Australia has always been a slightly off-centre hybrid of the private US approach, and the fully nationalised UK system - and to be honest, we've done pretty well that way. Certainly more flexible than most other Western nations, I think.
Reply #2533 Top
It is embellished a bit. I wouldn't really have given up my life savings for a two by four. And the Docs, once you get into see them are wonderful.

It just seems to me service has gone to pot in America. And it's always so funny. Those that give such crappy service at their jobs are always the same ones that demand perfection when they are the consumer.
Reply #2535 Top
zilla fodder

B
Reply #2536 Top
It saddens me to read EBZ's desire to leave GalCiv.

But on a positive note, this community has shown an ability to grow beyond these forums. EBZ and I are chatting right now. :)
Reply #2537 Top
But on a positive note, this community has shown an ability to grow beyond these forums. EBZ and I are chatting right now.
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Yup Yep Yip Yap.

Reply #2539 Top
Yup Yep Yip Yap.
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Alright, now who is channeling 1010 Dalmations???? >:(
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Reply #2541 Top
get well pontius! i az escaped the clutches of threadzilla, but i az 'ad to shake off me tailfeathers...

i reckon we should adopt the chinese system. doctor gets paid if you're well....

:)
Reply #2542 Top
Welcome aboard dygear. We'll make a rip roarin pirate out of you.


Alright, now who is channeling 1010 Dalmations????
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That's alot of dalmations.
Reply #2543 Top
Arrrrrrrrrrr. Welcome matey!!

B
Reply #2544 Top
Taxes paid boss. #167 and climbing. Only about 3 more games to top 100.

B
Reply #2547 Top
Wombie, I think the discussion on your thread, 'An Alternative Metaverse Ladder' was really good. I certainly take Pontius' point that a single-player game can never be scored objectively (ie too many variables) but the eternal search for a better scoring system is like the search for the Holy Grail. That is, the search itself is fun, and who cares about the destination.
Reply #2548 Top
EBZ: I hope you return. You were a regular contributor to G.R.O.S.S. and the Galciv community and you will certainly be sorely missed.
Reply #2549 Top
Thanks Killa, and I echo your comments about EBZ. Don't know if the devs are listening - probably rightly fed up of talking about it! It does approach the search for the Grail, but I think there is value in trying to mould an approach that might suit 'most of the people, most of the time'.

Hurls - your last score was a beauty! Under the tutelage of the great man, I see!

B - congrats mate - doing really, really well in the last few weeks!

O Captain, my Captain - hope the fevers are subsiding at home base; sleep well and know that the Posse is covering your back while you sleep ;)
Reply #2550 Top
bzzzzz, bzzzzz, bzzzzz