Although I must say, evil seems to have been conversing a lot recently. >_>
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
Although I must say, evil seems to have been conversing a lot recently. >_>
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} I agree It doesn't look like they have much planed, but MM does seem to have something in mind. As he is posting at many of the Evil HQs (He posted at isenguard too) And some of the Good HQ's (Dale). So he is defently working on a plan with evil.
I would agree with you on harad. They are likely to do the unexpected, and that would be to attack the north. Saying how we could be faceing 2.5 HQ's in the north east, we may want to hold some troops back.
I'm up for that, and think it would be a good IDEA. (Pun intended)
Although I must say, evil seems to have been conversing a lot recently. >_>
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Well, I certainly think that was mostly over-analyzing. Although I have been suspecting something.
So, Rhun will more than likely try to storm to the west. They may send a small army to aid Mordor and Harad with Gondor, but for the most part they will try to crush us, primarily targeting the Iron Hills and accumulating as many regions as they can. Harad, as you said, may send a small force to aid them, but nothing substantial. My main concern, though, is Mordor. Yes, they will try to wipe out Gondor, but they already have troops from Harad, Umbar, Rhun, and Minas Morgul to help with that, so they can easily keep Gondor busy while being able to devot troops to other campaigns. The big one I see is a southern front against our eastern HQs, going to assist Dol Guldur and Rhun. Rhun would likely throw most of their troops at the Iron Hills, making KK's plan against Gundabad compromised, and also keeping Dale busy in Rhovanion/Celduin. Harad can assist them with this as well. Then Dol Guldur and Mordor will be preoccupied with Central Mirkwood and some other nearby regions. And with Mordor's aid (which I believe could be around 5-8k MWE, give or take), Dol Guldur can also assist Moria by attacking Lorien, forcing 8L to fight on two fronts there.
So that's something I though up recently, and I wouldn't be surprised if something like this occurs. Or maybe Mordor doesn't do anything to the north and focuses primarily on Gondor, maybe Rohan. Just speculation, but if any of you have thoughts on this, I'd be interested.
And I'd be willing to do your IDEA, KK. You get to assign regions to everyone, though.
Although I must say, evil seems to have been conversing a lot recently. >_>
I've only seen around two jammers in the CETA. I doubt they'll be ready when the RP starts. Funny, it was the inverse at the start of the FA RP. Evil was ready to go, and good had no idea what to do.
I...wouldn't sell them short. I really doubt they'll make that mistake. They probably have some plan along the lines of what KK suggested.
{JAMMERS! -Forces of Good- ONLY!} MM just asked what Defences I have at Dale. At fist glance this would appear that he is planning on attacking Dale. But he may just be doing this to throw us off. I'm going to keep my normal amount of Troops at Dale, as I think I can hold them off until reforcement arive. But if they do attack, I would like some help from Mirkwood to attack them from behind and to distroy a large enemy force. I shouldn't need any more than 3000 MWE at most. And could do with less. Thanks!
{JAMMERS! -Forces of Good- ONLY!} MM just asked what Defences I have at Dale. At fist glance this would appear that he is planning on attacking Dale. But he may just be doing this to throw us off. I'm going to keep my normal amount of Troops at Dale, as I think I can hold them off until reforcement arive. But if they do attack, I would like some help from Mirkwood to attack them from behind and to distroy a large enemy force. I shouldn't need any more than 3000 MWE at most. And could do with less. Thanks!
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} Sadly, I don't think that I'll be able to help. My Gondorian forces will be tied up in the South, and Thrawn will be keeping my dwarves busy around the Iron Hills. Mirkwood should be able to help, though. Maybe Rex could loan you the MWE you need.
Although I must say, evil seems to have been conversing a lot recently. >_>
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
{JAMMERS! -Forces of Good- ONLY!} MM just asked what Defences I have at Dale. At fist glance this would appear that he is planning on attacking Dale. But he may just be doing this to throw us off. I'm going to keep my normal amount of Troops at Dale, as I think I can hold them off until reforcement arive. But if they do attack, I would like some help from Mirkwood to attack them from behind and to distroy a large enemy force. I shouldn't need any more than 3000 MWE at most. And could do with less. Thanks!
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} Sadly, I don't think that I'll be able to help. My Gondorian forces will be tied up in the South, and Thrawn will be keeping my dwarves busy around the Iron Hills. Mirkwood should be able to help, though. Maybe Rex could loan you the MWE you need.
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} I agree It doesn't look like they have much planed, but MM does seem to have something in mind. As he is posting at many of the Evil HQs (He posted at isenguard too) And some of the Good HQ's (Dale). So he is defently working on a plan with evil.
I would agree with you on harad. They are likely to do the unexpected, and that would be to attack the north. Saying how we could be faceing 2.5 HQ's in the north east, we may want to hold some troops back.
I'm up for that, and think it would be a good IDEA. (Pun intended)
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} MM's clearly formulating something, but others seem somewhat nonchalant about it, whatever it is. He may have some master plan in mind, but I don't think the others are in it wholeheartedly.
Or at least be prepared to redirect them. I'm still going to be sending most of Erebor's troops to Gundabad, but I will leave a few at Erebor for reinforcements. Fortunately, a little toy/water feature that I've designed into the Mountain should help it to be defended with only a mere skeleton crew, so I'm not too concerned about that. You should also move South with your troops as before, but be prepared to swing back up north with a few to flank Thrawn and MLB (assuming that Harad joins the fun ). LB should also still move to the Forodwaith, but be prepared to set up a defense at the Iron Hills.
I was originally going to leave all of this unjammed, but my Sherlock Holmes deductions have gone way overboard and should probably be jammed, just in case. But you know, this gives me an idea. Everyone present (of Good, that is), please at least read the last paragraph of my jammers, after the big gap (and probably the last bit right before it too ).
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Meh, most of it's gibberish (at least if you're referring to their council topic). I count ten jammed posts: four by MM, four by Shamrock, one by MLB, one by Thrawn. Based upon response patterns and unjammed information, it doesn't look like that have anything substantial. I'm guessing MM proposed some basic plan or asked what everyone planned to do, and Shamrock, MLB, and Thrawn each acknowledged the general plan or else stated what their starting plans were. Whatever it was, they didn't have anything too in-depth because Shamrock later suggested (after most of the gibberish ) that they do more planning. MM was the only one to reply to (and only by agreeing to the idea). Shamrock had one jammed post soon after his suggestion to plan more, my guess would be to suggest some slightly more detailed strategy. If that's the case, then it probably wasn't in full, though. It was probably an introduction to a plan, or else something related to it that'd have follow-up posts. I say that because MM responded with something in jammers (my guess is to ask where "it" was) and Shamrock said he forgot about it (again, there's a lot of unjammed stuff). Shamrock did have another stray jammed post, but it can't have been anything too important because it had no responses, and MM later asked again if Shamrock forgot about it. The rest of Evil really doesn't seem to be too involved in planning, so it appears that whatever plans they might have is only a half-hearted strategy for a few members.
Looking elsewhere, MM posted his plan (presumably just for his HQ, for his members) in Moria, but sadly the plan itself is jammed. He's got follow-up jammers to his members (Shamrock and Thrawn) also, but these are almost certainly just further clarification for Moria's starting plan (a few actually say that they're updates, most are addressed to Moria). I see one jammer by MM in Harad, with no response (posted two days ago). It could be him asking MLB to help out with planning in their council topic, but I doubt that as I don't think MM would bother jamming such a short request that doesn't mean much to outsiders. Knowing MM and how jammers like that usually are, it's probably a request for troops somewhere, maybe a suggestion on what Harad should do. MM and Tuvok look like they've got some starting plans for Dol Guldur (and probably Gundabad) in their HQ. It's just MM and Tuvok involved, though, starting right after MM was accepted into the HQ. Plus, MM requested to see Tuvok's troop list so that he can start "formulating strategies" (probably actual battle-plans), though Tuvok seems hesitant to publish them. So they've got some sort of goal planned out there, but it's only for Dol Guldur. Rhun also looks like it has basic plans. 8L posted some jammers there, but based upon the fact that he's part of Good, that he said the post is twenty-thousand characters long (inside the spoiler, before he actually said they were jammed), and that (I think) he offered to help Thrawn with units, my guess is that that's the unit list. That leaves four jammers by MM (who started it), and two by Thrawn. MM replied to his own jammer that was in response to Thrawn's second reply, meaning that he either had something to correct in his post before (which must've been inconsequential, because Thrawn never replied), or else he had thought of a better plan overnight. Coincedentally, this amendment preceded MM's starting jammer in Harad by about an hour and a half (not as close as I should like, but still not too far). Could these two be connected? Unfortunately, as mentioned before, Thrawn didn't respond to the last jammer in Rhun (despite having posts there afterwards), so no extra information from that. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who posts just to acknowledge things though, so MM may have very well just told him about a new plan of his (not asking his opinion on it or anything else).
But about that conspiracy with Harad. Evil's council, Dol Guldur, Moria, Rhun, and Harad are the only evil topics with jammers in them. We already know that Shamrock's the one taking care of planning in their council, so we can ignore posts there. MM's the one who appears to be doing to most coordinating with plans, as he's involved with every jammed conversation of Evil's. Additionally, both his Moria and Dol Guldur conversations can be safely attributed to local plans, as there aren't any major discrepancies in response pattern, and MM's in both HQs. That leaves only Rhun and Harad where MM's involved where he doesn't need to be. He's clearly plotting or at least clarifying plans with Thrawn at Rhun, but his post at Harad is out of the blue. Of course, his post at Rhun is just as random, really, but at least we've got other information about there. If MM continues to go to Evil HQs with jammed posts, then it's most likely a coincidence, but it's also possible that these plans are connected. So if they are, what would be the connection (and I'm just talking to myself here )? I think it can be safe to assume that if these posts are connected, then Rhun and Harad's starting moves (probably attacks) will be (in part) coordinated, if not combined. But anyways, onto the options. For the most part, Evil doesn't seem to be concerned with situations in the South (at least Shamrock isn't), nor should they be since they have double the troops down there. Option A is that MM wants Rhun to join Harad to crush Gondor right off the bat, though I somewhat doubt that because honestly, it's a waste of troops, and MM probably would've talked to Mordor about it too. Option B, the more likely one, is that MM wants Harad to move North and aid Rhun. But if MM wants Harad to go straight to aiding Rhun, he must either suspect that Rhun's going to be pounded from the get-go, or else they're planning an invasion (which I find more likely, as MM seems to plan more for the ideal than the actual). The next question that needs to be answered, then, is where are they going to invade? Their only real targets would be Erebor, the Iron Hills, Dale, or maybe Mirkwood. Given that we already asserted that Thrawn might invade the Iron Hills (in my earlier suspicions of enemy plans), my guess is that MM is orchestrating a joint attack there. I know, there's really not a lot of evidence to support such a conclusion, but it seems like a possibility that Harad and Rhun might invade the Iron Hills early on. But sadly, MLB hasn't responded to MM's post in Harad, so we don't even know if Harad will or won't comply. Do you guys think this is something we should take into account for our eastern plans? Or should I stop overanalyzing stuff?
And onto my other thought. What I would like to propose is the Initiative for the Divination of Enemy Arrangements, also known as my IDEA. The details? Each person will be assigned to watch a predetermined set of posts. This could be posts in regions in a certain section of Middle-earth (or a specific list of regions), or posts by specific opposing users. Either way, the goal is to monitor all enemy movements. As often as necessary, users will post here reporting any notable happenings that they find, including troop movements and jammers. In turn, I (or perhaps someone else, but it'd probably end up being me) will keep track of all of the reports, analyze jammer context and troops movements, and try to figure out what Evil intends to do before they actually do it. We might even be able to publish our unclassified findings in a new LotR Newspaper. So, what are people's thoughts? And would you all be willing to take part?
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Well, I certainly think that was mostly over-analyzing. Although I have been suspecting something.
So, Rhun will more than likely try to storm to the west. They may send a small army to aid Mordor and Harad with Gondor, but for the most part they will try to crush us, primarily targeting the Iron Hills and accumulating as many regions as they can. Harad, as you said, may send a small force to aid them, but nothing substantial. My main concern, though, is Mordor. Yes, they will try to wipe out Gondor, but they already have troops from Harad, Umbar, Rhun, and Minas Morgul to help with that, so they can easily keep Gondor busy while being able to devot troops to other campaigns. The big one I see is a southern front against our eastern HQs, going to assist Dol Guldur and Rhun. Rhun would likely throw most of their troops at the Iron Hills, making KK's plan against Gundabad compromised, and also keeping Dale busy in Rhovanion/Celduin. Harad can assist them with this as well. Then Dol Guldur and Mordor will be preoccupied with Central Mirkwood and some other nearby regions. And with Mordor's aid (which I believe could be around 5-8k MWE, give or take), Dol Guldur can also assist Moria by attacking Lorien, forcing 8L to fight on two fronts there.
So that's something I though up recently, and I wouldn't be surprised if something like this occurs. Or maybe Mordor doesn't do anything to the north and focuses primarily on Gondor, maybe Rohan. Just speculation, but if any of you have thoughts on this, I'd be interested.
And I'd be willing to do your IDEA, KK. You get to assign regions to everyone, though.
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} Even if it is mere overanalyzation, there's still a chance that I could be right out of mere coincidence.
Let's hope that that's not what they have planned. But should that be the case, I think we'll still manage. The Iron Hills are strong, and I have complete faith that they'll be able to hold Rhun and Harad back for quite some time. It shouldn't affect the invasion of Gundabad. And if Rhun sends most of its troops to the Hills, then that's all the better for us. That would leave Dale free to do whatever they want, including securing Rhovanion and then holding back Mordor's expansion northwards. As for Lorien, hopefully the Beornings will be able to help prevent that.
If everyone's willing to do their part, then I'll figure out a way to assign regions.
{JAMMERS! -Forces of Good- ONLY!} MM just asked what Defences I have at Dale. At fist glance this would appear that he is planning on attacking Dale. But he may just be doing this to throw us off. I'm going to keep my normal amount of Troops at Dale, as I think I can hold them off until reforcement arive. But if they do attack, I would like some help from Mirkwood to attack them from behind and to distroy a large enemy force. I shouldn't need any more than 3000 MWE at most. And could do with less. Thanks!
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} That could be a ruse, or it could be genuine. I honestly don't know. I don't think it'll be an immediate problem, though. MM's separated from Dale to the South and West, and he'll have hard time getting to you. As for Rhun, assuming that MM's asking on Thrawn's behalf, they have to go through Celduin to get to you. However you get there, enemies will have to pass through either Mirkwood, along with Rex's troops, or Celduin, where your troops should have a foothold. Even if they reach you, you're right on my doorstep and I could easily send out some artillery to drop their numbers down a bit.
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} I agree It doesn't look like they have much planed, but MM does seem to have something in mind. As he is posting at many of the Evil HQs (He posted at isenguard too) And some of the Good HQ's (Dale). So he is defently working on a plan with evil.
I would agree with you on harad. They are likely to do the unexpected, and that would be to attack the north. Saying how we could be faceing 2.5 HQ's in the north east, we may want to hold some troops back.
I'm up for that, and think it would be a good IDEA. (Pun intended)
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} MM's clearly formulating something, but others seem somewhat nonchalant about it, whatever it is. He may have some master plan in mind, but I don't think the others are in it wholeheartedly.
Or at least be prepared to redirect them. I'm still going to be sending most of Erebor's troops to Gundabad, but I will leave a few at Erebor for reinforcements. Fortunately, a little toy/water feature that I've designed into the Mountain should help it to be defended with only a mere skeleton crew, so I'm not too concerned about that. You should also move South with your troops as before, but be prepared to swing back up north with a few to flank Thrawn and MLB (assuming that Harad joins the fun ). LB should also still move to the Forodwaith, but be prepared to set up a defense at the Iron Hills.
I'm going to make a lake around Dale, so that should make it easy to defend too. That's what I'm planning on doing. I want to fight a mostly defincive battle. Should I still plan on attacking Dol Guldor? Or just focus on taking down Rhun?
{JAMMERS! -Forces of Good- ONLY!} MM just asked what Defences I have at Dale. At fist glance this would appear that he is planning on attacking Dale. But he may just be doing this to throw us off. I'm going to keep my normal amount of Troops at Dale, as I think I can hold them off until reforcement arive. But if they do attack, I would like some help from Mirkwood to attack them from behind and to distroy a large enemy force. I shouldn't need any more than 3000 MWE at most. And could do with less. Thanks!
{JAMMERS! -GOOD- ONLY!} That could be a ruse, or it could be genuine. I honestly don't know. I don't think it'll be an immediate problem, though. MM's separated from Dale to the South and West, and he'll have hard time getting to you. As for Rhun, assuming that MM's asking on Thrawn's behalf, they have to go through Celduin to get to you. However you get there, enemies will have to pass through either Mirkwood, along with Rex's troops, or Celduin, where your troops should have a foothold. Even if they reach you, you're right on my doorstep and I could easily send out some artillery to drop their numbers down a bit.
{JAMMERS! -Good- ONLY!} I don't know either. Your right. I should have time even if he does attack. Thanks! I think we should be able to hold them. Tuvok is also joining so he is going to add some expirnce to Rhun. But his stragitys have always been questionable.
