| St. Patrick's Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 March 2015 - 31 March 2015 |
| Casus belli | GPA accused of "false neutrality" |
| Status | Ended |
| Combatants | |
| Terminus Est Guerrilla Republik N7 Special Operations |
Green Protection Agency |
Overview
The St. Patrick's Massacre began on Orbis began when Terminus Est, Guardian, and the Seven Kingdoms declared war on the Green Protection Agency. As the war went on, several minor alliances such as The Eternal Knights, Arrgh, Guerrilla Republik, The 99 Percent and N7 Special Operations joined the war. The alliances that attacked claimed GPA wasn't a neutral alliance anymore and accused the alliance of "false neutrality." This led to all sorts of debate, as well as the rolling of GPA.
Origins and Motivations
The origins of this war is highly complicated and the CB of false neutrality was the CB of choice for "the Coalition" (Terminus Est/Guardian/SK) in which they declared war under.
Other motivations included the number of leader board positions held by the GPA. At the GPA's height about six of the top ten nations in Orbis were under the GPA flag. The tension caused by this leader board dominance were present for months leading up to the war.
In addition, hatred for neutrality played a key role in fueling the hatred towards the GPA with many misinformed nations believing that neutrality of one alliance diminishes or ruins the game.
Pre-War & Leak
Prior to the war, SAI-40 (former Terminus Est member) leaked the Coalition's war strategy to the GPA who then published this information publicly in the forums. With the Coalition alone the GPA was outnumbered by over 3 to 1. The war began on the 22nd of March 2015 with other alliances declaring soon after.
Public Response
Several nations spoke out against the war claiming that Orbis was using the GPA as a scapegoat of political issues and drama.
The Coalition is later refereed to as "The Coalition of Cowards" by a Syndicate member. The Coalition along with the other belligerents defended their actions/decision by claiming the GPA had superior military strength. It is key to note that SK./Guardian/TEst outscored, out numbered and outgunned (in the sense of military score and numbers) the GPA by about 3 to 1. This does not include other beligerents such as 99% Arrgh, The Eternal knights etc. which tipped the war even further.
Quotes
"I really hate when people argue for or against neutrality. I said it elsewhere, I don't think the concept of neutrality works in this game due to the the game mechanics, but I've never been a fan of trying to out argue a neutral. I don't think some of the things the GPA did were wise, as they have to be 10x more careful than most alliances. But, they can define the alliance they want to be.
The real problem is even trying to be neutral in a game that values the upper tier so highly. That top 10 leaderboard is a magnet for destruction and I don't expect anyone to maintainly their top 10 status for very long, myself included. Just the way the huge updeclare range + missiles and now + nukes work. Destruction ability is just too high in this game."
- Placentica of Kangaroo Ocean; Guardian/Coalition member
The war ended on the 31st March 2015. [1]