If I was a dictator, I for one wouldn't ever have a council, and two when I ASKED EVERYONE in TVM if I should step down. The Answers were "no" or "if you think you need to". NO ONE said yes. Secondly, I NEVER threatened war against Ely. Try again. And Zarkoff did will with a lot I'll give him that. But like for instance, with the MS cease fire. Me and him both agreed I'd handle it. I Pmed JMW. He responded. I responded back. Went to bed, woke up, wasn't responded to, went to work, came back, now the CF was in full and terms already made. But I was "inactive" right? No. Zark at that point went behind my back and INSTEAD of telling me he was also Pming them, Just did it, and THEN told everyone what was going on (although he got approval from the council, almost everyone who had been fighting that war before the merge was screwed).
And I whine? No I call out. Sorry if what I say doesn't agree with you because you're slipping.
And really, your whole post Lairo really proves what I said about it. I'm hard to keep a pact with? Really? Then why didn't you drop us the second I annoyed you guys? And don't tell me it's because "you wanted to uphold the pact agreement" because that was made very clear just recently what you all thought of that. In which, the pact was made for a TVM and Ely merge. Not Zarkoff's november rain. In which, he also said "I'm not recruiting but they know who they are that I'll take".. Really?
Zark left because I called him out and he couldn't get his way.
If people wanted me to step down and let Zark lead, all they had to do was say so. But no, betraying me is a LOT better than that.
And with him being more calm: Of course he was. For one he's got nothing to lose. He's already won once, and secondly, no matter what he does, his people from VS will follow him. Me? I don't have that luxury and I work real hard for my people.
And my last point. Everyone says I harbor inactives and sitters.
http://grepointel.com/alliance.php?server=us31&an=Elysium&rt=points
^ Who harbors inactives and sitters? I understand some of them are in VM, but a LOT aren't. And I don't build my cities, I build troops. Everyone asked me to take time away from the game, and that's what I did, I let my leadership take over, so I could sit back and manage from a distance and build defense for my people who were hurting and gift cities to those moving south.
But apparently me doing that and listening to my people makes me a terrible leader. Funny how without me, Ely wouldn't have the people they just got from what I built. And from my leaders prior to the merge. It all started after the merge. And a lot of people agree on that. I'm not blaming the world here. I'm blaming you all for being cowardly and dishonest. You want to get rid of me? Do it fair and square. But good luck in doing so (when I care, as I don't anymore).
But since everyone is so bent on removing me from the world now, I guess someone else will have to take over the milestones thread here. So whoever wants that can Pm me.