Great War

The Great War was a conflict fought on the 26th of March, 2021, on the Ninth Season of PTR MC. It is the largest single war to ever occur on the server, involving more than five nations and around twenty players. It took place between the United Values and their allies, against the Holy Roman Empire and their allies. It directly and indirectly led to many changes on the server, including the installation of hairy_sonic to the throne of England, as well as the eventual fall of the Hittite Empire.

The battles that took places are the largest to have taken place on the server. The second and third Battle of Paris alone involved twenty players each, causing numerous casualties and lots of hurt feelings.

Background
United Values, or more specifically its citizen Narrow, wished to go to war to increase not only their national prestige, but practice and hone their military skills. While they had allied the Hittite Empire and the Mexicans, both of which had been involved in multiple wars, the United Values had yet to participate in a single conflict throughout the whole season.

So in lieu of this fact, Narrow finally convinced the nation leader, Tughina, to go to war against the Holy Roman Empire for the region of the lowlands, though most of the war would take place in Northern France.

First Battle of Paris
After the UV declaration of war against Bremen, German and Tamoio forces immediately set up a siege of the capital by setting up a banner camp in Paris. This meant that practically, for the beginning phases of the war, the Germans would be on the defensive, while the UV would be on the offensive. Shortly later the HRE soldiers were also joined by their Texan allies.

The siege camp was attacked soon after by the two players of UV, but they were beaten back in the first Battle of Paris. Both players lost their gear after some valiant fighting, and even managed to take down a couple of the Germans with them as well. The true result of this, however, meant a full escalation of hostilities, which immediately provoked the allies of UV. After Texas joined, the Hittite Empire as well as Imperio del Dragon would come in as well, making what was once a small-scale conflict explode into a full-scale World War.

After losing much of their gear in the First Battle of Paris, the citizens of UV were eager to re-enter the fray. After hastily organizing the rowdy and undisciplined forces of UV and her allies, Sungross, King of the Hittites, rallied the men to go forth and land in Normandy to fight the Germans and force an end to the siege.

Second Battle of Paris
The Second Battle of Paris would be the largest of all the battles fought. After leading the troops down to Paris where the siege camp was located, UV and her allies were met with a hailstorm of arrows and a flurry of swords. Five minutes of even combat then ensued, with neither side gaining a clear advantage in the fighting. Sungross attempted to manage the men and rally an organized attack, and even ordered the construction of cannons, but was unable to do so effectively. This meant that after a while, the attackers were disorganized and unable to launch further pressure on to the defenders. After five minutes, the Germans and Texans managed to kill several of the attackers, routing the rest across Normandy and back to the Eternal Land (London), where they attempted to reorganize and rally themselves once again.

It was during this time that some of the Hittite nation's members came online to help with the war, including Plachonix and Malleokid. Previously Hittite player Hairy_sonic also came online, and offered his services to sungross. Desperate to win the war, he agreed to let him into the nation once more and fight on their side.

Third Battle of Paris
During UV's attempts to reorganize the allies and themselves, Hairy_sonic personally went to 1v10 the besiegers. Stunningly, hairy_sonic managed to kill around half of the besiegers before the allies could rush to his aid. The moment the allies arrived, they managed to break the besiegers, and take control of the banner, leaving the UV and its allies its first victory of the war.

With the end in sight, many expected a countersiege on the Germans, but none would come. In a move that surprised a few, but was more than expected by many, hairy_sonic switched sides, betraying the allies and flipping to help the Germans.

With Hairy_sonic's betrayal, the Hittites and Mexicans pulled out of the war, leaving the United Values to its fate. Despite having won the third Battle of Paris, UV was unable to hold onto their gains and was forced to concede control of the fort. After dying once to the HRE and the Texans, UV would surrender, allowing peace negotiations to take place. The war was over nominally, but it would indeed go on after peace was officially made.

The Roman-Hittite War
During peace negotiations, hairy_sonic decided that now was the time to push his power to the next level. He asked that the entirety of the United Values, the throne of it more accurately, be handed to him as part of the process of giving the HRE total domination in northern Europe. After many minutes, the leaders of the HRE, casual_mapper and iLus1on, agreed to allow him to take over.

After hairy_sonic took the UV throne, he officially disintegrated the old nation and proclaimed himself King of England.

After reaching this height of power, hairy_sonic, in a quest to take revenge on the Hittites, persuaded the Emperor of Rome, DeathCow, to attack the Hittites.DeathCow eventually agreed, and prepared an invasion force. Behind the scenes, the Hittites were aware of what was to come, and prepared to evacuate the continent. The Hittite King, sungross, was aware that if Rome attacked, they would likely receive the support of the nascent Kingdom of England, and knew that the fight was mostly hopeless. Therefore, when the Romans declared war and hairy_sonic took part in the invasion, sungross officially disbanded the Hittite Empire and threw himself and his subjects into exile.

While no fighting took place during the Roman-Hittite War, it marked the end of the Ancient Period, and the transition into the Classical Era. With both the United Values and Hittites gone from the face of the Earth, a new era of geopolitics, and the ascendance of the Roman Empire, began.

Consequences of the War
The war proved that large scale battles were unruly and needed proper discipline in order to win them. Despite having the numerical advantage, one side could still lose a fight, meaning that numbers did not constitute everything in a war.

Additionally, the dangers of declaring war with no proper goal in mind were also clearly seen by all. It can be said that due to the rash decision making of the UV, they would ultimately lose their nation.

Finally, the fall of the UV and the Hittites, and the rise of the Kingdom of England, created a massive shift in the international dynamic. While the King of the Hittites would eventually be reinstalled in the East as Co-Emperor, the Empire of Rome is still on shaky legs despite its unscathed position from the war. Both the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of England both know that if Rome is allowed further expansion, it may spell the end for an independent Europe.

On the other hand, Germany and Rome cannot allow a rogue state in England to continue to dominate political affairs. What comes next, only time can tell.