Roberto Duran is thought by many to be the greatest light weight boxers of all time, but even with his skill he would be no match for any of the greatest heavy weights. i say that to say this, "size does matter"
in Corinth most knew PB was "pound for pound" the alliance to beat. take nothing away from them, they were an assembly of some of Corinth best players. unfortunately for PB to win the world you had to build 4 world wonders. from the beginning PB leadership had no plans of doing so. but others did, and combined forces to do so. i dont see what all the "hating" is about.
group one didn't want to do what was necessary to win, group two did. instead of bashing the play style of the victors, for doing what was necessary to win, why cant we just say "good job, you had a plan and saw it through"
i have never bashed an individual player nor would i bash an alliance, PB, OV, TU, Babylon, XIIIXIII, & REborn were all strong alliances, but no one from any of them can say they had no simmers, never took internals or inactives, these are simply part of the game, a necessary evil, if you must. (not sure why TS is bashed for it). best of luck to all of Corinth in the next world. im sure some who were enemies here will find themselves on the same side somewhere down the line.