i hope it's gonna be a while before they release another world like Thebes with the same settings. If they do release it, Thebes just gonna die like it happened to Pella when several big alliances jumped to Calydon instead of staying to fight.
By the looks of it, most people who signed up already play on Thebes, so you guys can just join one alliance and there is your awesome premade that's gonna pwn everything.