Nearly a month since the last one, and a lot has happened... so perhaps it's time for another one.
1. S.P.Q.R Empire - seem to be doing OKish in their war with Grim Sleepers, beating lots of small alliances, but the war with Requiem seems to be more about BP than cities at the moment, interesting to see how this develops. Not at any serious risk for now.
Swim.
2. Lost Souls - look to be re-energised after the split with LS II and some internal shake-ups, now beating heavily on BDL and catching SPQR like a train.
Swim.
3. B.D. Legion - with lots in VM and lots inactive, and losing cities on pretty much all fronts, it's only a matter of time now before they
sink. The well-known (although often denied on here) internal divisions finally proved too much, leading to the formation of a new enemy alliance, Freedom, who have put the pressure on in the north that Honour were struggling to achieve. With LS in the south, Knights and Requiem in the west, and the Wargasm Collective in the east that's simply proving too much to handle.
4. Requiem - maybe people will believe what I've been saying about them now. An interesting merge with Independent/Lost Souls II has put them at war with SPQR as well as BD, which given the fact that BD can't have long left and are being savaged by just about everyone gives them something to feed off.
Swim.
5. Wargasm - well, they've proved me well and truly wrong. Doing quite well now, they're certainly winning their war with BD and are looking pretty good.
Swim.
6. Grim Sleepers - seem to be mostly concentrating on internals at the moment, not a huge amount of conquest activity. They're treading water, so
float for now.
7. Knights - still my own alliance, not claiming to be winning the world, but certainly winning the war with BD.
Swim.
8. Honour - contrary to what many say, not overly close to Knights and Requiem. Cut off from their war with BD by the appearance of Freedom, and perhaps to protect UoK, they declared war on Freedom, perhaps not the wisest of decisions (especially given the messy way it happened). This war isn't going terribly well for them so far, rather predictably - I make it 7-0 to Freedom at the moment.
Float.
9. Phoenix - rim alliance who seem to lose every battle with Top 12 alliances, but because of their position, they should just about
float.
10. Freedom - pound for pound, the best fighting machine on the server. Have completely changed the balance of power and are winning on all fronts, but they manage to do it with a sense of humour, unlike some attack dogs we have seen. Only question is over their long-term aims.
Swim.
11. The Union of Kalmar - a rim alliance whose only natural enemy is Freedom, which isn't particularly good news. Best they can hope for is to
float. Or they and Honour could slug it out, that would be a lot more interesting.
12. Team Canada - neat-looking little rim alliance, seem to be able to fight and are whipping the likes of Phoenix and Kanga Kings. This lot will
swim.