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I hate this message. Really -_- I'm cutting the text in two
Were you expecting an update from me ?
It's been long.
I was wondering how i should update this. My previous updates had lots of stats in it. But the world changed a lot, so most of these stats don't really matter anymore, since the stats of old alliances who merged aren't saved, so the average goes down stupidly. Some other stats (like the number of city conquered) are lost too.
Anyway, i choose to make this update a pack of thoughts about the top 12 alliances, rather than a pack of stats. I'll still put some, but not as much as last time. Remember, these are
MY thoughts, not these of my alliances, nor yours, readers, so feel free to disagree and argue with me, but please, stay civil and polite ;-)
Since most of the changes affected Wolf Pack and my own alliance, i'll obviously talk about them the most. No offense for the others, i just don't like talking about things i don't know :-
I) Wolf Pack
Members: 83
Cities: 460 (5,5 per member)
Points: 2836629 (34176 per member)
ABP: 498197 (6002 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
DBP: 126317 (1522 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
Comment: There's so much to say on WP, i don't even know where i should start. Since the beginning of the world, they took the place of number 1 or 2. Trusting the top 2 places in ABP. First alliance to make a plan ops, which proved skills. First alliance to secure his ocean. They were totally dominating this world, and all alliances near them were nervous.
Then all pretences were lost, when Derek, in a laudable try to wake up the external forums, declare war on the west (more specifically, on the Horsemen).
At that time, only 2 alliances had their oceans secured: WP and Idle Hands. We were pacted, and were planning to enter oc35 together, as asked by WP. Well, we were planning... IH was waiting for WP to get ready, actually, since we were. Then a declaration of war, without concertations with us or even some of their members (Ford Prefect, for example, was as stunned as me by this).
Ford Prefect on 2012-04-03 at 20:03
Not a good day for WP, that's for sure...
Yskino on 2012-04-03 at 00:22
Strange day. oc44 is at war again, and WP shows weakness for the first time on the server. What happened ?
Worse, since everybody's discussing this matter, we're learning that WP... Is pacted with us, The Precedence, The Barbarians, Grepo Elite, and NAP-ed with RP. And will NAP or pacted with The Greatest Name of All since The Precedence got eaten. To resume: WP is surrounded by allies. Who the are they going to hit then ? Totally unexperienced diplomacy. Talks with WP players shows internal disagreement, troubles...
Then Ford Prefect leave the game, WP merge with Grepo Elite in total disregard of their NAP with Roman Pacifists, then merged them. Refused refugees status on Blunt Posse and declare war on them... Because they refused a NAP (a NAP, AGAIN !). So they opened a second front, while being totally unable to enter the west. And once WDS cancelled their pact with them, they attacked them too, opening a new front north. Seriously guys...
Still, don't take WP too lightly. Their merges with GE and RP provides them with new good players, and they are still first in all the stats that counts (Number of cities, ABP...). But unlike one month ago, they don't seem invincible, or even allmighty anymore. Random and weak attacks, diplomacy from another world, bad team-work... Make them a target for a lot of alliances, now.
II) Wine Dark Sea
Members: 72
Cities: 334 (4,6 per member)
Points: 1997591 (27744 per member)
ABP: 272568 (3786 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
DBP: 47312 (657 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
Comment: Commenting about his own alliance ain't good. But i've read on this forum someone wondering why Idle Hands merged with ATARI to form WDS. I'll explain my point of view as an old IH member.
Since we started, in oc34, a RIM ocean with no competition (since we killed all the alliance there when they were near conquer), we checked on the world, to see who'll do well and who'll die. Personally, 3 alliances caught my eyes: SA, ATARI and WP.
Once we had secured oc34, and were securing oc33, going south, to oc35, wasn't good for us. 3 ocean long for one large = hard to support your members on the border. Since west was still unhabited, the only move possible was east. So we moved this way.
I don't know if ATARI noticed our moves, but The Precedence did. Maybe that was part of the reason Gemrick tried to stopped the war by merging, or maybe he just realized he was starting to lose the fight (even if he vigorously denied it on the messages we exchanged). Anyway, since Gemrick was not Gemrick but another player who took over his account and BS his own alliance, the merged failed. So oc44 ended up at the hands of ATARI.
Meanwhile we were pacted with WP, and were waiting for them to help them on their attacks against the Horsemen. Then sh*t happened, so we decided to make the best tactical moves, not the ones best for our allies.
So, we were pushing into the east, where an alliance who had the same philosophy of being small and agressive, that we checked on since the beginning, just secured the ocean. We need room, so it was either war with them, or merge. Two alliances with same philosophy, good relationships between the leaders (Micipsa and Oliver), and common tactical interest... Are you still wondering why we merged ? :-D
I was consulted as a regular player, and was totally for it. Nothing to regret here (except maybe fighting skilled opponents ^^). Then, we ended up with 3 oceans secures (33, 34 and 44), and a pact with WP that was dropped because their diplomacy was just fu**ed up, and they just broke a NAP with RP.
Anyway, that's it for our history. We changed name, but we are still the old same IH-ATARI. Teamworks, activity and wanting to make our ennemies bleed is still the alliance moto
III) STEAMROLLERS
Members: 67
Cities: 253 (3,8 per member)
Points: 1296164 (19346 per member)
ABP: 15771 (235 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
DBP: 5963 (89 per member) (/!\ Careful, stats affected by merge /!\ )
Comment: FINALLY, finally, a merge between Sons of Sparta and Shadow Elite. Now, they may start doing good. That's not granted, though, even if with this merge they took up the third place of the world. Their stats weren't good before the merge, so it's up to them to prove they have changed. With WP on the west, pending on the north, Celtics on the east and LIX/olympus south, they have plenty of potential enemies. Time to hunt for you guys, and start making bp and cp, grabbing more cities. We need a powerhouse in the east, and the spot is still free since RP started crumbling after some of their best players left. Try to take that spot, or someone else will.
IV) BLUNT POSSE
Members: 82
Cities: 237 (2,9 per member)
Points: 1276675 (15569 per member)
ABP: 204317 (2492 per member)
DBP: 90946 (1109 per member)
Comment: RIM alliance with lots of beginners, but not doing bad at all. Took 2 cities out of WP, and lost 2. BP still has a lot to proves, but is on the right track, i think. This war with WP may harden them. Still, they have way too much dead weight. It'll be interesting to see if they move east against Olympus, to avenge LIX, or west against The Barbarians once they're done with the war.
V) Olympus
Members: 84
Cities: 203 (2,4 per member)
Points: 999829 (11903 per member)
ABP: 86594 (1030 per member)
DBP: 46153 (549 per member)
Comment: A RIM alliance. 84 member (max -1). Not that much BP, nor city. You have all the pieces for a perfect MRA here. Still, they're hammering LIX and took a city out of STEAMROLLERS. So this alliance is actually an enigma to me. Wait and see.
VI) HASHASHINS
Members: 48
Cities: 173 (3,6 per member)
Points: 983694 (20494 per member)
ABP: 235274 (4902 per member)
DBP: 26234 (547 per member)
Comment: No competition in their ocean, focus on attacking, awesome BP per member, few members. Yea, that's just like how Idle Hands started. So of course i like the style of these guys. They're doing really good, so we can expect a lot from them in the future. Still, with only WDS and SA near them, i can't help but wonder if they'll fight one of them when they own their oceans or move north-east to the periphery to feed on small alliances.
