My top 12 opinions -
1. Thermopylae -
Annoying name to type out so referred universally to as Thermo, some annoying players, some players who shouldn't be amongst the mostly great lineup. They had a massive head start but i'm pretty sure they'll be overtaken soon. Is it just me that's feeling not as scared of these guys as i probably should be? I see very little aggression from them (i'm sure Von Haus doesn't feel that way though), maybe they'll come out soon and destroy everyone all at once or maybe they'll carry on being a bit mehhh -
Swim but won't win world
2. Gods -
Am i allowed to talk about my own alliance? err Darrkness will ghost at any point, Noob is annoying (everyone knows it), Fridel clearly is a wannabee Darrkness, Adz 7 can only take small alliances and internals, Brandonsucks really does suck, but His Flyness is pretty cool. They somehow right now have the top 26 players in ocean 55 and are dominating it -
I give them a week and a half
3. Victrix -
I think quite highly of this lot you know, i'm a little bit scared of them. You know when they OP they somehow manage to do it without you knowing, when your phone lost signal going under a bridge, when you're at the hospital grieving over lost loved ones... what i'm saying is i think they're hella tactical and maybe won't have the most firepower, but the most skill for sure. Their position in the map is probably the most dangerous right next to Gods and Thermopopylie. So honestly i see them being in second place throughout the entire world and then winning -
Swim
4. Harpoon -
They're okay i guess. Not an astounding lineup, and their feeder alliance dissapoints me a lot, i think there will come a point where the only people they are capable of eating is the innactives in their second alliance. They'll be around until the end, but will probably just move out more towards the edge of their ocean as they are slowly eaten in the centre. I think they are by far the weakest central alliance and i give them a hard -
fl...ink...oat? sink/float like a turtle with its flippers cut off.
5. Written in blood
rim alliance which i think actually has a chance of winning, they have an edgy name to match their edge location too. I think them and harpoon will at some point get romantically involved which will spawn all types of awful feeders and just yuckyness, but they'll have the numbers to possibly win i've seen it happen before and i hope we won't see it here -
Swim
These next few will be brief as i frankly don't care an awful lot about them and i don't think any have potential right now.
Nocturnos -
This alliance name is cursed, tag 3 friends to lift the curse. Seriously they never do well even though i think everyone kinda wants them to. They'll probably be sticking around until everyone else has left and then they can say they've won. -
Float
Sons of fear -
I don't see anyone scared of this lot, maybe their names mean they're all scared? that's probably more accurate. Probabaly will merge with another smaller alliance and make something decent. -
Float
Tribe of 777 -
Harpoons bff's, Lonestar is good but i think he'll join somewhere else if he's serious about winning. These guys are trying to be that "Elite task force" in every world where they're comprised of only 7 players but their average points are so insane dude. -
Swim
Signed in blood -
Don't know anything about them, haven't seen them, they haven't been mentioned to me at any point, until now i didn't know they existed tbh. Good or bad sign?
- Float?
Old barbs home -
These poor guys. Nice people but just tried to make an alliance in the wrong place with not so much experience. Kurbads joined here which is probably the curse that got them destroyed by Gods. I give them 2 weeks
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Sink
Odysseus -
The most elite task force known to man. These guys have 7 of my cities in revolt right now and i'm begging them through messages to stop attacking me. #1 in attackers, #50 in defenders, #1 in fighters. These guys have not used a single spec of gold, and do not even use advisers. Most of them had full LS nukes by day 2 and by this point most of them have 2 or 3 manticore nukes flying to an enemy city at any one time. Completely incredible lot and i hope they shoot me an invite soon -
Breast stroking their way over to the side of the pool where your mother is sitting. You're about to have a new step father. And many beautiful half siblings.