Ah... The ol' ego comment...
Never gets old.
It seems no-one ever wants to put down, or even talk about in a debating fashion, the so-called "favourite" alliance, or the powerful alliance mainly made up of well known players. But I'll do it, just because I can.
The problem we have here is that these sort of alliances never seem survive. I am talking about alliances full up of
experienced players from other servers.
Firstly, they always have their other worlds to go back to; whether that be through that other world needing them full time, or from them running back to safety at the slightest sight of danger. Players who already have a main world don't seem to care as much for their new world. They just don't have the desperation of the first time players, who know that if this world fails then that is it for them. There is always that comfort of their home world and the feeling that they have to split their time between both worlds.
Also, as someone mentioned above, egos are a big factor. I should know, mine is pretty big. When you try and force big name players who are stars on their own servers to play together and work together then you are definitely going to have some clashes. Just look at the England National Football team for example. They are all stars in their regular clubs, but when it comes to playing together, they fall at the first hurdle. Obviously this game is not a sport, but it works on the same principal that you need good team-mates around you in order for you to be successful. Also, there is the point that everyone has their own strategies and opinions on how to play this game. This can always lead to some arguing if players are being told to play the game in a way that they don't usually or don't like playing.
Linking it to this, power struggles are aplenty. From my days in The Crimson Knights, I know first hand that when you build an alliance that includes Leaders from other worlds then there will definitely be fights for power. Of course, there are some members that will see it a welcome change to not have to lead, but there are others that feel it is their duty to take charge. This comes even more so if the current leaders cannot hold their own.
And that leads me into my next point, leadership. The leaders of this alliance have to be highly experienced and 100% dedicated for an alliance like this to even have a chance at succeeding. If they are not the slightest bit up to scratch then other players, who know what good leadership is from their other worlds, will see this as a weakness and may even leave the alliance. Believe you me, at points you will have everyone wanting to be a leader, then at others you will have no leadership at all.
Alliances like this have been tried time and time before. I know, I have been in many and I have even led some. Up to this date I think every last one has failed.
Maybe -Black Shadows- will be the first alliance made up of well known players from other servers to succeed, that's yet to be seen, but good luck to them if they can. However, at the moment, history is not in their favour.
Before I get the masses of members complaining about how they will succeed and there is no chance the alliance can fail, please just remind yourselves that I never said -Black Shadows- would fail; I merely stated the odds were stacked against them. So please refrain from doing something stupid, or mainly, something you will regret.
