Come on guys, have a sense of humor. My cheeky tone is what got the conversation started. Up to this thread, this forum was dead. If our shy friend from anonymous had even noticed before getting so defensive, anonymous is listed number 2 on my list so I actually respect their accomplishments. On the other hand, he admits they have a fair number of simmers in their academies, which is by every definition I know an admission of MRA status. The main disadvantage I have in assessing anonymous and a few of the other alliances is that despite having played in over a dozen worlds, I simply don't recognize any of the names. On the other hand, I do know some very first rate players in this world, but they are more scattered among alliances than has been the case in other servers I've played, which means there doesn't appear to be a single dominant alliance destined to win the world, which is a refreshing situation for many of us.