1. The barbarians.
SINK
Atm these guys are in rank 1 but that is all about to change I fear. We will find out soon if these guys will survive the first OP of this world. TS is laying it down for you all. Obviously Barbarians are jumping up in DBP ranks but the next few days will show how many of them will have what it takes to hang in their. It's gonna be a rough weeks for them, let's see their skills ie it's time for some decent teamwork and sniping right now.
They have jumped to #1 defenders and are based at #2 attackers. They surely have the bp to get those city slots and grow. We'll see how they handle the pressure, good luck.
2. The Syndicate.
Swim
I am a part of this alliance so got not to much to comment, bp wise were doing good, location wise our core is forming up and players r taking the cities they have to take. Our first OP has started and we are going at it hard.
Like to note that we were overtaken point wise by Barbarians which clearly shows a big slowdown in gold spendage (atleast the instant building buys seem to have stopped completely)
3. New Toons
Swim
We know eachother very well from Sinope. Had a good run their, been allies and ended as enemies with a shared border. They have brought a top roster and with Blaze as the head of their diplomacy it is clear they r doing what they know best. Fighting the smaller alliances and merging them in when they surrender. This made them a strong force in Sinope and we'll see how far they'll get here. Hence they are the first with a sister, or atleast the first decent alliance after Power and honour or vise versa folded pretty much instantly.
Players to watch: Plohish, Tastie, Frishkovina, Haraxvati, Edmund, Farnakis etc.
They are 3th in ABP and DBP with a pretty big gap so definatly something to work on, but with speed 1 they have some time. One more thing, they r located pretty well seem to have a nice shot as controling 54 and with their friend Erik in 53 they can easely protect 1 border with decent activity.
4. The Brotherhood
Float
These guys seemed to have jumped up after a slower start. Definatly got some good players but I don't know their leadership. They r located in the south east of 44. My guess would be they will float for a while, some bigger players will profit from the DBP and grow fast and join one of the remaining alliances later with possibly having to reposition.
4th in ABP as they should be but only #15 in dbp. Meaning no one is hitting them and they have cuddled up already. This could stop their growth soon and make it much harder to conquer unless well run OPs and teamwork steps in. We will see.
Endnote: pretty decent average points.
5. Reign of Terror.
SINK
These guys core is located in the same area as The brotherhood, my guess would be they are pacted. I know Riban Snikej from Sinope and I know he likes the diplomacy part of the game and is pretty good at it. Once the goings get rough things might change and he can get bored pretty easely. Other then their small core and low average they are pretty spread out in o44, I'd have to conclude they will sink sooner then later.
What kills them will probably be an internal affair caused by The Leprechaun or docsbaby. Lol.
#5 ABP is ok concidering their low average points. #4 DBP.. I'm almost impressed
8. Noobs incorporated
FLOAT Have some decent players
10. New Toon Defenders -
Merged in same as #3 but they will slowly be eaten by the main alliance.
Shortened top 12 since I believe it is too early to say much about the other alliances and I can only hope they will step up their game and start those mergers soon!
Good luck all.