a few early post about XpRd My best read goes first
04.09.12, 00:59
d1mension
1.XpRd 9/10
Rank 1 by a few 100k now, are the youngest in the top 5 i believe but have pretty decent stats so looks good
Leadership
Cheetah seems a really sorted fella, and from talking he seems to know what he's on about, if his co's are of similar experience then a good leadership team they have there, The fact they are not in any major conflicts but could pounce if anything goes on east or north is good, they can pick the opportune moment that suits them, good position to be in
Player base
After inquiring seems they do have some decent peeps in their, i also really like XpRd in the sense of its not a pre-made elitist tribe, the fact they do have some fresh peeps their shows a good tribe imo. They have a few peeps at the top of it all, iso-robbie nicely in at rank 2,(though he's the real rank 1) and unlike the rest of the world, XpRd really do own their k giving their players some room to exploit
Area
Xprd are a funny shape in the sense of they control the borders quite well, yet can noble back into the k for some uncontested villies, in the same sense as i mentioned earlier, it make other tribes trying to enter their k have a tough time, but also lets these guys expand to different k's in bulk quickly, there unique scattering across the borders and being able to eat inwards should boost XprD further away from the other tribes in terms of size
Future
If any top 5 tribe hangs about, i fancy it to be these, with a tick in every box and ballooning in size, it will take multiple or a equally able tribe to stop them, TMN to the north could be it, as could WC after they beat down on cruz, but atm they can wait and plan there moves, good prospect for the future indeed
05.08.12, 22:57
skater-chief
5 - XpRd 12 members 93.715 points 7/10
This tribe is a breakaway from the AOD tribe/family which was a good move imo. They have quickly risen to the top 5 and seem to have some decent players in there. They also have some room for strategic recruitment . I think these guys can go on to control K54 if they have the experience behind them. Though there seem to be a fair few big decent sized tribes in that K and alot of families these guys will probably be more organisesd and should rip through the unorganised masses.
08.08.12, 04:20
Baz2012
Rank 1 XpRd k54 20 members
Shot up to rank 1 this tribe is built up mainly from TBR and A O D. Looking at the players in this tribe i see experience and ability throughout, not sure who is leading though so difficult to give my complete opinion. Too early to mention their ODA as only recently formed. Mainly based in k54 they have competition for continent dominance from the likes of A.O.D (what remains) LIGHT, -E- and other smaller tribes. My main concern is team work, can/will they work as a unit and all pull in the same direction or will the bigger egos cause conflict and leave as quickly as they joined, this will be a task for the council. Will be interesting to watch these over the next few weeks and will hold off giving my opinion on whether they are end world material until ive watched them for a bit.
09.08.12, 03:24
Mokomaj
XpRd Rank 1 207,246 Points 20 Members 9/10
Seem to be doing well even though they haven't been around for long. They are not in any wars which is good and are nobling well 12 nobles 4 days. There ODA rank is 1 and ODD is 34 and there OD is 1 so they are doing very well on ODA but i don't think they will stay rank 1 i think Shac will take it from them. I think XpRd will be rank 3 or 2 in a months time Due to one there average village point beeing lower then WG and Shac and at the moment they are nobling 1.5k villas.1 or 2 good players in there that i have seen before and are all friends and peeps support friends more then just tribe mates. not to sure about them
11.08.12, 17:11
sb007ck
2) - XpRd.
My own tribe, but hey i will comment! Formed from the mismash of awful tribes in K54, pulled together by our great leader, we are off to a great start. Rumours are a plenty of the smaller tribes in the K forming a co-alition to run us out of town, but we will see how that goes. Rank 6 ODA and 10 ODD, though these are not really a relfection of reality as we have only been going a week. I'm sure the ODA in particular will be much higher in another week. Noblings so far 19, including barbs (1) and internals (0).
11.08.12, 23:03
d1mension
2. XpRd 6/10
Formed days ago but already rank 2, od for the tribes life is very impressive, also signified their members discontent with family tribes to form this lil beast, king of k46, and a rabble of broken family tribes left in their stead, imo TBR could have had a feast with the other families, but now we have XpRd. Who look just as good, despite the lack of the epicly named duke
Leadership
Can't seem to find the duke/council identity so can only go off the actions.
The fact somebody instigated this in a show of "I want 20 top player in my tribe and don't need the other 100 to make us look big" speaks volumes, be interesting if they can be ruthless against there old tribes, I do hope so.
The 2nd most competitive k, but i think if the quality wasn't lacking in the competition in that area before, it certainly is now, again maybe 0 diplo policy, or nap's and eat the k 1 by 1 is the way forward.
I think to form this tribe in the first place puts the leadership in a good light, if they can negotiate through the mass of families in that area and come out strong enough to go k invading then they will really have proved their worth.
Diplo and public view
Some good posters from here, I think they do a lot to have a great public opinion, leaving the family tribe format a lot of people support, also the fact they have done so well in their od in such a short space of time shows aggression, and who doesn't like aggression
Future
Although they are rank 2 one has to consider the factors involved in their future.
Firstly a few day old tribe despite showing apparent solidarity needs to see if they do work together well, tribes can die as easily as they are born.
Also they have much more competition in their k, I think they will come out on top but will they cut through like a razor and and go to bigger and better things, or will they get bogged down and not grow like they should.
Ill be honest and say i rank them behind rank 3 and 4 tribes though. Mostly due to their youth.
Will post a full report about the top 5 in about 6 hours