AFA have always been the underdog - first against Under, then against both TC and ER, currently against the merged TC and ER.
People leave they get internaled - thats true for all sides.
People take strategic bonus barbs - thats true for all sides.
People take barbs to build a cluster when utterly surrounded by enemies - thats true of AFA, and would be true of all sides if they were surrounded - people under attack by overwhelming forces turtle for a while until they can push the enemy back - it happens on all worlds, and after 16 UK worlds I am surprised people are still confused that it happens and why it happens.
As for posting short duration stats - while they dont lie, they can certainly be framed to state what the poster wants to state - you only have to select a duration that backs your arguement up as needed.
Also, to hark back to ER/TC joint public declaration of war - stats should also include all sides of the war.
The only stats that matter in a war are the ones from the beginning - to the end. This game is a marathon, not a sprint.
Putting the date and time from declaration of war - 20th November 2013, 21:00, and entering all sides of the war...a different picture is painted isnt it!
Side 1:
Tribes: A.F.A, Amaze, LEGION, LEGIO
Side 2:
Tribes: TC, ER
Timeframe: 20/11/2013 21:00:00 to 08/02/2014 12:20:49
Total conquers:
Side 1: 4,560
Side 2: 3,558
Difference: 1,002
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 276
Side 2: 319
Difference: 43
Points value of total conquers:
Side 1: 20,293,954
Side 2: 20,433,005
Difference: 139,051
Points value of total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 2,163,319
Side 2: 2,207,425
Difference: 44,106