Nice try but the facts and stats are there guys.
Not sure at what point I said we were fighting against overwhelming odds - if you can point that out, I'd be much obliged - but we are fighting against more or less everyone else so that point still stands.
As for turtling, don't be an idiot. Check the stats. Look at the ODA and the current war against T4H. For as long as I've been in the tribe (and before) we've been at war with multiple tribes.
So, by your logic every tribe should be the original players and no recruitment? W1N have rarely had the 100 member maximum just good, long-term diplomacy. Why are you so unhappy? I guess it's because you're either not in this world or currently losing to us badly.
To your other comic points, why would I be glum? I'm almost 50 vils up against a tribe who talked about making this a war to be remembered. So far it's a massacre and watching random forum members whine about it is a nice little motivator too.
As for the joy? Well after 2 years of starting as a clueless noob and working towards finishing as a winning clueless noob, I guess I'd like to see things wrapped up. It's something the quitters can't understand.
I'll leave you to speculate. Enjoying the comics, though.