The one thing I like about this world is that its always changing. Alot of you may disagree as borders don't change that often but the amount of tribal/politcal changes we see on this world are pretty fast changing IMO. My last update was only what 10 days ago and now we have new tribes in the top 10 - different tribes in the top10 - a family has formed - a tribe disbanded and started again. 10 days and all thats happened, yet people find the world boring :icon_confused:
As per normal I'm only going to do the top10 of the world. Apologies for those in tribes in the 11-20 spots but I'm kind of short on time and looking into everyone does take ages! I've put afew twstats charts in just to spice it up (and I think they'll auto update) but if you've seen something you found cool/useful in my previous top10/20's then let me know and I'll start including them again.
Anyway, lets get it on!!
1. Jbox - No change
What can I say about Jbox, the one thing I think at the moment is that we're hitting is a certain level of consistency to be honest. Over time we've had alot of people come through Jbox and whilst some people may say thats a mass recruiting tactic - you'll also notice that not many people have left and been succesful. We're still pushing on, and obviously we're pushing onwards whilst spreading out propaganda as we go. I think out of all the tribes the Jbox members are capitalising on opportunites to put propaganda about and whilst some think its a cheap tactic, look at the media of today and you'll see how much propaganda is being put out in real life (libya for example). If we were only using that tactic however we'd be a poor tribe and I think its just one part of Jbox's arsenal really. We're still pushing north and whilst I hoped for a bit more from our recent foray into AKP I'm still happy with events and think that war will be won without much retaliation. Current war stats are 8-0 in our favour and I'm not 100% but imagine thats higher than anyone elses. We're doing alright but as ever, theres room for improvement and better coordination.
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 874.611
Villages - 5341
Total points - 49.852.828
Current Stats;
Average per player - 1.038.969
Villages - 6252
Total points - 59.221.260
2. THE - No change (was RK)
Well a hell of alot has happened in what was RK over the past 10 days. A HELL OF ALOT! When we first noticed the 'formation' of THE we (Jbox) spoke to thunderhorse to find out what had happened. Apparently (according to him) it all went down without his permission but when he came to try and form a splinter tribe the majority of what was RK were happy with the family element. I'm not 100% where this has left him to be honest so I'll try and give you an update on that next time, but I'm fairly sure he's not part of the new leadership structure. Anyway, THE are the head of the family which also involves THE1 (and I think AKP but I'm just not sure - someone posted on the externals that they saw them as family also but I don't think AKP have verified/quashed that claim). Families have their advantages I imagine, I've got to admit I've never entertained the idea myself and have never been in one, but after duking one tribe I wonder how easy it is to coordinate across two tribes successfully. If I was being negative I'd say that they've taken THE1 as a family more to use as a shield from the south, but thats negative. If I was being positive i'd say that they've essentially recruited another 30-40 players without any problems with tribal slots and as such have a much larger hold on the world than before. I'd just like to point out that their new name is in a way very much a declaration of love for my Co-player - and the person who can work it out (other than my council who already know the link and darren himself) can get a nice prize of 20pp if you can guess it correctly!!
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 467.870
Villages - 2607
Total points - 23.861.352
Current Stats;
Average per player - 532.437
Villages - 3360
Total points - 30.881.327
3. AKP - No Change (was ~AKP~)
I'll start from since my last update. AKP and Jbox are now once again at war. This was a decision Jbox made based on their duke launching all his nukes (and def) @ me (HMRC). I took that as war and obviously declared without maybe realising he was quitting. Either way I wasn't happy with it and wanted recompense for the inconvenience all told. So we were at war for afew days and I believe the stats were around 25-3 or something like that and then they went through abit of trouble. Now, as far as I know this is how it went down when they disbanded and then restarted. After Jbox received some information (and posted it quite openly in the externals) that same night, after a skinful of ale, shadycat jumped on skype and started accusing Lord Woodstar (now council over there I think - possibly duke - not 100%) of being a spy based on a comment on Chestycles (now quit) account. Lord Woodstar isn't a Jbox spy and is actually quite loyal to AKP judging by his mails to me and obviously took offense. I believe the argument carried on on Skype for quite some time and then Shady made the rather childish decision to disband AKP. Now personally I don't mind what a player does if he's angry, you can delete, leave a tribe etc, but to get petty and put other people in jeopardy is just abit wrong I suppose. Either way, AKP picked up the pieces the next day, dropped the ~ ~ and are once again a strong and reasonable tribe. They've allied with the THE family and I can only imagine at some point the three of them will attempt to take on Jbox. Personally I look forwards to it, a full north vs south war can only mean good fun for everyone. Who'll win is anyones guess IMO and it'll all just come down to activity levels and determination in the end.
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 402.537
Villages - 2459
Total points - 22.542.077
Current Stats;
Average per player - 443.645
Villages - 2463
Total points - 22.625.912
4. FATE - Up 1
Still pressing on and still allied to Jbox. I like these guys, they're always friendly and willing to offer a helping hand when required. In all honesty I'm glad their on our side as if this 'World War' does finally kick off everyone will finally stop wondering why they've slagged them off in the past. They've got some cracking players and most of all the impression I get is that they're all very loyal to the cause. I myself wondered how they'd grow and progress but they seem to have done so quite admirably over time and I don't really see that changing in their reasonably safe position. Moved up a slot in the rankings I notice aswell, good work lads!
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 332.148
Villages - 1268
Total points - 11.293.023
Current Stats;
Average per player - 409.445
Villages - 1615
Total points - 14.740.011
5. THE1 - Down 1 (was Redrum)
I really used to rate Redrum, but what with TP's rants on the externals, their strange recruitment policy and their new found family tribe status I kind of don't anymore. The player base has changed with afew people jumping into their parent tribe, most notably Fatmax. I don't really have much to say about them in all honesty, IMO they're being used as a shield to simply protect the interests of THE but thats my opinion and I'm sitting in a completely different position to make that opinion that a member of afore mentioned. Hopefully we'll see some top20's etc in the future from other tribes so we can see their thoughts about it. Still basically in the same spot they were in before however, now without a NAP with Jbox (expired - no contact to renew) and with their Family tribe allied to us you wonder how thats going to work out really. Instead of expanding agressively into the SMEG/LOOM area they're just recruiting them which whilst makes sense, to me it just kind of verifies my feelings about them being a shield. Still - you'll all have formed your own opinions by now I'm sure :icon_cool:
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 527.594
Villages - 1537
Total points - 14.245.028
Current Stats;
Average per player - 227.377
Villages - 837
Total points - 7.276.065
6. WIMPS - Up 1
Still there and still amazing me - I still however don't know much about them as we don't have any diplomacy with them and they're not close to me at all. That said, looking at their chart (below) I'm not entirely too sure how they'll get on in the future. I said in my last post they were in a precarious position and I think that massive drop has kind of ratified that comment. Good luck lads.
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 170.615
Villages - 788
Total points - 6.824.592
Current Stats;
Average per player - 52.466
Villages - 298
Total points - 1.941.258
7. TBL - New entrant - Created: 2011-03-17 23:13:30
Honestly this is a boring world?! A new entrant out of nowhere and from what I have seen and know of them so far they'll do alright. They've got like a quarter of the members of the tribe above and are the lowest member tribe in the top7. I believe they're all ex-AKP that maybe switched allegiances during the shady era but they seem like nice folk and come across as experienced players regardless of their respective sizes. Good to see new tribes forming and people having the cahones to make them really - gotta be commended.
No Previous Data
Current Stats;
Average per player - 270.839
Villages - 216
Total points - 1.895.873
8. LooM - Up 1 (amazingly!!)
8 was charlie and his mate who are now in Fate, so up go loom into 8th spot. Loom, erm, not much to say really is there? I imagine they're all slowly but surely hoping to get into the THE family eventually. Still food for the rest and with their position I'd really be amazed to see them jump up the rankings any further. All told, the LooM name has been around for awhile, and whilst this is a rehash its good to see people still loyal to that cause.
Stats from Last top20 - (12/03/2011)
Average per player - 704.364
Villages - 147
Total points - 1.408.727
Current Stats;
Average per player - 84.270
Villages - 146
Total points - 1.095.504
9. T4H-C - New entrant - Created: 2011-03-09 12:13:22
I honestly know nothing about this tribe lol! But I took the time to look into the maps and stats and heres the conclusion. Mahooosively spread out all around the world. Pointing up quickly i have to admit but I think thats mostly recruitment. Potentially they could take in some THE1 players who may see through their internal propaganda but thats down to them. A tribe to watch? No I don't think so but it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong (nor the last)
No Previous Data
Current Stats;
Average per player - 36.314
Villages - 154
Total points - 944.167
10. Celts - New entrant - Created: 2010-12-04 19:10:22
Southwest Rim tribe, small in size, largish number of players in comparison. Local to Jbox and Fate. Not much more to say being honest.
No Previous Data
Current Stats;
Average per player - 16.806
Villages - 143
Total points - 739.473
With the previous bar chart I made it quite clearly showed some certain growth, but data for a small period isn't really that useful so I've expanded on that and added in the updates from this post aswell so you can identify tribal growth comparisons quite quickly. What I think i'll look to do next time is maybe a % tribal comparison of villages nobled excluding internals which I feel is another way of deeming how agressive a tribe is without going purely off ODA.
I think what we've really seen so far on this world is a very strong recruitment policy by a number of tribes, and possibly not enough duke players in the world. The stronger keep getting stronger I notice and smaller tribes are really struggling to take any kind of grip on locations because of it. I think we're edging closer and closer to what will decide the fate of the world and to be honest I can't wait. Far far too many players have been sitting stagnant for awhile and I think we need some sort of world wide action to rekindle abit of interest in w6. The speed and settings make it a really good world to play on I think and it'd be a shame if it was to end with a whimper.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my post and as usual, please click the little reppy reppy button in the bottom left to show your gratitude
Timmy