6th of May 2022
I wish to thank everyone for your kind words again. As always, let's start with the world map:
We have some interesting developments again. DOA (Divine Order of Ares) has decided to rebrand themselves into DlF (Daemonia lusta Furia = Devil's righteous fury). So like Lucifer, it seems we have some fallen angels on our hands. In addition, a merger with AOD is taking place, most of the good AOD players taking the place of the DOA that have been killed or have left. Not sure if AOD will survive as a tribe or not.
1. SFU (
+16 villages,
-4 players) - They lost some players, but have still expanded quite a bit. Currently over 2.5M obp (
1st place) and 370k dbp (
4th place). 7 players in the top 10 (
+1) and 10 players in the top 20 (
+1).
2. Hip (
+29 villages,
+1 players) - Another massive expansion by Hip, who seems determined to catch up with SFU. They have 2.1M obp (
2nd place) and 487k dbp (
3rd place), a steady growth. 4 players in the top 20 (
-1).
3. NWT (
+29 villages,
+0 players) - NWT is keeping pace with Hip, not wanting to lose any ground. 934k obp (
3rd place) and 266k dbp (
6th place) and 3 players in the top 20 (
no change).
4. DlF (
+14 villages,
+4 players) - Their rebranding, changing players and merging with the academy tribe is allowing the former DOA to remain standing. They have 564k obp (
5th place) and 864k dbp (
1st place), which shows that they are still getting battered. 2 player in the top 20 (
+1).
5. EOG (
+17 villages,
+5 players) - A large increase this time for EOG, empowered by more recruitment and their first top 20 player. Only 41k obp (
7th place) and 291k dbp (
5th place). 1 player in the top 20 (
+1).
6. NEW (
+2 villages,
+6 players) - Very little changes overall, though the fact that 6 extra players only brought in 2 extra villages seem to indicate they are still losing many villages. 639k obp (
4th place) and 566k dbp (
2nd place). No players in the top 20 (
no change).
7. ARC (
+1 villages,
+0 players) - Almost flatlining from the last update, ARC continues to dissapoint in regards to their impact. 89k obp (
6th place) and 199k dbp (
7th place). No players in the top 20 (
no change).
Final mention: AOD (
-71 villages,
-18 players) - The academy tribe of DOA is falling apart rapidly, and is currently on 15th place. They are left with 59k obp and 58k dbp, and no players in the top 20.
In terms of player rankings, there are some changes:
* Rosar is the EOG player in the top 20 (13th), and he got there from outside the top 50
* SirKillerWhale is one of the AOD players that switched to DlF
* roadrat69 went from AOD to NWT
* Player15110570 from DOA dropped 12 places and is no longer in a tribe
The current top 10 is:
If we take a closer look at the regions:
NW
The NW rim is the home of some new EOG, NEW, SFU and ARC players. Towards the core we see a set of 4 AOD dots becoming DlF, 2 more former AOD dots being eaten up by SFU, as well as a few new SFU, EOG and Hip dots.
NE
The NE sees a focused push by SFU in the core, 3 DOA and a few former black dots now taking on the purple of SFU. Many AOD dots in the area are now either DlF or have gone dark, though we also see AOD and DOA dots now part of NWT. Speaking of NWT, their expansion in the rim is still progressing at an impressive pace.
SW
The core of the SW also sees a bit of conflict, a few villages changing hands from DOA to both SFU and Hip. Some former DOA dots have gone dark, many AOD have transfered over to DlF and we also see a NEW dot showing up. Towards the South we see Hip eating up some DOA and NWT dots. The Western rim sees many new NEW dots, but also the SFU colors overtaking 5 NEW dots.
SE
The SE sees a lot of DOA dots going dark in the core, with some SFU expansion. Goind East, DOA dots have turned into NWT ones, but we also see some NWT, NEW and SFU dots going dark. Towards the south we see some more of the AOD transition into DlF, more dots going dark from NWT and two former AOD dots now being part of ARC and NWT. The SE rim sees two NWT dots now part of Hip and a new ARC player showing up.
And finally, because I was asked, lets see how the other top 20 tribes actually look like:
The full ranking is the following:
1. SFU
2. Hip
3. NWT
4. DlF
5. EOG
6. REE (More Barbs) - this is a tribe created only to expand the map, which is why it's not part of the regular top 10. It's focused towards the NW. 0 obp, 10k dbp.
7. NEW
8. ARC
9. BAR (Barbarians) - same as the one above, and the tribe I use as the cut off. Any tribes below this point will not show up in my regular top 10. They are focused in the SE, pretty close to the core. 0 obp, 62k dbp.
10. JFF (Just For Fun) - a very peaceful tribe (as the name suggests), mostly present in the NW. 1k obp, 46k dbp.
11. CUM (Sesame Street Gang) - great name, hope they get in the top 10. That being said, they have a good number of members, all over the Southern rim.193k obp and 52k dbp, which is a decent amount for a rim tribe.
12. 3BN (3rd Battalion) - another peacceful tribe which shares the Southern rim with CUM. 2k obp and 21k dbp.
13. SPR (roma) - another rim tribe, this one placed in the NE, where I'm guessing they have issues with NWT. 13k obp and 54k dbp.
14. W*T (Wasting Time) - a pretty concentrated tribe, with 7 members, all in the SE. 394k obp and 143k dbp, as well as 2 players in the top 50. I have mentioned this tribe before, and only the small amount of players keeps them this low in the rankings.
15. AOD
16. C-K (Crimson Knights) - a very dispersed tribe, going around the rim from the SW to the NE. 4k obp and 27k dbp.
17. TEU (Teutons) - seems to be in the same situation as REE and BAR. They share the same regions as BAR and FDP, near the core in the SE. 0k obp and 9k dbp.
18. FDP (No Mercy) - another SE tribe with quite a few members near the core. 127k obp and 75k dbp, much better than a lot of the tribes above them.
19. UVS (Universal Soldiers) - most of the members are in the NW region, with a few dispersed dots in other places. 6k obp and 71k dbp.
20. CYT (Corso Young Team) - another concentrated tribe, this one in the rim of the NW region. 84k obp and 55k dbp, as well as 1 player in the top 50. Perhaps they will climb up in the rankings in the future.
I doubt I will add more tribes to the main map, but perhaps I can show the rest of the top 20 tribes occasionally.
That's it for this one. See you next week for the next one.