A bit late with the update this week, but here I am with the news.
There are news aplenty to discuss. DlF have suffered a major collapse, with many of their members switching over to NWT, who has expanded massively as a result. As promised, AOD has vanished from the list, but I wish a warm welcum to Sesame Street Gang, who received a color that suits their tag.
Let's look at the rankings:
1. SFU (
+141 villages,
+12 players) - A massive bout of recruitment from SFU, who merged the smaller tribe of W*T (Wasting Time) and is now poaching players from Hip as well. Combining this with more conquest, SFU skyrocketed in amount of villages since last time. 5M obp (
1st place) and 963k dbp (
1st place). 7 players in the top 10 (
no change) and 14 players in the top 20 (
+4).
2. NWT (
+97 villages,
+3 players) - They brought in a lot more former DlF players and continue to expand at a rapid pace. This has brought them in a much more direct conflict with SFU, so it will be interesting to see how that war progresses. 1.8M obp (
2nd place) and 804k dbp (
3rd place). 2 players in the top 20 (
-1).
3. Hip (
-37 villages,
-6 players) - Hip seems to have hit a brick wall and are leaking players at an alarming rate. This doesn't seem to have been triggered by external conflict, more like an internal collapse. 1.6M obp (
3rd place) and 463k dbp (
5th place). No players in the top 20 (
-4).
4. DlF (
-34 villages,
-11 players) - Losing the war with SFU and losing players to NWT seems to have brought down DlF even further. They are now much more focused on the SW, so we'll see if that allows them to survive. 484k obp (
6th place) and 905k dbp (
2nd place). 2 players in the top 20 (
no change).
5. NEW (
+12 villages,
+3 players) - A slight increase this week for NEW, which allows them to take 5th place. 713k obp (
4th place) and 755k dbp (
4th place). 1 player in the top 20 (
+1).
6. EOG (
-15 villages,
-6 players) - A significant drop for EOG this time, their players being pushed more and more towards the rim. I have mentioned before my doubt in EOG lasting as a tribe, so we'll see if they recover once again. 33k obp (
8th place) and 237k dbp (
7th place). No players in the top 20 (
-1).
7. ARC (
+0 villages,
+0 players) - If last time it felt like they stagnated, this time the numbers are identical, making me feel like they're doing it on purpose at this point. 79k obp (
7th place) and 352k dbp (
6th place). No players in the top 20 (
no change).
8. CUM (
+33 villages,
+2 players) - Our new arrival in the top 10 (or top 8, depends how you look at it). A massive increase in the number of villages they control, mostly due to grabbing some good players from Hip, though I'm sure a bit of conquest played a part. 713k obp (
5th place) and 117k dbp (
8th place). 1 player in the top 20 (
+1).
In terms of player rankings, here are some changes I've noticed:
* venroy777, the player on 2nd place has switched from Hip to CUM
* Rosar, the top 20 EOG player moved to NEW
* beetleman20 from Hip moved to SFU
* SirKillerWhale from DlF moved to NWT
* BabyChey from W*T moved to SFU
The current top 10 is:
And finally, let's look at each region:
NW
The core only sees the disappearance of several EOG dots and a DlF dot taken over by SFU. Moving North we see 4 DlF dots moving to NWT, and in the rim some ARC dots are now EOG, and several new dots appeared (NEW, SFU and EOG). The Western side sees a large number of Hip dots turning white (venroy), 2 NWT dots now part of NEW, 2 NWT dots just vanishing, and many EOG dots now part of NEW.
NE
The NE core was the sight of a massive coordinated attack by SFU which took 8 villages from Zimi (former DlF, current NWT player). Besides those, other DlF dots were taken over, while many of those not taken over by SFU have moved to NWT. Slightly towards the East 3 NEW dots have changed color (2 to SFU, 1 to NWT). The Northern region close to the core also sees a lot of transfers from DlF to NWT, while the rim shows even more NWT dots and a few NEW and DlF dots.
SW
The SW core regions see DlF taking over some NEW and AOD dots and SFU taking some DlF dots. Slightly further away we see many Hip dots changing colors, some to SFU and some to CUM. The lone NWT dot in the South is now part of Hip and in the rim we see new villages of all types.
SE
The SE seems like a totally different region since last time. In the core the amount of SFU dots multiplied, including 2 DlF dots taken over. The Eastern part sees the result of W*T merging with SFU, populating the map with purple dots. The SE part sees many Hip dots moving to SFU, some former AOD and DlF dots now part of SFU, as well as many of the CUM players. The Southern part sees more Hip -> SFU transfers, 4 former ARC dots now part of Hip, all NWT dots now part of CUM and more DlF dots showing up, either new or former AOD players. This area has definitely become more interesting with these latest developments.
That's it guys. See you next time.