How to build a world-winning tribe from day 1.
1) Invite your existing network of players from previous realms you know are competent, committed, and active
OR
1a) Bankroll walking paths buff to 10. Convince players who are showing competence to join you (VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT TW2 TOOLS) or include something on your tribe profile that instils some belief that you're the right leader who's actually serious about winning the world. The best players will come to you. But you also need to be skilled in identifying prospects. Recruitment is the biggest decider of the outcome of a world, if you don't recruit effectively then you have 0 chance. Do not pay any attention to your tribes rank. When you execute on your vision, you'll be rank 1.
If you can't do either of these things (or both) then you shouldn't be founding a tribe.
2) Keep the tribe member limit as small as possible and only increase it when solid members are queuing to join, this will reinforce teamwork and communication. A few highly-active players working in close unity and synergy will destroy most tribes.
Be ruthless in kicking members from your tribe who do not meet the overall expectations - standards are everything, and you will ideally be leading by example by being a high-ranking player. This commands respect from your existing members. They need to know you're serious about taking them to a world victory and that you have the experience to do so. They also need to know that you're willing to cut the slack and bring in the talent to replace them if they don't meet the tribe's expectations (which should be high).
2a) When YOU call for support in specific locations, follow-up with the member and ask for a list of names of those who didn't send. Call them out and let them know that not sending support isn't gonna cut it.
3) Keep your existing members happy, focused, and working on specific goals. Encourage them to communicate with others and work on specific targets e.g. winning their hub province, attacking a specific player/province.
Disable barb nobling. The top players don't want their barbs being nobled and understand there is far more value in conquering/catting active player villages. Barb nobling is straight up just shooting yourself in the foot. For so many reasons.
DO NOT ALLOW BARB NOBLING.
3a) BAN VP HUNTING!!! If you have individuals in your tribe who are just freeloading off the success of others and playing for ranks through VPs... you need to get them in line and focussed on taking out high-priority targets. If someone in your tribe is sitting on a low amount of bashpoints and is just scraping up inactives/low threats for VPs you need to identify that and get them putting those nobles to use. The VP player rankings are sickening btw - but that's for another time.
3b) Keep communication flowing at all times, a tribe chat is compulsory. You'll also need to be communicating with your members in updates or decisions you've made. Let them know why you chose to do X diplomacy, and what terms. Talk about the progress you're making. Be a leader.
4) Continue to make effective strategic decisions. The world is your chessboard. Your decisions affect the outcome of the world. Be smart in your recruitment strategies (try to recruit in specific areas, avoid recruiting from enemy tribes at all costs, recruiting from dying tribes can be advantageous but never recruit someone your tribe is/can devour themselves.)
4a) Make effective diplomacy. If there is a tribe that is identical to yours coming out of BP e.g. highly skilled and active players, high tribe level. Consider an NAP and devour MRTs and outgrow them. Aside from that you shouldn't be doing diplomacy with anyone for long periods of time. Early-mid game should be considered the 'growth stage' of your tribe. Do not limit your member's ability to grow and the late-game will be over before it's even begun.
5) Understand the entire world. Know which tribes are growing, which tribes are losing... which areas you are most vulnerable, or where you're strongest. Play towards your strengths, and reinforce your weaknesses. CONTROL THE CORE ASAP. This is the primary goal of a tribe made in the early game. Huge benefits come from controlling the core. After that coordinate your members on working on specific goals like a player, or a portion of the map. If you're more dominant in the North-East then you need to instruct your members to gain complete control of it. Safe havens and creating a solid frontline are so important.
6) Keep your tribe organised by setting up relevant infrastructure that allows them to just get on with the game without major micro-managing. But don't be afraid to micro-manage individuals who aren't quite meeting expectations. Just steer them into doing what you know is strategically optimal for the tribe. In the early game, province chats. In the mid game you'll wanna setup a squad system based on the locality of your members and the pathways they want to/you want them to take. Assign squad leaders to monitor the participation of individuals on a more micro-level than you can't holistically see. Be aware that squads tend to dissipate and alter as the world progresses. You could experiment with a unit system whereby one group tries to work on the same objectives all game, but what tends to happen is that some people can't keep up with the pace of others. Squads serve their purpose but they become redundant after a certain period of time. The best thing to do is to just encourage active communicators within the tribe. In my experience, I've found much more enjoyment and success just messaging local tribemates for specific operations. Once the op is done, we all move on and look for the next play.
Anyways congratulations you're all now far better at founding tribes and leading them
If I return for the next Domination world, then I hope you will give me the competition I require, because W90 was incredibly easy, largely due to the sheer inability of tribe founders to structure and organise threatening tribes!!
Enjoy the world
also you'll need to be this guy for a few months
