Dec 22nd 2013, 20:50:24
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2013 Christmas Rankings!
1. LAF- Every set a threat to win the triple crown. Or to win a war. THis last 2 years is the most dominant run of any alliance anytime in game history. They've done it under the leadership of multiple dons, what else is there to say?
2. MD- Md is the favorite to win the TNW crown if LAF wars and MD doesn't. MD Was very impressive last reset in the war with SOF, and under Taveran, have made gains in basically every area.
3. SOL- Give credit where credit is due. SOL has taken a 2-3 yr beating, and they are ranked top 3. They have some excellent leadership moving up their rankings that I find very impressive, and I do not think they are going to go anywhere but up.
4. SOF- 2 resets ago, I ranked SOF 4th. People howled, people laughed, people ridiculed. Just like they did when I ranked LAF #1 post Hanlong. I was right then, and newsflash, I was right two sets ago:). Only the reunion set gave SOF a temporary bump in the rankings last reset, which proved to be undeserved. The only question is how long will SOF be here? Will they be on the outside of the top 3 looking in for 3 years like SOL? Or will they adapt faster than SOL did. I honestly don't have a clue yet. And, if they do not adapt, Can they sustain their size like SOL did?
5. Omega- Omega is quiet, but don't let that quietness fool you. They are a legit top 5 alliance, and if they keep growing like this they may well unseat one of the above allainces for a top 4 slot within 2 sets. Tulosba maybe doing the best job of any leader on the Server.
*This is where the rankings get tricky, and debatable. IMO.
6. Rival- Some people will want to argue with me as they are only 24 members. However, Rival has a small group of Elite players that is better than any other group ranked lower than maybe except Evo. And when at this size, when 1/4 of your alliance is made up of elite fighters/wallers, it makes a huge difference. It is possible that this ranking is too high, as I really do think 6-8 are somewhat interchangable.
7. LCN- LCN is rising. They took a beating last set and kept hitting hard. They are a vetted allaince whose quality players go all the way too the bottom. They don't have but a handful of elite players, but they are solid ALL the way to the bottom. IF LCN grows they will move up the ranks, if they remain the same size, they will remain in the middle of this second teir of alliances, or possibly drop a slot or two as their are 2 new allainces this set moving up the ranks.
8. TIE- Tie is attempting to become the new New Monsters. They are growing, but they don't have the netting or fighting skills The Monsters had.
9. Evolution- Smaller than the ones around them, but with Elite players. And a strong political game. ALL they need to do is grow. They have everything else.
*This is the best of the rest*
10. PDM- PDM is growing, if their skill sets in netting and war continue to develop as they did show progress last reset, and their numbers continue to grow, PDM will move up.
11/12- Pinoy and Neo- both very well probably deserve to be higher. Maybe even in Rival's spot. But to be honest I don't know enough about either about where to put them. So I'm ranking them in the OLD LCN #11 publicity stunt spot, and I expect them both to take their places in the top 10 next set.
13. Rage- They are a solid 20. Put them + any alliance above them together, and it makes that alliance either a top 5 alliance, or a top 3 alliance.
14. Dknights- Honestly, I'd like to see Dknights in a 1-1 war against Rage. or a slighly bigger alliance, just to see what they can do. And what level of participation they'd have. Give them credit, they keep growing slowly:)
15. Monsters- They've fallen off, but they're working hard. I expect them to grow.
16. DANGER- THEY ADD SOMEONE NEW EVERY RESET! IF THEY EVER START ADDING 2 COUNTRIES PER SET THE SERVER WILL EXPLODE. I ESTIMATE IN 5 YEARS THEY WILL BE TRIPLE CROWN THREATS BASED ON CURRENT GROWTH RATES! MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE MIGHTY CLAN DANGER NOW, OR THEY WILL REMEMBER AND EXPLODE YOU!
17. ICN- still here.
18. HGWT- THey're trying, let's see if they can grow and develop skills.
19. Gambino- They're making some retals.
20. Rd- And then there were 3.
Servant's notes. These ranking are based on size, netting ability, warring ability, politics, past history, anticipated futures, leadership, and any other factor I can think of. Feel free to praise, critique, flame, or hate on. I do my best to be as even handed, and neutral as possible. I think most sets I do achieve that, and this is one of them.