This weeks Blog Banner

As I said on the forum, I am using the second blog banner this week.  Tribes change their coats of arms frequently, so for next week, I will remake the banner to include the updated Coats of arms of the most prominent tribes on W18. If your not happy with your tribes current CoA, please have it changed by Friday.

Dynamics of our World

It has been about a week since the the shift in power that put Apocalypse: Death (Apoc-D) at the top of the world rankings. But the now second tribe in W18, the Mayhem Makers (-MM-) are close behind. In fact, there have been several changes lately in the placement of tribes in the rankings. Here is an updated top ten list. (24/5/09)

Apoc-D Vs. -MM-, A Cold War

The two superpowers of W18; Apocalypse: Death (Apoc-D) and The Mayhem Makers (-MM-) have been at odds with each other as enemies of their allies, but this seems to be a cold war of sorts, much like what was seen between The United States and the Soviet Union in the last century. There is a stockpile of nukes, but as both sides seem to be on separate sides of the map, neither side within striking distance of the other. It would be interesting if the tribal wars map could be spread like over a sphere, as in the real world. For instance, if an army traveled off the west side of the map on continent 50, they would arrive on the western edge of 59. Subsequently, an army traveling south off the edge of continent 95 would arrive on the northern edge of K5. But as this does not seem to be happening anytime soon, our two superpowers will have to bide their time until the geography becomes more favorable.

So just where am I going with this? Well it has been a week since the merge and formation of Apoc. Lets take a moment to examine how the new “strongest tribe on the block” stacks up against the previous title holder.

At this point in time, Apoc-D has 8 million more points in their top 40, however the total points are very close. Surprisingly, -MM- actually has control of over a hundred more villages than Apoc does. Both tribes stand even at 93 members, making the comparison all the more close.

Terminal Countdown

• 3072 Players down from 3229 last week
• 277 tribes down from 307 last week

A huge drop of players this week of 157 players and 30 tribes.

My thoughts… (yes, this really did just happen)

As I sit here writing my blog, I happen to see a mosquito silhouetted in front of my computer screen. Without hesitation,  I clapped the SoB between my hands. My aim was true, and its life was extinguished. I brought my hands together with such force that it made a very loud clapping sound. Why did I clap so hard? Was such brutal overkill necessary? I ponder on these thoughts as I sit at my computer, a hot muggy night in the month of may.

True enough these creatures are bloodsucking parisites, but was my over-enthusiastic endevor to take its life out of hate, or instinct? Answers to these questions are best left to someone wiser than myself, but since there is no such person around, I think i will go noble someone…