Hello World 40! Its time for another Blog and this week I will be looking towards the ‘Rim’ at the Tribes that have prospered there. Firstly however I would like to apologise for not releasing a Blog this last week, I’ve had my Preliminary exams all week and those have had to take priority. However I am happy to announce that I intend to release one Blog a week from now on excusing any unfortunate accidents that this Bloggers curse may throw my way…
Enough of the excuses, onto the Blog!
The ‘rim’ is a popular term for the edge of a world, the rim encompasses the large circle or square that goes around each world map. By nature the ‘Rim’ is given a bad name and is more often than not associated with inactivity, poor skill and bad leadership. These tribes that live on the rim are often seen as little competition to the Premades and large core tribes that are self styled “elitists”. The term “elitists” basically means that these core tribes thrive on skill, increased activity and normally come with much larger egos boasting themselves as the dominant tribes. However here on world 40 we have a case where a few ‘rim’ tribes have gained a lot of ground and have made themselves world powers managing to stay in the Top 10 rankings; namely PA (the new version of RPX) and T.B.K. Up until now nobody has taken a good hard look at the ‘rim’ and analyzed their potential in this world.
PA Family
The PA Family according to their profile consists of: PA, Worthy, !.! And PAR. This 4 Tribe family occupies the north western region just below Again? And has spread further south incorporating the old RAGE members into Worthy. The PA family is currently involved in several wars almost along its entire northern and southern border, currently fighting the Kata family in the south and Again? In the north. Looking from a statistical view point, the PA family has slightly over 50 million more ODD than ODA suggesting that they have been hit more than they have dealt out.
PA Family ODA = 250,507,093
PA Family ODD = 301,701,001
Difference = 51,193,908
But are those statistics truly representative? The PA family is currently fighting the Kata family and Again? Who are both powerhouses in their own regions of the world. A gap of 50m more ODD than ODA seems relatively low considering the fight they have been entrusted with. The stats paint a fairly grim picture for the PA family, in both wars they are losing by a large margin and the more recent stats show little sign of that changing.
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Side 1:
Tribes: PAR, PA, Worthy, !.!
Side 2:
Tribes: Again?
Timeframe: Last month
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 11
Side 2: 109
Difference: 98
Side 1:
Tribes: PAR, PA, Worthy, !.!
Side 2:
Tribes: Kata, KataX
Timeframe: Last month
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 10
Side 2: 326
Difference: 316
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I managed to get an Interview with the PA Families leadership to see what was going on and to find out how life was on the rim.
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1: Can you please introduce yourself and the role you play within the PA Family.
Hi I’m Matt the co leader of RPX, I’m the person that kind of controls everything. I oversee everything and make sure everything is going on schedule.
2: Can you briefly explain a bit about the PA family and how you think you fit into the world on a global scale?
Well were ranked 7 in the world and have a good chuck of area which is mainly ours and our located at the east of the map so we have only 3 sides to protect. We also grow and expand pretty rapidly. And soon will have more of k11 once we take down a few again members.
3: Can you explain how the PA family was formed and briefly how it managed to get to where it is now in your opinion?
RPX has a very, very long history.. so I’ll make it brief.. We used to be M.U. till we became A:TOA which we eventually took over TOA due to the fact they were a terrible group and were getting destroyed by Rum!! Then we still were small so we decided to become another academy tribe PX.. Which we became RPX… Px died off and we liked the name so we kept it and continued to grow and well thats where we are right now.
4: With the largest war on the server raging on towards the core and the east do you have any plans on joining up on either side at present?
well sure eventually were going to need to get through again and then have to work on kata so we would eventually meet together at the core of the world.
5: The PA tribe are often labeled as a “rim tribe” and thus inexperienced, how would you answer those claims?
Well i would have to disagree with that we have leaders that have much experience. On the other hand we have some inexperience players but at the end we form a pretty strong tribe.
6: Your currently involved in wars with several top 10 tribes, do you see the PA family coming out victorious?
Well we have kata at the south and again in the midsection and the north. so far kata has not really taken that much from us and we have kept our grounds. Again fired lots of troops when were not ready and took about 300,000 points from a player but we have almost took all the villages we lost and have gained about a 250,000 points back. I believe that we have a really good chance for beating again sense they are clustered in all different areas, and this gives us a really good advantage. Kata is going to be hard but with u and the cb academy i think it could be done.
7: Realistically what are PA hoping to achieve out of World 40?
Well were trying to make it as far as we can lol.. hopefully till the end with you cb, thats our goal.
8: “Rim Tribes” often come with a bad name and tag, many see them as unskilled or “noobs” how well would you say PA has gone to disproving this theory?
Well when we gain land on on again. We will show other tribes not to mess with us and we don’t go down without a good fight.
9: In the current wars PA is involved in, do you think that you are doing well or have areas in need of Improvement?
We are currently fighting again and kata and kataX. Or borders are very strong and are doing well consider there are huge cluster and no random areas of mixed players.
10: In 6 Months from now where do you see PA?
In 6 months I definitely see us gaining more area and pass again and kata well not sure how they will be doing in 6 months.
11: Being the smaller Tribe in many of your conflicts how much do you think this affects your stats and progress?
Not much.… points does not mean everything we have very experienced leaders and are organized when it comes to war
12: Can you please give the reasons for wanting to recruit players namely the old RAGE players. That were already under attack from Kata, knowing full well the consequences of it?
We were looking for a nice expansion and wanted to help the out because if we didn’t they would reach us eventually so we decided to try and help them which we have done so far
13: why did PA decide to start a war with Kata so far from the main body of the Tribe?
Well we have a large area if our tribe near kata which are attacking us already so why not declare war plus the south would be bored
14: If you had the choice of Joining any Tribe on world 40 from the start what Tribe would it be and why?
Well that depends can i pick my own tribe… If not then I’ll would pick u guys because you look very experienced and would love to join you guys. But I would have to pick my own tribe.
15: And, what is your most memorable moment on World 40?
Its got to be when took over TOA our farther tribe and become a separate tribe and became free
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In summary the PA family whilst currently being a world power may not be able to cling onto that title for much longer unless some drastic changes are made and the tide of war turned. The PA family currently has no real stable food source besides Kata F. and Again? as since the 20th of January only a few captures were recorded against non tribe members with the vast majority still being internals or barbarians.
T.B.K
T.B.K is currently surrounded on all sides by the PA family and NMS, however diplomacy appears to exist between the PA family and T.B.K. However if the stats hold true then T.B.K and NMS are very much exchanging blows with the stats going in T.B.K’s favor almost at a 2:1 ratio. T.B.K is currently sitting at the number 5 spot in world 40 with just 48 members, the lowest in the top 5. T.B.K seems to have grown out of RUM!!’s old continents and now occupies a dominant position in 3 continents trailing by only 15% in a fourth just behind NMS. As for the tribal OD statistics, T.B.K currently stand:
Rank 5 ODA: 253,712,819
Rank 6 ODD: 256,537,547
Difference: 2,824,728
These statistics bode well for T.B.K showing that whilst they are surrounded on multiple sides they have still been able to deal out a lot of damage to those around them without taking many losses themselves. With just a 3 million gap between their ODA and ODD and their positive war stats on NMS; T.B.K could continue their streak and stay in the top 5 for some time to come.
Their war stats for the past Month are:
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Side 1:
Tribes: T.B.K
Side 2:
Tribes: NMS
Timeframe: Last month
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 64
Side 2: 31
Difference: 33
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I tried to get a larger insight into the workings of T.B.K in comparison to the PA family to see how they differentiated. Here is my Interview with T.B.K’s representatives McMaresy and Der-Kaiser
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1. Can you please introduce yourself and the role you play within the T.B.K Tribe.
Sure, I am Der-Kaiser, and I am a council member of T.B.K. We run our tribe in a slightly different way, with no real assigned jobs… the council works together, and with the members, to arrive at the best decisions for the tribe.
2: Can you briefly explain a bit about the T.B.K Tribe and how you think you fit into the world on a global scale?
We are a member of the Northwest Alliance, and as such our goal is to try and hold our corner of the world and annoy the big tribes. lol!
3: Can you explain how the T.B.K Tribe was formed and briefly how it managed to get to where it is now in your opinion?
Our tribe was started by a 10 year old girl who had great recruiting skills. When we were smaller and being attacked by the bigger tribes, defense was a huge necessity, and when anyone in the tribe is under attack we go all out to support. We are firm believers in teamwork, there is a democracy in place, so we don’t dictate to each other.
4: With the largest war on the server raging on towards the core and the east do you have any plans on joining up on either side at present?
Our goals are to try and push the bigger tribes out of our area, we may work with a larger tribe to do this, but as our goals are not the same it would be a limited arrangement.
5: The T.B.K tribe are often labeled as a “rim tribe” and thus inexperienced, how would you answer those claims?
We do have a wide variety of players, some less experienced than others. But most of us have been around for a while and can play aggressively when needed. However, as a whole, we tend to play for enjoyment. We are not the super anal/aggressive/serious/unfun types, after all; this is just a game, if your not having fun then leave…
6: Your current locations shows you jammed in the middle of several large Tribes. How do you think this has affected your growth as a Tribe?
Our growth is some what controlled by allies, but we have no real issues with growth… there are plenty of villages to take!
7: Realistically what are T.B.K hoping to achieve out of World 40?
Just to have fun, we are not going to “win” in the traditional sense, we know this… but we will stick it out till the end, and possibly influence who does win…
8: “Rim Tribes” often come with a bad name and tag, many see them as unskilled or “noobs” how well would you say T.B.K has gone to disproving this theory?
See # 5
9: In the current wars T.B.K is involved in, do you think that you are doing well or have areas in need of Improvement?
We could always improve, and we are not losing ground so we are doing fine….
10: In 6 Months from now where do you see T.B.K?
The rulers of the world (just joking), or at least better securing our corner
11: Being the smaller Tribe in many of your conflicts how much do you think this affects your stats and progress?
It’s always fun to be the little guy, but it does make it more difficult…
12: If you had the choice of Joining any Tribe on world 40 from the start what Tribe would it be and why?
I like where I am, a good bunch of guys with the same attitude towards the game
13: And finally, what is your most memorable moment on World 40?
My most memorable moment has yet to occur!
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Overall, T.B.K has thus far shown itself as a tribe that can take care of its own members and unless NMS turn their focus onto them all I can see killing T.B.K is their own Inactivity issues or internal strife’s. Where T.B.K will go from here still looks undecided, if they choose to go onwards with their NMS campaign then it will be interesting to see how far they reach; or will they simply fade out of the picture?
The world!
The map has changed a lot these past few days, the major shift being of the former Again? members moving to NMS giving NMS a solid control of the North West of the world. But how will this affect the Kata/NMS war currently raging on toward the South and East?
From this map it is clear to see that Kata has continued its progression through both the eastern and western fronts eating its way towards the rim. NMS has done similar to its east and west, making slightly slower progression in the east with T29 resiliently holding their ground.
For the two main “rim” tribes PA and T.B.K they have both made very little gain in the last week with the vast majority of nobling being consolidations of inactive players and barbarians. This slow expansion outwards could prove to be the undoing of both tribes as they are not growing efficiently merely swapping the villages they already have between players.
The world at war!
I will be weekly summarizing the main points of this war as it goes on and trying to keep up to date information on how both sides are faring in this world war. The stats for this last week could show a possible turn in the tide of this war with NMS gaining the upper hand and beating Kata F. On conquers.
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Side 1:
Tribes: NMS, =CB=, ~CB~
Side 2:
Tribes: Kata, KataX, KlownZ
Timeframe: Last week
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 69
Side 2: 48
Difference: 21
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However overall since the start of this war Kata F. Still have the lead in the stats but for how much longer will this continue now that NMS has settled its differences in the north?
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Side 1:
Tribes: NMS, =CB=, ~CB~
Side 2:
Tribes: Kata, KataX, KlownZ
Timeframe: 07/12/2010 00:00:00 to 29/01/2011 00:00:00
Total conquers against opposite side:
Side 1: 394
Side 2: 587
Difference: 193
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Wrap up!
This week has been fairly uneventful apart from the sudden move of Again? To NMS which is what I will look towards next week; the reasons for the merge into NMS and what impact this will have on the world as whole. I’d like to thank all those from PA and T.B.K that give their time for interviews and also to my contact who wished to remain unnamed on the Rim who provided background knowledge on the workings of T.B.K and PA. But from this blog the question has to be asked, what role do you all think that T.B.K and PA will have on this worlds outcome? Leave a comment below with your thoughts on these tribes and how you think they will shape this world.
Thanks for reading,
Mark
Soccerfan is not a leader in PA. he was thrown out because of poor activity and bad directions.
the current leadership is not being mentioned.
who is your contact, as that is spying and that would be bad if they can’t find out who it is.
:L great. good to see TBK get a big mench
im part of TBKA so woohoo
Great piece of work again mark, thanks for making it.
I read the heading and thought finally you’d address the rim tribes that are hardcore atheists for never building churches.
Oh and I think they are gonna be food for NMS F./KATA F.
(where is that hugging now NMS?)