Six Months of War Stats

Points on Jan. 1: 31,217,993

Points on Jun. 30: 16,743,958

Change: -14,474,035

Significant events: war declared by KTA (Apr. 21), deletion of brisr949 (May 29), Preston Death joins Dos X (May 30)

War with Nyuk: YAY and Nyuk have been skirmishing slightly ever since YAY broke off from Dos X in late December of last year. Fighting has dwindled to essentially nothing in recent months as both sides have independently begun transferring their focus to warring KTA, so there’s not much to say about this war.

War with Mercs: YAY and Mercs have also been fighting since members of YAY left Dos X to form the new tribe. This war has also died down recently because YAY has shifted their focus and Mercs has shrunk with players leaving for Nyuk, KTA, and Dos X.

War with KTA: This war started over issues with KTA internals and recruits. KTA declared war several weeks later. YAY enjoyed an initial advantage in stats, although the majority of their conquers were taken from a KTA internal. However, the tribe quickly ran into trouble. Two accounts were banned, and the player of a third left to take care of RL. Eventually, one account deleted, one lost its player (this account deleted Jul. 9), and one left for Dos X. Despite having only active account left, YAY is still hanging on, if only because of sheer size. This final account has been losing points recently, and without another account in the tribe to act as a buffer, the drop should become even more pronounced.

Analysis: YAY has no hope of winning the world, and they know it. For the time being, they’re just sitting around keeping themselves amused. How long they go before growing bored and joining a larger tribe remains to be seen. Because of their position and their history, Dos X is one candidate for them to join. However, they maintain a friendly relationship with ModWar, and the two tribes share a mutual dislike of KTA, which makes ModWar another possible option. Simply because of location though, the latter option would be suicide. The former is unlikely unless YAY can settle their differences with KTA, which anyone who has heard either tribe talk about the other knows isn’t going to happen.

Points on Jan. 1: 127,837,806

Points on Jun. 30: 205,367,546

Change: +77,529,740

Significant events: war officially declared on KTA (Jan. 21), recruitment of players from IDS.F/Lycans (Feb. 18 – Mar. 14)

War with YAY: YAY and Nyuk have been skirmishing slightly ever since YAY broke off from Dos X in late December of last year. Fighting has dwindled to essentially nothing in recent months as both sides have independently begun transferring their focus to warring KTA, so there’s not much to say about this war.

War with Mercs: This really isn’t much of a war. “Opportunistic nomming by both sides” is a more accurate description. Nyuk has shown far more interest in recruiting from Mercs than in fighting them. I merely included it because there have been conquers between the two tribes every month so far this year. Please don’t argue this with me… It’s really not worth it. >.>

War with KTA: This war has been semi-ongoing since last year. War was officially declared by Nyuk Jan. 21 of this year. For the most part, the front for both tribes is composed of recruits from Mercs. The front is currently very scattered, and the remainder of Mercs currently blocks the two from meeting directly. The war has progressed more quickly since March. KTA’s conquers dropped in the last month, while Nyuk has been gaining momentum. Additionally, Nyuk has maintained a more consistent conquer rate since the start of the war. Nyuk’s compactness, compared KTA’s split between several regions, also gives them an advantage in supporting their front line in the war.

War with Dos X: This war has been ongoing for over a year, with Nyuk consistently outpacing Dos X in war conquers. Over the course of the past six months, Nyuk has gained the approximate equivalent of a K from Dos X, as well as knocking Dos X down to rank 3 in April. If making this blog hadn’t already taken up so much time, I’d have pretty maps showing the change in front lines too (working on this for the next blog). The loss of several front line players has hurt Dos X, which is evident in Nyuk’s spike in May conquers. However, Dos X’s conquers in this war have been steadily increasing since February. They were also able to take advantage of several large deletions by former Nyuk accounts who had joined the tribe from Mercs, which gave them more territory in the north. June saw the smallest difference in monthly conquers for this war out of the entire year, mostly because of these northern conquers. Whether Dos X will take this south as well and eventually push back has yet to be seen.

Analysis: Nyuk is doing quite well, and they showed this when they claimed rank 2 from Dos X earlier this year. They are currently wasting no energy on side wars and scrimmages with YAY and Mercs. Neither other tribe has shown itself to be a threat, and so Nyuk is using its energy where it is more urgently needed. I wrote in my last blog post about how their recruitment of ex-IDS.F players had overall played to their advantage in terms of expanding territory. It also gave them a couple rocky months with their stats against KTA, but the tribe has recovered in the past month. Further speculation on possibilities in this war is not really worthwhile until the front is more defined. If Nyuk chooses to push through Mercs villages toward the main body of KTA and is able to keep these secure for long enough to form a solid cluster, past events suggest that KTA will have a lot of trouble. Nyuk is having minimal problems with its other war as well. Dos X has been successfully increasing its conquer rate recently, but they have yet to catch up to Nyuk. Even if Dos X does, it would take them a long time to make a full recovery from the effects of the past year of war. A full defeat of Nyuk would take years, if it were even possible. At this point, the only real threat to Nyuk comes from their southeastern border. The front between them and ModWar is Nyuk’s largest. If ModWar declares and applies its force to this border, Nyuk will find itself fighting along twice its current front line. Given ModWar’s stats against Dos X and KTA, the tribe definitely has the nobles, nukes, and enthusiasm to invest in another war. Nyuk does not.

Points on Jan. 1: 199,638,672

Points on Jun. 30: 314,244,614

Change: +114,605,942

Significant events: war declared on Dos X (Mar. 16), war declared on KTA (Apr. 4)

War with TDHUSA: Phil made me include this one. I have no doubt that he would have salted slugs if I hadn’t, so I did. I’m not doing a special section for TDHUSA because they only have one war to write about, and they’re essentially gone now anyway. Expect no more wildly staggered stats from this war because TDHUSA is down to 11 villages. This war would have been over a month or two earlier if ModWar hadn’t been distracted by their war with Dos X. On the bright side for TDHUSA, at least the slaughter is over.

War with KTA: ModWar and KTA have had a mutual disrespect for a long time, but there was never a motivation for an all-out war until ModWar declared on Dos X. KTA sided with their longtime ally, although they have yet to make a significant impact on the war. The front line for this war is still very small, but it will increase as ModWar continues to push through the eastern edge of Dos X. Stats on both sides stayed very low until June, when ModWar began their trademark stat domination. I expect this trend to continue as ModWar and KTA begin facing each other more directly.

War with Dos X: I will admit freely that this is the most difficult war for me to write about in an unbiased manner. Please call me out if I fail. The reason for declaration was ModWar’s desire for expansion and an exciting war, which they were not finding in fighting TDHUSA. Dos X has put up a much better fight than TDHUSA, as far as the ratio of positive to negative conquers goes. However, the number of villages Dos X has lost is far more impressive. Over the course of the war, they have lost over 3,000 villages and taken fewer than 500. This doesn’t include villages ModWar has taken from barbed ex-members of Dos X. ModWar’s conquers in the war dropped in June, but this can be attributed to the spike in conquers against KTA during that month. ModWar are by no means slowing down yet. Personally, I don’t think this war is being fought on level ground. I’m not going to argue the element of surprise. That issue has been debated to death already in the forums, and it only could have benefited ModWar in the short term. The major difference I’m referring to is that Dos X is battle-weary and ModWar is not. Since its formation over a year ago, Dos X has been continually at war. ModWar, on the other hand, had only TDHUSA to fight for months, and the other tribes they tried to war at the end of last year managed to collapse shortly after the declarations (~T~, Dawn). ModWar was itching for a fight and is finally able to get one (to an extent). (Yes, I would apply the same argument if ModWar had declared on Nyuk, but there would have been less of an effect. Nyuk has only had one major war for most of recent time, and so their players haven’t been nearly as taxed.) (Holy guacamole, I wasn’t expecting to write that much. And now I’m craving chips. Lovely.)

Analysis: We all want to know ModWar’s secret. In four months, they have taken the equivalent of two Ks from Dos X. Their total war conquers has stayed consistently above 1000 for the past three months, and they nearly reached that total in March as well. Speculation about what will happen when ModWar pushes through K38 and K39 to reach KTA is in the KTA section. A brief summary is that KTA will be in major trouble. Extended speculation about what would happen if ModWar were to declare on Nyuk is in the other tribe’s section as well. The short version is that Nyuk would not fare well. My personal belief about ModWar is not, as some believe, that they have pandas in sweatshops working for them. I believe they have marshaled a panda army, armed them with axes but dressed them as spear fighters, and sent these pandas against their enemies. Oh, and the pandas can noble villages too.

Points on Jan. 1: 90,001,120

Points on Jun. 30: 314,244,614

Change: +224,243,494

Significant events: exodus of players begins (Feb. 18), name change to LYCANS (Mar. 10), name change to Trout (Apr. 1), name change to Cara (May 14), name change to STFU! (Jun. 6), name change to Mercs (Jun. 25)

War with YAY: YAY and Mercs have also been fighting since members of YAY left Dos X to form the new tribe. This war has also died down recently because YAY has shifted their focus and Mercs has shrunk with players leaving for Nyuk, KTA, and Dos X.

War with Nyuk: This really isn’t much of a war. “Opportunistic nomming by both sides” is a more accurate description. Nyuk has shown far more interest in recruiting from Mercs than in fighting them. I merely included it because there have been conquers between the two tribes every month so far this year. Please don’t argue this with me… It’s really not worth it. >.>

War with KTA: The war has nearly ended, although KTA exhibited a renewed desire to impose nommage on Merc villages during June. Wars with Nyuk and YAY have mostly diverted KTA’s nobling attention. Not really much to say about this.

War with Dos X: Like with KTA, this fighting has nearly subsided. For Dos X, fighting Nyuk and ModWar is a much greater priority. Overall, there’s little to say here because fighting won’t flare up again anytime soon.

Analysis: I know I’m supposed to be unbiased, but I suppose there’s no real harm in saying that I love this tribe dearly. They know they won’t win the world, and they don’t mind. Their goal is to enjoy themselves and give as many smaller players as possible a chance to do so as well. At this point in the world, they take nothing too seriously. They carry with them the memory of all the trials of IDS.F, but they add their own snazzy sense of pizazz to the mix.

Points on Jan. 1: 76,007,620

Points on Jun. 30: 125,497,523

Change: +49,489,903

Significant events: war officially declared by Nyuk (Jan. 21), recruitment from IDS.F/LYCANS (Mar. 12 – Apr. 14), war declared by ModWar (Apr. 4), war declared on YAY (Apr. 21)

War with YAY: This war started over issues with KTA internals and recruits. KTA declared war several weeks later. YAY enjoyed an initial advantage in stats, although the majority of their conquers were taken from a KTA internal. However, the tribe quickly ran into trouble. Two accounts were banned, and the player of a third left to take care of RL. Eventually, one account deleted, one lost its player (this account deleted Jul. 9), and one left for Dos X. Despite having only active account left, YAY is still hanging on, if only because of sheer size. This final account has been losing points recently, and without another account in the tribe to act as a buffer, the drop should become even more pronounced.

War with Nyuk: This war has been semi-ongoing since last year. War was officially declared by Nyuk Jan. 21 of this year. For the most part, the front for both tribes is composed of recruits from Mercs. The front is currently very scattered, and the remainder of Mercs currently blocks the two from meeting directly. The war has progressed more quickly since March. KTA’s conquers dropped in the last month, while Nyuk has been gaining momentum. Additionally, Nyuk has maintained a more consistent conquer rate since the start of the war. Nyuk’s compactness, compared KTA’s split between several regions, also gives them an advantage in supporting their front line in the war.

War with ModWar: ModWar and KTA have had a mutual disrespect for a long time, but there was never a motivation for an all-out war until ModWar declared on Dos X. KTA sided with their longtime ally, although they have yet to make a significant impact on the war. The front line for this war is still very small, but it will increase as ModWar continues to push through the eastern edge of Dos X. Stats on both sides stayed very low until June, when ModWar began their trademark stat domination. I expect this trend to continue as ModWar and KTA begin facing each other more directly.

War with Mercs: The war has nearly ended, although KTA exhibited a renewed desire to impose nommage on Merc villages during June. Wars with Nyuk and YAY have mostly diverted KTA’s nobling attention. Not really much to say about this.

Analysis: KTA needs to get its act together. As the only tribe actively fighting four other top tribes, they’re the most in need of reviewing their priorities and strategies. Nobling of Mercs villages should be kept to a minimum except where it is clearly to the tactical advantage of KTA. Currently, Nyuk is not taking advantage of the availability of Mercs villages, so this should not be a concern for KTA. Mercs is also not a threat to KTA, so there is no pressing need to eliminate these villages. The war with YAY needs to end, either by mutual consent of the two tribes or by KTA speeding up the process. YAY has not done a lot of damage to KTA recently (or ever, really…), but they have the capability and the desire to do so, given the chance. This war is currently an entire tribe against one account. KTA needs to push to finish this so they can put more resources toward their final two wars, which both have the potential and likelihood of being far more devastating. The war with Nyuk, as stated previously, is primarily between the recruits from IDS.F with the backing of older tribe members. Nyuk has the advantage here because its core group is much more solid than KTA’s, and they have done a better job of moving toward the front. KTA needs to set up a solid line and move more active players toward it as quickly as possible in order to avoid being completely blown over by Nyuk. On the other side of the world, KTA has the beginnings of a front with ModWar in K38 and K39. In this case also, KTA has the disadvantage of not having a mass of villages directly behind the front lines. Additionally, this is a new front for KTA, and the tribe is not used to defending villages in this area. I won’t speculate more because there’s not yet enough of a front to say anything for sure, but KTA needs to brace itself. If ModWar hasn’t lost a whole heck of a lot of momentum by the time they reach the bulk of KTA, it’s going to be bloody. Am I being overly harsh here? Perhaps. KTA hasn’t shown anything recently that would lead me to believe that they can pull off an underdog move, but I’m rooting for that anyway. They’ve received far too much criticism, and I firmly believe that they are capable of coming from behind and proving people wrong. Whether enough of the tribe will put in the effort and the energy to pull this off is another matter.

Points on Jan. 1: 169,087,545

Points on Jun. 30: 187,731,875

Change: +18,644,330

Significant events: recruitment of players for IDS.F/LYCANS (Mar. 9 – Mar. 18), war declared by ModWar (Mar. 16)

War with Nyuk: This war has been ongoing for over a year, with Nyuk consistently outpacing Dos X in war conquers. Over the course of the past six months, Nyuk has gained the approximate equivalent of a K from Dos X, as well as knocking Dos X down to rank 3 in April. If making this blog hadn’t already taken up so much time, I’d have pretty maps showing the change in front lines too (working on this for the next blog). The loss of several front line players has hurt Dos X, which is evident in Nyuk’s spike in May conquers. However, Dos X’s conquers in this war have been steadily increasing since February. They were also able to take advantage of several large deletions by former Nyuk accounts who had joined the tribe from Mercs, which gave them more territory in the north. June saw the smallest difference in monthly conquers for this war out of the entire year, mostly because of these northern conquers. Whether Dos X will take this south as well and eventually push back has yet to be seen.

War with ModWar: I will admit freely that this is the most difficult war for me to write about in an unbiased manner. Please call me out if I fail. The reason for declaration was ModWar’s desire for expansion and an exciting war, which they were not finding in fighting TDHUSA. Dos X has put up a much better fight than TDHUSA, as far as the ratio of positive to negative conquers goes. However, the number of villages Dos X has lost is far more impressive. Over the course of the war, they have lost over 3,000 villages and taken fewer than 500. This doesn’t include villages ModWar has taken from barbed ex-members of Dos X. ModWar’s conquers in the war dropped in June, but this can be attributed to the spike in conquers against KTA during that month. ModWar are by no means slowing down yet. Personally, I don’t think this war is being fought on level ground. I’m not going to argue the element of surprise. That issue has been debated to death already in the forums, and it only could have benefited ModWar in the short term. The major difference I’m referring to is that Dos X is battle-weary and ModWar is not. Since its formation over a year ago, Dos X has been continually at war. ModWar, on the other hand, had only TDHUSA to fight for months, and the other tribes they tried to war at the end of last year managed to collapse shortly after the declarations (~T~, Dawn). ModWar was itching for a fight and is finally able to get one (to an extent). (Yes, I would apply the same argument if ModWar had declared on Nyuk, but there would have been less of an effect. Nyuk has only had one major war for most of recent time, and so their players haven’t been nearly as taxed.) (Holy guacamole, I wasn’t expecting to write that much. And now I’m craving chips. Lovely.)

War with Mercs: This fighting has nearly subsided. For Dos X, fighting Nyuk and ModWar is a much greater priority. Overall, there’s little to say here because fighting won’t flare up again anytime soon.

Analysis: Dos X has stayed consistently below Nyuk’s conquer level since the start of the war, and Nyuk has been pushing the front line back for a while. June’s stats are probably the closest month of the entire war. If earlier trends continue, Dos X is in trouble. If this actually is the beginnings of a resurgence in Dos X and not simply relatively easy nobling of Nyuk recruits from IDS.F, they either need to pick up the pace or wait for quite a while before they return the line to where it was at the start of the war. As for the war with ModWar, there’s only one way to describe it. By comparing old maps, it’s very obvious that both fronts have moved against Dos X’s favor. Dos X is screwed unless they massively pull themselves together. They have yet to show themselves capable of doing so for extended periods of time.

There’s one scenario I want to address here. I wasn’t sure whether to put this here, in the KTA section, or in both places, but I finally settled on just here. It is occasionally mentioned on the externals that KTA should merge into this. This would most likely end in disaster. The upshot would be that the two tribes would be able to more easily communicate and coordinate in their shared wars. Dos X would gain a sizable portion of the rim, and players could use that as a safe zone. In turn, the migration of KTA players to front lines would be expedited. For the time being though, the negative consequences outweigh the positive ones. The command structure would need to be revised. The accumulated mass of dead accounts from the two tribes would be a mess to take care of. Old rivalries would need to be settled once and for all. (I’m pretty cynical when it comes to that last one…) KTA’s war with YAY would present another difficulty. Neither KTA nor YAY is likely to give this up, but Dos X can’t afford another war. At the most extreme end of the spectrum, the strain of an attempted merge could pull one or both tribes apart (see the collapse of IDS.F for an example). This wouldn’t benefit either tribe (no duh, I suppose). However, if the tribes could pull this off, it might provide just the spark they need to turn things around with Nyuk and ModWar. Or maybe I’m just in one of my rare optimistic moods. You decide. (Is it just me, or does that emoticon look weird?)