iain697 on 11.09. at 22:11 Dear UN Family, (This is sent to MOST members, if someone doesn’t get this message it’s because we already consider them a refugee) Kata has always tried playing nice with you; we tried to maintain the peace. We stayed out of your Ks except for war targets. Well this is your last chance; you have 24 hours from 0:00 server time today to leave your tribes. After 24 hours from 0:00 server time today, all of you who try joining new tribes will be classified as refugees! All of you will be targets, moral/luck/distance/time we do not care; we have the nukes to beat all of those things. As the only thing Kata sees is the fact we tried to be peaceful with your tribe, and your leaders choose to try to continually undermine us. Your tribal family has sent nukes at us, cross nobled with us in our own Ks, absorbed our war targets repeatedly, yet we still watched out for you, we still said ok it’s an accident. No longer can we standby and let you recruit yet more family tribes and for the sake of our reputation, and the Kata culture, we cannot let our members be attacked once again by UN/UNA. Well make your choice now as in 24 hours there will be no rest, there will be no mercy, there will be no escape! Good Luck…. KataKlysmic

Side 1: Tribes: Kata

Side 2: Tribes: UN W40, UN 40A

Timeframe: 27/09/2010 00:00:00 to 07/10/2010 08:31:51

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 61 Side 2: 44 Difference: 17

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 577,337 Side 2: 390,589 Difference: 186,748

So by the looks of it Kata is starting to turn up the heat on the war but they aren’t ahead by a large margin at this point. There is no telling what side of these 2 tribes will emerge victorious but it is likely to be a long war.

Side 1: Tribes: Kata, NMS, DeathX, =CB=, ~CB~

Side 2: Tribes: UN 40A, UN W40

Timeframe: 27/09/2010 00:00:00 to 07/10/2010 08:31:51 Total conquers against opposite side: Side 1: 188 Side 2: 141 Difference: 47

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1,597,563 Side 2: 1,244,016 Difference: 353,547

So overall with BrightEyesLondon out of the picture now and the focus on the active players in UN W40 the coalition against them is barely ahead. There is no telling if this might change soon or not but for the moment it is fair game for anybody…

Basically the two tribes are around the same size. UN W40 has a slight upper hand in terms of size, but if you include Deathx(Ally tribe for Kata) they are about the same.

The gap in size between the coalition is large and evident in the map above. The outcome of this war will determine how the eastern side of the world looks.

UN W40 Family total points/villages/players: 199,145,321 points/20,972 villages/100 players

Not too much has changed in the top 10 lately…but it is likely to be different in the next few months after this major war.

The top 10 players have been some of the top players for quite some time now. Sooner or later this might change with the way the wars are going right now.

Destruction Follows:Thanks for agreeing to interviewfor the blog. You 2 are dukes for Kata correct?

Kata Dukes: Kata actually has 3 Dukes, but I would love to add that Duke is just an extra privilege to basically disband the tribe. Kata runs differently than any other tribe I have seen or been to. Here privileges are added not as giving authority or power but some extra responsibilities that not all can afford to take.

Destruction Follows: That is a unique way to run the tribe. So onto the big topic of what is going on in the world right now the war with UN W40. What do you think was the main cause of the war?

Kata Dukes: Hmm that’s a tricky question to answer really. Let’s put all the bull craps and lame reasons aside. The problems started with the begining of our relationship. Since we fomrmed the alliance in a rush after Axille asked us without thinking about it. As soon as the alliance began Axille tried to force us to War NMS and teased us with some pretty insulting comments.Apart from that we saw we needed some action in our Eastern point and UN W40 is trying to get an easy grasp on the area despite the fact they were warring the #1(NMS) tribe along with #4(CB Family). Instead of respecting us and the part of the world we claimed they started mass recruit and noble our Ally tribe (Basically part of us) DeathX etc.

Destruction Follows: So basically the relationship was doomed from the start?

Kata Dukes: Yep The alliance was a matter of convinience to Axilles, at least that’s how it seemed to us.

Destruction Follows: So what was your initial reaction to the war? Was it expected?

Kata Dukes: By the time it came down to it there was no surprise on either side; there was a serious deterioration in the relationship over time. We feel they lied about how they were going progress through this world and the number of tribes they tried to add to their family was unacceptable.

Destruction Follows: Do you think that both sides were at fault for some of the problems?

Kata Dukes: Of course, we are not perfect lol. Realistically we should not have made the alliance, but Axilles/pville was in full charm mode at the beginning,later his tune changed remarkably.

Destruction Follows: So basically the relationship failed mostly on part with Axilles?

Kata Dukes: Although it is no longer the case, Axilles in many ways WAS the UN family at the time, they appeared to be run heavily from the top, very different to our structure. Delta1991(the Axilles coplayer) and the other council had more of a say over time. To be honest I think that if Moulson11 had been in charge earlier we would not be in this situation. But this IS a war game, and you want to test your team against the other top ones.

Destruction Follows: Very true. So now that the 2 weeks notice has ended. Have the ops against UN W40 actually started or are we just seeing the skirmishes right now?

Kata Dukes: Yes we have some ops in progress, in some ways it’s still early, testing for weaknesses. Getting some players to suddenly realize that they are too busy for Tribal Wars.

Destruction Follows: Yes war time is the true test of who can last and who has enough time to play.

Kata Dukes: The stats will not show for a while yet I expect, killing troops & killing our enemies’ love for the fight is what we are aiming for more than instant village stats. As with the WRATH war, where it appeared that we were going slowly for quite a while until we achieved the critical point and they didn’t have enough sitters to manage the accounts and the tribe folded.

Destruction Follows: So basically you guys are in to crush the morale of UN W40 hoping it will cause the downfall for them?

Kata Dukes: Sure, works most of the time, too many so called “top” players really don’t enjoy defending.

Destruction Follows: Is it true that internally some Kata members aren’t happy to be at war with UN W40 family?

Kata Dukes: We’ve not heard anyone say that we should hug them, Basically this war was a public demand in Kata. To be honest some in the west thought we should focus on *RAGE*, but the easterners were overwhelmingly in favor of getting rid of UN W40. We tried delay it as much as we could but sometimes all the leaders can do is bow to the will of the tribe.

Destruction Follows: Very true what is a leader without listening to the ones who follow?

Kata Dukes: Well… if you try to lead where others don’t want to go it doesn’t last long, this is a voluntary leisure activity lol, a game to be enjoyed.

Destruction Follows: So do you think that UN W40 family can survive the current situation they are in?

Kata Dukes: Not as UN W40 – no, some players may survive, but we are committed to the destruction of pville’s creation, it’s not just a territorial thing.

Destruction Follows: Which player from UN W40 would you considered the biggest competitor against you all?

Kata Dukes: To be Honest it’s hard to tell at this stage, but guys like Moulson11 & Bastille are going to be tough to get through. They seem to enjoy the real fight more than some and they have good gameplay skills, but if they get bogged down in multiple sits though, they will find it hard to resist.

Destruction Follows: How is it going to feel having to attack players like Moulson11 who Kata was closer to compared to others?

Kata Dukes: The same as playing football against your brother’s team really lol, rivalry doesn’t have to have malice.

Destruction Follows: Very true. This world still has a long way to go, but who do you think will end up winning the world, or what two tribes will be the last to fight for control?

Kata Dukes: One day I expect NMS and Kata to fight for the ultimate control of this world, and although I like and respect Knight of the Thunder, I look forward to it.

Destruction Follows: What would you say is your favorite part of being a duke?

Kata Dukes: When players shine after being helped to find better modes of play and when teams make & execute their own plans well. At the beginning dukes do most tasks, by this stage it is very satisfying to have teams plan & execute major ops. Duke = Tribes common slave. We sure enjoy the abuse. Well.. when things go wrong it is always our fault…

Destruction Follows: lol. My last question for you now. What is your favorite setting for W40?

Kata Dukes: Ah, to be honest it’s the combination of small tribe size with tribe only support that makes it challenging.When you add that to the church it makes this world more challenging than most.

Destruction Follows: Well thanks to both of you, I appreciate the time you took out for the blog.

Kata Dukes: Thank you for interviewing us.