TobyHart: Doing just fine, what about you?

1stphoenix: Bit of the flu, unfortunately
1stphoenix: Anyway, today, I would like to ask you some questions pertaining to current and future events in world 48, is that alright with you?

TobyHart: That is most certainly alright with me as long as you keep your flu to yourself of course

1stphoenix: hahaha, Il try
1stphoenix: Ok, first off then, for our viewers, what position to you hold in womble?

TobyHart: At the moment I hold the position of Womanly Duke, which is a position I got given by my fellow North-easterners

1stphoenix: Hahahaha, alright then Well, onto some current events.
1stphoenix: What is your take on the Womble v CRASH war?

TobyHart: My take is that the war started out with Womble catching CRASH sleeping and unprepared, while I do recall someone in SubV/Brave! on the externals stated CRASH actually did expect Womble to attack them the very moment the merge was initiated and completed. Problem?

Womble did well in Propaganda towards CRASH at the time and even influenced others to provide a pressure – to gain some additional momentom.

The war went on and seems like OPs being performed from both sides evened out, and got more and more of a rarity. While CRASH for some time were the more defending, they’ve changed the roles from defendants to attackers – taking advantage of a suspicous “hacking” of a Womble account and a quick OP to follow.
To follow up I believe Walshaw summarized the hack in the “Womble recycles crash wreckage” thread

Now we’re to see who gains what role – and how long it lasts.
TobyHart: God my fingers hurts ;(

1stphoenix: lol, very in depth toby, and probably right on the money
1stphoenix: Where do you think the war will head?
1stphoenix: it is certainly very aggressive on both sides

TobyHart: The war will head into a standstill, one side will OP the other with some gain and the other will do the same. Even though some might fail, both tribes will recover.
There will have to be a third-party like PIRANA (yeah, I know… help…) or an event which will crumble one or both sides to put an end to the war.

If such does not happen there will just be minor gains to both sides from time to time really.

1stphoenix: Pirana? What do you think of your war with them? They don’t seem to attack much.
1stphoenix: Or, do you even class your current situation with them as a war?

TobyHart: That’s the thing. They don’t seem to attack much, and with the NAP with CRASH some might become bored or find themselves – just there. Such could eventually turn into a split of the tribe, where the members would form some new and smaller tribes. Obviously the big tribes surrounding them would try to recruit one or another of them, but such an event would open up some new variations to the play of the world.
Pirana is a variable to the end of the world most certainly.

No, I wouldn’t class it as a war. It’s a skirmish. Just random sending of nukes and nobles to and by RGF init.

1stphoenix: Yes, that sounds about right. This world is quite young, and yet we are in a stage of the game where it is dominated by 3 tribes. You say PIRANA is a variable, do you believe that a split in PIRANA could see the beginnings of several new powerful factions?
1stphoenix: Or just the same people under different banners?

TobyHart: It would be random I guess – some who wants to act as “rebels” and go some new ways, perhaps away from the hugging? But the flesh from the PIRANA will still be with the majority of the leftovers from the tribe if there would be a split. But, as long as Deathdealer with his really nice ODT keeps controlling the hugship and keeps his members safe, I would not be expecting a split really. That’s just an outcome which would have greater effect on the world than the usual “player quit! – right, lets get a new owner and keep going” mentality.

1stphoenix: Indeed
1stphoenix: What do you think will happen in the northwest over the coming months?

TobyHart: I do not really pay a whole lot of attention to that area. Well, XIII has been there for how long? The name – forever. ASCN has it the whole are on lockdown, so based on what I do know at this very moment – I can’t think anything different than that there wont be much or any changes really.

1stphoenix: Fair enough
1stphoenix: Is there anything you would like to add before we finish Toby?

TobyHart: I would like to add two things indeed

a little hello message from twist:

Twist:
<<< tell him that twist said will you already give up on that one village you are trying so hard to recap once it is renamed, it is mine
I should rename it that
Muahah check the name
874|473

And that I absolutely love Ramy76, wouter de ruiter and frio1981 for being complete bastards 24/7 (h)

1stphoenix: Thankyou for your time Toby
1stphoenix: I appreciate it

TobyHart: No problem, pleasure

Repinski – Womble

Well 1st, just got around to your blog (have been on the internet more and more recently but am not back yet sadly) and thought it was good. Figured I would also answer your question reguarding the strongest power in the world. Now to get to the point, I’ll break it down by the main tribes and then at the end state who I believe is the strongest.

I’ll start with ASCN as they are more of a neighbor than Womble is, considering my position.

ASCN is for sure one of the tribes to look out for in w48. Their position allows them to do several world changing things. They could turn on one of the tribes they have diplomacy with, Womble and -XIII-, and ultimately drastically change either war that the respective tribes are in. Or they could continue on PIRANA and keep -XIII- around as if you look at recent stats -XIII- are losing and for good reason but I will get into that later.

As for my comment about them being able to change the Womble war, I think an ASCN and Womble conflict would greatly damage Womble at first but then drift into a stalemate. Womble has a number of good and maybe even great players up here in the NW of the world that would take a large hit but then hold their own. To name a few Bollywood, Hockey54, FitToWin, Budl, and myself but I’m a nublet. Not to mention there is RobinGoodfellow, Bama (Jeg31ny), and Brian (Xaia) to the south of ASCN that would ultimately be drawn into the war if it were to break out but not in the initial hit I don’t think.

Thus with this, neither tribe would be in a good position to defend and it would turn into a war that would be won by who could coordinate better. Womble has isolated players and ASCN is too intermingled to set up a line of defense. It would be a long, hard, draining, and time consuming war for both tribes and ultimately would affect the CRASH war at least in the core continents of w48.

Then there is my comment about ASCN and a -XIII- war. If this were to transpire, I think -XIII- would fall fast and hard. They are barely holding their own currently with PIRANA and I don’t think they could handle another war from a tribe that is merely mopping up the remains of their last war (the k13/k23 conflict I like to think of as it’s own war instead of a war against the whole of PIRANA.) and will be at full charge if they hit.

Second I’ll speak about -XIII-, my previous tribe before Buzz and then Womble.

I personally think -XIII- is a dead tribe. Their main figures are mostly gone with only Emulous and either Hankatron or Helycon (can’t remember which since I’ve been without net for so long) in the Russikyboy account. This means their main figure heads of Toesy (previous Russikyboy), Stepgib, and Megadeth.. are all gone and being sat or have new owners. Those are the leadership and glue that are no longer around. There are other players also that I won’t mention who are no longer playing.

This is the reason why I think -XIII- is a dead tribe and not a major threat to any tribe. hence why PIRANA are starting to win their first war in a long time.

Third shall be PIRANA F
PIRANA have a lot of dead weight and always have but this is also starting to get slimmer and slimmer. Especially in the NW. I won’t lie, the fish disgust me as a tribe but there are a few mentionables in their ranks and some great players. One of these people is Freaky99. He used to be a good friend of mine and over time we’ve been speaking less and less and thus is more of an acquaintance, but he is a notable player inside the fish. There is also Kato 9 who was a rim player, ate everything in sight in no time at all, and has landed himself in the top 20 of the world. His growth was fast and he jumped north by -XIII-, but I haven’t been able to follow him properly without net to judge his skill but I still think he should be mentioned.

And then there is the leader Deathdealer55 whom has me blocked and we share as much of a hatred as is possible over a video game for each other. I sure hope his for me doesn’t extend more than that or he may need some professional help but back to the point. It’s no secret that he is a terrible, terrible player who uses sat accounts to fight his enemies and feeds only off inactives but as a glue, he has to be amazing or the fish are just plain stupid. They are getting hammer left and right, up and down, yet he holds them together some how. That earns a mention despite how much I dislike him.

Needless to say, yes the fish are garbage, but they do have mentionables, especially in the NW, that if all the dead weight and inactives were eaten with a proper leader put in place, I think they could become a force. This may already be happening because I do hear that they are starting to try and run OPs. At least against -XIII- and I believe anyone can become a great player if they are willing to learn and keep trying even after they fail 1000 times.

Next I think I’ll mention A|V and leave the Rank 1 and 2 for last.
A|V are what I would call the underdog of the world powers. With -XIII- being a dead tribe and ASCN showing their merit via OPs and amazing stats, A|V are the ones that are silently and quietly chipping away at the Fish and growing larger and larger.

I remember when these guys were the Sad Pandas. That was a 15 man rim tribe that kicked ass. Then they made a bad moved and merged with eQu and ultimately unmerged and took a few additional members then the original Pandas and formed A|V. They could be a serious problem if allowed to continue to grow like this and should be watched carefully in my personal opinion.

And now for CRASH. Leaving out the recent conquers on Womble due to ‘things’ regarding them, CRASH have been getting hammered by Womble. A failed OP here on this side, and a semi-successful OP there on that side, it has been a lot of back and forth. Between k45 going barb on Womble and frontline players quitting on CRASH, it’s been a rough war for both tribes I think. CRASH have made a lot of headway in k49 and I have to give them that but they have also been losing their lead on Womble in the rankings and have lost what they had in k44 and are losing what they had in k43. Currently k47 and k48 look like the war zone that they are with villages changing hands at the snap of a finger.

CRASH also have notable players in their ranks like FCB and princess. While I don’t believe CRASH can win the war, I also don’t believe they will fall to Womble easily and this war will take well over a year before it is over.

And last but not least, my tribe, Womble. We had a lot of momentum in the start and we were crushing CRASH but I won’t lie, that momentum slowed down a lot. Although I do think CRASH but off way more then they could chew due to recent events and have more than redoubled the Womble spirit.

With that said I won’t go much into the war due to covering it in the CRASH segment. On the other hand I will point out a few things that have probably been overlooked. The tribe NTL has been finally beaten down and pretty much out since the Buzz recruits came. Though this is more due to increased coordination than our fault because the same Buzz recruits were already hitting NTL. There is also the fact that we have been gaining more and more ground on the old T-U (the current ~ONE~ after the recent merge.) which Womble has been at war with for what seems like forever. Along with various other small projects up in the NE and people hopping south to get on the CRASH front from time to time.

And finally for my conclusion. Womble definitely has a strong number of skilled players with new, rekindled, burning desires to take out CRASH and ASCN has proved they are a force that wants their voice to be known throughout the world. These two tribes in my eyes, are the contenders for the title of strongest tribe in w48 but I think overall, Womble simple has more of those good and great players then ASCN does and so they take the cake for me.

Anyways, I hope this wasn’t too long of a mail for you to process and if this hits your next blog, please include all of it and not just parts. Also if you reply, don’t expect a quick answer. I’m still without net and so it could be days if not weeks before I get to checking my mail again.

Regards,
-Repinski

Sboh – ASCN

Hello phoenix,

As asked I shall give my opinion on the most powerful tribe and why.

I shall start by saying who I believe the most powerful is, that tribe is CRASH. The reason I say this is because with the way w48 has come to a stand still CRASH have really played on diplomacy and their enemies well.

I say this because the current situation as you know is Womble are currently fighting Pirana and CRASH but it was not always this way. Pirana were at war with Crash giving Crash two massive fronts to defend on. CRASH knew this would be the end of them so by swallowing their pride declared a truce with Pirana they could focus on Womble together.

This was an effective move as both tribes had considerable fronts elsewhere.. Pirana having not only -XIII- to deal with but also ASCN and A|V. This meant that with the truce they could shift a huge amount of support away from the primary frontline and use them to maintain their frontlines with other tribes. Unfortunatly even with the numbers they possess Pirana did not have the intelligence to really stack all three, leaving the same gaps that were originally there.

Crash on the other hand played a blinder, using this new truce they were able to shift support across from the pirana frontline and attend to Womble 100%. This proved invaluable as since then the stats have been turning minorly in their favour, including the disputable 93-3 gain in the last week.

Through the truce I also believe that they have pirana where they want them now. Attacking Womble and to an extent relieving the pressure from crash’s own frontlines. This enhances the amount of attacks they can produce as well as the amount of defence they will maintain.

The only problem I see for CRASH now is that of inexperience to an extent. In previous worlds when it has come to a stalemate the ideal thing to do is to devise and build major operations. From what I have seen only one has been put into place, and it has not changed the stalemate, just given morale to the troops.

If the CRASH leadership were to really get their act together they would realise the potential of using their rival’s to the west and really strike Womble where it hurts, on their most valued players.

This is all I have to say for the moment, I hope it is helpful and I hope it will give an insight for things to come.

Ronin888 – ASCN

Womble.

Their leadership is second to none. Their position is one of the best with a solid front on their biggest foe and a friendly (I assume) rim. They have not been demoralized despite recent “incidents” around the CRASH/Womble war.

AHL

MadisonBama – Womble

Honestly, I am not sure. I believe it must be either Womble or Crash. But I have yet to see which is the better of the two.

Before the war I would have said Womble hands down, no doubt about it. But through the war while they still lead they dont have the lead I would have thought. Now I still believe they are a good tribe but I guess what i am saying is my previous opinions on them may have been a little high.

Crash on the other hand I didnt have high opinions of to start with but they have earned some respect from me. They have put up a better fight then I thought. The only thing that worry me about saying they are the top tribe is a they have some weak areas for sure and I dont believe a strong tribe is one that cheats to win. And honestly I know which tribe is telling the truth about the cheating or if either is right. I would love for a higher up of the IG staff to talk to me about some of the actual stats and facts but that wont ever happen.

So I guess I probably didnt give you a straight answer one that but its about where I am at on this. I feel either could turn out to be the strongest. Now if you really must get an answer I guess I would say Womble just because they are still leading stats plus their isnt as been possibly shady actions. Hope that answers your question

Freaky99 – PIRANA F.

Thats a very tough call right now. There has been a lot of turmoil within some of the top 5 tribes recently and activity has suffered as a result.

Although we still have too many players officially on the book but I believe we still have a good group of active players…Womble still has Robin playing after the loss of some of his villages so they have to get a morale boost from that…and Crash still seems to be plugging along also. So in my opinion its still anyone game depending on which players decide to continue and which ones retire.

I don’t think there is much future for -XIII- in their current form as they didn’t have a lot of members to start with and some of the more active ones in the early part of our war with them are now gone or on the way out.

I also don’t think there is a future for ASCN in their current form but for different reason…they are indeed mopping up the isolated players we had in their area while most of our focus has been on -XIII-, but once those isolated players are gone or migrated down to our current territory ASCN will be cut off from us by the remaining -XIII- and Robin…and I don’t think all their tough talk will be enough for them to bridge that gap.