And MJ, might well be what everyone been saying for years but there is an element of truth to it. The main targets are always going to be the inactives, the weak players and the leadership.
Its a good point about the hiding though, thats rarely leaders but there are lots of huge players who have taken less than 20 enemy villages in their whole time on W22.
No everyone - certain 'leaders'
Rarely leaders? Let me laugh
Since the begging of this world all I've been seeing is leaders who never bothered to learn to play (to busy plotting on skype) recruit nice shields around them and talking big away from the front or with the support of the whole tribe after...... 'orders' --- extremely loud laugh here :lol:---
There were/are few notable exceptions
The problem with many leaders is self importance.
Ohhh....as for main targets being inactives and weak players Andy... First time I came across that philosophy was in D3TH which I ended despising.
In good tribes which you don't rate yourself, like HaVoK the main targets were the top enemy players (not necessarily dukes). But you wouldn't know about it would you
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it's true about leaders - if you want to take down a tribe, who do you want to get rid of? You attack the leader - it's obvious, everyone does it. If the leader is successfully destroyed, the tribe is often finished. *sigh* it's just the burden leaders have to bear *sigh*
But i guess there are leaders and leaders, and no doubt there are plenty who only think of themselves
You said it yourself there are leaders and leaders.
As for the tribe being finished when you destroy the leader.....
Maybe true at the beginning of the world.
Later?? ...of course it would depend on the leader, the tribe members and structure of the tribe and in any significant tribe I'd say...Unlikely to happen.
Smk's tribe(s) and other similar tribes. Yes certainly true, but are these really tribes and are they really Leaders? No... just siily/funny characters randomly recruiting those tribeless souls. No serious players, no cohesion, no communication, ghost Forums.
Would D3TH collapse if you nobled out Ywevis & Blue right at the start? I have serious doubts about it. It would either become a healthier tribe with more able/reasonable/diplomatic players taking over or it would merge with another tribe and become a superpower like it did. How many ennoblements against the leaders did it take to bring them down?
How many ennoblements against the leaders did it take to bring RBE down?
How many ennoblements against the leaders did it take to bring XIII/XIV down Andy?
Did ennoblements against LOTS affect CoD greatly?
Would nobling out Joned/Colby or Ted these days make XXXX crumble?
Would CoD be served with chips if you get Snappy or Cinders?
How many times did leaders quit because of RL and the tribe just marched on? Does nobling them out makes that much difference?
A good tribe is a good tribe because of its players. Good active players don't go away just because the leader is leaking villas. If yes that is not a good tribe and might as well disband now. The only purpose it serves is the leader's vanity.
Would your tribe collapse if you were nobled out?