Well I wouldn't go
that far, but I'd certainly say that DOW have been underestimated by a few people and I'm beginning to see the real drawbacks of the world settings with 20 member tribe limit - namely keeping activity levels up. Having a second tribe might not be a bad move on this world as much as it pains me to say. The no support rule complicates the normal family thing - making it more like two divisions.
When DOW took out Metal Duck I think a lot of people dismissed it, as Metal Duck was well.... asking for it and well... useless, but I do think that's a little unfair to DOW who were active and worked as a team to take him down. He wasn't the only player I know to be taken out early in game like that. So I'm not that surprised that they are doing ok against EDGE.
Now
simon2234 was ranked 6th last week, and he's lost 10 villages this week. That says a lot about DOW. They had the guts and the organisation to do that, which is more than you'd expect from the average family tribe.
That said, some of their members have a lot of learning to do. I'm sure I'll live to regret saying this but from the hits I've taken personally from DOW....
rams are a good idea...