Given myself another spare moment here. I'm going to predict that an unsuspecting tribe will give W2V a lifeline due to their situation, and in time W2V will use this to regain ground and then recruit or join their fellow Contra (W71 W2V) associates in NAM. I will suspect that this will be the tipping point as to who wins W71.
Unsuspectingly, the NAM/RoyalE alliance was formed with the prior goal of taking out W2V. With sections of previous W2V in NAM, what will happen if W2V falls. Will krieger reassess or break his oath to stop all W2V "no matter the cost" or will he let the recruitment slip.
What makes this interesting imo, is that I think NAM recruited ex-Contra (partial W2V) knowing that krieger is determined to destroy the said party. It is something that will make or break the said alliance imo... I look forward to observing, if such a scenario would play out.
I disagree with this purely because the former contra members have already began nobling some of their former w2v buddies, Evidence for this can be seen by checking CasuallyGamings recent conquers.
Maybe these villages were gifted to Casually but if not, then it shows that now contra have joined Nam they don't mind kicking W2v in the face a bit.
I agree with you on the Krieger thing. However I don't think w2v will get a lifeline from Nam. If they do then i think it will only be certain W2v members who are close to the former contra members who joined Nam but the rest of W2v will probably be eaten as has already started via CasuallyGaming.
Theres also members of NAM who stated on these forums that they joined NAM just to kick contra in the face, so if your prediction came true about w2v members who are friends with former contra joining NAM, I think you could see royal-e recruiting the members from NAM who dislike the former contra leadership because maybe these guys in NAM can accept NAM recruting people they originally told NAM leadership they wanted to destroy but can they also stand NAM also recruiting the enemies of their allies?
These two things could just be too much for certain NAM members to take.
I stand by my original predictions but if Romans predictions somehow come true then i can see NAM losing members who then join Royal-E to help them take out the former w2v and Contra members as there is old grudges from members in NAM against contra and Royal-e seriously dislike w2v.. so if roman is right Nam will have a split where members leave to sign up to Royal-e's cause against w2v and contra.
I don't see Nam recruiting anyone from w2v though, i think it makes more sense to eat W2v because recruiting them is to risky to tribe morale and also way to risky to their diplomacy which has stood for a long time and could win them the world.
-Andrew.