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W27 Weekly: February 27th

[spoil]News/War Article written by BlazeStar
This week was very eventful. Just two weeks after the Tribal Unlock, we had our very first declarations of war. Hopefully these wars will bring exciting news.

First off, we would like to inform you that LA-G started falling earlier this week due to an anonymous baron, seemed to be named Dimi88, making up foolish and n00bish rules. Many members left, including one of the dukes and tacops who started a thread about how many LA-G members started leaving. LA-G now has many internal issues inside the tribe.

Later crstalball was reported to be banned in this thread. He was forced to give up leadership to a mass recruiting n00b where even I was attempted to be recruited by the new duke of LA-G, ashiwwru12.

These internal issues could not have come at a better time for ATTACK as they declare war on LA-G becoming the first tribe to officially declare war on a tribe after the Tribal Lockdown. ATTACK is currently winning basically a one-sided war.

We weren't expecting this but this week the Night Stalkers are not stalking but being stalked by APES? Not at all would anybody think two wars would come along during just two weeks after the Tribal Lockdown. It sure does make the world interesting though. ~APE~ declared war here on Nstlk*. Many hope the undermonkeys, ~APE~, the best.

And yet in further news, Rebirth made a recent declaration just prior to the opening of the newspaper. They decided BAN vs. RB would make a good movie. Remember to buy your tickets while this movie is still coming to village theaters near you! The official declaration was made in this thread by BlazeStar. Who's that fool?:lol:

Weekly Survey written by XsaphiraX
This week, we gave out a survey of three questions to the Top 10 leaders. For the next three weeks, we will reveal each question and give the leader's answer. saphira didn't get everyone's opinions on this question but this is what we will have for now. She sent out a similar mail to each leader.
Now here is the responses of each leader to saphira.

XsaphiraX: I would like to let you know that we have decided to start a Weekly or biweekly based newsletter in the public forums.So as a start it was decided to interview the w27 top10 leaders.So without wasting you precious time,
I would like you to give your answers to the following Q's in a short para or two.
1)What do you think about the Tribe unlock?

_XsaphiraX

Ephette: It came too late, this was an experimental world and hopefully they will implement the changes needed if they do decide to do this again.
eg Bring the lock down to 2 months duration.
Have a second vote for a tribe leader after perhaps another month - I think this caused most of the probs, a tribe being stuck with a tribe leader who had no interest in the tribe or this world.

stampcoin: What did i think about the tribe unlock. well... It was nice to finally get out of the old tribes that was for sure. Finally got the action in World 27 started, and finally we had Freedom!

Bob Sherly: The tribe unlock was just delaying the inevitable, even in our previous tribes that we got sorted into we could have had the same situation but we couldn't as we were spread too far apart. Other than that the tribe unlock was set for too long, even as an experiment, they should have put it as a trial at 1 month, then 2, etc.

waylander29: the lock was silly, no good at all every1 just made alliances and had an other tribe that way.

shark79: Tribe Unlock is an act, which benefits the cooperative players, who like the team playing. It tends to develop the social skills of people , which is one of the reasons this game exists.

ashiwwru12: its great and their is excitement everywhere.everybody wanted to do things on their own way like previos worlds.this is the oppurtunity to learn for new players and exp players will make their own tribe and invite all the strong player to lead the tribe..

TheLastDragon: As for the tribe unlock i dont think having it locked in the first place really accomplished anything other than wasting alot of important time. The unlocking simply made it possible for the same veteran players to all leave and team up together again. Beyond that i cant honestly say its had any effect on the world at all.

As you might have noticed, we missed two of the leaders in here but we tried to get them all. Good luck to all these tribes!

War Stats & Comments written by BlazeStar

ATTACK has seemed to rally up quite a score against LA-G. It is possibly the fact that both tribes are very spread out and ATTACK will need to solidify their continents to hold on to their position in the world. Most of the reason, the stats are so much in favor of ATTACK is the fact that LA-G do not have a great leadership anymore. I expect things to slow down a little more next week, but still close to the same stats this week.

Side 1:
Tribes: ATTACK
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 70
Side 2: 0
Difference: 70

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 536,751
Side 2: 0
Difference: 536,751

A couple of continents away, Nstlk* is pulling out villages from ~APE~. ~APE~ is a small tribe and is expected to lose but many are hoping these underapes will win. I expect Nstlk* to win the stats the next two or three weeks but after that I'm thinking things between the tribes will start to tie up as Nstlk* is forced to focus on other things and ~APE~ is forced to focus more closely on their current war.

Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk*
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~APE~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 10
Side 2: 2
Difference: 8

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 60,422
Side 2: 12,298
Difference: 48,124

The RB vs. BAN has just started but I do expect RB to easily win with TLD now gone from the tribe and in Feb.13, solid coordination will lack on BAN's part and they will probably end up being on the defensive end of the war. No conquers this week, but forever there have been some in RB's favor.

Side 1:
Tribes: RB
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: BAN
Players:

Timeframe: Forever

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 6
Side 2: 0
Difference: 6

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 38,120
Side 2: 0
Difference: 38,120

Comics made by Dartship

Interview by Dartship

Dartship: BlazeStar, XSaphiraX and I are starting a newspaper for the W27 forums, and we thought it would be interesting to get the opinion of ATTACK's leader on the LA-G vs. ATTACK war. Would you mind answering a few questions for us?

Note: these questions are from an unbiased standpoint, regardless of my personal opinion in this war,

Ephette: hehehe why sure why not

Dartship: thank you. if there are any questions you don't wish to disclose information to the public about, tell me and I will not include it in the newspaper.

How long have you been planning this war? Just since Tacops put LA-G's intentions on the forums, or for a while?

Ephette: Longer, I realize I can just make these up but you can mail anyone in our tribe to verify the date this was first posted up.

K54/53 hotnavyds Ephette
on 19.02. at 22:33

This is one of the LA-G tribe members claims topic, we started posting these up 3 days prior to Tacops posting.
Planning was prior to this though, we only got round to posting up names on the 19th )

Dartship: thank you,

and do you see that any other tribes are going to join in this conflict?

Ephette: You will always get people who will pick off the last few survivors.........

Official response though is no comment )

Dartship: thanks.

How long do you expect the war to last at the rate it is going at?

Ephette: Depends how many more of their members quit/ get banned.

Dartship: Thank you.

So far, LA-G has not taken any of ATTACK's villages. What is your personal opinion on this?

Ephette: When a tribe fails to work together as a tribe.......start looking at the leadership.

Dartship: And the leadership of LA-G certainly has gone downhill in the past few days.

Why did you attack LA-G, out of all tribes? Is it to drive out future competition in your main areas, or that Tacops has already told you that they plan war?

Ephette: I have never spoken to Tacops, either before or after attacks commenced.

As to the rest, because the war is ongoing, no comment )

Dartship: Thank you. I understand that this being a war scenario it is challenging to get a full grasp of the idea.

Are there any other things you would like to say to anyone who will read this?

Ephette: The Teddy Bears wish to thank everyone for their support, and a reminder that pots of honey are always welcome..........

I'm not sure anyone will still be awake after reading my not so informative answers, but I'm sure most folks will understand that as operations are still ongoing there is not all that much that we can openly comment on.

Dartship: Will do.

Thank you for your time, and good luck in the war.

Dartship.

Ephette: Thankyou.

Please note that this week we switched up who will be doing what for the first week. Next week's should be correct.

Also a special shout out to XsaphiraX and Dartship for starting out this newsletter with me.

I hope you all enjoyed this week's edition![/spoil]​

 

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W27 Weekley: March 6th

[spoil]News/War Article written by BlazeStar
This week we will open with a war that popped up just after the newsletter released its first edition last week. The war was declared by Not For Sale in this thread. It was a short, clear, and straight to the point topic. In the opening post, NFS clearly stated that Feb.13 was planning to declare on ATTACK before ATTACK declared on LA-G. ATTACK started out with excuses in the thread about being busy with LA-G:icon_rolleyes: and that was why the stats were so bad for them. It turns out, their excuses were very much valid and ATTACK is now starting to pull ahead. Later, a truce was seemed to have been written and much heated discussion went between both tribes in that thread and the thread ended up locked after a couple players asked for one.

Of course we can't forget about the RB and BAN war though.<333 BlazeStar [Love that guy:lol:!] talked about refugees and how other tribes would now be included. Two of them were VSB and LA-G. The ticket sales started out high:icon_biggrin: but are going down:icon_cry: because our movie is so good that the pictures are stick in people's heads and, well, they won't watch it ever again. In this thread, RB won a forum battle on how the tribe of BAN was not good and how Blade Phoenix also left the tribe and was considered a refugee.

Early this week, plans of a massive attack on ATTACK were unfolded by tacops. These tribes include K55, Autumn, ~APE~, BAN, BAN-A, and *TKP* who all shared a big forum about plans on ATTACK and also later talked about getting Nstlk* involved and than turning on them later and "winning":icon_eek: against them. I talked to -Zod- ingame and here are some questions I asked him, they are pretty short but sell you enough information to know what type of player he is.

BlazeStar on 28.02. at 17:20
Hello [player]-Zod-[/player]! I am from the W27 Weekly Newsletter on the PnP forums. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions regarding to this thread.

Please consider it and mail me back.

Regards
xBlazex

BlazeStar on 02.03. at 23:15
Excuse me, do you have any comments on this?

-Zod- on 03.03. at 00:18
sorry i accidently deleted it

-Zod- on 03.03. at 00:20
hmmm so your just saying that we are'nt going to go to war with anyone. is that it.

-Zod- on 03.03. at 00:35
eh i dont really care about wat they say bout me. they say watever they want i dont really care hehehe

-Zod- on 03.03. at 00:55
oh yea and that guy who posted wat i talked about in the tribal forum is a no life

BlazeStar on 03.03. at 01:24
I just want to ask you a few questions on the topic, is that alright?

-Zod- on 03.03. at 01:25
cool go ahead

BlazeStar on 03.03. at 01:27
Are you still planning on taking out ATTACK at all?

-Zod- on 03.03. at 01:28
yea but now they know my plan so maybe not

-Zod- on 03.03. at 01:29
NO

BlazeStar on 03.03. at 01:56
What tribes plan on helping you against ATTACK?

-Zod- on 03.03. at 18:43
none, the only one for sure is [ally]LA-G[/ally]

BlazeStar on 03.03. at 23:36
When do you plan on warring ATTACK?

-Zod- on 04.03. at 00:17
anytime when all of us agrees on killing them

BlazeStar on 04.03. at 00:26
Thanks for the answers!

-Zod- on 04.03. at 00:28
no prob, but i guess not cause the duke hella disagreed with it.

Weekly Survey written by XsaphiraX
As you may remember last week, saphira gave out a survey. Here is the next question we asked.

XsaphiraX: I would like to let you know that we have decided to start a Weekly or biweekly based newsletter in the public forums.So as a start it was decided to interview the w27 top10 leaders.So without wasting you precious time,
I would like you to give your answers to the following Q's in a short para or two.
1)What do you think about the Tribe unlock?
2)How do you think it benefited the world?

_XsaphiraX

Ephette: A permanent lock would of killed the world, so one benefit was extending its life by some duration. Unfortunately though the world has turned out how many predicted - a few large tribes managing to secure the main areas, the rest of the world is in a difficult position. If this was a normal world, then any rim tribe out there has a chance of making a success and challenging the other tribes for top spot.
In this world the "rim" is too close to the central areas, we have an extremely low population, and it isn't going to grow very much.

stampcoin: The tribe lock benefited the world by getting the game started finally. Up to then, there was almost no action, and we didn't even have tribes, if you really think about it. Just a bunch of non-active players sitting in a group and doing nothing. It also resulted in making the World a very different one from many others.

Bob Sherly: This did not benefit the world what so ever, again as I stated in the first response, everything was just delayed by 3 months, even if they did not have the delay on the same conclusion would have occurred and we would all be at the same situation as now... So the unlock has again not benefited the world.

waylander29: the lock was silly, no good at all every1 just made alliances and had an other tribe that way.

shark79: Tribe unlock gave the chance, new tribes to be created. As a whole, I think that's the way it should be, since it's the democratic way. We are all playing this game for pleasure, not being payed for it. So, everybody has the choice to pick whom, he/she, wants to play together with.

ashiwwru12: already said exp for new players.you dont have to keep the red dot players or unwanted players in tribe.
lots of character of different players tested in the limitation and big players learn to work under leadership of other player and grow.

TheLastDragon: I dont think it made any significant impact in any direction. i dont believe it helped anyone, except maybe people like myself. Experienced players willing to give noobs a chance. (experienced NOT veteran)Perhaps all it really supplied us with was a touch of excitement as wars could fairly be waged and better alliances formed. it did manage to break up a portion of the boredom.

War Stats & Comments written by BlazeStar

Despite Feb.13, the war between ATTACK and LA-G continues with an impressive score this week. I think the war will continue however ATTACK may ask for a truce just to focus even more on Feb.13.

Side 1:
Tribes: ATTACK
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 32
Side 2: 0
Difference: 32

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 244,144
Side 2: 0
Difference: 244,144

The war between ATTACK and Feb.13 is also continuing despite the truce talks around the forums. Feb.13 started the war off with a nice run but ATTACK is starting to pick up and gain the lead. ATTACK will probably win the war in the long run, but if it is close, I can't see any tribe going long.

Side 1:
Tribes: ATTACK
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Feb.13
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 149
Side 2: 109
Difference: 40

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 51
Side 2: 62
Difference: 11

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 1,105,471
Side 2: 856,970
Difference: 248,501

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 430,367
Side 2: 508,809
Difference: 78,442

Even though the movie is boring to some, the war between RB and BAN is still going on while BAN doesn't respond besides one lone conquer. I think we all know who is going to win. RB is tracking down refugees inside VSB and LA-G as they move tribes.

Side 1:
Tribes: RB
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: BAN BAN-A *TKP* VSB LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 20
Side 2: 1
Difference: 19

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 131,112
Side 2: 10,369
Difference: 120,743

The ~APE~ vs. Nstlk* seems to be nearing an end with those precious little night stalkers in the lead.

Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk*
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~APE~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 21
Side 2: 2
Difference: 19

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 145,129
Side 2: 13,964
Difference: 131,165

Comics made by Dartship

Interview by BlazeStar

This week the interview was given to ornyto an experienced player that has planned on a German server also before.

Blaze: Hello ornyto and thanks for being here. Could we start with your experience? What world[or other server] did you gain your knowledge as a player ? Is there a certain reason you ended up on this world, perhaps?
Reduaram: Hello Blaze.
Reduaram: My first world was w24 with 2 months before on the french TW to understand what is a farm... and so on w24 I decided to be the farmer and not the farmed. I found a very good teacher (dolgrathe) and did not so bad, got bored after 4 months because so many of my friends were becoming innactive. I handed the sit over to somebody and quit for w27.
Blaze: What was your reasoning behind joining Feb.13?
Reduaram: If you mean the tribe Feb.13, I never joined it.
Blaze: Excuse me, I meant YGI?. I'm doing a little business with Feb.13 so I kind of confused the tribes sorry.
Reduaram: Well. I had pretty much quit w27 for other worlds, such as w30, w32 and the invasion of Die Stamme (German TW) with Purple Predator. After a few weeks of not logging in, I decided to again, and discovered that most of my tribe had left, and the ones still there were yellow. So I decided to join another tribe, looked at the rankings and saw that out of the top 5, only one tribe had not mass rectruited :|So i joined them, YGI?
Blaze: I've heard about some players on the German server. Good bunch of players from what I heard.

YGI? has been quiet since they appeared after the Tribe Unlock, as far as you know, can we expect any wars in the next week or two?
Reduaram: Yes, we are preparing to unleash upon ATTACK and Feb.13 (think) Joking, joking. To be honest, the forums are full of unread threads. I do not have the time read them all, therefore I do not have any idea of potential wars, and if I did, I probably would not tell you
Blaze: I understand, YGI? needs their secrets secret.

Now mentioning the war between the Top 2 tribes, who do you think will win and why?
Reduaram: *cough* there is a war between them? But if there is a war, then I think that ATTACK will probably come out on top. I like their style, it is almost as good as mine
Blaze: Somebody needs to catch up.

What war do you expect next from the Top 10?
Reduaram: ornyto vs tumppi
Blaze: How about the tribes?
Reduaram: Lol, is that what you mean? Although I have no idea of where everyone is placed, I think that YGI? vs LA-G probably has a good chance at happening, if it hasn't been announced already. Ornyto's nukes are bored, and LA-G is the nearest tribe.
Blaze: I see that happening also.

For your last question, we've all been dying to ask. Do you like......




cashews?
Reduaram: I do indeed! And they like me also!

ornyto was a little ditzy this week guys. Only kidding! Thanks for the help again this wekk with the newsletter Dartship and saphira!

I hope you all enjoyed this week's edition![/spoil]​

 

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W27 Weekly: 17th May

[spoil]Introduction to the new W27 Weekly
Dartship—Comics, Editor, Format of paper
Demon Pit— War Stats
TribalHugsBrat/Chrs-Cy-lim—Interviews

Interviews

Brat Interviews Ephette

Chrs-cy-lim on 10.05. at 12:51
Hello Ephette

Can I ask you a few questions for the the W27 Weekly?

Ephette on 10.05. at 21:45
hmmmm maybe )

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:10
At the moment there is a huge war amongst the 2 biggest tribes and you lead one of them. To the point.

What do you think of the [ally]~AOW~[/ally] merging into ATTACK (Your Tribe) and making a new tribe called [ally]shadow[/ally]?

Ephette on 12.05. at 07:15
It was the best thing we could of done for both tribes. We had a very good working alliance so a single tribe was the next logical step.

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 08:54
Many say that [ally]~AOW~[/ally] was already an elite tribe, whats your thoughts on that

Ephette on 12.05. at 11:14
To answer that question, one would have to first define elite. A tribe is made up of many people. The good players, the bad players, the mediocre players.

We like to label things, have them in tidy little boxes......sometimes we forget tribes are made up of individuals.

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 11:26
When Albrew posted on the forums Albrews offence; I believe a few were waiting for a reply from you but others defended your name. If you were going to post there what were you going to post?

Ephette on 12.05. at 11:29
I was not going to post there.

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 11:34
Albrew was Duke of ATTACK

Was he a big loss to your tribe or was he easily replaced?

Ephette on 12.05. at 11:38
Albrew was one of the dukes of ATTACK. Some tribes crumble when they loose part of the leadership, we are still here and doing well.

And I will take this opportunity to say Mande1992 and the rest of the leadership are absolutely fantastic people to work with, we have got a very good working relationship going, I have alot of respect for these people.

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 11:45
Although the viewers would want more answers to questions I will end it with a lats set of questions so next time I get to interview you, I will still have questions to ask

-Will the winner of this war rule w27?
-When do you think this this war will end?
-How will this war end?

Ephette on 12.05. at 11:46
- Quite possibly yes

- 2 months time

- Mass deletion of accounts

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 11:47
Thanks for your time and until next time (which I am sure wont be a long time from now)

Have a nice day and a nice war

Ephette on 12.05. at 11:50
Thankyou, have a good day too

Brat interviews Mande

Chrs-cy-lim on 10.05. at 12:52
Hello Mande1992

Can I ask you a few questions for the the W27 Weekly?

Mande1992 on 10.05. at 17:32
I suppose if you must, although I prefer to stay in the shadows.

Chrs-cy-lim on 10.05. at 17:44
Anyhow this will be posted on the world forums and I will be neutral on this although I am in the shadows

1)Can we start?

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 17:39
Sorry about that... busy r/l weekend.

We can start now..

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:13
You use to lead the Tribe ~AOW~

Now that tribe merged into ATTACK [ally]Shadow[/ally]. Was that a long time plan? What was your personal thought on it?

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 22:19
It was not a long time plan to join forces with ATTACK. Even after Nstlk* launched their offensive it wasn't in the plan right away. Once we started to join ATTACK in the fight, the suggestion was made to become one tribe and it just carried on from there.

I was looking for a way to reduce my time spent playing TW so it worked very well for me. I actually quit playing for a while after we joined together but I missed it too much

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:22
Many Say your tribe was elite on its own. Any comments on that?

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 22:25
I have seen that comment a couple times. Maybe it refers simply to the fact that we didn't take on every single player in the area? We had 40 members, and like any tribe not all were very active... so I guess we were doing well for our size.

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:32
You dont need to answer this but what Is your opinion on:
-[ally]Ephette[/ally]
-ATTACK's previous council
-ATTACK previous members

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 22:37
Ephette - great leader from what I have seen. Has been patient with me

Previous council - not 100% sure who the entire council used to be. Things were shuffled to give ~AOW~ members council seats.

Previous members - we had already worked with several of the members through other conversations to avoid cross-nobling and sharing villages. People comment that ATTACK was a pushy #1 tribe but we did not find that when working together.

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:41
Same goes about [ally]Nstlk*[/ally]

-Their leader (I am to lazy to check his username so we will add that on the forums)
-The whole tribe [ally]Nstlk*[/ally]

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 22:46
Olaf is listed as duke. He is a great guy, we used to chat a bunch but of course that has slowed as we battle it out.

Nstlk* rarely had any discussions with us as allies so I don't really know any more of them. Some of them are proving to be good opponents which at least keeps things interesting.

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:49
Few more questions left

What is your opinion on Albrew?

Mande1992 on 11.05. at 22:51
I have to go out, so I can't answer anymore at the moment...

Had very limited contact with Albrew, but I don't think we would have worked together too well. I am too much of a tribal hugger...

Chrs-cy-lim on 11.05. at 22:52
Ok I hope you come back soon so we can finish this

Mande1992 on 12.05. at 01:10
Back for a short bit..

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 08:53
are you on now?

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 20:12
Well to finish this for you and stop bothering you I will give you another set of my last questions

-Will the winner of this war rule w27?
-When do you think this this war will end?
-How will this war end?

Mande1992 on 12.05. at 20:26
If this war was to carry on to it's completion, meaning that one tribe nobles every village from the other, then I think it would be clearly impossible to stop that tribe. I haven't played other worlds through such a long war so I don't really know how things will end, but I assume the victory goes to the tribe with members that want it most.

Chrs-cy-lim on 12.05. at 20:31
Thanks for your time Mande and have a nice day and hopefully a fun war

Brat Interviews Grimlock-

Chrs-cy-lim today at 13:01
Hello Grimlock-

Can I ask you a few questions for the the W27 Weekly?

Grimlock- today at 13:26
Sure. Go ahead.

Chrs-cy-lim today at 13:31
At the moment there is a huge war amongst the 2 biggest tribes and you lead a top 5 tribe so this war should concern you a bit; And your tribes future. To the point.

What do you think of the [ally]~AOW~[/ally] merging into ATTACK and making a new tribe called [ally]shadow[/ally]?

Grimlock- today at 13:38
I would've rather seen ~AOW~ going to war against ATTACK, seeing as ATTACK mainly have hugged their way through this world so far. The only exception are the war they have fought with my former tribe, and the one their fighting with NSTLK*. In my opinion, they did fairly good in the war vs Feb.13, but not in the war vs NSTLK*. They've mostly been taking isolated villages thus far, while NSTLK* has been more focused on the front.

They've also confronted the former leaders of my current tribe about a merge, which makes me question what Ephett really is thinking. Makes me want to refer her to a certain tribalHUGS.net

Chrs-cy-lim today at 13:40
As I am trying to be as neutral as possible as I am in [ally]Shadow[/ally] myself. If [ally]~AOW~[/ally] declared war on former ATTACK what do you think the outcome would of been?

Grimlock- today at 13:47
I'm not entirely sure what would've happened. Never really heard of ~AOW~ before they merged with ATTACK, but they were in a strategical position, seeing as they could've dealt a huge blow to the southern part of ATTACK. If both NSTLK* and ~AOW~ would've been at war with ATTACK, I guess this world would've been a lot more exciting. NSTLK*s job would've certainly been a lot easier.

And I do believe they could've taken down ATTACK. What I've seen so far from ATTACK, has not been impressive. They have shown us that they're good at taking isolated villages, as I mentioned before, but nothing more.

Chrs-cy-lim today at 13:52
Thanks
Next question

After Albrew left do you personaly think it will affect ATTACK [ally]Shadow[/ally]?

Grimlock- today at 14:04
Not really. They got some other good players, that could probably help out more than Albrew ever could. In my opinion, Albrew mostly made things worse for ATTACK. He thought he was the best at what he did and it looked like he thought he was superior to everyone on the externals. His attitude towards other tribes wasn't a large + either. He was a lousy diplomat, a lousy leader and he was nothing more than an average player.

Chrs-cy-lim today at 14:13
As you have answered most of the questions I was going to ask you with only a few questions of mine I am quite finished; Just need to ask you three more questions

-Will the winner of this war rule w27?
-When do you think this this war will end?
-How will this war end?

Grimlock- today at 14:20
The winner of this war will most certainly rule w27. There'll only be a few rim tribes left in the world if the war ever ends. They will probably be easy pickings.

This war will probably last for a long while, unless they agree to a ceasefire soon, which I hope will never happen.

Eventhough I'd like this war to end with shadow being completely gone, I doubt it will happen. In a couple of months, the war will probably end up in a stalemate and they'll go back to take out noobs.

Brat Interviews Tsesorro

Chrs-cy-lim on 10.05. at 19:28

Chrs-cy-lim today at 12:54
Hello Tsesorro

Can I ask you a few questions for the the W27 Weekly?

tresorro today at 13:38
sure you can... mail them...
i will answer between dodging and sniping....



Chrs-cy-lim today at 13:43
lol but honestly this is about the W27 weekly

Proof

tresorro today at 14:07
lol... i believe you.... and i am also honestly tell you to mail the questions

Chrs-cy-lim today at 14:15
Oh ok

At the moment I am interviewing the players I think are the key players to this war. I am even interviewing my own members and I am trying to be as neutral as possible

First question
1)What are you thought Of the ~AOW~ merging into ATTACK [ally]Shadow[/ally]?

tresorro today at 15:10
lol, good one.
1)
Considering that Nstlk* is such an active and strong tribe i guess it was a smart move for them. But from the other side of the fence it really looked like a "we are scared" merge: If we cant beat them with skills lets beat them with size.

Chrs-cy-lim today at 15:13
thanks but that seems a bit Bias, but then again its an interview so you may say what ever you feel like saying

2)As an Duke advisor; Did you agree on the declare?

tresorro today at 15:34
you better keep your objectivity and not judge my answers


2. Yes I agreed with the declare. It was either that or play sim-city until they decided to declare on us. After all it is a war game we are playing.

Also, I NEVER like to be told what to do ar ask permission for what I do....so Attack's position on our decision to bring in some YGI? players without their permission and their "punishment" of downgrading our alliance to NAP without proper discussions, make me made my mind really fast

Chrs-cy-lim today at 16:48
I wont judge your answer again then

3) Was this war planned while your tribe still had an Alliance with ATTACK?

tresorro today at 17:41
this is my my answer

"4)
NO this war was not planned while we had an alliance.

When the Attack dropped the alliance to NAP we started to ask ourselves what will be their next step.

You see, in a war game who is not prepared for any situation will lose.

We were prepared for an Attack war once they dropped the alliance to NAP, as we were prepared for an AOW war once they declared neutrality, as we were prepared for some people in our tribe to quit/leave the tribe so that they will be spared, as we were prepared for information leaks and spys, etc.

Now, Chrs-cy-lim, this interview you are taking for W27 weekly has been so far an Attack/Shadow interogation of an enemy. So, unless you can come up with questions that are not in the same direction you can consider this interview over as i would rather spend my time playing the game than answering this type of questions."

Chrs-cy-lim today at 17:48
Ok then sorry if I seemed to be siding ATTACK/Shadow

Next questions which I hope are not Bias at all

-Will there be a winner in this war?
-If some tribe wins what will become of world 27?
-How do you think one of the 2 tribes will win?

tresorro today at 18:24
-Will there be a winner in this war?

It has to be. Otherwise how will this world look like?


-If some tribe wins what will become of world 27?

That we will have to play and see. A lots of things can happen: disbanding, new tribes forming, new mergers, etc.

-How do you think one of the 2 tribes will win?

Resilience, activity, team work and last but not least game skills.

The biggest problem I see, one that could become a great advantage to the other side is more good players quitting the game.

Chrs-cy-lim today at 19:27
thanks for your time and hopefully I get to interview you again someday

War Stats

Slide 1 : Shadow

Slide 2: Nstlk*


24 hours
Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 10
Side 2: 7
Difference: 3

48 hours
Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 14
Side 2: 9
Difference: 5

Week
Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 43
Side 2: 35
Difference: 8

From what we can see from these stats on this week is that shadow is pushing back at Nstlk*, but as you can see from the map below me they are mainly taking villages within there own clsuters or in k65 and k75, which only around 5 Nstlk members are but they are putting up a real fight which i can see from the maps.

But in all fairness, Shadow has once again shown that they can fight back and re-take lost ground which they lost, and gain more from this.

Also Nstlk* seems to still be taking the front line villages, but now i wonder with mostly all targets within Shadows cluster gone, will they make a frontal attack at the main stronghold of Nstlk* in a short peroid of time, or will they make a long plan, which might take ages to be forged and actully used in battle?

Personaly our overall opinion on this is that shadow is fighting back with glee now and taking villages right left and centre, while nstlk* is still mainly focused on the front lines (apart from the ones in k65/k75 which seems to be taking villages all over the place).

(nobling map, made by stampcoin)

-Comic by Dartship

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W27 Weekly - June 07 2009

W27 Weekly: 7th June

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Zarin - Editor and news
Demon Pit - News and statistics
Dartship - Comics
TribalHugsBrat/Chrs-Cy-lim—Interviews

'W27 Weekly' weturns wistfully
The long awaited return of W27 Weekly is here

It is a sad day when we give up on chronicling history, and this newspaper is no different. Sure the readership may be small, but that should not detract from the necessity of preserving events for posterity, as well informing you, the readers, of the events of the last week.

This is only another pilot issue, but we hope that you enjoy the pro forma of things. We shall be keeping you informed of the events of this world and forum through our articles, interviews and comics and offer you a few thoughts for the day and well as seeking to inform. We shall also compile a thorough record of statistics for the week, so that this might also serve to remember each week as it happens.

We are delighted to inform you that the other sections will all return at some, though if anyone does have any suggestions for any other additions they should make themselves known. Regrettably, we have been unable to conduct the interviews this week in the hope of getting this newspaper out today. Finally, we hope you enjoy reading.​

The W27 Weekly team

A little less boring?
Bored finally 'declare' war upon Shadow

Well, Homer said that men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than war, so it is inevitable that yet more carnage must be wrought upon W27. It was of course 'Bored' who instigated this conflict and 'declared' upon Shadow, though sadly their declaration does not survive due to server problems.

On the surface, the size of Bored seems to pale in comparison to the size of Shadow, despite the self-proclaimed high quality of the Bored membership. One would have to remark that they are either brave or foolish. However, just as these things always go, the aggressor has come out on top for the first week.​

War statistics as of ~13:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Bored
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 221
Side 2: 28
Difference: 193

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 12
Side 2: 21
Difference: 9

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 1,900,491
Side 2: 260,870
Difference: 1,639,621

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 115,916
Side 2: 204,367
Difference: 88,451

Well, 21 conquers isn't bad for a first week, I think that the whole of Nstlk* struggled to accomplish that. Still, the advantage of surprise is now squandered, and if the Bored assault founders, they will be lost. It would also be prudent to remark that, with Nstlk* crumbling, Bored could well find the full weight of Shadow brought to bear.

They say that the fighting is fiercest between brothers, and if that is so, then the fighting must be truly fierce indeed with ex-Feb 13 members on both sides; expect bitterness form both parties.

The conflict has at least inspired some lively PnP, I have seen posting with that much alacrity for some time. Hats off to Bored for being good enough sports to have a stab at it, the debate has indeed been enjoyable. Points there are a little close to call for the moment even if my opinion is hortatorily neutral.​

Zarin

Simultas aequabilis, et non est illustris
~VEN~ vs LA-G war drags on with a pathetic nobling record

I could have made the sub-title: 'Latin education failing in schools' and it would have been far more interesting than this. One conquer folks (028 tammom (403|291) K24 6,448Shaneanigans [~VEN~]tammom [LA-G]06th Jun 2009 - 17:10:56 ), that tells you exactly what you need to know. For a top 5 tribe, that is either disgraceful apathy or a statement about the activity of LA-G, but probably both. At this rate, the war will drag on for quite some time, as ~VEN~ are nobling far more than they lose to LA-G.

Even the question of how LA-G are still around and a top 5 tribe is a tough one, as they seem to be waiting to be put out of their misery. This war, far from proving the power of LA-G or taking new land, has served only to prove the ineptitude of the tribe. Of course, I could be wrong, it could just be the stoic defence of ~VEN~,but somehow, that just does not seem feasible as the increases in OD for both have been pitiful.

As for ~VEN~, well the same goes for you; you're probably already negotiating a merge, you are fighting LA-G after all. I'll let the statistics do the rest of the talking.​

War statistics as of 13:00
Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 72
Side 2: 18
Difference: 54

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1
Side 2: 0
Difference: 1

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 404,237
Side 2: 58,855
Difference: 345,382

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 6,448
Side 2: 0
Difference: 6,448

“Not really a hug fest more of a inactivity contest.... “ - thank you to smurf69 for that one.

“Maybe there leadership are strategic geniuses and are just very very very good at appearing incompetent, They are still alive and all.” - thank you to synister zero for that one​

Zarin

Shadows Creep Over the North
No signs of resistance as Shadow maintain a lead over Nstlk*

So the Shadow/Nstlk* war is strung out by the defiant refusal of Nstlk* to give in. Faced by chronic inactivity and apathy even among top players, they continue to mete out their existence. Whether this is motivated by a misguided sense of glory or perhaps an inability to accept the endemic axiom which is their defeat remains largely irrelevant.​

Timeframe: Last week

Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Total conquers:

Side 1: 158
Side 2: 223
Difference: 65

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 13
Side 2: 62
Difference: 49

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 1,033,950
Side 2: 1,915,897
Difference: 881,947

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 127,527
Side 2: 578,980
Difference: 451,453

From these stats we see that Nstlk* has been slowing down drastically over the last week, but Shadow is still keeping up the attacks and nobles onto Nstlk*, although it does seem they have slowed down a bit as well.

Also we see from the map (below), that a big part of the noblings are still in k65 for shadow, when nstlk* small amount are still are on the front lines. Also I think that the decrease of noblings on Nstlk* by Shadow is becuase of the tribe "Bored", which have targeted Shadow and attacking them.

But what I can say about this, is that Shadow has at the moment got control of this war, and are still going for it, even with the problem with Bored on their side.

I personally feel that Shadow is doing well in this, and I hope to see the war to shape up well, and also to become more active on both sides.​

Demon Pit

In Other News…​

• Server problems in early June caused the loss of some posts, and may have extinguished, in part, the fires of debate for Shadow and Bored. If you are lamenting the loss of Zarin's posts, someone enjoyed them so much, that they saved them for posterity, so you need not worry.​

• Greater peril for Nstlk* as theSleepwalker leaves the tribe and sparkosss quits. Good luck to sparkosss, wherever he has gone.

• TK and C46 begin to engage in a fairly one-sided skirmish, one wonders whether anyone is active in C46 after the split to form Bored. This may not even be counted as a war, more a volatile merge.

• The *Epic vs K25PG and Sorry! war draws to a close, as *Epic are practically annihilated. Thank goodness it did not end in a merge.

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 31.189.654 41.156.593 79 520.970 4307 9.556
2 Nstlk* 16.772.739 19.457.310 72 270.240 2060 9.445
3 TK 7.404.924 8.097.386 58 139.610 1036 7.816
4 K25PG 6.277.195 7.531.379 98 76.851 1057 7.125
5 LA-G 5.432.838 5.928.302 72 82.338 803 7.383
6 4Fun 4.182.260 4.182.260 10 418.226 481 8.695
7 -AA- 4.169.035 4.181.814 43 97.251 539 7.758
8 Bored 2.833.950 2.833.950 5 566.790 297 9.542
9 Dstlk* 2.765.386 3.306.681 87 38.008 556 5.947
10 *TKP* 2.660.444 2.759.427 50 55.189 412 6.698

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 1.444.507 149 9695
2 Carthon II Shadow 1.325.220 141 9399
3 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.257.139 122 10304
4 tresorro Nstlk* 1.227.596 108 11367
5 4Knife RO Nstlk* 1.222.101 120 10184
6 micko80 Shadow 1.151.503 122 9439
7 kfoo Shadow 1.140.469 117 9748
8 mikestuntz Shadow 1.118.104 114 9808
9 Mande1992 Shadow 1.116.751 115 9711
10 gerick6 Shadow 1.095.282 111 9867

Comic

That comprises today's issue, all comments are welcome. If we have missed any events, then it is up to you to inform us of them. Please mail Zarin.

Thank you for reading,
The W27 Weekly Team

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W27 Weekly 14/06

W27 Weekly: 14th June

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Zarin - Editor and news
Demon Pit - News and statistics
Dartship - Comics
TribalHugsBrat/Chrs-Cy-lim—Interviews

The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend
Bored merge with Nstlk* (in what you might call the anti-Shadow axis)

It is no doubt testament to the mutual shame of both parties that such a move was not announced, but I decided to take the opportunity to inform you all. It seems that the words of Bored, about surviving on their own, are a little hollow now; not that this changes the game at all.

This move must surely come as an obvious act of desperation from both parties and is one which will have little effect on the war. I suppose that the greater number of people in Nstlk* may now prolong their existence, as one might bail water from a sinking ship. Both are far apart for each other, and the logistics of support and coordination seem imprudent, but that is of course their folly and not mine. Suffice to say that the axiom of the headline is proved right yet again.

This comes in a week where Nstlk* lost two top players and ones whom they relied upon during the early stages of the war. Can this merge really replace that? The answer is of course ‘no’, and anyone who thinks otherwise is misguided. Still, it’s only one set of stats for me, so on with them (Bored players were added individually to correct the stats – apologies if I have missed anyone or anything):​

War stats as of ~16:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players: Grimlock- weiliang89 LordKhal jquint SP@RKY browser83

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 200
Side 2: 186
Difference: 14

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 39
Side 2: 22
Difference: 17

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 1,856,682
Side 2: 1,407,235
Difference: 449,447

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 378,024
Side 2: 214,310
Difference: 163,714

Considering the disparity in points of both sides, 22 conquers is still not a bad show at all from the new Nstlk* players. However, Shadow is still maintaining a decisive lead, and this war seems to only be going one way; perhaps this merge could change things, I am sure that was the hope from both parties, we shall, of course, have to wait until next time to see how this will go.​

The Golden Rule
The game is all about having fun.

With old Feb 13 remnants pulling their heads out of the sand, it seemed only logical that yet another splinter would ‘declare’ upon Shadow. The word declare is obviously used in the loosest sense possible, this may be the first that you have heard of this conflict, with forum declarations just not á la mode these days.

There’s little to say here, with conquers not too common, and the major parties on both sides yet to involve themselves fully. In light of the other merge, it is only a matter of time before we see some sort of ‘Triple Alliance’ or ‘W27 Axis’.​

On with the stats I assume:

War stats as of ~16:15

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: 4Fun
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 206
Side 2: 15
Difference: 191

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 14
Side 2: 2
Difference: 12

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 1,912,439
Side 2: 29,292
Difference: 1,883,147

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 139,620
Side 2: 20,276
Difference: 119,344

I’d like to say that 4Fun are fighting the good fight and Shadow are leaving them alone, but W27 is no fairytale world. With prowess like that, I can only see this conflict going one way. The writing’s on the wall with this one folks, enough said.​

LA-G/~VEN~ War; What is it Good For?
Absolutely nothing as the lyrics go, and it’s correct in this case

Once more, the stats will do my talking:

War stats as of ~16:30

Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 63
Side 2: 30
Difference: 33

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 3
Side 2: 0
Difference: 3

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 353,821
Side 2: 89,937
Difference: 263,884

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 26,643
Side 2: 0
Difference: 26,643

I suppose if the number of conquers against the opposite tribe tripled each week, we might just get somewhere. 3 conquers against ~VEN~ and none in return, quite possibly the most boring war in the history of Tribal Wars. Is there even a war going on here? Or are these accidental cross-noblings on 500 point barbs? Whatever the case, I might have to start posting on that war with yearly installments.​

In Other News…

• We say goodbye to olafSchlief and tresorro, who both neglected to indulge in a goodbye thread. We wish them well in whatever they do.​

• K25PG became [IRON]; whether that name is an oxymoron is up to you. (If that is news from last week, I apologise).

Interview[size]

This one surprised even me, so I’ll just go back to looking into my pond.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 20:26
Hello Zarin

This week the 27 Weekly is going to post a different interview from the others I have done. This week I am only going to interview one person as there is not much to update since last week. The subject will be about your TW history and your w27 history.

I hope you can spare your time by getting interviewed for the w27 commubity

Regards
w27 Weekly Crew

Zarin on 13.06. at 20:42
It is an interesting premise, I can hardly refuse.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 20:44
To start off an easy question and simple

-What world was your first?

Zarin on 13.06. at 20:46
I began playing in World 13 some time ago, but I had underestimated the time factor involved in this game and I went inactive fairly quickly.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 20:47
-What did you start playing a world seriously?

Zarin on 13.06. at 20:49
Well, it's fair to say that I was addicted to the game, so I joined the next available world - W16. It was here that I learned how to play, but after almost a year I was nobled out.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 20:52
When you started world 16 when it opened you must of been in the core which takes experienced, lucky for not being nobled or finding someone who could help you adjust to the game easier. What kept you alive for one year?

Zarin on 13.06. at 20:55
Well, I started just out of the core, in K56 as I recall. I actually nobled small villages to start with, but I was in a good tribe, and made some good friends. I guess that being a member of a very good tribe kept me alive there, even though I was not particularly skilled as a player. Somehow, I even managed to top the K.

As for learning from experienced players, I learned from many in my tribe. But as I said, it was almost one year, and I was lucky to survive.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 20:58
Some might wonder a few things as:
-What rank was your tribe?
-What rank were you?
-How were you nobled out?

Zarin on 13.06. at 21:02
-At one point, it was rank 3, but mostly stayed around the rank 4 mark - ~LOD~

-I made it into the top 100, my best rank was around 70 I think.

-I was right on the frontline, so when four separate tribes declared upon us, I was lucky enough to share a border with two. I was not very experienced as a defender, and I got nobled fairly quickly by =HRV= and PLIGHT. I had a few villages in the tribe core, so these kept me around for some time, whilst we slowly lost out.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 22:32
After you got nobled in w16 what made you join w27? or did you join a world before it?

Zarin on 13.06. at 22:34
I dabbled in a few worlds before W27, but I never stayed for long, RL had a habit of intervening. I finally found a slow world with basic settings in W27, and this whole tribe lock business seemed like an interesting experiment.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:03
As many tribes have had; The problem with inactivity, many noobs, lack of leadership. Did your tribe ever have such a thing? If yes please explain

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:07
Well, my first obviously had problems with inactivity, but only the degree that a cross section of the TW playing community would have. We had a good mix of players, though very few competent ones.

As for leadership, there was no real need for it.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:13
This world had a setting to vote for who we want leader. Were you among those who wanted to be Leader?

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:14
I didn't want to be leader, we scarcely needed one, but I made sure that someone good got the job - DirkLerxst.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:20
Our world (world 27) had great players like Major Disaster, JamieRed, Largidn, Ilovetherain, ornyto, rhino610, Purple Predator and so on. When they quit how did that change your spirit on this world?

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:22
Although it is a shame to see great players go, I was still enjoying the world for the experiment that it was. I perceived their exit as an opportunity to move up the rankings and be a more dominant player.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:24
When ~AOW~ was formed why did you join them?

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:29
Well, I was in Nstlk* for a few days, bit I was kicked (I had a sitter at the time). At the time I was annoyed, as they were a big tribe in the area, but as things have turned out, I am delighted that it did happen.

I was invited by ~AOW~ soon afterward, as they were the next best bet in the area and a strong tribe.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:35
I cannot recall allianeship well but if I am not wrong your ex-Tribe ~AOW~ was allied with ATTACK Shadow and NSTLK* and NSTLK* were Shadow allys which means you were all 3 allied. Is that true? If yes what made your tribe (back then ~AOW~)decide to declare on NSTLK* who declared on Shadow?!

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:42
I am not tacops, so I do not know the full ins and outs of this. We had to choose one and suffice to say that we had a strong alliance with ATTACK as they were then, and a better relationship than with Nstlk*.

TribalHugBrat on 13.06. at 23:44
When ~AOW~ declared on Nstlk* what made you write that long declaration?

Zarin on 13.06. at 23:53
It seemed quite a major act, and one which would see the rise of a great new alliance. I wanted to put us on the radar a little more and give the events the respect that they deserved. I expected that it could well be a pivotal event, and I wanted to create something to commemorate it.

Once I started it, I enjoyed writing it and in the end it comprised an epic tale. It certainly earned me a little fame there as it was actually my fist post there, so in that sense, it helped as well.

TribalHugBrat today at 00:05
Then there was the decision of your tribe joining into ATTACK and form Shadow
-Why the new name?
-How did you fit in?

Zarin today at 00:08
Well, we had such a sublime alliance, a merge was the natural step to ease coordination. One would describe it as the epitome of mutually beneficial.

We wanted a new name to signal a new tribe and a new beginning as victors of the world.

Well, we merged the leadership of both tribes, and I was offered the position of baron. In general, the tribe settled down incredibly well together, I recall no disputes.

TribalHugBrat today at 00:11
Now that Shadow is 2x bigger then your enemy Nstlk* do you personally believe your tribe has no stopping to them?

Zarin today at 00:13
Of course, and the points of Nstlk* are inflated anyway, they have many inactive players. I do not think that they pose a threat to us anymore.

TribalHugBrat today at 00:19
Now that we have covered everything up to date do you have anything else to add that was not mentioned in the interview then you are welcomed to do so

Zarin today at 00:21
I'll think of something to add later.

Have a good one.

TribalHugBrat today at 00:25
Thanks for your time then. I wish you good luck then and a happy nobling

Thoughts for the Week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

Is posting on the forum out of fashion? This is a week which saw the merge of Bored and Nstlk* and the loss of some of the world’s great players, but we are left without any announcement. Even the declaration of 4Fun didn’t come with a declaration (technically it was last week), so they either will not bother, or post a pointless one.

Perhaps you feel that the forum is not worth your time, but we are not always keen to criticise; war often merits PnP, propaganda has been a facet of every war in history, indeed every piece of history is subject to bias. Thus it seems rather foolish or lazy to neglect what is just another front of warfare.

This leads me onto my main thought for today. You see, the Romans have this word – ‘fides’, it corresponds to honour, integrity, fidelity, justice. It was used in business to indicate sound business relationships and trust between parties, but it was a quality that was sought by many as the epitome of a good Roman.

Unfortunately, the Romans were corrupt, they were hypocritical; fides had a use in war too. It was thought that each war must come with justification, it must be a right war. Of particular not are the Punic Wars, in which prominent senators propagated the idea that Carthaginians sacrificed children. It was of course nonsense, but it demonised them as an opponent and gave them justification.

Where is this going? Well it refers to the apathy concerning declarations of war and the general de facto rules therein. It is obvious why these rules are flouted, the element of surprise is worth many men indeed, so why did such an idea come about, and why do we insist upon declarations?

Of course we like to be told who is warring is warring against whom, but why should we forgo the element of surprise? Would Hitler have been so successful with his Blitzkrieg if he had announced it to the ‘Low Countries’ beforehand? Of course not, so why then should there be an impetus on announcing plans?

It comes back to fides, an idea of just war. The idea of spontaneous war is seen as dishonourable, despite the fact that it makes perfect logical sense. We like the idea of being honourable people, but we like the idea of surprise attacks even more. I guess the point is, in light of the fact that few even read these forums, is making a public declaration worthwhile? Or is it merely a platform against propaganda and a pre-emption of those who would call sneak attacks dishonourable?

Go back even further in history to Ancient Greece, and the idea of metis, intelligence and cunning with regards to defeating opponents through stratagems, was a lauded quality – was the wooden horse of Troy a brilliant idea or a dishonourable trick?

I suppose that the endemic issue here is one of honour when one is an inherently selfish person, traits that would seem mutually exclusive unless the former is ostensible and is a façade to hide the latter. It is worth questioning the motivation behind every great and noble act, or even the simplest acts of generosity. That is today’s thought, the illusion of honour and the inherent qualities of mankind.​

Thoughts are of course welcome, in the form of letters to the editor if you wish.

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 32.164.29242.585.437 77553.058 44389.596
2 Nstlk* 17.839.23920.305.632 67303.069 21589.409
3 TK 8.393.8449.451.551 65145.408 11738.058
4 [IRON] 6.953.5318.283.511 9785.397 11347.305
5 LA-G 5.948.2136.330.057 6695.910 8397.545
6 4Fun 4.134.5194.134.519 10413.452 4818.596
7 -AA- 3.982.9793.996.712 4295.160 5097.852
8 Dstlk* 3.450.0144.133.159 9145.419 6576.291
9 *TKP* 2.864.1472.995.690 5158.739 4426.778
10 FURY 1.852.4281.932.636 5833.321 3166.116

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 1.460.0471509734
2 Carthon II Shadow 1.425.2141519439
3 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.383.12513610170
4 4Knife RO Nstlk* 1.321.95212910248
5 micko80 Shadow 1.197.2491259578
6 gerick6 Shadow 1.183.3141209861
7 Mande1992 Shadow 1.157.0021189805
8 mikestuntz Shadow 1.120.5981149830
9 Grimlock- Nstlk* 1.070.3331099820
10 bojanm Shadow 1.052.8861089749

On a separate note, there was little sign of Dart throughout the week, and there has been little to merit a comic.

My final point is the storage of these articles. I know that the original place had an archive space for them, I am willing to do the same, but it will be on page 4 or whatever. Alternatively, I can start a separate topic for them, or even start a whole new topic for the new era of the W27 Weekly, thoughts here would be appreciated. We could of course just let them spread themselves between the comments on the articles but that is not great if you wish to view them again.​

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W27 Weekly 21/06

W27 Weekly: 21st June

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Zarin - Editor and news
Demon Pit - News and statistics
Dartship - Comics
TribalHugsBrat/Chrs-Cy-lim—Interview

Was the Grass Greener on the Other Side?
Will I be eating my words?

It has been just over a week since Nstlk* and Bored came to together. The question of the merge would be the benefit of it and whilst I espy no tangible disadvantage to it, I see little in the way of benefit from it either. The stats this week are heavily in Shadow’s favour, that much is certain, and one must be wondering what will become of Nstlk* if this continues.​

War stats as of ~13:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 385
Side 2: 110
Difference: 275

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 91
Side 2: 23
Difference: 68

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 3,493,750
Side 2: 1,048,879
Difference: 2,444,871

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 823,019
Side 2: 217,041
Difference: 605,978

91 conquers for Shadow is no mean feat and shows that rather than losing intensity, they seem to have gained in prowess. Admittedly, a single set of stats will no longer do the ex-Bored players much justice, I imagine those to be much closer, but such is the trade-off with the alleged improvements to communication and ostensible solidarity of resistance.

It is made to look worse when we consider that the majority of the Nstlk* conquers are from those players nobling back villages that they have lost, and this lack of aggression from Nstlk* would seem to be worrying for them.

Moreover, the dismissal of 4Knife RO leaves a gaping whole in K43, which many would have presumed a bastion of Nstlk*. If the demise of 4Knife is permanent, things look bleak indeed in K43, and if Shadow should capitalise upon this, the blow could be devastating. Indeed the whole block of K52, 53, 42, 43 looks vulnerable to Shadow pressure, and smaller tribes in those areas might be wondering whether they too can benefit from this. That is not to say that these areas will fall quickly, only that they will not be able to mount the sort of resistance that might have been anticipated. K34 remains the main stronghold of Nstlk* now, with an incredibly limited Shadow presence in that area, but the battle-ground for the next few weeks is likely to be K43.

In the East, conquers remain somewhat tighter, but Shadow are still maintaining a significant lead. The nature of that war, however, seems to involve a lot of nobling and re-taking rather than actually holding significant numbers of villages and this nature of warfare could result in a very sluggish war as well as skewing the stats. Many have predicted a slow war on that front and that would seem to a correct prediction unless either side can catalyse it.

That said, in the last day or so, Nstlk* has taking a beating on that front and if operations like that continue, we could see a strong change in the nature of that conflict. Overall, this last week has been a good one for Shadow in terms of this war, and the initiative lies firmly with them.

So we reach the question of the headline, and according at least to one ex-Bored member it really was not. The war progresses at a greater pace for Shadow and a stretching of that lead is evident. Although I see no way for this merge to significantly weaken either side, it does not appear to have strengthened them either. We shall wait longer to see how things progress.​

And on the Other Front…
Stats more even in Shadow/4Fun war

The war between 4Fun and Shadow has not quite grabbed the headlines as the conflict with Nstlk* has. Perhaps because of a lower intensity of combat, or because of a complete lack of related PnP, this war has not been advertised to any great extent.​

War stats as of ~13:30

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: 4Fun
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 395
Side 2: 39
Difference: 356

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 16
Side 2: 7
Difference: 9

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 3,585,470
Side 2: 202,275
Difference: 3,383,195

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 144,690
Side 2: 69,299
Difference: 75,391

The stats are more even this week, and 4Fun have endeavored to claw back some semblance of balance to the conflict, but Shadow still maintains a solid lead relative to the total number of conquers. 4Fun do at least benefit from other conflicts in the area, and do not find themselves completely surrounded due to the proximity of Nstlk*. Furthermore, with a total conquers far greater than those lost to Shadow, 4Fun can continue to prolong this war to a great degree. As things stand, this war will continue for a long time.​

Not So Quiet on the LA-G /~VEN~ Front
More versus conquers than last week

It’s barely worth commenting, here are the stats:

War stats as of ~13:30

Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 77
Side 2: 22
Difference: 55

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 4
Side 2: 0
Difference: 4

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 365,233
Side 2: 72,024
Difference: 293,209

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 22,606
Side 2: 0
Difference: 22,606

Can someone even confirm whether these two tribes are really at war? LA-G are winning (if you can call it that) and are edging out ~VEN~ on both types of nobling. However, neither side can overcome the amount of new villages taken by the other in conquers against each other and thus this war is going to go on for a very long time.​

In Other News…

• We say goodbye to THB, who will be sorely missed from the forum as a lively poster and as one of the main catalysts for activity, as well as a part of the W27 Weekly team.​

• I may have to adjust the W27 Weekly Team; if there are any interested in helping out, please mail me via the forum. Participants will be chosen on what they can bring to the team, and not anything to do with points or tribal affiliation.

• Although a good interview was promised, we wished to get the most out of it as the interviewee is someone well known within the TW world. For not having it ready here, we apologise, you’ll have to wait until the next issue. It will be made up with a thoroughly interesting musing from me.

Thoughts for the Week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

I know that you are busy people, so do not feel as if you have to respond, it is just me offering some commentary on the week, or some thoughts about TW that have struck me over time. Read it, and absorb the message, or grapple with my rhetorical questions depending on what I am musing about, and you may find it beneficial.

We begin this week with perhaps the greatest question to grace the gaming industry, and that is of course: why do we play? You see, my interview last week got me thinking about how and why I came to the game, and that story itself begins on a text-based RPG over two years ago.

There I was, casually perusing the forum, looking for a specific weapon, when I noticed a thread raving about TW. I might have dismissed this as shameless advertising, or the deluded ravings of someone who is too easily impressed, but I gave this poster the benefit of the doubt, read their review, and searched for this game. It had been summed up as an incredibly fun and addictive strategy game, and those words appealed to me, I needed something to pass the time, and I had always enjoyed many strategy titles. The premise of this game completely in real-time seemed a fascinating paradigm too, and thus I signed up for an account.

I might say that the rest is history, but it is not. As good as TW is, I do not think that the game alone could have held me. In fact, I do not believe that there are many games that could hold the attention of an audience through simply attempting to constantly stimulate the player. We all look for something in that game, a certain raison de jouer, that extends beyond the gratification of very simple sensors.

Thus it begs the question, why exactly do we play these games? Often the games that we enjoy are not a reflection upon the game, but upon the player as well. When playing a game, it is worth asking yourself why you are playing that game, because, if you embrace the question, it is a fascinatingly revealing summary of who you are.

Thus, it is only fair, as I have kept you here so long, that I should tell you, honestly, why I play this game, in the hope that you might find it both interesting and didactic, so that you too might come to find out a little something more about yourselves. Before you criticse, I ask you to look inside yourself, and question your motives before you condemn this. To answer it, I shall start by examining why I was immersed in the world of video games, and how this relates to TW.

To me, video gaming has always offered an ability to achieve in a context where I am at least on an even footing, if not an advantage. It was a place where I found it relatively easy to excel. It required good reflexes and coordination; intelligence and patience as well as an ability to think creatively. It did not require, at that time, any great deal of physical fitness (though it can be surprising at times) nor did it require any people sills whatsoever (think early single-player games before the advent of online gaming) or great wealth to afford it as a hobby. In simple terms, in order to succeed greatly, you need to find a place to which you are best adapted, and stay there to practise; this was my place.

It gave me pleasure to outplay computers on these games, and then to beat friends as well, particularly to gain the scalps of those who also considered themselves part of this video gaming clientele. Strategically outmanoeuvring opponents was similar to chess for me, and I play the two for the same reason – winning through a demonstration of superior cognitive power. It came down to an idea that you proved, through the game, that you were better than them; and to my mind, this correlated to being more intelligent than them. This is obviously a quality that I prize and achieving within that environment was an ego-expanding exercise.

So where’s this going? Now you know why I played games in general, you can see how this correlates to my involvement within this game. FPS was all the rage not so long ago, and continues to be the poster things of the industry, but I was more of a strategy fan. True, I also did well with FPS, and continue to buy and play those games, but the scope for success by outthinking opponents was limited in favour of reaction times and an ability simply to practise constantly (‘Counter-Strike’ for example)

Thus, I played various strategy titles along the way: ‘C&C’; ‘AoE’; ‘DoW’ to name a few, but also the TBS games, namely the ‘Total War’ franchise. It is not hard therefore to see what attracted me to TW. It required a good level of tactical thinking, as well as patience and an ability to work hard. It had a rankings system, a way to size myself up against the competition, and see how well I was doing strategically. Achieving within the context of that game was my primary reason for continuing to play.

Interestingly enough, that is not the only reason for playing anymore. I have spent time thinking about why I, and the wider populace, play these games, for almost as long as I have played them. That in turn has led me to become interested in games, not only for their value in increasing my opinion of myself, but also to observe the personae of the games, and the way in which we respond to the ability to investigate other arenas. This game presents a very interesting paradigm, reflecting upon the growth of social relationships within competitive arenas, and the nature of our moral choices when confronted with an absence of consequence. In turn, these can be applied to a wide spectrum of other contexts involving psychology, and that is what makes games like this interesting too.

Of course, I am not a psychologist, just one who spends their time thinking about thinking I suppose. There are a myriad of other factors concerning my involvement, but I have spoken enough to get you thinking. It is a question that you have to face sooner or later, and stewing in denial is not a great place to be. If you do decide to think further, I can recommend a more thorough examination of player psychology here: Players who suit MUDs.​

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 34.096.71444.661.741 75595.490 46509.605
2 Nstlk* 16.606.45517.385.639 51340.895 18299.506
3 TK 9.201.43410.322.015 67154.060 12788.077
4 [IRON] 7.627.9659.059.663 9496.379 12207.426
5 LA-G 6.332.2596.679.838 63106.029 8747.643
6 4Fun 4.191.0724.191.072 10419.107 4978.433
7 Dstlk* 4.154.5974.905.171 8259.819 7156.860
8 *TKP* 3.298.7393.436.151 5364.833 5116.724
9 -AA- 2.915.6342.915.634 3485.754 3707.880
10 FURY 2.058.0012.173.139 5936.833 3446.317

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 1.575.278 160 9845
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.509.270 150 10062
3 Carthon II Shadow 1.504.265 160 9402
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.408.401 143 9849
5 4Knife RO 1.321.380 129 10243
6 micko80 Shadow 1.311.918 137 9576
7 Mande1992 Shadow 1.266.434 129 9817
8 mikestuntz Shadow 1.208.541 123 9826
9 Grimlock- Nstlk* 1.150.625 118 9751
10 Zarin Shadow 1.091.701 114 9576

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W27 Weekly: 28th June

[spoil]Zarin - Editor
TribalHugsBrat/Chrs-Cy-lim—Interview

4Fun Merge With Nstlk*
Well, it makes the stats easier at least

What is there to say? It makes sense to all be a part of the same tribe, and this should inevitably be beneficial as there are no discernible negatives to it, unless there are internal conflicts.​

The War You Were Waiting For
Merges up the ante of Shadow/Nstlk* war

It is perhaps inevitable that placing so many smaller wars within one large one was going to increase the size of the stats, but it does at least seem that we are getting the sort of numbers that were expected from this conflict, even if they do seem to appear on one side. Let’s look at the stats:​

War stats as of ~15:30
(Former 4Fun players were added as they were not part of Nstlk* for the whole week)

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players: Shisur puccagb06 dEANO1UK gambitv Baby Conan syrozys muffin1219 algorithm9i cikatoma Lord Filo

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 357
Side 2: 158
Difference: 199

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 127
Side 2: 14
Difference: 113

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 3,295,512
Side 2: 1,116,541
Difference: 2,178,971

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1,172,890
Side 2: 136,649
Difference: 1,036,241

The conquers do seem to tell an extremely one sided story, and it seems that the merging has so far succeeded only in skewing the statistics. It is impossible to argue with such a disparity in combat prowess, and a difference of over 1,000,000 points. If Shadow keep that up, Nstlk* can barely stay ahead with all of their total conquers. That is not to say that Nstlk* are in any way beaten, but it is going to require a serious push from them now with their combined strength to shift the balance before it is too late.

There’s little more analysis I can do. Shadow seem to be running several operations against large players and have made significant gains on them, as well as conquers as across the front. There has been little in the way of reply from Nstlk* in terms of actual conquers instead of just taking back, and if the war continues like that, it cannot be won. If that effort, to make tangible conquers stops completely, then their fate is sealed.

So, what can Nstlk* do? Well, they should now have some experienced players to fill the gaps left by one or two exits in previous weeks, and this merge should further their ability to communicate and coordinate resistance. However, defence is never going to win the war, and it’s going to have to be now, or pretty much never if they want to seize the initiative. They also need to be wary of neutral tribes; these may seem beneficial if they can be turned against Shadow, and that is certainly an avenue that they will explore, but they also need to consider whether the vultures have scented easy meat. Time will of course tell what happens here.​

LA-G/~VEN~ War Drags On
This is not really a war anymore, but you need news I guess

War stats as of ~15:45

Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 75
Side 2: 26
Difference: 49

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 3
Side 2: 1
Difference: 2

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 428,546
Side 2: 105,825
Difference: 322,721

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 25,316
Side 2: 9,488
Difference: 15,828

In Other News…

• We say goodbye to dartship who was one of the most prolific posters on the forum. Things will not be the same without him that is for sure.​

• Our posters reached the ‘1000’ mark in the ‘Count to 1000’ thread, congratulations to all of those who participated, I am sure it was an excellent use of your time. Another thread has been opened, so addicts should not be worried, you can do the same thing all over again, though this time, it may be more humorous with a proliferation of ‘lolcats’.

• My entire team seems to have given up on W27, and thus this newspaper. For all of those who complained about bias, you have your chance to be a part of it.

• I shall not be doing a newspaper on the 12th or 19th of July, pallysrange has kindly agreed to handle the issue on the 19th, but there is an opportunity for someone to do something on the 12th.

Interview

THB
Purple Predator

THB: Hello Predator.

Could I interview you for the w27 weekly (Weekly) as you accomplished many things on that world (Milestones) so interviewing you would be an privlige for w27 as you are also one of the best TW players. (Lets keep this short)

King Regards
Chris

PP: Uhh sure I guess
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THB: Great. Lets start then with a couple of small questions

-What made you join w27?
-When you joined did the TribeLock annoy you?
-There was a setting which was to vote for Duke, were you the one who was voted as Duke?


PP: I joined 27 to see how the unique random tribe idea would work out and planned to teach my tribemates that were willing. Unfortunately, the majority of the tribe was far too inactive but there were a few players who improved a great deal.


The tribelock didnt annoy me because I knew what I was getting involved in.


I was voted duke unanimously by my tribe after a very low key campaign. I was surprised by that because only one or two of the players had any remote idea of who I was.
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THB: Thanks now lets move on.

-You are known to be a Legend on TribalWars and broke a few milestones but there was a player that did better then you (Major. Disaster) Have you ever communicated with him?

-Why did you stop playing that world?

-If you and all the top players that have quit stayed what do you believe this world would look like?

PP:
1)

Robj (disaster) is a great guy. I have talked with him quite a bit in the past and even warred against him on w19. He was dominant since the world start and kept the lead (he did have a partner playing his account with him but it was more him and his naturally dominant play style).

I wasnt actually playing the world seriously as I was leading the rank 1 tribe on w26 at the time and wanted to try my very first attempt at a quick noble and managed one of the largest ever first nobles of a world. (It was a 2k player but since he had a level 20 wall it dropped down to 1800 something and he abandoned the village as the last noble was landing so it showed up as barb)


2)

As for why I left....a bunch of us started discussing it and we saw that the world was slowly turning into a barb wasteland and many of us didnt want to have to turn into barb noblers. Disastor and lardingd decided to stay a bit longer to hit a certain mark so they ate up my account after I hit delete.


3)

If we would have stayed, it would have been very interesting indeed. Disastor, lardingd and myself had planned on creating a tribe the moment the restriction lifted but we never quite made it to that point(at least I didnt). We were going to bring together the handful of promising students from each of our tribes and turn it into a small powerhouse tribe.
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THB: -As you said, Robj had people play his account with him. If you played with people helping you; Would you have been ahead of Robj then? Or would the help of Lardingd still be in the way of his lead and yours? (really dominant play style).

- As many say and claim; The first noble is usually a nOOble. In your case do you believe yours was?

-At what point did you hit delete? What was your rank then?

-I was going to join the tribe as I use to speak to Major myself then. But the question is was this planned and discussed before the world opened (all you joining it and make a tribe together?)

PP: 1)
I dont know really. Rob is a great player to race against. He probably would have had me by a couple hundred at least as I remember that I had zero barbs in my 15x15 until well after BP ended where he had a very solid starting area which as you saw he took full advantage of and embarrassed everyone.


2)
The whole idea behind me going for that first noble was to prove that in can in fact be done and STILL be a quality noble if the player knows what he/she is doing.


3)
Hmmm when I hit delete, I had been idle for a few days and I think I was somewhere between rank 7 and rank 10. I had been sitting on 5 nobles not using them. I had been looking at the map and my only realistic noble targets if I wanted any growth were:
1.- Lardingd who was fairly spread with most of his vills about 3/4 of a continent away.
2.- (R)ed's account who was joining that tribe with us. I cant remember what her account name was but she was top 20
(Either of the above options would have ended up as a 3 way battle of Red, Larding, and Disaster against just me. I am not foolish enough to believe that I could single handedly defeat 3 top 10ish players on my own in that early of a stage beause at that point I wouldnt have wanted to drag my nearby student into the battle as he was learning at a good pace and was being tutored by lard and disaster as well as my helping him)

My only other option would have been that student I was teaching or just noble some barbs which I hate. So, since it was the holidays, I just decided to end it while I was still having fun.


4)
It wasnt planned before the world start. I would have to say we were discussing it in the first week or second week once we noticed that we had 4 high caliber players within about a little over a Continent worth of area.
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THB:

-Ok lets leave world 27 for a bit and ask you about your life on TW.

- What was your first world?

- Up to how many points have you reached up to now?

- What was your first week like when you joined TW as all of us were noobs and wonder how Legends felt

- As many know you joined the German TribalWars. How was it like?

- What was your start-up stradegy for w27? As many would want to know what it was

PP: 1) My first actual world was world 12 where I joined a premade tribe with my brother who had played world 7 and world 10. At the time I had only glanced at the game and wondered why my brother would want to play something that was so slow. At the time, I considered myself more of an FPS or fast strategy game player. On that world, I met my now good friend and sort of coplayer. We founded the tribe (Predators) with a few friends we had met on the world. (That is where this name came from). She convinced me to keep playing and because of that, Pills was formed for w15 where we first started making waves in the forum. It also led to friendship with my pretty kitty pervie who I now pawn off all leadership duties to <3



2)
I have gone up to a little over half a million on a few worlds. I find that at around that point, many worlds start to die out a bit and become boring or will have long lulls in action around that time so I move on. I have had 3 million points on speed though.



3)
My first week was interesting and I doubt it was similar to many other players. I was in a premade of players from worlds 7 and 10 and within the first few days I was explaining to many of the players strategies of the start up and the math behind several critical points and why certain decisions were better at those points. A few months in, I was known throughout several tribes as the person to toss your sit at to have it salvaged or to split nobles and counter.


4)
The german invasion was a bit of a disappointment. The settings were absolutely horrible and most people just couldnt stand it and we slowly lost all of our players. In the end it was just myself and another player sitting with some of the first academies of the world and that was essentially the whole tribe so we clicked delete. However, for the short amount of time, the tribal atmosphere was quite enjoyable.


5)
My start up strategy was a mess on w27. I initially was just puttering around with a slow pit strategy since I had intended to mainly just teach and had nothing to farm anyway. To be honest I think that world was the latest I have ever gotten LC. I believe it was around the end of the second week or so, I was having a discussion with a few players about how the first noble is always a horrible investment. That is when I decided to turn my account around and did some math to figure out the best route to acad in my position and still have the troops to take out several large players in quick succession. I will say that it involved a 22 HQ for the best balance of my remaining projected build plan. At that point, I knew the exact time I would be nobling within a few hours.
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THB: Thank you Predator for your time.

Regards
Chris​

Thoughts for the week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

There is perhaps one good portion of dialogue from the film ‘Troy’. At the start of the film, a boy is sent to look for Achilles and tell him that he must fight a huge opponent.

Boy: Are the stories true? They say your mother was an immortal goddess; they say you can't be killed.
Achilles: I wouldn't be bothering with the shield then, would I?
Boy: The Thessalonian you're fighting, he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.

The Ancient Greeks has a word for this: ‘kleos’, meaning fame, glory or renown and this ethos, of winning fame through deeds in battle was central to the ideals of fighters in the Classical world. The goal of course is immortality, not through the strength of the body, but the renown which you earn. Perhaps it is ironic that Achilles was almost indestructible, but that is not why he lives on today.

In that same way, the greatest accolade that we can win in this game is the renown and respect of others. In many ways it is part of the reason why we are here, to be leaders in a different world. Many MMORPGs have players, the very top ones who are almost worshipped by a fawning clientele of noobs and grudgingly respected by many competitors. In many ways, these players are no longer just players, they are idols within the game and they have a certain power, something that goes beyond just points or levels, a certain authority or dignity that sways others, despite the fact that it is rooted in a subversion of inadequacy that we call our personae.

It is like being a celebrity, a film star, to be famous in one of these communities; the same mixture of worshippers and jealous haters; the publicity; the watchful eyes, but the immortality too, to be known and acknowledged, even after you are gone. Is that what we look for, to be remembered for our deeds or misdeeds? Is that the real reason why we achieve? If no one remembered us or acknowledged us, but we had still completed our goals, would that detract from the achievement?

You could pass someone on the street and never know who they really are. If it is not their face on a magazine, if they are not known, they are passed unnoticed, disregarded. If we ignore people who are not worth our time, those in whom we can see no obvious benefit, what do we miss? Without fame, is our achievement less?

Take the ‘milestones’ thread, what about those who came fourth? Is that achievement, even missed out by fractions, part of an all or nothing game? Is that achievement not still great, even if the name is not remembered, or is the glory all it was ever about? Perhaps the truly great person does that deed for the sake of the deed itself, and not the attached fame, but ironically, these are the ones who will not be remembered.​

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 36.604.416 47.132.042 74 636.919 4882 9.654
2 Nstlk* 17.776.945 18.080.596 44 410.923 1926 9.388
3 TK 10.299.658 11.436.343 65 175.944 1406 8.134
4 [IRON] 8.316.227 9.891.608 92 107.517 1299 7.615
5 LA-G 7.742.844 8.289.689 68 121.907 1049 7.902
6 Dstlk* 5.739.983 7.028.756 91 77.239 962 7.306
7 *TKP* 3.623.296 3.733.662 50 74.673 533 7.005
8 -AA- 2.613.614 2.613.614 28 93.343 317 8.245
9 FURY 2.369.753 2.590.480 68 38.095 400 6.476
10 ~VEN~ 1.716.711 1.716.711 33 52.022 265 6.478

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 1.810.509 185 9787
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.670.479 166 10063
3 Carthon II Shadow 1.622.311 172 9432
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.550.265 155 10002
5 Mande1992 Shadow 1.361.416 138 9865
6 micko80 Shadow 1.358.885 142 9570
7 mikestuntz Shadow 1.265.511 130 9735
8 Grimlock- Nstlk* 1.245.507 128 9731
9 filphillip Shadow 1.184.149 134 8837
10 Zarin Shadow 1.175.095 121 9712

[/left]Finally, thanks to Gil for cleaning up this thread, you can now see this as an archiving thread.

Also, apologies for the brevity of the issue this week, there was little to say. If the syntax on the interview is bad, I can always edit it, I am trialling a new theme for it.[/left]

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W27 Weekly 05/07

W27 Weekly: 5th July

[spoil]Zarin - Editor
Dartship - Comic

Stalkers Struggling to Save Situation
Things more even this week, but Shadow are still in front

Last week saw a shocking disparity between the two sides, but, this week, with the merge complete, things are now looking less one sided. Indeed, whilst Shadow may still retain a large lead in the versus conquers, the Stalkers are showing signs of resistance and in particular are making active conquers against the enemy. Of note also is the total number of conquers which is far closer this week.​

War stats as of ~15:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 271
Side 2: 203
Difference: 68

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 97
Side 2: 30
Difference: 67

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 2,396,061
Side 2: 1,596,707
Difference: 799,354

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 860,571
Side 2: 285,816
Difference: 574,755

Firstly, a difference of 67 is still substantial, but it is far better than the debacle that was shown last week, and is testament to an ostensible improvement from the Stalkers. Shadow conquers against them are also down significantly over last week, so one would surmise that the Stalkers have been defending more accurately too. All of this points to better organisation, coordination and morale in the Nstlk* camp.

One would ask how this has occurred and certainly one might point to the recent merge as a means to replace those lost in recent times, as well as what seems to be a cleaning of the membership. Perhaps complacency has crept into the Shadow camp, allowing their opponents a respite which they seem to have used well.

The remaining question would be that of the nature of this resistance. Some might claim that this was simply a good week for the Stalkers and that Shadow has been complacent, indicating that this will serve only as an ephemeral anomaly. Others might suggest that this represents a significant shift in the mentality of the Stalkers and one which could lead to a more even conflict over the next weeks. Perhas it was simply that the Shadow membership spent ‘Independence Day Weekend’ decadently whilst the Stalkers ate in front of computer screens.

Whatever the case, this week has proved a better one for Nstlk* and Dstlk* and it will be intriguing to see how the conflict develops over the next weeks with the merging over and both sides ready for it. Finally, even if the war is continued like this, the disparity in conquers only to a Shadow victory, even if it could be a protracted one and the Stalkers have to build upon this or face defeat.​

LA-G vs ~VEN~ War
Just for the sake of continuity

Unless something major happens here, this will now be ignored as a conflict.

War stats as of ~15:00

Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 64
Side 2: 15
Difference: 49

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1
Side 2: 1
Difference: 0

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 367,609
Side 2: 83,857
Difference: 283,752

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 5,627
Side 2: 9,713
Difference: 4,086

In Other News…

• Dartship finally goes after a return for one or two final words. Most don’t remember what you gave to the forum, but you kept it alive, made it what it is today and for that we are grateful. I hope I gave you the advice you needed even if it was not quite what you wanted to hear. You’re a good kid and you will be sorely missed from the forum by many. Good luck, remember what I told you and I hope we meet again on another forum.​

• stampcoin will be doing next week’s issue (12th) and pallysrange will do the following one (19th). Thank you to them for agreeing to that; don’t let me down guys.

• Shadow reaches 5,000 villages; the first tribe to reach such a mark and it will perhaps be the only tribe that does such. Hats off to bloatedcherub for that one, I could only manage village #5,002.
  
  ( 0001 heavily contested vil (509|512) K5510,023gambitv [Nstlk*]bloatedcherub [Shadow]03rd Jul 2009 - 14:38:56)

Interview

Zarin
Dartship

Hello Dart,

I was wondering whether you might wish to be interviewed for the W27 Weekly as this will be our last chance to hear the thoughts of the infamous Dartship. What do you say?

Sure, why not. Can't hurt, can it? Lol

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I suppose not. I suppose we should begin with a little about your early TW career:
• How did you find TW and what made you decide to play?
• Which was you first world?
• Were you as active on that external forum as you were on this one?

1} I found TW from a game that I played (I forget its name). It was an add. So, I decided to try TW. The reason that I play is because I like these Multi-player games that also involve strategy.

2} My first world was W13. That was the newest one, so I thought I would give it a shot.

3} No way. I was with this world from the beginning. W13, I started joining the externals regularly in the fall I think. It was after my first tribe disbanded, anyway.
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How did your first world go for you?

Were you well known on there? I.e. how well you were received, whether you were feared and how many successful flames you had. Was it where you learned your trade?

After you quit W13, which was your next world?

1} Well, it went better than any other world. I made it to 250k points I think (most of the points being earned next to one of the most aggressive and powerful tribes I might add), but all the tribes I joined disbanded or merged.

2} I wasn't received highly, wasn't feared. I was just a member of the forums. I never really tried flaming players, and no, it wasn't where I learned my trade. One of my best friends from that world probably doesn't even know that I can flame, so that is self-explanatory

3} I didn't have a next world, really. I quit W13 when I thought I was quitting TW all together a while ago. I rejoined W27, though, soon after, on the behest of TribalHugBrat and StampCoin
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What were your reasons for joining W27 in particular?

How did you do on the 'physical' side of things? Did you reach any personal milestones?

1} I liked the idea of the tribe-lock. It interested me, and so I decided to join. I was stuck in a tribe with few people interested in leading for the good of the tribe. I formed an alliance with the others that were running for the duchy, and their votes transferred over to me, solidly defeating a player who did not deserve to be in the tribe. Needless to say, he quit the world, then rejoined Lethal a few days later, asking to be a Baron.

I stuck with it ever since then, as it was the only world that I became close to a demanding presence on the forums, as well as the fact that I had a lot of friends here.

2} I did reach a personal milestone: the highest ranking tribe that I ever had diplomacy with. I managed to get an NAP for -AA- (then K55) with ATTACK (now Shadow). It was a great achievement, considering I focus more on the diplomacy and forum aspects of the game than the game itself, lol.
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Well, -AA- is still around, so you must have done something right. Let’s move on to the forum side of things.

Of course, one would ask where, how and why you learned your trade for use on the external forum.

Which forum posters of the past and present do you rate highly as flamers? Which are the most annoying? Which are the most useless?

Who was your favourite forum personality and why?

1} To answer how and why I learned my trade, one should truly know the background of the W27 shadow tribes. Shadow tribes popped up all over the place, the most notorious of them was the Horsemen of K45. I joined this tribe hoping that I would be able to grow and join it after the Three Months. However, the Horsemen waged a daring, but fruitless war, against nearby members of Santa!.

Our leader (Dracaena) disbanded the Horsemen, and that is when I first flamed a player. Drac was cowering on the forums, begging not to be flamed, calling us all bullies. Well, he didn't know what he was dealing with, and I flamed him. I remember it like it was yesterday.

Anyway, from then on, I became a respected member of the W27 forums, and a feared flamer. Whether or not I deserve that is a matter to be debated (I am for the latter opinion, in many instances). PnP just followed from there.

With regard to my trade in diplomacy, that is the only skill that I use to my full advantage that I learned in W13. I became the diplomat of my first tribe during a war. From then on, I became the diplomat of many of the tribes I was apart of.

2} Of the past and present, the best flamers would have to be: Saph, Blaze, Tacops, Chrs-cy-lim, and myself. We were respected as flamers, though whether we deserved it or not is not the question you asked. I put myself up there because many people consider me a great forum flamer, not because I think myself as such. I also rate Brown Nose, Trange, and Grimlock_ as good flamers, but I forget their work.

The most annoying posters would have to have been Dracaena and GoldDorkWarrior. Drac was just a pain in the rear, and GDW got on my nerves somehow (I honestly forget).

There really isn't a useless poster. If he is a n00b, we point and laugh, it brings the forums up, and we use it as a quote. A Newb comes, and we then know who reads the guides, and new guides might be pulled out. A flame war erupts, and we pick sides to see who wins. I don't think any poster is useless, just not the best.

3} My favorite forum personality is a really hard one to decide. Blaze controlled the forums, no questions asked. He was a great ally to have, he never ran away from a fight, and he and I founded the Spamming and Flaming Industry. He and I also started the Weekly, so he wins points there.

TribalHugBrat (a.k.a. Chrs-cy-lim) was also a master of the forums. One of the most respected posters, he definitely has some points. Without him, the Weekly could never have taken off.

Saph also has a great personality. One of the best flamers of W27, she was a member of the Spamming and Flaming Industry from the start, lol. She also formed an alliance with Chris, Blaze, and myself, ensuring she would stay a powerful leader. At my height of flaming, anyone who attacked her would have attacked me.

Those three are the best as far as I am concerned, but I can only pick one. Chris left around the time I left, so that is out of the question. Blaze had a lot of merit to him, as did Saph. However, I think Blaze gets my vote as the best.
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It’s a shame that many of those are gone, I see that you do not rate the contemporary posters that highly. There are a few more miscellaneous questions here:

There are some who do not remember what the forums were like, what happened to them?

What do you think the future holds for W27, both in terms of the 'physical' game and the external forum?

In your opinion, what is the point of the external forum for each world?

Have you ever wanted/applied to be a mod?

If you could have a flame war against one person, anybody at all, about anything; who would it be and why?

Will Dartship be returning to TW in the future? And will you be checking up on the forum?

Any famous last words?

1} The forums at the beginning were like with all worlds: very active. But, as players started to quit or leave W27, the forums started to become inactive. A lot of the players from the beginning up and went, but a few of us stayed. The forums really started to die out entirely, but a few of us managed to pull the forums back to life (albeit a lot of spam, flaming, and a thread wondering where our mod was).

2} Well, the physical game is 100% dominated by Shadow for the time being. As Shadow faces inactivity, the wars of attrition will start to look bad for Shadow, and another tribe may take over. However, there aren't a lot of real wars left, and "wars" (mainly just one large tribe vs. a tribe one-tenth of its size) will spring up with the fall of the current tribes in the top 5.

The external forums certainly may be drier without Blaze or Saph, or many of the others that led to them staying alive, but they won't entirely die out (for a while they will definitively partially die out) yet.

3} The point of the external forums is interaction, in my humble opinion. TribalWars is a game designed for a myriad of players, and without the forums, it just wouldn't be as fun. The forums may have a lot of spam, but they are also important tools for communication. You get more friends, you know who is a good representative, etc. While a lot of people only believe they are there for propaganda being spread, I do not believe that is the reason as much as communication.

4} At fifteen, I am too young to be a mod. However, I have wanted (and often-times still do) want to be a mod. The fact that sometimes (as we all well know) spam gets way too much out of hand, plus the ability to help organize the forums, are the main pulls for it. Regardless of my notoriety of being a spammer/flamer, that is not all that I can manage to do on the forums.

5} Oh, God, that is a tough choice. The possible list of members would include my friends (hey, it would be fun, considering most of us are experienced flamers): Blaze, Saph, TribalHugBrat, StampCoin. They would provide entertainment, and it probably really wouldn't leave any of us with hard feelings towards each other. Considering Blaze hasn't been on TW for a while, he would be out of the loop, so that wouldn't be really fair. Saph sometimes comes and goes, but I don't know how much in the loop she is. Chris would turn it into a spamming contest, which, while funny, would completely take the point of a flame war away.

I would probably have to pick Stamp, for a few reasons: 1] he knows what is going on in the world, 2] he wouldn't turn it into a spam-fest, 3] I want to see how my former apprentice is now as a Flame Lord

6} I may come back to TW (I am currently debating a pre-made with some of my W13 friends for sometime in October), but for now I am cooling off.

And of course I'll be checking the forums. Not as often as some might like, but, hey!, that's what happens when a player quits. Replying is a different story; I doubt I will comment on the forums for a while, a looong while.

7} Any famous last words? Well, I could apologize, but that really gets old after a while. So, I will leave you with this: keep the forums alive. I want to return and either find this world closed, a W27 skype chat going around, or (even better) the forums alive. Don't let me come back to dead forums on a living world; I worked too hard and wasted too much time for that to be the case.
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I think that wraps things up Dartship. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to seeing you on another forum one day.

You're welcome. Have fun with the weekly.​

Thoughts for the week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

Today’s thought concerns the idea of legacy and of perception. By now you may grow weary of classical principles, but I introduce another for you today and one which you should no doubt be affiliated. That is 'dignitas'. It is not merely dignity, it has all sorts of connotations some of which are more contextually apparent than others. It concerns dignity, but also prestige, worth, esteem, reputation etc. In essence, it was the sum of influence and prestige that an individual acquired during their life.

It was a far wider concept that any equivalent valuation that we might find today; and reputation is not cultivated or protected so zealously or with such alacrity as it was in those times. Admittedly we have an impetus on social reception, and image cultivation is still synonymous with renown; plus of course we raise a society of vestigially naïve narcissists in a culture dominated by unattainable perfection and hypocritical diatribe (note the irony). Nevertheless, it is not the endemic agitator that accrual of 'dignitas' was, but more an evasion of criticism for self-aggrandisment.

But, cynicism aside for the moment, how much do we care about how we are remembered? Is it that we only care about the perceptions of others whilst we are alive(those from which we should benefit) and disregard posthumous assertion as irrelevant? Or do we worry about the augmented potency of our critics after our demise because we have no means to defend our ideals?

I touched upon renown last week and shall not visit that too much this time, suffice to say that many classical cultures set a lot of store by legacy. One might question the point of such a venture, but one must remember that our legacy, our defining ideas that live on, shapes the perception of those who come afterward. Time is the enemy of truth and thus we might wonder how the future will mould us.

I offer a simple thought, a question for you. Would you rather have been a good person, have done great things but be remembered poorly, if at all, or would you rather that you were remembered in far greater esteem than you ever deserved even if your life was miserable, unfulfilled and dishonourable? Do you care how you see yourself, or how you will be seen by others? Is it the deeds you do, or whether you are remembered for them that is behind your motivation?

It is remarkable, when looking at history, the degree to which some individuals are shunned or criticised and the degree to which others are lauded, simply due to the author of the work. "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." – Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill was right; future investigation could be influenced by the writer of history; legacy could be edited, moulded, augmented or diminished to suit the whims of the writer. In many ways, it is not the deeds that we do, but the gravity of their remembrance that will determine their place in history.

Indeed, legacy is not so much a question of how you are remembered, nor how accurate that perception is, but whether you deserved that legacy. History has heroes and villains, but the truth about these giants is the grey area in between and around the edges. You cannot convey the worth of a life through a quantitative scale or comparison. There is no truth to the matter, truth is subjective itself (note again the irony). We have no means to judge a subject because there is simply no answer that can be wrought.

I know what you think legacy means, but in a lot of ways it’s just a nonsense word, a historian’s word, so that old men can have a tatty suit and a job and read books all day; so that everyone can be ever fearing what may happen. Legacy should not be a caveat to our deeds, not a yoke on our individuality, not a reason for or a reason against. A deed should be done on its own merits and not for how it will be perceived.

You ask where this is going, or where it has gone. Think of it as the Minkowski solution to the 'Twin’s paradox'; where my thought process has deviated like a path in Lorentzian geometry and will now return to a TW themed note (never mind I guess).

You see, you must ask yourself whether you are concerned by the perceptions of others when you leave and whether that will affect your actions. Do you do things because they look good, or because they are good? Are the two always synonymous? You must wonder, if it bothers you, about the legacy which you leave and whether, on balance, you are satisfied.

For today’s denouement, I leave you with a little something from Cicero's 'De Amiticia': "Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt." – "For not many (are those who) wish to be endowed with virtue itself rather than to seem (to be so)." Ironically of course, we know much about Cicero because his speeches were recorded on his orders.​

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 38.338.891 48.883.874 73 669.642 5049 9.682
2 Nstlk* 17.966.610 18.002.197 41 439.078 1901 9.470
3 TK 11.312.914 12.228.843 60 203.814 1491 8.202
4 [IRON] 9.058.850 10.823.370 88 122.993 1381 7.837
5 LA-G 8.147.421 8.701.857 69 126.114 1085 8.020
6 Dstlk* 6.082.155 7.337.922 88 83.385 998 7.353
7 *TKP* 4.035.663 4.132.434 49 84.335 579 7.137
8 FURY 2.600.218 2.887.274 75 38.497 440 6.562
9 -AA- 2.442.301 2.442.301 24 101.763 295 8.279
10 ASLEEP 1.818.556 1.818.556 1 1.818.556 178 10.217

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 1.925.660 197 9775
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.818.556 178 10217
3 Carthon II Shadow 1.684.802 178 9465
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.642.614 163 10077
5 Mande1992 Shadow 1.371.785 139 9869
6 micko80 Shadow 1.368.851 143 9572
7 mikestuntz Shadow 1.338.319 137 9769
8 Grimlock- Nstlk* 1.313.004 134 9799
9 Zarin Shadow 1.279.769 133 9622
10 filphillip Shadow 1.257.926 139 9050

[Comic

Well, that wraps up this week's issue. There's just one real war this week so the brevity of the news is understandable. I have tried to make up for it by casting some interesting thoughts which are yours to digest. If you're unhappy with the lack of news, make some.​

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W27 Weekly: 12th July

[spoil]Stampcoin – Did everything this week :icon_eek:

War still Rages

The Nstlk* & Shadow war still continues on with both sides taking villages off each other. However as time progress’s it seems more and more likely that Shadow is going to win unless possibly they could get some support from elsewhere. Still some Shadow members. (myself included :icon_razz believe that we could still win either way.

Here are the stats from this last week:

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 272
Side 2: 73
Difference: 199

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 72
Side 2: 4
Difference: 68

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 2,434,879
Side 2: 646,302
Difference: 1,788,577

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 674,053
Side 2: 35,426
Difference: 638,627

As you can see Nstlk* this past week has definitely been loosing ground. This is made escpially obvious with the 68 Noble lead. (for those of you that didn’t both to read the stats)
It will be interesting to see if by next week Nstlk* can fork out some more troops for nobles or if this is the how it will be till the end of the war.


Below are three maps showing the movement of the front lines from Conquers from this war:

April 17th 2009

May 11th 2009

July 11th 2009

As you can see from these maps the front lines have slowly been moving further into Nstlk* area’s although there has been heavy opposition at times.



LA-G and ~VEN~ Sleeps on

Despite the threat to ignore this war if notinhg much happens it’s still here as there might be one or two things nobled regarding it. On the forums thing have tottally diead except for one person still supporting LA-G. The stats below show that not much is happening around this war. It’s still as boring as it was when we started Hopefully there will be more than 2 conquers one day in the future.

Also we have news about another possible war after they finish killing off ~VEN~. Don’t get your hopes up people it could be well over a year. :icon_rolleyes:.


Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 2
Side 2: 0
Difference: 2

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 14,736
Side 2: 0
Difference: 14,736

Murmurings of an Uprising

Recently Shadow members (or at least myself) have heard whispers of a possible alliance of many of the other top 10 tribes, such as TK, Iron, LA-G and possibly more merging to take on Shadow alongside Nstlk*. Whether or not Shadow is prepared for this isn’t released to the press but it could change a lot of this war. Whether for good or worse is yet to be found out.
Other News

- The W27 Maps Thread has been De-stickied and this has caused some complaints. (mainly from myself :lol
- I believe that Stamp’s Sig Shop should be stickied as it is a well sued thread that has many users and over 800 posts. Lots of people have wandered from other areas of TW forums just to ask for a sig. IT should be made easier and more acceible to find
- Tacops made a quick apperance and then disappeared again after making the post. TribalHugbrat defended him while Stamp and Pally didn’t
- IT is wondered whether or not TribalHugBrat will be able to read anything people say with the amount of people that are on his ignore list.
- The second count to 1000 thread has now reached the 200’s with myself still posting lolcats because they are that awesome, and Sleepwalker still being the serious person he is.
- Dartship has said his possibly final farewell to this world :icon_cry: {But he still came back. What a surprise :icon_rolleyes:}
- Danny da mighty had his birthday this week. Happy Birthday to him!
- I (Stampcoin) am sick so hopefully I will feel better soon.
- This picture was voted the funniest picture every:

Interviews

Since I started late this week for interviews I did more than one and I, of course, ask cool questions so they should be like super awesome :icon_razz:

The below interviews are very long so they are in a spoiler. Feel free to read all or just skip.
Interview with Ftw97:
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stampcoin on 08.07. at 22:58
Hi Ftw, this is Stampcoin.
I was wondering if i could interview you for the W27 Weekly.

If so, my first question is: How do you feel about nobling your 200th village and breaking 2m points?

ftw97 on 09.07. at 02:20
It's kind of a nice marker to reach, although points and number of villages aren't that important other than being more places to build and house troops. Troops are fun

But seriously i've just been quite lucky with position and also wasted far more time on this game than i should have, lol.

I'm more proud of my OD, which i must thank both [ally]Nstlk*[/ally] for attacking me and also my tribe [player]Shadow[/player] for helping support me on several occasions.

That was a yes you can interview me by the way

stampcoin on 09.07. at 05:48
Yes, if you want my non-biased opinion Nstlk* does provide some very good OD.

When did you start this world and why?

ftw97 on 09.07. at 15:23
I started at the beginning, and i joined because i thought the pre-made tribes would be interesting and also because my account on W26 had just been nobled by several players in the top tribe there. I found i quite liked the tribe-lock because it made it easy to attack pretty much anyone without worrying they might get support from tribe-mates due to being spread world-wide

I'm not sure that was quite the aim when the world settings were designed though, lol.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:12
Did you ever think you were going to be Number one in the world? And when did you first get this rank?

ftw97 on 10.07. at 02:17
I didn't really think that i'd end up being ranked first. I believe i got here about 3 or 4 weeks after the really experianced players like lardingd and major.disastor quit the game - i very much doubt i'd have been able to top those guys in the rankings, but i'd have loved for them to stay and to learn from them.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 03:33
Have you ever read the W27 Weekly before?

ftw97 on 10.07. at 20:22
I've skim-read through it a few times, i was also interviewed a while ago by TribalHugBrat and had a look there a few times to see if it came up, but haven't noticed it yet.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 20:23
Alright

What is your favorite color?

ftw97 on 10.07. at 20:25
At the moment, blue and yellow because seeing an entire map like that would be quite awesome

stampcoin on 10.07. at 20:47
Ah. That is almost what mine looks like. Though it depends on where i look.

Why do you play tribalwars?

ftw97 on 11.07. at 17:01
The reason i enjoy it is because of the tactics and strategy involved as well as the social aspect and co-operative benifits of working with your tribe to a goal. I guess one of the other reasons i play it, however, would be the addictive quality of the game. Once you feel your doing quite well and have put a lot of time into your villages and account, it can be quite hard to let go and either leave your account to slip or to quit the game.

So i guess the reasons would be enjoyment, satisfaction, obligation (to previous time spent and to tribemates), and probably something to do with some time away from real life .

But yeah, it's fun

stampcoin on 11.07. at 18:53
What is your favorite kind of troop?

ftw97 on 11.07. at 19:49
LC, easily the best unit ever (if you farm that is ). Favourite defensive unit has to be HC, don't really have a favourite offense unit, a few different types of nukes are allways good

I guess i like and use most units, although i use swords the least. It's more a case of which does the job i want best.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 20:35
Thank you for the interview ftw.

[/spoil]
Interview with Pallysrange:
[spoil]

stampcoin on 08.07. at 23:01
Hi Pally, i am going to interview you for the awesome W27 Weekly

So my first question is:
What is your favourite colour?

pallysrange on 08.07. at 23:18
well this is a surprise ^_^

my favorite color happens to be the color green.

stampcoin on 08.07. at 23:22
Nice. That's my favourite color also.

Next question: Why did you join W27?

pallysrange on 08.07. at 23:28
great minds think alike

i joined world 27 after giving up my account on world 10, at the time i was somewhere around 6 mil and my tribe (ctrl) had been in constant war for about a year. due to rl problems i was not able to be online to be what i considered a asset to the tribe so i gave my account to a tribe members friend who apparently went inactive right away.

anyways i was looking for a new world to start, i have always preferred old world units and the speed of this world suited me. i figured since this was the newest world with old units to be created (at the time) i would be landing somewhere on the rim of a world just starting to hit its stride. turns out that while i landed on the rim this world was going to be a much tougher start than i had thought.

stampcoin on 08.07. at 23:37
Yes i joined because it had the old settings and i had friends here.

Next Question: Who on this world do you want to noble the most. (if distance was not an issue)

pallysrange on 08.07. at 23:42
^_^ old world settings definitely are better than archer/pally worlds.

i don't currently have a vendetta against anyone but if i would have to choose anyone to rim it would have to be [player]ftw97[/player]. seeing as how he is the largest player on this world and leads the od race by 8.1 mil i think that he would not only put up a good fight but would put me on the fast track to becoming the largest player on this world.

stampcoin on 08.07. at 23:44
I'll be sure to let him no ;p

Next question: What is the funniest lolcat pic in the world. Please include a link to this image so we can all view it


pallysrange on 08.07. at 23:49
^_^ lol


i know its kinda old but ive always been a fan of the ewok cat :^)
http://blog.davidwolnik.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/ewok.jpg

stampcoin on 08.07. at 23:51
Very nice.

Next question:
Whose sig is your favourite on the externals, aside from yours?

pallysrange on 08.07. at 23:57
i like rewritable's put out some very well done sigs, i particularly liked the hand reaching into the blue oblivion sig.

stampcoin on 09.07. at 01:10
Yes i liked that one too. It's to bad he doesn't make more more often

Next: How did you find out about the Externals? On what world did this happen?

pallysrange on 09.07. at 04:36
im more of a long time reader new to posting type. ive always payed attention to the externals but i guess the first time i actually took an active part in them was world 19.

stampcoin on 09.07. at 05:51
Yes my first one was W16. (This is almost like interviewing me too lol)

Do you like where you are located on this world? And what is your opinion on the 100 person tribe limit that we had the vote on earlier?

pallysrange on 09.07. at 06:03
i hate where im located, im literally surrounded by 500 point barbs and 78 pointers with 2 weeks of inactivity. if given a choice i would have preferred moving into a k with more aggressive players.

as for the 100 person tribe limit i joined several months after the tribe lock ended so i have no idea what the politics or the world was at that point. but with the current world state i believe i would vote for the 40 member limit. smaller tribes would mean small groups of elite players would consistently have to fight each other to further their cause.

definitely would have made this world more interesting.

stampcoin on 09.07. at 06:06
Yes i wanted 40 as it would have meant more of a powerhouse world as they go against each other. (though ~AOW~ would have died thanks to PM)
And as for location, i too have that. lol. And i started around 2 months before the Tribe lock ended.

What is your opinion of the W27 Newspaper? Is it good? Bad? And way for improvement?

pallysrange on 09.07. at 06:15
its a relaxing diversion from the normal flame or be flamed attitude that most posts are geared to. i think zarin has done a great job of taking a relatively dead world and making it into something world a read and more often than not a discussion.

stampcoin on 09.07. at 06:16
Yes Zarin has done nicely recently with the newsletter and keeping it alive.

Do you know anyone personally in this game? How did you find out about tribalwars and why did you play it after finding out about it?

pallysrange on 09.07. at 06:24
i found out about tribal wars from an old friend whom i used to play another game with. runescape (the old game) had just recently made the worst decision ever by removing the free trade system and the pvp section of the game. personally i despise playing against computer generated monsters and love pitting myself against other players in a strategic battle. knowing this my friend offered to help me out if i joined world 2 and the rest is history.

and yes i know quite a few people who are playing this game, just the other day i was browsing through tk's member lists and found a profile similar to someone i knew from SAINTS. it is nice to make new friends but to find old ones in unexpected places is always fun.

stampcoin on 09.07. at 15:11
Man. Everyone played Runescape before. (i did too and quit in Janurary for those very reasons)

What should the caption for this picture be?
[url:http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lol-sparkplugging-blank.jpg]Picture Here[/url]

pallysrange on 09.07. at 18:21
yea, worst decision ever by jagex to take those out of the game. they lost 4 member accounts by myself alone.

"stop screen watching!"

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:16
Not bad. (that my computer type o use too lol)

What is your favourite flavor of chips?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:17
i have several favorites from ketchup to jalapeno to salt and vinegar.

i think a better question is there a bad king of chip.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:20
What is the worst kind of chip?
And who intrudoced you to Ketchup (lol)?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:23
im going to have to say sour cream, not really a fan.

=P i believe it was yourself.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:26
Yes it was. (hehe)

ALright next question.
What is your favourite song? Or a song that's come out recently that you like?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:34
most of the "music" produced today is made by idiots who have no idea what music is other than doing a spoken word to a looped bass track.

but back to the original question, i like quite a few different genres and have no real favorites but right now i am listening to Shadow of Doubt by Youko Kanno if that helps.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:36
Alright.

DO you think you are growing good for the amount you are online or do you think that you haven't bothered enough?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:41
growing in my area at any rate faster than what i am currently doing is going to be hard, it seems once people get rimmed or join this world the immediately go inactive without building up their village for me. i send out a farming script with around 340 villages twice a day and use a farm report evaluator to farm them all.

i guess in short i am disappointed with my growth so far but i don't see any real way to speed it up any further.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:46
LOl. I am the opposite. I haven't farmed since 80k points and i don;t even bother scouting before nobling anymore. LOl. It was only recently i decided to start playing again more actively. And yet i am still growing fine

What was your best world played?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:50
ive farmed since the day i got 50 spears in my first village

i would have to say world 10, i got lucky and got into a incredible tribe with some great tribe members. its where i really learned how to play the game from the professionals.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 01:51
Sweet.

What do you have to say for your ODA? It is very low

pallysrange on 10.07. at 01:54
its not horribly low for my size, the difference between my points and oda ranking is only 27. but im not too worried, it will go up eventually.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 02:00
What is your favourite part about this game?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 02:01
watching my attacks land

stampcoin on 10.07. at 02:01
Have you ever had a attack go terribly wrong? Or had one that was hilarious? IF so what?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 02:05
i guess terribly wrong was i sent a full defense village worth of troops as an attack instead of a support by accident, my leader was not so happy with me

stampcoin on 10.07. at 03:34
I haven't done that yet thankfully. Though i've sent more than a couple noble trains with 50 lc's first, second, third and then my noble 4th.

Is there anything you wish for the TW world to know?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 03:40
i chose to build 3 nobles and take out my 3 biggest competitors all at once now i think i should have let one live.

not really

stampcoin on 10.07. at 03:49
Who are your three biggest competitors?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 15:14
[player]Novercia[/player],[player]Doinky[/player], and although he hasn't quite expanded down to where im at yet [player]zarin[/player].

stampcoin on 10.07. at 18:43
[player]Zarin[/player] will be glad to know that you can take him out with one noble.

Do you play any other online games aside from tribalwars? (if you don't want to say you don't have to)

pallysrange on 10.07. at 18:45
other than online chess this is the only online game i play. looking forward to diablo III coming out though

stampcoin on 10.07. at 19:06
Do you own an Xbox, Playstation, Wii? (is how i think it's spelt :S)
If yes, what is your favourite game?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 19:16
actually i own all 3

sniper elite for ps2 is perhaps one of the greatest unheard of shooter games ever. but i cant seem to put down the call of duty world at war to get back into it

stampcoin on 10.07. at 19:23
Cool. Though i've never heard of sniper elite. :0

Do you like the tribe you are in? why? ( you don't need to give away private info if not necessary. Though we're always willing to take it. )

pallysrange on 10.07. at 19:32
that's why its unheard of.

its a good tribe with good members, i would like to change the diplomacy around but you cant have everything

stampcoin on 10.07. at 19:36
What is your opinion on the state of the W27 External Forums?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 19:43
dieing, but that's to be expected with a world with so few active players.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 19:54
Yes. It is unfortunate.

What settings do you like about this world? What ones don't you like?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 19:58
i like the old world units and the worlds speed. i would like the tribe limit to be smaller, barbs to grow larger, and i want the points/20 rule to disappear.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 20:24
That's pretty much my opinion too.

Do you think premium costs to much, to little, or just the right amount? Why?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 20:27
i think tw has put forward an acceptable cost for premium. although i think no ads mode should be included with the premium account at no extra cost.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 20:45
Yes that it should

What type of internet broswer do you use?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 20:45
firefox oprea and when i have to IE.

stampcoin on 10.07. at 21:12
What is your favourite type of book?

pallysrange on 10.07. at 21:16
the ones that also come in movie form

stampcoin on 10.07. at 22:22
Do you like to talk with people are are you generally silent and ignore peoples mail?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 00:00
i hate seeing unopened mails, you will almost always get a timely response from any mails sent to me.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:21
As with me.

Which do you think is the better site?
[url:http://icanhascheezburger.com/]Number 1[/url] or [url:http://icanhashotdog.com/]Number 2[/url]

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:22
1 is a classic, and theres just no beating classics.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:23
Good. Otherwise we would have been made arch enemies immediatly.

Which is your favourite troop?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:26
the ram

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:27
why?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:28
walls are my biggest enemy, it makes me happy to see them destroyed.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:29
Mines the scout because i like white and i like horses and i like private info

What is your favorite type of berry?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:30
cherry

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:32
Do you believe that this interview should be ended for the purpose of not making those reading it get bored? (though they were after the 30th question)

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:34
i have a feeling this is going to be the longest interview ever

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:37
Yes i think i shall put it in spoilers so it won't be such a long paper.

Do you think Zarin does a good job writing the paper?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:39
never learned how to use those

and zarin does an excellent job

stampcoin on 11.07. at 02:44
[spoil] You can't read this and Zarin does do a good job[/spoil]

Do you think Shadow is going to win this world?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 02:49
most likely, when the only tribe left is shadow i assume you will break up and feast on yourself but until then i don't see the momentum slowing down.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 03:24
Yes. IT would almost be like a we split in two down the middle and have our laughs fighting each other. OR something or other.

Do you have a nice view where you live?

pallysrange on 11.07. at 03:28
i suppose?

stampcoin on 11.07. at 03:39
You suppose?
I have a very nice view. Hehe

Which is better?
Coca-Cola or Pepsi
&
Windows or Mac

pallysrange on 11.07. at 03:42
don't drink either, dr pepper is what i like the best.

definitely windows.

stampcoin on 11.07. at 18:58
Well thank you for the interview.
I dont want it to long otherwise they might just skip it. (if they havent already)

pallysrange on 11.07. at 19:04
and thank you for choosing me to interview.

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W27 Externals Map

As was asked before I made the W27 externals map like people requested. Below I pasted the old map and then the new map right after so you can compare them against each other to see how the external members have grown (or shrunk) and if some have completely dissappeared. This map is of course included with Rockerdish who requested

&

LolCat Vote
Which of the below is your favourite? Post it on the discussion thread (so it can have more life. )

Thoughts for the Week

Um, this is definitely something I’ve never done before so don’t expect much. :icon_confused: :icon_redface:

As far as TW goes, I think it will be interesting to see how this world progressing in the near future. I believe that many of the smaller tribes might try and rise up against Shadow. This will be both annoying and not bad. Annoying, because it means more to type for stats and more work for me making maps. :icon_sad: :lol:
And good because it means that all my nukes and nobles will have some close targets. So let em come!

Nstlk* is slowly winding down even with the new members. Shadow is just to big, and knowing what the inside core is like, I don’t think it’s going down anytime soon.

As for the forums, it is nice to have some activity, though more would be appreciated.
And for tribalwars itself, some I can tell have started to get moe active others less active. I know myself that for some parts, Photoshop, friends and other things have started to take over much of what normally would have been meant for TW. Either way whether you are playing more or less just remember that it’s a game and the life that you really should care about is not in the game but out in the world.

That’s all. :icon_neutral:


Stats
Top 10 Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 2.030.050 207 9807
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 1.963.354 191 10279
3 Carthon II Shadow 1.796.977 189 9508
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.719.362 170 10114
5 Mande1992 Shadow 1.435.688 146 9833
6 mikestuntz Shadow 1.428.537 147 9718
7 micko80 Shadow 1.368.851 143 9572
8 Zarin Shadow 1.361.180 140 9723
9 BrobFellshank Shadow 1.323.468 132 10026
10 Grimlock- Nstlk* 1.320.152 134 9852

Top 10 Tribes
1 Shadow 39.842.745 50.256.479 72 698.007 5181 9.700
2 Nstlk* 16.555.316 16.555.316 37 447.441 1719 9.631
3 TK 12.007.521 12.840.142 57 225.266 1567 8.194
4 [IRON] 9.476.329 11.488.166 90 127.646 1473 7.799
5 LA-G 8.559.066 9.144.376 68 134.476 1132 8.078
6 Dstlk* 6.351.856 7.441.290 85 87.545 991 7.509
7 *TKP* 4.488.818 4.583.428 49 93.539 631 7.264
8 FURY 3.019.059 3.376.086 76 44.422 504 6.699
9 -AA- 2.120.712 2.120.712 21 100.986 257 8.252
10 ASLEEP 1.963.354 1.963.354 1 1.963.354 191 10.279

Comic

That is all for this week. Sorry about so little news and so much interview, but that’s how it is. If you want to write it for a week message Zarin about it.

Thanks for reading,

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W27 Weekly: 19th July

[spoil]
Pallysrange - Editor

The Beginning of the End for the Stalkers?

The Nstlk*/Dstlk* & Shadow wages on with little change. While Stalkers war nobles are up by 9 it would seem inactivity has started to take its toll on Stalkers as they watch the total conquers for the week fall below Shadow’s war nobles. My question is now that stalkers are losing more villages than they are nobling will we start to see mass deletes or will they be able to pull themselves out of this ditch they have dug for themselves?

Here are the stats from this last week:


Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 96
Side 2: 321
Difference: 225

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 13
Side 2: 102
Difference: 89

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 708,969
Side 2: 2,948,446
Difference: 2,239,477

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 125,967
Side 2: 997,541
Difference: 871,574

As you can see Nstlk*/Dstlk* this past week have lost 288k more points than they have nobled. Will Shadow be able to keep up this nobling spree or will they fall to lack of enthusiasm for this war as well? Personally I think unless Nstlk*/Dstlk* get some unexpected help from somewhere this section of the weekly will continue to become smaller and smaller.


LA-G and ~VEN~ Nothing New Here


I don’t see a point in speculating on this war, Ill just leave the weekly stats below for you to draw your own conclusions from.


Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: ~VEN~
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 3
Side 2: 0
Difference: 3

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 18,966
Side 2: 0
Difference: 18,966

Interview

Since it seems these forums seem to tip more often than not in Shadows favor I thought I would get a second opinion on how things are going from one of the quieter sides of this war.

Interview with Grimlock-:

pallysrange
So lets start simple, what attracted you to join world 27?

Grimlock-
The settings was almost the same as on my previous world. That's pretty much the only reason.

pallysrange
* Which world was that?

* How do you think the tribal lock effected you?

Grimlock-
World 19.

It didn't affect me too much. I'm quite sure I would've dominated my area without the lock as well. Didn't have any real challenges, except lordkhal. Should've taken him out, but I befriended him and now I'm stuck with him ^^

pallysrange
* What are your thoughts on the Nstlk*/Shadow war?

Grimlock-
It's a lost cause, I guess. Nstlk* only got a couple of decent players left, and seeing as they're kind of spread out, we can't do much. We've done some bad recruitment choices lately and trusted people we shouldn't have trusted. I don't see us turning this around, but we'll fight until we get bored.

pallysrange
* do you think that Dstlk has helped or hurt the war stats?

Grimlock-
They hurt the war stats more than they help them. They're trying to get their act together though, so we'll see what that will bring.

pallysrange
* I have noticed you have all of your villages renamed to "INSANE". Is this a personal statement or part of an inside joke?

Grimlock-
It got something to do with my w19 tribe Not really an inside joke. Hard to explain

pallysrange
* Before tribe lock ended there was a vote to determine if 100 member tribes or 40 member tribes would be used. Which did you vote for and why?

Grimlock-
I voted for 40. 100 members are waaaay too many. This is from personal experience of course. Not really sure how to elaborate on that.

pallysrange
* Which world was your first world and was there ever a player who took you under their wing so to speak?

Grimlock-
World 4/5 was my first worlds. Started them at the same time. Unfortunatly, there was never a player that took me under their arms. I learned everything I know from reading guides and tutorials on tribal and public forums.

pallysrange
* What was your start up strategy for world 27?

Grimlock-
Didn't really have a strategy. I went all offense and tried taking out any threats near me. Worked out quite well. Got my first defensive village when I nobled my 5th village. After that, I steamrolled through most of my area. Never had any troubles expanding. Let some noobs inside my cluster grow. Nobled them out at a later stage. Worked quite well, if you ask me

pallysrange
* Would you consider yourself more offensively or defensively minded in this stage of the world?

Grimlock-
Right now, I guess I'm more defensive than I was before. Been under constant attack since I joined the war and need defense more than I need offense at the moment.

pallysrange
* What do you think of the Shadow war machine?

Grimlock-
Wouldn't call it a machine. I have yet to see anything impressive. They send a lot of fakes, and that is what cracks most of their targets. If they meet anyone that's been attacked before, those fakes mean nothing. I have seen a lot of 20 sec - 1 minute trains coming from them. Worst I've seen up until now, is a 8 hour train. Quite laughable, considering they're the nr. 1 tribe on the server.

pallysrange
* Do you have any personal goals set for this world?

Grimlock-
Nope. I'll keep going until I get rimmed or until I get bored. Might get bored soon, but I doubt I'll get rimmed. Will probably end up deleting the account in a distant future. This is not my main world, and I only mess around on it. I never planned on becoming this large, but that's what happens when there's no one able to do anything to you =/

pallysrange
* On that note what is the best tribe you have been in since you started playing tw? And what made them stand out more so than the others?

Grimlock-
ASYLUM is definatly the best tribe I've ever been in on tw. We've been around for 2 years on w19, and we're better than ever. We can do whatever we feel like, and there's not really anyone that can stop us. Great players and the leaders are amongst the most experienced in tw. I doubt I'll ever be in a better tribe.

pallysrange
Well Grimlock- i would like to thank you for your time in answering my questions. Are their any comments you would like to add?

Grimlock-
Anytime. Nothing I'd like to add

Thoughts for the Week

Are you a name or a number.
-Fear Factory, industrial death metal

One of the more thought provoking quotes I have come around in the last couple of years and I believe it can be applied to both tribal wars as well as in your personal life. How many people have you met that will remember you years afterwards? How many of them will simply forget you as one of the nameless masses they have met in their life?

This is a world of over 4 thousand people most of whom neither of us will ever have the chance to get to know. Yet there are a few who have seemed to have gained international recognition. My question is what makes these few famous or infamous people more visible and distant from the masses that follow them?



Stats

Top 10 Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 2,104,363 214 9,833
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 2,084,717 202 10,320
3 Carthon II Shadow 1,847,102 194 9,521
4 gerick6 Shadow 1,815,673 179 10,143
5 Mande1992 Shadow 1,534,563 156 9,837
6 mikestuntz Shadow 1,523,122 155 9,827
7 Zarin Shadow 1,434,585 145 9,894
8 bojanm Shadow 1,412,958 142 9,950
9 BrobFellshank Shadow 1,406,306 140 10,045
10 micko80 Shadow 1,368,851 143 9,572

Top 10 Tribes
1 Shadow 42,148,149 53,029,405 73 726,430 5,446 9,737
2 Nstlk* 15,983,220 15,983,220 36 443,978 1,656 9,652
3 TK 12,387,988 13,506,760 72 187,594 1,691 7,987
4 [IRON] 9,948,643 11,835,172 86 137,618 1,507 7,853
5 LA-G 8,652,182 9,134,315 62 147,328 1,128 8,098
6 Dstlk* 6,636,856 7,769,985 86 90,349 1,014 7,663
7 *TKP* 4,722,168 4,783,999 46 104,000 646 7,406
8 FURY 3,329,371 3,713,800 76 48,866 545 6,814
9 ASLEEP 2,084,717 2,084,717 1 2,084,717 202 10,320
10 -AA- 1,916,716 1,916,716 20 95,836 237 8,087

Comic
sorry none this week


That is all I have for you this week, if you thought there was a lack of articles then go out and do something newsworthy. Zarin will be back next week for all of you who missed his insight. The Brits owned 62 to zilch at rugby!

Thanks for reading,
John[/spoil]​

 

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26/07

W27 Weekly: 26th July

[spoil]Zarin - Editor

Nstlk*/Shadow War
The end of the beginning of the end?

War stats as of ~16:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 306
Side 2: 120
Difference: 186

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 111
Side 2: 6
Difference: 105

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 2,770,045
Side 2: 900,328
Difference: 1,869,717

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1,095,089
Side 2: 60,844
Difference: 1,034,245

This week it would seem that the writing is well and truly on the wall. How the Stalkers plan to win the war by making just 6 conquers against Shadow beggars belief and the disparity in conquers there points to only one apogee. The unmitigated emaciation of the Stalkers shows no sign of slowing and thus this is a dark time indeed for them.

To their credit, they have at least submitted a worthy total for conquers in view of considerable pressure from Shadow, but it is disappointing that it should be directed at targets that are not enemies. That would point to disunity among the Stalkers, and a struggle for the individual goals of each player which does not bode well.

So what is to be done? Well, on their own they would no longer seem to have the ability to resist Shadow alone and will no doubt have to hope for others to join them. Shadow, for their part, seem to be assimilating these villages at a somewhat leisurely pace. Stalker noblings account for just over 1/3 of their total which would seem to suggest a certain complacency among them if they feel that they can noble elsewhere so freely and not focus so intensely on their enemies. Whether that is folly, or the true situation remains to be seen; whatever the case, this war would seem to be going only one way at the moment.​

In Other News…

• *TKP* begin skirmishes against TKRT, though whether this becomes a decent war remains to be seen.​

• My thanks to pallysrange and stampcoin who so kindly handled the issues whilst I was away; to you I am indebted.

Thoughts for the week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

Perhaps this section is merely an oneiric insight into my thoughts on this game, and I think that we do perhaps need something a little more relevant to the game. It should be noted that this section comprises merely my thoughts about facets of the game, which are hopefully relevant to current event, though if interesting events are not forthcoming, I have to delve into more general areas. My first thought would be how I am plan to continue this section every week for however long, but I suppose I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Thus do we come to an interesting subject this week that I have given some thought to: what does TW teach us, what can we learn from it? You see, I have witnessed people condemning video gaming in general as mental emancipation, mere time wasting, pointless endeavours. Naturally those of us who play these games defend their integrity with a fervid passion, particularly if the critics are those to jump upon the anachronistic bandwagon of hatred for all things new and technological.

We have looked at why we play this game, so now let us look at the fruits of our labours. Tribal Wars is a little more than just the basic game that you might first observe. It is a protean pastiche of a myriad of elements bound together within the context of a close quantifiable system, an ineffably vast array of facets that is both enchanting and depressing. There are the basic fundamentals of village building, the murky world of player combat, the relationships with others. You know what the game is like, so you understand the potential for learning.

It is often worth questioning the reward from these types of games. It is often satisfying to realise what one does get from them aside from the enjoyment, the interesting experiences, the harlequin of a social community, the random bits of information. You probably didn’t know what a BB-code was until you started playing this game, but you do now.

I’ll talk less this week; it is opportunity to reflect upon what you have gained from the game. For all those who feel that it is time wasted, I would ask you to consider what you have gained, it is often an interesting thought. Today's is a positive thought; I know I have met a lot of good people, had a lot of fun and learned a lot from this game, that's the real reason to play, not for points or villages, but for the fun, the experiences. It may be just a game, but that doesn't mean it has to be just simple stimulation or mindless fun.​

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 44.652.282 55.099.668 70 787.138 5648 9.756
2 Nstlk* 16.882.711 17.518.835 54 324.423 1872 9.358
3 TK 13.418.616 14.731.145 70 210.445 1813 8.125
4 [IRON] 10.716.530 12.449.368 82 151.822 1551 8.027
5 LA-G 9.616.507 10.056.477 55 182.845 1226 8.203
6 *TKP* 5.383.857 5.715.924 57 100.279 768 7.443
7 Dstlk* 4.834.511 5.013.513 60 83.559 679 7.384
8 FURY 3.597.580 4.025.526 78 51.609 569 7.075
9 ASLEEP 2.224.218 2.224.218 1 2.224.218 220 10.110
10 -AA- 1.729.357 1.729.357 17 101.727 212 8.157

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 2.310.006 234 9872
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 2.224.218 220 10110
3 Carthon II Shadow 1.909.442 201 9500
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.818.860 179 10161
5 mikestuntz Shadow 1.725.847 173 9976
6 Mande1992 Shadow 1.664.489 169 9849
7 BrobFellshank Shadow 1.531.263 152 10074
8 Zarin Shadow 1.505.369 150 10036
9 bojanm Shadow 1.466.018 147 9973
10 filphillip Shadow 1.438.680 155 9282

Apologies again for brevity, but there’s little happening these days. I did not have the time for an interview, and a comic seemed largely irrelevant.​

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02/0808

W27 Weekly: 2nd August

[spoil]Zarin - Editor
Dartship - Comic

The Final Test
‘The Coalition’ declares on Shadow in the largest war yet seen

For a long time we have seen the tension build in this world as Shadow slowly gained the upper hand in their war against the Stalkers. We watched as old enemies came to attack them, but they too were met with firm resistance where many expected them to crumble. As Shadow’s old enemies did battle with them, the other tribes made what plans they could in case this should not be enough.

As it transpired, even the great merge of ex Feb. 13 players was still not enough. The spectre of inactivity and apathy lingered around them whilst Shadow persevered and in the end they were not enough. So it is that the last great tribes of W27 will array themselves for what could be the very last test for Shadow. For everyone else, this is their last hope; a Shadow victory here will sound the death knell for the rest of the world.

I talk of course about this week’s declaration, perhaps the most momentous event that we have seen for some time. Intrinsic to it is the founding of ‘The Coalition’ who will form the resistance against Shadow. Currently its membership stands at Nstlk*, Dstlk*, [IRON], TK, LA-G and FURY, though there is no acclaimed leader yet. It will be a worthy group to oppose Shadow if they can coordinate well and stave off inactivity. Other tribes have made no intention of joining, though one does have to wonder whether they too will throw in their lot in what could very well be the last great war of this world.

At first glance, one does not envy Shadow. However, they are by no means completely surrounded, and the South-West of Shadow will no doubt be able to heavily support frontline players and will form a formidable core. Coalition elements are also within Shadow territory and these players are likely to be destroyed very quickly which is unfortunate for them. On the other hand, Shadow now has a much larger front to deal with, and their Northern areas look particularly vulnerable to [IRON] and TK.

Well, the best way to see how things are going would be to look at the stats, so without further ado:​

War stats as of ~17:00

(I have merely looked at stats for the last two days for the entire coalition, and then broken it down individually, I apologise for the amount of statistics, I shall look into refining things later, most probably by only showing conquers against each side and not the totals as well.)

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk* TK [IRON] LA-G FURY
Players:

Timeframe: Last 48 hours

Total conquers:

Side 1: 76
Side 2: 114
Difference: 38

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 21
Side 2: 18
Difference: 3

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 671,409
Side 2: 700,318
Difference: 28,909

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 189,474
Side 2: 181,935
Difference: 7,539

Shadow vs. Stalkers
(total for the week)

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 351
Side 2: 178
Difference: 173

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 49
Side 2: 10
Difference: 39

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 3,176,014
Side 2: 1,288,096
Difference: 1,887,918

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 445,676
Side 2: 99,170
Difference: 346,506

Shadow vs. [IRON]

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: [IRON]
Players:

Timeframe: Last 48 hours

Total conquers:

Side 1: 76
Side 2: 28
Difference: 48

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 4
Side 2: 11
Difference: 7

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 671,409
Side 2: 200,095
Difference: 471,314

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 31,810
Side 2: 111,039
Difference: 79,229

Shadow vs. TK

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: TK
Players:

Timeframe: Last 48 hours

Total conquers:

Side 1: 76
Side 2: 7
Difference: 69

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 7
Side 2: 0
Difference: 7

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 671,409
Side 2: 11,442
Difference: 659,967

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 67,640
Side 2: 0
Difference: 67,640

Shadow vs. LA-G

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last 48 hours

Total conquers:

Side 1: 76
Side 2: 8
Difference: 68

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1
Side 2: 2
Difference: 1

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 671,409
Side 2: 29,745
Difference: 641,664

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 11,955
Side 2: 21,502
Difference: 9,547

Shadow vs. FURY

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: FURY
Players:

Timeframe: Last 48 hours

Total conquers:

Side 1: 76
Side 2: 19
Difference: 57

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1
Side 2: 0
Difference: 1

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 671,409
Side 2: 95,651
Difference: 575,758

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 10,778
Side 2: 0
Difference: 10,778

It is often said that the advantage should lie with the attackers in the first moments of a TW war. They should have been preparing for some time, whilst the defenders may be completely or partially unaware and thus there is a decisive advantage for the attackers. Seizing the initiative is crucial for both sides as the aggressors can keep their opponents fighting defensively while the defenders need to seize the initiative as they can strike back and even things up to a stage where greater skill will have the most bearing.

It is not clear whether Coalition forces have used their ‘surprise’ to their advantage as the stats are very even. I am sure many remember the early days of the Shadow (ATTACK at that time) and Nstlk* war where Nstlk* took a decisive lead in terms of conquers for a significant time and this was the most anxious moment for their opponents. Of course, they lost it and ATTACK capitalised. The rest, as they say, is of course history .

So then, it is perhaps unfortunate that Coalition players have struggled to make significant gains in these first moments and that Shadow have even surpassed them does not bode well. However, both sides are conquering players who are within their respective territories mostly and the real fighting has not yet begun. Some elements are doing well, while others are struggling. [IRON] have given Shadow plenty to think about in the North with a decisive lead whilst Coalition tribes may be haranguing TK for skewing the stats. Whatever the case, with Shadow now fully aware of the war and the extent of the enemy, they will begin to knuckle down and plan. Those supporting the Coalition must hope that they can make some significant gains this week or history will repeat itself and Shadow will begin to grind out victory.

In many ways, this has been a most bathetic opening to the war which will decide the direction of this world. The number of conquers has been small from both sides and it is not evident that any major players have taken a serious hammering yet as one might expect tribes to target enemy leaders or large players. Then again, we are not yet two days into the war and things should surely become more interesting as the week progresses. All this writer has to say is good luck to both sides, let’s have a good war and make sure that the victors earn it.[/eft]

In Other News…

• There has been little else of note to write. We did have some unprecedented activity recently catalysed by interest in maccano’s thread about motivation for playing TW (the thread has since been moved to the general area).​

Interview
Well, since I was not aware that there would be a war declaration, I have not interviewed any of the participants. Instead, we have a word with the duke of the most enigmatic tribe there is: theSleepwalker

Zarin
theSleepWalker

Greetings thesleepwalker,

I am sure it is evident from the subject of this mail what I am writing to ask of you, and that is of course whether you would be interested in doing an interview for the W27 Weekly.

With any thoughts of player or tribe rivalries/affiliations aside and, with the belief that you have not been interviewed before, I would ask whether you would agree that there may be a plethora of interesting subject matter to cover about you as one of the more enigmatic forum posters. There is also the fact that you overtook ftw for a short time and may do so again with a faster nobling rate and I am sure that the community would be honoured to meet the player who may be their new idol.

Zarin,

Thank you for the interview offer. I'll gladly accept.

Thank you, this should be interesting. Let’s begin with one or two about your background:

Where did you start on TW?

- World 3. Through some encouragement of my real life friends. My handle was just Sleepwalker then.

How did that go?

- Quite well. The final tribe I was in was OTB. We went to war with some of the other larger tribes in the game. The war was fun, but after being away from TW for a week due to being on vacation, I realized how much of RL the game consumed. I quit in summer of 2007. I do not remember my final rank.

Why did you come to W27? (did you join later?)

- I came to W27 for similar reasons as to joining W3. Several of my friends were playing. At first I dragged my feet, but I joined because I had a newborn who would keep me up all night. He had this great feature of waking me up every few hours so I could farm and build.

What did you think of the tribe lock?

- It was a cool idea of which I had no idea how to play with. That's probably why I was rimmed early in the game. The days leading up to 2/13/09 were some of the best times in this world, due to forum activity and rampant speculation.

Indeed, I see that you joined PM; many expected them to become a dominant force, but they feel apart. If PM had continued, what do you think would have happened to the world?

- The first few days of PM were like a honeymoon. It was nice to be invited to a larger tribe from the beginning. After that, Alkalye (including others)
created a very caustic environment. Without the negative element, PM might have succeeded in this world.

After that you joined YGI?; they too seemed like they would do well as a tribe and many expected YGI? to put up a good fight; what happened?

- YGI? was the tribe I had the most enjoyment with in W27. We were a close group of people who actually understood coordination. The leadership of YGI? being sat, Calinor being banned, and a general sense of too much to do with too few people caused YGI? to float the possibility of the Nstlk* merger. Barring that series of events, that war probably would have been fairly even.

After that merge, you were in Nstlk. What were Nstlk* like as a tribe, did they have what it takes to be no.1?

- Prior to the Shadow war, Nstlk* had a chance. However, too many people were leaving (partially due to the merger with YGI?). The tribe was very internal noble happy.

When the war began (Nstlk* vs ATTACK), what did you expect the result to be?

- Personally, with a lot of luck and some unprecedented coordination, the Nstlk* and friends had a chance. The reality was the alliances and coordination never seemed to pan out. I wasn't thrilled with the war as I was fairly detached from the front lines. You always have high hopes for the tribe, especially when leadership talks it up.

Why did you leave Nstlk*?

- I one word: direction. After the YGI? merger, I had high expectations as to how this would work out. The pivotal moment probably was the creation of the academy tribe. Cross nobling of villages, forum sanitization, and invites to just about anyone didn't help either.

As things stand, now that you have left, what do you see in store for a) yourself b) Nstlk* c) Shadow d) the rest of the world?

a. Continued expansion into K33.
b. Continued loss of relevancy.
c. Barring some 11th hour internal rift, dominance of W27.
d. A bunch of rim tribes with a Shadow core.

What do you think will happen in the ensuing war (Shadow vs Coalition)?

- It all depends on how coordinated the coalition is. Without seeing any stats, (I just finally read the thread declaring war), there is potential that the coalition could give Shadow a run for their money. That said, looking at previous attempts to form a coheasive group of people has not gone well. World 27 rules of not supporting people outside the tribe also make this more difficult.

If in the next several weeks, the coalition demonstrates effectiveness against Shadow, this may be more than just lip service. Otherwise, world 27 will be staying the course.

- In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each side, and what should they do to win?

Strengths:
Shadow:
- One tribe
- Cohesiveness
- Battle tested
- Apparent leadership

Coalition:
- More potential active players
- Smaller players who will not suffer a morale penalty

Weaknesses:
Shadow:
- Distance from the front-lines

Coalition:
- Cohesiveness
- Lack of inter-tribe support
- Potential lack of participation

Both:
- Keeping Activity high
- Losing key players

Will ASLEEP be joining in?

- Haven't thought about it yet. Lots of tmails begging me to jump in, though.

If Shadow wins the war, do you think that it will be over?

- This has been thrown around ever since Shadow has existed. As it stands right now, Shadow has basically won the world by volume. Shadow is just in the process of cleanup and crushing the remaining resistance. The coalition of the willing is something that should have happened months ago if there were to be a higher chance of succeeding. It is nice to see that the world has finally (at the moment at least in name) decided to stand up and fight. The only way it will be truly over is if only Shadow players occupy the world or we continue to play tribalhugs...

Do you think Shadow deserves to win W27?

- With the state of this world as it is, I'm not sure if anyone deserves to win. The complacency that world 27 remaining members have has contributed to Shadow's being in #1. Too many people have left the world. Too few have seriously challenged Shadow. The Shadow/ATTACK strategy of picked off smaller tribes while the rest of the world watched paid off. As Shadow grew, more and more people left, or were rimmed. The most motivated and disciplined tribe wins the game. Sitting on the sidelines, I cannot say if Shadow is where they are at due to luck, skill, or ineptness of the rest of the world...

Why did you decide to go it alone and not join another tribe?

- I felt I did not have many options tribe wise when I decided to leave Nstlk*. I was too large of a player to join some tiny rim tribe, and most of the other established tribes were far away. Plus, I needed a break from the politics of a tribe. Going alone seemed to be the only logical way to stay happy in this world.

What's it like being not being part of an established tribe?

- Liberating, with the occasional annoying. I've been able to clean up K33 without much issue. People in close proximity seem to be fearful (Heck, people ask my permission to noble villages in K33). I get lots of requests to join tribes that are < 10000 points. Lots of PA requests too, most of which I ignore. The weirdest one involved someone who stated they have some fetish for me. They received a resounding no.

What do you think of ftw97?

- A very dedicated player who has managed to climb up on the #1 pedestal of W27 and stay there in the face of adversity. The OD rankings speak for themselves, and are a consequence of being in and maintaining a presence in the core. From the few times we have talked, he seems like a good guy too.

You briefly took the top spot from ftw, and are nobling faster, do you think that you can take and hold that position?

- I think it will be a close race for the time being. If I truly intend to catch up, I need to farm harder.

Is there a player on W27 that you would like to fight?

- Not really. By the time I get really ticked off by someone they quit before I can take them out...

Many have commented on your OD or lack thereof, what would you say to these people?

- I haven't seen this commented on the public forums. Does Shadow talk about me??? =)

Looking at the history of theSleepwalker in W27, I have been unchallenged thought most of my tenure.

ODA - As of this writing, I am ranked 45 in the world. While I have participated in several wars, this is mostly due to clearing barbs and rimming local players. It's hard for this to increase where there are so many free yummy barbs in the area. This number is fairly respectable, at least in my opinion.

ODD - The only real onslaught was during the YGI? Nstlk* war where I had a few uncoordinated attacks against me. My defenses have not been fitness tested, hence the 161 ranking...

What is your favorite part of TW?

- It has been rewarding to watch my little empire grow to what it is today. The game is a nice escape from the real world, though managing 200+ villages can be a chore.

Who is your favorite forum personality?

- Dartship's comics are great. The resurrection of the weekly is something to look forward to. Ultimately, Maccano's common sense personality on the forum and in the game it probably my favorite.

What will you do after the world has ended?

- So far, I've spent 9+ months of my life playing the game. After I quit W3, I basically found other diversions to occupy my time. I would like to join another world, though I would prefer the non archer/church settings.

I think that about wraps things up, thanks for your time. It was a pleasure.

No problem, thanks Zarin.​

Thoughts for the week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

I thought that this week I would use this space to make some predictions about the world and cast some of my own opinions into the mix. And what better place to start the war which has begun in our midst?

It was of course a long time in coming. Ever since we were gaining the upper hand and becoming a dominant force other tribes should have thought about this. I guarantee that there were times during the war when a huge declaration like this could have turned the tide of the war. It thus beggars belief that it should be so tardy. For what reason have you shied from necessity?

Perhaps, it is cowardice. Many of the tribes arrayed against us have lots of smaller less experienced members and perhaps this pervaded the leadership of these tribes who felt that they lacked the ability to take on Shadow. True, each tribe alone would have fallen to Shadow, but if we were distracted with the war, we could not have spread our resources so thinly. But you failed to realise this and it will cost you.

Perhaps you felt that Nstlk* would pull through, or that Shadow would disintegrate whilst you calmly built up and picked of whatever was left. I mean, that’s the reason is it not? I would aver that’s the reason why [IRON] or TK didn’t attack sooner. You were waiting for both Shadow and Nstlk* to exhaust themselves so that you could come in and take everything. Nstlk* take the hits like the meat shield you used them as and then you waltz in and crush the weakened Shadow members. By the time Nstlk* realise what has happened, it’s too late for them and you take them as well.

I think you missed the opportune time. Proceeding with that plan was all about the balance between Shadow and Nstlk*, finding a moment when both sides were weak and neither was too far ahead. That was some time ago, and now you have finally realised that this will not work and your hand is forced. It shows; there is no precise coordination but mismatched attacks, no real support anywhere just nukes waiting in villages. It could have worked well; timed correctly I might even have put money on [IRON] or TK to become the dominant force (probably [IRON] out of those two).

What do I think will happen? Shadow will win. I have seen enough of the reports to judge the quality of opponents and I am insulted that you think that you will be enough. In the first 48 hours, you were supposed to seize the initiative, to make some concrete gains, but you floundered in your inexperience and ineptitude. As it stands, you do not have the ability to destroy a single player, let alone the entire tribe. Soon we shall bring our full might to bear and you shall know how wrong you were to wait this long. When your leaders fall, the lesser players will disintegrate and Shadow will purge the remaining resistance. We shall take our victory then and move on.

What’s that; bias? True enough, I don’t know what you have up your sleeves, so let’s finish with the hypothesis of what might happen should Coalition tribes win the day. I think that this victory would be down mainly to [IRON] and Nstlk*, the other tribes seem to be less enthusiastic in their pursuit of greatness. Then perhaps those two would make an alliance, Nstlk* would deal with either TKP or LA-G whilst [IRON] would go after TK splitting the world in two. After that, I see one last final war between those two in which the greater experience of remaining Nstlk* players would probably tell and if they could keep a tribe together, they would probably make some good ground and become the dominant force. Who knows? You would probably merge all the best players if you one into one uber tribe and try to finish the world.

Finally, I wish good luck to all those involved, I am glad you finally joined in and I look forward to meeting you all on the battlefield.​

Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 46.983.215 57.275.809 68 842.291 5866 9.764
2 Nstlk* 17.909.354 20.436.420 78 262.005 2263 9.031
3 TK 13.806.617 15.098.888 67 225.357 1835 8.228
4 [IRON] 11.339.596 12.409.928 65 190.922 1506 8.240
5 LA-G 9.161.133 9.505.713 52 182.802 1138 8.353
6 *TKP* 5.860.407 6.194.192 55 112.622 807 7.676
7 FURY 3.850.440 4.323.640 74 58.428 600 7.206
8 ASLEEP 2.356.088 2.356.088 1 2.356.088 231 10.200
9 SAM 1.910.133 1.910.133 20 95.507 284 6.726
10 Dstlk* 1.591.968 1.593.398 44 36.214 269 5.923

Top Ten Players
1 ftw97 Shadow 2.393.045 242 9889
2 theSleepwalker ASLEEP 2.356.088 231 10200
3 Carthon II Shadow 2.009.021 210 9567
4 gerick6 Shadow 1.884.251 185 10185
5 mikestuntz Shadow 1.827.561 183 9987
6 Mande1992 Shadow 1.734.648 176 9856
7 Zarin Shadow 1.707.931 171 9988
8 BrobFellshank Shadow 1.611.231 159 10134
9 filphillip Shadow 1.588.991 169 9402
10 Deciphered Shadow 1.526.521 157 9723

Comic

Well, it’s a long issue this week, but one which I hope you enjoyed. Next week’s should feature some more in depth analysis of the war once we have some better stats to work with.​

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W27 Weekly: 9th August

[spoil]Zarin – Editor/Interview

Submissions: Lord of Bones, willettskillz

The Reformation Begins…
From the ashes of YGI? a new power arises

A long time ago, there was a tribe called YGI?. Many had hope for this tribe, it would be a compact unit of strong players who would be aggressive and determined. One might hesitate to use the word elite, but there was an ethos concerned with a high average level of skill among players and no little talent amongst its ranks. Ultimately, it did not come to fruition and as with PM our hopes were for nothing.

So it is with trepidation that the arrival of a new tribe which adheres to those ideals is announced. It has certainly attracted the attention of one or two solo players who had become disillusioned with Nstlk* as well as ex-YGI? members. They are also united under a strong leader and have a clear ethos.

Thus, it appears that we could very well have a strong tribe in the making, or like YGI? it could crumble internally. Let us hope that such a thing does not yet happen as REF could be very much a catalyst for increased conflict and action across the world. They have already locked horns with Shadow, but are not part of the Coalition either; something of an interesting rogue element.

At the moment, we see only the tentative beginnings of this tribe and it will be a test of their leadership as to how things continue. The world will watch as we may yet see the rise of a great tribe, or another dashing of our hopes and a tragic slide into obscurity. As Livy once said: ‘In war, the outcome corresponds less to expectations than in any other case whatsoever.’​

Chasing at Shadows
Despite early gains, Shadow pull ahead in stats

War stats as of ~17:30

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk* [IRON] TK LA-G FURY
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 371
Side 2: 387
Difference: 16

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 231
Side 2: 73
Difference: 158

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 3,290,169
Side 2: 2,311,880
Difference: 978,289

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 2,055,437
Side 2: 667,036
Difference: 1,388,401

Many stats were posted last week, but this week, I shall only the graph that you are all interested in. Here is a breakdown of the stats in no particular order.

Nstlk*
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 22
Side 2: 21
Difference: 1

Dstlk*
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 4
Side 2: 0
Difference: 4

[IRON]
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: [IRON]
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 17
Side 2: 21
Difference: 4

TK
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: TK
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 99
Side 2: 21
Difference: 78

LA-G
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 45
Side 2: 5
Difference: 40

FURY
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: FURY
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 44
Side 2: 5
Difference: 39

This week, we can see the war decisively in Shadow’s favour, or at least that is how it would seem; but closer examination of the stats shows one thing: some Coalition members are holding, whilst the lesser tribes skew the stats to Shadow’s favour. [IRON] even have an impressive lead over Shadow and Nstlk* are holding up very well.

Unfortunately, other Coalition members have struggled under the onslaught. Both FURY and LA-G have struggled to take villages from Shadow whilst losing many of their own and TK, whilst having taken as many villages as Nstlk* or [IRON], have lost many more. Whilst Coalition members can be content that they are holding up well in some areas, if this continues, Shadow will dispose of some tribes while others fight evenly with them. Once some opponents are out of the way, Shadow can simply focus on a smaller number of opponents and eventually destroy them.

Fortunately for the Coalition, these are early days yet, though Shadow will have said the same thing after the first few days of fighting. The next week will be crucial in determining the outcome of the war. If Coalition tribes can equalise the stats, by either taking more villages or losing less, they stand a chance of victory, particularly with REF still a tad undecided. However, if Shadow maintains this lead, then there is little hope for the continuation of the Coalition as a fighting force.

The key area to watch will be the North-East on the Shadow/[IRON] border where Shadow is having the least success. Conquers on Shadow do seem to have diminished recently, and if a counter offensive comes against [IRON], they must be careful not to squander this advantage over Shadow.

Elsewhere, in the West, Nstlk* are doing well against Shadow, but in the core, it’s completely dominated by Shadow conquers and the story is the same in the South and South-East. There are also many conquers which are within the respective territories of tribes and these would seem to be the isolated villages that have been dealt with. Crucially, Shadow is uniting its core by removing opponents there, and is thus looking to shorten its borders and strengthen its position. The Coalition looks to be mounting heavy pressure on the frontlines, but cannot hold onto isolated villages which have no doubt been tactically abandoned.

So what does this leave in store for the next week? Well, the stats are likely to be very telling next week now that we are firmly into the war. Also, with many of the easy villages gone, it will be interesting to see how each side functions when tasked on nobling into main enemy clusters and continents. Until next week then…​

In Other News…​

• The forum, as with others suffered a severe dressing down with regards to the official rules, guess there’s no excuse now.​

• There was some extended server downtime during the week, my condolences to those who missed times for attacks or sniping etc.

• This becomes the first week to offer some submissions by players other than myself (and the W27 Weekly team). My thanks to all those who offered items, I am more than happy for people to submit things.

Your Weekly Needs You!

As much as I enjoy the autonomy of this job, it is of no surprise that having merely one writer can give rise to heavily opinionated work. Thus, I come to you W27 with a request as it were, and that is for your submissions.

I am open to any ideas, from commentary to news reports from those areas not so heavily in the spotlight. This is a chance for you to get yourself recognised by the community and add variety to this publication. It is always intriguing to hear from different perspectives, the events of the world and in the end; this is your newspaper W27.

Obviously, there are some caveats. It must of course be sanctioned by the rules and must be related in some way to TW or the community. I am mainly looking for commentary on the wars, or bits of information from where you are should they not be featured in here. Submissions can be mailed to me either via IGM or private forum mail where they are subject to my scrutiny. If I feel that they are good enough, I shall edit them if necessary and they will be posted. The deadline each week will be 12:00 server time each Saturday if you wish for them to be part of the subsequent Sunday issue, otherwise they will be added the issue on the next week.

You may wish to write the major articles and I am more than happy for you to do that too. Next week’s major topics will be the development of the war and the development of REF (particularly in terms of their early skirmishes); please don’t be afraid to have a go about writing an article there, it’s nice to vary the commentary. If I seem biased in your opinion, then submit something more impartial. Heavily biased work will not be accepted unless I can find something with which to contrast it, I want something vaguely approaching the news as it actually is. The point there would be to distinguish between writing the news articles and writing an opinionated submission. If you want to do the news article, it must be as impartial as is possible, your own submissions can be as wildly sensationalist as you want as long as they do not violate the rules and are on the topic of the week.

Also, if you have a thought for the week, you can submit one of those too, I am not the only one who has thoughts about the comings and goings here on W27, so why not get involved?

I should add that quality of English should not be a concern; I am more than happy to edit things on that basis, so do not be afraid to submit something if that is your concern. Any suggestions for the Weekly can be added in the discussion thread or mailed to me. Finally, tell your friends folks; I am always keen to expand the readership. Good luck to all who wish to submit, and thanks to those who already have done.​

Player Submissions​

Politics of the World – Lord of Bones

Lord of Bones has kindly offered to outline the history of W27 politics up until now in this consummate work:

I joined this world for the unusual setting; it was clear from day one that the setting will have an impact on world politics for the long run. I will start with a review of what was going on in this world for the last 8 months…

Read more ->[spoil]Politics of the World.

I joined this world for the unusual setting; it was clear from day one that the setting will have an impact on world politics for the long run.

I will start with a review of what was going on in this world for the last 8 months.

The first 3 months were a bit chaotic and lacked tribal scale politics but it made something else – it connected people from different sides of the map, there were about 4 tribes that actually did something in this time and only one of them survived.

I will concentrate my examples on ATTACK/Shadow as they are the only tribe that has been here from day one and some claim that they won this world. This is only for convenience as all others can be compared to them.

In the beginning (on a bright November afternoon… the 13th to be exact) all tribes and all players had the exact same starting point, the race should have been exciting but this world was probably misunderstood by some. The beginning gave a chance to everyone to form friends, to mould the world that they will play on. It was clear that the game would start on February the 13th but the first 3 months were a time for the players to envision and to create the world they want to play.

The first 3 months gave a pretty clear picture of who had capable leaders and who couldn’t handle the challenge (and what a challenge it was) of managing a tribe made up from people that had no idea what they are doing, that couldn’t really help each other; most of whom didn’t read the world settings. This was a test for the most seasoned leaders not to mention the newer ones.

When the calendar showed February 13, 2 tribes that more or less merged to form the tribe we all know and love: ABS ranked 3 at that time merged into ATTACK ranked 1. This move was cooking for about a month before the lock lifted, ephette made some moves to find, get to know and to recruit people that she came to trust to form a solid leadership and an active tribe.

ATTACK was dominant from the start due to good recruiting and an adamant leadership but with success also came the enemies. The first one was LA-G, with whom diplomacy deteriorated quickly due to the woefully low diplomatic skills of crystalball but a young baron named dimi, who was a member of LA-G beat ATTACK to the destruction of LA-G and the downfall came more due to internal politics rather than the efforts of ATTACK.

While ATTACK was at war with LA-G a tribe called Feb.13 sneak attacked and gained a temporary advantage. After about 2 months that the war drums were beating Feb.13 surrendered and fell apart. While ATTACK still busy clearing the field a new tension was building up this time with the Night Stalkers.

This act repeated itself a short time later; Nstlk* were waiting for Feb.13 to weaken ATTACK, but as ATTACK took the upper hand in the fight Nstlk* saw an opportunity to strike a tribe that was exhausted from war.
The battle drums sang, armies were marching and nobles were sent. As before, the declaration came after the attacks started. (Yes! To all of you: to attack a tribe with which you have any diplomatic relations with, without prior notice and a decent declaration while you exploit their weaknesses, is a low, dishonorable and despicable act.)

This act forced ~AOW~ (the only ally of ATTACK throughout the game) to choose sides, an act that led to the merge of the 2 tribes and the creation of Shadow.

A week ago a new war started, this is an all over war that is the last major assault on the "superpower" named Shadow.

Now that I have finished the introduction, I will point out a few interesting points in this world’s politics (I will refer to the early ATTACK as Shadow from now on just for convenience).

The first act that stirred the politics of the world and set things into motion happened about a month before the lock ended. 5 top players suddenly quit (purple, ilovetherain and others) and left a gap, the world transformed overnight from a solo based world to a world that demanded cooperation. Players started to bond and planned what would happen when the lock was to be lifted.

February 13 was the earthquake that everyone waited for and within about 24h a new power balance was visible. The most dominant force was Shadow (ATTACK) and LA-G that was ranked 2. Other tribes that were made at the start were Feb.13, YGI and Nstlk*. There were also 2 small tribes in the south ~AOW~ and J1g$@w.

Shadow needed a war, to make a statement and to bond players together. Early on, the opportunity came as the ranked 2 tribe's (LA-G) leaders had some harsh conversations and whispered war. Shadow geared up for war, orders were given and the declaration was written and 2 days before the war was supposed to start a baron named dimi caused more harm to LA-G in 10 minutes than shadow managed to cause from that day till now. Despite the fact that Shadow made a proper declaration and gave a notice to the LA-G leadership, this war was a skirmish as the leadership of LA-G just didn’t function. However, it still was a conflict that was won by Shadow.

This war caused a few things: Shadow got a dominant position that made the whole world fear and hate them for it and it built up the reputation and achieved the goals for Shadow. It made a statement (we are here, we are number 1 and we can justify this position) and it bonded the tribe; people sent support half a world away and practiced on coordination.

While shadow was at war, a new power formed in the core of the world named Feb.13. They ruled 2 continents and were surrounded by shadow players, was it a fear that they would be an island in Shadow territory or that they saw an opportunity to attack with Shadow busy that caused them to declare? The fact is that they choose to engage in a war and caught Shadow ill prepared with all troops at the LA-G front and gained an early advantage. The approach of Feb.13 was a practical one and it was shown in the forums that their approach was different to the one held by shadow.

Shadow held high the ideals of honor, respect and dignity while the Feb.13 leadership declared that they saw no reason to act honorably when an opportunity was spotted. Shadow leaders believed that with integrity, dignity and holding true to your word, one could unite the players and give them a goal and that they would thus gain the respect from the world. Shadow was willing to pay the price for these ideals as Feb.13 that believed that they would gain victory by deception and sheer force. This was a long war and, although Shadow took the blow at the beginning of the war, they recovered. The war was ended by the surrender of Feb.13 and their subsequent disbandment into 4 smaller tribes. This war had its ups and downs but mostly due to persistence of Shadow, the tide turned and Feb.13 lost.

This war caused a few things: Shadow proved that they held rank 1 by right and it also strengthened their belief in the ideals that drove the tribe. However, it also generated a wave of hate due to a level of arrogance in Shadow's conduct; people felt that Shadow tried to prove that they are better, not only on the battle field, but also on a more personal and moral level. This is where the world started to form, there were Shadow and ‘the others’.

The next war (or so called one) was between YGI? and Nstlk* which was more of a pillow fight than a war. The outcome of ‘this thing’ was a merge generating 2 tribes, the elite Nstlk* and the Dstlk* academy tribe.

The only tribe that ever had an alliance with shadow was ~AOW~ and when the above merge occurred and led to the Nstlk* declaration this alliance was put to the test. ~AOW~ was forced to choose sides; it had an alliance with both Shadow and Nstlk*. ~AOW~ dropped the alliance with Nstlk* a few weeks before the attack on Shadow due to some disputes and disinformation with Nstlk*. ~AOW~ chose to honor the alliance with Shadow and entered the war on their side.

What actually happened there? ~AOW~ had to choose between a chance to destroy Shadow with an ally that they just couldn’t trust or to join Shadow's side and by that, seal any chance that Shadow would fall. ~AOW~ made a practical choice but there was no lack of emotion involved. At the end the choice was made because “you can trust Shadow”, something that couldn’t be said about Nstlk*. At the end AOW merged with ATTACK and the outcome of this merge was the creation of a "new" tribe called Shadow.

The Nstlk* war went on and was at balance but mostly due to inactivity and internal politics in Nstlk* they started losing it.

This is a point (just before the coalition war) that I want to stop and examine what was going on.

Top Ten Tribes (July 26)
1 Shadow 44.652.282 55.099.668 70 787.138

2 Nstlk* 16.882.711 17.518.835 54 324.423
3 TK 13.418.616 14.731.145 70 210.445
4 [IRON] 10.716.530 12.449.368 82 151.822
5 LA-G 9.616.507 10.056.477 55 182.845
6 *TKP* 5.383.857 5.715.924 57 100.279
7 Dstlk* 4.834.511 5.013.513 60 83.559
8 FURY 3.597.580 4.025.526 78 51.609

Shadow – a superpower in this world; the tribe worked hard to create and maintain an image for people to both respect and fear. Shadow had a way and fought for ideals. I wrote once "to inspire people to do things will always work better than to inflame them to do them".

Shadow earned respect but it also created some enemies - actually the entire world. Some tend to think shadow are snobs and that Shadow thinks that they are better than the rest, and that they are arrogant, but the reasons for the war are best described
in the words of willettskillz : “im just trying to make an interesting end to the world. you may say im selfish but i think its better than waiting for shadow to attack. once we attack, i will give every member of [IRON] a choice, to leave and not join the war or to fight along the side of their friends and allies against a common enemy.

there is no hatred in my plannong of this world, in fact, most of us agree that shadow is a very respectable tribe, but the position you are in makes you an enemy of the rest of the world.”

Shadow used the tool of propaganda skilfully throughout their time on this world and generated an image that shadow are the honorable, just, heroic, good warriors that fight against the evil and corrupted tribes that only driven by hate and jealousy (not that one expects truth in it, but to point it out and use it in this way is still called propaganda).

Shadow fought on a psychological level as well as with troops, who doesn’t remember the ‘amnesty mails’ that were sent out when tribes declared upon us? They were effective as people saw Shadow as "respectable" (Shadow actually gave the amnesty that they had promised) and the conduct of the tribes and the propaganda that showed them in a very unpleasant light caused the internal disputes, and the inactivity that destroyed any major enemy that shadow has had thus far.

The power struggle in the world was created from diplomacy and politics at least as much as through real fighting; people quit or turn on their own leadership for different reasons. Players, like citizens, are fed by rumors and twisted or biased info more than by real truth, I will give 2 examples:

[IRON] talked with TK and Nstlk* about this Coalition thing but their players were totally ignorant about this (and again I will quote willett):
on 21.07. at 19:23 "believe me, [IRON] members are unaware."

The irony here is that the enemy knew about it before the declaring side's players did.

On the same issue, 2 days before that quotation, Shadow members were informed;
on 19.07 this message was sent out "It is time to spend some time taking a close look at your villages and how they are situated in regards to other tribes like TK, [IRON], LA-G,*TKP*."

The 2 tribes were both afraid of spies apparently; both were not exactly sure what would be the outcome, but they both made a decision and Shadow decided to take the chance to inform the tribe while [IRON] hid this info. How does this kind of conduct effect people?

We had a debate about whether “to exploit the fact that the players in enemy tribes don’t know what is going on or not". We decided not to do so as it is not the most honorable thing to do, but it was a possibility. What would have been the outcome of that?

The war we face now has started, not out of a conflict or anything like that, but as an act of desperation and a feeling of helplessness from the dukes of the Coalition.
When we talked about reasons for the war I got this answer "i felt that this really was the last chance to take you down before the rest of the world just quit"

I stated this: "it is a selfish move from desperate leaders, nothing honorable in it, i am serious that you have players and not one that thinks that this move is just stupid."

And got the answer that confirmed it (quoted before).

This world was driven by reputation and fear more than anything else, there were no epic wars that ended with a ‘bang’ in which entire continents were wiped out; persistence and stable leadership won the wars while inactivity and desperation lost them. Politics made a greater difference than troops, information and disinformation were a weapon stronger than the sword and the game of minds determined the outcome of a battle more than the sheer technical skill. Truly W27 was a 'King's game'…[/spoil]​

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Continued from above due to limitations on length:

[spoil]Coalition Commentary – willettskillz

Some thoughts on the war from Coalition members (interviewed and compiled by willettskillz.

Gunther MAplethorpe – [spoil]I know I’m showing my own bias here, but I’ll ask anyway. After the last issue of the World 27 Weekly came out, the only tribe ahead of Shadow in the stats was [IRON]. Do you think that anything specifically made this a little easier for us than others tribes in the Coalition?

This is a difficult question to answer. I have not spent much time within the other tribes, so any comparison I may make about why [IRON] has been faring better is purely speculative. I am convinced it’s more about the meta-game, though, rather than anything as mundane as troops strengths, village build styles, or the like. [IRON] has a strong group consciousness, with the majority of our members having played alongside each other for a long time. The merges that brought about SORRY!, K25PG, and ultimately [IRON] were made of packs of players who had similarly played together since near the beginning, with the resultant close bonds formed amongst the people behind the players. I haven’t seen this level of trust in any other online game I’ve played, and certainly not in the other TW worlds of which I’ve been a part.

Do you think that the Coalition's strength in numbers trumps Shadow's ability to coordinate between a lesser number of players?

That remains to be seen, doesn’t it? I don’t think it’s too difficult to surmise that though the Coaltion has many more players involved, such numbers necessarily bring with them a lack of cohesion; the more players you have, the more difficult it is to coordinate effectively. Shadow has a 67 players, and anyone in a tribe of more than a dozen can attest to the inverse relationship coordination has with tribe size. These issues grow exponentially, it seems, as the number of tribes involved grows. Throw in other minor challenges like the level of inexperience of smaller and newer players, and the apparent advantage in numbers sometimes feels like a distinct disadvantage.

That said, we’ve already seen the worst of those issues; they’re already being looked at and fixed. We will only continue to break down those barriers to coordination. Shadow, on the other hand, can only become less cohesive than they are, as they continue to lose villages in the war, and will lose players due to inactivity and exhaustion. The two factors that seem to pull players out of TW are real life issues, and lethargy; the large player base of the Coalition is much less susceptible to those factors, while even one player leaving Shadow is a significant portion of their team.

As a member of the Coalition who actively fights Shadow, do you see a large gap in experience between the opposites sides of the war in the north?

I thought that I did before the war started. Like many players on this world, I saw the bugaboo of Shadow as a large, frightening force, impossible to touch. But I see now that this is mostly smoke and mirrors; it was simply the size of the beast that struck fear, not the ability of its membership. After the war launched, though, I saw that we had truly overestimated the beast. There is a gap in experience, to be sure; Shadow has some strategic players, and can put a long-range goal into play. But that gap is not the gaping chasm I once thought it was, but merely a small fissure easily bridged.

With the northern end of Shadow taking the heaviest hits from the Coalition, do you see K35 and K36 folding to the Coalition control by the end of the war?

I reject the premise of your question. I see K35 and K36 coming into Coalition hands before the middle of the war! The northern arm of Shadow is the main battleground for [IRON], and barring anything totally unforeseen happening, I cannot see those continents lasting long in Shadow’s hands. In fact, one could make the argument that the longer they hold out in their northern pseudopod, drawing support from the south, the worse off they’ll be.[/spoil]

samurai kiwi – [spoil]
Do you have an explanation as to why the statistics in the last week’s World 27 Weekly were in Shadow's favour?

ok, shadow were prepared for us, they might not have known all the tribes involved but they knew enough to defend what was needed and counter rapidly.

Nstlk* and Shadow have been warring for quite some time now. Why do you think that the statistics are as they are?

early on in the war i had quite a few isolated vils where shadow could get at them easily, and thats what they did, after those had fallen i made my push and got some back but when our big players quit all together i was left isolated in a new K again and so have slowly lost them. make them work tho

What do you think are Shadow’s and the Coalition’s biggest advantages and disadvantages in this war?

shadows biggest advantage is that they are a good tribe that have played together for a long time, mostly experienced players.

The coalitions biggest advantage is tht we are spread out around shadow forcing them to stretch their defence further than they have previously, they might be able to do it, only time will tell.

Coalitions biggest disadvantage is communication between tribes and not being able to support each other.

Now, please add any more comments that you feel would enlighten the readers of the World 27 Weekly and that will bring our conversation to a close.

World 27 is a world that is full of inactive players who were mostly new to the game but many of the remaining players are expereinced, myself included. This will be a long, hard and close fought battle that is still to early to say which way it will go, SHADOW are a good tribe but i believe that the coalition can take them down if we work together.

Play hard, fight fair and have fun [/spoil]

ashiwwru12 – [spoil]After the statistics came out in the World 27 Weekly, no more than 2 days after the war had been declared some players were surprised by how the personal statistics of LA-G and Shadow were almost even (5-6).

What do you think contributed to the statistics between your two tribes coming out the way that they did?

this is our strategy which worked.some of the village we lost because of more coordinated activity by shadow otherwise we recaptured them.

strategy we can't disclose openly but congratulate my tribe mates for there contribution and achievements.

luck also favour us because shadow have limited players compare to "coalition" and they cant focus all the players at the same time this is the principle of our strategy before war started .i think you get the hints.

With LA-G's positioning in the world, do you think that having your cluster in K24 away from the fighting is a pro or a con?

actually k24 cluster is very much isolated from the center but contributing a lot in this war.

we have our resources and army coming from there continously,so we have a good supply line now and always during the.

so we are getting help from the position of world

LA-G has been fighting Shadow constantly since the end of tribe-lock. At times this war went cold but for the most part LA-G, effectively, has lost up until now. Do you think that with the Coalition by your side that LA-G will show better statistics than has been shown in the past?

yes definately. we already proved that by our statistics from the 2 days of war declaration. we destroyed more than 300 nukes of shadow till now through our defence.we are also using some new tricks that will help us in future.

dont forget that we are rank 3 in terms of tribe OD.

Now, please add any more comments that you feel would enlighten the readers of the World 27 Weekly and that will bring our conversation to a close.

we hope that Coalition make a dent on shadow and than we have a chance to noble there villages one by one .

i have more hopes from our alliance members.

[IRON]-GREAT GOING-JUST CLEAR THE MAXIMUM SHADOW VILLAGES AND NOBLE THEM.

NSTLK*-TIME TO RECAPTURE THE LOST GLORY

LA-G-WORKING HARD TO RESULT WILL COME SOON.

TK-NEED DEEP THINKING ABOUT NEW STRATIGIES

FURY-EXPECTED A LOT WAITING FOR TURNAROUND

DSTLK*- THEY WILL UTILIZE THE TIME AND DO THE NEEDFUL

VS

SHADOW-ATLEAST THEY ARE LOSING SOME VILLAGES -THATS MAKE US HAPPY AND MOTIVATED US.

ATLAST WE ALL ARE ENJOYING THE W27-WHICH IS DULL TILL NOW.[/spoil]

sweeney2kaii8 – [spoil]As the leader of Nstlk*'s academy, how do think Nstlk* and Dstlk* have fared in this war since the rest of the coalition has joined in?

Do you think that things will turn around for Nstlk* and Dstlk* soon?

I'm not too sure, all I can say is its going to be one hell of a war and it looks to last a while. I think we need a good plan to defeat shadow. I think we may of left it too late, nstlk* and dstlk* put together nearly used to be as good as shadow, if we had the "coalition" with us then I think we would have defeated shadow.

In this war, do you think Nstlk* and Dstlk* will be one of the dominating forces of the coalition in this war?

Yes, Nstlk* are very experienced but Dstlk* won't have as much an impact as the other tribes.

Many thanks to both of those players for submitting, and to all those who kindly agreed to be interviewed.[/spoil]​

Interview​

Red: Zarin
Blue: ashiwwru12

Greetings ashi,

I am sure you no doubt may have guessed from the subject of this mail that I would like to interview you for the W27 Weekly. I am keen to gather another perspective on the conflict so as to offer a more impartial view of world events. I hope that you can separate yourself from tribal affiliation and any animosity that you may feel towards me or my tribe in order to make for a decent interview.

Best regards and have a nice day,
Zarin

Ok I will

Ok, let's start with some background questions:
How and why did you come to Tribal Wars?

We have a group interested in playing different multi-player games like counterstrike,age of empire,the west and others.
all are strategical games.In tribal-wars we are online and playing 24hrs a day as well as lots of strategic options.just started with a freiend who is testing all the new online multiplayer game.

Where did you start on TW?

I started in w19 fighting against big players like native warrior,so that is my learning zone.

How did that go?

I lost some villages intially but its fun to recapture it but now going great.

Why did you come to W27?

I tried in other world also but not have enough time.
because busy in w19. My login in w27 is just perfect and i had taken the intial pain to farm a lot and grow faster.

What did you think of the tribe lock?

Just ok as a new experiment but not good for the world future because the tribe with good diplomacy and recruitment skill have a catwalk in this type of world.

Ok, let’s move onto the more pertinent ones:

Why did you decide to set up LA-G?

Before unlocking i received a invitation from a tribe ,they want to setup a new tribe with bunch of active and exp players , so LA-G formed.

Why did you go to war with ATTACK?

During unlocking lots of hot conversation exchanged between attack,feb.13, la-g council members.so that leads to declaration of war between la-g and attack.

What happened in that war, why did you lose?

At that time we are not well prepared and many players left the world and tribe

Did you expect Feb.13 to last longer and help you to defeat ATTACK?

feb.13 players are overconfident that is the reason for their downfall. they never trusted the word "alliance". if they are open to alliance than their will be a different story all together.

Did you ever think that LA-G could have become the top tribe?

yes of course if our alliance during the 1st war worked

During the ATTACK/Nstlk* war, were you surprised that ~AOW~ joined with ATTACK?

yes we are very surprised and that is the turning point of war otherwise nstlk* also have very exp and active players

Who was responsible for the formation of the Coalition?

top council members of all the tribe

Why did you decide to involve LA-G?

LA-G players are not involved for sometime with any big war but once the oppurtinty comes everyone said yes

What do you see in store for a) yourself b) Nstlk* c) Shadow d) the rest of the world?

this war is very good for this world otherwise very little thrill left.

LA-G -Positive move and more activity leads to more experience for all the players

Nstlk*-they will grow fast if other members not left the tribe

Shadow-They have a chance to make w27 unique world in all terms

rest of the world -making a big mistake by sitting idle they should distract shadow in everyway by joing us.

Why did you decide to write the declaration?

I am always a motivator for all my tribe members and i want to motivate my alliance members also, so this is the best platform for this.

In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each side, and what should they do to win?

shadow
strength
1)exp players
2)active
3)war preparation and co-ordination is good.

weakness

1)50 % players are still doing internal nobling and nobling barbarians i.e. waste of nobleman

2) many exp players left the world,still in coming days more will left

Coalition
strength
1) Now we are united
2) improve in communication and coordination
3) still bunch of strong players are active
weakness
1) not able to support each other due to world settings
2) inexperience and inactive players

If Shadow wins the war, do you think that the world will be over?

not possible to win for them because time factor will always there when top tribes are involve.we are trying to do something special,still under discussion.

Do you think Shadow deserves to win W27?

i think this is not possible till the coalition is there.

Judging by the stats, the Coalition seems to be in trouble, do you think that they can retake the lead?

from start of the declaration we know this will not be a easy tasks but definately we will reduce the difference very shortly.

What is your favourite part of TW?

Premium account,tw stats,maps,external forum

Who is your favourite forum personality?

stampcoin

Is there a player on W27 that you would like to fight?

ephette and synister zero (he is my old tribemate before unlocking)

After this world is finished, where will you go?

we are here to stay now and always -take a note.

Duly noted, I think that's everything I need, thank you for your time, and good luck in the war.

All the best in war and thanks for the interview.

Stats

Top Ten Players
1 Shadow 49.202.083 58.011.621 66 878.964 5950 9.750
2 Nstlk* 14.284.706 16.010.109 70 228.716 1806 8.865
3 TK 12.855.104 13.632.095 58 235.036 1640 8.312
4 [IRON] 11.763.700 12.942.904 65 199.122 1546 8.372
5 REF 9.399.336 9.399.336 10 939.934 959 9.801
6 LA-G 8.958.575 9.228.316 50 184.566 1122 8.225
7 *TKP* 6.009.230 6.277.561 53 118.445 808 7.769
8 FURY 3.767.741 4.163.832 69 60.345 571 7.292
9 SAM 2.164.086 2.164.086 24 90.170 327 6.618
10 Dstlk* 1.900.293 1.911.821 49 39.017 302 6.331

Top Ten Players
1 theSleepwalker REF 2.435.889 237 10278
2 ftw97 Shadow 2.426.631 245 9905
3 Carthon II Shadow 2.161.542 224 9650
4 gerick6 Shadow 2.051.820 202 10158
5 mikestuntz Shadow 2.002.363 199 10062
6 Zarin Shadow 1.831.774 183 10010
7 Mande1992 Shadow 1.775.039 180 9861
8 filphillip Shadow 1.727.833 185 9340
9 BrobFellshank Shadow 1.725.754 171 10092
10 Deciphered Shadow 1.647.947 170 9694

Comic​

I hope everyone enjoyed this week's extended issue, apologies for the wait; I hope that you agree that it was worth it.​

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[Maccano1]

Gooday Everyone:

The new W27 blog is out today. Enjoy.

http://blog.tribalwars.net/index.php/2009/08/15/w27-newsery-2/

 

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W27 Weekly: 16th August

[spoil]Zarin – Editor/Interview

Submissions: Deciphered, Lord of Bones, silverwolf008

The End of the Beginning, or the Beginning of the End?
Shadow maintain significant lead in Coalition War

Last week I spoke rather tentatively when it came to making predictions, but this week should change all of that.

War stats as of ~18:00

Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: [IRON] TK LA-G FURY Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers:

Side 1: 285
Side 2: 308
Difference: 23

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 172
Side 2: 44
Difference: 128

Points value of total conquers:

Side 1: 2,582,983
Side 2: 2,108,250
Difference: 474,733

Points value of total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 1,596,156
Side 2: 402,073
Difference: 1,194,083

Nstlk*/Dstlk*
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 34
Side 2: 15
Difference: 19

[IRON]
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: [IRON]
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 12
Side 2: 8
Difference: 4

TK
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: TK
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 66
Side 2: 14
Difference: 52

LA-G
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 30
Side 2: 0
Difference: 30

FURY
Side 1:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: FURY
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 29
Side 2: 7
Difference: 22

This week has been significant in the war. Both sides should be firmly engrossed in the war with excuses of poor preparation and ignorance now an anachronism. With the frenetic early conquers over, we sit in for the long haul as large operations get under way and each side attempts to grind their opponents into submission.

This week sees less conquers all round, which must surely indicate that both sides are either putting up a better fight, or simply lack the troops to sustain the calibre of warfare that we first witnessed. Crucially, Shadow maintain a significant lead which now extends to all frontiers with [IRON] finally succumbing to Shadow if only by a small margin whilst Nstlk*’s memory of almost attaining parity is a distant one.

These two tribes at least either putting up a decent fight, or have been fortunate to escape Shadow’s wrath which has fallen hard in some areas. Yet again TK endeavour to lose more villages than anyone else whilst failing to give anything respectable in return. Their major players have been quiet and one might either put it down to an intricate scheme or simple apathy; surely TK must be hoping for the former.

Elsewhere LA-G manage to struggle under their abysmal standards of last week to conquer 0 villages. Consequently, disbandment seems to be on the cards as they run for cover in other tribes. Guess you can support each other, those who are left at least.

Finally, we come to FURY, the underdogs of the Coalition. It has been a better week for FURY who are closing the margin to a degree which is vaguely respectable. Despite an obvious disparity in points and no doubt experience, FURY have conducted a decent damage limitation element with a dogged determination which should no doubt inspire them for next week.

Shadow, for its part, seems far more focused on the war. They have a far greater proportion of Coalition out of their conquers than the Coalition can boast and this is no doubt contributing to victory. One might go so far as to say that some Coalition members simply do not know or care about the war. With 250+ nobles taking barbs and other targets, Shadow are no doubt having to deal with far fewer attempts to noble villages and are consequently finding defence that much easier. While both sides suspected that this war was coming, Shadow have mobilised far faster than the Coalition and this must be testament to their greater experience and coordination ability. A more focused Coalition would be far more effective, but one suspects that it could already be too late.​

In Other News…​

• We say goodbye to Gil, our ex-moderator. Guess we finally got the better of old Gil, I have no idea who the replacement will be.​

• We also say a rather more personal goodbye to mit531 who leaves us. I think I speak for us all when I wish the best of luck to him and his father. It is one of those days to gather perspective on this game and remember that it is only a game, to have our time with, to have fun with. mit, if you are reading, I know that the W27 community has a funny way of showing it, but we do care and are here for one of our own. God be with you.

Player Submissions​

I offer my thanks to Deciphered and Silverwolf008 for providing these. If you feel that Shadow is monopolising this section, write something rather than complaining; I have yet to receive anything from the Coalition except the interview pieces from willettskillz last week, so don’t say you tried.​

‘The War to End All Wars...or is it?’- Deciphered

We always hear from the top tribes. We always hear how the stats are looking between the #1 and the #2 tribe and who is on top. We hear this because that is naturally what we pay attention to. Why would we care about the smaller players and tribes who form that ugly bulge around the rim?​

Read more ->[spoil]‘The War to End All Wars...or is it?’- Deciphered

We always hear from the top tribes. We always hear how the stats are looking between the #1 and the #2 tribe and who is on top. We hear this because that is naturally what we pay attention to. Why would we care about the smaller players and tribes who form that ugly bulge around the rim?

This week I took the liberty of talking to some of the leaders of certain smaller tribes, mainly through their leaders, about what they thought about the current situation of W27 and their opinions when looking toward our future, post-war.

Of the Rank 10 to 20 tribes, only 1 of them (Dstlk*) helps to form what we like to call 'The Coalition'. You may dismiss them for not being able to have a significant impact on the world, but could things have worked better had the coalition leaders organised a more effective front against Shadow?

1) The top 20 - 10 tribes join in on the fight against Shadow and we all grow together whilst taking their villages and forming a couple ally tribes within the 'Coalition' which naturally come about when working together.

This opinion is commonly shared amongst several of the said tribes. They suggest a reform of sorts to gather tribes into groups and actually allow to work together by being able to send support. Did they (The Coalition) miss out on a good opportunity to form a stronger, united offensive on Shadow? Is it really too late?

I leave the latter question up to you. Although it is mainly rhetorical, I wish to encourage free thought amongst our ranks - which is why I decided to write this 'article'.

Many messages I received talked of a downright Shadow victory, people know and fear of their collective organisation and prowess all over the world:

2) Shadow wins, game over.

I feel Shadow will come out on top simply because how well you work together and also the area shadow covers!

At this point it is to late to try to Beat shadow in a war, the only chance for any player not in shadow, is to attempt to join them.

I believe Shadow will come out on top.

First, shadow has more safeguarded territory than the coalition. although coalition forces is circling the map but the strength of the attacks are not that great as the shadow.
Second, coalition forces cannot send support to each tribes involve.
Third, shadow has more stronger players than the coalition.

Most of this may be true, but the only reason players say these things is due to the reputation of said tribe. It can be argued that Shadow have never truly been tested on a global scale. Sure, the archaic Feb.13 vs. ATTACK war was originally tight, but Shadow lacked longevity and commitment from their opponents. The start of the Nstlk* vs. Shadow war was also close but again Shadow won, mainly, by keeping up activity and morale rather than winning by skill and coordination alone.

One thing that all of the tribes I have spoken to agree with is that this war was necessary to keep the world alive. Could it give them breathing space and enable them to grow whilst their enemies weaken? We all thought the Nstlk* vs. Shadow war would decide the world as no-one paid attention to [IRON] or TK back then. The war gave them time to grow and leave them in the position they are in now.

So is there hope yet?[/spoil]​

‘The Thoughts of One Small Wolf’ – Silverwolf008

As a smaller, less competent player than many of the admirable commanders on both sides of the war it is my privilege to watch and participate on many fronts in this war. However it is to my great amusement that I am privileged to view the often haphazard and stupid attempts at damaging Shadow which don’t even rate as an inconvenience.​

Read more ->[spoil]‘The Thoughts of One Small Wolf’ – Silverwolf008

As a smaller, less competent player than many of the admirable commanders on both sides of the war it is my privilege to watch and participate on many fronts in this war. However it is to my great amusement that I am privileged to view the often haphazard and stupid attempts at damaging Shadow which don’t even rate as an inconvenience.

Statistics thus far (at time of writing):

Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk* TK LA-G [IRON] FURY
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 45
Side 2: 170
Difference: 125

I think that we all know how the war is travelling. It is not a two sided affair. The Coalition have found to their detriment, as did Japan in WW2. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, who commanded the attacks on Pearl Harbour in 1941, was intelligent enough to realise that Japan would not win the war when he said: “I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” These words will ultimately ring true for the coalition.

As a member of Shadow I have had the honour of fighting alongside the best. I have also witnessed enemies declare on us before. I remember the first war of W27, ATTACK against LA-G. I also remember ATTACK racking up 115 conquers before LA-G managed to take one. LA-G was allowed to survive by the introduction of Feb.13 into the war, who foolishly assumed that ATTACK was weakened.

I remember the first time we fought LA-G and how they didn’t. It wasn’t for their lack of trying, not for the greatness of my skill (clearly I am an average player at best) that they failed. It was because they did not understand how to fight a war. Nothing has changed it seems judging by what I have seen and heard.

LA-G is similar to the United States in the fact that they have not learned from the past. LA-G has fought Shadow before and was brutally disposed of. The US invaded Vietnam and was taught that fighting a determined foe on his soil is almost impossible. Similarly to the US invasion of Iraq, LA-G has foolishly declared war on Shadow again.

Statistics - LA-G V.S. Shadow:

Side 1:
Tribes: LA-G
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 0
Side 2: 33
Difference: 33

Maybe “The Coalition” thought that we were weakened by months of fighting failures like LA-G (slaughtered), Feb. 13 (crushed) and Nstlk* (a joke). Obviously they were quite incorrect and found that out to their detriment.

Nstlk* and Dstlk* do not deserve mention. The sheer catastrophe which is there entire tribe(s) and the conduct of some of its “better” players is not worth mention here. I think many, if not all of you will know my views on Nstlk*’s “top” players. The biggest indictment of Nstlk* was the loss of some of its senior members in Macca and loonman, however poor they are at the game anyway.

Now Nstlk* are left with the megalomaniacal LordKhal who like a loyal dog who has been told to sit and stay has remained behind after the fall of his master. The Grimlock-/ LordKhal struck one as somewhat like the Morgoth/ Sauron relationship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Silmarillion’ and Subsequently ‘The Lord of The Rings’.

Statistics - Nstlk* and Dstlk* V.S. Shadow:

Side 1:
Tribes: Nstlk* Dstlk*
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 17
Side 2: 27
Difference: 10

Another sad tribe is FURY. Given little choice due to geographical position other than to join this poor conglomerate of tribes FURY was always going to draw the short straw in this war. Similar to LA-G, FURY is seemingly being swept away by the tidal wave which is the Shadow War-machine. Truly the have been poor at best with the word “atrocious” coming to mind.

Statistics - FURY V.S. Shadow:

Side 1:
Tribes: FURY
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 6
Side 2: 32
Difference: 26

Then there is TK. TK didn’t seem to get the memo that the war had started. There were no attacks from them even though I shared areas with some of their largest players. Not until Shadow started to wash them away with LA-G and FURY did they seem to remember that they’d signed up for this. FURY should take heart in the fact that TK is doing so badly, because TK is about three or four times their size.

I have since attacked TK members and received nothing in reply. Maybe Ashiwwru should send them a message notifying them that the war has began and that when attacked the idea is to fight back?

Side 1:
Tribes: TK
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 11
Side 2: 69
Difference: 58

When the war began I was instantly put under pressure in the North by [IRON], in the form of “the Great Prophet of the North” who was ineptly added by some other less than capable players. My current statistics against [IRON] in this conflict stand at: [IRON] 5 – Me 0.

I therefore take this opportunity to commend [IRON] for its conduct thus far in this conflict. As a whole [IRON] has fought admirably, with the “John Edward” of the North leading the charge.

However, I must be honest here; taking 5 villages from me is no real achievement. I am a newb at best and not particularly good at the game. I must say I enjoyed myself immensely and now that my incomings have dried up I am disappointed.

Side 1:
Tribes: [IRON]
Players:

Side 2:
Tribes: Shadow
Players:

Timeframe: Last week

Total conquers against opposite side:

Side 1: 11
Side 2: 9
Difference: 2

REF is not part of “The Coalition” but they are made up of members who originally were in the various tribes that call themselves “The Coalition”. Honestly, I hate to say it but this tribe has me convinced that it’s International Clown Week. REF claim that they have some of the more competent players on W27 and that they only recruit the best.

REF have some notable members such as theSleepwalker, loonman and Maccano1. Even Saint Luke should get somewhat of a mention here. However one wonders what is going on with the other members? They are all largely incompetent with the recruitment of Blade Phoenix and Barrychuckle619 such an epic fail it’s almost a win.

But I wonder if Maccano1 isn’t the biggest joke of them all? He has constantly attacked a village I have stacked and lost a ridiculous amount of nukes to little avail except for propelling me into the top ten ODD. Don’t get me wrong Macca, I’m thankful but seriously you’re making me look good as a player. That’s a difficult thing to do.

I do not believe this is the “war we’ve all been waiting for”. The time for this “Coalition” to enter the war has come and gone already. Shadow is already winning by a comfortable margin which undermines claims from people like Ashiwwru who seems to think the coalition will come back. He also seems to think that REF is a member of the coalition. Good luck with that Ashi and enjoy the rim!

In closing I would like to wish the best to both sides. I would also like to thank Zarin for giving me this opportunity to submit a piece of writing to the Weekly and I hope I didn’t bore you all too much.​

By Silverwolf008

Calling It How It Is[/spoil]

Interview​

Zarin
maccano1

Greetings Macca,

I finally have an excellent reason to interview you with the rise of REF; so what do you say, time to shed some light on things?

Go on then, this should be a laugh at least; it’s not often I get chosen for something so prestigious lol.

On with the questions, let’s start with an interesting one and then the usual stuff:

Why do you call yourself maccano1?

My real life nick name is Macca, so when I got my first e-mail account I tried to get Macca, however that was taken. I added the No1 to the name as I play Loosehead prop at rugby which is signified by the number one. (I also play Hooker, but Maccano2 just sounds like I've come in second place lol).

How and why did you come to Tribal Wars?

A long time ago I used to play annother online MMO called OGame, however I grew bored of it fairly quickly and started to play it less often. One day I saw an advert for TW and thought I'd give it a crack.

I actually thought it was quite dull at first, as I didn't have a clue what to do, but I played on for a bit and eventually got hooked on the game.

Where did you start on TW? How did that go?

My first world was world 9, a world which I still play. Although at first I didn't really have much of a clue in what I was doing, I ended pottering around for 2-3 months without any real guidence untill some one pointed me in the direction of OE's guide. That taught me allot about the game.

Well as I'm still in w9 I'd say it went all right. I used to be a baron in the 4th largest tribe, however we decided to merge into the number one tribe who we'd had strong relations with for a long time. So now I just potter along doing my own thing... waiting for the w9 world war to errupt.

I also joined w13 and w17. In w13 I had the dubious honour of being rimmed by Tharegon after reaching 30k early in the world (theres a reason he's in the TW hall of fame, I've not to this day faught anyone that good); and quit w17 after reaching 1 million points.

Why did you come to W27?

I came to w27 purely because of the settings. They facinated me, and I thought it'd be a good chance to play against some of the best players in TW. Unfortuantely I started a good 3 weeks after the begining of the world which meant that I was well out of the action. By the time I'd worked my way anywhere near to the core, most of the best players had left the game.

What did you think of the tribe lock?

A great experiment, which won't be repeated again. The idea was sound, but it just didn't realise the real aims of what it was meant to achieve. The best players roled over the average/poor players, got bored and quit (as they didn't want to fight amongst them selves). This left a player vacum which has yet to be filled in my oppinion.


Everyone seems to have found the lock interesting, but ultimately detrimental. One would guess that they won’t be repeating it, with the way that people just didn’t enjoy it. Let’s move onto some W27 questions:

Why did you join YGI?

I was one of the founding members of YGI? The original Saphira were neighbours, and talked regularly. We both wanted to set up a small compact tribe which wouldn’t recruit highly, so at the 3 month mark we set up the tribe. YGI? Was originally going to be a temporary name however we ended up sticking with it.

Many expected them to do well as a tribe, what happened to them?

Basically the leadership all decided to quit. Shark, Dirk and Saph all stopped playing around the same time. It left us in a hole, and it was decided that nobody really wanted to stand up and take the tribe leadership on.

If the leadership had stayed, do you think that you would have beaten Nstlk*?

If we had done, I think we’d have pushed them dam close to the line, they did have some good players however I believe we had more quality. I think it would have completely depended upon what Attack and AOW had done. If Attack had declared on us it would have exposed us to a 2 front war which would have been allot harder.

After the merge you joined Nstlk*, what did you think of the tribe?

My focus wasn’t really honestly on w27 at the time, it was on w9, I thought it was a quite standard tribe. However I thought a number of the council weren’t suitable, in the end I was proved right in the fact that many of them quit at the first sign of trouble.

Do you think that they have/had what it takes to be No.1?

No, the mentality just wasn’t there. The decision to create Dstlk* was frankly pathetic, however many of the council wanted to expand the player base. Tresorro’s reason for wanting it was that if we fought anybody they would act as a meat shield, meaning she’d get less attacks. That’s when I realised Nstlk* was in trouble. When KoT and Spark left they lost two of their best players and the only two leaders who were willing to really do anything (both quitting because they were sick of trying to organise stuff and having a lukewarm response at best).

During the ATTACK/Nstlk* war, were you surprised that ~AOW~ joined with ATTACK?

Slightly surprised, however I’d been talking to Mande for a bit and I knew that something was going to happen, however I didn’t know what exactly.

Why did you leave?

Frankly because I was sick of the inactivity of Nstlk*, getting anything done was a nightmare, I tried to start a number of things off, but was met with indifference. Most of the players who are in the tribe don’t contribute to the war, they won’t ever be of use. I discussed doing things with a number of other players, and some did not want to give up on the players who were inactive, I took the stance that if you’re not willing to aid the tribe then you don’t deserve to be part of it.

Ultimately I left because I thought it would be more productive to create a tribe who would be active, and band together like a proper tribe should. I didn’t see Nstlk* ever really doing that. The new tribe is a way to get away from that mentality.

Why did you decide to set up REF?

Ultimately I left because I thought it would be more productive to create a tribe who would be active, and band together like a proper tribe should. I didn’t see Nstlk* ever really doing that.

The new tribe is a way to get away from that mentality. The idea of REF is that it is a move away from Nstlk*’s mentality to more of a YGI? Ideal. A small compact tribe who will live and die by the activity that they produce. We’ll try and play the game as well as we can, and have some fun fighting anyone who we think is worthy of a scrap.

Why did REF decide not to join the Coalition?

At the moment the coalition are very much a rag tag outfit, which has no leader, no coherent purpose, and real very little drive. If they wish to be taken seriously then they have to change themselves quickly. We chose not to join the coalition because ultimately we have decided (as a tribe) that we do not want allot of diplomacy, which being in the coalition would entail.

Might REF use the opportunity of the current war to temporarily join with them to defeat Shadow?

We will do as we see fit; there are certain things which we wish to accomplish, and if there are mutual goals between us and a tribe we may wish to co-operate, however to answer the question I believe I will decline to comment.

Do you honestly think that REF has the ability to defeat/outlast Shadow?

Maybe, Shadow has other tribes to fight as well, which makes this a much more even fight. I’m not going to claim that REF are going to defeat Shadow, because ultimately I don’t know, however certainly if we are serious about being the best tribe in the world you’d assume that our paths would have to cross eventually.

Do you think that the formation of REF was selfish when you consider the damage that it may do to Nstlk*?

Honestly, both yes and no. It was a selfish act to leave Nstlk* and form REF, from the standpoint that it wasn’t intended to aid Nstlk* in anyway. However the more important question is why should we as a set of players choose to stay somewhere where we are unhappy? The attitude of Nstlk* was seriously annoying many players (and by all accounts still is) so why should we restrict ourselves to staying there and be dragged down with players who are refusing to do anything?

Some of the people who’ve shouted the loudest (eg. 3Reese3) have done bugger all in this world, and done little to aid Nstlk* and make it better, yet they seem to have taken exception at players leaving. Why shouldn’t we wish to make a tribe in which we believe we can better ourselves and be the best players we can be? Isn’t that the whole idea behind the fun of this game?

Considering that you were picking a high calibre of player to join the tribe, explain why you have picked, well, just about everyone there.

Honestly I haven’t been anywhere near as selective as it appears. I haven’t tapped up any members specifically apart from Saph and Blade who are w9 buddies. I sent out a message saying that I’d be setting up a tribe founded on the principles of high activity, and a will to fight. Everybody in the tribe has a say on who we recruit, we will only recruit players who we think will be active and play with our ideals.

Who is on the possible recruitment list?

We don’t have a recruitment list, if a player wishes to join us we are happy to take a look at them, and will allow them to join or reject them on the merit of their playing history and activity. We only want active players who are willing to play, and have a laugh with us while doing it.

If there was one player you could have in REF that you do not currently have, who would it be and why?

This is kind of putting me on the spot here; there are many different players I would love to have in REF, for many different reasons. However I think I’ll play it safe and say a player nobody will have heard of here and say Wolstein, a player from world 9. A consummate leader and a brilliant player, someone who I look up to in this game.

You said that REF would be attacking anyone they choose, will they be completely disregarding diplomacy?

Who knows, I believe that there are very few tribes out there who are worth an alliance, subsequently it’s more interesting in taking those tribes on instead of playing it safe and allying with them.

To quote theSleepWalker “Alliances make no sense in this world, as we cannot support others. Alliances in name only seem no different than a good old NAP. “

What do you see in store for a) yourself b) Nstlk* c) Shadow d) REF e) the rest of the world?

a) I’ll potter along doing what I always do, mocking people on the forum and playing the game until I either win or get beaten by a better player.
b) No idea, hopefully REF’s formation (lol) will give them a much needed kick up the backside. If they use it as a platform to become more active then I’ll be happy.
c) I think they are in for a battle which will either make them or break them. If they are able to hold out then they will be worthy winners of this world, they are generally a nice set of guys, and it’s going to be fun competing against them.
d) Rest of the world basically has one shot at keeping this world alive and that is taking on Shadow. Shadow are beatable, I fully believe that, however that’ll only happen if the rest of the world wakes up and works together to grind Shadow down in a war of attrition.

In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each side (REF/Coalition/Shadow) at the moment, and what should each be doing?

REF – Our strength and our weakness is our size. We are very compact, and probably player for player as good if not better than every other tribe in the world. However our size also means that every loss is felt more, a player going inactive or getting rimmed will be much more devastating compared to other tribes.

Coalition – Their strength is also their size. They need to utilise their player advantage over Shadow to make sure that shadow players are constantly having to fight and defend their land. Their size allows them to be aggressive. Their weakness in the size is the communication and lack of leadership which often plagues multi-tribe alliances. There is no one consummate leader of the alliance, which means there is no constant message, no coherent strategy. If they can establish that then they may be a force.

Shadow – Their strength is their position and experience. They are battle hardened and although they face an all front war, they are able to support each other, I’d also say they hold a certain ‘fear factor’ over many other players, which seems to stop smaller players competing (don’t ask me why). Their weakness is their limited player base, like REF they have a limited amount of players, attritional player drop out rate could be a killer for them.

What is your favourite part of TW?

The socialising probably, it’s satisfying to talk to lots of different players. I’ll chat to anyone including my enemies a bit of banter is always appreciated.

Who is your favourite forum personality?

I wouldn’t say I have a favourite, but if I did have to pick one I’d probably choose Zarin, mainly as he’s amusing to banter with, and provides a good bit of sport.

Is there a player on W27 that you would like to fight?

Not specifically. I’m happy to fight everyone, I want to fight anybody who will give a good fight back, some names would be FTW, Zarin, Ephy, Mande...etc

If Shadow wins the war against the Coalition, do you think that REF alone can stand against them?

Who knows, it will all depend on how successful each side has been. I imagine the North part of shadow is going to fall, so it would mean that there would only be a limited front between the two tribes. What I’d say is that REF would certainly make a good try of it, if we could defeat Shadow, that’d be debateable.

Do you think Shadow deserves to win W27?

No, not at the moment. If they can defeat their enemies then I’d say yes, but that’s a long way off and their success is anything but guaranteed.

We shall see. I think that wraps up the interview macca, thanks for helping out; it was a pleasure.

As always the same goes to you. ​

Thoughts for the week
A few words from me on the vicissitudes of the week and TW in general

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have no doubt that my spoon feeding can be tiresome at times on both ends, so this week, Lord of Bones kindly offered to submit something; my thanks to him. Without further ado, I present his article:​

Rules of Engagement - The Warrior Code

‘In war, more than in any other endeavor, common sense dictates a “win by any means” approach. Yet throughout history the greatest warriors have always held themselves to codes of honor, like the Code of Chivalry, which restrain them from excessive, brutal actions against their enemies. why warriors would bind themselves to voluntary restrictions in times of war — including a war against ruthless enemies who themselves follow no such code? Does “stepping over the line” have consequences?’ - Scott Farrell (www.chivalrytoday.com)

We here in Tribal wars are basically a "warrior society"; a lot has been said (mostly by myself and Shadow in general) about the values of honor and integrity. I choose to dedicate this article to the term known as ‘warrior code’ or ‘code of chivalry’ or even as ‘the rules of engagement’. All refer to the same set of unwritten rules that are expected in battle from a warrior.

The warrior code restrains the warrior. It sets boundaries on his behavior. It distinguishes honorable acts from shameful acts.

Warrior cultures throughout history, from diverse regions around the globe have all constructed codes of behaviour. These are based on that culture’s image of the ideal warrior. These codes have not always been written down or literally codified into a set of rules.

Indeed, the code is not imposed from the outside. The warriors themselves police strict adherence to these standards; with violators being shamed, ostracized, or even killed by their peers. One historical example comes from the Roman legions, where if a man fell asleep while he was supposed to be on watch in time of war he could expect to be stoned to death by the members of his own cohort.

But why do warriors need a code that ties their hands and limits their options?

Why should a warrior culture want to restrict the actions of its members and require them to commit to lofty ideals?

Might not such restraints cripple their effectiveness as warriors?

What’s wrong with: ‘All’s fair in love and war?’ Isn’t winning all that matters?
Why should any warrior want to be burdened with concerns about honor and shame?

A warrior code is here first and foremost to determine and to demand us to remember that even in a conflict the enemy is merely human. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman in his book ‘On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society’ he states a disturbing truth: ‘It is so much easier to kill someone if they look/seem distinctly different than you. If your propaganda machine can convince your soldiers that their opponents are not really human but are “inferior forms of life,” then their natural resistance to killing their own species will be reduced.’


Warriors’ codes may cover everything from the treatment of prisoners of war to oath keeping to table etiquette, but its primary purpose is to grant nobility to the warriors’ profession. This allows warriors to retain both their self-respect and the respect of those whom they guard.

It is not enough to ask, ‘Can our warriors still get the job done if they do not have a code?’ We must also consider the related question: ‘What will getting the job done do to our warriors if they do not have a code?’

Accepting certain constraints as a moral duty, even when it is inconvenient or inefficient to do so, allows warriors to hold onto their humanity while experiencing the horror of war. Fighters who cannot say: “ far but no farther”; who have no lines they will not cross and no atrocities from which they will shrink, may be effective and they may complete their missions, but they will do so at the loss of their humanity.

Virtual War (Modern Warfare)

On TW, even that we play here only on a virtual world with no real casualties we still battle against real flesh and blood humans and we choose to conduct ourselves accordingly.

Michael Ignatieff in his book ‘Virtual War: Kosovo and Beyond’ writes:
‘Virtual reality is seductive. …We see war as a surgical scalpel and not a bloodstained sword. In so doing we mis-describe ourselves as we mis-describe the instruments of death. We need to stay away from such fables of self-righteous invulnerability. Only then can we get our hands dirty. Only then can we do what is right.’

Even ‘long-distance warriors’ that only sit by the screen can achieve this by acknowledging that some of the ‘targets’ that they destroy are in fact human beings, not demons or vermin or empty statistics. The modern battle field isn’t only on the blood stained field but on the screens of computers as well.

This perception is problematic and it can lead to moral conflicts; first and foremost with ourselves and then with the surroundings. War is not sterile, it can’t be conducted by the rules of chess; war is dirty and brutal, it will challenge our most basic instincts.

The ‘warrior code’ does exactly that, challenges our instincts, it demands the mind to stay in control, it is a tool to give us the clarity of thought even when vengeance dyes our vision in red. The code is the armor of the mind; by restricting us and our actions we keep ourselves in the confounding boundaries of what we call humanity.

The question that Dr. Ariel Merari, at the Yaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University points out in one of his essays is an intriguing one that touched the most basic of our instincts : ‘How should stronger sides in asymmetric conflicts respond when their weaker opponents resort to ‘dirty’ tactics? One perfectly understandable reaction would be for the stronger sides to want to ‘take off the gloves’ too; especially when the enemy seem to be banking on the fact that they will not. It seems natural to say, ‘ they will not respect the rules of war and use some restraint, then neither will we.”

These questions are the essence of the ‘warrior code’. It is easier to remain a warrior when fighting other warriors. When warriors fight murderers, they may be tempted to become the mirror image of the evil they hoped to destroy. Their only protection is their code of honor. These are professional military ethics that restrain warriors – that keep them from targeting those who cannot fight back; from taking pleasure in killing; from striking harder than is necessary and that encourage them to offer mercy to their defeated enemies.

We choose to adopt these rules to set our own boundaries, to remind ourselves again each time we engage battle, that on the other side are also humans, and the warrior code is our moral armor to be able to justify our acts to ourselves and to be appreciated and honored by others.

Appendix

The Knights Code of Chivalry described in the Song of Roland and an excellent representation of the Knights Codes of Chivalry are as follows:

• To serve the liege lord in valour and faith

• To protect the weak and defenceless

• To give succor to widows and orphans

• To refrain from the wanton giving of offence

• To live by honor and for glory

• To despise pecuniary reward

• To fight for the welfare of all

• To obey those placed in authority

• To guard the honor of fellow knights

• To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit

• To keep faith

• At all times to speak the truth

• To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun

• Never to refuse a challenge from an equal

• Never to turn the back upon a foe (run from a fight)

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Stats

Top Ten Tribes
1 Shadow 51.276.516 59.456.898 64 929.014 6081 9.777
2 Nstlk* 15.660.771 17.797.530 71 250.669 1995 8.921
3 [IRON] 13.835.258 16.405.706 78 210.330 1958 8.379
4 TK 12.233.481 12.862.077 59 218.001 1530 8.407
5 REF 9.809.535 9.809.535 10 980.954 1001 9.800
6 *TKP* 6.574.216 6.806.011 52 130.885 871 7.814
7 FURY 4.601.728 4.967.057 64 77.610 649 7.653
8 SAM 2.347.223 2.347.223 24 97.801 348 6.745
9 Dstlk* 2.206.465 2.225.743 53 41.995 333 6.684
10 LA-G 1.650.795 1.650.795 12 137.566 211 7.824

Top Ten Players
1 theSleepwalker REF 2.503.211 243 10301
2 ftw97 Shadow 2.406.318 245 9822
3 Carthon II Shadow 2.264.590 234 9678
4 gerick6 Shadow 2.166.621 213 10172
5 mikestuntz Shadow 2.095.037 208 10072
6 Zarin Shadow 1.981.376 197 10058
7 Mande1992 Shadow 1.868.864 191 9785
8 BrobFellshank Shadow 1.819.886 181 10055
9 filphillip Shadow 1.806.658 193 9361
10 toby7304 Shadow 1.729.949 174 9942

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[Maccano1]

Heya everyone the weekly w27 blog is out today, I hope everyone enjoys it.

Feel free to comment on either the blog its self or in the news discussion thread.

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