OLD PWO did great but they couldn't last.
It isn't that they "couldn't" its that they
didn't.
Too many here, who have previously praised PWO's ethos (And more importantly since it was his ethos PWO followed, BA's ethos) towards this world and TW as a whole, have decided that they shall now flame both of those.
OLD PWO aren't around, not because they weren;t good enough, not because they're "tactics" weren't good enough, not because they recruited too much and not because they;re "core values were challenged" (those are just a few of the reasons people have tryed to blame on PWO's recent misfortunes). OLD PWO didnt stick around because of misunderstanding in the higher powers of the tribe, whose to blame is completely your decision and I wont comment.
What I will say is that any tribe, no matter how good they are, who is split due to players falling out, struck by inactivity in its leadership (or lack of motivation when people decided they'd deleted) and has a morale dint by the deconstruction of its main ally, that tribe will be extemely hard pushed to come back from such.
This is where I feel bad for abandoning them
Some have said PWO fell because they weren't as war hardened as they had thought. However for a 40 member tribe they were very war hardened, their new member to take over accounts too were chosen because they were tribe mates of PWO member from other worlds and known to be very good and experienced.
Hope you all had a very merry Christmas and since I shall not be posting until I have recoved from my inevitable hangover) I hope you all have a Very happy and prosperous New Year!