The Race Continues

Welcome back everyone to another edition of ZLE! Today we will be speculating as to the future progression of the world. Things have begun to settle in, but with the rim reaching nobles, now is the time for some change as we are approaching the time for our first wars.

RANKINGS

1. GBEARS-1,579,204 points-289 Villages-No Change in Rankings
2. FORK-1,341,621 points-262 Villages-No Change in Rankings
3. Pacman- 1,130,688 points-203 Villages-Up from #4
4. ARMADA-1,004,899 points-180 Villages-Down from #3
5. MANIC-777,697 points-163 Villages-No Change


Currently, GBEARS continues their dominance of 2 K's (K34 & K35) with FORK chasing their heels from K43. Pacman has usurped their neighbors, ARMADA with a dominance in K65 and #1 in avg. pts per player. ARMADA continues its goal of dominating the eastern Core but currently control no K's and has dropped in rankings. MANIC is expanding north from their power base in K46 and has begun to challenge AXE for K36 dominance.

There has been little activity on the externals in terms of gossip and bickering. Most tribes have settled into their K's and have begun a process known as K Clearing. While the term is familiar to some, I will define it for those that have not encountered the term. K Clearing is when tribes have showed clear dominance of a K but have yet to remove the pesky smaller tribes. These small tribes must be dealt with before a tribe should even think of expanding into a new K. Without a solid base, future wars could be disastrous if the small tribes unite to harass a tribe's backline.

Wait... Did They Just Do That?!

While most tribes do not feel the need to declare these wars to the externals, GBEARS decided the PnP section needed to be spiced up and declared publicly on SLAP, WZ, and ZiP.
Declaration can be found here

Map of the Involved Tribes GBEARS vs. SLAP WZ &  ZiP

(map taken from TWnoblebot's thread)


Will the Gummy Bears destroy their smaller brethren?


Or shall the small unite to overcome the strong?





SUCKER PUNCH! The Guys You Might Not See Coming


This week I'd like to discuss a tribe outside the top 10 that is showing up more and more.

The tribe NO


With a dominance of K64, 15 members averaging 25,000 points per player, and spot in the top nobling charts with 26 nobles for 114,206 points this tribe has secured a top 20 ranking at #17.

While the difference between the top 5 and bottom 5 is quite vast, if this tribe pulls together and maybe draws out the local talent from the rim, they certainly could carve out a spot for themselves in the SW which currently lacks a top tribe's influence. 

Crème de la Crème

While our top 5 tribes have proven they are here to stay, at least momentarily, it remains to be seen which will make the choices that will succeed in ensuring their tribe is the last one standing.

GBEARS-Will have to make some good calls with wars and diplomacy. ARMADA to the South, FORK to the West, and MANIC on the march to their East, the only path of expansion that will not require war is to the North. But with Answer and :DD both reaching the top nobling charts with a combined 86 nobles on GBEARS frontier, these rim tribes might be harder to tame then most. One must also consider GBEARS increasingly negative reputation on the forums, with such proximity to 3 of the top 5 tribes, this could be a dangerous policy to continue. Postion: Poor
FORK-This tribe has firmly secured control of K43 and faces potential opposition to the North, South, and East. However, none of these are named tribes and might be intimidated at the prospect of facing the #2 tribe.    The West however shows signs of being wide open to FORK expansion. FORK and GBEARS have no small amount of bad blood over an isolated cluster of FORK members attacked by several GBEARS members. Conflict in the future is quite a possibility. Position: Moderate
Pacman-With two K's slowly coming under their control, Pacman has a wide array of options. With such an formidable reputation, Pacman will be able to choose their fights, and barring MANIC and ARMADA to the North, all directions of expansion are available. Position:Excellent 
ARMADA-spread over 2K's without showing any signs of dominating either, combined with GBEARS to the North, Manic to the East, and Pacman to the South, ARMADA will need to be tenaciously aggressive or find a friend soon. Position:Vulnerable
MANIC-With gains in K36 and K46, MANIC has only a small border with GBEARS in the north, Pacman to the South with a limited western border with ARMADA. This leaves the East wide open and opportunities to be active on a world stage, whether it be in the South, Center, or North. Position:Remarkable

Life With TW

An Interview 

with the lovable trolls over in Pacman.

Sam-gRim Sleeper, Ranked #4, 112,325 Points, 20 Villages

Idogan-Ghia

sSsi, Ranked #11, 86,858 Points, 17 Villages

Jeff-Klaus Heissler, Ranked #25, 62,514 Points, 12 Villages

Jace: How many hours a day do you each play?

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: 25 obviously

.Sam.: hmm. I probably spend about 2 hours a day playing tw. about 5 hours talking on skype. 2 minutes watching porn. 3 hours watching movies.

 .Sam.: literally spend about 2 hours actually on game :D

 Jace: What is the biggest thing that draws away from playing? School, work?

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: School

 .Sam.: alcohol and my girlfriend.. she has needs.

Jace: How many co-players do your accounts have?

.Sam.: single player account (flex) tell all your friends!

Jace: How do you manage a top account with only 2 hours a day?

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: Lots of porn

Jace: Stream or torrent?

 .Sam.: 20 mins to send out farm runs, a few minutes spreading around res, couple mins here and there for mails, few mins sorting targets. repeat process every 3 hours

 .Sam.: stream ofc. redtube, 4tube, youjizz.. all of the above!

but like I said, that only takes 2 minutes

 :D

 Jace: while playing to you have anythign else open? or solely focused on TW for those 20 minutes

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: Porn, And TW=My Life on the Internet

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: Oh, and Hulu

.Sam.: skype. skype is always open.

 Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: Got catch up on those My Little Pony episodes

.Sam.: and I am always lurking on the externals

Jace: Favorite pony?

 .Sam.: :D I dont post on other worlds, but I be lurking there.. so watch out.. lol

 .Sam.:

          Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi:

"Got catch up on those My Little Pony episodes"

what a pedo guy.

Jace: You don't talk shit about MLP!

Jace: (shake)

 .Sam.: Voltron>MLP

 Jace: Such libel, I guess it naturally fits here then

.Sam.: how long do you spend playing tw a day?

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: 25

Jace: ^Dr. Who over here

.Sam.: oh yip, so you do the whole bending time thing as well.. seems pretty common on this world

Jace: So who does Pacman consider their rival at this stage?

.Sam.: what about those robots that look like mutated rubbish bins with pointy probe sticks :D

 Jace: and who are they?

 .Sam.: 

I wouldnt say we have any rival at this stage. that would mean another tribe would have the capabilities to challenge us with an equal chance of winning.

.Sam.: who do I think looks good other than Pacman, and which tribe would I give respect to if my life depended on it... probably Fork.

 Jace: What about Manic and ARMADA, will they be future food or fierce fighters?

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: I doubt Armada will be a problem

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: We are currently in diplomatic relations, I think

Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi: Last time I checked

Jace: I see, Pacman is seen as a tribe of elites, what is one word of advice for other, less skilled players?

 .Sam.: 

 Idogan/Q-bit/Ghiasssi:

"We are currently in diplomatic relations"

 I think you are mistaken, tribe markings only :D Armada no doubt have a few good players, but I believe they don't have the drive or self conviction to back it.. so they'll probably fail, or I may have just sparked life into them with this comment (devil) Manic.. meh.. depressing just thinking about them (chuckle)

 .Sam.: Jeff is a bit mad, he cant see this chat

Jeff|InActive: holy earth all this time i was in here

 Jeff|InActive: xd

 Jace: He speaks!

 Jeff|InActive: 3 languages

 .Sam.: [5:46 PM] .Sam.:

        Jace: "

you guys really didn't even do much"

       .Sam.:"

we came to check out your girls.. erm... but seemed like a giant cockfest.."

cockfest is Jeffs kinda thing..

FYI

 Jeff|InActive: right samantha

 .Sam.: [6:11 PM] Jeff|InActive:

<<< 3 languagesI speak 4 (flex) Sam>Jeff

 Jeff|InActive: so what are we talking about

Jace: Currently, advice for smaller players

Jeff|InActive: sam, 1337 sp34k and pig latin don't count

 .Sam.: sign, spanish, engle, and my native tongue - Maori (devil)

 Jeff|InActive: well jace, some advice for smaller players, get a mentor, it's the best way to learn the game

 .Sam.: be one of those stubborn farms that continues to build troops and defend against farming attacks!

 Jeff|InActive: and be open to learning new things and continually farm

 Jace: Well with that, I believe we can draw this interview to a close, anyone like to have a last word?

 .Sam.:  Jeff|InActive wrote:

          "well jace, some advice for smaller players, get a mentor, it's the best way to learn the game"

but make sure Jeff isnt your mentor, because he might want a bit of private 1 on 1 mentoring when your parents arent home if ya know what I mean

Jeff|InActive: last words, watch out for my interview with dabearo coming out tmrw

 .Sam.: hmm advice for nubz... be prepared to unlearn everything you already know about tw and start from the beginning with the basics.

New Zealand FTW!

Songs That Will Get You Laid

Till Next Time W58

Zabi Signing Out!

And So It Begins!

INTRODUCTION
Hello my name is Jace and I'm a 19 year old university student that has fallen into the time trap that is Tribal Wars. I've created this blog to provide yet another perspective on events that occur on W58. As entries progress I hope to expand in content and will be searching for a skilled map-maker to assist me. 


So on to the good stuff! Many things have changed in the past couple of weeks. GBEARS currently sit at #1 with 1.25 million points and a ~280k point lead on #2, FORK.


RANKINGS
Our current rankings.
1-GBEARS,35 members
2-FORK, 32 members
3-ARMADA, 34 members
4-Pacman, 20 members
5-MANIC,26 members


While the rest of the world has been in a flux, these 5 have together dominated the rankings, and the competition is fierce. At some point in time, each of our top 4 tribes have held the #1 spot, albeit for some it was brief. 


And now, your top 5 in the news


GBEARS-Still being flamed for merging/hugging/recruiting Inc. members which earned them the #1 spot and secured their 2nd K.
FORK-Recently flamed for recruiting several Pacman members trolling.
ARMADA-Has kept out of the spotlight recently but must always be cautious of their past lurking in the corner. 
Pacman-Staying away from the public eye currently, it seems most are reluctant to engage them on the externals. Elite player+insidious troll/spammers is quite the potent combination. SWID should have studied these guys before creating their spam tribe.
Manic-Except for a few members, not currently vocal on the externals, also keeping a low-radar.


WHO YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR
Many of us spend our days on this excellent war game but often our efforts are never quite appreciated. It seems people only care about the top 20 or even as exclusive as the top 5. While it would be an impossible pledge to give enough time to focus on the smaller tribes sufficiently, in future issues this section will deal with any tribes below the top 20 that do something remarkable/impressive. 


TROLL OF THE WEEK
Rawr Mode. GBEARS have come under the public eye and so have FORK for some interesting recruitment. And as 2 top tribes sharing a border, the tensions are high. Still, this player is the winner of this prestigious award for literally arguing with anything and everything that has the physical ability to press the post button.


INTERVIEW WITH THE BOSS

-What the FORK?

Jace: Was Fork conceived as a premade or after the world had begun?

michel(Destabilise): it was actually decided the day before the world opened if I remember correctly by Matt and me.

michel(Destabilise): And as we went we got a bunch of friends to join us

michel(Destabilise): even once we had started some were still joining.

Jace: When all this was happening, did you and Matt expect to be leading a tribe considered to be one of several top contenders in the world?

michel(Destabilise): Nope.

michel(Destabilise): Reason is when we started playing this world we were maybe 5 to 10 members joining as friends and we were gonna join some tribe as the better tribes emerged

michel(Destabilise): but more friends kept on joining day after day

michel(Destabilise): so we eventually decided to keep the tribe

Jace: Now within the ranks of FORK, certain rumors run abound about the mysteriousness of your gender. Do you blame being part French for such widespread gender confusion?

 michel(Destabilise): LMAO  yes I'm French but that confusion is because on Skype it's my wife’s picture.

 michel(Destabilise): and every time i meet someone new they think I'm a girl and try hitting on me

michel(Destabilise): I'm a 40 years old male that is married

Jace: As a world progresses, this game tends to take more and more of our daily lives. Do you feel you have everything balanced to play this game?

 Jace: Are there certain things that take precedence over TW duties

michel(Destabilise): For those that really know me they know I'm very active and when I'm not working I'll log about 16 to 20 hours a day on TW

michel(Destabilise): and right now with the news I got a few days ago I'll be on here quite a bit as I'm not allowed to work or play hockey for at least the next six month so TW will see me lots

Jace: do all Canadians play hockey?

 michel(Destabilise): about 90 % of Canadians played or play hockey i think

 Jace: on average do British-Canadians have an advantage over their French counterparts?

 michel(Destabilise): I don't understand that question lol

michel(Destabilise): I'm French

 michel(Destabilise): don't make it too complicated

 Jace: Moving back to the game, now that you have surpassed your initial expectations for FORK, what is the next step?

michel(Destabilise): It's actually simple finish what we started and win this world as from what everyone can see we are not too shabby but there will be tough roads ahead as there are a few good tribes around

 Jace: What other tribes hold the most promise?

 michel(Destabilise): any tribe can win a war but right now only 2 tribes come to mind Pacman look pretty good but i don't respect their arrogance and ARMADA if they are playing properly and don't do what they did on other world then they will be tough

Jace: FORK, ARMADA and Pacman have been trading ranks for some time now. How do you feel about GBEARS sudden rise to the top?

 michel(Destabilise): mass recruiting tribe looking for stats only

Jace: Well thank you for your input on world events, before we finish what’s one thing you predict to happen in the next month?

 michel(Destabilise): I will get asked if it's me on my skype picture lol

MUSIC OF THE DAY

CRYSTAL CASTLES- UNTRUST US

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