This here be a very special "Talk Like a Pirate Day" top twelve, brought to you by True Pirates.
1 Broke Back Mountains -- Players: 47
Location: World core O44/45/54/55
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 1 / 3 / 1
Current world leaders in size 'n battle points by a big margin. Although BBM claims that they be "nah a premade," most o' th' hands are familiar names who routinely play together. Sources say that Erik ain't runnin' this alliance, but 'tis th' typical group o' "elite" players that flock t' his banner. They 'ave attracted some aggressive attackers ('n heavy golders) who are known t' jump ship or even ghost out at th' first sign o' trouble (like jredge, kkkeeer, 'n others). 'cause o' that, I reckon 'tis a wee too early t' say they've got this world won, despite thar early lead 'n strong statistics.
Pirate court says: Smooth sailing
2,3 Written In Blood/Signed In Blood -- Players: 50, 50 (100 total)
Location: Northeast O54/55
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 2,3 / 10,12 / 3,5
Well-known legacy alliance o' players who go from world t' world together. Like most "family" alliances, they may carry some weaker or less active players (thus th' needs fer two branches). However, 'tis important t' remember that th' loyalty o' those players t' th' whole crew 'n strong leaders can be an asset rather than a liability in th' long run.
Pirate court says: Smooth sailing
4 UBI MAIOR MINOR CESSAT -- Players: 48
Location: Deep south O45/55
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 6 / 15 / 7
Th' backbone o' this alliance be a group o' players from th' Italian servers led by -Censored- (aka Sersy). Expect them t' be workin' a lot o' NAPs wit' th' bigger alliances they border, 'til those NAPs become inconvenient. Thar position should allow them t' grow without encounterin' much resistance on th' south rim.
Pirate court says: Bobbing in the surf like an empty bottle of rum
5 Grandma's Sugar Cookies -- Players: 43
Location: Southeast O45/O55 (nah on th' map 'cause o' th' apostrophe)
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 7 / 4 / 6
Th' only names I recognize in this alliance are hardcore simmers. These scurvy dogs should 'ave a lot more DBP based on thar location. If they 'ave no pacts or NAPs, I shall be shocked.
Pirate court says: Bobbing in the surf like an empty bottle of rum
6 -FUN- -- Players: 15
Location: Southwest O45
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 6 / 27 / 10
Wit' th' wee-est number o' players, this alliance seems t' be holdin' thar owns as attackers 'n growin'. I also don't recognize any o' these players, but it sure looks like they be havin' -FUN- conquerin' O45.
Pirate court says: Yer powders dry so far Matey
7 Warships -- Players: 49
Location: Southwest O45
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 9 / 1 / 4
Among th' alliances battlin' fer O45, Warships seems t' be farin' th' worst based on high DBP 'n cities lost t' multiple alliances. These scallywags may be lookin' t' merge into a larger group soon.
Pirate court says: Yer treading water, matey
8 InFiniTe sHiNe -- Players: 48
Location: Northwest O44/54
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 10 / 5 / 8
A few days ago had dropped pretty far in th' rankin's, but now they 'ave brought in thar academy 'n added th' remainin' players from Fug Squad. Thar location be too close t' BBM fer comfort 'n thar high defender rank indicates they 'ave been under some pressure. Thar migration into O54 ran into a wall o' True Pirates, which does nah bode well fer thar future in this world.
Pirate court says: Walk the plank
9 Peloponnesian League -- Players: 49
Location: East rim O54/64
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 14 / 16 / 16
Stats indicate they be playin' it safe on th' east rim. Someone told me that they share forums wit' most o' th' other rim alliances, but I don't know who specifically. Thar barely comprehensible alliance profile 'n long alliance name 'ave led me t' accidentally attack Primordial Britannia. TBH it loot me a while t' realize they were two different alliances. But methinks most of the active players from InFiniTe sHiNe ended up thar.
Pirate court says: Walk the plank
10 True Pirates -- Players: 26
Location: Northeast O54
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 8 / 28 / 12
Late t' drop 'n only recently joinin' th' top twelve, this wee,active pre-made be establishin' a strong foothold on th' Northeast rim. (Sorry Hibrid, lootin' cities from active enemy players 'n handin' them off t' teammates does nah count as internalizin').
Pirate court says: Yer powders dry so far Matey
11 Knights Templar, Knights Templar II -- Players: 48,47 (95 total)
Location: West O34/43/44
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 15 / 24,29 / 20,34
Another group that shares a lot o' border territory wit' BBM. Hard t' imagine they could grow so big 'n still be ranked this low in any kind o' battle points. I also know that they be nah too particular in thar crimpin' strategy, so they 'ave cities all o'er th' ship. If they can't tighten up thar core, someone else be bound t' do it fer them.
Pirate court says: Walk the plank
12 NO NAME ELITE -- Players: 50
Location: East rim O64/65
Attackin'/Defendin'/Fightin' Ranks: 19 / 7 / 15
'cause th' ole NO NAME wasn't ELITE enough, I guess. They best be pretty safe out thar on th' far east rim. Jus' fer fun, I suggest ye 'ave a natter wit' thar leader, Amnesia.. Get her t' explain diplomacy or defense t' ye.
Pirate court says: Get ye to Davy Jones' locker
Hope you enjoyed and don't forget to talk like a pirate today!
Ahhhhhr-Ex and J
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