End of an Era
The victory of a server, the end of the first stage of World Wonders. Reflections, regrets, all these creep up on me around this time. Chi has been a fun world, all said, however, there have been plenty of times for personal regrets; friends made, lost, wars won, lost, should-never-have-happened. I look back over the months we battled our way across the world and I think, what could I have done differently, as I am sure many leaders are doing, to ensure that we won and not Obliterate. There will, undoubtedly, be criticism levelled at Knight in Tights saying that what we should have done was attack them, sure, we could have but that would not answer my question: what could I do to ensure KiT won?
I sit here in Antioch reflecting on the wars fought and, especially, the alliances. Which have been the top ones in the world since day one? All the way through to the end? I have drawn up a list of them, the order is my own personal bias for greatest:
1. Obliterate – one of the oldest alliances on the server, and, the winners of Chi. Obvious choice for greatest alliance, in my opinion of course.
2. Titans of Tartarus – an old alliance, day 1 I believe. Amazing leadership and players that saw them rise through the rankings, and, despite a hiatus in the woods for a time, they returned in strength. Well done.
3. Insertnameoftheirchoicehere – strong leadership, old alliance, high activity. Well played, well done. Not much to criticise here, utmost respect.
4. Knights in Tights – My own alliance, a day one alliance. Fought throughout the NW and CW of the world. Proud of them, however, fell into the inactive trap in the last days of the world.
5. Protogenoi – now defunct elite alliance, amazing leadership, strong players. Proud to say I helped defeat them.
6. League of Legions – strong core of players, however, fell into inactivity and lack of direction. Common joke running about how many LoL leaders it took to change a light bulb…. Their Golden Age was during the rule of Ldy Megeara, without her they lost direction, it seems. Shame that, she was a great person.
7. TAG – Led by 2 great leaders, deathscythe and Farg. I know little except their skill and power
8. Evils Minions – great alliance, awesome, however, fell through a mass banning and the merge with ToT
9. NOTHING – A day one alliance that, really, in the end, came to Nothing
yes, that was a horrible pun I admit. Could have been a great alliance and won instead of Oblit, however, collapse in the leadership led to their disbandment.
10. The Unknown Rulers – started off as a mediocre alliance in 033, now a decent, respectable alliance. Cannot say I like the alliance haha, but, my opinion has changed over the past months from disdain to grudging respect. Would rank higher but fails to do so due to age, but this is a personal bias
11. IMMORTAL – the best day one small alliance in the world, the only one to survive with around 14 players to the end. Amazing work. Respect for these guys!
12. Foo Fighters – great alliance, strong player base, well played FF
13. 2Good4U – Did not last long enough to make a mark other than proving how awesome they were as players. Really, really, insanely good.
14. Made by IKEA – I feel they were a really strong and good alliance, amazing skill, just not enough or good enough to beat ToT. shame really, but in the end they merged to survive after an insanely awesome war.
15. ENYO – a decent day one alliance, I know little except that they fought several alliances and did well.
Like I have said, this is my personal opinion. You can rage if you want, but I would prefer it if you just left it. Make your own topics and post them there.
Cheers
Boh