Day 44 group collaboration speculation maps

It is time for some new maps. I will start by stating I am no longer impartial, having joined Goats, bu will try to keep the maps and thoughts fair and balanced. Obviously I spend more time discussing SW issues than any other.

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Flufie sez hi!

Flufie will be helping. Sorry.

Everyone

Doesn't look hugely different to last time. Bigger groups have grown, weaker groups not so much.

NE alliance group (in white), WoW and ZEN

Not doing so well, unfortunately. Flufie says he likes their spirit. Not really sure what WoW are up to, but ZEN and NE seem to be disappearing.

Bubbles

No longer with us. May we forever remember the glory of the mighty bubbles alliance. They will live on in all our hearts.

TEN

Bit boring really. We don't know much about them.

Gunners, DND and 2.01

It is very well documented, and so far as I'm aware not disputed, that Gunners and DND shown here in blue have a very cosy relationship. They are totally dominating the NE quad, having by appearances come close to eliminating threats there. This looks like a very strong, well organised group.

However.. Flufie says that whilst hopping along the East side of the x axis in the middle of the night (he gets everywhere, know you), he heard some noises. He is pretty sure it sounded like 2.01 having some drinks with their NE neighbours.

Once you add 2.01 to the picture, you start to see quite a menace developing.

Goats and GoW

We don't know anything for sure, but Flufie says he thinks this is a likely reaction to what's going on elsewhere. Will these non-central groups to the West end up working together? There has been talk of betrayal from those in Goats concerning their (our) IKEA neighbours. GoW might equally be wondering how to respond to Duat.

Duat and IKEA

According to Flufie, these groups are pretty much an item. Could they work together to achieve something glorious, owning the centre of the map and all the advantages which come with such a presence?

Flufie's views

Here you can see the large groups Flufie describes in different colours (IKEA and Duat in yellow; Gunners, DND and 2.01 in green; GoW and Goats in blue; everyone else in red). This is the direction he sees things going in.

All just thoughts based upon supposition, inference and a little bit of rumour, of course. Are we right?

Ajax. wrote:

You forget to mention Ikea and duat

I had to do two posts. And it wouldn't let me reply for some mins.

Flufie says only a fool would forget IKEA and Duat

Ajax. wrote:

Goats + GoW isnt a thing btw

You are right, for now. Flufie makes predictions.

"If you define who is the best this way, by speculating who is with who and forcing the server to be 600 vs 600 I admit us being the worst meta here."

This comment from IKEA representative really interests me. Of course we do not wish to give false representation. We do not wish to betray the truth.

However, I do not believe we would hear the truth from those involved. Hence the need for speculation.

I am prepared to try. I am willing to remake all of day 44 maps, not as Flufie imagines things, but as alliance leaders see them. I will write to the leaders of every alliance group featured in these maps (I will define leader as the top named player in the position column of an alliance profile) and ask them to say with whom they have NAP, confed and war. Or, who they consider themselves to have NAP, confed or war with, if they prefer. I will, if they reply, then make their own map(s) showing clearly how they describe the political landscape around them.

Will any of the leaders be honest? Will they say truly who they work with, who they will not attack, and who they fight? Will they name all confeds, including 'tech alliances'? I guess, if they do, we will end up with a very different group of interpretations, but maybe I am wrong.

svenie wrote:

Can the leaders comment on what they think are other meta's too?

I guess it is up to them whether they react or not

So far I've had 7 responses, which is really positive. All are appreciated. I'll give a bit more time in case any others haven't had a chance yet.