Want to clear a few things up, as I know it's hard to sift through all the bs that rowdy roddie piper pipes off with. Feels like we are in a victims meeting of sorts...people crying on the shoulder of another pretending that they are somehow being victimized here. This is a game. There are rules to this game. These rules cannot be circumvented without the developers figuring it out. Advantages and disadvantages are equal to all. Some players, tribes, fireteams are better at utilizing their advantages.
I read up that WTF had only 10 worthy fighters. Either that is bs, or all of ad's core was taken by only those 10 players....mmmhmmmmm. We have earned the respect of all of the players who have become members of WTF. The members who have joined WTF, were either enemies who appreciated our WTF'ness, or loyal allies who appreciated our WTF'ness. These games are a bit like chess when it comes to the diplomacy aspect...things will come back to bite you. In aod's case, it was arrogance...they were 110% certain that they were collectively the best on this server, they made it no secret by their outward behavior toward other tribes. "The wolf is dead, and we are the ones who slayed it" reeeeehiiilly!? The wolf was slain by a collective of the top 10 at the time, but aod decided to post on their description that it was all them.
We did not originally want to war aod, we were allies. I guess after "they" slain the wolf, the bloodthirst was too much to bear. 6 months of war ensued, with some of the best players that TW2 had to offer, going toe to toe in the core. Fighters became even better, on both sides. Meanwhile in the land of the dead, they were carrying on with being friendly with both aod and WTF, missing out on all that priceless experience. Remember...can't get your substinence if you aren't eating brains.
This is why we are where we are at... aod fought just about everybody. WTF fought aod and TPL. TWD fought...I have no idea! Keep in mind, you only get stronger by playing a stronger opponent...that which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. AOD beat the spit out of some smaller tribes and ended up absorbing them, used them as meat shields against our imposing will. Those players were quitting quicker than aod could bring them in. Eventually, tpl decided that they would like to be a part of WTF, we took them in with open arms. Why wouldn't we, they earned our respect and vice versa. The rest is pretty much history. People do want to be a part of something strong, but even more, they want to feel valued, and appreciated...respected. Learning how to war like dreg is cool too
you can put your hand out, but you can't make someone reach for yours, that decision is theirs alone.
WTF will not be detoured from our rightful destroying of aod! Nobody who is put between them and us will continue to stand. Please folks, stop allowing aod to persuade you to be fodder. Our focus is on aod... it always has been. Any plans made for their protection will fail, because in our minds ( all 10 of us) they have already lost.