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So as most people have gathered from the various articles out there right now (good summary here), our Sigma alliance has basically fallen apart with the UK and Sweden preliminarily agreeing to join up with Poland in a new alliance. The US has also been approached to join this alliance, but while allowing us to remain with our Sigma buddies UK and Sweden, it would pretty much destroy our great relationship with Spain who has had very hostile relations with Poland.
With these facts, I see it as a couple basic options we’re presented with:
Option A: Join up with Poland/UK/Sweden to make probably the most powerful alliance in the game. Poland by themselves is a force to be reckoned with and adding the firepower of Sweden and the US especially would be completely overwhelming to most countries with good coordination.
Option B: Decline Poland’s proposition and remain strong allies with Spain (and potentially Portugal) and try to forge a new alliance along the lines of Sigma that can start somewhat small but become a powerhouse in time.
Option C: Something I’m not thinking of, we could probably try and jump into TM or something but I see the first two as the real possibilities.
Personally, I’m a huge fan of loyalty and being able to rely on the people you are allied with. I think the downfall of Alpha is a great example of this with nations complaining about not being able to rely on each other and not supporting each other in battle. To me, this was our biggest advantage in Sigma as we were all supportive of each other in battle. I’ve been fighting for Sweden, Spain, and lately Portugal for the majority of my battles while we haven’t had any going on ourselves, and I seem to remember Spain being one of our biggest supporters when we battled Portugal about a month ago.
With this said, I much prefer Option B and working with the likes of Spain and Portugal who I feel we can trust to help us, as they’ll be able to rely on us to help with their battles. The alternative, joining up with Sweden and UK who decided to leave our alliance without so much as a courtesy warning, doesn’t seem like a particularly supportive group to join. Add Poland to that mix, who could stand alone with ease and back out of an alliance without much negative ramifications (as it appears they’re doing right now by forming this new alliance rather than continuing with TM), and it sounds like an alliance waiting to crumble. This new alliance has all the makings of being the next Alpha, powerful but in disarray, and that’s not something I’d really like to be a part of.
I’d much rather take my chances with the likes of Spain and Portugal, and other countries of similar mindsets who are looking for a solid group to be a part of with the shifting of alliances. Let’s act like the type of Americans we want to be and stand strong for our principles rather than selling out to a group of people we don’t care about for a taste of power.
Well that’s my take on the matter. Thanks for listening to me ramble, and I guess v+s and all that good stuff. Long live the USA!
JJ
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