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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood
While the level of "professionalism" in pa (and I assume pia as well) certainly didn't drop off in direct proportion to the decline of the playerbase, it's laughable to try and compare any alliance (including my own yes!) that does well in a 1-2000 sized game with one which dominated in a game 10 or 20 times the size. The bottom line in this case is that there just isn't a solid basis for comparison and until someone invents a time machine there won't be.
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Valid point, alliances back then were bigger and faced more planets. However, the average planet was also weaker, and the favoured tactics were less about war and more about simply hitting people who were quite weak comparatively. Let's not forget, the original powerhouses were all known for being extremely political creatures with round-stagnating blocks (rnd2 Concordium, Legion and Fury rnd3, VeX, nd4/5/7 Furgion etc.). The level of organisation in Fury or Legion with 300 members and the average level of skill/commitment was most likely lower than that of later strong alliances.
It's not at all a foregone conclusion that a bigger uni was harder to play in than a smaller one is, nor that bigger alliances were inherently better run. The human mind simply sees the past in a more favourable light than the present, hence why every generation complains about how things were better before, even as great advances are made within every area of life.