[Zotnam]

Originally Posted by Clouds

Blocks are formed because two entities are going for the win, and if you start pissing off the smaller tags, they are just going to go to the otherside. Why should they involve themselves with your "war"?

Guess who has a smaller tag this round ^^

ND has been blocked on this round, Apprime has been blocked on this round, neither is/was going for the win. Blocks often have less to do with the standings, more to do with personal grudges and who you can get away with making up a reason to put up next on the chopping block. This isn't a game where intrepid leadership is valued, in fact the more weaselly you are, the better in most cases.

Saying blocks form because of "two entities are going for the win" is a at worst a gross misunderstanding and inability to correctly assess political situations, and at best a simplification to sound clever on AD while trying to curry political favor for your own alliance.

I don't think there's a reason left that hasn't been used to block against an alliance in this game. #1 score/#1 roid count/gaining score fast/cheated/will be hard to roid later/hit our fort/hit our top planet/was rude to our HC/slept with my sister.. etc

In the end, attrition is the best way to attack anybody and it will always be at the root of this game for this very reason.