[lokken]

Not really. With regards to our recruitment - if an individual puts someone forward and ascendancy players like the cut of that person's jib, they will be recruited. That will not change. I recently recruited someone purely on the basis that the player in question had a good attitude rather than any planet ranking and so as long as she's active, she'll be a keeper. There is no logic for Ascendancy closing recruitment per se.

Regarding politics, despite the lack of any formal agreement, there seems to be some acquiescence between Ascendancy and xVx. Otherwise XvX would be hitting us in numbers. But really I'm wondering why we bothered this round. Not because it would be a straightforward win, but simply because I preferred it when it was open and we had a great run ending in last rounds heroics. But while we're motivated, I guess we're left with the current situation, which can't be changed.