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Originally Posted by Swainey
It's not ideal to have all these allys linked as it prevents politics from being as fluid as possible however it's not like Carnage have come out and dominated the last 5 rounds.
Other alliances dont just have their head in the sand and have no idea about the relationship. They will set their own politics and counteract accordingly.
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Thanks for posting something in this thread that's actually worth replying to.
I agree that other alliances aren't blind, and that they will attempt to counter overly large alliances by forming agreements between themselves. However, I'd argue those don't fully solve the problem, because an agreement between 2 60-man alliances is inherently less stable than 1 120-man alliance. Agreements between alliances end several times a round, whereas alliances fall apart much less frequently. In addition, when an agreement between alliances ends, it's often done without bloodshed; when an alliance falls apart (regardless of how many tags it used), it's almost always a messy affair involving emoquitting, multi-round grudges, etc. This forms a buffer against mid-round alliance breakups, because no one comes out ahead.