[Black Sheep] Brothers in Arms Tournament Results!
Day 2,269, 10:57
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Published in Netherlands 
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by Aries Prime
The Results
I took the liberty of creating a (very) simple chart to illustrate the ranks of each MU based on how they fared in the tournament. The points are divided by what place they achieved in each division. 1st place is 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, and 3rd place 1 point. Here are the results:
It is clear that Praetorian Guard swooped house with 1st place in each division giving them a total of 12 points. They have clear domination in this tournament with the large gap between them and the next highest ranking military unit.
Our 2nd place military unit is our very own Black Sheep. With only 4 members, 2 in D2 and 2 in D3, we managed to beat every other unit and secure 2nd place over all in this tournament. That’s damn impressive and really makes you wonder what’s going on with the other “established” military units.
In 3rd we get to NL navy. Although The Black Sheep beat them in the D3 competition, they do have an impressive D4 lineup which allowed them to secure 3rd place overall. They were neck and neck with Black Sheep for some time before they were overtaken, so they still have a fairly strong D3 armada.
In 4th we have Korps Mariniers. They really lived up to their purpose for D1 by securing 2nd place in that division, but they were unable to perform in any of the others. Actually, their commander Thanatos was tanking hard in D4 but it wasn’t enough to get them a spot.
The rest of the military units were scattered across various 3rd place positions. It’s a nice little bonus for them but compared to the 4 units above there isn’t much to talk about.
The Analysis
Praetorian Guard is hands down the best military unit to join. They receive the most winnings in this tournament and put out the most damage and firepower. Despite this, some feel averse to joining Praetorian Guard, so there are other options.
The Black Sheep is the 2nd best military unit to join overall and the 2nd best for D2 and D3. They have a different platform then Praetorian Guard which promotes more freedom and soldier independence. If they are able to gather up some of those soldiers that are averse to joining the top military unit, then they can certainly secure 2nd place in all divisions and perhaps challenge Praetorian Guard later on.
eNL Navy is fairly large and old military unit and the 3rd best to join overall. Despite their size and age, they are only able to secure a foothold in D4 with a 2nd place position. This does mean that they are the 2nd best unit to join for D4, but when looking at D2 and D3, The Black Sheep remains slightly superior with more rewards and positions. It is possible for them to beef up their D3 department but if The Black Sheep manages to recruit more members, it will be tough for eNL Navy to do any better.
Lastly we have Korps Mariniers. They secured 2nd place in the D1 competition making them 4th overall. Unfortunately I am declined to believe this ranking is simple smoke on the water. D1 is a very volatile division and it is hard to say if a military unit can maintain this position and advance those troops as strong fighters to the next divisions. At the very least they live up to their purpose by housing some of our newest fighters.
Special Shoutouts
Geondor - D2
Nomadic - D3
If you caught what I stated before, then you will realize we at The Black Sheep managed to secure 2nd place overall with 4 members. Geondor managed to secure 2nd place in D2 almost single-handedly with some support from GeneralDutch. In D3 Nomadic and I tanked hard and raised us above eNL Navy, proving that even with so few members we could beat older military units.
The results and analysis of this tournament are a good guide for those of you looking to join a new MU or have been skeptical about the one you are currently in. I realize I’m a bit biased towards my own unit but hey, I did make the article
🙂. Good luck to all the military units and may the next tournament be even more exciting.
Regards,
Aries Prime
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very nice article!
voted!
Black Sheep Rocks Baaaaah!
Someone join me in div 4 so i can do something next time 😛
hahahaha. I agree.
I guess most people realised it would cost you way more than you'd gain with the rewards. Had the reward been higher (compensating the use of EB's for instance) it could have been different. So every player lower than D4 got the advice to train in stead of wasting bars and weps on the tournament.
This is also illustrated by the fact during this tournament the need for weps and food on the international markets declined which is a clear indication most major powers were not interested in it. A totally different situation as with the WT bars and 66 EB's reward per 1000 prestige to name one example.
Nevertheless a big congrats to PG and to Black sheep's D3 as well!
I used 0 energy bars.. and 0 bazookas... Nor did i use any Q7 weapons..
Just saying...
We need more warriors in our small country.. its sad that no one has any interest in fighting... in a war game to boot!
& i continue to save EB's and zookas.. but our gov doesn't support or believe in fighting for anything... so at the end of the day.. whats the point?
Congrats to anyone who stepped on the battlefield and scored their 500 prestige points... at the end of the day, we are all on the same team!!
I used 0 energy bars as well. But I did more than twice as much damage on my on as all the other MU's combined in D2. Seems they just weren't interested indeed, and quality goes over quantity of course.
And don't worry, I earned big time in the contest 😉
I'm pretty sure none of us had to use energy bars and the rewards we received from reaching the 500 prestige are well worth it.
Best of luck next time
i only fought for NL's RW so i get some Patriot damage, and i did recieve 10 gold..
Oh I'm sure several people didn't use EB's. Just like several didn't use bombs and saved them for a battle that matters. We all know we don't want people to fight much if it ain't really important to prevent levelling fast. As you needed 500 prestige you would gain 1 level at least when you started in level 27. If you were lower you could end up having gained 2, 3 or even more levels. We all know we don't want that in the long run. And D1-2 players in Navy are rather sparse which is quite logical as they should be member of Korps Mariniers. Only some players don't seem to want that. D3 however we could have been 2nd and we were for quite some time after our RW in which people fought for eNL and TP medal. After that however there were no battles like that and they stopped giving the BS the opportunity to pass. Which is fine as most of us focus on saving damage/growing strong for the Dutch battles that matter. Some call that true patriotism.
Mind you; Just stating the reasons here. I'm not jealous or whatever. We simply made a different choice as we think that to be best.
How fast do you think we level in the lower Div's Weekstrom? 😛
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Oh wow. My bad trannsvaal. That's what happens after having only 1 hour sleep and being preoccupied with other stuff on you're mind. Comma needs to be shifted one place 😉
Makes no difference for the earlier advise and opinion on the rewards though. From the start it was clear PG would end up being nr 1 on all divs. Has something to do with the power of numbers. And as Navy focusses on D3/4 we could only aim for 2nd place twice and thus 4-7 EB's as reward.
Faster energy recovery os only usefull for hard hitters and therefore only D4 and they secured 2nd as expected and that goes for 50% damage boosters as well.
Only thing that's of larger value if the 99% discount on TC. This is of great importance for all players that have facilities maxed but are not able to train at full. Almost all D1-2 and also D3 players that is. I just hope they realise in time to switch it off once the discount is gone.
But hey; Every body plays his own way/style. Wouldn't be fun if we all did the same would it?
Baaahhhhh!!!!!!!!
Congrats guys!
Congratulations and stuff, but I can't really agree with your analysis. D2 for example was mainly carried out by Geondor. If you are talking about a solid MU, you shouldn't be relying on individuals. If that players stops/changes MUs/promotes to another division, you have to start from scratch again.
If for example Kordak and RDRDM put up a fight, they would have easily claimed 2nd place in D1/D2 for Kingsguard. Are they a weaker MU because they didn't? Don't think so. Power is only really measured for the lower divisions when it comes to fighting hard for your country in my opinion.
Now it is not only negativity from my side here, I think you guys got a few fine D3 worriers. Especially Nomadic has great potentions with strength like that at lvl 32. Lets hope you guys can do something nice with that!
Always the next tournament to let them show their strength : )
i still had a high amounjt of damage left to put in but we were 2nd so i didnt fight anymore.
and i only fought in the RW for TP wich i gained
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