Update?

well my fam better not tell you where i am or i delete

1 Milk is good for you Snow (3985) [82,33]  32 59224 5421

They have some very good players, are allied with 3977 and will be one of the 3 stronger alliancess in this round. They had a pretty nice starting strat and activity doesn`t seem to be a problem so far in their fam, neither is organisation. They also seem to have some weird fetish for milk... and they like to feed milk to baby Dragons, wich is pretty cool, actually, lol!
Pretenders ftw, Contenders top 5

2 Krabbz is a Noob (3986) [67,96]  33 54713 5235

5 of their players live in the same family, and they have other peeps who have played with them before. So basically, a pretty strong united fam, wich is the recepy for most succesfull fams. I just hope they`re not talking about IC at dinner... or thanksgiving day or such events... "-Have u fig ran xxx player? ...pass the salt pls... -Here you are, i want some bread... Yeah, caught him 3 times before the mofo stationed!" lol! Organisation is also essential and as the name suggests, Nara Shikamaru is a mastermind :-) Overall skill is something to be determined later in round. From their low planet count and high NW, i`m expecting an explosion of exploring pretty soon. Allied with 3980, wich gives them a pretty tight core, extremely hard to penetrate, but also crowded. Also, i believe they will be one of the 3 stronger alliancess this round.
Pretenders ftw, Contenders top 5

3 ~Americans~ (3980) [65,3]  29 46882 5110

AA`s fam. I must say, last round 3935 rised to power by bullying my fam 3929 in the BOR, and after that, Portgas + Snowy + AA gave me a very shitty nap not to ruin our round. But then again, they had the upper hand, so it was within their rights. This round, i will not let myself bullied anymore. They have pretty good players, activity seems to be peaking, but their organisation/starting strat seems to be somewhat lagging behind. They are allied with 3986 and cuz of that, they will also have a tight core hard to be penetrated by invaders, but it also means they will have to seek spread and secure other systems elsewhere. Beware if u see them near you! :-)
Pretenders top 3, Contenders top 5.

4 Baby Dragons love Milk! (3994) [26,52]  34 52951 5046

My fam. We have a great fam lineup, a perfect setup, our starting strat, even if simple, seems to be working perfectly and we have been blessed with good active people. So far i enjoy at max our fam channel chats and i like the people i play with, they are a lot of fun, besides actually being good at IC. I say we have pretty good chancess to have an actually great round.
Preteders ftw, Contenders top 5.

5 I wish i was there too (3984) [87,62]  22 41861 5041

Glue`s fam, it will fall appart pretty soon. They lack both bankers and banking skills. Even if presumably Impire is there, wich i honestly doubt, they will just be food for other fams. I don`t know if Glue was leader before, as i took a 2 years break from IC, but this round will be the round for Glue to just prove again his lack of skill, inexistent diplomatic affinity and generaly the failure that he is and the doom he brings to all the fams he`s in. But then again, i might be mistaken and i`ll eat my own words, lol, but i seriously doubt that too. I feel pitty for TYMO as he`s a good guy and EmpireOfKane, wich even if not one of the best bankers, also a decent guy.
Pretenders top 15, Contenders for the last 5 places.

6 Bearly working (3977) [2,25]  27 47761 4978

I actually expected more from this fam, they have some pretty nice names. Gard is leading, and altho i have never played with him, i`ve understood he`s a pretty good attacker and a decent guy. They might be having activity problems, or bad start strat/organisation, but i tend to think it`s the first option.
Pretenders top 5, Contenders top 10

7 The WarLords (3978) [7,83]  31 54182 4951

Well, CounterStrike is a new name for me in IC, but then again, a lot of names are new after a 2 years break :-) I only took notice of her last round, as leader of 3918 wich fought against a much bigger fam/alliance. "my fam is organised active and well pretty hot on infra with a decent group of attackers to back it up" - according to her. I really am curious about her, as they are my neighbors, and i`d like to see what moves she`ll make. Allied with 93 wich will actually present some danger to 3977/3985 and 3995/3988 and my own fam.
Pretenders top 3, Contenders top 5

8 Team Awesome !! (3982) [53,85]  25 42871 4900

They seem to have a pretty balanced fam, even if Nolio has a pretty weird race.... If they can manage to keep things toghether, they might stand a chance for not being food for other fams. If they fall appart, their fall will be spectacular. So far, they have done pretty well, all considered, tho i do believe activity will be a big issue in this fam later in the round.
Pretenders top 10, Contenders top 15

9 The Muppet Show (3993) [6,7]  30 46897 4897

Another fam i have big expectations of, but are kinda behind in fulfilling them yet. "hmm what can I say.. bunch of lazy vets that just want a good fun round without much pressure." are the words of WalkingCorpse, their leader. I know they have some decent players in there, but their low NW/planet count shows some activity and/or organisation problems so far. Maybe they will pick it up soon, they are one of the 3 stronger alliancess of this round.
Pretenders top 5, Contenders top 10

10 Deadly Duos (3991) [62,62]  30 48571 4805

A bunch of active people, don`t actually know any of them more closely except seeing their nicks now and then. They seem rather organised and well on their way up in the ranks, even tho i don`t understand some of their races...
Pretenders top 5, Contenders top 10.

11 Melvin Rocks! (3976) [30,95]  27 43789 4684

Even if a pretty weak fam imo, they seem to have balanced races and a pretty nice start. They also seem tho to be experiencing activity problems and/or noobism, lol. Warchild is in there wich is never a very good sign...that guy has serious issues...
Pretenders top 10, Contenders top 15

12 Here To Get High (3995) [76,84]  32 49022 4560

They have had a slow start due to low activity, people not participating or just bad organisation/start strat. Frenzy sais things have started to gain speed now tho, we shall wait and see. A mix of seasoned players and noob active players that are willing to learn. Will Frenzy be able to lead this bunch to greatness? Time will tell. Both them and their allies 3988 will have to have their diplo game at their peak.
Pretenders top 10, Contenders top 15

13 who, what, where, why and when (3990) [26,16]  23 34450 3844

Fam is full of custom noob races, and a few HC attackers, but no real bankers, and those that are, are prolly unskilled at best. It also seems there is absolutely no organisation and no communication in this fam, wich will be their downfall. Most of them are people that have taken a break from the game and just returned or people that don`t actually play actively over the rounds.
Pretenders top 15, Contenders for last 5 possitions.

14 Kid in haiti got my donation (3987) [43,18]  19 31534 3773

A weak family, with little to no organisation. Activity will surely fall once they start losing planets. They have some active noobs with stupid races as viceleaders and fleet admiral, wich means the leader is also noob, for not guiding his own fam into choosing better races. I cannot really tell more about them, i guess i`ll have to see.
Pretenders top 15, Contenders top 20

15 Born Assassinz (3992) [69,51]  14 24527 3408

6 words... no organisation, no activity, no skill. I only recognise 3 names in there, fearless i played with him some 5-6 years ago, was pretty good, Needle and hundid were in my fam last round, Needle was rather active, but didn`t care about many things except hoarding planets. Hundid was a big dissapointment as attacker.
Pretenders top 15, Contenders top 20

16 Serious hot picture (3988) [82,78]  29 41336 3384

A fam made of scraps, Jets had a stream of bad luck with people mass deleting on him before round started and no vips inside to draft other people, and no other vips willing to join him. But, from what i`ve heard from my reliable sourcess, they have a core of 3-4 people that played toghether in the last few rounds and it seems Jets has managed to organise his fam to maintain it just above the floating line so far. Time will tell if they can manage to work as a team. Activity will be an important factor in their rising or fall. They are allied with 3995, wich would give both their fams a pretty tight core to be penetrated by invaders, but also their proximity to other fams and little space to go by will also be an obstacle in their development.
Pretenders top 10 Contenders top 15

17 Cops and Robbers (3981) [3,42]  18 29950 3219

"overlord, edgecutioner, ateam, vicious, bunch of randoms, short on players, everybody seems pretty experienced though" by Ateam`s say. As all the top from 10 - 20, main problem was the lack of starting players combined with inactivity and no organisation. We will see what they can do in this conditions.
Pretenders top 10, Contenders top 15.

18 star phaggots;) (3979) [93,38]  19 23695 3089

So far, same curse as with the rest of the low fams: not many randoms, prolly a lot of deletes so far, no activity, no interest, no real desire to play this game, no skill. Only 3 people that will actually play, but low morale of the players is already a issue. Unless they somehow get some really good randoms/drafts sometime soon to get the fam back on track, they will be food for the other fams. They have some strategic naps wich will keep them from most of the harm`s way, but still... will it be enuff?
Pretenders for top 17, Contenders for last 3 possitions.

19 Sopranos (3983) [34,6]  14 22172 2527

No leader elected, no organisation, a shame to see such families nowadays... a few years ago this would have been unconceivable. They WILL be singing like soprano`s when they will be bum raped by all the other fams...
Pretenders for top 17, Contenders for last 3 possitions.

20 We Have Invisible Figs! (3989) [37,30]  20 27782 1825

When i sent their leader a message asking about their fam, i got back: "we will, we ill, opp you. ", lol, so i can say one thing about their fam:  I like their sense of humor, judging also by their fam pic and name :-). One of their player said they are a "bunch of random misfits with a plan and good weed"
Pretenders for top 15, Contenders for last 5 possitions.

I hope u enjoy my very first PvC, it took me like 2 hours to make it, lol.

good job noob   seriously though, take that galactic reporter tag off that inactive bastido Jets and give it to this guy

Well, watch us closely. We just might impress you. Last round we had no preround organization or start strat and still ended up doing great!

Keep up the good work, I love reading those.

i don't think i am wearing that tag atm

86 *edits* same town, not same family lol

and the true master mind pulling the strings in my family... who knoooows who that is.... spooky...

That's one of the best PvC I've read so far! I appreciate for your time.

Nice one snow but as lee said you did not pick a contender for the win, its not to late to pick my fam
Good job!

Pretenders vs contenders ftw not for top 3, it doesn't matter if ur prediction is wrong lol, just go ahead and make some if u do another one.

Most of it was fun to read so ty very much for putting the time and effort in.

eggzellent PvC  Give the man a tag and KT cell number for HOT fone sex and let me listen in PLEASE

And Lee I'm not gonna win cause I aint playing this round. Next round I will play, this round I'm just lurking