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10 We Are Royalty (4717) [11,10] 10 11000 0
Map Position: NW curve, between 16 and 18. Potential to claim a lot of space.
Identified Players: Mizzle, EvilRunt, coffee, Bullet, Lee, fygaro, Metrex, SCORP
Comment: It's been brought to my attention that I am in fact in this fam, along with several other pretty decent players. Without wanting to give too much away, we've got a strong line up, with good organisation. We've got a good combination of infra players and attackers, as well as a nice balance of ops and spells too.
Contenders
8 Damnit Bobby! (4711) [20,33] 10 11000 0
Map Position: Slap bang in the middle of the bottom straight. Space between them and their neighbours.
Identified Players: flipmode, Gimmix, VE, MJ, HJ, Charlie, Damon
Comment: Another fam that turns out to be much stronger than I first realised. With a strong base of Pinwheel players from last round, they will be a force to contend with, and given their position could lead to some interesting skirmishes with 13 as the map fills up. While they suddenly look much more capable of occupying and defending those systems I mentioned first time round, I still think that with two Revs and no Pax, they may struggle with ops/spell support for their attackers.
Contenders
5 Caprica six: (4719) [19,7] 10 11000 0
Map Position: Top straight. A lot of space to their east, but squashed to their west.
Identified Players: RisingDown, Munder
Comment: Arguably one of the stronger positions in terms of space between fams, they're lacking in other systems outside/inside of the ring to make use of. Since the first PvC I've been told much more about their line up, but I'm sworn to secrecy. On paper it's strong, but I think activity will be this fam's downfall. They'll be an interesting fam to watch nonetheless, given their map position - both regarding neighbours and empty systems.
Pretenders
2 barburah barburah! (4710) [25,32] 10 11000 0
Map Position: SE, bottom straight. They have a wider space between them and the next families then a lot of others, and the bracketing fams are of questionable strength.
Identified Players: Easyway, Rizzy, Mir
Comment: Easyway is a solid banker, and Rizzy and Mir proved last round that they can run strong infra. Rizzy says, there are some decent players hidden here, but he's expecting inactivity so they're going ops heavy and will make it hard work for anyone trying to win. If they can capitalise on their map position then they could do well all the same, especially if Rizzy can get them active.
Pretenders
7 TEAM TOXIC (4722) [32,14] 10 11000 0
Map Position:North of the western straight, between 07 and 21.
Identified Players: Flashy, Mark, CS, Gurney, Spyro
Comment: The only fam I've been given any infromation about, they look very strong on paper, especially as Mark will be going for the win. Considering he was going for the win in ICPG and ICC, this bodes well for them, especially when combined with their other players. Last time I spoke to Flashy about it, he said their races hadn't been decided on, which goes with his statement that they're just getting organised. As it stands they look attacker heavy, but they have a good balance of ops and spells, all pointing to this fam being very aggressive. An early conflict with 21 over space may be on the cards though, which could cause both fams problems. Hampered by two inactives and a rogue, expect a slow start from them, but once they get some momentum going they'll be a force to reckon with.
Contenders
6 Average Joe (4708) [32,25] 10 11000 0
Map Position: Just south of the western straight. Plenty of space (relatively speaking) between them and their neighbours.
Identified Players: DSup, GxBlizzard, RedLink, Geese
Comment: I've found more out about this fam so figured I'd edit in. Geese is leading and playing Camaar, which gives them a strong attacking line up. I still don't know much about their infra players, and activity still remains a concern. They'll put up a good fight, but at the end of the day I don't see them coming close to winning.
Pretender
<Mizzle> ive been in a jailcel for the first time of my life during this night lol
<Mizzle> new experience
