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Scorched Earth Top 10 for February 1


lamuella

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Greetings all and welcome to day 2 of the Scorched Earth Top 10.

Most of yesterday's wars have now expired, so we have plenty of new entries in the Top 10. I'm not counting expired wars, so the numbering might seem a little weird. Without further ado:

BUBBLING UNDER: from a personal point of view I'm sad to report that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz of GOONS narrowly avoided the top 10 in his admirable winning effort against General Chris Ryan of Anarchy Inc. Better luck in future acts of mass destruction, Umar.

10. Olias (Independent Republic Of Orange Nations) vs Bhane (Umbrella). 44,838.31NS destruction (67%/32%)

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IRON's first appearance in the Scorched Earth Top 10 started out as a relatively even conflict, with both nations in the 130k area, but as can be seen from the destruction ratio Bhane has the upper hand over Olias. This war has another day to go after this, but we would have to see something spectacular from Olias to see this reverse at all. On a lighter note, although he is listed here as Umbrella, Bhane is currently flying the AA of Genmay, a sight that should bring a nostalgic tear to the eye of five or six year veterans of Bob.

9. wumasterx (Independent Republic of Orange Nations) vs Lusitan (Umbrella). 44,855.87NS destruction (58%/41%)

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Second Top Ten appearances today by both IRON and Umbrella. Wumasterx was punching upwards by about 20k NS to attack Lusitan, and has paid the price. While this encounter is closer than others we've seen, Wumasterx has lost more of everything except land. This is the last day of this conflict, but while wumasterx can take a breather if he wishes to, Lusitan is in another conflict with Cyber King of IRON. That war is low ranked in terms of destruction so far, but the war started just over 24 hours ago, which means the nukes could start flying any minute now.

8. wickedj (Anarchy Inc) vs lebubu (Mushroom Kingdom). 44,970.91NS destruction (53%/46%)

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This has all the makings of a brawl for the ages. Two legends of the cyberverse facing down against each other in a close and bloody war that still has two days to go. At the moment Lebubu (translation: "the bubu") has a narrow edge, but there's still everything to play for.

7. Lord Strider (New Pacific Order) vs Spartanexe (Umbrella). 45,536.22NS destuction (44%/55%)

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NPO's first appearance in the Top 10, and the first time we've seen an Umbrella nation in the Top 10 not in a dominant position. At present, these nations are evenly matched in NS, and both seem fighting fit, but this is still the bloodiest nose the Top 10 has seen on an Umbrella face, which speaks well of Lord Strider's abilities.

6. ice360dg (The Imperial Order) vs Doctor Octagon (Umbrella) 45,933.15NS destruction (72%/27%)

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um... I think the word I'm looking for is... ouch. Ice360dg actually started this war with an NS advantage over Kool Keith- I'm sorry, over Dr Octagon. I think it's fair to say this isn't the case any more. This one ends tonight, but Poppa Large- I'm sorry, Dr Octagon, is involved in two more which will keep the extraterrestrial time traveling gynecologist on the battlefield for a good few more days.

5. OD45Glock (MOLON LABE) vs Xavii (Umbrella). 46,686.21NS destruction (61%/38%)

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Ahem, to quote some dashing handsome soul from yesterday's top 10: "This slugfest ends at update, leaving Lady Aribeth out of wars and able to lick her wounds, and Xavii still under attack from OD45Glock of MOLON LABE. That war is only at number 36 on our list, but as it still has four days to go it's one to watch.". Yes, I am psychic. No, I won't pick your lottery numbers for you. This war jumped 31 places in a day, folks. It still has 3 days to go. Assuming linear progression it will be at number minus twenty five tomorrow. Wait, I think I got that wrong. Regardless, this is only going to get bloodier.

4. Nacho Grande (Independent Republic of Orange Nations) vs Boddah (Umbrella). 47,542.89NS (66%/33%)

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Typical. You wait ages for an IRON/Umbrella slugfest, and then three come along at once. Nacho Grande is taking the brunt of the beating in this war when seen as a single battle, but like many of Umbrella, Boddah is under attack on more than one side, which means IRON can play the numbers game. Of course, the numbers game only works if three of your guys can take out one of theirs, and like much else in this war that remains to be seen.

3. smusmu (Sparta) vs AirMe (The Last Remnants). 54,337.84NS (49%/50%)

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Where would a Scorched Earth Top 10 be without an edge of your seat nailbiter? AirMe and Smusmu are separated by only about 140NS desctruction, despite Smustra being a considerably bigger nation. Airme has taken more of a beating on infra and tech while destroying more land. This war has another day to go, and that could prove decisive.

2. Barron von Hammer (NATO) vs Decker (Umbrella). 58,055.28NS destruction (55%/44%)

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One of two holdovers from yesterday's chart, this war has proven remarkably consistent, going from 56/43 to 55/44. Decker still has the upper hand in most fields, and while this comes pretty close to the wire, we may have to judge Decker the narrow victor.

1. Alexandros o Megas (Sparta) vs 123Duca (The Last Remnants). 59,584.86NS (39%/60%)

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Our coveted number one spot goes to this relatively decisive victory for the Spartan over the Last Remnant. Congratulations to both sides for getting to number one, but one thing bugs me about this war. They're so close to crossing 60,000 NS destroyed. So close. An attack from either side could have done it. I had my champagne ready and everything.

Oh well, we'll have more wars vying for the top spot tomorrow. See you all then!

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CMs and air assaults destroy CMs held by the opposing player, if they have any. If you're being a clown and constantly rebuying 50, I imagine you could destroy quite a few.

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CMs and air assaults destroy CMs held by the opposing player, if they have any. If you're being a clown and constantly rebuying 50, I imagine you could destroy quite a few.

That's what I meant, why would you keep rebuying that many?

Anyway, this is awesome. I look forward to future reports.

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That's what I meant, why would you keep rebuying that many?

Anyway, this is awesome. I look forward to future reports.

In the hope that they would be immortalized in this top ten list, maybe.
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It does indeed cost a lot to make this list (for God's sake look how many soldiers/material Decker and I lost in our number two position on this list). While my battle with him was close my comrades also on the list are getting savaged by their Umbrella opponents. We knew this, especially my NATO comrades. The point is to chip away at them, as time goes by they slowly descend, their NS/tech and military strength start to slowly drain away. And below us is a boiling cauldron of hundreds of NPO/Iron/etc nations with lower NS just waiting at the surface. It comes at a terrible cost to us upper-tier nations in the various alliances (AI and Nato suffering terribly) but the strategy will work. Soon dozens (if not all) of Umbrella nations will be pounded with pneumatic regularity (indeed it has already begun) in cycle after cycle.

Then Umbrella will be removed from the upper echelon of power brokers.

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Not necessarily. The attacks are no longer conservative in nature. The overall goal is slightly different than in many previous conflicts which makes the study a bit more interesting. However I do not think it is a question of "if" but "when."

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