Ok, so they get some counter DoWs of a bunch of guys in hide mode. Back to square one. BTW, if I were those potential countering alliances, I'd just not do anything till the CoC folks actually did something besides make DoW's on the boards.
A fraction comes out of hide mode. Ok, so you could possibly bait out the dumbest of the dumb to come play. Most folks, I hope, aren't that dumb.
Yeah, I don't know what LM is planning to do, but all I see is a WWI trench warfare stalemate. Except of course the bulk of the armies can't attack each other.