Considering how well IRON/AI/NPO have staggered, especially after the first few rounds, I don't see how VE could have utilized this PM strategy. Certainly, we could have kept 40% of our nations in PM from the start, allowing the rest to burn, but cycling in and out of PM would have required a nation not be engaged for at least the five seconds it takes to make the switch, and our opponents have done well to keep us blanketed.
On a related note, kudos to our opponents for always finding nations willing to declare and redeclare, every single day. We would do the same if some of us could get out of anarchy. :ehm: