Kingshot: [TSL]TheShadowlands, Kingdom #1213​
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King's Castle:
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I'm actually going to leave a lot of this blank and add to it as the event unfolds the week of 12/15/2025. My only initial comment is expect many changes this week due to the event: Changes to NAP10, changes to alliances in the kingdom, changes to the way TSL is treated.
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Based on Lady Kisa Sanura creating excellent relations with all other alliances in the kingdom, I don't expect King's Castle to create an immediate threat to us, so if you are worried about the future of our alliance because of this event, I would actually think this creates opportunities to GROW, not get destroyed.
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My logic is this: A lot of the absolute top alliances (USA, DxJ, SUN) are gearing up for this event. A lot of their players pay real money and play this game specifically to show off their power in this event. Based on the outcome of this event, I think some of the top players might either quit playing the game or consolidate into the winning alliance(s).
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IF players quit / consolidate, this opens the door for us to move up from our number 8 ranking. Granted I'm not really wanting this scenario, because that probably means more power concentration at the absolute top of the kingdom, which could create problems for us, but I actually think it won't, but I'm just brainstorming on this page with theoreticals for now.
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IF USA wins, I think KingDonaldJTrump, USA, and usa have been pretty cool with us. They want domination over the kingdom, which they have had since they've claimed the top spot in the kingdom, which I was around to witness, because they started near us as an alliance and quickly moved up the rankings.
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As much as they want domination, I think they also want the entire kingdom to remain powerful for the upcoming inter-kingdom events. So it is in their best interest to support TSL. They might push for us to merge with other top alliances to create stronger alliances in general, but at the same time they don't want strong alliances to threaten their power, so I think we fit extremely nicely in their plans.
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IF DxJ and SUN or just anything but USA wins King's Castle. This to me just creates a ton of uncertainty. I still don't feel an immediate threat as an alliance, but I highly doubt USA just disappears if DxJ and SUN and others team up to keep USA from the crown, so this would create a ton of movement and uncertainty at the top for future battles for the crown.
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I don't like this for the simple fact the top alliances will be pressured to steal our top members to compete for the top spot in a kingdom without a clear power at the top, whereas if USA wins the crown it is pretty clear they are in position to keep in indefinitely. But let's cross this bridge if this happens, which is the unlikely scenario, at least in my opinion.
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There are really too many variables and outcomes that I'd rather add here as the event happens and the aftermath of the event. But just get ready for it this week, pay attention, be ready for anything that affects TSL as an alliance, although I'm pretty sure most attention will be in the center of the map and away from us, which is good!
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A closing thought: When I started the game, I thought maybe the game was all about us getting the crown at King's Castle, as that structure is pretty impressive! However, I'm learning, as an alliance, as TSL, we have made amazing friendships, grown a lot together, are getting better at events we compete at, and really have a lot to play for in this game independent of the castle, so my focus is on our alliance in this game beyond the castle, in which case I think we can all grow as a team and individual bases, which I plan on doing and plan on playing this game indefinitely.