Albion West: Sex and Flex Claim Their Second Crown
Season 21 started where Season 20 finished: with the war between the POE and FFlow coalitions, which spanned a whole year. Sex and Flex, the leading guild of FFlow, claimed they'd be going for Rank 1. They were not the only ones, with The Lonely Men of the HOGs alliance also looking to push towards Rank 1. Through the first half of the Season it was a close race between the two, with Sex and Flex always holding onto the top spot, but remaining close in terms of point difference, with the advantage of the inner-ring territories keeping Sex and Flex ahead in point generation.
As the season progressed into the final 30 days and with double points active, the race really heated up, and not just for Rank 1: the battle for third place was also underway between IFures and SUN. IFures maintained third place consistently, but dark horses SUN slowly but surely chased them, and in the final month of the season leapfrogged over IFures and steamed ahead in points, nearly approaching second place at one point. But that wasn't to be, and SUN secured third place.
With the countdown to the end, stress was rising on both sides, and territory launches took place daily with deaths in the hundreds per timer. But nothing mattered more than the final territory point payout, and December 15th will go down in Albion's history. Around 190,000 points were available with the first major fight at 15:00, where each side secured a territory with 10,000 points apiece, bringing the gap to a shockingly close 8,000 points. Then 18:00 struck, and after a massive battle in Thunderrock Draw, the FFlow colliation were able to pacify that tower plus Darkbough Snag, giving them a massive 26,000 point payout. With this outcome, The Lonely Men had no choice but to buy towers from other guilds, and were able to secure several dozen. But they came at a price, or shall we say penalty...
With The Lonely Men holding so many territories, they were hit with the energy drain penalty, but leadership didn't know they had to keep Silver and Siphoned Energy in their guild bank to pay it. With all their funds spent, they lost ownership of the territories and didn't receive the points from the payout, costing them 38,000 Season Points and serving as the final nail in the coffin for their push for Rank 1. Nonetheless, it was an epic season, likely the most competitive ever seen in Albion with everyone giving their all. So a shoutout to Sex and Flex, The Lonely Men, SUN and IFures for an epic race, and everyone else who joined in the chaos as well.
Albion East: PLAC Claim Their First Crown
At the start of Season 3, SIAM declared they'd take Rank 1 - and right out of the gate, they secured objectives and took a lead. But they also declared war on a new guild that was closing in on their homeland, and so the war between SIAM and send began...
Throughout the season, the war spread. More and more guilds joined in on both sides across the Outlands, leading to massive ZvZs across multiple timers for territory control, Castle points, and Hideout defense. With this additional pressure on SIAM, the cracks started to show halfway through the season, with a once 250,000 point lead over second-place PLAC shrinking as the end approached. Entering the final 30 days, double points were activated, and with SIAM struggling to hold onto Rank 1 and PLAC gaining momentum with the help of the 'send' coalition. But it wasn't to be, with PLAC growing in strength and securing objectives across multiple timers. Soon they were able to pass SIAM and gain the Rank 1 spot... but that wasn't all.
Vermin, a member of the F3 alliance led by PLAC, were sitting in seventh place in the season rankings. But they had other plans, and with a lot of grinding and territory trading from PLAC and others, Vermin were able to leapfrog all the way up into second place, knocking SIAM down another rank into third.
And that was the end for SIAM's first-place aspirations. After an epic push at the start of the season, the pressure was too much and they had to stop their push for the win. So congratulations to PLAC for Rank 1, their alliance member Vermin for second place, and SIAM for third!
Top ten guilds - Albion West Season 21:
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[olist] [*]PLAC (929,466 points)[/*] [*]Vermin (790,025 points)[/*] [*]S I A M (708,178 points)[/*] [*]KORAWA (541,511 points)[/*] [*]One Gin (443,010 points)[/*] [*]Agila (383,182 points)[/*] [*]HOUNDS (369,123 points)[/*] [*]FarmingLife In Albion (353,840 points)[/*] [*]KHAOS (349,512 points)[/*] [*]I The Flying Dutchman I (315,256 points)[/*][/olist]
