mmm

both alliances were pretty much backed into a corner and were forced to change from netting to fighting, albeit for different reasons.

i expect NA would have rather netted, and I can say for a fact that LaF would have rather netted. If SoL had been willing to sign a pact rather than continuing to ratchet up tensions, LaF would have accepted.

This is certainly better than blindsides, but it's certainly not the type of situation I'd like to see from a game-dev side. 1/5th of the server is now fighting wars they didn't want to be in in the first place.

That is the bottom line.