I think this is the next logical add-on for the Alliance Server.

There is a discussion thread over on the Suggestions Board concerning how to rank war alliances. This is very difficult unless some parameters are defined in terms of when a war starts and when a war ends. For this to work, giving the tag holder the option to declare war on another tag would definately make it easier for qz to come up with some ways to create a war ranking.

I propose giving the tag holder the option to (a) Declare War on Alliance or (b) Challenge Alliance.

"Declare War" would be what LaF, PDM, NA, ImagNum did this reset. Surprise first strike, looking for first strike advantage. You may hit the opposing alliance immediately.

"Challenge Alliance" would be what RAGE are looking to do next reset. A 1v1 or 1v2 that would be mutually agreed and would have to be accepted by the alliance(s) being challenged. No hits allowed on challenged alliance until acceptance granted.

Hits outside of the "declared war" window don't count towards your war ranking.

War ranking stats could be;

1. Output score - Total Hits/Day
2. Efficiency Score - Successful/Failed Attacks
3. Activity Score - Avg Country Hits/Day
4. Destruction Score - Networth Killed/Day
5. Preparedness Score - Tough one. Someone come up with a coefficient to rank a country's war preparation - SPAL, Military, Tech levels.

You could then have two major War Rankings.

1. War Power Rankings - Output + Destruction Score (SOL, SOF would lead this category)
2. War Skill Rankings - Efficiency, Activity, Preparedness

Overall War Ranking would be a combination of both.

Thoughts?