Time to take a look on .de qual. Many have asked me for an interview with Uollas that have returned to the Tournament after some years absence. This is due to a law in Italy that forbids Italians to participate in any form of Tournaments. I’m not sure of all details but I have a vague memory that it also included that the company holding the Tournament have to pay taxes to Italy for eventual prizes.
I have been unsure how to handle this – write about Uollas or not? But is a bit hard to write about .de qual and exclude a whole quad from history. I asked them about this and they told me that they have emigrated to Cyberland and therefore have no problem to participate.
I hope that will work because we are many that look forward to what they will achieve in next Final. We remember Final 2013 with the Italian “suicide mission” in the Gray zone where they finally won the server with a total of 100 million def in support of the EU-meta. A new record and a lead to follow for the coming Finals.
I took a look on the artefacts, they seems equally distributed, FF (Germany) has Unique Architect.
When I make maps I have limited myself to Top20 alliances. Francesco gave me a complete map for Italy:
NE
I asked and got audience with Nic Nic, the countryleader.
Q1. It’s nice to see you are back in Tournament. You have quite a lot of players with you. Can you tell us how you managed to gather both friends and enemies to play together?
Nic Nic: Hi Safiren, nice to talk with you again. Yes, we managed to gather a good number of Italians, of course we don’t have numbers like other nations without a server.it for qualifying.
We are different groups, we hope to solve our problems and to have a good tournament.
The most important thing is to play as a team and to don’t argue.
Q2. Your opinion about your competitors, Germany, Hungary, Brazil and Netherlands?
A2– I know some of them from last finals that I played, they are good players and good groups.
Here is very soft, we just send/and receive some attacks to don’t get to much annoyed.
Q3. About Final: Russians and their allied are strong. Turkey is determined to beat them and win next Final. They think they will have at least 3000 players in their meta. You are many – but not many enough – what are your plans for Final. Who will you cooperate with?
A3- Finals : I hope that other groups (a part russian) can gather 3.000 account and stand unite as a nation, like this we will see a good round.
Turkey on the finals i played, they had some internal problems if I remember well, and I really hope that they solved it.
Really russian (my puppets) have even allied? Is not enough for them their own number? 😀
We don’t know yet with who we will cooperate; but we hope to be the surprise of the round as the first time that we played finals 2013.
Q4. It was a while since I interviewed you so can you plz tell us something about yourself? Gender, age. How long have you played Travian, what do you do when you’re not playing? Which music do you listen on? Your favorit tv serie?
A4- Since last time, I’m older, now I’m 30. My favorit tv serie : Game Of Thrones
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The Italians that I’ve spoked with ensure me they are very relaxed this round and not really playing but they are not all simming because I got some reports from an offensive.
1st capital erased to 0
2st capital erased to 0
destroyed an ” out capital ” army
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SE
Here we have Hungary with allied. They also asked to get more allys added to the map. As you can see that even if DE is their main quad they also have allys in SW.
Interview with Ádám TT/Baal HUN
Q1. HUN started strong. Map shows that you are in both SE and SW and you have 3? WWs. Tell us about what you have achieved so far. Do you have enemies? How about artefacts?
A1. In the first time ever the Hungarians cooperate together on Tournament server. This also shows, we have 3 WW. Our opponents is the Brazilians and Italians. We have 21 Artifact, this is a very good result. Each artifact safe in good hands in South.
Q2. Germany seems to be stronger this year. Uollas also have a strong position in NE. Your opinion about them? What do you think about Brazil and Netherlands?
A2. Both team is very strong in they own position. The confrontation between Germany and Italy is very interesting for us. We are counting with German victory. So far we have not received a serious attack from the Brazil or the Netherlands
Q3. Do you have any plans for Final yet? Who would you like to cooperate with?
A3. So far we played with the Dacia in the Finals. We would like to play in this year too
Q4. If you have read the Turkey interview. what do you think about their chances against Russians?
A4. Yeah I have read this today. Turkey has lot of players and they are very strong, so I understand their ambitions. However in the past years experience show the truth, The Russians are very powerful, so potential winners in this year too.
But this is The Travian where everything is possible
Baal
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SW
This looks as the weakest quad. BRL is far out and Kansloos is too spread over the map. Despite that they have a WW each.
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NW
For the first time in several years Germans seems to have solved their internal disputes and are able to cooperate. As they are good players they can be a valuable confed in Final.
Interview with Max X, Obernoobs, FF
Q1.Germany seems to have a strong position in NW. You have succeeded better this year to cooperate? I remember German diplos complaining about headache the past years. What about the German ally in the middle in South?
A1. Yes we have. We have successfully cleared our area and the German allies cooperate together to win this server. Sorry I can’t say a lot about Germans in the South.
Q2. What do you think about the other metas: Uollas, HUN, Brazil and Netherlands?
A2. I think beside us the HUN and the ITA Meta are the strongest ones on this server. It will be hard work and we need a lot of effort to be better.
I’ve heard the Netherlands are divided and some work together with Brazil. Until now they were no big threat for us, but maybe they plan something or they will provide for a surprise. We will know it in some weeks.
Q3. Have you begin to plan for Final. who would you like to cooperate with?
A3. No, there is no big plan for the Final. First we want to win this server. In the Finals are some options with who we can cooperate like the Turk, VN. Dacia and the Arab-Meta are possible, too. Russians aren’t 😀
Q4. If you have read the Turkey interview. what do you think about their chances against Russians?
A4. Yes, i think they can be a good option to beat them. Last Final they were a bit inexperienced, but they learned a lot and with the qualification they have a good preparation.