I understand the OpSec....then Slack it is![]()
The OpSec is an illusion, unfortunately. It's impossible to vet players to see who is and isn't the 'enemy', and there's a healthy 5th column operating within the group itself, pledged to the power while undermining our efforts. All one need do is look at all of the unprofitable systems being prepared every week. Occasionally, one slips through, because we can't get enough votes to keep them all under the threshold.
We've been fighting to a stalemate for quite a while now. Short of the shields, AD doesn't offer anything that would encourage people to stay with the power for long. Several others powers offer better passives, with the bonuses to bounties, etc.. than what we have, so we've always going to be at a disadvantage there.
I'm impressed that we were able to stay in the top 3 as long as we did. That shows you how much dedication there is in the group.