eXilition wins because they had a strong bound with their members when they showed up - Ascendancy would probably loose a bunch of their people. also exi did cover every single aspect of a modern and organized alliance. in terms of activity I'm sure they'd be on the same level with Asc but I'd foresee exi putting some extra effort in it which would make the difference. the challenge of exi vs. asc would be great tho because their internal structure is totally different