[t3k]

To be honest I really don't see what the problem is. Whilst NewDawn is a large alliance this round, everyone up to and including themselves will admit that they don't have the average player quality of other round-winning candidates.

Whilst it may be frustrating for some people, NewDawn are simply doing what they think is required to win the round. Until the point where they NAP one of their fellow round-win contenders (which sorry, but that does not include p3ng) then their recent political endeavours really can't be criticized.

NAPs with alliances you're not at war with only mean that you'll have less random incoming so that you can divert your full attention to any wars.

Which, ironically, is what the opposition will do in return. The more people you NAP, the more your competition will feel the need to target you themselves. It's nothing worth complaining about, it's not 'cowardice', it's just a particular strategy which in this case has forced a reaction from somebody else.

Only when somebody emerges victorious will it be clear whether this particular strategy was the right one.