08/11/22 – Sign Up Has Arrived
Sign up has come for servers 101-200! We have switched around most members now and are 97 participants. There are a couple stragglers waiting on to make us full but we are sitting in a good spot I believe. For the members not going, they were sent to the alliance AZA and we accepted the members from AZA that had interest in going. Two are coming from SPF, which is a sister alliance to WoJ. The cross-server feature was used to bring an ex-member back, but that was the only recruited member from this option.
This leaves us at a WoJ/ AZA ratio of 77/20. Ranking was distributed to accommodate both alliances for rewards fairly and appropriately. The merger has been smooth and player personalities are meshing. The alliance lines on server 177 are “blurred” due to the mind set of the server is family. I feel this mitigates power struggles and allows good cohesion of the group having this server mind set, but lost island will test those bonds and we will see if the comradery will last 
Our sign up was completed and location priority is pink, blue, and brown. There reasons for pink and blue is it borders area 51. The extra buffs this area provides gives an advantage. Pink is also closest to their wonder and makes for faster capture opportunity. Brown is the third option due to ease of defense.
Discussions are now underway of alliance communications, notice of attack times via mail, and best roles to give players such as blockade or fighter. Members will be fully prepared to follow assigned roles and contribute to the team. Right now, a message is being prepared to be sent out as a last minute of are you sure want to go. The heads up of how intense Lost Island is was a concern that had to be addressed. The goal is not to have half alliance throw in the towel and have max participation during whole event. A team that sticks together has a better chance of winning together.
There was a lovely chart added for us to follow as a guide line for what to bring to lost island. I have only hit half the recommendations from that list but that isn’t going to stop me! Muahahaha! The idea of this list was to make lost island as enjoyable as possible while easing up some of the struggle of resource need. Resources are scarce in Lost Island!
Can’t wait for the matchmaking period to see how we get matched and get to gauge realistic chances for success!