Before I continue, I'd like to thank Ogluk for telling you what I'm now going to explain.
I have never, nor will ever attempt to play in an alliance with the expectations of reaching rank 1. I have no desire to put in a lot of effort just to then sit in the rank 1 alliance with no targets. It's dull and takes too much time.
On top of that, I do actually mix groups to some degree. In the ~20 rounds I've played I've spent time with lots of different players - some of whom, I admit, I've played alongside on more than one occasion. But generally, I like playing with different groups - and more often than not I just play solo.
Essentially, what I'm getting at here is try to work out who you're talking to before making generalizations that will inevitably make you look like a complete tool. I responded to your comments in what I hoped was a polite a sensible way, trying to briefly explain why your idea wasn't ideal and you assume that I must be one of "them" just because I disagree with you. There is no conspiracy. The supposed "top players who win every round" have no more say than anyone else - if anything they have less as they don't exist. Just because people disagree with you doesn't mean that they're being selfish. It's been tested. It doesn't work. Get over it.
EDIT: If you don't believe my comment about not playing ftw - check my user profile by clicking on the pic in my signature. You'll see that of all of the IDs I've had since R15 I've never portalled for score (or anything tbh).
EDIT 2: I'd also like to point out that Max, who's point I was agreeing with, hasn't played for the sake of achieving anything score-wise for as long as I can remember. He, like I try to, sets himself random (often amusing) goals to achieve instead. So again, your generalization is complete bs.
