True Pug Empire (Pug)
One of the top five alliances in Starfleet, a text book "Herd Alliance"* The True Pug Empire is not overtly aggressive, but does fiercely protect their members. A highly active and organized alliance, the mission of us Pugs is to obtain galactic dominion through strong organization and communication (and blowing up some stuff on the side wouldn't hurt too much I suppose.) An alliance for a range of players from mighty war mongers to peaceful traders, from those ranked in the double digits to those whose ranks have a few more digits than they would like. We provide training and advice to all through our organized off site forum as well as our in game message board. Our leader, Scott P. works tirelessly behind the scenes to provide Pugs with maximum communication and advice.
"I would rather have an army of dogs led by a Pug than an army of Pugs led by a dog."
One of the larger alliances, as of February 25 2010 the Pug Empire consisted of 914 members, and falls under the "Herd" alliance category.
There are "herd-like" alliances out there that rely on sheer numbers to discourage predators. They tend to be people who are builders and gatherers. They do missions and graze hoping to survive long enough to be less of an inviting target.
Many people who join these alliances are not willing to stand up and fight for themselves, let alone each other. They are more than happy to let their comrade get farmed because "hey, its not happening to me". Just like a herd of prey, they scatter and hope they aren't the victim.
