Board Thread:Question and Answer/@comment-24728185-20140813025628/@comment-25229582-20140813044323

Hoshii, I understand the effort and resources that you've put into your alliance, but if theirs is level 4, doesn't that mean the benefits you receive from your own alliance are included in theirs? Here are the benefits and drawbacks from merging that I can see:

Benefits:

-Their alliance is a higher level

-Strength in numbers, especially during Goddess Worship and contributing resources

-More people to send you FAW

-More people in the alliance, so easier to chain combos while Alliance Duelling

Drawbacks:

-If both alliances have players with weak defense teams, and they merge, during Alliance Duels you'll be giving away thousands upon thousands of free points.

-The shared FAW will be killed much faster

-The alliance won't feel uniquely yours, meaning management will be out of your control

If I were in your position, I would decline his offer. More members seems to be the main reason to merge, but that isn't always a good thing. The quality of an Alliance's members is far more important.