[sanddrag]

We never design to rely on our partners. Over the years, we've learned we need to be self sustaining. While the alliance structure promotes collaboration between the teams, the amount that actually goes on is minisclue. An alliance unfortunately is three teams put into one, not one team of 3 members. See the difference? We always try to minimize the luck involved in our game play. And relying on our partners would raise the level of luck required for success.