NoblePlatoon, on Oct 04 2011 - 02:40, said:
SO...monopolies continue. Alliances between monopolies continue. And a clan cannot compete unless they have several dozen Tier 10's. Great job, W.o.T.

The having to have so many tier tens is the main reason that come gw2 I'm outta here. Dont get me wrong-I love the game and would love to continue playing and giving them my cash but I have a life (i.e. wife, kids, job) and just dont have the time to grind out multiple tier tens. IMO the lockout thing is lame.
Big and small clans will be affected in the same manner. With no Top Tier tanks big clans will not be able to use an army of 15 Maus tanks. Also, for small clans, freezing feature will not affect landing provinces.
So what if some other team has 15 Maus's, all you would have to do is have 15 guys grind out Maus's as well and its game on. That beats the hell out of grinding 5-6 tier 9/10's (aint gonna happen for me).