Two different scores, one public the other hidden... The hidden one tallies your totals across the board at all times but is only for noob protection and personal reference and the other one would be the point system as it is now.

Ah yeah, I've seen a couple training alliances before. They don't tend to last too long though.

Thing is, the players that set them up come from other alliances. They need/want to go back home at some point.

But, even as a temporary thing, if it can give new players a head start, isn't it a good thing?

I think it's a good thing.