Indeed, crew battles are for pride only. And let's face it, MD/VA is very prideful of its talent and ability. I would be for not splitting under these conditions though:
1) M2K is not used. He is not a part of EC anymore. Whether or not he decides not to crew battle is of his own inclination.
2) Ally is used. I have to agree with the rest of NJ/NY that if the *** is putting money in the pot just to take it all, multiple times a month at that and more than in any other region, he sure as hell is an Atlantic North smasher.
3) There is no team captain. End this trivia talk. No other region is talking about Pound 4 crews as much Atlantic north, and yet we are more guaranteed first more than every other region. Why are you all disputing over this? If anything, the title of captain claims personal pride over regional pride, which is selfish, and therefore not at all surprising coming from Inui.
Speaking of which, Inui, your reputation fails to precede you. You're all talk, and then you try to back it up with data. If you have results, let it speak for itself, otherwise, just stop arguing. The fact that you have to constantly bring up results only means that to us, the information you're providing is fruitless and not an accurate portrayal of your skill. MD/VA can accurately measure who is good in NY and NJ, contrary to popular belief. You're not exactly high up in our eyes compared to others of whom you talk down to (like an elitist at that. How absurd.)
Take a break from the game. For everyone's sake.
Since I know requirement 3 won't be met (some douchebag is going to try to take credit if Atlantic North wins, blame another if it loses,) I'd rather have MD/VA win/lose on its own. And if it does split, I expect every good MD/VA player to participate (looks at the likes of Candy, Meep and Neo.)
Omni, my vote is for splitting.