xiAo-Shin Star no rule, just in-game personality. I got bottom fed by the #2 and #3 players before, big setback for me since it killed all my armies and I just quietly rebuilt. It was annoying the top players hit me continuously and actually 3 people from that alliance hit me in 3 days I think, so I feel sorry for the other player. If they got hit one time, ok, but multiple times over and over doesn't feel good. So my kingdom sends sympathy to the other kingdom that got ganged up on.
I can even overlook a bottom feed, that's ok. But bottom feed on the same guy over and over until he's destroyed and hopeless, then I feel bad for them.
I try to root for the underdog, I always hope the small guy will win in the end 🥹