If you are old school PE, then you would know that Ninjas fought alongside PE in a 2 front war and held our ground. We did it then, and we can and will do it now. Optimism has nothing to do with it. We were the ONLY corp supporting PE in the Smart Deploy alliance. If you are going to wear the tags, know the history and who your friends are.
We know what it is like to flip and lose districts, and I laugh at a hanger on from a dead corp(all due respect to PE) mocking our determination.

He is planet express not pianet express [pIanet express] capital I for L.

I miss PE very much. We were very tight before the end.
And yes, PE is actually PIanet Express. Still find it entertaining how many people miss that.
Almost as Funny as the O.H and 0H. thing.

PC may not be as competitive as it used to be, but then again, DUST as a whole isn't as competitive.
People are scared. More than ever, people leave fights in droves at the sight of a corp squad.
Our 4 man ninja squads backpack the pubs we are in, usually the inly 4 guys playing the objective, and often well outnumbered (we only leave matches when someone gets scottied), and sometimes outmatched.

Here is where it is different with us: we love the challenge. We prefer the harder fight. For this reason, we are often found in CFW because we know it's the hardest fights we will find in FW. We play them all, but we spend more time looking for the fight.
The key is find the right fights. We haven't hit SOG yet because it's pointless right now.
We look for the fights just above our level, occasionally reaching further to test ourselves.
We have a mountain to climb.
You don't accomplish that by going straight for the summit. You conquer it in stages.
Are we highly competitive? No. Not yet.
Do we want to be? Yes.
Otherwise, there isn't a point to ever PC.
You may kick our ass tonight, only to get smacked around by us a week or 2 later.
All teams have to grow.
Now we have more teams on the field again. Let them grow, and competition will return.