(08-19-2013, 01:57 AM)aerelm Wrote:

Effective immediately, the "1 official faction per ID" rule is removed.

Unofficial groups can now request official status alongside the already-existing official faction of the ID. The reason behind this decision is, even though majority of the already-established factions do not need more than one official group based on their roleplay, other groups with a wider zone of influence or multiple aspects of gameplay are often not portrayed fully by the existing official faction and allowing other groups to fill the gaps would benefit the faction as a whole.

Due to this change, the ability to challenge an official faction's status is also removed and requests for official status can be posted regardless of the status of other groups of the same ID. It would be dependent on the vote of the administrators team whether the new group replaces the old one, gains official status alongside them, or is not granted officiality. Unofficial groups too similar to the active official faction at the time would have a lower chance of becoming official, than groups portraying other aspects of the faction's lore than the one portrayed by the existing official faction.

This post will be updated with detailed guidelines on the faction rights for multiple factions sharing an ID.