My thoughts concerning factions/Indies and other such stuff.

[worldstrider]

What was said above was the simplicity of it: Don't make a faction and then design your lead character to be "head of the navy".

Be head of your division or flotilla or squadron or wing.

Being official doesn't mean dictating de facto policy for all players who have a char in that faction.

There should be simply:

1) Independent 'commands' as I generally described above.
2) A uniform code of conduct and law that is a 'server rule' and applies to all who play in that faction.

There is no reason why a Kusari or Liberty or whatever Codex can't be proposed and voted on by members of a faction and then it is "law".

Instead of one faction saying, "We say so, we've been here longer and are bigger than you and will beat you up, discredit and mass flame you if you don't do what we say."

There are no independents or factions--there are players. Every one of them should have an equal say.

If the lawmaking was a "coded" process here and someone wanted a "Commander in Chief", then you could have an election and elect one. Instead of grabbing it and saying, "I am one, I don't need your approval."

The only reason not to have an amicable or democratic process here and for factions to insist they have the dominant say is that they don't trust the other players.

So why would those other players seem to have an attitude? Mistrust is not exactly the basis for "fun".

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