Official Faction Change Suggestions

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Official Faction System - Change Suggestion Thread

So I am shameless stealing this format from Champ because it worked quite well gathering feedback last time in the PoB suggestion thread (it has now been pinned in this subforum). The aim of this thread is to gather problems with the current Official Faction system and potential ways we can improve it. A few ideas have been thrown about within the GMs however we'd like to see what you guys have to say first. There is a lot to discuss about this system because there is so much to it. Rules, application process, keeping officialdom, perks etc. We'd like feedback on all of it so we can improve the entire system and make it more beneficial for those who make it to officialdom. Even if it means redoing it from the ground up. Bare in mind this isn't going to be an overnight change as it'll probably take a while to sort out.

Official Factions Rights & Responsibilities
Official Faction Perks
Official Faction Creation Rules
Official Faction Leader Subforum

Something that has been brought up involves us going back to one official faction per NPC ID. I'd like to hear some feedback on this as we have multiple factions representing a single ID.

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We're going to use templates to outline succinct change suggestions, and similar templates to provide reasoned critique of others' suggestions. +1s are not necessary because we are dealing with the logic, not the popularity, of ideas (here). Read other posts first and do not post a suggestion that has already been made and isn't unique. Try to steer clear of exact numbers, because those can and will be argued later - give approximate ranges for numerical values instead. Here's the same thing and more in a list.

• Read the thread before posting suggestions, at least the title, specifics and example sections
  
• Read the entirety of a suggestion and any existing critiques of it before posting critiques
  
• No +1s
  
• No duplicates
  
• Avoid exact numbers in suggestions
  
• Critique concepts, not specific numbers (unless they're negatives where they should be positives)
  
• Do not critique obvious typos
  
• You may put multiple suggestions in the same post, but maybe not more than like, four?
  
• Separate changes into individual suggestions rather than bundling them, unless it's the same concept
  
• Link, don't quote
  
• Stick to the templates

Simplicity, brevity and clarity are key.

Templates

Suggestion Template

Code:

[hrc]#FFFFFF[/hrc][size=14][color=#FFFFFF]Suggestion[/color][/size]
[color=#FFFFFF]Type:[/color] Use one or more of the following phrases to identify which are the domains of the specific change you're proposing: Rules / POB Plugin / Economy / Other
[color=#FFFFFF]Title:[/color] Here, in less than a sentence, what would change?

[color=#FFFFFF]Specifics[/color][list]
[*]In dot points no longer than a sentence, what must be done to make the change?
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[color=#FFFFFF]Potential Problems[/color][list]
[*]What are the potential flaws or exploits or shortcomings of this suggestion that you can identify, but not resolve?
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[color=#FFFFFF]Example of Effect[/color]
Provide one or two brief examples of how the change would affect gameplay.

[color=#FFFFFF]Further Discussion[/color]
Why this change? Here you may include further rambling, or links to other places where you have already completed that rambling. Don't forget that the more you write, the less likely people are to read it. If you make a real wall of text, consider throwing it in [spoiler] tags so the thread is still easy to navigate.

Critique Template

Code:

[hrc]#FFFFFF[/hrc][size=14][color=#FFFFFF]Critique[/color][/size]
[color=#FFFFFF]Suggestion Addressed:[/color] Include a link here to the precise post that you're addressing. You can get a post's link by clicking on the #number on the top right of the post. Use the title of the suggestion to provide text for the link, rather than posting the raw link, because there might be multiple suggestions in the same post.

[color=#FFFFFF]Problem Summary[/color][list]
[*]In dot points no longer than a sentence, what is each problem with the suggestion? You can't write "I don't like it", you have to write the reason, so others understand why.
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[color=#FFFFFF]Amendment[/color][list]
[*]In dot points no longer than a sentence, can things about the suggestion be amended to avoid the problems?
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[color=#FFFFFF]Further Discussion[/color]
Why not this change? Here you discuss or ramble about the problems in detail. You might want to provide a more detailed example than above of a negative outcome that the suggested change, as is, would result in. You can provide links to other posts in which you've discussed flaws with the suggestion. If you make a real wall of text, consider throwing it in [spoiler] tags so the thread is still easy to navigate.

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