Alot of effort is going into this by the guys involved & as far as that goes, so far so good...keep working at it.
(watch though, there is going to be a 'but')
(wait for it...wait for it...)
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But I admit that I always tend to have issues with 'start up' factions from new community members.
Why not start off joining an existing faction & RP it with them as an established faction that stets up their people in your area of choice? Then, later on down the line y'all can splinter off & break your dependence on the parent faction & still operate there.
It doesn't matter how long a person plays the game. The server becomes a whole different animal once a person joins the forums, & playing in an established faction for a number of months to learn the 'community ropes' is the best way to adapt to the change.
I see alot of well thought out faction proposals from newbs that come & go in the blink of an eye because they couldn't adapt...so I really think that joining a faction & have them help 'show you the ropes' is better than taking the proverbial 'ropes' out on your own from the start, only to run the risk of hanging yourselves with them before the springtime.