just to note, the last two spots are up for debate, eternal isnt around very often and we want -active- players on the council so that we can have a full attendance every time something needs to be voted on, otherwise theres a chance of having an even number of players and ending up in a tie, which is a mess for everyone. We also want to be able to get the most input possible before making any decisions, so the more the merrier.
Now, here's where you get to nominate whoever you want to take those last two seats (unless eternal starts showing up more often, in which case it will be one seat). Decide who you think would be best for those spots, and we'll create a poll post so that everyone can decide between them.
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oh, just to note, the last (one, or two depending) spots on the council will be the independent's say in what goes on in the order.
As swiss explained, we're partitioning the order into about 6 different areas:
-Black squadron serves as the order guard forces and order admiralty
-Stewcool's 122nd is an order guard special ops group (task force for stew's own RP)
-The 42nd is the order's recon and espionage group, as suggested by their unofficial faction proposal
-THC's group will be an anti-liberty battlegroup, and will hold the order's front in alaska against liberty forces so the rest of us can focus on the bhg and aliens.
-My group (unofficial, of course) is dedicated to research and spec ops revolving around that research, primarily i'm interested in RP involving the phantoms, nomads, and wild - along with alien technology and remains. I have a handful of other players who have opted to work with my carrier in this group once 4.85 is out.
-The rest of the order players (indies who do not fall into the above categories) will be "the" order, they're the patrol wings, the defense force, they represent, essentially, what the npc order represent - because they make up the bulk of the order's players.
I will be splitting the order roster up soon to reflect these different groups, and every group will have at least one seat on the council to give their say in any issues that arise for the order (In-RP). We will have 9 seats on the council, no more, no less.
Now please, before arguing about anything, keep in mind that this order council is -replacing- black squadron's admiralty as the 'leadership' of the order. Up until recently, black squadron claimed control over the entire order, both bs and indies, and that gave none of the indies any real say in what happened with the order's RP. This is the change, we're giving everyone a say through the chosen representatives, each of whom has a very different goal with their RP and for their characters.