personally, I am strongly against this. I it very pro old characters, anti newbie. The current ruler of Terran on Dwilight joinied the game only a couple months ago. With this min effect it would make that very much harder as he rose up the ladder, vice marshal, marshal, general, then ruler. With this it would encourage players to not let him become marshal, perhaps not even vice marshal due to the skill factor preventing him from being able to rise to power.