which is pretty much past us now, after some growing pains.
the biggest difference actually adding this makes is:
The BM Game takes an official stance and says you cannot limit new players' opportunities because of time in the game.
It is extremely difficult for new players to buck an old group of friends; having the IR to point at is a big support.
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I would like to remind people that this is an important but very small part of the proposal, and I really don't think we need to be so hung up on one small part of it when there is a lot more to think about and discuss.
Based on what, that the small percentage of players in the forums no longer bring it up? The Forum as you pointed out is a small group, it does not even encompass the majority of long time players. I still see the same OOC conversations within realms with people trying to work out how to do something in such a way it doesn't violate an IR, despite the helpful Tomism that if it is even CLOSE to a IR you should probably just leave it alone.
With regards to an investigation group, it matters not if they are Titans or not. Once you establish a group with some sort of official position people will rail against it. They will accuse them of being biases, of having OOC vendetta's and all the rest. Then the push will be for "defined" criteria to be established to prevent "abuse" which ends us in the same spot as we were before, people playing to the letter of the rules.
If what we want is turn around for positions, then simply change the game. Don't allow for proper monarchies and tyrannies, force every realm to be on some sort of regular election system. I'll be sad, since I avoid realms with regular elections as much as possible but if a case can be made that characters holding positions long term is hurting the game, simply place measures into the game to make it harder to do.
Now take this from long term player whom doesn't play characters with power. I've never been a Ruler, I've held Banker, Judge and General position in the past, but for a total of a few month combined. I agree with Chénier, which is a rare enough thing. The real time of Cliques and their abuse is past. No doubt we still have them, but they are not the threat they once where. I would be more inclined to say that with the exception of Ruler and sometime Judge, it is actually hard to find people willing to take on many position most of the time, since they are generally nothing but work with very little enjoyment derived. Being a Lord or Duke could be said to be the "real game" though I wouldn't really know, its been about three years since I held such a position.
