I do understand your reasoning behind the LoN. I do respectfully disagree with you on this matter (not that you care or should). I personally won't be gunning for LoN members since you are very far away from me on the map.
I would like to point out though that you asking for leeway for anyone that joins the LoN is a bit unfair. Your request does two things;. limits who other players may wish to attack because you've asked us nicely not to and allows you and the LoN to become a massive unstoppable force until another coalition of towns can form to step in and stop you. As I've said though, you are too far away on the map for me to effectively do anything about it.
If a member town randomly attacks a non-member town for no reason, then obviously I will campaign against it and advise all other towns not to support it.
Just to clairfy, any town that belongs to the LoN is not allowed to attack any other towns without good cause. What are the soldiers and duelers that belong to those towns suppsoed to do? Aren't they a bit punished for their choice of character class?
All major events will be conducted via a vote – the clear majority winning.
Does this mean that when any LoN member or town attacks another town that it should be considered an approved military operation of the LoN? If so, I believe that would be an act of war as it would be a carefully considered and voted upon act of aggression.
As this organisation is set up to protect all towns from bloated ego’s and a dishonourable thirst for power; any town that can be classed socially as “dishonourable” will be booted from the League and if necessary the town they targeted will receive support.
The Power of the League will rely on its members. I cannot and will not force any town to go out of their will to uphold the laws of the League. They must do so within their own right and only if they agree with me.
Maybe I'm over-reaching here and you really do just mean if they break the law they are out but it seems as if that could go another way. It seems as if you are saying you really wouldn't have control over what LoN members do so you would have no power to stop dishonorable behavior. Also, if every major event is decided by a majority vote, what if the dishonorable LoN town is not voted out of the LoN? You say you would only guide the LoN in its policies but not be the 'leader'. I would think you would have to have a few hard policies that are not up for vote to ensure the integrity of the LoN is kept.
As has been stated somewhere above; we play this game for fun and I will not tolerate anybody trying to undermine that for other people.
I would again respectfully disagree with your statement because you are undermining the fun that duelers or soldiers who belong to the LoN signed up for when they chose their character class. You are tying their hands to do what they want in this game until a war breaks out and they are needed.
You said somewhere earlier in this thread that the LoN would not be a draconian communist organization (not a direct quote but the sentiment is spot on). I again disagree.
Draconian - unusually severe or cruel
Communism - a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party
By the intent of the LoN and by the meaning of those words that is exactly what the LoN will be. The LoN will excersise severe control over the actions of its members with its idealogy and policies set in place. The LoN will be a self-perpetuating politcal party in which its members social and economic activity in the game is policed.
Now that I beat you over the head a little bit I can't wait to see how the LoN evolves. I wish you the best with it. I hope that you publicly share your policies and member list with everyone. After all, we don't know who we can't attack if the member list is secret and we don't know what sort of consequences we may face should we attack an LoN member or what sort of recourse nonmember towns will have with the LoN should they unfairly fall under attack by your organization.
Also, I wonder just how gung-ho you'd be about this idea if you weren't elected the leader. After all, it is your baby and nobody wants their baby ruling them rather than the other way around.
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