[Discuss] Region Claims

[Timothy Collett]

On Jun 14, 2006, at 8:24 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> Yes, but the key thing here is that it's a restriction that doesn't
> require you to do anything to get around, you just do what you would
> normally do - click the link.  Multi-cheating requires creating a
> whole new account - there is never a time when you should do that
> (excluding your first account, of course), so there is no excuse.
> With a restriction like this "I didn't notice it had a claim on it" is
> a perfectly valid and acceptable excuse.  We can't expect people to
> check the region page every time they appoint a lord - that goes
> against the lightweight aim if nothing else.  So basically, it becomes
> impossible to enforce, and a rule that's impossible to enforce
> shouldn't exist at all. (You can try and persuade people that it's the
> right thing to do, but there is no point making it an actual rule)

All right, then; how about using OOC information IC?  You don't even  
have to click *anything* to do that; it's already in your head, you  
just have to treat it as if it were in your character's head as well.

And how about moving a capital purely to be able to recruit on the  
front lines?  That only requires you to click a link.

How about giving away a city to a realm halfway across the continent  
as payment for services?  That only requires you to click a link.

And take the view that it *is* a bug.  What if there were a bug that,  
say, allowed the Banker to double his taxes for free by clicking on a  
particular link?  Would that be OK?

Being hard to enforce isn't sufficient reason not to make a rule in  
the first place.  And come on, do you really think someone won't know  
if a region has a claim on it?  It's not like they can just pop up  
out of nowhere; you have to TO the region to get it with a claim on it.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.
-- Paul Tillich, German theologian.




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