[Discuss] unit responsibility

[05-eisonstabo at hkskole.no]

> I've watched a couple of realms over the past few weeks, and there's a
> trend that saddens me:
>
> For many realms, the individual troop leader isn't leading at all. In
> some realms, practically _everything_ is ordered from on high. When to
> refit, how much to recruit, which line settings to use (ignoring that
> marshals can set them!), when to pay, loot, repair.
>
> Every time I see something like that, I get an angry feeling in my gut.
> It takes away my fun as a player. It stops me from experimenting, from
> making my own mistakes - or finding great settings nobody else has found.
>
> I'd like to stop this, once and for all, and resolve a few open
> discussions.
>
> I'm thinking about extending the Inalienable Right to choose which kind
> of unit to recruit to cover _all_ aspects of unit command. The new right
> would essentially say that individual units under the command of a
> player are entirely and exclusively his responsibility. Nobody should be
> allowed to tell anyone what kind of unit to recruit, how many men, what
> extras to buy, when to pay or which line settings to use. There are
> enough in-game mechanics to work with if you want a specific outcome,
> especially for line settings.
> I'm willing to discuss whether this should also cover _effects_ of those
> decisions. The most obvious example is that a murderous setting that
> causes an unwanted battle should obviously be punishable.
>
> However, I _insist_ on a final solution to the "you were in line 3
> instead of 2" nonsense. That is micro-management, and in those cases
> where line settings are changed all the time (i.e. adapted to the
> circumstances, a good thing by itself) it is very hostile to the casual
> players because it practically forces regular log-ins.
>
> So, the discussion is open. Your thoughts, please. And not only those of
> the usual suspects, I'd like to hear a multitude of opinions.
>
>
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you know what? that idea is _great!_

I agree too, I am sick of getting told everything.  Extend the Inalienable
Rights, or, at least test it. It's worth a try.


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