[Discuss] "roleplaying island"

[Jonathon Taylor]

n 27/06/07, Tom <tom at lemuria.org> wrote:
>
> On 06/26/2007 02:20 AM, Jonathon Taylor wrote:
> > Why does Family fortune have to even come into it? The new tax system
> > and hierarchy system should replace the old "Buy Title" or the
> > possible new "Buy Claim" feature entirely, at least with the above,
> > perfectly in character, non-power gaming methods of buying a title
> > it's in the hands of the games community that the title can be
> > reputed, refused or accepted perfecly.
>
> An actual game mechanics does one thing that isn't possible through pure
> interaction: Break into a clique or group that tries to monopolize power
> within a realm.



That "clique" you speak of has already been destroyed, the new tax system
saw to that.
Knights are the most needed resource in the game right now and it isn't
going to change any time soon.

What we need to see is the Knights blackmailing people for their own good.
If a region Lordship comes available, why *wouldn't* a Duke grant him the
title of Lord if he was offered 70% of his taxes through a Duchy share,
regardless of what the rest of the council thinks.

Dukes, Councils and other Dukes are all battling it out for more gold and
power in a realm now, no "clique" or group like that exists any more that
requires a game mechanic like the "Buy Title" to break into. Although *now*,
I see no reason to get rid of the Buy Claim thread because that still
requires some degree of player interaction to get the actual title, the game
now just see's to it that he is given a *chance*.




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