Lei

Months later...

Months later...

Keep it up lads, always a joy checking out your screens.

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This is class. Shoutout the fellas coalition.

shiver me timbers

I think it's universally agreed upon that the current system in place is begging for a revamp. Whether or not this proposed tier system is the answer, I'm personally not sure - for the same reasons others have cited before me. In my book, anything that promotes players to join factions as opposed to creating their own 10 page flop you routinely see week-by-week is a positive change. Rewarding factions for their longevity and quality over a certain span of time is something I'm all for. What those rewards are however must try to not negatively impact the ethos of the proposed system. Flaws are inevitable (take OOC dealing), it's about being able to control them as best you can. I touched on this on my reply to the IFM supplier census results thread, to which the thread was locked shortly after, so I'll repost it here: "I struggle to understand why major gun & drug suppliers are assigned to characters rather than factions. Doing it this way essentially centralizes such an impactful asset to players who probably don't deserve it in the first place, hence the numerous public bans as of late. Having major suppliers assigned to factions doesn't eradicate the issue of OOC dealing, but instead evens out the playing field in terms of responsibility. Guns for example should trickle down from faction leadership/administration who assumingly are already trusted members of IFM, thus minimizing the incentive to supply Discord buddies on the account of it reflecting very poorly on an entire faction, resulting in consequence. It's worked in other communities and it can work here. The fact that you can namechange, keep your supplier and start again in a new faction is a testament to how backwards the current system works." Anyway, we've come a long way from where we were a year ago in terms of transparency and community discussions in regards to the illegal faction scene. This can only be a good thing going forward.

This is gauranteed brilliance.

You literally did exactly that given the fact you brought up an on-going report between your faction and Martorano. You couldn't have publicly made it any more personal if you tried. And they will probably continue to do so because, once again, there's nothing in the rules that cites you cannot. Imagine a world where you could promote your illegal backroom poker games via a legal ad system without any IC consequence because you're protected by the rulebook; the great thing about that is, you can't. This need for "clarification" is just baffling to me. The only party who's breaking any rules here is the party that are actively posting advertisements promoting their illegal activity. And to quote the rulebook: The advertisement system is there to assist in the creation of roleplay, and assist in the trade of assets and services. Illegal advertisements are not allowed even if the intent behind them is hidden or attempted to be hidden IC. Poker players, whatever way you want to word your advertisement, misleading individuals willingly into illegal activity, per the ruling, is against the rules. What I will say is I think that the above rule needs clarification, given that there's several businesses that offer under-the-table, back-room services and/or house parties that are used as a way and means for drug dealers to sell drugs.