What is YOUR tribal style?

[Mactavendish]

What I mean by this is, How will your tribe operate?

Examples: Socialist, communist, republic, democracy...

Game mechanics have a bearing on how each of these types will play or need to be altered to fit.

Another Example: Totem switch that allows leadership of a tribe to look in and move items from even private player storage.

Say you feel that your tribe is socialist in nature, but the leaders turn on that switch. Does that mean that now you are actually more communist?

Further example: You believe your tribe is a true democracy, but since there is an actual leader ( chief ) and tribal elders, are you a republic really? Or maybe somethings else?

I am really curious How different tribes are planning on running their tribes, since it plays into trade agreements, and alliances.

SO...

What YOU gonna do?

[KeithStone]

I think we are a monarchy.

I am the king and everyone else are my subordinates - haha jk - giving away are political structure is top secret info.

[BigCountry]

http://globalwarmingsuperheroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/communists.png


:D

[Kroom]

http://globalwarmingsuperheroes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/communists.png

“Form an orderly line for your monthly fish allowance...” -BigCountry

[Mactavendish]

I'm curious WHY this type of info would be kept secret?

I mean unless there is no play to interact with anyone else, or a leader would want to keep their tribe in the dark?

[yoori]

I think you switched terms. Communistic system wouldn't have leadership everything would be shared(no private bins), any common goal would be a democratic decision, You'd do your job to supply other members and get everything you need instead. It might work in very small communities of good friends.
Socialistic system is something that I experienced IRL. It sucks. Communistic ideals are forced on people by government, government controls all goods and gives you what you need(if it's there)

I personaly would like to see republic system, where members work for themselves and leadership uses members to acomplish tribal goals. Tax and quests would fit well in this system.

Most tribes will be probably some form of republic or oligarchy were leadership sets goals and members work to acomplish them.

[yoori]

I'm curious WHY this type of info would be kept secret?

I mean unless there is no play to interact with anyone else, or a leader would want to keep their tribe in the dark?

I seriously doubt anyone will tell you what system is in their tribe.

No one wants to reveal any info about their tribe to public, especialy enemies, no matter how harmless it is.

[Melaquinn]

Totem switch that allows leadership of a tribe to look in and move items from even private player storage.

We discussed this in tribe and this is really a good option for any tribe to use. For example, your main leathercrafter (who has stored all his tools and craft needs in his personal bins) gets sick, takes a 3 week vacation or just disappears without a word, someone needs to be able to get into those bins to get those supplies in order for another crafter to take over.


As for play style, out of game we are Wessex, a medieval style rp guild. Ingame, currently we are a co-operative ( no one person saying this is this and that is that).

[Melaquinn]

I seriously doubt anyone will tell you what system is in their tribe.

No one wants to reveal any info about their tribe to public, especialy enemies, no matter how harmless it is.

I see no reason why someone should keep their 'command structure' a secret. It will be found out rather quickly once game starts.

[Mactavendish]

My thought exactly Melaquinn

and I totally see the need to have that switch.

[Niburu]

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Around this...

[yoori]

We discussed this in tribe and this is really a good option for any tribe to use. For example, your main leathercrafter (who has stored all his tools and craft needs in his personal bins) gets sick, takes a 3 week vacation or just disappears without a word, someone needs to be able to get into those bins to get those supplies in order for another crafter to take over.


As for play style, out of game we are Wessex, a medieval style rp guild. Ingame, currently we are a co-operative ( no one person saying this is this and that is that).


This switch is needed, the question is how will it be used. You can turn it on for every member, but that could end badly. If leadership uses it for emergencies and to keep village clean, it ok. If it's used to control private storage, it's abuse of power IMO.

[Melaquinn]

Exactly. If the person/people designated as 'leader' were to abuse that power, I would find another tribe and pk the you-know-what out of my former leader and I don't pvp at all. There has to be some respect from your leaders.

[Mactavendish]

I totally agree with that too Yoori.

Since folks come here to play a game, and since people like their privacy... No privacy will NOT set well with many if not most players.

Abusing that will cause a tribe to dry up pretty fast I think and is a self-correcting error in my book.

[Larsa]

As a small group of players we currently handle this pragmatic. Every member has access to the baskets on tribal land. If a member wants private storage all he has to do is grab a basket from the tribe storage, drop it just outside the tribal land and do with the basket as he sees fit.

Okay, we might introduce a Novice rank for new members without access to the baskets if the tribe would get more members.

[Escargot]

We're an autonomous collective!

[thurgond]

We're a consultative oligarchy.

I bring all important decisions up for discussion. The tribe quickly goes off topic, so I decide what I'd like. The decision is promptly ignored by everyone, including me.

We follow strict Marxist Lennonist principles.
"All we are saying is give peace a chance." -- J. Lennon
"Of course, you know, this means war!" -- G. Marx

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Hcybitpaowynaaa.jpg/220px-Hcybitpaowynaaa.jpg

Ravelli

[krum85]

Would love to play as a nomadic theocracy... Guided by the spirits of the land, moving settlement from season to season.... but as far as i know, there aren't any packable tents in the game yet, and no beasts of burden... but some day... (i hope) =)

[mgilbrtsn]

We're an autonomous collective!

Lol, I'm your king... Who made u king, I didn't vote for u


We're an autonomous collective!

Lol, I'm your king... Who made u king, I didn't vote for u

[Dubanka]

What I mean by this is, How will your tribe operate?

Examples: Socialist, communist, republic, democracy...

Game mechanics have a bearing on how each of these types will play or need to be altered to fit.

Another Example: Totem switch that allows leadership of a tribe to look in and move items from even private player storage.

Say you feel that your tribe is socialist in nature, but the leaders turn on that switch. Does that mean that now you are actually more communist?

Further example: You believe your tribe is a true democracy, but since there is an actual leader ( chief ) and tribal elders, are you a republic really? Or maybe somethings else?

I am really curious How different tribes are planning on running their tribes, since it plays into trade agreements, and alliances.

SO...

What YOU gonna do?


Communal Republic

- common goods shared (rare stuff isn't just out of paranoia of sabotage)
- members are expected to share within the tribe first. tribe > personal gain.
- strategic decision making usually made by council vote, although, often times by general consensus of the tribe
- there is a 'head' but that person is typically just a mouthpiece, altho will dictate direction when stalemate occurs
- leadership rotates among the council as necessary.

[Zarin]

Not running a tribe, but if I was I think that Socialist Democracy would be the best in my opinion. Not the radicalism of sharing everything (I think possible in smaller tribes, but much more difficult in the large ones), but helping work together on common goals of the tribe and having the support for newer members or those who maybe struggling.