Captain Larraq
Capitalist
The TLDR of what I'd like to discuss here is fairly simple... The Private Sector. I don't feel that the private sector is being adequately taken into account by the current rules for company tier advancement. Furthermore, I feel that the existing rules greatly limit who can and who can not achieve a tier advancement.
OOC argument:
There are a select few individuals on the board capable of granting a 'Major Faction Contract'. Without such contract and the IC and OOC approval of said writer, no company can grow using the current rules. Even when these few individuals are willing to work with you, many do not have the time to get dragged into mundane threads for the benefit of someone else. This is typically an issue with all dev threads, but it is exasperated when specific people are required for these threads.
IC argument:
While governments are huge organizations capable of spending ridiculous amounts of money, they are not the only organizations of great wealth. While there are numerous companies and corporations that have grown to incredible size and wealth due to contracts with governments, they are the minority. It is far more common for a company to reach a great size due to sales to common consumers or to other companies and corporations.
Proposition:
Create a statistical value for primary and secondary Major Factions (such as 'The Republic' being a Primary Major Faction and the 'Levantine Sanctum' being a Secondary Major Faction), Minor Factions, and Companies of different tiers to use in Tier advancement. And while I suppose it should be obvious which are primary and which are secondary major factions... for the sake of argument, lets say that a Secondary Major Faction owns less than 20-30 planets or has less than X members.
Primary and Secondary Major Factions
Faction/Company Contract Values
Existing Rules
What I would like to suggest
Primarily, why do I think we should make this change?
Because it will get the people who care about this stuff (namely the people who own companies) roleplaying with each other instead of fighting for the attention of the handful of people in control of the major factions.
OOC argument:
There are a select few individuals on the board capable of granting a 'Major Faction Contract'. Without such contract and the IC and OOC approval of said writer, no company can grow using the current rules. Even when these few individuals are willing to work with you, many do not have the time to get dragged into mundane threads for the benefit of someone else. This is typically an issue with all dev threads, but it is exasperated when specific people are required for these threads.
IC argument:
While governments are huge organizations capable of spending ridiculous amounts of money, they are not the only organizations of great wealth. While there are numerous companies and corporations that have grown to incredible size and wealth due to contracts with governments, they are the minority. It is far more common for a company to reach a great size due to sales to common consumers or to other companies and corporations.
Proposition:
Create a statistical value for primary and secondary Major Factions (such as 'The Republic' being a Primary Major Faction and the 'Levantine Sanctum' being a Secondary Major Faction), Minor Factions, and Companies of different tiers to use in Tier advancement. And while I suppose it should be obvious which are primary and which are secondary major factions... for the sake of argument, lets say that a Secondary Major Faction owns less than 20-30 planets or has less than X members.
Primary and Secondary Major Factions
The Republic: Primary
The Omega Protectorate: Primary
The Lords of the Fringe: Primary
The C.I.S.: Primary
The Mandalorians: Primary
The Black Sun Syndicate: Secondary (almost primary)
The Moross Crusade: Secondary
The Horde: Secondary
The New Order: Secondary
The One Sith: Secondary
The Levantine Sanctum: Secondary
The Omega Protectorate: Primary
The Lords of the Fringe: Primary
The C.I.S.: Primary
The Mandalorians: Primary
The Black Sun Syndicate: Secondary (almost primary)
The Moross Crusade: Secondary
The Horde: Secondary
The New Order: Secondary
The One Sith: Secondary
The Levantine Sanctum: Secondary
Faction/Company Contract Values
Primary Major Faction Contract: 7 points
Tier 6 Company Contract: 6 points
Secondary Major Faction Contract: 5 points
Tier 5 Company Contract: 5 points
Tier 4 Company Contract: 4 points
Minor Faction Contract: 3 points (because anyone can 'create' a minor faction, and canon companies can start at tier 3)
Tier 3 Company Contract: 3 points
Tier 2 Company Contract: 2 point
Tier 1 Company Contract: 1 point
Secondary Major Faction contract value explained
Tier 6 Company Contract: 6 points
Secondary Major Faction Contract: 5 points
Tier 5 Company Contract: 5 points
Tier 4 Company Contract: 4 points
Minor Faction Contract: 3 points (because anyone can 'create' a minor faction, and canon companies can start at tier 3)
Tier 3 Company Contract: 3 points
Tier 2 Company Contract: 2 point
Tier 1 Company Contract: 1 point
Secondary Major Faction contract value explained
While it takes several writers banding together to create a new major faction, not much IC work must be achieved before this point. In many cases, tier 5 and 6 companies have dozens of high quality threads leading up to them achieving their size and status. For this reason, I feel that Tier 6 companies deserve to have more sway than new/small/secondary major factions.
Existing Rules
Tier V-VI
Sign a Contract with two or more Major Factions
Tier IV-V
Sign a Contract with two or more Major Factions
Tier III-IV
Sign a contract with three more player-run organizations, one of which must be a major faction
Tier II-III
Sign a contract with two more factions or organizations
Tier I-II
Sign a contract with at least one faction or organization
Sign a Contract with two or more Major Factions
Tier IV-V
Sign a Contract with two or more Major Factions
Tier III-IV
Sign a contract with three more player-run organizations, one of which must be a major faction
Tier II-III
Sign a contract with two more factions or organizations
Tier I-II
Sign a contract with at least one faction or organization
What I would like to suggest
Tier V-VI: 14 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with two Primary Major Factions, or
Sign a contract with two Tier 6 Companies and a Tier 2 Company, or
Sign a contract with two Tier 5 Companies and a Tier 4 Company, or
Sign a contract with three Tier 4 Companies and a Tier 2 Company, or
Sign a contract with seven Tier 2 Companies
Tier IV-V: 12 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with two Tier 6 Companies, or
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction and a Tier 5 Company, or
Sign a contract with three Tier 4 Companies, or
Sign a contract with four Tier 3 Companies
Tier III-IV: 10 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Secondary Major Faction and a Tier 5 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction and a Tier 3 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 4 Company and two Tier 3 Companies
Tier II-III: 6 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction or Tier 6 Company, or
Sign a contract with two Minor Factions or Tier 3 Companies, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 4 Company and a Tier 2 Company
Tier I-II: 3 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Minor Faction or Tier 3 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 2 Company and Tier 1 Company
Examples;
Sign a contract with two Primary Major Factions, or
Sign a contract with two Tier 6 Companies and a Tier 2 Company, or
Sign a contract with two Tier 5 Companies and a Tier 4 Company, or
Sign a contract with three Tier 4 Companies and a Tier 2 Company, or
Sign a contract with seven Tier 2 Companies
Tier IV-V: 12 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with two Tier 6 Companies, or
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction and a Tier 5 Company, or
Sign a contract with three Tier 4 Companies, or
Sign a contract with four Tier 3 Companies
Tier III-IV: 10 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Secondary Major Faction and a Tier 5 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction and a Tier 3 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 4 Company and two Tier 3 Companies
Tier II-III: 6 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Primary Major Faction or Tier 6 Company, or
Sign a contract with two Minor Factions or Tier 3 Companies, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 4 Company and a Tier 2 Company
Tier I-II: 3 Contract points
Examples;
Sign a contract with a Minor Faction or Tier 3 Company, or
Sign a contract with a Tier 2 Company and Tier 1 Company
Primarily, why do I think we should make this change?
Because it will get the people who care about this stuff (namely the people who own companies) roleplaying with each other instead of fighting for the attention of the handful of people in control of the major factions.