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Googi said:
Having your authority come from "listen to what I say or you'll get kicked out" never resulted in a successful kingdom.
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No King I ever worked with ever acted this way. Maybe some of the later Kings did, after I let my account expire. It should never be that way. Noone should have to pay a monthly/yearly fee so that they can get bossed around. It should be fun for everyone. Any King who acted thusly is not King material, and something seriously went wrong when that King was chosen. If real people (staff or otherwise) get to be or control Kings this time, there should be some safety precautions in place to help remove "bad" rulers who act against the #1 rule which is to have fun and not to impede the fun of others.
Kingdom leaders will still gain respect, even if they are just NPCs most of the time. Actual people would be controlling the Kings at certain times (hopefully), which will make them seem more real. But with the NPC system, the King will be present even when the person who controlls the King is not logged into the game, making them more present. You get the best of both worlds.
I know that when I was a King, there were times of day I could not get online due to work, school or whatever. I'm sure there were members of my Kingdom who very rarely saw me "in game" which may have limited the experience for them. Imagine roleplaying a soldier when there is no ruler around to serve, protect or otherwise bounce roleplay off of. An NPC system helps to solve this. At the very least you would know where the King is at any given moment.
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konidias said:
I do not like the idea of some person getting all sorts of "respect" just for holding a position that requires little work.
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While I like the direction you wish to go with Kingdoms, I can tell you first hand that it is a LOT of work to be a ruler. Much more than it looks on the surface. You have to come up with roleplay plotlines with the other rulers, schedule roleplay events for when the right people are going to be online, manage the guild (Kingdom) list, personally attend the ceremony for when a new Knight/etc. enters the Kingdom (at least we did this in Dustari...), argue/haggle with level designers to work on your Kingdom (or do it yourself, which you obviously WON'T have time for if you plan on being a good and present King), deal with PMs which rival or exceed that of any staff, and I know this because I've been staff. And plenty more stuff.