[Chris]

A lot of what you said is being dealt with actually. As I type this Cassy is tweaking the katana.

Parties are there so new players can join up with other new players to raid, pk, etc. They are also used so anyone can decide to form up and PK or raid.

We can't really force the owners of the larger businesses to start hiring random people. They hire those they trust. Sorry but that will always boil down to a popularity contest or who is friends with the owner. Same for gangs.