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Rorenikibi

Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:27 am

I hear a LOT about the limitations of the Politician profession and the dead weight it becomes once you place everything you need in a city. Is there any shot at expanding our abilities to affect matters on a planetary scale by allowing the collective politicians to vote on matters?

Maybe even the appointment of one Mayor to Planetary Governor by a vote among mayors.

Such as:

1) Planetary Specializations: Above and beyond city enhancement, allow the collective government of a planet to allow their cities to contribute to an overall planetary specialization, like rich resources, or enhanced job markets. Allow this one to require a vote among the mayors.

2) Planetary Structures:Starports (yeah, this one's a reach, but screw it, aim high and hope for the best).

3) Expanded NPCs: Faction Recruiters (makes the GCW orientation of the governor a bit critical.), Spynet Operatives, Dynamic Quest NPCs (Nothing major, but the lessor types that give the go here, do that kind of quests.)

4) Capitol City benefits. An elected Governor's city is granted certain enhancements for being the new capitol of the planet. This city could place a new starport within its boundaries and assess fees on its use. This structure could be placed as soon as a city's mayor is elevated and must be removed when the governor loses the election or a penalty is assessed against the city as long as it remains (essentially, you lose the election, but you can keep the starport if you're willing to pay for it.) Planetary NPCs could be placed in the capital so long as the governor holds power and again, a penalties assessed once he loses it.

Just a few random ideas to keep the profession from becoming stagnant at the city level.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
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Havoclord

Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:46 am

#2

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Message Edited by Havoclord on 03-03-2004 08:30 PM

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Bajeezus

Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:56 am

#3

Great post. I can see something like this being particularly applicable with the Space Expansion, where entire planets might be able to set trade policies, embargo other planets, etc. Players always want to have more impact on the game world, and something like this wouldmake a huge impact.

Rorenikibi

Wed Mar 03, 2004 3:06 pm

#4

Well, if you really want to throw a log on the fire, you can make qualification for participation in Planetary government pegged to Master Politician.

This way your 77 skill points means something in the long term goals ofyour city by making your sacrifice of skill points worthwhile. Sure any schlub with 14 Skill points and 500 Apprenticeship points can run a town, but to get to the Big Show, you need some effort applied.

Even lacking new structures, just having some ability to affect planetwide policy would be worth it. Trade embargoing would be risky though, cutting the lines of transit for worlds like Dantooine, Talus or Roriwould be suicidal, we would need a second link to these planets or there'd be hell to pay. Now, if the governor were of a Faction and members of the opposite faction suddenly discovered they were walking into a planet that's an enemy stronghold, then you've got something to work with.

The Faction of the Governor could swing the allegiance of a planet. Naboo might suddenly find itself awash in Rebels, and Rebels might stroll into Coronet wondering what all the red dots are doing outside the shuttleport.

I had thought about planetary taxation, but thats a tricky tightrope. You couldn't do it to everyone with a house on a planet, since that would be an imposition that may or may not agree with SOE's policy about voluntary participation. Sticking it strictly to a planet's cities could cause a backlash against even being in one with a tax rate that could result in an exodus.

If there were some level of dynamic content that would migrate with the allegiance of a governor, whether Imperial, Rebel or Neutral, then the whole point of going for the gold in this profession starts to shine a little.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
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