Uhm, Stitch, personally i think different. Your reasoning about small and big guilds is questionable: why smal guilds should be at mercy of big guilds? Is this a rule?
Yes, it can be forced by game mechanics but, in my opinion, this is when the politics become a major part.
Actually, alliances are not forced by game mechanics but are "pure" player friendships and agreements. If you want a small guild not having an OP, just do your actions to affirm this ingame. Go and declare the OP. If the small guild have friends and can defend their OP is not a fault, but "good politic".
Why you want to destroy this behaviour?
Personally I hate big guilds, because they are anarchy and dictatorship, where players are into not for friendship but for convenience.
Much better small guilds where people really agree to play togheter because of the people and not for convenience. Anyway we can have both now, and the "strength" is decided by the players, not by a forced game mechanic.
Just my opinion.
Yes, it can be forced by game mechanics but, in my opinion, this is when the politics become a major part.
Actually, alliances are not forced by game mechanics but are "pure" player friendships and agreements. If you want a small guild not having an OP, just do your actions to affirm this ingame. Go and declare the OP. If the small guild have friends and can defend their OP is not a fault, but "good politic".
Why you want to destroy this behaviour?
Personally I hate big guilds, because they are anarchy and dictatorship, where players are into not for friendship but for convenience.
Much better small guilds where people really agree to play togheter because of the people and not for convenience. Anyway we can have both now, and the "strength" is decided by the players, not by a forced game mechanic.
Just my opinion.
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