Factions and how to prevent abuse

[Steve Kort]

Everyone has a main clan that pending its faction will eliminate the ability for that player to have cousin clans that are in the Main clans enemy faction list.  Further your first cousin clan would also eliminate additional factions, this would continue with each clan.  This way no player would have a clan in a faction that is an enemy of any other clan they run.

I like that idea, for starters.  Perhaps we can begin by saying that no clan can rise above rank 18 if they have any cousins in any enemy faction.  Also, cousins in different factions of any sort may only have one faction with clans above rank 15, thus becoming their primary faction.  It may also be necessary to limit multiple very-high-ranking clans in their primary faction, too, but let's think on that.

What do you think about that concept?

My thought is that you should not be allowed to play any any enemy factions as they would be opposing your other positions in the game.  If I were a big shot in the Imperial faction me having a Boda should not be possible or i could simply use my intel on what the Imp's are doing and run my Boda clan where no real activity was happening.  Even if you were trying to be fair about it would you really attack one of your clans against the other, especially knowing that one side definitely a major advantage.   By making those faction not allowed you remove any question of unfair advantages and people exploiting the system.