Post by Trailfoot on May 14, 2006 18:12:18 GMT -5
You have Lakeshire, a happy little anarchist commune full of level 20-30 Alliance heroes. Suddenly, the Local Defense channel activates. There's a level 50 Tauren Warrior killing every PC in sight. Lakeshire is under attack.
How do the adventurers in Lakeshire respond? The default response, by most people, is to simply endure the attacks, perhaps complaining, but just keep playing as well as they can. This grants all the power to the Tauren Warrior, creating autocracy.
Someone could fly to Stormwind, seek help. They could find a level 60 Human Paladin to return with them and deal with the problem. However, now, they are reliant upon this Paladin for protection. To lose the Paladin's goodwill means the return of the Tauren, or some other high-level Horde ganker. They must do whatever they can to retain the Paladin's goodwill. This is feudalism.
They could handle the problem themselves, gathering as many people as they can together, forming a plan, attacking the Tauren in force. However, for this, they must choose a leader or leaders to plan their attacks and organize the raid. This is republic.
How do the adventurers in Lakeshire respond? The default response, by most people, is to simply endure the attacks, perhaps complaining, but just keep playing as well as they can. This grants all the power to the Tauren Warrior, creating autocracy.
Someone could fly to Stormwind, seek help. They could find a level 60 Human Paladin to return with them and deal with the problem. However, now, they are reliant upon this Paladin for protection. To lose the Paladin's goodwill means the return of the Tauren, or some other high-level Horde ganker. They must do whatever they can to retain the Paladin's goodwill. This is feudalism.
They could handle the problem themselves, gathering as many people as they can together, forming a plan, attacking the Tauren in force. However, for this, they must choose a leader or leaders to plan their attacks and organize the raid. This is republic.
