My campaign for King of Britain

[Brogina]

I hereby officially announce my candidacy for King of Britain. I will start by speaking about my general philosophy as to the trajectory of Britain, as well as some political points.

First is defense. Defense is and will always be priority number one. Conquering lands is inconsequential unless we can sufficiently defend our homeland.

Second priority will be to the sustenance of our major guilds. (see more about this later)

Third will be military conquest with the eventual goal of complete world domination. If accomplished then the senate (see more later) can decide about social programs (aka welfare, housing acts etc etc).


Before i can continue talking about what i would do in the early weeks i must first say my intent of the political sphere. I intend to create a senate. A group of individuals who vote for any major changes in political trajectory. Be it for taxes or military raids, defense spending and welfare. I will do nothing without a majority vote from the senate. In fact, the senate can overrule any decision i make by getting a majority vote.

Who is the senate? Well the members will be dependent upon the number of guilds who have chosen Britain as their hometown. I will appoint 1 senator if elected. After that EVERY single guild in Britain will appoint 1 representative from their guild to act as a senator to the king. It will be a very powerful position so if elected i would advise guilds to choose their senator wisely. Depending on the size of the guild, they may be able to appoint more than 1 senator (its not fair that a guild of 50 has the same voting power as a guild of 5). There will also be a vote (done on forums) for a senator who represents the guildless. Those who chose not to join a guild should still have a voice. This is the idea for a democratic system of which all peoples will have a significant say in political trajectory. Everything from tax rates to military conquest. Britain, if elected, will be a democracy.

So now. Lets say for example i decide to raise taxes to 50% for the first week. The senate disagrees with this. If they all band together and vote against this measure and decide it should be 10%, their votes will overrule my will. Although, as king i will reserve the right to veto any vote given by the senate on orders. What i mean is anything the senate votes for which is a decision they are making themselves, i can overrule with a veto. But if i wish to, lets say, give 1 certain guild prime vendor spots and the senate votes me down that i cannot overrule. I can only veto decisions they make which are apart from my plans, not veto them voting down one of my plans. That said, i will likely not ever use veto power unless it is absolutely necessary. So this means that the senate can actually act as king if they have enough votes. They can make decisions, and i will be restrained as king by the will of Britains people. We will rise as one people and we will grow with one sword.

Now. I suggest slightly higher taxes for only the first week. So that we in Britain can protect our treasury. Of course this will depend on the senate votes, but that is my plan. After this week period, the senate and I would deliberate for a reasonable tax rate from that point forward.

Guard zones will cover Britain as it normally would as well as extend into brit gy (including brit gy housing) unless voted otherwise by the senate.

As king i recognize how significant a role private guilds will play in not only the defense of Britain, but in the conquest of other cities. Because of this i promise that all major guilds in Brit will be first in line for prime vendor spots and land ownership.

There is much more about my campaign to come. This is just my gameplan in laymans terms. I will discuss this further when i have the time to do so.

edit: Paladins and Reds generally cant participate in o/c but they will in my plans have a voice as well. Paladins will be able to vote for a representative to the king. Who wins that vote will become a senator with as much say as every other senator. Reds too. If there be a pk guild, that guild will appoint a senator just like every other guild. However there will be pks who do not have a guild. They too should have a voice. All red chars who are not a part of a guild will be able to vote (probably end up being a dread lord) for a representative to the king to serve as an acting senator. This person will be the voice of the pks. So not only will i have to work with senators diplomatically to get votes passed, senators will have to engage in diplomacy with all other guilds and peoples if they wish to pass their own laws. All of this of course, is just campaign. But i promise this is my intent if elected.

second edit: I will also create another position. Overseer of the treasury. Or treasury secretary. The person who fills this position will be voted in by the senate once established. The purpose is to hold the king accountable for every dollar spent of taxpayer gold. In exchange for their services treasury secretary will be rewarded with a prime vendor location during their tenure. This will create a level of accountability as the treasury secretary will answer to the senate, not to the king.

third edit: As mentioned in later posts in this thread there will be rewards for stealing other cities treasury chests as well as conquering other cities. There will also be a lottery held weekly and a pvp tournament (with prizes) held every 2 weeks. See page 5 for details (with more to come).

fourth edit: Britain will host many events. Lotteries, pvp tournaments, thief tournaments, land giveaways, and pirate tournaments (ship pvp). More details to come.

[Diz]

No.

Just, no.

PS - Who are you? That is the most important question about the King of Britain in particular.

PPS - Maybe you're more fit to run Nujel'm. Or Serp's Hold. Or try Yew with the Mama Grizzley as your campaign manager.

[Brogina]

I am anonymous. But it is my policies from which i run, not a name. I feel you will soon realize Diz, that what you were on ipy1 will have little bearing on who you will be on ipy2. I think my ideas and plans are very good. I will try to win votes with great policies (and possibly the promise of prime vendor spots to the biggest guilds) not a name.

[Diz]

I feel you will soon realize Diz, that what you were on ipy1 will have little bearing on who you will be on ipy2.

Hehe, couldn't agree more.

[Jay]

I doubt I'll reside in Britain.

[abm]

Hehe, couldn't agree more.

+1 vote for diz.

[reducx]

Voting is for the oppressed. I plan to live out in the wilderness of the outskirts of Yew and establish my own anarchistic commune. I'll just take my bedroll, kindle and knife and be on my way.

Anyways, if I was a sucker and did vote, I'd probably wouldn't vote for you. Anyone who can't even take the time to proofread (or yell at some lackey intern to proofread) your campaign platform.

If I were to give any advice, it'd to vote for the guy with the biggest... sword. Or abm.

[Jack Straw]

Can I join your commune?

Are we advocating free love? What is the typical acid intake of a commune member expected to be?

[Jay]

I love free love.

The best things in life are free!

[Jack Straw]

Well if his commune isn't advocating that, mine will be. And yes, since our belief systems don't match up, we will be at war. That is the only way to settle differences of opinion. (See: History)

[Jay]

But people who support free love usually oppose war...

Your logic is flawed :(

[Jack Straw]

Don't question me, have another sugar cube.


PS -- Why call them Senators? Let's come up with something unique like.. Superheros. "Each guild appoints a Superhero to advise the King". Or maybe make up a new word entirely.. Quasenters. You'd be hard pressed to find many governments with Superhero representatives (Justice League excluded)

[Romp]

No.

Who are you? .


What is that shit?
I am of the personal opinion that Brog is a self-important, try.hard.intellectual | borderline sociopath, but I also think he's keen and would probably run Brit like a champ.
I'll actually vote for the guy. Look at the shameless enthusiasm he's shown. He's not worried about being one of the reserved cool-kids that adds only over-used wit to peoples comments to seem above.it.all, without ever actually adding anything of substance.

But what's with the "Who are you"?

Are we seriously suggesting that people should be voted in context of who they were on the original free-shard that I never played that was IPY1?
Are we seriously that childish? that we think it means something to have been anyone of "prominence" (so subjective) on a free-shard a mere few thousand people from the billions of people that live on this planet, played?

So what, we're going to put nerds on a pedestal for being leet among their small and insignificant following? We're going to give them awesome blowies because they were down with the pop-kids, and assign new privileges in a new rendition of an entirely new concept to them - because of how far we're trying to reach our tongue up their collective behinds?

How incredibly predictable.

How about, shock horror, voting in the people that are the best for the job - as opposed to the people who have private parts that make you hot & steamy (in-game).
For once, let's have some maturity and bugger off the popularity contest that has been the bane of so many try-hard-cliques and make this one genuine.

[Diz]

No it's a simple meta question that has nothing to do with IPY 1.0.

You're the second person who's tried putting those words in my mouth, when I specifically followed the statement with "that's the most important question about the King of Britain".

In other words, being the largest and most popular town, naturally that would be the most difficult to just waltz into unannounced and just expect to become King.

Britain in particular should have the most politically inclined players vying for control via O/C and the political meta game of alliances, persuasion, power moves, etc.

[Jack Straw]

To be honest I'll probably cast my vote for Brogina for multiple reasons:

1) I hate the typical O/C member.
2) Look how stoked he is on this.
3) If he's fucking with us, it'd be hilarious because I totally don't suspect a thing.
4) He has a person made of the matrix as an avatar.
5) He'll probably do a good job..

[Diz]

3 and 4 are the only legitimate reasons to elect Brogina for anything anywhere, ever.

[Brogina]

My ideas are good Diz. You may dislike me, which im perfectly ok with. But some advice. If you are gonna go after me it would be wise to go after the ideas. After all, im running this not as a personality/popularity contest, but as one of principle and ideas. Connectivity, player involvement, political complexity mirroring real life. I would hope that people would vote for the ideas, and not a pretty face. (metaphorical of course. And yes, thats a jab at Palin supporters)

[Jack Straw]

I really like her idea of helicopter hunting.

[Brogina]

I really like her idea of helicopter hunting.

even broken clocks are right twice a day :)

[Jack Straw]

How much will I be able to sell your head for if you win this election?

[Diz]

I like everybody here.

Ok, I'll play devil's advocate. Sure.

First, your system takes a shit on anybody who is not guilded and wants to be a citizen of Britain. They cannot be a part of the Senate. They cannot be represented. The proletariat of Britain is particularly powerful because of its stigma as a noobie launch pad, and as a commercial hub. Many people would like to citizens of Britain but may feel that unless they are in one of the power guilds that have a representative, they will not actually be represented. Do not underestimate the power of a large group of noobs who dislike other more important people making decisions over their head when all they want is a city perk or the efficiency of the local economy benefits.

Second, high taxes. From the onset this is extremely important. Nobody will want to be a part of an inflated economy, when they can Recall instantly and get better deals, period. I personally see the wisest Kings being those who practice laiz faire [sp] over a consistant period of time.

Still a bourgeious [sp dont really care to check either] and a proletariot issue here with your democracy. It's not like this changes anything to make people feel they have a choice. At the end of the day you will be able to manipulate this effectively if you are a smart King for evil OR good, at the end of the day. I'm not saying the Senate thing is a bad idea - far from it - just saying, it's not exactly "for the people by the people", and I don't even think that's practical in the game anyways.

No links for your campaign website, no lobbying, no donation paypal bot - you need to step your game up with all the bells n whistles if you really wanna make a splash.

Finally, who are the playerbase to trust you? Precedence doesn't extend particularly far into the past and isn't exactly squeaky clean. So how do you convince skeptics that you're legit?

OH and... what happens if you aren't elected? Any fall-back plans? Broken promises? Things hinging on you? How will you react to that if things don't go as intended?

[Jack Straw]

You should get Firefox, it has spell check. (I only say this because you said [sp], I don't care if you spell things wrong, but I thought maybe you cared to know since you put that in)

Laissez-faire and Bourgeois (you were close)

He does have an election for people who are unguilded, albeit I agree this would be a large group of people being represented by one person, not entirely efficient.

I feel like this sounds better than having one guy who is a guildmaster running the place and only answering to his guild and personal whims.

I feel like we need a lobbying system, anything efficient and not ruled by money doesn't work so I totally agree. I think the website needs to be put up asap, where do you stand on abortion? When you oversee weddings does it matter if I intend to marry Diz?

[Diz]

I think that's a JACK STRAWMAN argument.

I think, in UO and the way the Kings system works (this isn't real life politics people understand that)... you factor in the way people play games and that meta factor... look it's like this.............. to be straight up?

I think it's equally fair to say that a single "guildmaster" or player has just as much of a chance to be a good-doer and a positive boon for their town as does this entire Senate thing.

Honestly I hate to say it, but after been through so many MMOs and seen so much end-game top tier political drama, I honestly feel theres more room for corruption in this type of system than a single person who everybody knows [or believes] is straight making decisions for the people.

There is NO way to quantify this system being less corrupt than a single person or a single guild master.

[Jack Straw]

Sure, maybe you have a point, but the only thing that matters to me is #1 on my list earlier. :(

I do think that if someone was to follow a system like his it would be less prone to the capricious nature of a single guild/guildmaster running things though. Even taking into account that this is.. a game.

[Diz]

I respect that, Jack.

[Jack Straw]

Of course, none of this matters because Britain will be corrupt because I will secretly be in charge.

I have declared my secret rule of Britain for all to hear.

[Diz]

IT'S A CONSPIRACY MAN

IT'S LIKE,

THERES A SECRET COVEN OF GMSSZ WHO HIED OUT IN BTCASTLE AND THEY CAST MAGI WIZARD SPELLS AND RULET HE ACTUAL RULERS OF BRIT (AKA BROJINA)

[Jack Straw]

In Vas Mani-pulate.

[Brogina]

Firstly promises are dependent upon election. If not elected obviously i will not be able to pull through on them. People should know that.

The guildless will have a representative, both blue and red. In a system where this is maybe 15 senators 2 votes can go a long way in majority vote system.

I havent spoken yet about specifics. Groups be they guilded or guildless will be represented relative to their population. A guild of 5 will not have the same say as 100 guildless Brits. This is all i will say for now.

Corruption is likely when people are the variables. But corruption is for certain in the hands of one man with no checks and balances, and less likely if he has a senate to work through and a treasury overseer. Sure one can argue it wont be enough, but its a good start. Much like everything in life its difficult to know the temperature of a pool before you dive in. If elected i will work out these issues as they came along in an attempt create the fairest and most balanced uo democracy possible.

I will not accept anything from paypal. I will have my aim/skype/icq up eventually. As for a campaign website, if i feel the need to write one up, i will. Ive been campaigning for one day and i already have what i would consider strong support. I will take this as it comes. Flashiness may not be necessary, at least not yet.

[Romp]

3 and 4 are the only legitimate reasons to elect Brogina for anything anywhere, ever.

Wow, you're really hung up on this guy. He must be important to you.

[Diz]

Right on. Well bravo and good luck with everything Brogina, it will not be easy. In the slightest. End game politics are always murky and not something that you can get a grip on in a day, it will be a long and difficult process, if you decide to really attempt this with gusto then more power to you. If not, don't say people didn't warn you about the unexpected nature of this stuff.


A guild of 5 will not have the same say as 100 guildless Brits. This is all i will say for now...
...But corruption is for certain in the hands of one man with no checks and balances, and less likely if he has a senate to work through and a treasury overseer...

Good to see you clarified representation a little.

In a video game man, I dunno if corruption is for certain. Sure people change, but things in games are 0 or 1. If a single person really believes in honesty and integrity and that person is the King of a town, there's not going to be corruption, that's just how it is. It's a tough nut to crack. Groups of people are easier to sway, dissuade, corrupt, infiltrate, undermine, or even destroy than a single person's beliefs.

PS - Faithless, you seem to think I have a problem with Brogina. Please read, if not, keep thinking that way. He's a cool person and I'm glad he's on the forums and looking forward to playing.

[Brogina]

In a video game man, I dunno if corruption is for certain. Sure people change, but things in games are 0 or 1. If a single person really believes in honesty and integrity and that person is the King of a town, there's not going to be corruption, that's just how it is. It's a tough nut to crack. Groups of people are easier to sway, dissuade, corrupt, infiltrate, undermine, or even destroy than a single person's beliefs.

Which is why the senate will cover all player bases. Every single guild will be represented, as will all guildless. Reds and blues will have a say. Pvpers and pvmers will have a say. Crafters and banksitters will have a say. It would be easy to corrupt a senate of pks, difficult will it be to corrupt the entire uo player spectrum. On top of this, each senator acts as a representative to his grouping. Aka each guild has a senator who represents his guilds interests. Pvmers will have a senator who represent their interests. Reds will have a senator who represent their interests....... etc etc etc. It is expected that each will act in accordance with their own interests, but.... this is the beauty of democracy. A rule of law by the majority vote of personal interests. Middle ground is inevitable with my plans.

[Diz]

Middle ground is inevitable with my plans.

Just being devil's advocate again, but...

That entire sentence is an exercise in corruption.

I am curious, how would Senators be termed in your despotism err I'm sorry democracy

[Brogina]

Voted in. Each guild elects their own leader. Guildless reds will elect theirs. So on and so forth. Its all about votes.

Perhaps inevitable was the wrong choice of words. More likely would be the more accurate phrase.

edit: launch is over a month away. I will reveal more minor specifics as time passes.

[Diz]

No I mean the length of term. How are they terming, how does the drama unfold of replacement within guilds, etc. Do you just decide or do they huddle up and run a hurry up offense and fling somebody out there? Whats the story!

PS - What if someone goes MIA for a couple months on vacation/soldiering/space station mission, etc. Are they temporarily replaced? Quitters? I know terms are "for life" for a senate I'm j ust saying, there will need to be replacements. So how does terms work?

[Brogina]

Senators of guilds are an in guild issue. Much like the federal government should not interfere in state matters, if elected i would not interfere in guild business. They can vote out their senator at their own discretion.

As for the rest. From what ive heard elections will be monthly. So generally the guildless will be able to switch their representatives at that time *assuming i was re-elected*(which is silly, so many ifs). In a rare occurrence of public outcry about a specific senator a flash vote may be held depending on the situation. But ideally senators representing the guildless will be elected shortly after king elections. Once a month, barring public legit and consensual outcry.

edit: MIA issues will be dealt with as they come. If its a senator representing a guild the guild will know and have one selected and ready to take his place. Guildless will be a different issue. A flash election would be necessary until said senator returns. Obviously if the senator elected was disinterested and never bothered, the rest of the senate can call for a vote to replace him. Or i can recommend to the senate that they do so.

ps Thanks to everyone so far who has supported me :) Ur votes are appreciated.

[Diz]

Very interesting, that's good info. More good info like this should be pounded out in a clear and concise manner.

[Brogina]

How much will I be able to sell your head for if you win this election?

ask Pud.S

[Rogue Hippo]

Its tough to get a good read on people just by reading forums but I feel like I've got a decent read on Brogina and I'd support him. He seems more emotionally invested in IPY 2.0 than anyone else on the forums. That tells me he'll do what is best for the good of the people. My biggest concerns about Kings is that, based on the average UO player's mentality, some King would abuse their power, rob the treasury and intentionally ruin their town simply for shits and giggles. Its hard to use the word 'trust' on a fricking Ultima Online forum... but I trust Brogina.

However, I think America is proof that democracy doesn't work. I'd prefer a pure monarchy.

Now for my concerns...

-Bonerz House of Lootz has a vendor monopoly on the brit GY and brit Moongate. Will you break it up and allow other vendors in?
-There aren't enough jobs. A large portion of the population is forced to risk their lives fighting monsters just to earn a living. What will you do to fix this?
-The town healers are a bunch of socialists giving away free health care. Don't you support the free market? The healers should be charging money for their services.
-Also, I'm sick of illegal immigrant ghosts sneaking into Britain to use our health care. Will you build a border fence?
-I heard you weren't even born in Britain. I demand to see your birth certificate!
-Our population is made up of 97% men, 3% women and NO children. This seems unsustainable with disastrous consequences on our future. What is your solution?
-The death penalty doesn't seem to deter murderers. What more can be done?
-Terrorist attacks on Britain are a major concern. Do you support the use of torture? What about VoIP wiretapping?

[Quantum]

Legalize it.

[fatduck]

How will the great and noble king deal with ebolt sync scripting? Will his response go something like this: "ooOooOOoooOooOOOoo"?

[Tilly]

Only baddies have to script! :P

[Severus]

You've laid out a pretty complicated system for yourself. I think you tried to address many potential worries people will have, and were also tenacious enough to immediately put your thoughts in writing and put yourself out there.

I think you'll have a tough time getting guildless people in the city to have a senatorial election. Is there going to be a town crier letting them know when this will take place? Still, for coming up with something spur of the moment based on a blog post on a system we haven't gotten to explore yet this is pretty awesome stuff.

I'll look forward to all the fun to come in the UO political arena.

[Jack Straw]

How dare you put fun and political in the same sentence and not make it negative.

[Brogina]

Couple of small adds. Id like to give incentives for stealing enemy cities treasury chests as well as conquering other cities (and holding them).

Any person who steals an enemy cities treasury chest will be rewarded with 35% of its worth. Other issues can be discussed about city housing and vendor spots. But rest assured, more rewards will be given. If it was a group effort the same applies. If a guy steals a treasure chest with the help of the guild the person who deposits their treasury into ours will receive the gold. How he decided to divvy it up is up to him.

Edit: More on conquering cities and rewards for doing so later on when more answers are given.

[Diz]

I thought about it for the past day, and I still say good luck and it's gonna be tough and everything, and I respect you Brogina,

but when your original post says you're going to conquer the world most people will have a problem with that at some point.

And you should desire that I'm assuming, since if you actually did conquer the world it'd be pretty fucking boring with no opposition. Right?

-_-

[Brogina]

of course it would diz. I doubt very highly britain will conquer the world. I highly doubt any king will accomplish that. But it is a goal.

[Diz]

Well it is as intended, but there will be a lot of work to make that happen. Lol. Maybe it IS impossible. Only one way to find out.

[Jay]

Conquering the world is a worthwhile goal!

[Brogina]

Some new ideas about events.

-if elected Britain will have a lottery system held once a week. See *Private Lottery* thread for more details (and more to come) The 10% of earnings will go towards pvp competition prize money.
-Twice a month Guardzones will be dropped in a very small area of Britain and pvp tournaments will be held (people will be informed before hand as to where its being dropped). Winner will receive Gold and other prizes (again, more details to come. Perhaps reigning pvp champ will have a government position also if they so choose) Once tournament is over guardzone will be reinstated. Gold will be taken from earnings in lottery system as well as a small amount from treasury if needed. But it will be enough to give incentive for people to participate.
-More to come (thinking of a thief competition. Not sure how it will work yet.)

[Jack]

What is your play time / week going to look like?

What will you do with yourself if you don't get elected?



What I want from a king of Britain - as a caveat i would never choose britain as my city so take that for what it's worth - but what I still want from a king of Britain is, foremostly:

-PvP tournaments organized, once a week / month / whatever

-Commitment, good will, reliability and consistency... to foster a bit of a friendly atmosphere in the main place newbs will probably be hanging out.


That's it. I feel that campaigns that are too 'idea heavy' to me indicate a leader who may get bored easily, who may be fickle and prone to looking or going elsewhere if he doesn't get his way, etc.

Think of players who spend weeks and tons of forum postings coming up with the absolutely perfect template for their characters, only to quit the game long before it is ever actualized. Nothing against such people (I am like that to a degree) but some folks tend to be more in love with the idea of things, and don't necessarily have the constitution for the long and less exciting follow-through aspect.

I guess I would prefer my King to be consistent and easy going rather than too clever, creative or ambitious. For Britain anyway. Now Vesper, on the other hand...

:P

[Brogina]

Well actually you just missed my post on events. Check it out. (one page back)

play time a week will be in the upper tier of all players without a doubt.

I do intend to have community/good will. Its the basis for my entire platform.

I will never, ever grow bored of UO. If i dont win i will probably make a Paladin and join up with a guild i know and protect Brit from reds. Make vendors with cheap wares for noobs. Rent houses and loan them out to new players. Do whatever i could to make life easy for those joining UO so that *hopefully* ipy2 will develop a positive reputation and see its numbers grow.


Edit: a request for coders. Would it be possible for kings to grant titles? Ala "Senator" or "PvP Champion of Britain" etc?

[Seneschal]

HMMMM. I recall in a previous thread you specifically said...


Im either going to devote myself to player justice(paladin class)and making gold or chaos. Complete chaos.

Oooohhhhhhhhh

[Seneschal]

Edit: a request for coders. Would it be possible for kings to grant titles? Ala "Senator" or "PvP Champion of Britain" etc?

Yes it is easy, but I'll have to think about if I actually want to allow this for a bit.

[Brogina]

HMMMM. I recall in a previous thread you specifically said...



Oooohhhhhhhhh

When i wrote that i was unaware of other systems, for example o/c. I never though of the brilliance of solving the red problem by making it irrelevant. Things change with new information. Notice paladin and player justice was first. The determining factor was initially what you guys did with the pally system. As it turns out, the prior in the aforementioned quote wins out.

[Slayerik]

When i wrote that i was unaware of other systems, for example o/c. I never though of the brilliance of solving the red problem by making it irrelevant. Things change with new information. Notice paladin and player justice was first. The determining factor was initially what you guys did with the pally system. As it turns out, the prior in the aforementioned quote wins out.

The pally system is borderline irrelevant now?

Brogina hates Paladins...which means he LOVES murderers. Is he REALLY the type of person you'd want as King of Britian?!?!!?!?


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[Brogina]

The pally system is borderline irrelevant now?

Brogina hates Paladins...which means he LOVES murderers. Is he REALLY the type of person you'd want as King of Britian?!?!!?!?


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Actually i meant reds are irrelevant. I have a feeling that MANY reds will be dissuaded from pking because of o/c.

edit: lulzy tho. Mockery was inevitable doing what im doing......... i can live with it :)

second edit: And yes, this likely means few paladins also.

[Pud.S]

It would be easy to corrupt a senate of pks,

Now wait just a minute.

[Jack Straw]

difficult will it be to corrupt the entire uo player spectrum.

Yoda he is.

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[Epsilon]

I wil be residing in Minoc and Jhelom but I vote for you.

[Brogina]

I wil be residing in Minoc and Jhelom but I vote for you.

Well you wont be able to actually vote for me in game :)

But i suggest that if you choose another town you will be missing out. Britain is going to be the place to be. A fully functional democracy, vendor spots, land given to guilds and militia. As well as multiple events. The events id like to focus on for a second.

First there will be weekly lotteries in Britain which only Brits can participate in. Next will be PvP tournaments exclusive to Brits. Depending on participation this may grow into something really cool (ill divulge more later). There will also be thief competitions which i have yet to mention until now. Every so often (randomly) i will, if elected, carry an item with me wherever i go (item will be named at a later date. It will be something generic, like a candle). Whoever can steal this item from me without me noticing and return it to the castle/my house will receive a cash prize/land/vendor spot/title. But, not only must it be stolen successfully without guard notice, i cannot notice. If i notice you rummaging through my pack and my candle goes missing, no beans. I must be totally oblivious to this in order for you to win the prize. Lastly there will be pirate competitions held monthly (think ship pvp. More details to come). Britain, is going to be a hotspot of vendors, guilds and events. While i respect your decision to live elsewhere, i must say that if you choose to do so you may end up missing out on a lot of cool stuff.

edit: A request to guild leaders out there. If you plan on leading a guild and making Britain your hometown, private message me. Guilds will play a pivotal role in everything Britain does. From government to events, to the militia and player justice. I make the promise to ALL guilds in Britain that you will be given land to build a guildhouse in exchange for support. *IF* i win, it would be good to have all the particulars worked out beforehand, not just in what i would do for you, but also how you could help the cause of Britain itself (senators, events, militia etc etc).

[Brogina]

sorry for the double post but the intent of this is to draw in the forum newbies, so it needs the bump.

Quick overview of what i wanna do if elected. Make Britain a democracy. Each guild elects 1 senator. Pks and guildless will have a senator also. There will be a treasury overseer who makes sure i dont steal tax money. All guilds get land to build guildhouses and vendor spots inside britain. Weekly events ranging from lotteries, house giveaways, pvp tourneys, pirate tourneys, thief tourneys. Incentives to join militia (houses, income) and much more.

Just wanted to appeal to the newer class of people. I already have a lot of people promising votes (well into double digits) and id like to ask for new forum member votes. Britain is going to be awesome if elected, it will be the place to be. And the city you dont want to mess with. Also if elected being in the kings good books wont be a bad thing at all. Vote Brogina for king of britain :)

[Jay]

Britain will be well represented pvp wise :)

[Barbarossa]

How does one sign up to be president?

I would like to run for Trinsic on the following platform:
I will send Diz: 1 jar of peanut butter, and 1 bag of marshmallows.

Vote for me or the peanut butter and marshmallows stop.

[Mandatory]

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How does one sign up to be president?

I would like to run for Trinsic on the following platform:
I will send Diz: 1 jar of peanut butter, and 1 bag of marshmallows.

Vote for me or the peanut butter and marshmallows stop.

[Diz]

Hehe Barb! BAWF BAWF BAWF!!!!!!

Mandatory of [psi] ?????? :)

[abm]

What happens when they stop?