Mass faction immigration

i lol'd...

no new faction (with obvious fact there will be an exception somewhere) will make it...

and most of the small factions are already merging into other factions (i handled 2 such mergers)

its INSANITY i tell ya! b:laugh

All the ego's will clash in the big factions and people will just make their own factions thus the cycle will continue

That, what is happening is only natural. And so I have heard too, that most people who are leading the "bigger" factions have come from other servers (which is only logical and which I would have done myself) - well, it kinda is like a start from a clean sheet and doing this you see your own plan clearly, while the first "overcrowded" servers were already taken by those who made it there first.
Sure is good to get to start when the server has recently opened - added to this you are an active player, you'll be on top with your levels and achievements in no time

One thing I have seen people leaving smaller factions is because of the small-level-people they have in there. Which basically means that it is harder to level for anyone in that faction (in case they are not in friendly terms with other people or factions, who can "borrow" their armpower for FBs and minibosses). Some active players would still love to go on levelling, so they decide to hop into a greater Faction, where there are even higher level people, who can help him/her. And that all is natural again

As for the really small and beginner factions - at the very beginning I think I was asked into one, well, it was inactive and it seemed as most of the people in it had become inactive. Yes, there are a LOT of people who just come and try out the game, decide that they don't like it and then leave without saying a word - they will have deleted the client from the computer, but the poor character will still stay and wait him/her to log on.
And everybody might do that. I have (sorry to say this, though) done that in other games, mostly reach level 20 or 30 and then I get sick of it. Well, lucky I found PWI and its perfectness.

And as for now I believe it is already too late to start new factions (as we are not talking about superfactions, where the leaders and semileaders and other active people from the server's opening of some factions would decide to join their forces up - even though that is hardly unlikely because of the ego-play some people mentioned here before - yeah, it seemes that everybody wants to be leader and everybody believes that he/she can do it better).
Well, here is the other reason for Factions braking up. During my month over here and over my current lovely faction I have seen it twice - people leaving to make their own Factions (maybe it has happened even more, just haven't payd any attention). Sorry to say, but they have slightly failed - I think that it is just because of that fact that the bigger factions don't allow for the smallers to come up anymore. All of the charisma has gone for those who already have achieved something (and I really do feel or have some kind of respect towards these and their members whose names I can see on the maps).

In a way, having literally this few Factions (I am talking about the "main" factions or these few which still have potential) might make you want to feel that the game is a bit unbalanced (because the natural "rules" of the play have been overlooked a bit - they, who got here first had advantage - like in real life anyway - but got as a bonus of knowing all the tricks and tips of the game already. They probably knew from the new start which class to pick, what stats to distribute, how to plan attacks on the fields and how to do lots of FB in no time, how to level with only quests and what are the best places for farming exp, coin, items... Even molds and such - not that you couldn't know all of ths from reading the forums first - but not many people do that anyway, because they are more interested in the game and learning during it - some even feel that forums and databases are like cheating - I myself don't).
But maybe it is better that way, maybe it is not... Still I hope that the amount of the factions will not grow TOO small - in this case all war would soon end... And well, at least a half of the game's point would be gone.

As a hint for the factions that are still there, active and growing - DO NOT STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING! You might kinda save our Perfect World with doing that. It is always easier to go into an already "completed" faction, where there are people around to help you up, but it might not be the best solution for the community - Imagine if we only had three Factions? Having more bigger Factions, which even you have put an effort in for the making and growing them, makes the game more fun and actionful (that word might not exist, but you will understand ).

Well, so much of my lecture - good luck to all the factions and growing characters in there!

Yes, not all want to be leaders, but there still are many! And these on the whole are divided into two as well - those who really are leaders and those who fail trying to be. And even many of those who fail will keep wanting and trying. And some will not. Some people just "have it" in them, some just have big ego and naive dreams (can't believe I'm saying this, because this actually is only a game ). Still some day they might calm down and everything will smoothen up

By the first sentence you meant that everyone will be close in level to each-other? :O If so, then I would say - "I don't think so, Tim..."
Playing tempo is different and there will always be new players who will ask for help with fb19 etc. Well, I think... Not unless the server gets really full and crowded

Now besides this I have noticed that lately the factions have been merging (yes, the quite bigones again). Oehhh...

Yeah that all makes sense... Like Politics in real life and stuff. I kinda like it. Still kinda sad that I didn't discover the game a bit earlier - would have loved to see that progress from the beginning (now, all I can experience is the myths and stories that others tell:))
The bad thing about it - I have lost hope of getting "big" in any way there (maybe that is a personal glitch again - just would like to get somewhere etc etc). Well, gotta stick around, keep going and I will see, what further Politics this game will have (oh all these stories about the "pacts" and intriques between the factions - lovely lovely:))
Weird but exciting.

Now that I have heared the history (and pre-history as well), even though it was just through one person (who told the story longer than my first post in this thread), I must say I am quite impressed. And honored to have heared it as well, of course.
Now, after a short night of sleeping I can say that this is like Politics... Just without the politicians. Or well, from the pre-historic times (talking about the times, when there was no Dreamweaver and man, and the top people were were still in the other servers), in a point of view the moderators-administrators could have been seen as the politicians (not a single bad words towards them - I see the crew as an active and good working one! so my respect and honor(ation, haha) towards thou) due to some marketing stunt that had been pulled there (and that is what many politicians do too, but well, who cares! ).

In a way I feel I was late, but in a way I feel like I came at the exact right time - having heard that the life of a popular guildmaster or leader is not quite the honey-licking, I kinda have started to unregret the fact that I do not have a chance to ever become one in this version (well, at least not the titel and the time etc etc behind it) - still I feel like anyone could become known in a way and respectful...
Yeah, well, I keep driving off what I really want to say
Still think I have arrived at a very interesting time - alliances and rivarly seem to be at the top. Mergeing and reasons for it... People leaving factions to create their own (even though I'm not sure if that happens anymore), then they do it, create the "drama", mostly fail with the guilds and then go on into other (even bigger, if they are accepted) factions. Yeah, like real life again

Ok good morning, I'm messed up Overnout.

Very untrue. I have been in Calamity for about 2 and a half months now. We still have low levels in our guild, currently our level req is 65+ and we have never ever kicked out a low level for someone much higher than them. So please let that be known to happen to certain guilds and not all of them that go through mergers. If not then what you say is simply a lie.

The only type of people that are kicked out of our guild are those who:
-Cause unnecessary drama in and outside of the guild
-Has been inactive for weeks with no explanation as to why
-Has not levelled for weeks or months with no real explanation
-Refuses to follow the leader's instructions

There's more rules as well but those are a few we go by, which is probably the common set of rules for guilds listed above anyway. And the statement about egos clashing, that's not in every big guild.

I gotta tell you, i see it too and i gotta tell ya, its going to happen pretty much everywhere. The main reason for this is because being in a high lvl faction with great succeuss, they feel more empowered, For example, if a team win a great championship or something (Say superbowl in NFL) the next day, a whole bunch of people like that team for their great succeus. It pretty much comes down to who wants to put in the work and make a new faction a succeus and those who...well just want to be on the winning team. the "new factions" are kinda a "pioneer" in some aspects and it can either sink or float. You can say anything you want like "i went to (any high lvl faction) because i had friends there or i hear the people are cool" but no matter what it comes down to that. But remember, all factions have their fall, nothing last forever.

~Silver

Very true Lieal, I for once, wasn't very happy with the idea of Equinox merging with ex-BP members. In the end I must say, that ex-BP members that joined us have been amongst my closest friends to play with now. (Much to TLN, Super, Godess, KiZ, Ben)

I do agree that certain players shouldn't be taken lightly when it comes to a merge as they can be poisonous to a faction, I kept repeating to myself, its not BloodPact that I dislike, is the attitude of certain leaders and officers that I couldn't stand. if those would've ever joined Equinox, my story today would probably be different.

I however, also agree with Olee and Silver, you get to a point where all the strong levels will belong to 1 or 2 factions in the game, and then its game over for the rest, cause they will TW hoping that a daily 3 way gank will get them at least 1 land for the number spread/superiority or that after a while drama will break them apart into 2-3 new different factions. Honestly, I think that merger factions deserve a big maturity applause. It's not so easy for guilds like EQ and Cala (because both guilds, in different amounts have taken members from many strong disbanded guilds) to have over 80 players over lvl 70's and still manage to hold leadership over players under that level, that would be great assets to any other TW faction in the map. It takes a lot of coordination, power and influence to keep as many levels held down. when they can easily go to any other faction and be a real treat to any guild right now.
It is why I find it hilarious that some players egos or high levels wont let them see past their noses... I recall a very interesting conversation while zhenning with certain lvl 80+ Wizard, after a very powerful guild took the land they just claimed a week before. He said, well 16 v 80 gank aint funny... to which I said, well... see why it is important now to have those other 64 players and be a leader to them?... I think he got my point wrong though, cause after that, he went on a recruiting spree for all levels b:shocked and I went BOOM... you know the rest b:chuckle

If TW is all you really want out of this game, you should probably just leave this server now because the outcome will be the same just like all the other servers. So either accept it or quit.

Dreamweaver is a new server with a ton of great and knowledgeable players. I believe it's only a matter of time before we see more factions giving the current power factions a good run for their territories.

We have so many new factions forming in recent weeks on DW. I don't know what's happening out there anymore but I see new faction names everywhere I go now.

Anybody wana shed some light as to what is going on?

Yeah totally agree on the fact that no faction stays forever. My point is there has been too many new factions forming recently. It was quiet for a while with a new faction popping up occasionally, then suddenly a sharp spike in new factions emerged.

Makes me wonder if there is something going behind the scenes.. or maybe I'm just thinking too much =P

All it takes is time, can't expect miracles and as Ophida mentioned guilds break-up people quit.