Talk:Chats/Faction and Apostate Status
So to be upfront: I am no fan of the Faction System.
"Apostate Kicks"
In Kush, the policy of the current Elders is to kick any "apostate" level player. At the current state of the game apostate status is gained only by teaching a tech to another faction. More than 12 "alts" have been kicked so far and the prevailing view is that these 12 are only "Technology Spys" created solely for the purpose of obtaining Kush based techs and passing them to non-Kush faction players.
It is unknown what status an "former apostate" has with their potential new faction (2 possible: HY and MW) if they bring in new techs. Is this a major "coup" for the player or if it has no status value in the system
- It would be entirely within the PVP/RVR concept to have a "spy" become the "hero" for gaining valuable information from the other team.
The method of 'finding' these offending players is to scan and data mine the "regional reporter" tab to watch for promotions and demotions. Then a quick /info on the demoted players name to check their account status and if active then they are summarily kicked.
"Involuntary Promotion"
Assisting in any activity that gives the message "you have helped your faction" will add n-points to an invisible bucket. Once you hit the "promotion threshold" you will be promoted even if you are not "participating" in the faction game. Donating directly to a technology will add points.
It appears that it doesn't take too many donations to get the promotion. Even small donations of 1-5 boards will do it over time.
The only way to get "un promoted" is to not donate anything until the next "faction report card" is published and you will be marked as "demoted". This of course will invite all and sundry to check your /info looking for a reason to kick you from the region. Elders are not restricted to kicking apostates only. It is only by Elder affirmations that they won't kick demoted/initiate players or players that just irritate them.
There is currently no method of "declining promotion" as mentioned in the chat.
May 2018