NR - Re: NR Warlord vs. Tribute

[Leslie Miller]

> My opinion (again, I realize the majority may disagree) is that one 
> of the two events needs to go. 

Tribute is a successful, well attended event;  Warlord has not been 
as successful nor as well attended. It seems pretty clear to me 
which should be kept, and which should be dropped.  

The question becomes, how then do we choose our Warlord and 
champions?

Rotating contests between different events would be an acceptable 
solution to me, as long as these things were advertised well in 
advance, and a fair system of rotation was devised.

However, I would prefer to rethink the way we choose our warlord 
(and structure the northern army, for that matter).  I believe it is 
twice now that the individual who won the title at the summer 
Warlord event ended up being unable to attend the war.   I'm not 
criticizing these individuals, but it does indicate a serious flaw in 
the way we're currently doing things.

I think our Warlord should be chosen at Tribute.  The weather has 
typically been very good.  This close to the event, they will know, 
without a doubt, that they will be attending Gulf Wars.  It is at this 
time of year that the most people will be ready to go in armor.  It is 
this time of year when the individual units will be practicing the 
hardest.  It is this time of year that we will have the most activity 
fighting, and it is this time of year that our best leaders will emerge.

I think we could naturally incorporate the choosing of our Warlord 
into the Tribute war college itself.  

Let the contestants for the position declare themselves (or be 
nominated, perhaps), and let the fighters of the Northern region 
choose who they will fight for.  Depending on the number of 
contenders, we can have a certain number of scenarios and let the 
forces fight it out.  It will be excellent practice for what we're 
learning at the college.  

The objection is that you don't want to choose a warlord two weeks 
before the war.  However, I believe if we use this method, we will be 
choosing our warlord all year long.  I don't believe the warriors of 
the northern region are going to want to follow someone into battle 
who has only been in armor once in the past year.  They're going to 
want to fight for someone they trust, and who they believe will do a 
good job in the position.  That's who they're going to stand behind, 
and chances are, it will be who they've been fighting for (and with) 
all year long anyway.  The individuals who have been organizing 
regional practices and attending regional practices are the ones 
who *should* receive the greatest support come Tribute, if they 
decide to compete for the position.

This way, too, if we have a good warlord one year, they can repeat, 
without the hastle and frustration of having to put together an event 
to choose their successor (let's keep our exceptionally good 
leaders as leaders if we want).  However, it must be understood 
that they are expected to perform the duties of warlord throughout 
the enitre year, ie. organizing regional practices and coordinating 
the war efforts of the region.  

Come on, we already know who is doing the work, and most of us 
have a darned good idea of who our leaders are.  Let's formally pick 
them when the most people who will be following them into battle 
are able to make their choice (ie. most people in armor at Tribute 
war college).

Gunhilda






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