Node election types

Node election types.

Bürgermeister are chosen through different methods according to the node's type.

• Divine node mayors are elected based on the citizen who earns the most PvE favor with the node.
  • Most of the devotion-oriented tasks are going to be on an individual basis and won't utilize outside support.
• Economic node mayors are elected via a blind-bid auction where the citizen bidding the most money wins. This is a gold sink.
  • The developers are in favor of a public accounting of campaign funds and contributions for mayoral candidates.
• Bürgermeister von militärischen Nodes werden aus Bürgern der Node durch einen gladiatorähnlichen Arenakampf (Last-Man-Standing) ermittelt.
  • Eine Idee, welche derzeit in Erwägung gezogen wird, besteht darin, dass Spieler einen Champion ausbilden können, mit dem sie anstelle ihrer eigentlichen Charaktere in der Arena antreten werden. Diese Champions können mit Ausrüstung und Fähigkeiten via Aufträge versehen werden, sowie mit Materialien und Gold verstärkt.
  • Der Grund für die Champion-Idee ist die Imbalance des 1v1 PvPs im Spiel. Durch den Einsatz von Champions wird der Arenakampf ausgeglichener.
  • Arenakampf ist instanziert, aber das Zuschauen könnte über ein Interface implementiert werden.
  • Der Gewinner eines Kampfes kann das Bürgermeisteramt nicht auf einen anderen Spieler übertragen.
• Wissenschaftliche Noderegierungen werden demokratisch gewählt. Aufzeichnungen darüber, wer für wen gestimmt hat, werden nicht veröffentlicht.

Node elections

Alpha-1 node election user interface.

The village stage is a unique stage because that's when the government system comes online and all other stages past village there will have already been a cadence for the election system and it will follow that cadence, but after the initial village stage is completed there will be a one week period where players have an opportunity to establish citizenship at the village that also provides for the cooldown time that is- that would be present on players leaving another node to participate in in this particular node leveling up. But that after that one week period then there will be a one-week election process and then from that point moving forward will be the one month cadence that the node experiences elections on. – Steven Sharif

Once a node has reached Dorf (Stufe 3) there will be a one week cooldown period before node elections begin.

• This cooldown period allows players to establish citizenship at the village; which may require them to relinquish previous citizenship at another node.
• Following the initial cooldown, there will be a one week election process, then from that point on, elections will follow a monthly cadence.
• Node-Belagerungen may not be declared for 21 days following a node advancing to any stage.
  • This was previously stated to apply only to nodes advancing to Dorf (Stufe 3), not higher stages.

Node elections occur on a monthly basis.

• Election notices will be mailed to the accounts of citizens.
• Only citizens of a node may participate in its elections.
• Only node citizens may be elected mayor.
  • Only one citizenship may be declared per account, per server.
• A king or queen can also become a mayor.

Bürgermeister

Depiction of a mayor.

Mayors have a unique ability to elicit change within the node proper, either through the destruction of certain buildings that have been constructed previously, because there's a limited number of slots that buildings can be constructed within, or the kickoff of additional projects, or the certain types of policies that can be enacted, like... the changing of a tax rate. They all have a unified source of energy requirement and the energy requirement is a mandate. – Steven Sharif

Bürgermeister are chosen through different election methods according to the node's type.

• Only node citizens may be elected mayor.
  • Only one citizenship may be declared per account, per server.

• Previous mayors won't have any special system driven bonuses to help them get reelected.

• Könige und Königinnen can also become a mayors.

• Mayoral leadership powers are granted via the use of mandates.

• Players will be able to view a historical listing of mayors of a node.

Node politics

Innerhalb der Node wird es keine Bürgerkriegsmechanik geben, aber es wird Spielraum für interne politische Konflikte geben; wie die Untergrabung der derzeitigen Führung und die Störung des Handels.

• Die einzige Möglichkeit, einen gewählten Bürgermeister vor Ablauf seiner Amtszeit zu entfernen, besteht darin, die Node zu zerstören.

Wir möchten, dass die Konsequenzen eine Rolle spielen, und wenn diese Person gewählt wurde, müsst ihr mit den Mitteln der Mechanik arbeiten, um sie abzuwählen. – Steven Sharif

Siehe auch

• Node elections
• Bürgermeister
• Arten von Nodes