Capt. Frederick Cox
44th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Doles Brigade
Army of Northern Virginia
State of Georgia
Confederate States of America
Phew, quite a bit there.
I believe that the NBA and NFL has too many variables to be considered viable evidence as to the existence of social pressure in joining a unit. I don't know about the rest of everyone, but I don't get paid more by being in a big unit. For the most part, that's all a bunch of fake drama. People can join or not join whoever they so desire.
Secondly, I DO support people having rank higher than Captain. If you can gather enough men to your flag, go for it. Obviously You'll never need a General in the field, but they may be nice for administrative work if you ever got that many men. I support as high a rank as Colonel, given if a regiment can fill 7 or 8 companies. Of course I know it was historically 10, but 8 would do with the obvious downsizing.
I never said I didn't support a democratic military, though I don't run that way because a unit quickly becomes a clique, with only the most popular, not the most eligible, being voted in for rank. I simply stated that we should not be forced to be a democratic military, just as we don't want to be forced to join a company or regiment. I support the right to choose how an organization is run. If you want to be democratic, fine. If you want to run it as a dictatorship, fine. But don't force anybody to do something they haven't worked for.
On a side note, your use of quotations repeatedly mocks those who HAVE earned a rank. Of course their are 12 year olds running around with Brig Gen in front of their name, but several of us who actually care about what we're doing have put hundreds of hours making our units what they are today.
Now to catch up on the other posts...
To the Colors!
Captain Lance Rawlings
Company K, 38th North Carolina, Pender's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
http://www.warofrightsforum.com/show...lina-Boys-quot
Yeah, but it doesn't have to be official.
Pointless. A server will never hold that many folks.
It's unnecessary.
It becomes a clique when you've got an unelected leadership who are unanswerable to those below them. I think it should be mandatory voting in order to gain official regiment status.
Just because you put x amount of hours into the game doesn't mean you're automatically a better leader than any other Captain who may have less hours but be a vastly more pleasant person and better leader.
Popularity isn't always skill, but your popularity does matter. You're not going to be a popular person if you're a bad leader. Popular people tend to be more socially aware and therefore more effective as leaders.
This is a video game, and while there are definitely great captains out there, any moron can make a unit and recruit some guys on board. I've got personal experience with officer training in the US military and I'll tell you that no one in this game has "earned" anything more than anyone else.
I appreciate those who invest their time into their units, but don't go off thinking that entitles you to anything. Because there is a row of guys behind you just as capable of it.
So if you have contributed as much as you say, then the guys below you will recognize that and vote for you.
It's not about effectiveness, it's about enjoying the game. I think that's what you're missing here. People will vote for leaders that are fun to play with. Who is more "effective" is irrelevant in the context of this game.
Last edited by Frederick; 06-30-2017 at 11:36 PM.
Capt. Frederick Cox
44th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Doles Brigade
Army of Northern Virginia
State of Georgia
Confederate States of America
I don't feel you'd see many regiments being formed due to outside pressure. Take the U.S.S.S Companies for example. There are like 8 of them and almost all from what I gather are led by a different person. There's a very slim chance of them joining together. I think it will mainly make administration easier for people who currently need to be in multiple companies as a captain in order to admin them all.
41st Pennsylvania 1stLt C.O / 41st Ensign.