Taxonomist3 wrote:While that was my question, I also hoped people would realize that suggesting the impossible is not reasonable. I wanted to hear reasonable suggestions... I also was hoping people would realize how foolish their requests of what in cop needs to change sounded and would hopefully help them with our perspective as well as their own.
Well, it is not our responsibility to brainstorm acceptable ideas for CoP to implement. We can only voice our concerns and hope that the leadership can find a way to rectify the problems. You ask us what our problem is with the CoP, and we tell you. You are under no obligation to make any changes, but since you did pose the question, the right thing to do is at least listen to people without belittling them.
While your summary puts a negative view on people's problems with CoP, allow me to re-summarize what I have read in this thread and have come to understand their opinions.
*randomly choosing and destroying those much weaker then you for mere pleasure
*CoP's power allows them to both make and break the rules(rules as in acceptable behavior)
*smugness and ego
*retaliation goes beyond a massing and often consists of a lengthy blockade
*the existance of not only an untouchable alliance, but an untouchable group of alliances consisting of over 250 players is a detrement to the game
*membership in the CoP gives a handful of players a license to be an ass
*CoP are "above the law", can do whatever they want to and often do
*CoP allows it's puny players to attack much large players and threatens you with their full power if you retaliate
Those are the reasons listed within this thread. Obviously, you are under no obligation to consider ANY changes in policy, but hopefully these answer your questions. If you want honest suggestions on what policy changes should and could be put into place that would be fair to everyone including the CoP, that's a much larger task with much more resposibility. I'd recommend setting up a committee to discuss such matters if you really want sensible suggestions.