By allowing any rank to obtain and wear the arties then wouldn't that just make the game easier because players wouldn't have to keep up with there kill points, and they would instead join factions for the sole purpose of using the artifacts and never go back to fel. They would never have to worry about killing a single person because if what im hearing is correct they would be able to use them at rank 1. I just don't see how this "fixes" or better yet "improves" the faction system. By making it easier to obtain the artifacts meanwhile killing off what little pvp we have left in fel because players won't need to maintain their rank anymore. Not only would this affect the faction system and PvP but it would mess with the economy and value of artifacts as well. I think the route they are going will turn out to be a good one. Sorry just my two cents lol.
Dan, probably you misunderstand his points.
We all propose factions to be open opportunities to everyone and encourage everyone to try the system. We use faction artifacts as a base equipment to further encourage people a beginning step for them to try out this system.
Of course, I wouldn't mind if they limit the artifacts only in Felucca, which is totally fine by me. But trying to ask people to maintain kill points and keep their armour on, isnt really fun, its annoying and a boring job honestly. Thus it is not improving faction fightings.
People who come out in faction to fight nowadays is because of the pvp fun, not because they needed kill points. Gotta get this point straight first.
In order to enhance faction, we gotta focus on the purpose of guarding/controlling towns. Remove that bullcrap 10 hours of boredom guarding and make it a fixed time, every few nights for mass pvp in factions. Then create some additional random events for towns that are under control for EVERY single players to have a test on it, to understand more about factions, and whats good about pvpers. Random events should involve encouragement of participation among (newbies, trammies, crafters, tamers, bards, topnot pvpers, pkers, etc..). Only in this process, faction can be revived and eventually UO can attract more new blood in one day.
To be honest, please hire me as the faction developer to save UO once and for all.
Thank you.
