Sounds like a good idea. Only allow GMs of guilds to see the Secrets Forum. They can post a post in their guild forums just saying that they would like a good turnout for RvR on xxxxxx date. It might say to any potential crossrealmer that we're up to something on xxxxxx date, but they won't know what.Lairiodd wrote:What about if we changed the permission system + forum arrangement to the same as we do the guild/alliance forums.
It could be something like:
GM forum - one (or 2) members of each alliance is set as group leader and also one person to represent independent guilds
Access is only to be granted to GM/officer level players.
This requires an in-game confirm. (confirm the prydwen.net account matches the game account and also that the person is in fact a GM)
Private forum - same as current secrets forum
(same group leaders as above)
Anyone who is a current player of any guild is entitled to access.
Every 2-3 months, we could post in the GM section asking if it would be a reasonable time to do a clear. We could then reset the usergroups. If there was something planned, we could delay by a week or so or something.
Alternatively, we could just use the current usergroups as permissions. Anyone who has access to an alliance GM forum shall have access to the realm GM forum. Also, we could add an independent GM usergroup that is cleared every so often.
Similarily, anyone who has access to any guild forum on this board, would get access to the private realm boards (would need to be careful we only include hib guilds).
In the 2nd case, we would need the group leaders of the various usergroups to keep their usergroups up to date. Also, there is a problem that guilds would want to give people who play 2 realms access to their guild forums.
I do play 2 realms (alb/excal and hib/pryd) and last night I was on alb/excal doing ML8 grp steps with my guild there. The first thing I knew about Hibs up to anything last night was a shout over /as saying massive Hib Tree at Ren, shortly followed by "make that 2 massive hib trees". U hadn't cut port and altho it was a bold move it was doomed tbh. Any sniffing around keeps with relics in them will provoke a response, so still allowing port there meant u was gonna get zerged there.
I do admit that crossrealming is a big issue since cluster. The majority of ppl that play 2 realms can seperate and keep confidential any information about any RvR plans that either realm has, but there are a small percentage to which the mighty realm point is more important than any sense of realm or guild loyalty. Personally I would never dream of devulging any rvr plans about 1 realm I play to the other but there are ppl who would, so some form of increased security around the planning of realm rvr events is needed, just to be on the safe side.
