But why are areas "how new immortals cut their teeth"? Seems to me that, considering areas aren't really a -need- right now, there might be more efficient ways of bringing new Imms along.

What's the risk to allowing them to actively manage the cabal a little earlier? Or even a religion for that matter? As long as you vet them prior to them joining the staff, and keep at least a decent eye on them early on I don't see much risk. Worst case, maybe a poor leader gets picked or a trash paladin gets tatted. So what? Those are easily correctable. More likely result? Cabals other than Tribunal get some love and the playerbase stops congregating in the Spire.

It just seems like the current system is outdated and only in place because that's how it's always been. Status quo is rarely, if ever, valid justification for a process.

Just a thought.



I do want to say, I really do appreciate this type of status update. From an outside perspective, CF really looks leader-less and direction-less lately even if we know that isn't actually the case. More communication on the way ahead definitely helps clear that up. Hopefully this becomes a regular thing.