The question posed in the title is rhetorical since I know there is nothing wrong with not wanting to be a leader. Although great leaders need many fine attributes to accomplish their leadership role, it is also true that it is great followers that help make great leaders. Uncontrollable followers make their leaders failures no matter how great the leader is. I am a great follower and although I have lead in other games and in RL it is not my purpose in WAR to become a leader.
When I create a character I do so with feeling and with purpose. I have an idea of who this character is when I am generating them from the way they will look to the attitude they will have in the game. I am a role player and I create a persona which each of my characters will have and each one is different.
Whurja is the little engineer that could....she will protect the rear of a unit in retreat or in advance. She will guard postern doors, battle field objectives, or the healers at the rear of a fight. Let her use her gadjets, mines, turrets, and sniping abilities and she is in heaven.
Rayvyn is the rascal that will take off to infiltrate a postern door or the rear lines of an enemy to put them in disaray and confusion. She is the one willing to run up the stairs and lay down in the lord's room to give an accurate enemy count. She has no fear of death as it is as much a part of her as loading her pistol or sharpening her blade. She is Clint Eastwood from "The Outlaw Josie Wells" where she feels she does more good taking the fight to the enemy rather than standing on a wall shooting from afar.
Morigana is a wizard who will gladly advise the leader and obey his/her every order yet stand defiantly on the parapet while casting fire down upon the enemy. Her only true desire is to burn as many Destro as she can whether it be standing in the front lines to draw their ire or at the rear for better control. She lets the flow of battle dictate the flow of her flames. She holds the belief that the good of the many far outweighs the need of the one. So if she can take 5 destro down with her she will gladly stike the match to light the funeral pyre.
Boudika is the protector of the wizards and the healers just as her lion protects her. Let an enemy pick on a cloth wearer and she will do all in her power to seperate their head from their body.
She will also gladly leap into the midst of the enemy to disrupt them and cause mass confusion since she is as wild and untamed as the beast that runs by her side.
These are my personas and none of them wish to lead a WB. Lead a small combat group into a keep or to infiltrate the enemy lines - that is pure heaven - lead a WB - not really in the cards.
What does this mean in the bigger scheme of Gaiscioch? I will probably never progress past where I am this day as far as rank in the guild. I won't seek out valor points by leading WB's since this isn't whom I chose to be within the game.
I see and hear that we have many fine leaders already along with many coming up in the ranks and I chose to be a follower since all great leaders need great followers. I am o.k. with this and am quite happy in this role. I would suggest that the powers-that-be may want to consider another ladder for those of us to climb that just wish to follow. The ladder you have now will create great leaders but there can logically only be so many great leaders within the guild.
I would be just as happy to be a royal guard, clan scout, or camp cook without the "leader" expectations or that ladder to climb.
Just some thoughts.....safe journ....my blade is yours....I am Gaiscioch!
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