[MR] WoW points

[Duane Moore]

The profundity of war points does seem to make it 'unwinable' to the visiting team, at least from the outside, but that is always how I feel when the fighting (armoured, fencing, archery/TW, youth) points are outnumbered by non-fighting points. 

Remember the Gulf Wars “Shopping Point”? What a complete joke. 

My thanks to Duke Logan for bringing this up. This has bugged a number of folks on the outside for some time and it’s nice to bring the discussion out into the light. 

I also don't care who 'wins' a given war, but going into it when the odds seem stacked does sorta leave a bad taste in your mouth, and lessen the chance that folks will return year after year if they feel like they never have a shot at 'Winning'. 

Vivats to the staff of the event btw! Ya'll did a great job. The camping lay outs and roads were very nice. 

Now if only people could remember common courtesy and not walk and drive though the middle of people's camps at all times of the day and night, and if people on site could keep their dogs from barking incessantly at all hours this would be a damn near perfect event. :-) 

Sir Bryce de Byram,OL,OP (Duane M. Moore) 300%Peer-Evil
Baron Caer Mear


--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Carolyn Cox <thefarseeing at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Carolyn Cox <thefarseeing at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [MR] WoW points
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 1:00 PM
> I must say that I'm in agreement with
> His Grace Logan concerning some of the war points awarded at
> WoW.  I was thinking this as I read over Lady Gisela's
> report before I ever got to Duke Logan's missive.  I
> had the pleasure of serving the barons of Black Diamond for
> many years during which time I had a very close relationship
> with Sacred Stone.  I have had the pleasure of serving
> the barons of Sacred Stone for nearly four years now. 
> I tell this to establish that I love both baronies dearly
> but my loyalty now belongs to Sacred Stone.  Still, I
> feel that awarding war points for attendance, volunteering,
> and class attendance seems unfair when the war is always
> held in the lands of Sacred Stone and the hosting barony is
> much larger.  I'm sure the intention was to give
> everyone a chance to participate in the war, but these war
> points just don't seem right to me  It is the
> responsibility of the hosting barony to create as even a
> playing field as possible.  Just something to consid
>  er for the next War of the Wings.  In service, 
> Averey the Far Seeing
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