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I’m troubled by what I am seeing with the Pax Gaming organization. It seems unfair to give them two settlements as they are one “guild.” And what I’m seeing in their public forms, does not give credit to them being separate organizations. What I see is a majority of Golgotha’s applicants come from Aeternum and Fidelus, judging by their own rosters, unless those are not kept up to date.
In Ryan’s statement, The three winners were explicitly asked not to participate in the 2nd land rush. At very least, every new Pax member that plans to live in Aeternum, should only vote for Aeternum. From what I can tell, the other two winners are doing exactly this.
This is from the announcement Ryan Made:
The last question we got involves members of a winning Phase I guild who did not vote in the Phase I poll. Technically, these people are free to participate in the Phase II promotion by affiliating themselves with another guild. The temptation to use this exception as a way to create a shadow guild to snag two (or more) spots in the Land Rush will be high, and we strongly urge you not to do so. If you don't plan to play as a member of another guild, we'd ask that you just not participate in Phase II of the land rush.
This is a quote from Pax’s own public forums, from a Pax staff member:
I believe if you have not voted in the first Land Rush for Aeternum, the plan would be to have you vote for Golgotha so as to help that division procure the settlement spot it desires.
This was among other statements instructing members of Pax that did not vote in the first landrush, to apply for Golgotha.
And Lee’s later statement about voting for the guild you want to win, was directed at unaffiliated players. Not a tool for large organizations to influence the competition. Which also goes against what Ryan said in the bolded section above.
Is Pax Golgotha a separate guild and should they get a settlement?
No, Pax is one “guild” for the purpose of this competition. If the organization has a singular leader, they are one guild. If Golgotha and Aeternum had completely separate relationships, and no single entity could dictate change, they would be two separate guilds. Also they all use a “Pax” prefix here, which gives more support to them being one guild.
While what they are doing does not break the “don't switch your vote if you won in Phase 1” rule, it goes against the spirit of the competition. Pax should not be able to take another slot, it is unfair to the guild that comes in 31st place.
While Goblinworks is at fault for not organizing or explaining the first Land Rush well, Golgotha joined Pax and gave them their votes. They decided to join Pax instead of going for their own settlement, I do not see them as being entitled to go for a settlement now. The Second Land Rush should not be treated as a second chance. They made their decision, they should stick with it.