new rank system [reproposal]

[Indrae]

Here's an idea, make architect the prefix. That way it will basically be an honor that is outside of the ranking system bestowed on a select few who genuinely deserve it. Architect shouldn't be something every player should expect to get, and we shouldn't allow it to be that way. As far as the statement that player's will continue to play rank games is concerned, that's not our problem. If they believe that pestering OPs for promotions is the way to go about getting them, then let them. That doesn't mean we have to give them a promotion, and we sure as hell shouldn't base our entire rank system around these people. If people can't respect whatever system we decide to use for ranking, then thy don't deserve a promotion, plain and simple. I don't believe in separate ranks for Honored and Trusted, because quite frankly, we don't need them. If we have a long wait time in between Builder and Honored, people have more time to prove themselves worthy of Honored. Also, no player should ever expect an inevitable promotion to anything other than Builder. Highe ranks should be for those who genuinely deserve them. It isn't our responsibility to appease a type of player we don't want. Our rank system should instead work to weed those people out, so we are left with those we do want.