After much deliberation, planning, and debating "what if?" scenarios, I am proud to announce a long-awaited and much anticipated restructuring of our Legacy ranking system!

Taking a leap forward in this endeavor was difficult given our tumultuous history and our currently calm waters, but it had to be done; It's time for some change. So, leapfrogging forward from the great discussion that's been taking place in the http://ffxivlegacy.com/forum/posts/55cbd740002aa8212b8e9fa1 thread, here are the changes being implemented:

New Ranks

• Legacy Leader
• Legacy Officer
• Legacy Recruiter
• Mansion Decorator
• Raid Leader
• Raider (guru)
• Raider
• Crafter (guru)
• Crafter
• Gatherer (guru)
• Gatherer
• Loyal Lynx
• BAMF Bengal
• Kitten

(names can, and probably will, be changed as needed to kitty-fy things, within reason, but these names denote intent of the role)


We will have one FC leader and eight Officers, thereby avoiding any potential "tie-vote" scenarios. Officers have full, unencumbered permissions in the FC, inasmuch as the game will allow.

We will have up to 6 full-time active Legacy Recruiters who're working to find people who need a strong, solid place to call home. Recruiters have the ability to invite people, approve applications, etc, but not to dismiss people from the FC.

We will have up to four Mansion Decorators who are responsible for the visual curbside and interior appeal of our glorious Crib. As with all great design, there will be fighting about placements, colors, and "feel", but fighting about "items that have disappeared", etc will not be tolerated.

We will have Raid leaders, Raiders, Crafters, and Gatherers! If you're already a Loyal Lynx and are confident enough in your chosen profession to have reached a level of professional maturity and excellence, you may discretely request to be elevated to the rank of 'guru'. In voluntarily choosing this role, you ascribe to yourself the burden of being sought after by others for advice, improvement assistance, coaching, etc, as much as you are able to provide. A guru will be sought, a guru will be questioned, and a guru will be pulled upon for assistance. Do not take this position lightly, but do not shirk from it either, for if you are truly a guru, you will know it inside yourself.

We will have Loyalists! Ahem, Loyal Lynx! If you've been in the FC for three months or longer, and you have submitted an application on the website (submission date does not necessarily dictate FC membership duration; we've been an FC far longer than we've have this current website) you may request to become a Loyal Lynx.

We have BAMF Bengals, who've had their website application approved and who've been in Legacy for two weeks (14 days). Bengals are an elevated status from Kittens.

We have Kittens, who have been accepted into the FC, but who either haven't yet been here for two weeks or who haven't submitted a website application.


Role Permissions And Such

Kittens have the smallest set of permissions. Mostly because if we give them more perms, one bad kitty invariably steals all the milk and runs away from the FC house mewing maniacally.

BAMF Bengals have more permissions than Kittens, inasmuch as they have full access to Tab1 of the FC Chest, access to participate in the Primals training-to-kill program, and to the gardens and the stables.

Loyal Lynx have all the permissions of the Bengals, such as gardening, chocobo stables, etc, and some more FC Chest access, as well as some workshop and airship stuff.

Crafters, Gatherers, and Raiders have pretty much the same set of permissions as the Lynx do, only because there's not much else to turn on at this point.

Mansion Decorators have the same set of permissions as everything thus far, with the addition of interior and exterior furnishing placement & removal. This role is not given lightly, and is easily removed, because we have many rare, valuable, and virtually irreplaceable items in our mansion which have been lovingly gathered and crafted by our current and former members.

Legacy Recruiters have everything that a Lynx does, with the addition of FC invitation priveledges.

FC Officers and the FC Leader share the same set of full permissions.

excellently written stark.

I personally request we name either you or the officers
Abyssinian
known as the smartest breed of cat….and it just sounds awesome.

As most know if you are a crafter or gatherer guru, I want to touch up on what it means to be a raider guru.

a raider guru is someone with at least 2 kills in current high level raids. who not only can offer working strats and tactic advice, but someone other teams when looking for a sub can know they rely on.

please note that guru ranks for all categories are not a permanent position. as new content rolls out and you need to gear up crafters/gatherers/kill content to re earn your supreme rank.

its a honorable rank. and a proud title to hold onto yourself if you are willing to aid others (:

I dig it! and looking forward to the changes.