I'd have to be a Officer,because iv'e worked my ass off to come as far as I have in NW and i cant wait to lead in this!
How many rankers do we have per officer at the moment? Two?
We have far too many people that want to be an officer nowadays. Personally I think a lot of people have the wrong idea behind being an officer. Everyone wants to be an officer because it is a high, fancy rank that you can show off to others. You are not an officer so that the rankers can praise you and stroke your ego. Officers and NCOs are there to make sure events go smoothly and the players under them have a fun time playing the game. I've spent more time as an officer or an NCO than I ever did as a ranker and to me the best moments where when others respected me for helping them enjoying the game, teaching new things and having a laugh during events because we all died horribly to a well placed cannonball.
Not necessarily. Even though there are probably a lot of people that go officer just because they want to show off and have a fancy uniform, there are others out there (like me) that actually want to be officer because they enjoy what an officer has to do. Personally, I have always enjoyed taking a position where I have various responsibilities in a community (moderator, administrator, w/e), so being an officer is something I want to do. Not because I want to have a nice uniform, but because I enjoy leading. But I understand what you mean though, not everyone is like me, and not everyone wants to be an officer "for the right reasons."