Many of those dead had that magic number around them, though?

I fail to see what your point is here.

I believe he is suggesting that some of the suspense and excitement are now missing.  Whereas before there was a guess as to the max Bgs you "thought" that person had....now it is more like eh...I know I cannot hit...or yes I finally reached X amount of kills....No real suspense or shock value.

I believe that is what he was trying say?

I get it, but the fact that many have died on both sides that are capped it shows that the guns around are capable of hitting the cap, so the cap itself can't be the issue?

I think just knowing the cap is the biggest issue.

It is indeed Ghandi. The issue is that there is too much known. Because you KNOW that target has an entourage filled to capacity, and you KNOW the relative status of you're own marksmanship wouldn't be able to place a bullet though the crowd and in to your target's head, you don't even try. In the days of yore when things were unknown there was in my opinion more people attempting shots. Not just sitting in the wings hiding behind a veil of protection.

Personally I do not believe the number is outrageous/ridiculous.  Anyone who has accumulated that many BGs deserves to be protected from people who only put a half ass effort into training.  I believe it should and always will be the elite killing the elite.  Like in life the amount of effort you put in on any given goal determines the outcome.

It is indeed Ghandi. The issue is that there is too much known. Because you KNOW that target has an entourage filled to capacity, and you KNOW the relative status of you're own marksmanship wouldn't be able to place a bullet though the crowd and in to your target's head, you don't even try. In the days of yore when things were unknown there was in my opinion more people attempting shots. Not just sitting in the wings hiding behind a veil of protection.

Except for the fact that BGs aren't necessary trained to capacity? There were a lot of "fake" IWPs to throw off a person who thinks like you. The "mystery" is whether or not the guy has trained his bodyguards, and that's something that will never be KNOWN.

Personally I do not believe the number is outrageous/ridiculous.  Anyone who has accumulated that many BGs deserves to be protected from people who only put a half ass effort into training.  I believe it should and always will be the elite killing the elite.  Like in life the amount of effort you put in on any given goal determines the outcome.

I disagree. I'm probably in the minority here, but I think the protection one has shouldn't be based on their bodyguard count. It should be based on who they are, what they contribute, who their friends are, and how they work the political aspect of our world. You keep yourself alive by fostering friendships with some people and eliminating threats. (OOC: If you simply donate and stack yourself or your crew up to IWP, that doesn't take any skill and there's no reason to consider that person "elite" simply because they have a big bank.)

Why not reduce the scale? Instead of having enough bodyguards to prevent anyone without 3 months of solid training to take a shot at you, reduce it to 1 month? The fact is, eventually someone will have the capacity to kill you. Why not just make that capacity smaller, so there isn't so much time invested to get there? 

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I've never understood why the 'goal' is set so many months away. Doesn't make any sense to me. 

Here's an insane idea, shoot the bg's first...

Outkast you bumbling idiot read the thread?

The Reason is quite simple, the gods require it to keep this world running. Without us spending money to maintain all those bgs and donating to the gods, they would not be able to keep up the ability to run this world.

Ghandi, they were stating that the war is going to drag on because of the cap amount..shoot the bg's, alleviate the problem. and I'm the idiot?

Outkast  I wish I had the patience to deal with you right now I just dont.