Step 1
Basic alliances that are coming this august we would like to share the plans and ideas for new improved RvR.
Step 2
Changes to port battles are briefly described in this post
http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/14816-update-on-the-port-battle-set-up
Ports
Ports will change: Map will split into regions with regional capitals.
Nations will conquer regions (not individual ports)
This will also help a lot in hostility generation and will open road for significant tra
I was talking about identity not "being a National".
I think the path to any Nation should remain open at any stage of the Season. How hard it is to take the path is left undetermined for now.
For Pirates the path was easy for example, just attack your own Nation.
The path to any Nation is still open in that regard and you do not lose any assets, just BPs. It lies outside of the game, if you would call it that.
Picture the options a player has as the Zerg approaches. I see them