They won't all work out like that, but for those that do it should prevent the worst of the situations like Acidia. The thing is I don't really know people all that well on the other families to know if they would follow what they commit to when push comes to shove because maybe someone important is playing for the Family one time versus another. But so far I haven't seen a single reason for any of us to be not working together as a whole group rather than going solo versus the other seven Families for survival gambles.
In theory, if every Family would agree to a list 1-7 of the other families so that no Family is ever ranked the same for more than one Family, there would be a very streamlined way of knowing how to prioritize things for situations like this to minimize impact to everyone involved if that's a possible outcome.
Example. For Disorder, out of the other 7 Families, Sirens are ranked number two in their list. Likewise, Disorder would be number two for the Sirens. For the other six families, Sirens and Disorder can't be ranked #2 in their lists.
If you rank it correctly, then however anyone is split up to play in the future it should follow the same priority that everyone is aware of. Even if it can't handle all the scenarios or get everyone out free of harm, if everyone agrees, it's a lot easier to know what's coming than be guessing and thinking other Families have a vendetta against another or whatnot. I firmly believe that the paranoia these situations cause is the part of the game for these producers.
But, again... it's very simple and logical. It disregards emotions and things like people panicking or having trouble calling the shots on things like this. I don't know if everyone can be trusted to follow when push comes to shove currently. We've only been together just under a month at longest, so it may not yet be the right time for people to see a reason to follow when they think they might be able to get something safer for their Family. This move guarantees equality for everyone, but not ultimate safety unless everything cancels out. I guess the only relief is if it doesn't cancel our it's mutually assured destruction for both Families involved. Neither can point the finger at the other.
Still... if we all trusted each other to want to get out of here with us all in as good condition as possible, that would make things less stressful in the moment.
It's just once strategy for one type of game that can bleed into a few others in a way, but... I think the key is the trust. Once we reach that level of trust between each other we'll be getting somewhere. Until then, the producers definitely have us at their mercy. The game has sowed concern and distrust even among those who managed to get off lightly.
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In theory, if every Family would agree to a list 1-7 of the other families so that no Family is ever ranked the same for more than one Family, there would be a very streamlined way of knowing how to prioritize things for situations like this to minimize impact to everyone involved if that's a possible outcome.
Example. For Disorder, out of the other 7 Families, Sirens are ranked number two in their list. Likewise, Disorder would be number two for the Sirens. For the other six families, Sirens and Disorder can't be ranked #2 in their lists.
If you rank it correctly, then however anyone is split up to play in the future it should follow the same priority that everyone is aware of. Even if it can't handle all the scenarios or get everyone out free of harm, if everyone agrees, it's a lot easier to know what's coming than be guessing and thinking other Families have a vendetta against another or whatnot. I firmly believe that the paranoia these situations cause is the part of the game for these producers.
But, again... it's very simple and logical. It disregards emotions and things like people panicking or having trouble calling the shots on things like this. I don't know if everyone can be trusted to follow when push comes to shove currently. We've only been together just under a month at longest, so it may not yet be the right time for people to see a reason to follow when they think they might be able to get something safer for their Family. This move guarantees equality for everyone, but not ultimate safety unless everything cancels out. I guess the only relief is if it doesn't cancel our it's mutually assured destruction for both Families involved. Neither can point the finger at the other.
Still... if we all trusted each other to want to get out of here with us all in as good condition as possible, that would make things less stressful in the moment.
It's just once strategy for one type of game that can bleed into a few others in a way, but... I think the key is the trust. Once we reach that level of trust between each other we'll be getting somewhere. Until then, the producers definitely have us at their mercy. The game has sowed concern and distrust even among those who managed to get off lightly.