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AARP Attrition Alternative Retirement Program Description When someone can no longer attend to their character holding a limited role on a regular basis, they may be eligible to enter the AARP to retain their character while also passing the torch of their role to another. Their shinobi is moved to the "retired shinobi" section of their village roster while they are on a sabbatical. AARP characters retain their abilities and can still gain experience and roleplay with others, with a few restrictions that help to maintain the balance of the forums limited roles. -They cannot participate in missions above C rank. They cannot do random scenario missions. -They cannot participate in nuke hunts. -They cannot participate in skirmishes or events with a PVP element involved. AARP characters also have a special right to reclaim their former position if it becomes vacant again before it is reopened to the public. They are to be notified and given a week to make a level one appeal. In the case of multiple AARP characters with the same slot, it is first come first serve among them. This allows members the chance to return to a full-fledged character when they have time to play in the future while still being able to make progress at their own pace in the meantime. It should be noted that AARP does come with the risk that the slot may not reopen if someone holds it long term. Pressuring current slot holders to archive will not be tolerated. Eligible Roles include sages and sa&w holding characters (excluding equipment claims) Optional Function: This system can be used to provide a softer method to opening slots than involuntarily archiving a character and making them unable to interact with the world ever again. I am not touching WHEN this should be used with a ten-foot pole. It could also be something that the staff simply encourages people to do if they are going to be absent on a long-term basis without it being something forced on anyone. Optional Function: This system can be used to provide a means to recruit former players while their limited slot is unavailable. Having an option to continue playing their character without writing out their abilities is likely more compelling for former members, even if they have to wait to get back into player verse player conflicts. Optional Function: This system can allow AARP shinobi of allied countries to appear in events as long as the current holder of the slot gives them the okay. This would allow the AARP character a chance to get in on events sometimes without it throwing off the balance of power. Why AARP?: AARP allows the staff to regulate the rarity of abilities appearing on the world stage while also allowing members to maintain their characters during long periods of absence in a way that does not affect active players.

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The Special Holding Attrition Alternative Retirement Program

Has been put into the staff board to be discussed. This one may take a while to get back out, but we'll get to it.