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Let's Talk Realignment: USA Edition

Started by Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP, April 24, 2024, 10:37:04 AM

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Glüc da Dhi S.H.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on April 28, 2024, 02:38:19 PMThe intent was to also rebalance catchment areas elsewhere, which would likely result (should result) in VD's catchment area gaining nations (and thus potential immigrants). This is just step one of that process.
Ok, but why?

I understand catchment areas need to be balanced on a global scale. I don't understand why they would need to be balanced for any one specific country, as long as there is still balance overall. If anything I think the differing catchment areas is part of what makes provinces have their own unique identity. Giving all provinces an equal share of us catchment area would just make provinces more the same.

In the case of Cézembre, it being the only European province is a big part of our history. It makes sense to combine that with a relatively large European catchment area even if that means not having much catchment area elsewhere.
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Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on April 28, 2024, 05:00:07 PMOk, but why?

I understand catchment areas need to be balanced on a global scale. I don't understand why they would need to be balanced for any one specific country, as long as there is still balance overall. If anything I think the differing catchment areas is part of what makes provinces have their own unique identity. Giving all provinces an equal share of us catchment area would just make provinces more the same.

In the case of Cézembre, it being the only European province is a big part of our history. It makes sense to combine that with a relatively large European catchment area even if that means not having much catchment area elsewhere.

At most, there would appear to be three provinces that have "their own unique identity":
  • Benito has the Cjovani, though obviously not all Benitians are Cjovani (I can't claim to be, for example).
  • Fiova has the reviensadeirs.
  • Cézembre is, as you say, "the European province".

Of these, only Cézembre's identity would appear to be based on geography. So if it makes sense to you to remove Cézembre from the US-specific catchment map, we can look at doing so. I've attached a sample of what that could look like below. (In the tables to compare different options, it's "Realignment D".)

To the more general point of "why try to balance catchment areas in general", as already covered above, catchment areas generally need refreshing from time to time to rebalance things and try to get new blood in to provinces that need it.
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Zilect Uómbat Firă

Maybe there should be a redistricting commission created to look into how to best redraw the catchment areas

Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP

Quote from: Zilect Uómbat Firă on April 30, 2024, 04:59:46 PMMaybe there should be a redistricting commission created to look into how to best redraw the catchment areas
I'm not opposed to this idea in principle, but I think it's best we also don't overcomplicate the process or add too much red tape to it.
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