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Thread: What makes a good Alliance Host.

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    Default What makes a good Alliance Host.

    Before talking about the subject, I would like to say something slightly off topic... Is it just me, or do women make the best evony alliance hosts? All my favorite alliance have been run by women, and all the worst ones were run by men... I don't know why that is, but i only just noticed it. LoL! I would rather have a male boss at work instead of a female one, but I would rather have a female alliance host than a male one... Haha! LoL! Maybe it's just me...

    Anyways... back to the topic.

    A host works for his/her members, and not for his/her own agenda. Therefore, a dictator host will either lose members, or lose sanity. :P Control freaks make the worst hosts

    To hold the alliance together, the host needs people who closely support them. So it would be preferential if the host already knows and trusts the members he chooses as VH and presb. Skype chat rooms are always helpful, because it can help bond players together, so it's not just evony that keeps them interested in eachother's wellbeing.

    One member, and one member only should be left to deal with diplomacy. And likewise, one member and one member only should each receive the delegated responsibilities of recruiting, and war. The host serves merely as a figurehead and reference point.

    Of course, everyone mistakes, and this includes hosts. They must be given the benefit of the doubt, but also messaged with issues... not gossiped about privately. Above all, the game must be played with a fun attitude... taking it too seriously never does anyone any good. Even if you are dropping $1000 on the server, playing the game as if you enjoy it and want other too as well, is going to get you a lot further with other people than if you seek to dominate everyone and everything that moves.

    Oh, and before I forget, positions of leadership are earned, not demanded.

    P.S. Sorry about the rambling... I've had way too much "V" energy drink tonight, so organizing my thought train to make any sense was a little more than difficult. LoL!


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    lol i dont think gender doesnt really matter... but the one thing a host needs is leadership skill... i know people that created a great alliance on their first server ever... they didnt really know what the ropes of evony were but he ran the alliance very well organized.. of course evony experience can not hurt either... the best host is one who really doesnt want it but his peers want him to have it... just a thought there for yah

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    I have a friend that swears that women make the worst hosts, because they too often let emotions rule them. I have a hard time arguing that since I am female and have rage quit both skype rooms and alliances more times than I'm comfortable admitting. On the other hand, it was the idiocy of a male player that usually set me off.

    That being said, I have had some horrible hosts and excellent hosts in the time I've played this game, and in my experience gender didn't really make a difference - I've seen good and bad from both.

    The best host is a good delegator, a great communicator, and an excellent leader. People WANT to follow him/her in whatever direction the host chooses to lead. My favorite host ever was on na33, and he organized some incredible state invasions that really established our alliance as THE dominant force on our server. It was a pleasure and privilege to fight along side him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NottyMe View Post
    I have a friend that swears that women make the worst hosts, because they too often let emotions rule them. I have a hard time arguing that since I am female and have rage quit both skype rooms and alliances more times than I'm comfortable admitting. On the other hand, it was the idiocy of a male player that usually set me off.

    That being said, I have had some horrible hosts and excellent hosts in the time I've played this game, and in my experience gender didn't really make a difference - I've seen good and bad from both.

    The best host is a good delegator, a great communicator, and an excellent leader. People WANT to follow him/her in whatever direction the host chooses to lead. My favorite host ever was on na33, and he organized some incredible state invasions that really established our alliance as THE dominant force on our server. It was a pleasure and privilege to fight along side him.
    But your host also had the two best VHs any alliance had ever seen. Sometimes other leaders make the main leader look even better...


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    The only thing the host should really do is diplomacy and calling the big shots. Everything else should be left to the VHs.

    In my experience, male hosts have been better for me. Then again, the best and pretty much only host I had was a guy. Also, a hosts greatest strengths are his/her VHs. If the host is left to do everything then its just too much and it becomes a mess.

    Theres another thread like this somewhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I'm The Wreck of You View Post
    But your host also had the two best VHs any alliance had ever seen. Sometimes other leaders make the main leader look even better...
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    i personally think men are better host. this is because females take to much power in each alliance while the male is lazy and let's others do all the work this is my experiences. might be different for everyone. i also think that most vh run alliance not host for some reason.

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    Gender has very little to do with determining a good host. There are many more important factors than just that. However, having women recruiting tends to fare better for obvious reasons...
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    Quote Originally Posted by I'm The Wreck of You View Post
    But your host also had the two best VHs any alliance had ever seen. Sometimes other leaders make the main leader look even better...
    This is so true!

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