Combine them, thats cool. but unlock them all for everybody. obviously they hve advantages, they also hve disadvantages, if u join at the beginning let it be known what everybody has chosen. late joiners, it just sucks to be them, (i have said this before) u have to find ways to let people to rank up. u get to a 5 u cant beat the people u have to play against. a 6 is not (usually) gonna beat an 8 an 8 is not gonna beat a 10. there has to be a way to make this player friendly, but let higher ranks still have the privilege of that rank. this is not a crazy rant. its about player retention and building the game. people like njab just want to keep folks from invading his empire.