there is a private list system going on at AC in OOT?

[Donkey Hotay]

Originally Posted by Donkey Hotay [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why does the camp holder get to determine who is next, anyways?

Originally Posted by azeth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They don't. They need to list people in the order in which they inquire.

That's not what the quoted GM ruling says at all. It says the camp holder may keep his choice secret until directly asked if the inquirer may be next and then has to declare his choice for whom is next in line.

So, I repeat to the forum: why does the camp holder choose who is next?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Donkey Hotay [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's not what the quoted GM ruling says at all. It says the camp holder may keep his choice secret until directly asked if the inquirer may be next and then has to declare his choice for whom is next in line.

So, I repeat to the forum: why does the camp holder choose who is next?

The short answer is, because our free game has volunteer GMs. They try to be as minimal as possible about making new rules, because they have limited capacity, and every new rule they make is one they have to enforce (at the cost of having less time to do all their other GM stuff).

It's not that they're for letting the person at the top of the list decide ... it's that they're against setting up a system they have to maintain (at least until the dev team gives them a /list that doesn't require manual oversight).