Court Rank
Court Rank
Being of any rank except Peasant, will let you into the castle and court without facing the guards. One of the most important things that you can do for your clan is to raise your rank as highly as possible. Advancing in rank is completely dependent on your character's favor, which can only be increased through participating in various Royal Court activities. There are 16 different ranks in the game and the following chart lists the amount of clan power that each rank provides as well as the amount of favor that is necessary to gain that rank:
| Male Rank | Female Rank | Rank Value | Favor Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peasant | Peasant | 0 | 0 favor |
| Squire | Lady | 1 | 100 favor |
| Knight | Dame | 2 | 300 favor |
| Captain | Amazon | 3 | 600 favor |
| Baron | Baroness | 4 | 1,000 favor |
| Count | Countess | 5 | 1,500 favor |
| Viscount | Comtessa | 6 | 2,100 favor |
| Marquis | Marquessa | 7 | 2,800 favor |
| Earl | Earl | 8 | 3,600 favor |
| Duke | Duchess | 9 | 4,500 favor |
| Prince | Princess | 10 | 5,500 favor |
| Viceroy | Viceroy | 11 | 6,600 favor |
| Regent | Regent | 12 | 7,800 favor |
| Seneschal | Seneschal | 13 | 9,100 favor |
| King | Queen | 14 | 10,500 favor |
| Emperor | Empress | 15 | 12,000 favor |
- Power Contribution to the Clan
- As stated earlier, gaining rank is very important if your character is associated with a clan. Part of being in a clan may involve the temporary sacrifice of the individual achievement that comes with questing in favor of spending time in the Royal Court to maintain or advance in rank; thus helping the clan gain power and advance on the lists as well as obtain more clan powers.
The exact amount of power that a character contributes to his or her clan can be calculated by the following formula: ((Hero's Level/8) + Rank Value)*10. For example, a level 24 Duke will contribute ((24/8) + 9)*10 = 120 power points to his clan.
- Maintaining Favor
- As soon as you log in every day, 1% of your character's favor is lost. Characters who have an amount of favor in excess of 10,500 will suffer a larger loss of 5% instead. For this reason alone, regular participation in Royal Court activities is necessary in order to maintain or raise your rank.
- Mingling vs. Gaming
- Mingling has almost always been heralded as the most effective way of gaining rank, and while it is certainly the safest way of ranking up, Gaming may be a better alternative for characters who have at least 150 guts. Dicing, on the other hand, is never an ideal way of ranking up since you can only gain favor if you lose; your favor decreases when you win.
- Demotion
- Your character will be demoted to the rank of Squire if your favor falls below half the amount of favor that was necessary to advance to your rank in the first place. For example, a Seneschal will be demoted to a Squire if he or she ever dips below 4,550 favor. If your character's favor has dropped to such a low level (down to 2/3 of what is required of your rank) that he or she is in danger of being demoted, the Queen will inform you that she has been missing your company
- Ranking Bonuses
- Raising your rank will allow you to receive more marks at the start of the next day if you have rented a Room or a Suite.
- Raising your rank will affect the rewards from the Wheel of Fortune - higher rank will allow better rewards to appear.
- Losing Standing
- Keep in mind that the amount of power that your character offers to his or her clan is not permanent. All clan standing will be temporarily lost if your character doesn't log in at least once every 2 weeks.