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New Feature - Family Merger

New Feature - Family Merger

A don can now ask another don to fold their family into one.

Family Merge is the new intended way for merges to happen - doing so provides you a 50% reimbursement on any remaining funds in the treasury and 50% reimbursement for any upgrade costs, this reimbursement automatically lands to the receiving family of the mergers treasury. This does not land in any ones bank.

How it plays out:

  • The Ask: Don A goes to Family HQ > Merger, picks a family from the list - adds a note and sends it.
  • The Answer: Don B accepts or declines. Declining does nothing - approval isn't set in stone until further steps are complete.
  • The Cut: If Don B accepted, a list is then presented of the roster. You then select who to include in the merge. Filters provided for activity or minimum level.
  • The Signature: Don A is presented the list after it is sent, where they can accept or decline. 
  • The Merge: Don B's family stops existing. Everyone on the list joins the family as associates where Don A can then assign rank changes afterwards. The 50% reimbursement for treasury & family upgrades lands automatically to the new family treasury.
  • If a merge request is not accepted/declined within 72 hours, it is automatically cancelled.
  • Any members not included in the merge will no longer have a family.

As we begin to plan and branch out into more Family/PvP/Co-op content in the near future, we felt this feature was a must - giving you this flexibility over time that allows your investment losses to be minimised if you decide to initiate a merge in future.


~Rułer

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