If players aren't from an esteemed faction, they should have absolutely no say in anything that has to influence PvP/Gears
I see threads posted almost daily by people and it's invaded by hordes of randoms from overseers, and a plethora of other factions that couldn't beat me in a 5v1 even if they were full buffed
This is a "PvE" server
Let the big boy's handle the PvP