I've wondered that since I got here. I don't know that we'll ever get an answer, but I guess there are a few possibilities.
1. It sounds a bit far-fetched, but if everyone started out low-ranked, we might not believe them when they say they'll improve our lives if we rank up. They need the higher-ranks as living proof of that. So, the higher-ranked guests serve as an example of what the lower-ranks could have, as well as a target of envy. They're important to the ecosystem, so they need at least some people to be high-ranked straight from the get-go.
2. With the lower-ranks, they're hoping to induce Stockholm Syndrome, or a competitive spirit. With the higher-ranks, they're trying to instill "gratitude." Someone might feel more inclined to obey you if you give them all sorts of lovely things. Especially if they came from nothing before.
3. They need the ranks to be spread out so that the game seems winnable! Whether or not it actually *is* winnable is a different story, though.
[And then he gets to the trafficking line, and... ergh. He's had that thought before himself a bunch of times, but not what he wants to think about! Especially so close to the holidays!!]
We can talk theories some more later, though. Anyway, see you at the party soon! ๐ฅณ๐๐
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1. It sounds a bit far-fetched, but if everyone started out low-ranked, we might not believe them when they say they'll improve our lives if we rank up. They need the higher-ranks as living proof of that. So, the higher-ranked guests serve as an example of what the lower-ranks could have, as well as a target of envy. They're important to the ecosystem, so they need at least some people to be high-ranked straight from the get-go.
2. With the lower-ranks, they're hoping to induce Stockholm Syndrome, or a competitive spirit. With the higher-ranks, they're trying to instill "gratitude." Someone might feel more inclined to obey you if you give them all sorts of lovely things. Especially if they came from nothing before.
3. They need the ranks to be spread out so that the game seems winnable! Whether or not it actually *is* winnable is a different story, though.
[And then he gets to the trafficking line, and... ergh. He's had that thought before himself a bunch of times, but not what he wants to think about! Especially so close to the holidays!!]
We can talk theories some more later, though. Anyway, see you at the party soon! ๐ฅณ๐๐