First of all, the economy you suggest is the basis of communism. You can't deny that. Did I ever say that communism was bad? No. I said ideally it's the best form of government. I did, however, point out that it just doesn't work. So how am I giving it a bad name? I'm classifying it as what it is and using that to tell you why it won't work but I'm not saying it's bad. The only reason I put down this plan is because it's unrealistic.

You talk about the trade of supplies between nations. For this to work you'd have to completely eliminate the Auction House. You can get anything at the AH no matter what nation you're in. That makes it completely unnecessary to travel to another nation just to get the supplies.

I think you also grossly over-estimate the importance of the rivalry between nations. You say that by having the colored linkshells you would be able to recognize your "enemies." The only time you ever have enemies from other nations is when you join Ballista. You work together with everyone no matter what nation. Sure, it's convient to control an area, and it's cool to have the occasional expeditionary force to take control of a region, but it's hardly necessary or vital to the game.

As far as unifying the cities through your linkshells, dude, that's not what linkshells are for. They're there for smaller communities of people you trust and intend to play with. I can't imagine very many people would want a linkshell that's for everyone from a certain nation. It would get far too chaotic. Linkshells are hard enough to maintain when they're even relatively small groups.

Another thing, Square Enix isn't going to change the game for this little pet project of yours. They're not going to make the lack of control in a region any more detrimental than it already is, which isn't very much.

I suppose I'm done arguing with you now. It's pointless anyway. I know it isn't going to work, so I'm not going to bother to try and prove that to you any more than I already have. It's a decent plan, but wholly unrealistic and a complete and gross waste of time.

Also, in the future, I'd appreciate it if you stop stereotyping people by their nationality. Not every American is a bonehead.

Edit: I lied earlier when I said this wasn't even laughable. It's hilarious. Oh yeah, paragraphs are nice and make long rants a lot easier to read. I suggest that you might use them some time.