It is definitely comparable since the affinity system penalizes people who take their religious system over to another city, just like how the power system penalizes people who take their skills to another city.
I don't agree that the affinity system is doing more harm than good other than the fact that it halves the offerings for a system that is entirely optional.
Being a level 100 forum warrior, I've noticed that the last few …
TBH I feel like the greater (forum) population should take the hint about the affinity system when nothing has happened after the 34789537957489578935793 complaints about it over the years.
A divine rep makes more sense than a family rep IMO. At least divines are already pretty much linked to a city due to the affinity system. The family head gets a seat Just Because.
All that has been done is fair play according to the rules, considering no one has been shrubbed or tutted by the admin so far.
Calling a tactic you dislike dirty or unfair is a key part of scrub mentality.