I hear a lot of people talking about defecting from one side to the other. Having been a past Nuetral and converting to Omni, there is a major issue that should concern all people thinking of defecting.
MAPS!
Since you already have a basic set of maps, you will not be able to upload a new set. Since I was a Nuetral I had the Newland maps loaded. When I went to Omni, I was not allowed to upload the basic maps. I have had to incrementally add my maps. This does not sound like a major issue, but with Maps like Galway County taking 600 in Map Navigation it should make you think twice about defecting. Galway County is a Map that a Level 1 Omni gets, but my Level 50 Adventurer does not stand a prayer of uploading that map for some time to come. I personally feel this is rediculous and if people properly understood the ramifications of defecting, they simply wouldn't.
This needs to be fixed. Either basic map requirements need to be lowered, or their should be an option when you defect to wipe your maps and start over. I would be willing to do this even today in a hearbeat, but I can't. There is simply no option to wipe your maps and start over. There could also be two different map requirements. One set of requirements (lower) for the affiliation of the map, and one for non-affiliation. In other words, lower the Galway County requirements for Omni affiliates and raise them for Clans (and vice-versa for Clan territories).
Bottom line, this needs to be fixed.