Guild based vs faction based

[grizzle]

Perhaps you should have to "declare" yourself with one faction, and only one faction...

Now this would be a really cool concept. Right now in MMOs, you have to decalre a faction at character creation. You are married to it, and nothing can get you out except to create a new toon. Allowing us to switch factions would help alleviate having to re-level 80 times jsut to reach end-game with a new toon, but it would also allow for some interesting strategies. For example, if you could permanently (can only switch once per month?) switch factions (which moves your starting point, your banks, trainers, chat channels, etc.), or you could have a spy class of sorts that allows you to temporarily switch factions so you can infultrate the enemy - you have access to their chat channels, some vendors, etc.