[katriell]

#1-4 are good in principle.

#5 should not happen. Interdependence among real players is a vital element of Ryzom; it fosters a community of higher quality. Allowing people to make use of an NPC helper system, no matter how hobbled it may be, lets them get away with deteriorating the community as a whole by being able to be jerks with lessened accountability because they don't need their fellow players as much.