Ahey,
Well, this thread got sort of unhelpful quickly enough...
Anyway:
most [strike]long term members /[/strike]vet/officers can do so at will
The reason vets and officers do so "at will" is because it's
not at will. Vets and officers have complete visibility over the status of the raid crew, and they are trusted to put the needs of the group on par with, if not ahead of, their own interests. As such, yes, they do switch about
when needed.
As for long term members, yes, permission is usually readily given, but then again, this is almost always people we know well switching to alts that we also already know well.
None of the above applies to Trial Raiders. In fact, I don't think it's ever happened that a Trial Raider "switched mains", simply because of the fact that Trial Raiders don't even have well-established mains...
Belfer, I don't really want to say no to you off-hand, so, for now, your request is under advisement, but I would ask that you bear with us and continue to sign up under your tank for a couple of more days.
Cheers,
J.