Actually, I do have a question [@Quasi]. Why exactly does the Gearframe School exist, and why are Gearframes so important? Are they military units in the real world? Is this some kind of military school for elite pilots? Or is it something closer to a sports school like Duel Academy from Yu-Gi-Oh GX?

Further, if there's a hierarchy that took over the school to the point of causing eternal stagnation in the scoreboard, why haven't the teachers done anything to shake this up or make the results halfway interesting? If the same factions come in first, second, and third each year without even so much as shifting positions on the scoreboard, doesn't it eliminate the point of the competition when it becomes incredibly predictable? Furthermore, why do they allow certain factions to have enormous population advantages over one another, throwing any idea of fair play into question immediately?

On top of that, why was this MMO-style VR battleground set up in the first place? I'd understand if it was to teach students about battle tactics in the field, but it seems like it's some kind of completely hands-off VRMMO kind of deal without any teacher intervention at all. Isn't this a school of some kind? Shouldn't the holodeck-style entertainment come second to actual classes?

I'm not trying to poke holes in this. I'm sure you have answers to all of these, but I would like to know them before I make my character.