Needless to say my point of view is identical, but I don't think removing VIP features is an option. At least that's what Jonne said when someone suggested to disable fast skins
Trying to force people to play fairly won't lead anywhere. It works way better when they realize which gameplay is the most exciting to play. Well, actually I'm pretty sure everybody has way more fun trying to take down Altus, a bunch of LoDs and me than they would if we all worked together to kill newbies. The next step is to make it widespread
Anyways, you can tell more and more people are leaving the traditional alliances behind. It used to be only Altus and Litteratus and a couple more, then I joined, KTP appared (first clan supporting this idea), Finisha, a bunch of latinos ganged up in zA (second clan supporting this idea)... Recently I saw people like Goldy or Ege fighting regulars, which was absolutely a surprise for me.
If zA or KTP didn't work it's because you were like in a permanent clanwar attitude. It's not a clanwar, it's your default gameplay. You don't have to camp at armor and wait for the other clan to show up. You can try to kill the presi and, if they show up, you can do whatever is convenient for you to reach your goal. You will die less, you will kill more, you will take it easier and they will try harder. From our experience, working in couples rather than in clans helps to keep things under control.