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http://forums.white-wolf.com/viewtopic.php?t=88828
thread talks about pro's and con's of the social combat system.

also... hate. linguistics isn't used to attack, it acts in a manner similar to appearance, while you use socialize/presence/performance through your writing. WTF? this system is soooo weird sometimes.

I'm still trying to figure out if/when bureaucracy is used.

This is mildly helpful:
http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/inde ... ial_Combat

it was

That thread rapidly degenerated into stupid crap too. Yay forum mooks.

not all of it was stupid, as the examples explaining how "everything is perfect" (there's always the mooks to lend support to the RAW) actually helped me understand it a bit better.

but that said, most of it was dick waiving and repitition after page 5.