From grab bag numero uno:
Contributing to City Rank Within the City
Q. How many ranks are there per city?
A. Each city has a maximum of 5 ranks.
Q. Will completing quests in the city add to the city rank contribution pool?
A. Yes, by completing quests and PQs within the city proper and city dungeons and also by killing monsters there, you will be contributing points towards advancing to the next city rank.
Q. How can I tell what my current city rank is, and view what is offered to me per city rank?
A. There are two ways to do this. You can open the world map and switch to the pairing section. Hover your mouse over Altdorf or The Inevitable City and a tooltip will appear stating what content and dungeons are available. While inside Altdorf or The Inevitable City, hover your mouse cursor over the star and a tooltip will appear stating what content and dungeons are available. Be sure to re-visit locations throughout your city as the city rank goes up as new surprises may await you!
Q. How do I contribute to my city rank? (Outside of the City)
A. The Tier 4 campaign will add points to your city for captured zones. Any zone which is naturally held by your Realm adds points, as well as new zones captured in any of the three pairings. These points accrue over time, and automatically.
Q. Can my city rank decrease?
A. Yes. City rank is only lost during a City invasion and has varying degrees of loss, as explained below:
*If your City is pushed into a contested state, you will lose one City rank star. The contested state is the stage at which players fight against one another in the streets engaging against one another.
*If your City is pushed into a captured state, you will lose one additional City rank star. The captured state is the stage at which players fight against the 2 sub bosses of the city that gate access to the King.
**If your King is killed, you will lose two additional City rank stars. By advancing through the city and defeating the King you will have ultimately pushed the enemy city back to city rank 1.
On average I've heard that it takes about a week to add one star. We'll need to fight hard to protect those forts if we want to get back to where we were last week (4 stars). All it will take to push us to one star will be one more city push by Order
even if it fails to get past stage 1.
about 2 hours to go from 1 star to 5 stars, still trying to figure that one out.