As of this moment, the Collective is disbanded. We ( @Laz & @PKPower) have decided to give the faction a noble death, rather than let it slowly die as it is passed from leader to leader, with more and more of the original goals, design philosophy, and creative energy dying off with each iteration. We have elected to give the disbandment a decent inRP explanation that is fitting with much of our other RP and lore, and one that allows us to bring it back in a new, slightly altered, form should we ever decide to rejoin this game and community.
You may read the short story here. We hope we haven't disappointed any of you who were RP'ing with us or planing X, Y, and Z; we were just not willing to let the faction exist in this pseudo-state. Thank you all for the time we've shared, and wish you the best.