[quote=Milieu]
Well you could save them for another time. Instead of doing all rivals at once from the outset, just plan a few for the beginning, and once those arcs are resolved, you can move on to others.
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This is the plan. I'm going to have the majority of Rivals dormant at any one time, with only a few active at once. If something needs to happen, i'll hit up respective rivals and make something happen. 
Other than that, everybody continue as normal, ignore rivals for now if they haven't done anything thus far. They'll get back to ya ;) 

Also, thanks for the offer, Milieu, but everything is under control for now. I'll let you know if there's anything I need a hand with.