DT2 members their power from the gods directly. So unless a DT1 god supports them, they are just peasants, mortals.
I like to think of myself as The Fallen Angel (and dammit, that's what I ought to have changed my username to) rather than some kind of lesser god.
And boy, after bumping around DT1 and DT2 for years, I'm right back where I started....grateful to have had those god particles thrust upon me and aware of the responsibilities that come with being on either tier of the DT list. Hopefully new additions to it and future ones realize that there
are responsibilities, like keeping a relatively cool head, being conservative when handing out negative trust (and even more conservative with positive trust), and probably other stuff that my muddled mind can't bring to the fore at the moment.
However grateful I am, though, I'm going to keep saying that being on DT isn't what it used to be because of the rotating system. Don't know if anyone agrees with me on that or if it even matters, but that's how I see it. DT is dead! Long live DT!