bump - got some quality evidence in this thread. here are some choice posts:
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...2&postcount=29
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=61
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=78
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=80
thus far, nobody has been able to present conclusive evidence that binding should be allowed. there's plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting that binding wasn't allowed, but nothing that outright states "you can't bind in ToV."
given that nobody can conclusively prove that binding should be allowed, we should err on the side of caution and change this mechanic to a more classic state until evidence supporting binding in ToV can be found.