Thank you for understanding and respecting that I think unconventionally :)
To my mind, four factions may be too many for a small player base, but two feels artificially low so long as there are more than about half a dozen players. How about three? Before you answer, listen to my reasoning.
For reasons previously touched on, I can see justification for merging the Marauders and Rangers even though you would think they'd be polar opposites. While both have some opposing views, both also appreciate freedom enough to be willing to fight Kitin oppression if faced with a common enemy. For the moment, lets call this faction "Hominists" just for the sake of conversation.
Then you have those who feel it better to assimilate with whatever enemy comes in rather than fight them. Maybe it'll be Megacorp returning to get all the C23, maybe the Kitin King, maybe something else. Regardless, it'll be something that seeks to do some sort of harm to Atys and the homins that occupy it (except for those who submit to their new overlords of course; they are "benevolent" masters.)
Lastly, you have those Kami and Karavan who cling to the old ways so fervently that agreeing to a truce with those they used to consider mortal enemies is preferable to the other alternatives. I see this faction as being important since it would allow those players who don't want to join either of the new factions to retain their character's old beliefs in a lore-friendly way while simultaneously allowing those ready to accept a new paradigm two opposing choices.
And there you have three sides that all have reasons to be in conflict with each other over the fate to the rootball! They would still allow for some subdivisions; I don't expect the Hominists to be totally united, and there is bound to still be some strife between the Ma'Duk and Jena crowds, but those internal conflicts are mere squabbling over details compared to the fundamental differences between the three major camps.
To my mind, four factions may be too many for a small player base, but two feels artificially low so long as there are more than about half a dozen players. How about three? Before you answer, listen to my reasoning.
For reasons previously touched on, I can see justification for merging the Marauders and Rangers even though you would think they'd be polar opposites. While both have some opposing views, both also appreciate freedom enough to be willing to fight Kitin oppression if faced with a common enemy. For the moment, lets call this faction "Hominists" just for the sake of conversation.
Then you have those who feel it better to assimilate with whatever enemy comes in rather than fight them. Maybe it'll be Megacorp returning to get all the C23, maybe the Kitin King, maybe something else. Regardless, it'll be something that seeks to do some sort of harm to Atys and the homins that occupy it (except for those who submit to their new overlords of course; they are "benevolent" masters.)
Lastly, you have those Kami and Karavan who cling to the old ways so fervently that agreeing to a truce with those they used to consider mortal enemies is preferable to the other alternatives. I see this faction as being important since it would allow those players who don't want to join either of the new factions to retain their character's old beliefs in a lore-friendly way while simultaneously allowing those ready to accept a new paradigm two opposing choices.
And there you have three sides that all have reasons to be in conflict with each other over the fate to the rootball! They would still allow for some subdivisions; I don't expect the Hominists to be totally united, and there is bound to still be some strife between the Ma'Duk and Jena crowds, but those internal conflicts are mere squabbling over details compared to the fundamental differences between the three major camps.
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