Contemplation: Belfast Production Facility faux pas

[jammi]

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. One possible idea is to make this two way, if we can somehow make it that Molly BHG kills are counted too. And increase the price per pilot on Ark Royal to provide additional incentive.

What might be interesting is giving a very minor price rise, and then leaving it up to the Bret factions whether they want to subsidise things themselves to add an additional incentive. I can also envision tactics like storing Molly pilots on PoBs, and hiring a BHG prison liner to transfer them to the Arc Royal. Not sure if that would be in the spirit of the event or not, but hey ho.

Mollys and GRN aren't allies. They aren't even friendly. On the strangest side is the fact, that Gaians seem to be buds with GRN, what's ironic taking into account that Gaians were buds with Imperial Kusari Naval Forces (because of FA and Hogosha) during Tau Wars. If I was in place of GRN, I would go please Mollys rather than looking to be buds with Gaians - because I wouldn't risk backstabbing as Mollys have supplies from both Hackers(?) and Liberty Rogues.

I understand that they're not allies. I was using the phrase from a situational context, as in within the scope of that potential event. Gallia is already in Newcastle anyway, and staging from the Belfast area if you look at the NPC patrols. Regardless of how the Mollys feel about Gallia on a macro-level, no doubt they'd appreciate having a proxy they could use to give Bretonia a black eye. I also agree with you on the Gaian angle.

The only reason they were given the NAP with Gallia was because Igiss wrote the storyline into a corner and didn't really give himself any other choice. I made some proposals as to untangling that silly situation here. I would strongly contest the point that the Mollys would make for more reliable allies though. The Gaians remained relatively loyal for years, because they had a gun to their head. The Mollys are ruthlessly motivated, and will do whatever it takes to further their cause. The moment an agreement doesn't suit them, frog is back on the menu. Gallia doesn't really have any leverage over them, other than invading Dublin directly.