GRN feedback thread

[Omi]

The LN players have some of the biggest numbers in the game. This is, in fact, part of the reason why GRN| has evolved as it has; the amount of times we've been swamped in capital ship and snub opposition is by now pretty much uncountable. Furthermore, there are more strong 'allied side' players than you give them credit for.

Balancing fights for GRN| is always a volatile issue, particularly in Magellan and Leeds more so than the Taus. Fights can very quickly swing from even to overwhelming odds for one side or another, and I know that you have seen the GRN side get massacred on occasion just as much as we sometimes end up steamrollering our opponents.

I am sure my faction members will take your advice into account. Contrary to popular belief, we do not enjoy a one-sided, five minute long orgy of total destruction where we annihilate everything without breaking a sweat. Regardless, I can name quite a few times where I have personally logged [LN] or something to fight my own faction, and wound up watching them get slaughtered in response. Especially for a faction that relies overwhelmingly on snub play and skill as opposed to cap ability (a natural consequence of being outnumbered so often, I would argue), it takes only a few good snub players on the other side to swing the odds alarmingly.

Ultimately, though, it is not my job as a faction leader to encourage people to log on the opposing side - that is something they have to decide for themselves. I echo your sentiments to some degree, however, and I want to reaffirm that the ideal groupfight for my side is one where we score a hard-fought win, not one where we encounter almost no resistance at all. Allegations like that upset me greatly.

Lastly, the official Liberty factions are often not present in Magellan to regulate their indies. Frequently, the issue of fighting in these areas is exacerbated by our inability to control enemy indies, or the lack of any force restraining them as we try to do ours when the reverse situation happens. That said, BAF| (and you in particular, might I add) are very good at doing the same, so it's less of an issue where Bretonia is concerned (usually), to the point where I have actually had to voice an encouragement for your players to feel free to come and outnumber us to a reasonable degree.

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