Why join factions?

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I usually advise against joining factions. Hanging out in faction discords can often be fun, as doing anything non-Discovery related with Discovery people can barely go wrong. The moment it is about Discovery, opinions clash very strongly.

As for joining a faction: Few factions offer interesting gameplay concepts that motivate people to do more than the bare minimum or the meta gameplay types of mining, trading or logging to fight. A good faction acts as quest giver for both faction members and outsiders, as this is a sandbox game and people always look for reasons to play. Sometimes, people don't find goals for themselves, so a good faction can provide goals for others.

Factions are nice for a "we" feeling, which is cool for a while but usually results in a stagnating perspective and toxicity. I always thought that the best thing people can do is either not join any faction at all, or joining multiple factions to not get stuck with certain views. There is no faction that is pristine in conduct, but some are better and some are worse, and if you're part of the one that is worse, it's hard to see how the game can be when people care a bit more.

For all intents and purposes, I recommend joining faction discords, but not join the faction itself. You get the freedom of not being an extension to anyone's dictatorship, you're not bound to unwritten rules of the faction, and you still get to hang out with people for any intents and purposes. It's a game, and having fun should always be the priority.

It also helps a lot to get seen as individual, as opposed to a name that is mostly defined by the tag in front of it. Only few people pull that off successfully.

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