Why join factions?

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Every faction I joined I did because of the community around the faction, not for any perks or anything. I joined because I saw it was a fun community of players who were interested in doing PVP and RP, rather than their mining bonuses, honestly I don't think theres much a difference between OFs and unofficial factions, as it's more about the players that attracts members than any special attention they might get for being official or not

This is the one.

A good faction is simply fun to be in. It provides a community of people that you enjoy playing the game alongside. That's infinitely more important than a higher mining rate or an extra system or two of ZoI. I personally view OF status as something to pursue if a faction I'm in has "lasting success" -- as in, people continue to enjoy it past the initial week or two of novelty where everyone's having fun because of how new and fresh the faction is. The other case I care for OF status is if it's needed to play the faction as it's meant to be. An example would be Musashi Innovations, that I'm part of, which operates off of a Freelancer ID but aspires to be a little more than that one day. Some factions are too limited by the conventional IDs available, but they're usually edge cases.

Being an official faction is generally an unnecessary luxury, but if a faction is doing well and is healthy, it's also quite trivial to get and maintain. If your faction is struggling and keeping the status after acquiring it becomes a chore, perhaps it's best to let go (or let someone else take it that might be able to breathe some life back into it).

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