' Wrote:Pushing through Outcast space would mean going through Omicron Alpha. Which means Malta would need to fall. Which means every Cardi addicted faction in the game would come there to fight Gallia - since their survival would depend on it. Literally. It might also get the Nommies involved...
The OORP issue with that route is that it would mean the end of the Outcasts, GC, LH, LR and a good portion of the rich-and-famous in the Colonies who are all Cardi addicts.
Wrong. All it takes is to literally destroy Malta's surface with nuclear/anti-matter bombardment, together with the cardamine and outcast population, and turn it into nuclear wasteland. That is the most cost-effective solution, taking into account that Malta cannot be colonized due to cardamine-"poisoned" atmosphere, and cardamine can pose a large threat to Gallia as well.
Scenario where each cardi-dependant faction comes to Alpha to fight for outcasts might work only in case Outcasts will know that Gallics are coming. Then, possibly, they will have time to "Call to Arms". But even then, how much time does it takes, inRP, to give a message to other factions, persuade them in the seriousness of the threat, and then reach Omicron Alpha through jumphole network? Especially since Discovery introduces JumpDrives, which may help Gallics greatly.
As for outcast war fighting capability - Omicron Alpha is, mainly, an open space. Gallia, due to numerical and technological superiority, will have huge, tremendous advantage.
In a 3D dimension, having numerical superiority and best long-strike capabilities among all humans will result in the extreme superiority in firepower, which then will result in even higher ratio of Outcast : Gallia deaths.
Thats of course if we use "Logic" in it, which is not necessary, since it's Freelancer we're talking about.
