Faction Alliances and Relations Revision

[Zapp]

In the case of Mollys, I think they should remain friendly with Outcasts, because of they have more than one common enemy: Corsairs, Baf, Knf, and they both operate in Bretonia, and because of Rogues.

Actually, the Outcasts and BAF have an 'understanding', unless that's changed recently.

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[Blodo]

Aye, the Mollys shouldn't be allied to Outcasts when the Outcasts are in bed with Bretonia... that doesn't make much sense really...

[RedEclipse]

Why needed ally between Zoners and The Order? In practice this ally do nothing. This corporations don't have united interest, they don't fly together. Of course except pew-pewing Keepers in Delta...

[Benjamin]

Man's got a point. Seems like just because one faction goes to a shop owned by another faction, that they have to be allied.

Like, (in vanilla lore i'll admit), Corsairs leave artifacts on the Hawaii. Hogosha then buy them. Do they really have to be allied for this to work? Just like everyone's complaining that it isn't black and white, outcast and corsair. It's also not black and white, allies and enemies. You can be friends.

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[Zapp]

"Whoa now, I'm sorry, but I think we should be just friends."

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[Benjamin]

Let's hope the Outcasts handle the break-up well.

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[Cellulanus]

I imagine the Unioners to be far more often involved in basic violence rather than 'just' piracy. Almost terrorists in fact (One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter).

If you look at the lore, it suggests that they should act as a terrorists to Republican ships, and I would totaly support a change like this; and I do have a Republican trader and no intent to join the Unioners; but this is kinda a tiny off topic.

[Derkylos]

Why needed ally between Zoners and The Order? In practice this ally do nothing. This corporations don't have united interest, they don't fly together. Of course except pew-pewing Keepers in Delta...

Yeah, Zoners should never have gotten allies in the first place...leads to such stupid things as Juggernaughts "helping Order allies" against BH fighters... (and, yes, that is allowed by the ID limitations, and, yes, I have seen it happen...). Zoners don't take sides in conflicts, which is what having allies implies...

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[Friday]

Well technically speaking Zoners should have any allies then.

There are however different strengths of alliances. Alliances also depend on how far a faction is willing to go to honour them, and what demands are placed from either party.

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[looqas]

Yea for these in beta 7!

- Reputation relations between Outcasts and Red Hessians, Outcasts and Mollys reduced. Mollys and Red Hessians removed from Outcasts' list of allies.
- Unioners added as allies for the Red Hessians and vice versa (no empathy change required).

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