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Edited by Crimson Thomas:
12/4/2013 7:36:56 PM
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Factions: Choose One or Choose All?
My fellow Guardians,
Thanks to information from the recent Game Informer coverage of Destiny, we have gained a small amount of insight into how factions will work and their place in the world of Destiny.
The factions war against eachother in The City's arena, and apparently hate one-another.
So this brings me to this question: If we choose to ally with one faction, say, Dead Orbit, will we be allowed to choose another, or will our current character be locked into their choice?
What do you guys think? Would you guys want to be locked into a faction, or would you rather have the freedom to choose any faction at any time?
I'm also looking forward to some IRL discussions and pseudo-rivalries..."New Monarchy? Well, Seven Seraphs destroyed you guys last night!" ;)
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2 RepliesEdited by Hylebos: 12/4/2013 7:51:08 PMIf you look at the specific wording that everyone has been using, Factions hire players. You're not joining a faction to the exclusion of the others, you're a mercenary that is being hired for a specific mission. Which makes perfect sense: It would be silly for Bungie to split up the community into fifths. "Hey, want to play some PvP later? Oh shit, Johnny chose New Monarchy when we all chose Dead Orbit, guess he can't play with us until he makes a new character, but then he won't have all of his stuff... what a shame..." No. If you want to roll with a single faction, that's your choice, but it makes perfect sense for Bungie to allow us to come and go as we please. Think of the Guilds from Elder Scrolls: I can get fighter rewards for working for the Fighter's Guild, and I can get wizard rewards for working for the Mage's guild, but if I want to on a WHIM I can drop everything and work for the Dark Brotherhood for their Assassin rewards. Each track is seperate and independently advanced.
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1 ReplyIf factions were not fixed, do you think people would just be tempted to gravitate to whoever is the best? Just a thought.
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4 RepliesI wouldn't have a problem with a permanent faction choice. In fact, anything to add meaning to player choice, I usually support.
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1 ReplyI reckon each faction will have bonuses (Osiris has a sword or Dead Orbit has a special spaceship upgrade) you will be able to leave at any time but will loose the bonus. You might have to choose a permanent faction when you make your character though...
