Wildstar [Poll] For the Horde... er Exiles... err... Dominion!?!?!

[ToxicAsF]

I stand absolutely corrected, how silly of me.

Edit: It'd still be a lot cuter on an Aurin than it would a Draken though

 

[tr1age]

One thing I've always wanted to see in an MMO is a fun/interesting faction-switching system. In WoW you can just straight up buy a faction changed, but that forces you to pick a race of the other faction. What I'm talking about is being able to switch faction but maintain your same character race.

Who's to say that there won't be defectors from the Dominion or from the Exiles? In an RP sense, I'm sure there would be Granock who realize their personal views are more inline with the Dominion, therefore they'd like to defect and join them. So, they could give people a really long and difficult quest chain (that can only be done once or something, so people don't do it constantly) to switch factions. Then you could roll a Mechari and go through that quest chain, to convert them to the Exiles. RP-wise, it could totally make sense and fit in with the story and lore. To use an example that's been in this thread already -- Not every single German actually believed the same thing as the Nazis. So maybe not every single Mechari believes the same thing as the Dominion?

I generally choose my faction based on what my friends/guild are playing and choose my race based on the one I like the looks of the most. If I could have the ability to do both without compromise, that would be awesome.

The minute they add the chance to mix factions there is no longer a reason for them. Any defector is aurally treated to lowly duties and in mmos you are supposed to feel like the hero not the defector. It goes against all that is mmo!!! Also people who just skip quest text will just pick the race they want and play on the side that I winning at the time. And then you don't get that feeling of trigger happy when you see another faction race because you don't know if its good or bad.


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[Fish]

The minute they add the chance to mix factions there is no longer a reason for them. Any defector is aurally treated to lowly duties and in mmos you are supposed to feel like the hero not the defector. It goes against all that is mmo!!! Also people who just skip quest text will just pick the race they want and play on the side that I winning at the time. And then you don't get that feeling of trigger happy when you see another faction race because you don't know if its good or bad.


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There are definitely downsides to allowing it to happen. The primary being lack of easy faction identification. Although that's not really a thing anymore either. The two "human" races in Wildstar might not be that simple to tell apart at first glance and WoW is now allowing the same race to be on both factions. It's becoming a more common thing.


On topic though: I'm cool with either faction. I prefer Dominion, but would gladly play Exiles. Granok Warriors should be cool, too. Like I said before, I play for the people I share a tag with more than anything.

 

[tr1age]

Everyone is on a new planet and everyone is going to have some sort of freedom.. I'm pretty sure there's going to be "bad" Exiles that want to treat the Dominion like they're the Dominion.. I'm also pretty sure there's going to be quests and such for the Dominion that let you choose how things turn out, so you could be more "Exile"-like. You guys pushing this whole nazi thing is kinda dumb. There aren't structured governments on the planet yet and I'm sure the devs will abuse that for players who picked a side and don't really agree with how that side is portrayed. Also.. what's with everyone trying to convince everyone that their side is better? Dominion could be a bunch of fairies for all I care but if the RACES are cool and fit me, that's where I want to go. Are they really going to keep you from being an asshole and an Aurin? Are they really going to keep you from being a nice peaceful Draken or misunderstood Mechari? I guess we'll find out but I sure as hell hope not.

I love this. Best propaganda yet Truly a wonderful pitch. And you kept going with it too, the thread after it were just as good. NO SARCASM btw. Seriously.

But I picture this less like WWII "looks at captives passport, finds picture of daughter, lets captive go, by just ignoring him and walking away" and more like Iraq, where boom goes the dynamite and the daughter in the picture is shooting at you too.

Sure there will be the random quest with the heart-filled moment, but definitely not that many. If anything it will be an offshoot quest given by an offshoot character, told in a 5th person removed granddaddy told me kinda way.

Either way good stuff. Enjoyed the back and forth.

I think the biggest strength for any side in this game will be comedy and a lot of it. So it comes down to your perception.

 

[tr1age]

The Paths video also got me considering Mechari... before watching that, Draken were the only race I was super interested in playing. Loved how the Mechari in the video moved almost insect-like, and how streamlined the design is. Very cool looking, and appropriate for something created by the Eldan themselves. Seems to me these are not your average androids just trying to be human-like -- they have their own thing going on.

Also, diabolical, yes. Love me some diabolical evil robots, though of course not all robots need be like the one in the video. The lore certainly gives room for a wide range of personalities and intentions.

I think the Paths video is what turned a lot of people onto the Mechari. I thought she kicked ass too. Problem is I know those animations will not translate to the game, so I will end up playing what I wish I could be rather than what in game makes me happy and fluffy inside Plus the whole hair thing is weird I am a Terminator die hard haha

 

[MyLittlePony]

On topic though: I'm cool with either faction. I prefer Dominion, but would gladly play Exiles. Granok Warriors should be cool, too. Like I said before, I play for the people I share a tag with more than anything.

Agreed :alien7:

And the fact that its so hard for me to choose which side I like better when it's usually a no-brainer bodes well for the game (for me).

 

[tr1age]

Agreed :alien7:

And the fact that its so hard for me to choose which side I like better when it's usually a no-brainer bodes well for the game (for me).

MAJOR SPOILERS
Which is why when that final races are announced the officers will be using these polls and having a meeting in which we will ultimately make the choice for AltTabMe. But the sooner the better, because being un-aligned in a sense is starting to grow thin for recruitment and podcasts.

I can tell you this with , we have been discussing it already in officer chat to gauge what the officers opinions are as well. And if you look at the poll results you can see majority are Exiles. So if predictions are right for the final races, looking at past polls, and this one. You can pretty much be sure we will be Exiles. (maybe when we all get to TRY the game that will change, but we will have to wait and see(trust me I am torn as well as much as I promote the Aurin, I still think robots and black clothing is cool))

 

[MyLittlePony]

MAJOR SPOILERS
Which is why when that final races are announced the officers will be using these polls and having a meeting in which we will ultimately make the choice for AltTabMe. But the sooner the better, because being un-aligned in a sense is starting to grow thin for recruitment and podcasts.

I can tell you this with , we have been discussing it already in officer chat to gauge what the officers opinions are as well. And if you look at the poll results you can see majority are Exiles. So if predictions are right for the final races, looking at past polls, and this one. You can pretty much be sure we will be Exiles. (maybe when we all get to TRY the game that will change, but we will have to wait and see(trust me I am torn as well as much as I promote the Aurin, I still think robots and black clothing is cool))

You silly goose, that's no spoiler. :alien12: With the officer corps, and a good chunk of others voting Exile, it was bound to go that way. And hey!! why are you quoting me in this, I'm fine either way, I just wanna play this damn game, haha. But if you need a decision based off of races available/speculated and what we've seen, so be it! lol :alien7: (I'm still totally torn though) As you said, when you all get actual hands-on gameplay, who knows where we'll be. I know that I was all "Alliance or GTFO when WoW was beta/launching." I ended up a pureblood Hordie in the end.

But yeah, totally makes sense to call a faction for sake of recruitment. I noticed a lot of people seem to ask that in that thread over on wsc.

 

[tr1age]

You silly goose, that's no spoiler. :alien12: With the officer corps, and a good chunk of others voting Exile, it was bound to go that way. And hey!! why are you quoting me in this, I'm fine either way, I just wanna play this damn game, haha. But if you need a decision based off of races available/speculated and what we've seen, so be it! lol :alien7: (I'm still totally torn though) As you said, when you all get actual hands-on gameplay, who knows where we'll be. I know that I was all "Alliance or GTFO when WoW was beta/launching." I ended up a pureblood Hordie in the end.

But yeah, totally makes sense to call a faction for sake of recruitment. I noticed a lot of people seem to ask that in that thread over on wsc.

Yeah my first character was an alliance human. Then I came across a troll and it scared me shitless. So I switched

 

[Zakis]

Yeah my first character was an alliance human. Then I came across a troll and it scared me shitless. So I switched

Raiders of Goldshire hoooo. Thats a throwback =P

 

[Fish]

Yeah my first character was an alliance human. Then I came across a troll and it scared me shitless. So I switched

My first character was a human paladin! A friend and I were in Lakeshire doing quests, like our second or 3rd days of playing, and a couple of tauren shamans showed up. Since that point, I wanted to play a tauren, but I could never convince my friends to convert to horde.

 

[Hyomicca]

As it stands right now, I'm gonna be very sad if we end up going Exiles. But only for a short while. I dunno, after watching the videos and reading about everything, the Exiles just sound... boring. Like, boring. Nothing going for them that makes me interested in defending their cause. Maybe it's because the Exile story sounds like something cliche that I could watch play out with them winning in any of hundreds of movies or books.

Maybe I just really like political drama, backstabbing, and all the fun the Dominion seems to have going for it so far. Maybe I just want them to get their planet back. Maybe... their serious attitude appeals to me a lot more.

All this is subject to change upon actual game experience.

 

[tr1age]

As it stands right now, I'm gonna be very sad if we end up going Exiles. But only for a short while. I dunno, after watching the videos and reading about everything, the Exiles just sound... boring. Like, boring. Nothing going for them that makes me interested in defending their cause. Maybe it's because the Exile story sounds like something cliche that I could watch play out with them winning in any of hundreds of movies or books.

Maybe I just really like political drama, backstabbing, and all the fun the Dominion seems to have going for it so far. Maybe I just want them to get their planet back. Maybe... their serious attitude appeals to me a lot more.

All this is subject to change upon actual game experience.

IMPORTANT:

If for some reason the final race blows chunks and the game experience is diluted on the Exile side when we get in there, we will be more than happy to make a switch
Hell I did make the Switcher series for WoW.

But that said, we do want to show our pride for whatever choice we do and if anyone is really upset to the point of not being able to play them, we want you to speak up. I can't say we will change it, but we do want to make sure you are happy with your choice to roll around with us, Exiles OR Dominion. I think that is most important out of everything.

In no way am I trying to be hard ass or asking anyone to leave. I am just saying, make sure YOU are happy with the COMMUNITY first and foremost regardless of Exile or Dominion so we don't get down the road and grudges are held or you feel your game-play is not reflective of the FUN you want to be having because of a collective choice.

 

[PsionicFox]

As long as I can make a fox-looking Aurin, and the 4th Exile race is some sort of sciency undead race, I'm happy with the Exiles.

If someone gets into beta, please quietly confirm to me that I have fox-features on an Aurin.

If I can't get at least ONE of those things, then my vote goes to the Dominion, and being an awesome robot built by the Eldan.

 

[tr1age]

the Exiles just sound... boring. Like, boring.

Here are some things about the Exiles you might not know btw:


WILDSTAR WEDNESDAY: BRIGHTLAND'S REBELLION

By Cory J. Herndon, Senior Narrative Designer - November 07, 2012

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THE DOMINION IN CRISIS

For more than a thousand years, the planet Cassus had served as the heart of the Dominion - and the humans who lived there embraced their destiny to rule the greatest empire the galaxy had ever known. But as the Dominion's power grew, so too did their need to exert more control over the growing population of their mighty empire - resulting in a number of policies that were extremely unpopular with many Cassian citizens.
What started out as protests in the streets of Cassian cities soon became skirmishes between locals and authorities. As tensions escalated, Dominion military leaders ordered brutal crackdowns against all who opposed the new order - leading to a number of violent attacks against Cassian humans by their own kind.
A FIGHT FOR HONOR

When the Dominion military turned weapons on its own citizens, one man finally declared enough was enough. Serrick Brightland - a highly decorated admiral of the Cassian fleet who, like his flagship the Star of Dominus, was facing retirement- rebelled against his own commanders and struck back.
Brightland was in a unique position to lead this fight. Many of his former officers now had their own commands and knew the admiral was a man of honor. They were still unfailingly loyal to him, and so it was a simple matter to commandeer the Star of Dominus from dry-dock. After covertly smuggling the Cassian resistance forces onto the mighty craft, Brightland led the rebels on a daring attack against the nearby Dominion High Command - destroying a number of military warships before they escaped.
The unexpected raid left the Dominion fleet in shambles. After this first devastating hit-and-run strike, the rebels scored a few more surprising victories, and a confident Brightland formed a government-in-exile of civilian and military leaders with an eye toward taking control of their homeworld.
But the rebel admiral's early successes proved costly in lives and materiel as time wore on. The Dominion had the resources of many worlds to draw upon, but Serrick Brightland had no place to resupply and nowhere to retreat. When the majority of the Dominion fleet finally caught up with his ships, Brightland realized that there was no option except to run and live to fight another day.
A DESPERATE GAMBLE

It was easier said than done. The rebel fleet had not yet fully escaped before the Dominion was upon them. Brightland grimly surveyed the battlefield, immediately understood that the remaining ships needed more time, and saw only one way to give it to them. Ordering all but a skeleton crew to the escape craft, he brought the Star of Dominus about, set a course directly for the Dominion Fleet's flagship, and unleashed the Star's entire arsenal against the approaching fighters.
This suicide maneuver was completely unexpected and forced the oncoming Dominion fighters to focus on the approaching warship. As the Star of Dominus took the brunt of the Dominion attack, the remaining rebel ships were able to escape. Against all odds, the old warship survived the barrage, and with Brightland at the helm the Star broke through the Dominion lines and escaped.
The Star of Dominus rendezvoused with the rest of the rebel fleet a few hours later - but the elation of the human rebels was soon replaced by grave concern as they heard the news of her captain's fate. Although still alive, Serrick Brightland had sustained terrible injuries during the engagement, and it was quickly surmised that he was beyond the medical skill of the fleet's doctors. In order to save his life, they placed Brightland into cryo-freeze - hoping that the means to revive him might someday be found.
THE LONG FLIGHT

As they fled for their lives across the stars, the humans of the Exile Fleet wanted to honor the admiral's sacrifice and the desperate gamble that saved their lives. Renaming Brightland's flagship the Gambler's Ruin, they converted the mighty vessel to an arkship capable of being their new home in the vastness of space. Together, they embarked on a long and treacherous journey through the Fringe - desperately searching for a new world to call their own.


TLDR: That WildStar Wednesday explains how one man led a rebellion against the largest military power in the galaxy and won -- or at least came close to winning.
The Exiles, as it turns out, were originally citizens of the Dominion's capital planet, Cassus. Unpopular Dominion policies led to riots on Cassus, which culminated in the retired Admiral Serrick Brightland stealing his flagship from drydock and leading several other traitors on military raids against Dominion holdings. Brightland succeeded in hurting the Dominion, but without a home base to fall back on, his fleet was forced to flee, becoming the Exile fleet scouring the fringe of the galaxy for a new home. Take a look at the full article for details about Brightland's last stand and the core of the conflict between these two factions.

Oh and there is more:

WILDSTAR WEDNESDAY: THE RAVAGING OF ARBORIA

By Constance Griffith, Narrative Designer - November 21, 2012

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CREATURES OF THE FOREST

For thousands of years, the Aurin lived simple lives on the forest world of Arboria. Having developed a symbiotic relationship with the trees of their homeworld, the Aurin were fierce and agile hunters that protected Arboria's forests and the creatures that lived within them. Led by an unbroken line of queens that communed directly with the ancient and powerful Mother Tree, the Aurin enjoyed an idyllic existence in their hidden paradise on the edge of the Fringe.
NEW FRIENDSHIPS

Isolated by the location of their homeworld, the Aurin had never encountered offworlders until the arrival of a ragtag band of humans - descendants of the survivors of Brightland's Rebellion on planet Cassus. Appreciating the good-natured independence of their visitors, the Aurin welcomed them, curious about their colorful stories of other worlds among the stars. The Aurin were happy to trade fresh food and water for the strange new tools offered by the humans, and a friendship born of kindness and generosity quickly blossomed between the two races. Fearful of bringing the Dominion down upon their new friends, the human fleet soon moved on, though from time to time individual ships would return to pick up fresh supplies and visit with Aurin friends.
THE PLANET REAPERS

Despite the careful precautions taken by the rebel humans, the Dominion managed to trace the path of their fleet and eventually discovered the location of Arboria. As punishment for aiding the fugitive humans, the Dominion declared unconditional sovereignty over the Aurin's forest kingdom and sent an army of devastating Planet Reapers to collect the empire's rightful due.

The Aurin fought back bravely against the initial Dominion forces who invaded Arboria - but the Planet Reapers were monstrous mechanical resource harvesters designed to withstand all but the heaviest firepower, and Aurin weapons were no match for the technological might of the empire's military. Suffering heavy losses, the Aurin were forced to fall back, deeply affected by the agony of the trees as the Planet Reapers reduced huge swaths of their beautiful and verdant planet into barren, smoking wastelands. Desperate, their young and newly crowned queen, Myala Everstar, sent out a distress signal to their human friends--hoping that her people might be saved from destruction.
A DIFFICULT CHOICE

The human leaders received Queen Myala's cry for help and immediately formulated a daring rescue plan. With the help of Granok mercenaries led by the indomitable Durek Stonebreaker, the main body of the fleet was sent to bait Dominion forces, while a second group - manning a flotilla of emergency shuttles - crept past them and landed on the surface. The rescuers quickly loaded as many Aurin as they could onto the shuttles while the Dominion was preoccupied fighting off the battle-hardened Granok mercs, who were more than ready to settle an old score with the empire.

Even with every transport ship available, it soon became clear not all the Aurin could be saved. Queen Myala initially refused to abandon her people, vowing to stay and fight for her beloved Arboria until the bitter end. But advisors like her First Consort, Arwick Redleaf, begged her to reconsider, for the loss of their queen could very well mean the end of the Aurin race. In the end, a brokenhearted Myala agreed to board the transport for the good of the Aurin people, but promised the remaining Aurin she would one day return.
THE WILL TO SURVIVE

Safely aboard the Exile fleet, the Aurin struggled to overcome the despair they felt leaving their homeworld while slowly learning to adjust to life in space. They embraced the sciences and technology of their new allies, using their affinity with nature to tend and maintain the fleet's agricultural vessels. Despite the tragedy they had suffered, the Aurin were determined to survive. The day would come when they would return to Arboria, drive out the Dominion, and reclaim their beloved homeworld.

To me The dominion represent more a Starcraft Mingsk type faction. The one that even the Zerg dislike. They are not just bad, they are evil for the sake of evil. The Exiles are still in a state of dissaray and need help to get on their feet. This is why I personally think fighting for the Exiles is fun. You are TRULY the underdog in EVERY sense of the word.

 

[Beerf]

I'm glad your mind is made up.. not even having another poll later on, just going off your decision..

 

[tr1age]

I'm glad your mind is made up.. not even having another poll later on, just going off your decision..

Every poll so far has favored the Exiles. The majority of officers favor the Exiles. And if the last race is some sort of bionic undead thing, that pretty much seals the deal. So, pretty much, yes WE have come to a pretty solid conclusion. But of course we will wait until the final Race is announced to make anything official. But we want to get people warmed up to the idea that were not the majority, that the Exiles are pretty much looking like the way we will be heading.

 

[Zakis]

I'm glad your mind is made up.. not even having another poll later on, just going off your decision..

Oh there might be more polls. Right now every poll and most opinions lean towards Exiles. I wish they would reveal the last races already.

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[Hyomicca]

In no way am I trying to be hard ass or asking anyone to leave. I am just saying, make sure YOU are happy with the COMMUNITY first and foremost regardless of Exile or Dominion so we don't get down the road and grudges are held or you feel your game-play is not reflective of the FUN you want to be having because of a collective choice.

Ah, by no means will I be upset enough to leave you guys. I kind of like you all now, after all.

Seriously, it's up to the group as a whole, I'm just voicing my opinion that I like the Dominion more, but I will play with you guys no matter what. The races aren't even important to me, honestly. I'll be a human/Cassian on either side, just from what I've seen of the choices so far.

To me The dominion represent more a Starcraft Mingsk type faction. The one that even the Zerg dislike. They are not just bad, they are evil for the sake of evil. The Exiles are still in a state of dissaray and need help to get on their feet. This is why I personally think fighting for the Exiles is fun. You are TRULY the underdog in EVERY sense of the word.

Yeah, I remember reading those bits and thinking, wow, the Dominion is hardcore. They mean serious business. Yeah, it comes across as evil and undoubtedly it is. No doubt the Exiles have their exciting stories. I think I just want to not be cliche and say "No more rooting for the underdog, let's kick their butts instead."

 

[tr1age]

Yeah, I remember reading those bits and thinking, wow, the Dominion is hardcore. They mean serious business. Yeah, it comes across as evil and undoubtedly it is. No doubt the Exiles have their exciting stories. I think I just want to not be cliche and say "No more rooting for the underdog, let's kick their butts instead."

Excellent Yeah I do like the idea of the Dominion's cray cray kill everything. I have played the Axis, the Horde(who I thought were the bad guys), Stromtroopers, and the such. For some reason the Exiles story is more compelling here. Maybe it is my love for fantasy genre and feeling the races of the Exiles fit more in that than Mechari. Although I do enjoy the Cassian outfits