Dear all,
There have been many questions if Mobius are going to head out to Colonia.
Basically, we pick a new faction, apply for a 'visa' and then participate in a Community Goal to establish the new faction.
It will probably be mining or heavy trade, maybe with a trader defence thrown in.
The top 10 'new' sub-factions get their own base on a planet (not a station), some 22k LY out of the current SOL bubble.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/307260-Colonia-Expansion-Initiative?p=4764565&utm_campaign=576934_Elite+Dangerous+Newsletter+%23150&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Frontier+Developments+Ltd&dm_i=3F35%2CCD5Y%2C35ZQNU%2C17YAX%2C1#post4764565
There has been a lot of interest generated on the ElitePvE Facebook page and many pilots are willing to head out and head up a new faction.
It is also very likely that a THIRD Mobius private group be created for this if we succeed, it will be a two-birds-one-stone scenarios as the current PC/Mac Americas and Europe/APAC groups ('Mobius' and 'Mobius PvE') are approaching the same problem we had before the split, essentially pilots will move themselves out of the old groups and apply to join a new 'MOBIUS COLONIA' private group should we make the grade..
At this point, I have no solid reply yet, but it seems that FDev may also assist in migrating all your assets, one way, if we win and you want to join up.
A couple of small polls set up by myself have gained some interest on numbers and that the new faction would be named.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ElitePvE.MOBIUS/permalink/1139621359447334/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ElitePvE.MOBIUS/permalink/1140513319358138/
So far MOBIUS COLONIAL REPUBLIC NAVY seems to be the lead favourite in names.
Those of us familiar with the TV series THE EXPANSE will appreciate the nod to the M.C.R.N reference of the show.
(The irony being that as a PvE group of players, we are neither a navy, nor a republic.)
But you can apply for your visa here: https://goo.gl/forms/z7mFrgPKdKpA4z483
Any further ideas? I'm willing to head out, unless there are any objections we can start filling in forms. Deadline is end of month.