Xebeth wrote:
I don't think we have "shot our bolt", we have maintained a strong influence in Azrael from day 1, and we reached an expansion scenario in good time. The issue is with Exioce, which at this time, is in my opinion, a lost cause.
The enthusiasm we all had after we thought we had won the war in Exioce seemed to dissipate when it was discovered OoM hadn't taken a station (useless though they are) We gained marginal % influence against 'Allied' for a couple of days then lost ground consistently since then. Maybe my saying 'shot our bolt' is a bit strong but it seems that way to me!
Xebeth wrote:There is also the issue of Rafferty's Mobius, to have started and not owned the station (whilst adding some game play elements) doesn't seem right. The name of the station isn't a coincidence, Mobius backed the game to such a level at the kick-starter that he was able to name the station (and the planet it orbits), it seems only proper that his player faction started with ownership of the station that he paid to name.
I can't argue with that really and I know all about Mobius ambassadorship for ED since the game started. It still doesn't change my view though that if the initial implementation of these player factions had been better thought out it would probably be better for the OoM and other player factions and have left us in a stronger position than we are now.
Just my thoughts, don't mind me!