A Discussion: Alliance Or Faction? - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

IoLoSG5 · 11th October 2004, 03:12 AM

Definition:
Alliance - Members from many worlds join together.
Faction - Members from one world joined together.

Difference:
Alliance - You can belong to any world and join any alliance.
Faction - You Must belong to the world that the faction is for. It is World Specific. But if you belong to a "Faction World" you can still join an alliance. Its just that members of other worlds can't join the faction.

When Ausgate started it was with the idea of factions and alliances was secondary (I think) but alliances was easier.
History: There was two Factions .... IPPH and SDF that tried. IPPH merged with an Alliance and now only SDF is a faction.

Discussion:

1) Should Ausgate be all Alliances?
2) Should there be any factions?
3)If one or the other or both, what do you think is a way to get this done?

IoLo (SDF)
(I would like to hear some discussion on this as am down to 5 members now and don't know what the future might look like)

Gatecon · 11th October 2004, 01:48 PM

I'm glad you raised this question.

Yes you are right, things really started with the faction idea but the alliances took a firm hold.

I think that the way to go would be to lift all world restrictions and settle with a single type of faction (err.. Alliance).

I was hoping that there would be more patriotism with home worlds, but that didn't eventuate. So for the sake of your faction I think allowing people to join from any world would be the best way to go.

Funilly, everyone refers to alliances as factions anyway so I don't think anyone will even notice the difference

IoLoSG5 · 11th October 2004, 04:28 PM

Okay, Your probably right. So, in anticipation of your change I have rewritten our General Information file to reflect operatives/representatives on other planets.

Could you please post a system message when you have completed making the change of lifting the World Specific requirement?

I guess this is the easiest way. Since a Faction operates the same as an alliance, nothing else need be done.

IoLo
=SDF=

Old_Sk3wl · 16th November 2004, 01:09 AM

so have the world requirements been lifted from all ausgate factions?

PTeppic · 16th November 2004, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Old_Sk3wl
so have the world requirements been lifted from all ausgate factions?

"all" = "the, singular"

Old_Sk3wl · 16th November 2004, 09:13 PM

ahhh thats right, SDF is the only one that still had world restrictions on it

11th October 2004, 03:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
IoLoSG5 Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 59	A Discussion: Alliance Or Faction? Definition: Alliance - Members from many worlds join together. Faction - Members from one world joined together. Difference: Alliance - You can belong to any world and join any alliance. Faction - You Must belong to the world that the faction is for. It is World Specific. But if you belong to a "Faction World" you can still join an alliance. Its just that members of other worlds can't join the faction. When Ausgate started it was with the idea of factions and alliances was secondary (I think) but alliances was easier. History: There was two Factions .... IPPH and SDF that tried. IPPH merged with an Alliance and now only SDF is a faction. Discussion: 1) Should Ausgate be all Alliances? 2) Should there be any factions? 3)If one or the other or both, what do you think is a way to get this done? IoLo (SDF) (I would like to hear some discussion on this as am down to 5 members now and don't know what the future might look like)

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11th October 2004, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gatecon www.gatecon.com Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 1,104	I'm glad you raised this question. Yes you are right, things really started with the faction idea but the alliances took a firm hold. I think that the way to go would be to lift all world restrictions and settle with a single type of faction (err.. Alliance). I was hoping that there would be more patriotism with home worlds, but that didn't eventuate. So for the sake of your faction I think allowing people to join from any world would be the best way to go. Funilly, everyone refers to alliances as factions anyway so I don't think anyone will even notice the difference

11th October 2004, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
IoLoSG5 Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 59	Okay, Your probably right. So, in anticipation of your change I have rewritten our General Information file to reflect operatives/representatives on other planets. Could you please post a system message when you have completed making the change of lifting the World Specific requirement? I guess this is the easiest way. Since a Faction operates the same as an alliance, nothing else need be done. IoLo =SDF=

16th November 2004, 01:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Old_Sk3wl EXEC. OLD_SK3WL (R-XO) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6	so have the world requirements been lifted from all ausgate factions?

16th November 2004, 09:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Old_Sk3wl EXEC. OLD_SK3WL (R-XO) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6	ahhh thats right, SDF is the only one that still had world restrictions on it