As many of you are probably aware, the Empire has been bailed out of trouble yet again. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the best and fastest way to get anything changed about PP is to make it a problem for the Empire.
So, I propose we start making some problems. I believe it would be in the interest of all non-Imperial powers to make peace with each other and unite against the Empire. At 6v4 the Empire consists of nearly half the powers anyway, and in terms of player counts such an alliance could even be considered necessary to achieve any semblance of a fair fight:
Major faction ranking by support
Major faction ranking by opposition
From Cadoc's most recent PAA, if all non-Imperial factions were to band together our total support activity would be 2,609,428. This means the total ratio of Imperial non-Imperial activity would be approximately 1.17:1. So the Empire would still be at a net advantage for total player activity, but that only shows how uniting is so much more necessary.
The opposition numbers are a little more difficult to evaluate because we only know opposition received, we don't know where it came from. But right now, non Imperial factions are being opposed nearly 5 times as much as the Empire. Clearly, we are currently attacking each other more than we are attacking the Empire. Of course this is somewhat understandable: the way the Powers are positioned in space encourages this.
Of course, I realize there are legions of merit farmers who will never read this post and will continue to blindly follow whatever path of least resistance FD lays out in front of them. Since FD supports the Empire, this means a large portion of our own player base is effectively beholden to the enemy. However, we have seen how much the Empire has struggled already while facing the least opposition of anyone in the game, and despite FD supporting them to the hilt. I believe if the organized players of all the other factions work together, we can make a dramatic difference.
I also realize of course that this would create a difficult situation for Mahon, as his space was positioned as far from the Empire as physically possible. His only close neighbors are Hudson and Winters. We may, however, be able to negotiate an expansion corridor that allows Mahon supporters to access Empire space, without having to completely encircle the Federation in the process.
It will be up to the communities of each Power to negotiate their particular terms, but I recommend some general guidelines as follows:
If we work together we can defeat the Empire, and by extension defeat FD at their own game. But if we're going to make this work, we're going to need the cooperation of as many organized players as possible. We'll also need a catchy name for our organization.
So, I propose we start making some problems. I believe it would be in the interest of all non-Imperial powers to make peace with each other and unite against the Empire. At 6v4 the Empire consists of nearly half the powers anyway, and in terms of player counts such an alliance could even be considered necessary to achieve any semblance of a fair fight:
Major faction ranking by support
- Empire (3,063,735)
- Federation (1,562,722)
- Independents (654,227)
- Alliance (392,479)
Major faction ranking by opposition
- Independents (2,193,470)
- Federation (2,026,275)
- Empire (1,385,400)
- Alliance (1,160,080)
From Cadoc's most recent PAA, if all non-Imperial factions were to band together our total support activity would be 2,609,428. This means the total ratio of Imperial non-Imperial activity would be approximately 1.17:1. So the Empire would still be at a net advantage for total player activity, but that only shows how uniting is so much more necessary.
The opposition numbers are a little more difficult to evaluate because we only know opposition received, we don't know where it came from. But right now, non Imperial factions are being opposed nearly 5 times as much as the Empire. Clearly, we are currently attacking each other more than we are attacking the Empire. Of course this is somewhat understandable: the way the Powers are positioned in space encourages this.
Of course, I realize there are legions of merit farmers who will never read this post and will continue to blindly follow whatever path of least resistance FD lays out in front of them. Since FD supports the Empire, this means a large portion of our own player base is effectively beholden to the enemy. However, we have seen how much the Empire has struggled already while facing the least opposition of anyone in the game, and despite FD supporting them to the hilt. I believe if the organized players of all the other factions work together, we can make a dramatic difference.
I also realize of course that this would create a difficult situation for Mahon, as his space was positioned as far from the Empire as physically possible. His only close neighbors are Hudson and Winters. We may, however, be able to negotiate an expansion corridor that allows Mahon supporters to access Empire space, without having to completely encircle the Federation in the process.
It will be up to the communities of each Power to negotiate their particular terms, but I recommend some general guidelines as follows:
- Member Powers will refrain from undermining other member Powers to the best of their ability.
- Member Powers will, when requested, attempt to assist other member Powers by opposing unwanted expansions.
- Member Powers will cooperate with each other to undermine the Empire in an organized fashion wherever possible.
- Member Powers will agree to tolerate unavoidable infractions by merit grinders, and not allow our fifth columns to erode our good standing with each other.
If we work together we can defeat the Empire, and by extension defeat FD at their own game. But if we're going to make this work, we're going to need the cooperation of as many organized players as possible. We'll also need a catchy name for our organization.
