Federal Navy fighting itself

[Ipecac]

Hey all,

So I'm getting into combat zones for real now, and I'm finding both sides are Federal Navy. I'm assuming you've all seen this.
What's the deal with this when it comes to my Fed rep? I assume I am losing? How do I avoid this, just quit these missions?

 

[Turd Ferguson]

when 2 fed-alligned factions are at war feds fight on both sides.

 

[CMDR Harada]

As long as they are paying, who cares ?

I fly for the highest bidder.

 

[rrobes]

Pick your side and shoot, we are mercenaries after all.

 

[Jmanis]

when 2 fed-alligned factions are at war feds fight on both sides.

This one

Superpower doesn't determine whether two sides go to war, factional ethos does.

Not listed in game, but all factions have an underlying ethos, one of Authoritarian, Social, Corporate, Criminal.

With the exception of Criminal ethos (who go to war with everyone, even other criminals), if two factions are of the same ethos, they go to Election, otherwise they go to war.

So for example, Dictatorship and Patronage go to Election, as they're both Authoritarian, but Dictatorship and Democracy will go to war (Authoritarian vs Social)

 

[Turd Ferguson]

In the grand scheme of things (as in, compared to the scale whole galaxy), this is less like two allied countries fighting and more like two people from the same country fighting for their own reasons.

can't we just lock them in the school gym and make them hug it out? works in every sitcom.

 

[lenna]

In the grand scheme of things (as in, compared to the scale whole galaxy), this is less like two allied countries fighting and more like two people from the same country fighting for their own reasons.

Gang warfare is probably the closest analogy - gangs with similar agendas may work things out peacefully but those with diametrically opposing agendas will almost certainly go to war.

PP is a similar concept magnified to the scale of true rebellion/contest-for-ideological dominance.

Federal on Federal, Imperial on Imperial, or Alliance on Alliance in-fighting is a tough one to address SP rep wise - IMO it should be a neutral effect if it is not already.