Speaking as the person who started the Lugh thread and writer of our storyline I say let the chips fall where they may. I want to win but that does not mean that I have the right to win. Lugh has taken on the Federation or should I more accurately say the Federation has taken on Lugh! The fact is it was never going to be a fair fight.
The most eye opening truth I have noticed about all of this are the number of players that instead of fighting on the side of 'players' and what players can actually achieve in this game they seem to prefer to stamp on our sand castle. To working your fingers to the bone on something get rewarded by players seeking a cheap thrill to dismantle it. They are freely within their right to do so but it has thought me a lesson about the nature of human beings as a whole. What is actually more interesting are the statistics that go with that. Very interesting indeed.
It is illogical to me that players offered a chance to make a real mark on the game, a real difference, something players have craved since Gamma would prefer to see to it that we fail. I personally see no reward in that but it is only my opinion.
The community will get what the community wants.
I have to say this gets me very conflicted. When I started ED I planned to join the Alliance, as the back story of both the Empire and the Federation doesnt appeal to me too much. But alas, the Alliance exists in name only. Purely by accident I ended up as allies to the feds while remaining neutral to alliance/empire. After some thought I gained some ranks in the Federation as a 'lesser of two evils'. Before all of this, I would have fought for Lugh. But I am now roleplaying a pilot in the federation navy. It is not an easy choice for me, but the Lugh storyline does not justify treason. Yet.
Anyway, as a federation navy pilot I hope we get the order to retreat soon. But until then I have to fight you, unfortunately.