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Posted - 2015.02.24 07:47:21 -
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Sniper Smith... you were correct until you reached the Empires and CONCORD.
CONCORD... - has access to the best tech that all the empires have to offer... meaning they are basically piloting "uber" ships (8 highs, 8 mids, 8 lows, bonuses for all weapon and tanking styles IIRC). - is the most advanced force in empire space. - have their own Capsuleer force (in the lore, not one that players can't join). - try to keep their distance from the politics of the 4 empires and weed out any moles or spies from them (due to the above points). - CAN be overwhelmed by a sizable enough Empire force (because they are effectively a "small police force"... not an actual military). - CAN be overwhelmed by a sizable enough Capsuleer force (like MoO did back in the day). But with certain "upgrades" to the interfaces between Capsuleer pods and ships they can "shut us down" remotely (hence, why we can't fight back when we go "criminal").
Then you have the "old" Sansha Empire which... - was more technologically advanced than each of the empires were at the time (which required them to combine forces). - existed when CONCORD was still in its infancy (and was thus, fairly impotent).
Then there is the "new" Incursion level Sansha (which are possibly just as strong as the "old" Sansha).
Then you have us... the Capsuleers. - We literally "become" the ship we are flying and are able to... ----- enhance ship capabilities through focused mental conditioning (skill books) ----- stand toe to toe with fleets of ships controlled through "normal" / traditional means. - We organize in ways that no empire can do... and much more efficiently. (NOTE: we were created by our respective empires to be used against the other empires for the above reasons... we are literally the result of a twisted MAD doctrine where each side wanted to have more capsuleers to win their wars... then they "lost control" of us and decided the best option was to create the dystopia we have today... where we prey on each other)
The 4 empires. - Technologically they are as advanced as Capsuleers... but they keep some "toys" from us to maintain an advantage (like the "orginal" Mark I Titans). - Anything they can't stand up to ship for ship (like CONCORD or us Capsuleers) they simply overwhelm with numbers (though, this doesn't always work). - They have their own forces of Capsuleers too... but their numbers are smaller than "freelancers" like us (players).
The Pirate/Merc/Remnant Factions. - technologically they are no worse than the 4 empires... they just lack... ------ the same infrastructure and economic clout ------ decently trained crews (I imagine they just pick up poor desperate sobs wherever they can get them and just stick them in a ship). ------ any support from friendly forces. ------ military forces anywhere near the same size. - The "remnant Sansha" that exist in Stain and you see in missions make up this group... along with Serpentis, Guardian Angels, Mordu's Legion, Blood Raiders, EoM, Rogue Drones, Intaki Syndicate, and general mercs.
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