Faction Change

[Fordeka]

When I chose my faction I didn't think to coordinate with friends so now I'm in Cybran and don't know anybody- I was wondering if I could get a faction change to Aeon in order to play with them. Also, it's my birthday if that helps with your decision.

Thanks.

[Kulu]

Also, it's my birthday if that helps with your decision.

Thanks.

I also want to know if you can change your race. For example can you pick your race each instance of GW? So if one race wins the galaxy and the whole thing restarts, then you can choose again?

[Iszh]

I think yes after a galaxy restart you can change otherwise it is not possible at all (i was able after the restart to chose again). All tries except waiting, either with pm or here in forum are only annoying for zep i guess

[errorblankfield]

Aren't there a million 'this is a permanent and can't be changed mid-game' warnings when you choose a race?

Just wait till next round and kill your friends in the mean time.

Please don't make zep any crankier than he totally isn't.

[Aurion]

I think the intent is to never be able to change faction with your account. I think it might be a good idea to give you 1 faction change within 1 week of joining Galactic War for the first time though (for example if you made the choice lightly or want to play with friends).

Might also have a new choice if it goes live, just like Alpha -> Beta.

[Hawkei]

I disagree. The moment you join Galactic War, you enter the faction specific chat channel. Thereby gaining access to conversations, tactics and team members. Changing factions would be a betrayal of that confidence. Once you have access to faction specific information. That's it. You can't go back.

[Fordeka]

I'm kind of skeptical about there being any really sensitive data going through the factions channels at this point plus you could just ask someone you know in faction x what's going on or simply make a new FAF account to check. I think concerns about faction changing all the time are valid though- yes it would be stupid- but like other games there could be a time limit put on it and a price attached. For all the value I've gotten out of FAF I would gladly fork over $25 or so for a faction change with a timer of a few months put on my account before I could change again- then everybody benefits.

[Hawkei]

I'm kind of skeptical about there being any really sensitive data going through the factions channels at this point plus you could just ask someone you know in faction x what's going on or simply make a new FAF account to check. I think concerns about faction changing all the time are valid though- yes it would be stupid- but like other games there could be a time limit put on it and a price attached. For all the value I've gotten out of FAF I would gladly fork over $25 or so for a faction change with a timer of a few months put on my account before I could change again- then everybody benefits.

I would only consider it if he wanted to join the UEF

[Aulex]

The fact that i stream half of aeon chat means there isn't much sensitive data going around, it's pretty obvious who important people are and what are the goals of each faction. I'd say let a player change faction within the first few days of joining so they could correct a mistake

[errorblankfield]

I guess I'm just a mean person cause if the sign says no switching till the game is over.... I think it should mean no switching till the game is over.

And paying for an advantage over the rest of the community? That's just asking for trouble.

Now a solution I can get behind is running a few games of GW in parallel. As in having different universes each with a game of GW that you can participate in. I don't wanna break up the player base or anything, but one really long game (like we have now) with a couple of much (much, much...much) smaller galaxies would be pretty cool. Wanna test a new race? Go to the other universe and bam. For reference, if the current map runs for about a month. The other maps could aim for a runtime of a week or less. (Heck if it's popular enough there can be even longer/shorter matches lying around).

Any who, you get the point. Lower the pressure/penalty of the main game with some parallel ones.

Which actually solves a problem with new GW players (like myself) who don't know if they can commit to an epically long game enough to make a positive impact.

Just a thought.