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Nightfall, Alliance Faction, and you
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In my estimation, the only thing Factions will be good for once Nightfall hits is "extra content" you have to pay for.
Currently, in order to create or join an alliance, guild leader must declare allegiance to either Kurzicks or Luxons, which can only be done in House Zu Heltzer and Cavalon respectively. Unless Nightfall offers an alternative mechanic for creating alliances, only guild leaders who own Factions will be able to create or join alliances, just as only people who own Factions will have access to the materials storage.
To answer the OP's question more specifically, I think the only people concerned with AB and faction farming after Nightfall release will be those who are going for faction point donation titles. I have always considered the "persistant warfare" part of Factions a grind, so in my estimation most people will jump over to Nightfall as soon as it is available - assuming Nightfall does not utilize the same mechanic, and assuming it isn't worse than Factions, which I consider the only two things that could make people come back to AB.
But these are just my estimations. None of this is "scoop"
Currently, in order to create or join an alliance, guild leader must declare allegiance to either Kurzicks or Luxons, which can only be done in House Zu Heltzer and Cavalon respectively. Unless Nightfall offers an alternative mechanic for creating alliances, only guild leaders who own Factions will be able to create or join alliances, just as only people who own Factions will have access to the materials storage.
To answer the OP's question more specifically, I think the only people concerned with AB and faction farming after Nightfall release will be those who are going for faction point donation titles. I have always considered the "persistant warfare" part of Factions a grind, so in my estimation most people will jump over to Nightfall as soon as it is available - assuming Nightfall does not utilize the same mechanic, and assuming it isn't worse than Factions, which I consider the only two things that could make people come back to AB.
But these are just my estimations. None of this is "scoop"
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Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
Afaik, a guild must still have some amount of faction, or it's removed from the alliance when it reaches 0. Hopefully that's been changed, or they remove that requirement.
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Guilds don't get auto kicked out of alliances if they have no faction, since once you've earned some faction, it is mathematically impossible to get rid of it all.
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Originally Posted by brad-
Is nightfall more PVE based?
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Originally Posted by Alex Weekes
While I can't tell you much, I can tell you that Nightfall has a larger PvE experience than factions. This is due both to simple quantity (20 story missions, larger map etc) but also, I believe, in quality; things like more interactive environments (traps), the hero system etc will help enhance you experience while playing through the story.
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*sigh* since this takes place on a whole new continet it wont have any effect
It appears that alliances, faction, and related aspects of the game will remain Chapter 2 (Factions) specific. But I think alliance battles will continue to rage on for various reasons:
1. Not everyone will have Nightfall and people play what they have.
2. AB is a great way to try out new builds for PvP, and many new builds will emerge with the new characters (I'm assuming Nightfall characters will be able to access AB in a combined account).
3. AB is still a decent money maker for people who would be doing it anyway - in last weekend's double faction event I was getting 10K faction (worth 6K in amber) in an hour. Sure there are faster ways to make money, but it's a nice added incentive.
1. Not everyone will have Nightfall and people play what they have.
2. AB is a great way to try out new builds for PvP, and many new builds will emerge with the new characters (I'm assuming Nightfall characters will be able to access AB in a combined account).
3. AB is still a decent money maker for people who would be doing it anyway - in last weekend's double faction event I was getting 10K faction (worth 6K in amber) in an hour. Sure there are faster ways to make money, but it's a nice added incentive.
