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[DarkExtractum]

I would like to know what are the factions and does they have any bonuses or advantages , And if I choose a faction can I change it later

[Brien]

Go to your profile to pick a faction do research to decide which u want to join

[Chillybill]

http://mwomercs.com/game/factions

[Adridos]

Faction info: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Great_Houses ; http://bg.battletech.com/?page_id=207 ; http://mwomercs.com/game/factions

Or you, if you don't mind, here's a gamer's take on them:

Spoiler

The sides you choose from are: Davion, Steiner, Kurita, Liao, Marik and Free Rasalhague Republic + being a mercenary, or stay a "lone wolf". You will be able to join Clans later.

Davions:

You played as one of them in Mechwarrior 4.
They see themselves as the good guys.
They are based on USA, England.
They are the most popular house in fanbase.
They love autocannons.
They are dumb.

Steiner:

They are germanic.
Their strategy follows " bigger = better".
They use heaviest mechs for scouting.
They are allies with Davions.
Normal popularity.


Kurita:

They are based on Japan and Asia.
They are highly "honorable" and use Bushido.
They are pretty militaristic -> good inventions and mechs.
They hate Davions and FRR.
Normal popularity.


Liao:

We are based on Chinese culture mixed with english and russian society.
We are the smallest of the houses (since FRR is not a house).
Numbers of people being capellans is low.
We do not have many mechs now, but that is going to change in a while.
We are considered crazy.
We like mercenaries.


Marik:

Based on western culture as Davions.
Lots of mech production capability (but they make tanks till Clans invade).
Lots of infighting, since they are only democratic house.
They wear "manly purple" and paint their mechs that way.
Normal popularity.
They are allies with us (Liao).


Free Rasalhague Republic:

Based on vikings and scandinavians.
They parted from Kuritans, so they hate each other.
Lore wise, after the Clans invade, they will loose all, but 7 planets.
BUT their players believe they will "hold the line".
Earliest access to rare powerful Clan tech.
Mostly made out of waiting Clan players.


Clans:

Special warriors which inavded Inner Sphere.
They are divided between various clans.
They have the best mechs, but they are low on numbers.
They follow "Zellbrigen", which are rules on how to fight.
Insane popularity. (guess why)
They will become available a year after launch.
They will get beaten by telephone company and one of the clans will get destroyed by Inner Sphere.

Depending on the faction you choose, you get discounts at different mechs (we have cheaper Ravens, for instance).

As for the changing of factions, we know next to nothing about that, sorry.

Edited by Adridos, 21 July 2012 - 03:51 PM.

[SparkSovereign]

There aren't any specific bonuses or advantages to any faction in particular, although once Community Warfare is implemented, the resources of a faction might make guns cheaper for their pilots, or something of that nature.

I vaguely recall the devs saying something to the effect of faction change being possible but not something you do on a whim.

As to the lore behind them;

The Inner Sphere is broken into Successor States, each ruled by a House of nobles.
Houses Davion and Steiner form the Federated Commonwealth, the single largest and most powerful successor state. House Davion (and the Federated Suns) are usually the designated "good guys" not because they're particularly good, but on account of being generally less evil than everybody else, and not being responsible for any particularly gruesome oppression or atrocities. House Davion has a strong, honorable military tradition, but their honor is more the "don't step on ejected pilots" variety than the "fair fight" variety. They utilize logistics and strategic application of overwhelming force to achieve victory.

House Steiner is obscenely wealthy, being run by some of the best businessmen in the Inner Sphere. Businessmen, however, do not make good generals, so their military suffers somewhat, despite having some of the best equipment in the Inner Sphere. They are often joked as using the Atlas (100-ton assault mech) as a scout. They don't run around murdering people (usually) but have their brutal moments, and the vicious little monster called Katrina Steiner-Davion is generally associated with them. She murdered a lot of her family, and was ultimately responsible for the FedCom Civil War, though that isn't for awhile.

House Liao runs the Capellan Confederation. The Capellans use actual tanks for their scouts, and have a tendency to fight dirty. Very dirty. The first thing the Federated Commonwealth did was invade them, and they haven't forgotten that.

House Kurita runs the Draconis Combine. They have some very... strong... traditions, and generally utilize fanaticism and "zerg rush" strategies in war. They also have mechs with katanas. It is awesome.

House Marik runs the Free Worlds League, which is basically Animal House the government. They splinter at the drop of a hat, but are surprisingly potent when threatened as a group.

[DarkExtractum]

So choosing a faction mainly gets me some discounts but more importantly the back story of each faction and which do I prefer
Thanks for everyone that replayed and Special thanks to Adridos & SparkSovereign that really helped me a lot

[Cold3y3s]

Or you can be a merc, we make lots of money and shoot many things .

[The Trice]

And How can One declare himself as Merc. ?

[SparkSovereign]

TheTrice, on 21 July 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

And How can One declare himself as Merc. ?

You actually did, though you picked the "Lone Wolf" variety of Mercenary, which doesn't affiliate with a particular company. It's the same as the avatar selection.

[Orion the Hunter]

Can't wait for the clans to show up... just sayin'

[The Trice]

Yeah , Thanks guys , you are really an active community , keep it up!

[Milkman Luke]

TheTrice, on 21 July 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

And How can One declare himself as Merc. ?

First step is looking yourself in the mirror and accepting that you're not a bad enough dude to pilot one of House Liao's death-dealing Urbanmechs. I mean...really...check out the 2nd Capella Defense Force insignia. How sweet is that?

[Stalgrim]

SparkSovereign, on 21 July 2012 - 03:58 PM, said:

There aren't any specific bonuses or advantages to any faction in particular, although once Community Warfare is implemented, the resources of a faction might make guns cheaper for their pilots, or something of that nature.

I vaguely recall the devs saying something to the effect of faction change being possible but not something you do on a whim.

As to the lore behind them;

The Inner Sphere is broken into Successor States, each ruled by a House of nobles.
Houses Davion and Steiner form the Federated Commonwealth, the single largest and most powerful successor state. House Davion (and the Federated Suns) are usually the designated "good guys" not because they're particularly good, but on account of being generally less evil than everybody else, and not being responsible for any particularly gruesome oppression or atrocities. House Davion has a strong, honorable military tradition, but their honor is more the "don't step on ejected pilots" variety than the "fair fight" variety. They utilize logistics and strategic application of overwhelming force to achieve victory.

House Steiner is obscenely wealthy, being run by some of the best businessmen in the Inner Sphere. Businessmen, however, do not make good generals, so their military suffers somewhat, despite having some of the best equipment in the Inner Sphere. They are often joked as using the Atlas (100-ton assault mech) as a scout. They don't run around murdering people (usually) but have their brutal moments, and the vicious little monster called Katrina Steiner-Davion is generally associated with them. She murdered a lot of her family, and was ultimately responsible for the FedCom Civil War, though that isn't for awhile.

House Liao runs the Capellan Confederation. The Capellans use actual tanks for their scouts, and have a tendency to fight dirty. Very dirty. The first thing the Federated Commonwealth did was invade them, and they haven't forgotten that.

House Kurita runs the Draconis Combine. They have some very... strong... traditions, and generally utilize fanaticism and "zerg rush" strategies in war. They also have mechs with katanas. It is awesome.

House Marik runs the Free Worlds League, which is basically Animal House the government. They splinter at the drop of a hat, but are surprisingly potent when threatened as a group.

I think you missed someone? We may be small but damnit we exist, infact that's about all we do. :<

Join clan Rasalhague if you like space vikings in robots... However I'm getting a strange feeling that the future looks not so steller for us...Nah, we're going to be fine. The FRR is a totally safe place to be now and in the immediate and long term future...I'm sure of it. ;|

Oh, and we're not made up of waiting clanners, we're made up of crazy brave 'mech pilots who know that the whole place is going to go to hell in a handbasket and we're not gonna flinch, that's how Rasalhague members do things! FRR PRIDE!

Edited by Stalgrim, 21 July 2012 - 05:13 PM.

[SparkSovereign]

Stalgrim, on 21 July 2012 - 05:09 PM, said:

I think you missed someone? We may be small but damnit we exist, infact that's about all we do. :<

Join clan Rasalhague if you like space vikings in robots... However I'm getting a strange feeling that the future looks not so steller for us...Nah, we're going to be fine. The FRR is a totally safe place to be now and in the immediate and long term future...I'm sure of it. ;|

Oh, and we're not made up of waiting clanners, we're made up of crazy brave 'mech pilots who know that the whole place is going to go to hell in a handbasket and we're not gonna flinch, that's how Rasalhague members do things! FRR PRIDE!

I'm less familiar with the FRR and didn't feel terribly comfortable writing about it. Good luck with, when is it, March? April? Yeah, I'm sure you'll be busy.

[Soviet Alex]

DarkExtractum, on 21 July 2012 - 03:41 PM, said:

I would like to know what are the factions and does they have any bonuses or advantages , And if I choose a faction can I change it later?

The original source of background material:

http://bg.battletech.com/?page_id=23

[Eximar]

Buda, on 20 July 2012 - 08:34 AM, said:

I saw this a long time ago... I think it deserves to be here...

[Seabear]

One way to think about which IS house/nation to join is to think of the people you want to fight. Marik oppses Lyrans and Capellans . Capellans hate the Davions and the FWL (although they are now allied). Fedsuns Hate the Kritas and it is returned in kind. Lyrans do not like Kuritas. And the FRR hates mercs.