136701-exiles-or-dominion-information-needed

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			Hi everyone. I am relatively new here and am having trouble deciding between playing either Exile or Dominion on the new PvE-2 server. I am thinking about playing as a stalker and wasn't sure if there is a benefit to playing one side over the other such as variance in populations etc. I notice there are a vast amount of Aurin on the Exile side and didn't know if their influence would tilt the population in Exile favor for faster queue in PvE as oppossed to being Dominion. I also am wondering if either Exile or Dominion has better cities/atmosphere/immersion. Any information on this could help and is greatly appreciated!	
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			Why not run characters on both factions?  That way you can play the way that suits your mood.	
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Hey! I wouldn't let that influence your decision too much if I were you. Exiles do have a higher population than Domino, mostly thanks to the Aurin, but there are still plenty of players on both sides; expecially now that it's free to play. Myself I prefer the Dominion and I don't have too much trouble finding groups. Just pick the race and class that you want to play.
 
Also Dom = quality over quantity.	
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Hey OP. Because of Aurin Exiles usually have higher pop, but with F2P it likely won't be noticable. Both sides have good story immersion, though I find the Dominion to be a little better in this regard personally. The Dominion atmosphere is very purposeful; they are on Nexus to recover their heritage and discover what happened to their founders (the Eldan). The Exile atmosphere is a bit more solemn, they are here because there's no where else to be.
 
The Dominion is a resource rich empire, and has much nicer cities and very put together aesthetic; the Exiles are a band of renegades, rebels, and ex-pats that are an ad-hoc faction. Their aesthetic is very rustic, and they come off as a cobbled together band of space cowboys, mercenaries, and dark scientists.
 
I suggest trying out a dominion and exile character at least till you reach the main cities of each (Thayd, the abandoned Osun fortress host to the Exiles base of operations | Illium, the Dominion capitol on Nexus). 
 
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			Well the main issue I am having is I like Aurin but I don't really like the overall flavor of exiles. I don't like any of the races on Dominion but I like Dominion as a faction over all. Sort of stuck. I don't think I will have the time to split between the two so was hoping I could figure out something that would push me to one or the other.	
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			There is only Dominion.	
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			Just my 2 cents #exileforlife :) dominion has wreaked havoc for too long	
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Well the main issue I am having is I like Aurin but I don't really like the overall flavor of exiles. I don't like any of the races on Dominion but I like Dominion as a faction over all. Sort of stuck. I don't think I will have the time to split between the two so was hoping I could figure out something that would push me to one or the other.
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Exile story is very plain jane and the voices are all going to be benevolent etc.
 
Dominion you're going to have a lot of "slaughter the enemy!!! for blood!" type of quest. 
 
Exile is usually more populated because it has bunny girls.
 
Dominion is cooler to me because it's different and the idea of intergalactic evil squirrels is enjoyable.	
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Both are full of people and grey stories, if you take a little time to ask npc's questions about "why are we killing dominion instead of taking prisoners" he would just answer "wake up, they took more from us than we ever could take from them" or something along those lines.
 
The only reason i like exiles atm though is because of the character customization, trying to make great mech or draken is a bit out of my reach atm >.< Tho i will definitely play dominion to see their part of the story in full. Chua can't be stalker (you would think they would fit the bill).
			
				
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 intergalactic evil squirrels 
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The Chua are a very fun race to play IMO, much better than smelly Aurin :3
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He wanted to play a Stalker though, so that would rule out Chua.
 
@ OP If you like the Aurin then have a look at the Draken on Dominion side.  They arent as "zomg cutie kawaii waifu soooo desu neeee" as the Aurin but they can be cute-sy in their own way if you pick the right character customization options and outfits.
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Yeah, if Chua could be Stalkers then this wouldn't be a problem at all... I like how Aurin run they are very light on their feet and do not like the taller species.
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Well the main issue I am having is I like Aurin but I don't really like the overall flavor of exiles. I don't like any of the races on Dominion but I like Dominion as a faction over all. Sort of stuck. I don't think I will have the time to split between the two so was hoping I could figure out something that would push me to one or the other.
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Hey OP!
 
You're On a PvE server, so regardless, Exile or Demoniion, it's going to be very bland period. I say this because Wildstar doesn't have much of a story going for it period, and if you're looking for a story, you'd best check out "Elder Scrolls Online", because you're not going to find much of a story in this game. Not bashing, or hating on the game in any which way, but the only time you're "really" going to find a difference in what you're doing, is by hopping on a PvP server, which will make the decision more worth while. In which case, I'd personally suggest Exile, cause who doesn't want to be the "Good Guys"?
 
Other than that, you're going to get the same relative storyline no matter which faction you choose. majority of the quests are very, VERY similar. The only difference being that Dominion, is more of a "Power control" type of storyline. Think of it in this manner.... Dominion= Government stomping all over the little people of the world... How could you possibly choose such a horrible faction!?
			
				
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Dominion= Government stomping all over the little people of the world... How could you possibly choose such a horrible faction!?
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Well, if you want to be a hippy, or furry, play Exile.
 
If you've grown out of that phase, play Dominion. 
 
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Hey OP!
 
You're On a PvE server, so regardless, Exile or Demoniion, it's going to be very bland period. I say this because Wildstar doesn't have much of a story going for it period, and if you're looking for a story, you'd best check out "Elder Scrolls Online", because you're not going to find much of a story in this game. Not bashing, or hating on the game in any which way, but the only time you're "really" going to find a difference in what you're doing, is by hopping on a PvP server, which will make the decision more worth while. In which case, I'd personally suggest Exile, cause who doesn't want to be the "Good Guys"?
 
Other than that, you're going to get the same relative storyline no matter which faction you choose. majority of the quests are very, VERY similar. The only difference being that Dominion, is more of a "Power control" type of storyline. Think of it in this manner.... Dominion= Government stomping all over the little people of the world... How could you possibly choose such a horrible faction!?
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You'll have to forgive me. I like the majority of Mmorpg players don't find myself reading any of the lore/story of the game, and only base my opinion on a very minority of the readiing/voice acting.
 
This is what ESO has going for it. It plays very much like a TES game in terms of story, with FULL voice acting, and the lore is kept up to date very much so, when it comes to TES, where as Wildstar, like most generic games comes down to "Go do this for no reason, other than to do it!". In my personal experience, from the very little I've read of Wildstar, Dominion seems like the bad guys, who only rule with an "Iron Fist", through brute force, and attack the Exiles at every opportuned time they get. In my opinion, the Exiles are more of a "Rebel" army, who are simply trying to make things "Right". By no means at all, should anybody try to rule  with an Iron Fist, the way that dominion does. Of course, it's just my own personal opinion. It's why I'll never understand why so many people like the Dominion, as much as they do. Clearly Evil...
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Woah there, what's this now? W* has a pretty good story IMO, much better than ESO's If I do say so myself. 
 
And since when are the Exile's "good guys"? The Granok dishonoured their own culture, The mordesh are all thats left of the extermination of their species by their own hubris.
 
The Dominion isn't any more or less evil than the Exiles. They are an empire that protects the wellbeing of the many at the expense of the few. The Exiles value individuality at the cost of the wellbeing of the many. It's not a good/bad dichotomy, it's a chaos (exiles) / order(Dominion) dichotomy.
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You admit you don't read anything, and wonder how any of us might NOT think Dominion isn't all evil?
 
Mind. Blown.
 
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You admit you don't read anything, and wonder how any of us might NOT think Dominion isn't all evil?
 
Mind. Blown.
 
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It's good that there are people who feel that way. The Dominion would atrophy and crumble if we didn't have external loci to keep us focused in our benign drive to bring order and peace to the galaxy. 
 
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Yeah, if Chua could be Stalkers then this wouldn't be a problem at all... I like how Aurin run they are very light on their feet and do not like the taller species.
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I do think that the Dominion seems evil and the Exiles seems good because that's the way Carbine has decided to potray them in every trailer they ever made. However in game it's not exactly like that, which is shame. Which is why I think a lot of us was hoping to see a Dominion trailer before f2p launch that would show the story from a different PoV instead of showing it from the Exiles PoV all the time  <_<
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Since I do not "Read" the lore so much as everyone else, what is the "Dominion" trying to do? I mean I see it as "one way" but I can't seem ot understand everyone else's reasoning... Dom seems like an "iron Fist" to me, I can't see any "Good" in them period. Maybe they're after Oil like America....? Don't mean to discriminate.... but it's true.... "Murica!"
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Since I do not "Read" the lore so much as everyone else, what is the "Dominion" trying to do? I mean I see it as "one way" but I can't seem ot understand everyone else's reasoning... Dom seems like an "iron Fist" to me, I can't see any "Good" in them period. Maybe they're after Oil like America....? Don't mean to discriminate.... but it's true.... "Murica!"
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Playing both races first few levels, I love Chua but how Dominion is represented, so evil it kinda bothers me.
They seem very arrogant, violent I just couldnt be that, its not me. Went for Stoneman =p
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Playing both races first few levels, I love Chua but how Dominion is represented, so evil it kinda bothers me.
They seem very arrogant, violent I just couldnt be that, its not me. Went for Stoneman =p	
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			If you want to play stalker then there is no cooler race than Draken <3 	
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Is it me or would it have been awesome if we played during the time these factions came to be?
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Some of the High born Cassian maybe... but isn't the whole premise of the Granok that they are 1) excessively violent and 2) they were exiled for their arrogance, believing they knew better than the way of the stone?
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So yes then, huh?
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Granok tradition is that they not use technology (or somewhere along those lines) when the Dominion came they were obviously outclassed in terms of technology and because of that Durek along side other rebels, decided to sneak and steal dominion tech and use it against them, despite their success they were banished from the planet since that was not "the way of the stone".
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The Dominion is reclaiming what rightfully belongs to them (the planet Nexus). In the process, they are trying to uncover what transpired when their progenitors (the Eldan) mysteriously lost contact with them. For the Dominion Nexus is the way to both recover their shared history and push their destiny forward. 
 
The Dominion isn't actually ruled with an Iron Fist. Emperor Myrcalus leaves much of the actual leading up to the heads of the different divisions of the Dominion and seeks all of their council when determining the ultimate goals of the Empire. Punishment for breaking Dominion law can be harsh, but the Exiles don't shy away from the hangman either. 
 
The Dominion actually does forge positive alliances with other groups and isn't xenophobic. However they don't tolerate the Exiles, who are literally criminals and terrorists in the Dominions eyes. 
 
The stuff the Dominion gets called evil for (e.g. Mondo Zax's experiments on the arcship) are done on the Exile side as well (the Mordesh Alchemists test their weapons on Skeetch, Moody, and Dominion prisoners) And terrible things in game tend to be more or less mirrored between the factions. The DREDD chemical warfare campaign in Galeras for example is mirrored by the Mordesh Alchemists alchemical poisoning of Ellevar. 
 
Everyone is entitled to prefer which ever faction they like. It makes the game fun and adds to the depth. Plus having folks support their favorite faction and have some healthy competition is a wonderful thing. But It always gets dicey when people start judging the goodness / badness of a faction based solely on preconceived stereotypes.
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			No matter your choice , you can have plenty of fun in the game if you allow it (after they fix the issues).	
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wactually story wise the Dominion scum have driven us Exiles off our home planets and any place we try to call home. Well we found Nexus first and we wont leave!!!!!
 
We are sick of you Dominion pushing us around!!
this is our last stand and we are willing to die for it!!
			
				
	Edited October 4, 2015 by Eagret3035	
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wactually story wise the Dominion scum have driven us Exiles off our home planets and any place we try to call home. Well we found Nexus first and we wont leave!!!!!
 
We are sick of you Dominion pushing us around!!
this is our last stand and we are willing to die for it!!
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1. Dumbinions have ugly characters and end game armor/weapons
 
2. Dumbinion side has very confusing very hard to navigate maps
 
3. The War (Aurins vs Dumbinions.. yes one race beats their whole faction) they are losing on every server except Europe (Russia/Poland always plays the red side in every MMO.. Allods Online for example)	
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wactually story wise the Dominion scum have driven us Exiles off our home planets and any place we try to call home. Well we found Nexus first and we wont leave!!!!!
 
We are sick of you Dominion pushing us around!!
this is our last stand and we are willing to die for it!!
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			yeah well seemed more dramatic to say it that way :)	
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