.  I'll keep an eye on LOD, but I did cringe a bit at this line from the FAQ: "While some may shrug or frown at the only two factions, there is no empirical evidence or research to suggest that having any particular number makes a game any good or bad." In a system where new players can join the winning side, how are you going to prevent massive, massive faction-population discrepancies? It'd be a shame to have the game follow in WAR's footsteps.  