22-06-2004 00:01									#1
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Which faction did you play when you first installed SMAC and why. (No SMAX factions, those can be another poll)

	22-06-2004 00:10									#2
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Spartans cause I just wanted to get in a fight fast and I prefer quality over quanity

	22-06-2004 00:17									#3
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Because I liked the doctrine of the Hive. The life of the individual is nothing, all that is important is the greater good of the comunity.
I believe that that's the only way of surviving on an alien planet.

	22-06-2004 00:56									#4
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Well, my very first game, I played the Spartans, because that is who is in the Newbie scenarios, so I decided that on my first game I'd play them. But that was the only game I've ever played them. Soon I was hating the Spartans and quit and decided to be University, for the tech. Today, I play either Morgan or Roze...Probe raping is, after all, pretty fun...

	22-06-2004 01:09									#5
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HIVE.

Followed by Spartans.

	22-06-2004 01:59									#6
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Hive

"Human hoards" concept appealed to me (think that was a blurb on the game box). Played at lowest level and won an economic victory.

	22-06-2004 02:43									#7
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Spartans.


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	22-06-2004 02:50									#8
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University. I won a transcend victory in 2345 (Easy to remember eh?). One of the only SP games I've played to completion actually....

	22-06-2004 03:24									#9
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Hive, but I don't know why I did.

	22-06-2004 03:31									#10
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I picked Spartans because I like the militant asceticism and advantages of high morale. Soon thereafter I tried the University and Morgan, and once I played Morgan, I knew I had a favorite.

	22-06-2004 03:38									#11
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Gaians-- I was looking for a naked tree-hugging girl at the time

	22-06-2004 04:04									#12
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My first faction was the university. I liked the idea of their pursuit of knowledge.

My second pick was Spartans. I liked the sound of the emphasis on the military.

Ah, those games were fun...

	22-06-2004 04:06									#13
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Gaians for awhile until I saw the advantages of playing Zak. I've played him ever since.

	22-06-2004 04:16									#14
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I played the Gaians, which it seemed to me were the default. I played them several times before trying the University. I tried the others (expect for Miriam), but stuck with the Uni for the most part until I started playing SMACX.

	22-06-2004 04:45									#15
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I suspect I played the Peacekeepers, but I can't quite recall. May have been Uni.

	22-06-2004 04:52									#16
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Peackeepers actually. I was going to say University. But now I realize I played the peackeepers first. On the map of planet.

I'm not sure why. They just seemed like the easiest faction to play for a relative newbie.

	22-06-2004 05:29									#17
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University forever!

	22-06-2004 06:06									#18
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My first faction was definitely the University. It was actually recommended to me by a good friend of mine who had played as both them and the Morganites, and couldn't get much good out of Morgan. Ever since then, I've had research as my top priority, most of the time, so I stuck with the University like glue to this very day.

I think the second faction I ever tried was the Gaians, because they're incapable of the one economic choice that offers a +2 in one area and -3 and -5 in other areas. That was long before I realized that no fungus production and military stuck within territory was a tiny price to pay for +1 energy per square.

	22-06-2004 11:28									#19
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Morgan (other than the tutorial; didn't like Spartan production penalty). Played Gaians and Uni and PK, decided I liked PK as more of a challenge. I don't recall ever playing Fundies or Commies but I probably did at least once.

I usually rename them Enforcers of Peace (N-Forcers for short, Peacemaker Straybow for title) to give them a grittier feel instead of mamsy-pamsy do-gooders. I don't play FM because it makes it too easy.

	22-06-2004 13:05									#20
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Uni, because I wanted to explore all the techs first. Hooray.

	22-06-2004 14:02									#21
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quote: Gaians-- I was looking for a naked tree-hugging girl at the time

replace tree-hugging with me-hugging and you've got my case!

	22-06-2004 14:45									#22
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University, since I thought science would be important on an alien planet.

	22-06-2004 15:53									#23
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BT:
Why not play the University,
then conquer Deirdre AND Santiago (and miriam... if you're into that type of thing).
Then you can have your faction leaders, and say you're performing "An unethical experiment in relationships ".

	22-06-2004 16:30									#24
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quote: BT: Why not play the University, then conquer Deirdre AND Santiago (and miriam... if you're into that type of thing). Then you can have your faction leaders, and say you're performing "An unethical experiment in relationships ".

However, Im not used to "unethical experiments inrelationships" as "ethical" ones bring more joy and are a "two-way street" in difference from those "unethical" ones..

BTW-> I played Uni almost all the time after Gaians when I discovered the "Customize Random Map" option..

Gaia is only good on Planet & other fungus-rich areas..

	22-06-2004 20:28									#25
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Gaians. And then I found Poly and ACDG so I tried Hive. Haven't had time to try the others much yet.

	22-06-2004 21:17									#26
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Gaians as well, don't remember if that came by own choice or enabling 'quick start'.

	22-06-2004 22:06									#27
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I seem to be a few of those having chosen the Morgans after reading the short descriptions in SMAC.
My first transcend victory came shortly afterwards with the Gaians on a Tiny map (only time I played them AFAIR) and after that I went back to the good old CEO...

	23-06-2004 00:31									#28
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I started with Morgan after analyzing the various SE settings. "Democracy / Green / Wealth" gives Morgan all the benefits of FM without the penalties.

Once I came to 'poly and honed all my tech beelines and terraforming strategies UoP became the only way to go, as the free Network Nodes propel them to IA incredibly quickly and the research bonus keeps them in the lead for the rest of the game.

UoP are strong starters, strong finishers, and strong at all points between.

	23-06-2004 08:55									#29
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Especially if you're too much of a warmonger to rake in the commerce as Morgan.

BinTravkin:
Drugs cause brain chemical changes and will make them more willing.
And they'd want to take the drugs in the first place because it's a better alternative than the punishment sphere.
See? It's all consentual.

	23-06-2004 10:10									#30
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Morgan, because he has lots of money!