Quote Originally Posted by SaitoHikari View Post
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I can't blame you for wanting to do real empire a justice, but what do you realistically think that Garleans can offer? They do some experiments, use modern age technology and that's about it. We've already even seen their capital. At best, story could revolve around ceruleum, aether or yet another ultimate machine or what not. If they end up as allies, we would need to spend significant portion of the story being Alliance's errand boy in their diplomatic politics, and if they end up as enemies once again, we fight yet another ultimate weapon. Which is why I think it's better to put their story to a side and give new factions and new stories a chance.