Quote:Step three: "How are you different from X"
Be ready to receive this question a lot. Discovery is a home to very many factions, both official and non. So many, in fact, that we have an activity tracker, the purpose of which is to filter out inactive and dead factions. For this reason the question above is a common one. Many people see making a completely new faction for an ID that already has a few, a total waste of player activity. This mostly applies to non-generic IDs, so if you decide to make your own fighter wing for the Liberty Navy, expect this to be brought up. Why don't you just join the [LN] and build a new wing within it? The reasoning for this is that many people see factions like that as something of a "Screw you guys, I will make my own faction" move from the faction creator. That is an impression you must work very hard not to give off. Be ready for this question. You must predict which factions yours will be compared against and write up a list beforehand, stating what sort of differences make these two factions completely different. However, as you do, try your best to state it as something obvious. You should never sound apologetic when you try and compare your ideas to something that has already been done before.