(12-23-2020, 05:01 AM)Hubjump Wrote: The GRE was a bad idea though I'm sure we can all agree on that at least?
No.
And yes, I've interrupted my leave of absence just to say that.
GRE provided an opportunity for all the owners of Gallic stuff (indies included) to put it to good use, instead of wondering what to do after the end of the war. It also provided something that Bretonians, Gauls, and Crayterians could keep shooting at.
Its creation also led to some of the best RP I had on Disco yet, and allowed for the impression of a living and breathing universe.
Personally I would've liked the idea of Bretonia being forced out of the war after the Gallic attack on New London. Imagine the capital in Cambridge, the neutral/skirmish zone in the wrecked New London, Bretonian resistance, Corsair threat from the Omegas, Mollys taking over Dublin, Bretonia desperately trying to hold on to Gran Canaria and Sprague.
Gallia in this case could still be split into Confederation and Enclave (because "Council Ex Machina") or could be focusing on Liberty. Call me biased, but that was a rather believable scenario. Haven't analyzed that from the gameplay perspective though, because...
Well, anyway, time for me to return to the leave of absence.