Hey fellow pilots!

I am just curious about the question above. I will start by stating my favourite faction is Rebels, specifically the Resistence subfaction. First of all, I like the new movies and I like the new characters. T-70 already have plenty of pilots and I like most of them and the craft is extremely versatile. New bomber is also great fun to play. Tech gives our ships something extra to the Rebel counterpart.

Please, share with all of us, which faction is your personal favourite and why.

I can’t really answer that definitively....

I really like scum because of the thematic flavor to being scummy. I especially like bounty hunters and I like Black Sun because of their lore. It saddens me a little that their are no ace viper pilots, Thweek copying PS notwithstanding.

I really like flying certain rebel ships though.... the T70 as well because Poe is awesome. I love the YT2400 for the same reason the scum are so appealing, Shadows of the Empire. I mean, they’re the “good guys” so you got to like them. And flying that cr90 is really, really hard to beat as a user experience.

imperials? I like gunboats and defenders most of all. I would have said before the gunboat dropped they were my least interested faction but now it’s a healthy mix of all the factions.

Scum.

Goodguys? Badguys? I'm just here for the creds.

Imperial, without question. Obviously, flying a squadron of fighters works best from a fluff perspective when you play as an actual military as a faction. Plus, they have a tendency to field ships that do not forgive mistakes, which makes managing movement crucial, fun and rewarding if done right. It's also all about staying on the opponent's tail, which works wonders for the mind's eye in a dogfighting game.

And last but not least, the faction introduced me to a lot of background characters that fill the universe with competent dwellers that aren't the big d*mn heroes of the galaxy, just competent at their job. Of course you can find that with the other factions too, and I like that as well- they just can't hold a candle to the Navy's finest when it comes to grabbing my loyalty.

Where my imperial boys at?

I love the empire for all the reasons

We are the underdog of the game. As much as that is abhorrent to me, it does give me a satisfaction to beat someone, without using turrets, bombs, regen or just frankly broken synergy. The Empire is very much a skill dependent faction. Space elitism.

The ships are beautiful. Simple, uniform, classy. Not ugly, barely spaceworthy chunks of salvage.

They are the good guys of the setting. Vader brought them peace, freedom, justice and security. Don't believe the rebel propaganda. #Jeddhawasaminingaccident

For sure the empire!

Why? Just love the looks of the fighters and the idea of flying massive epic swarms. Also the "heroes" are far more iconic than rebel ones. Surely there are some nice scummers also but for me there is no comparison for the empire. The Interceptor furthermore is the most sexy ship ever created in Sci-fi history

5 minutes ago, shadowfriend said:

For sure the empire!

Why? Just love the looks of the fighters and the idea of flying massive epic swarms. Also the "heroes" are far more iconic than rebel ones. Surely there are some nice scummers also but for me there is no comparison for the empire. The Interceptor furthermore is the most sexy ship ever created in Sci-fi history

Aside from the Punisher, that is

I enjoy every faction, but finding myself in Scum and Empire the most. I really want to play more Rebel lists, but their ships cost so **** much. I currently have a list for each faction that I do well with.

Rebel ScumPire.

I have no particular preference. Until recently I'd avoided getting properly into playing Rebels just for pure money reasons - 2 factions being enough to usually be able to field one good competitive list regardless of the meta - but cheap Coordinate finally broke the Rebel floodgates.

Empire due to maneuverability and aesthetics. Barrel roll is a great action and its present on most of the Empire's starfighters. Some people think the Seinar TIE design is over done, but I like how it ties a squads look together. Pun intended.

Rebels, the YT-2400. (I would be trying to fly it even if it was on the bottom of the barrel gameplay wise.)

Then The T-70. I always loved the Ralph McQuarrie concept art of the X-Wing and the T-70 is pretty close.

ScummyRebel and I must have similar tastes.

Always loved the sound of twin ion emission.

Walkers, TIEs, wedge-shaped capital ships, super-weapons: we have the best toys.

Imperials, because nearly all of their ships fly exactly the way I want to play the game. I don't want to play with turrets or bombs; I want to outmaneuver and use my primary weapon to shred my foes.

Now, I just need a little more practice avoiding those turrets and bombs, and maybe I'll actually be competitive.

8 minutes ago, Yakostovian said:

Imperials, because nearly all of their ships fly exactly the way I want to play the game. I don't want to play with turrets or bombs; I want to outmaneuver and use my primary weapon to shred my foes.

Now, I just need a little more practice avoiding those turrets and bombs, and maybe I'll actually be competitive.

Oh my sweet summer child

Empire. Their ships are so much fun to spruce up with red.

I fly imperial most of all. I enjoy the synergy of rebel ships and the customisation of scum, but i love the pure efficiancy of imperial ships. That and I can use my real life tactical training (Law enforcement) to run ties in the formations I train to use. Flying F/O Ties in a T formation with an S/F acting as rear guard is so much fun. And most opponents never see it as an effective strategy until it's too late.

Empire because they don't just spam EZ mode ships to win.

11 minutes ago, Favoritism Flight Games said:

Empire because they don't just spam EZ mode ships to win.

Empire for life.

Bringing peace stability and prosperity sure is a good feel.

Terrorism is bad. Crime is bad.

I fly with the Empire exclusively because of their mirror sheen helmets.

Empire, due to looks and TIE Interceptors.

But there's something I like in every faction. T-70 X-wings, especially Poe (mechanics), and Wedge (flavour). StarVipers, especially Guri.

Empire because I like playing the good guys.

Imperials

Mostly because I used to like controlling and coordinating multiple ships on the battlefield.