NC can still get the job done, it's a "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence" thing. when people are being owned they always want something to blame it on, and truth be told 9 times out of 10 it's because they are a unrepentant moron or worse. Those who say NC is gimp are doing it wrong. I bet the TR or VS guys cry about dying to NC too, we just never hear it or see it. I will say our fights are often harder won, but I believe that has more to do with the terrain, tactics, and organization than the strength or power of the gear. It's all about being in the right place and the right time, otherwise your a bullet magnet no matter what faction you play for, and I realized that didn't make as much of a difference early on so KGB has a specific image or theme, and guild colors that come very close to the NC look and feel as well as ideologically similar. That and TR was filling up with the douche bag bandwagon clans I wanted nothing to do with, VS was just plain silly to me personally, if I wanted a "hover round" mobility chair I'd just go buy one, not game in one. That's the summery of why NC in a nutshell.

I am Wrath, I am Steel, I am the Mercy of Angels.
mors est merces mea – death is my reward
morte in vitam non habet tenaci - Death has no grip on Life.
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