Hardware testing is going on, and beta begins soon, unless they're already running it without an announcement.

::shrugs:: for Alignment/Rep to be interesting, I feel there need to be way more factions. With just 3 factions per "side" your inclinations to PvP are going to be pretty clear cut. Back in NC though, it was like 11 factions, and each one had different allies/neutrals/enemies, so it added a nice touch to guild diplomacy. There were some alliances you'd consider undertaking in which you knew you were going to take alignment hits for PKing Neutrals or maybe even in some case friendlies, just because your allied guild happened to belong to another faction.

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