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Dougal Kronik · Mar 27, 2006, 06:27 PM // 18:27

I prefer Luxons myself as that's the only 10k Faction I completed. I did play the Kurzizk side down to Lutgardis Conservatory. Found the hateful Dredge were more of an obstacle than the Naga/Rot Wallow/Kappa combined!

I won 75% of my Alliance battles in Jade Quarry with the Luxon, and 100% of my battles in Fort Aspenwood with the Kurzick.

I do hope the faction choices are reset before release, because I am the leader of my guild and only had myself and two others playing this weekend, when I swore allegiance to the Luxon Faction.

Didn't really know what would happen when I was playing around with all the new options. And I wanted to get into Gyala Hatchery!

My guild may not really appreciate that! But hopefully it can be changed if the officers want.

Mordakai · Mar 27, 2006, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Originally Posted by Dougal Kronik

My guild may not really appreciate that! But hopefully it can be changed if the officers want.

Worst case scenarion, you'll be with a Faction you like!

But I don't see why it wouldn't reset...

Diablo™ · Mar 27, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

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Originally Posted by SparhawkJC

What they didn't tell you is that they raised those baby turtles on kitten flesh.

Lawl! Those poor kitties!! Those luxon pirates!

Save the kitties! join the Kurzicks!

Kool Pajamas · Mar 27, 2006, 07:10 PM // 19:10

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Originally Posted by SparhawkJC

What they didn't tell you is that they raised those baby turtles on kitten flesh.

Good. I hate kittens. They look so cute but then when you try to pet them they scratch your eyeballs out.

Rancour · Mar 27, 2006, 07:35 PM // 19:35

They will if you don't know what you're doing...

Anyway, I didn't have much time this weekend and I hear something about "babyeating" different places on this forum, associated with the Kurzicks. What's that about?

Inari · Mar 27, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

Rebirther: Sorry to have confused you. My point was that:

A)while the Luxon area is much more colorful, (the mobs, quests and such) are much easier.

B) In the similar Luxon quest, you are supposed to fight a bunch of prisoners in a prison area, and the Luxon outside yell "kill them, kill them!". That is not a war, it's plain stupid. If it was a war, yelling the same thing would be totally cool.

On the Kurzick side, they treat battle as an honorable thing. And they take you to fight their own "elite" people, not go into a prison cell and kill all the prisoners "honourably".

I hope I make more sense now ^^;

Plus Luxon use turtles to fight :/ That is the wierdest choice ever for a battle animal... I think its pathetic...

actionjack · Mar 27, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

Isn't Kurzick the "Night Elf"-ish folks?
(dark setting, pale skin, giant forest)

ElinoraNeSangre · Mar 27, 2006, 08:07 PM // 20:07

Personally, I loved them both and will probably play both. The cashing in your points helps with that ability to switch, too; I was really worried about this point until I tried it out.

Both sides had their appeal in their own way. I honestly can't say I found one better than the other.

Which one to play first, now, I'm not sure.

I'll probably wait and see what my guild wants to do. My guild leader seemed to think it was cool that he could ally with one or the other, although he didn't get to contemplate it long before a dragon killed him. I'm leaning a bit towards Kurzicks because I love the gothic look, but the Luxons had a wonderfully bright look to everything that I loved, too.

I honestly don't think you can go wrong choosing either one. Watching the two during the end event was amusing; I was in Cavalon ID1 and House zu Heltzer ID1 at the same time for a bit (until my desktop choked on Cavalon ID1 over remote destop, heh), and it was all different than what I'd have expected. The Kurzick side, portrayed as being a bit stuffy and formal, had people dancing around everywhere, every which way, jumping around, ect. The Luxon side, portrayed as being a bit more lighthearted, had carefully lined up rows of dancers all in sync.

I had a great time playing stuff for both sides, though, and look forward to playing April 27th (go preorder early access, I took two days off of work!).

Whispering Siren · Mar 27, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

There is just no way I can ignore half the game... So we'll take a guild vote and play that side first, then we'll probably switch and try out the other side. (I'm fairly certain all my guildies agree that we MUST play both sides).

I have been threatened (I'm the guild leader)...that we must do Kurzick first... so...

Shut Your Mouth · Mar 27, 2006, 08:18 PM // 20:18

I personally didn't play Kurzik. I played through most of luxon and enjoyed the scenery but that was about it. The rest of it left alot to be desired. A few of my guild members played kurzik totally and seemed to like it.

The PvP side of thing's IMO seemed to be an overwhelming since of frustration. More times than not you would get into a battle just to have 5 out of 12 players quit in less than a minute. I think everyone that played the Luxon side of alliance battles would agree to that.

The coop(random) Luxon missions in the RPG. Totally dissappointed. Spend 20 - 30 minutes waiting to get into a fight just to have 2-4 ppl leave. YAY I get to spend another 20 minutes waiting for an opposing party to join.

Overall I was totally dissappointed with my experience with the Luxon Faction and Factions overall. I will buy the expansion just to remain competetive(skill list wise). Yet I sincerely hope ANET/NCSOFT really have something better to offer at full release.

will have to go Kurzik purely based upon my total dislike of the Luxon experience; scenery not included!

Rask Finn · Mar 27, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

Pretty sure I did everything available in the FPE, save for getting the 15k armor... I liked my archmage armor too much.

I still favor the Kurzicks. I just really prefer their setting and their take on things. Moss + ferns = good in my book. The southern area of the Luxons, after the Hatchery, is much nicer in my opinion, and its a shame not everybody got to see it, as it made me like the Luxon side a lot more than I had.

But still, Kurzick for me. Even though my entire guild prefers Luxons, that won't stop me from raking up the Kurzick faction points

Mordakai · Mar 27, 2006, 09:52 PM // 21:52

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Originally Posted by Kool Pajamas

Good. I hate kittens. They look so cute but then when you try to pet them they scratch your eyeballs out.

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Originally Posted by Inari

Plus Luxon use turtles to fight :/ That is the wierdest choice ever for a battle animal... I think its pathetic...

The is the funniest thread...

I don't know, "wierdest choice ever"? I mean, Turtles have thick shells and are tough... what more do you want in a battle animal? I'd love to have a Turtle Pet...

Inari · Mar 27, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00

^Yeah, esspecialy huge turtles with thick shells and their EXPOSED faces, arms and legs and what not at the hight of your sword....

If you ever served in the army, than you would know that Artillery WONT win the fight, plus its the first thing to go down, as in primary traget.

Oh, and you do realise they are as fast as a turtle.... I would imagin you would want something which moves faster, esspecially for a pet :/

MSecorsky · Mar 27, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

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Originally Posted by Inari

^Yeah, esspecialy huge turtles with thick shells and their EXPOSED faces, arms and legs and what not at the hight of your sword....

If you ever served in the army, than you would know that Artillery WONT win the fight, plus its the first thing to go down, as in primary traget.

Oh, and you do realise they are as fast as a turtle.... I would imagin you would want something which moves faster, esspecially for a pet :/

Actually, even the legs and head are covered with thick, tough scales. Also, you should recall that artillery is taken out with long ranged firepower or air support, not guys with swords. The turtles seem to outrange even spellcasters, the only viable alternative.

No, turtles ftw. Besides, if one does die in battle... you can feed your army.

Ken Dei · Mar 27, 2006, 10:30 PM // 22:30

I just notice that the Kurzick players are far more rude and insulting to Luxons, outside of Alliance Battles(Neither side was a gem there, but the Kurzicks cheated a lot more too, spy quitters). I mean seriously, there were a lot of Kurzicks coming to town just to hassle Luxons, an the insults in this thread from the Kurzick seem to be a lot meaner.

So now I just completely dislike Kurzicks and their players.

Cyril Aspect · Mar 27, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44

This thread is going to kill me with laughter.

MinaDrakul · Mar 27, 2006, 11:29 PM // 23:29

No clue on what the guild wants but for me, it's the Kurzicks. Despite their darker looks, they value arts and honor and family. the Luxons seem much rougher. Though both places are beautiful.

Rhunex · Mar 28, 2006, 12:43 AM // 00:43

I'm pretty evenly split. I like the looks of both sides, I like the monsters on both sides, and I like the NPCs on both sides, though Kurzicks seemed more complete. Example, in the Quarry(or aspenwood, I don't care to remember which) there's Kommandant soandso, whereas the luxons just get the Luxon Commander.

however, if I do end up picking one or the other, I'm picking Kurzicks. I like amber more than jade, I like the juggernauts more than huge turtles, I like their forests more than the Jade sea, and I like the costumes found on NPCs in Kurzick territory more than the ones in Luxon territory, even though I like both.

If I don't have to choose one or the other to get far, then I'm going to stay fairly neutral. I might get Luxon Faction and such for a month and then go Kurzick with it, if possible.

Kali Ma · Mar 28, 2006, 12:51 AM // 00:51

All I know is that over in Luxon land, players were friendly and helpful. There was a lightness and excitement in the public chat, every person I met and whispered was friendly and polite, and I had a really fun time. Over in Kurzick land however, players were rude and condescending. I read many insults and degrading comments in the public chat, every person I met and whispered was a jerk and/or smartass, and I had a miserable time. As an example, I added two people to my Friends list in Luxon, and two to my Ignore list in Kurzick. In Luxon, one person called me an angel, and in Kurzick one person called me a c-nt wh0re.

I'll be playing Luxon.

TopGun · Mar 28, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

That is my allegiance.

I just wish I had a higher-rez picture of the Kurzick symbol, it's really painful to do a good job photoshopping low-rez stuff.

Of course, I'm still yet to figure out what the Hell we're fighting over.

(666 Pixels High FTW)