What if each of the home continents held the secrets to an empire specific weapon? This combines the "Villa" idea with the "acquire other empire weapons" idea. If for instance Ishundar held the secret to the Pounder, and the NC came and locked Ishundar, they could have access to the Pounder until it was unlocked? (Then they can see how badly nerfed it was, but that's for another thread
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This is my first MMO, and it was fun in the beginning but now it has become a daily dose of "live or die by the zerg". I do feel the sense that there is nothing to fight for. I used to pilot Gal's, and that was fulfilling, but now with the 1 minute HART I don't want to be nothing but an ANT hauler...