Why is NC so Popular?

[Whalenator]

Originally Posted by Hamma

All of a sudden we are discounting the past 10 years of population counts?

Empire counts have always been VERY close to equal all this time. I see no reason for that changing.

Because the pool of players has expanded from hardcore gamers to regular gents and cod players. Purple and light green coupled with a technophiliac mentality won't push your faction far. A sense of freedom and powerful weapons or a militaristic sense of domination will.