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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
Sure, but most people aren't in a galaxy with a shot at winning, no matter how badly they may want to (be).
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You don't need to be though, gal/planet play is a bit different as people take more pride in being higher up the ladder in general, than they do with ally rank.
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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
If this characterization of life in alliances is accurate, then it should be really easy to start a new one that isn't, well, completely shitty. The bar is apparently pretty low, and alliances aren't prisons, nor are they army divisions (which I think is the more common delusion).
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Starting/running an ally takes a huge amount of effort during the foundation stages, which doesn't fit with the overwhelmingly vast majority of players' interests/goals. As for the appropriate analogy, perhaps Benevolent Dictatorships or Nepotism are more apt.