They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden.

I picked them because they are far more different from and real world establishment we have, and more open to creating unique and interesting characters, not to mention everyone and their grandma seems to want to be "freedom junkies" in this game. I mean really, X thousand years in the future and everyone still wants to play the status quo?

Bad guys are Blood raiders, Sansha's Nation, Gurista's, general pirate groups.

Amarr cause I liked the golden Merc quarters!

Because I am Catholic and I could get behind the Amarr religion aspect.

Also, the Amarr struck me as the most different and unique of the four races.

Gallente = Freedom fighters IE America
Caldari = Mega corporations control everything IE Corporate America
Minmatar = the impoverished and enslaved race IE a third world country

I picked Caldari because of the industrial culture it had. You must work to get what you want and can't expect things to be given to you. Freeloadering is for the weak! I also like the design of how the ships looked like. It reminded me of the Imperial Empire design from Star Wars. I never liked the government and as someone has said, I never liked Heth either.

Gallente was my second choice because of the whole Space 'Murica ideal. It became distasteful when I learn they were originally French. I didn't want to play as a Frenchie.

Minmatar's design reminded me too much of SVER from MAG. I don't like SVER.

Amarr are clearly villains with their hyper expansion and forced conversion. It also reminded me of SVER for a different reason, they are the largest and control the most.

On a different note. Whenever there is a moral choice system in games, most people will choose the good side every time. I'd provide examples, but I can't find a source at the moment. For now, just look at the FW status right now. The "good guys" are winning.

I'm quite tired and have had most of a bottle of wine, so forgive me for misreading the title of this thread as "why did you pick your nose?"

I'm Caldari

because

ISK

It's all in-character. I doubt anyone actually notices the races of the characters that they're shooting at in this game. Everyone here is an amoral merc out for a paycheck.