I think something like the most recent Sleeper Research event would be good. Something that directly displays a players dedication to a faction and willingness to sacrifice or do service for that faction.

My suggestion is a LP turn in Event. Not something that directly pits one faction against another but instead would indicate to players and CCP the amount of support each faction has from its membership.

During the 2 week course of this event players have the option to turn in their LP to their chosen Factions LP store. This goes into a total tally for eachs FW faction which is updated after the first down tim, then on the subsequent Fridays until the end of the event. During this time players are free to donate their LP.

Each person who donates 1000 -3000 LP will receive a faction pack containing a set number of racial resources at advanced and prototype level. This pack is so that anyone who participates and contributes receives something.

Higher thresholds are then opened up for more generous donations, each pack compounding for a total reward.

Finally an overall reward is then awarded for the following

1.) The Faction that receives the most support gets a special commemorative reward
2.) The highest donating player/corporation from each faction receives a commemorative reward pack.

Lore wise this could even tie into the Sleeper rewards as this is a representation of each Navies armed forces fighting for districts in which research can take place.

Players can only receive rewards for one faction (the highest LP donated) thus making there no point to donate to other factions.

Then the faction that currently is the most deserving and has the greatest support gets a reward for its players, and we gain statistical information on them.

Personally I cannot stand for another ******* SP event. They are a lazy **** poor way of hosting events.

Take the event to ' other contracts' then they have the option tip join any of the four factions. But once they join, that Locks it in for them. Have an enrollment period which will last about twenty four or forty eight hours. The the war will last for a week or so. Pay out will have a table for was and kills. With a first place award. Just a thought but I missed out on caldari prime. Wished I could see some more fights like that.

But nothing that locks players into their specific faction.

Please have a decent lore aspect to this event.

I mean hell I can write a dozen examples off of the top of my head.

1.) Articio Kor-Azor (current Chamberlain) has uncovered the remains of an ancient heirloom located on Auga that directly leads to the credibility of his Houses claims in a minor territorial dispute with a lesser Holder Family.
2.) The Theological Council have opted to raise a long dead martyr to the title of a Saint, as such they wish to recover the remains from his crypt on Ammamake to consecrate.
3.) Long held Amarrian system Eggelende is suffering from severe and wide spread guerilla attacks by TLF elements, bent on liberating the lawfully taken slaves of the Amarr Empire and hindering system wide operations.
4.) The Amarr have word that one of the Defiants/Bloody Hands of Matar is hidng out on a habitable world in Eyrtjegard, a strike team is readied to bring the man back to the Empire for sentencing and Justice.
5.) The Tash Murkon Household has been expanding it business contracts throughout the cluster, establishing offices in the Republic and State alike, a particular transport carrying sensitive product has been damaged by pirate forces and has crashed planet-side in Huola, the Amarr send a team to reclaim the Heirs lost product.
6.) In an attempt to stem the rising civilian casualties that have recently been reported due to Cloned Soldier intervention Imperial Guard Command has requested its operatives engage in defensive contracts to allow for successful evacuation of civilians after a long campaign in the Bleaklands.

7.) A routine TLF patrol has suddenly escalated into a full blown planetary conflict with the discovery of a former Imperial Research Outpost in Saidosairos, the Amarr seem intent on destroying the evidence of their activities and must be prevented from doing so.
8.) Refugees and Escapee's have broadcast a signal from an Amarrian Stronghold. A daring Raid is undertaken to secure the free peoples of the Republic.
9.) After a mission gone wrong operatives of the TLF are left stranded planet side making a desperate last stand defending against superior Amarrian number's. Victory would crush the Amarrian propaganda machine in this region. Failure could mean the loss of the system.
10.) The TLF is looking at capturing a Speaker of Truth investigating claims of Amarrian atrocities in the regions, in order to get a truthful verdict of the Speaker he must be secured and his findings made public.
11.) In the wake of the "Burn Huola Campaign" Matari forces on the ground have been trying to rebuild and repopulate their worlds, and are being subject to opportunistic attacks by Amarrian forces still able to deploy from hidden positions. Their most recent attack cost the Republic many lives.
12.) The Amarr are using a forward base in Raa to develop HAV. They must be stopped and True Adamance's hopes and dreams dashed to pieces.