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Posted - 2012.11.13 15:49:00 -
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Cody Sietz wrote:Like soldiers who are always ready to be hired into a battle for any Corp regardless of personal beliefs?
Will they prosper? Or be dwarfed by the independents/puppets?(I don't know if those are the proper terms...but I'll just use them for now)
From a market perspective - true mercenaries (not bogged down by loyalties, beliefs, ideals) are closer to commodities and thus will be easier to trade and find a proper price for. Which would translate to more business - if the only relevant stats are things like win ratio, corp size, skill points etc., then it is easier to put a price on your service and generate interest with potential buyers. This should generate more battles (especially for mercenaries that perform well) which should generate more experience which in turn should generate a stronger pound for pound fighting force.
I guess it will depend upon how you define "prosper". I suspect the "toughest" Dust corps will be true mercenaries. They will not however be the largest landowners, or if they ever do decide to take a stand on some issue - they likely will be defeated.
The analogy in EVE would be to compare an alliance like Pandemic Legion to an alliance like Goonswarm.
Goonswarm is a SOV holding alliance with its own culture, beliefs and ideals (despite the impression they may give to the contrary). Goonswarm's power base comes from numbers, diplomacy, allies, logistics and its own internal culture which holds it together. Goonswarm and Goonswarm allies currently control most of SOV nullsec.
Pandemic Legion holds to more of a mercenary structure (although given their size and wealth they are at what I would consider the upper limit ). If the price is right they will generally go to the highest bidder - and for the service they offer they are worth it. In several key conflicts in the past the side that paid for Pandemic Legion came out on top. But Pandemic Legion holds negligible SOV and it has been this way ever since they started to focus on what they do best.
When an equal sized Goonswarm force goes up against an equal sized Pandemic legion force the Pandemic Legion force wins. When an numerically superior Goonswarm force goes up against a Pandemic Legion force the Pandemic Legion force wins (generally).
In an all out SOV war though Goonswarm have no rivals.
If you don't follow EVE Online however I guess the best analogy would be sovereign nations vs corporations. Corporations have a lot of power/money and do very well (true for mercenaries or McDonalds). But the world is ruled by nations, with an organized military backed by a civilian population held together by ideals and a common purpose.. |