» Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:59 am
My favorite faction is the Enclave.
Currently while they are not considered a Faction in NV (Hence why the Remnants have the alignment of the side they fight for), they still have stat attributes from their Armor in the stat names. While they're a very minor part, they are the remnants of the Old US government. They also made my favorite suit of Power Armor. While they are very extreme, I've seen far worse in both Wastelands to judge them the evil enemy of every game.
As for an actual Faction Alignment, Probably Mr. House. The Brotherhood hasn't really changed, unless you count the Mid Western schism or the East Coast civil dispute. Both in the Capital and Mojave, I've destroyed the Brotherhood (mostly).
It would be a little selfish to say Yes Man, as that is the usual ending for me, but if I had to pick a Side out of the Triumvirate of power's in the Mojave, it's Mr. House. Firstly, Vegas has been his for over two centuries. Secondly, while the NCR is a democracy, and they protect a small portion of the West Coast, they are selfish, just like any expanding power. They will either sabotage something or find a way to get something they want like Vault City, storm over Navarro, or they'll Roll over what they want with force.
The Legion is worse. My history isn't the best, but the intentions of the Warlords and Emperor's during the beginning and height of the Old Empire was not what this Megalomaniac of a Caesar is. While loyalty to your leader can supersede a cause, I haven't seen a single example of a Neo-Legionnaire fighting for the somewhat decent cause Caesar was trying to lead. I also don't like Slavery, and killing Slaver's makes me happy, even if I enjoy turning entire towns to slag.
The examples of Mr. House being corrupt is somewhat missing. He's reclusive, and only takes a chunk of the winnings from the strip, not the whole pot. Under that, outside of game completion Metagaming, his goals, or his reasons to the Courier, are more sound then NCR expansion or Legion Takeover. He seems much more focused about the betterment of humanity then the day to day life of each living human in the Mojave.
Boomers are a Vault group turned paranoid, and somewhat Tribal. Partially amusing like a Welsh demolitionist, they're the only source of extra mini-nukes in the Wastes that I know of.
Followers of the Apocalypse are probably the nicest faction out there. I haven't been stabbed in the back by them yet.