If you have maxed out on on Faction level is there any reason to continue in the sub faction?
Meaning if you are Level 15 in Armada would it make sense to go to on through the other Factions ?
I see that the contracts are slightly different for Empire… but some of them…specially at the lower levels make you feel like your stepping back in time…
Is there anything to be gained like there maybe be specific Blue mods tied to a FACTION ?
Yes - to get access to all ‘blue’ (mark 3) equipment, you will need to level all sub-factions to the appropriate levels.
As a rough rule of thumb, in order to gain access to all the equipment for a specific tier, you need a level that is a multiply of 3 compared to the tier. E.g. for Tier-3, you’d need level 9 in all sub-factions. There are modules here and there that ‘only’ require a level less, though. (so level 8 in this case).
Many people stagger their levelling by swapping between the subfactions as they go up in tiers, levelling them roughly equally. It all depends on what tier you fly the most, really.
I’ve yet to get a purple weapon outside of T2, and that was from PvE! In 680 PvP wins, I have 13 purples. Thankfully, a lot of them I use. Something’s not quite random.
And with the new PvE loot, it’s more likely that I will have FEWER purples than there are equipment slots on ONE T4/5 ship by the time I get a R15 ship. Rank 12 Armada in one month (approx.), don’t think I can continue at that rate. Game getting grindy…