You've never heard the argument that the Empire are the good guys? I'm honestly surprised.
See, the Empire rose to power in an immoral way, but after that, their goal was always peace in the galaxy. They stop the drug trade, keep shipping lanes safe, and help defend member worlds from outside invasion. Some people see all of that as a positive.
Quite a bit of effort is made to paint them as villains, because the audience sees the entire story from the perspective of the Rebels. But to the Empire, the rebels are just a big terrorist cell.
I also played SWG (Star Wars Galaxies) and it was the first time I came across this idea. Players could chose to be either Empire or Rebel, and I would have expected a very imbalanced game where most people chose Rebel, but that wasn't the case. It was split quite evenly and people the chose the Empire were able to defend it's positions as defenders of peace and free trade.
Anyway, the point is every story has 2 sides.
See, the Empire rose to power in an immoral way, but after that, their goal was always peace in the galaxy. They stop the drug trade, keep shipping lanes safe, and help defend member worlds from outside invasion. Some people see all of that as a positive.
Quite a bit of effort is made to paint them as villains, because the audience sees the entire story from the perspective of the Rebels. But to the Empire, the rebels are just a big terrorist cell.
I also played SWG (Star Wars Galaxies) and it was the first time I came across this idea. Players could chose to be either Empire or Rebel, and I would have expected a very imbalanced game where most people chose Rebel, but that wasn't the case. It was split quite evenly and people the chose the Empire were able to defend it's positions as defenders of peace and free trade.
Anyway, the point is every story has 2 sides.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
