Factions were executed stupidly. The idea insulates a competitive event between players/teams. That completely goes out the window because even the losing two teams are allowed to get the winning prize. It should be: >one pledge to a faction per account >winning faction is the only faction that gets the prize. Period, end of story, no exceptions. This participation trophy mentality is bs. If your faction lost, boo hoo. Get over it. Better luck next time.