[New!] Faction #2 Faction Name Poll

I really like the foundation has the definite "oomph" behind it, has a mechanical feel, and also has the feeling of a kind of self righteous organization, which is what I envisioned this faction as.

I love the idea of The Foundation, but only because it makes me imagine a faction that believes itself to be the one that will eventually revive civilization and unite the galaxy. That almost fits this faction, but not quite. I would love to see a faction that (wrongly?) believes itself to be Asimov's Foundation. Maybe they even woke up with nothing in their memory but those books.

Ooops! Voted for the Enlightened but wanted to vote for Foundation...

There appears to be a good number of readers here. Azimov high five!

+1 for The Foundation.

Here's some more ideas that sound a bit more military+zealous:

• Fist Of The Founder
• Executors Of Doctrine
• Codex Of Justice
• Sword Of The Fist

I'm glad to see The Foundation winning as of right now. I think a lot people liked the simplicity and clean-cut feeling of The Enlightened in the last poll, but it's too cliche. The Foundation gets across the same feeling, but it also has "Machine god" idea rolled in.

Army of the Creator sounds a lot more direct and fear-inspiring than The Foundation imo, which sounds more like a shady organization than anything else.

Forward the Foundation!

Foundation is good, very strong, very sturdy, just like a robot army.
But it doesn't really fit with 'Inquisitor' which is very cult/religion-y.

"Army of the Creator" sounds pleasant as most of the other names are a 'descriptive word' such as 'adherent' or 'enlightened', and preceded by 'The'.

Personally, what I see has and is popular in choosing names for factions is a 'single', fictitious word. Examples:

Arm/Core - Total Annihilation
Terran/Protoss/Zerg - Starcraft
Demacia/Noxus - League of Legends

Even with historical games such as Axis & Allies or Age of Empires, the names themselves represent a 'philosophy' or description of the land they inhabit, with names that begin to grow with a sense of familiarity.
Byzantines, Mongols, Turks

Then there are 'New Age' game faction names. Example: Planetside 2
Terran Republic
New Conglomerate
Vanu Sovereignty

I am not saying to copy the pre-existing lore of other established games, but there is a sense of 'naming-metas'. Design the lore so that its original, accepted, and above all represents the behind-the-scenes history of Planetary Annihilation.

I know I'm playing the Devil's Advocate here, but hey, someone has to.

[Truth is, though I backed this project, I'm not up to date on lore and haven't been reading every email update or watching the live-streams. I just happened to see "vote for faction name #2", and didn't want it to, well, suck]

I could expect people to most likely respond with hostility with replies like "OK wise guy! You think of a faction name that doesn't suck!" - alas, it's too late for it to be entered in this vote, but I hope they can be relevant later.

[the] Sun-Titans / Solar-Titans
[the] Titan-Empire
[the] Titan-Forged

[the] Forged-Empire
[the] Forged-Plague

[the] Factory-Plague
[the] Factory-Empire

[the] Plague-Machines
[the] Galactic-Plague

... yeah, these kinda suck too. But, "Solar Titans" sounds pretty B.A.

Hopes this stirs creativity

How about "The Congregation"?

Why not "Schmieden der Stiftung" ?

I went for The Adherents, but I think it should drop the "s", and just be The Adherent. I think it sounds better when you depersonalise it that way. It's a moot point though, Army of The Creator is winning at time of writing, and personally I think that sounds unbearably cheesy

I really like The Foundation. Its quick and simple and since foundation is roughly the base supporting layer it can be taken that the supporters are the creators hands (his base of power) in this world. In this way they come across as crusaders. got my vote!

How about Desciples of the First?

I think it flows better / sounds cooler than the Temple of the first and it fits the fluff of the faction.

Knights of Faith or The Foundation both sound good. I personally like Knights of the Faith better, but I won't be unhappy if The Foundation gets chosen.

The Foundation for Poor and Elderly Robots

I can't stop thinking it's a charity.

I kinda dig "The Foundation" but it seems to lack the religious overtones that the faction is all about.

What about something like "The Foundation of Truth"?

Army of the Creator!

It makes a great battle cry. "For the Creator!"

I would have gone with the Foundation, but it sounded too much like a weird fusion of a cult and a non profit organization. Besides, my pick (The Enlightened) won the last poll, so I see no reason to change.