Which would deal the most damage in a battle against Equestria?

I think it's obvious which faction I support.

I think the Terran Republic would curb stomp all races of Equestria largely because they are freaking huge (what is on Auraxis is only a fraction of what they really have). The soldiers are also professionally trained and who knows what they have back on Earth and the colonies.

If we just take the Auraxis contingent, I'd still reckon they'd win. Hell, all factions would win, but the TR would do the most damage. This is then followed by the Vanu which is small, but have tech that is essentially space magic. The New Conglomerate is pretty scattered, but they have corporate support.

NEW CONGLOMERATE!

TR would do the most damage due to one single thing. Rounds per minute.
VS would have the highest pony death to collateral damage ratio due to less projectiles and higher accuracy weapons.
NC would have the highest death to injured ratio due to their high damaging weapons.

I think each faction could conquer the Equestian world in time. As for destructiveness it probably depends on how moral the factions will be when fighting the ponies. I'm not very well versed on Planetside lore, but I know each faction has a reason to hate each other that goes back a while, and the reason for a fight is important.

Because of that I think the Vanu would be the most determined and efficient as they may see pony magic as the next step in human evolution, or tech at least.

The Terran Republic likely would only go there to grab land and resources, the amount and strength of the troops they send would be largely relative to how desperate their need was.

The New Conglomerate likely wouldn't have the man power to fight the other factions elsewhere and conquer this new planet in a profitable manner. I'm sure they'd invest more into the fight if they were fighting the other factions for it.

Ignoring all that though and estimating total damages, it would come down between the TR and the NC as the V strike me as the type to favor precision over unwarranted destruction. Considering all kinds of weapons the TR's are likely more efficient, while the NC are less disciplined in their use and would care even less about collateral damage. I think it depends on how much of a fight the ponies put up, as it would be the deciding factor between leveling that troublesome city with a big bomb, or sending in the boots and tanks leaving the city itself mostly intact. After that I really can't decide if stronger guns or lack of trigger discipline would lead to more destruction.

2518405 Smurf.

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Regarding morals.

The TR in planetside 2 is socialist (they used to be fascists in PS1 but there was a change in lore) so they wouldn't have a problem storming a nation ruled by princesses and nobles. Since we have yet to see an industrial proletariat in MLP, what would the TR want to save?

The NC wouldn't destroy Equestria directly but find a way to profit off of it. They aren't really freedom fighters as much as they are supporters for economic liberty. I can imgainge them doing the same thing the humans did in Avatar, but the NC being far more competent in their job. Plus, gauss weapons.

The Vanu would attack Equestria to steal its works or exploit its magic. They really have the least reason to attack.

2518537 Oh, I was off the mark then wasn't I? Do you know a good source for Planetside lore (besides wikis)?

I feel the TR would be more conqueror than destroyer. In the case of Equestria they would want to eliminate opposition while keeping things fairly intact, so the ponies (and other species) would essentially end up slaves, but they would at least have their homes and a semblance of their former lives to take refuge in. I'm sure the TR consists of more than the military, so scientists would likely be fascinated with how this strange world works, and the planet may have unique resources. I think the ponies at large would willingly share what they know and have in order to avoid total destruction. I reminded myself of Half-Life 2 while thinking about this.

Also, I trust that if the Vanu believed they could gain the use of magic somehow they would be all over that in a flash. Otherwise you're probably right about them just not caring about the place.

I get the feeling you're pretty spot on with the NC. But how much tolerance would the NC have for the natives? Would it be a subdue and relocate deal, or more of a shoot if they get too close thing?

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Well, the TR in planetside 2 wasn't really oppressive or expansionist. They were essentially a Swedish social democracy.

Then their president died, and shit broke loose. Although I could still imagine them playing up to their Marxist rhetoric.

The NC in PS1 is essentially USA and would care for the ponies, in PS2, they're a plutocracy and wouldn't care at all.

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Please listen to the Planteside 2 speech. They clearly hate fascism.

Aren't you a fascist?

New Conglomerate is the only faction with real looking units.

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Is this video canon?

Also Terran Republic is best Faction, even best Pony knows this.

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Yup. Canon. So they TR went from far right to far left.

Game wise? TR they have the most population in the whole game.
Stat wise? TR they have the best average RoF and since we're dealing with mostly really weak targets bullets are more important then damage.

Though all of them would wipe equestria, even the small Vanu would wipe the floor with pony hides at te end of the day.