The faction system of Fallen Earth allows to choose to be neutral - ie. belong to no specific faction. In fact all players start as neutrals. However, the faction standings system ensures that this does not mean that players have neutral standings with all factions.
Quests
Not all quests will require faction membership. In each sector there are approximately 20-25 towns. Of these:
- 1 is a barter town that is neutral and has lots of the trade infrastructure like auction houses, banks, etc.
- 6 are faction towns, one for each faction. These towns will attack enemy faction members that come close to their town, but will not attack neutral characters.
- 5-8 are conflict towns that players can battle over.
- 5-8 are neutral towns that have no PvP or faction dependent content.
So as you can see neutral players will be able to visit a good number of towns in each sector. About half the missions in the game have no faction requirements. Fallen Earth is also planning to have some missions that involve neutral factions, like the mail-carrying Franklin's Riders, that you can only do if you have remained neutral.
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Sources
- Question of the Week: March 14, 2007 - Follow-Up Questions. Fallen Earth.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.