I was thinking, scary as that sounds, and wondering just what the actual ratio is going to look like between Empaths, Combateers, and Commanders. So, I've set this poll up to try to find out. Let the voting begin!

Soll will be a Transcendent Empath.

Well, I was leaning briefly towards commander for practical reasons... but I think being Empath is too cool in concept to pass up.

And I've learned that piloting gives me headaches.

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Probably trans commander, because it's my expensive ship.

I'm seeing a lack of combateers here.

Kymir will be a trans combateer, or as close to trans as I can conceivably manage. (Probably, like, 50% myth, given my current lessons.)

We definitely need more combateers I would go for that, except I really love piloting...

Gonna go combateer

Probably commander because PvP aethership combat seems like it'll be so sparse and rare.

Still not fully decided so I didn't vote yet. Empath or Combateer, though. And if Combateer, I'd get at least to Fartarget just because it'd be so incredibly useful. But I really like Empath, just have to grab the grid of the Avaerin first, away from Nejii or Elryn. Or get Laysus to make his manse a ship, which he'll be a combateer and Shorlen can pilot and Siv can ... hmm, good question.

And I'm not fully decided because I don't forget skills. I'd only consider forgetting skills and going for something else if I had everything up and gotten and had money to throw around on credits ... which isn't going to be happening anytime soon unless I win the lottery on lottery tickets I haven't bought.

My manse will be a ship very, very soon. Just a bit of gold away.

Alright, then Lei'sianti can be a ship and Shorlen can command and Laysus can combateer *grins*

Combateer too, but I have no clue where I'll get the credits to trans it.

Hrm... I'm deffinetly seeing a rather steep tip toward commander... I suppose the owners of the ships will prefer to be commanders, I personally love piloting, so its a given that thats where I'll be... More than likely, if Aethercraft turns into what I think a lot of people are hopeing, more and more people will be putting lessons into it to help their commune or city. Especially seeing as an hour out in aetherspace can net in well over 300 power for a nexus on a good day... It seems only time will tell.

Way too many commanders though, and not nearly enough combateers If I didn't have an extremely complex scripting thingie set up for flying a ship, and didn't have my heart set on piloting, I'd switch

I'd switch, but Combateer just doesn't fit Sidra.

Meh. Maybe something will happen to change her disposition a bit.

It's a toss up between Combateer and Commander. I'd like Combateer, but I"m a pilot in real life, so it's a tough call. I'll trans which ever I take.

I actually think combateer sounds like the specialization that will be the most fun to use.

I doubt there will be a shortage of combateers in the long run.

I think I'll go combateer, actually..

Asarnil will probably go Combateer just since thats where his RP is.

Siarllen will probably go Empath because he is the single most pacifistic/easy-going character I have ever played as.