Skyrim: Legion or Stormcloaks?

Which side did you choose?

I'm getting close to the point where I have to pick a side, and I'm really not sure which army to join.
Which storyline has the better loot?
Also, which side is fighting for a more honorable cause? I can't really tell if there are any "good guys" here or not.

Legion, cause Romans own

The setup of both the quest lines are roughly the same. It's not like you are choosing between two factions with different quests, such as the thieves guild OR the college of winterhold. It's more of a question of do you want to do these certain civil war quests with the Legion or the Stormcloaks. As you said before, there really is no "right" or "good" organization: they both have their upsides and downsides, but if you think about it, it's just like politics in the real world. Is there every really a "correct" political party? In a sense, no, it's just who you believe in and what you're willing to fight for.

In my playthough, I ended up choosing to fight for the Stormcloaks. After seeing Jarl Ulfric at the beginning of the game in Helgen, he seemed like a really interesting character and I wanted to see more from him.

The setup of both the quest lines are roughly the same. It's not like you are choosing between two factions with different quests, such as the thieves guild OR the college of winterhold. It's more of a question of do you want to do these certain civil war quests with the Legion or the Stormcloaks. As you said before, there really is no "right" or "good" organization: they both have their upsides and downsides, but if you think about it, it's just like politics in the real world. Is there every really a "correct" political party? In a sense, no, it's just who you believe in and what you're willing to fight for.

In my playthough, I ended up choosing to fight for the Stormcloaks. After seeing Jarl Ulfric at the beginning of the game in Helgen, he seemed like a really interesting character and I wanted to see more from him.

Osiriuse

The setup of both the quest lines are roughly the same. It's not like you are choosing between two factions with different quests, such as the thieves guild OR the college of winterhold. It's more of a question of do you want to do these certain civil war quests with the Legion or the Stormcloaks. As you said before, there really is no "right" or "good" organization: they both have their upsides and downsides, but if you think about it, it's just like politics in the real world. Is there every really a "correct" political party? In a sense, no, it's just who you believe in and what you're willing to fight for.

In my playthough, I ended up choosing to fight for the Stormcloaks. After seeing Jarl Ulfric at the beginning of the game in Helgen, he seemed like a really interesting character and I wanted to see more from him.

Osiriuse

Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for.

Legion, usually. Once the Empire gets back on its feet you know they'll tear into those Thalmor dogs.

I played both sides on some of my different charecters, but my main guy I didn't choose a side because theyboth are wrong. I believe in Democracy and it's values, but neither of the two groups in Skyrim represent that (much like Democrats and Republicans, see what I did there? )

The Legion sold out to the Aldmery dominion and banned Talos worship, which goes against the Freedom of Religion and strips the Nords of Skyrim of their religion and culture. They are also extreamely brutal and kill innocent villagers and civilians they come across for no reason at all, and they tried to kill you for no reason as well so you damn well bet I wanted revenge on them. They also heavliy tax the people of Skyrim which hurts them and keeps them in poverty.

The Stormcloaks on the other hand are just as bad in their own way, while they have some nobel goals such as wanting to get their right to practice their religion back and to protect villagers ect.... they are ONLY concerned with other Nords and don't care for the other races in Skyrim, and in fact they are racist. You will never expereince this directly to your charecter, but if you explore around you will see it. The Dark Elves are second class citizens and are forced to live in a crowded slum called the Grey District, Argonians arn't allowed inside the city ect..., and they don't care about the safety of non Nords. They also swear loyalty to Ulfric who is a borderline dictator.This also goes against Democracy and it's values of all men being created equal and having rights and no tyrants ect...

Oh and I should let you know that both sides have the same exact missions for the most part, just slight differences. And it doesn't change the game too much after you complete the quest line for either of these groups. This is just my take on this, hope this helps!