Neither side is entirely correct. The Guardians are self-righteous, arrogant pricks who believe (and are justified, to a certain extent) that belief in the Vigil and the Ascended is all that is required to triumph. They outlawed magitech because that is what started the Mathosian Civil War (i.e. the Guardian Tut zone) and see anyone who deviates from their view as a heretic and are usually punished. Defiants, on the other hand, were founded by the person that was instrumental in Regulos' (partial) release, so they have reason to be distrusted. While they are generally good people, just trying to carve out a life for themselves, they are rather prone to mad and/or callous experimentation, and they don't really care to compromise with the Guardians on their practices. In fact, they take pride in spurning the Vigil and making gadgets and gizmos to do everything.
With Storm Legion, things are kinda finding a middle ground. The zones that I've seen demonstrate how magitech can be used in a pious and wholesome manner, and that faith alone isn't always enough. The main city is also Co-op.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
With Storm Legion, things are kinda finding a middle ground. The zones that I've seen demonstrate how magitech can be used in a pious and wholesome manner, and that faith alone isn't always enough. The main city is also Co-op.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI