Talk:Syndicates/@comment-108.69.58.163-20160507111642/@comment-26490685-20160528212301

I'm allied with both, so I have no preference. I suppose it really depends on what weapons and warframes you prefer--you'd have to look at what each offers to see which appeals to you more. But since Meridian and Suda are neutral to each other, I opted to work with both of them.

On that note, Steel Meridian might have one slight advantage:  Since you can be initiated with all of the syndicates, it's possible to earn max rank without too much difficulty with 3 syndicates, and 4 with a little effort past that. Suda and Arbiters are allies, while on the opposite side Perrin and Loka are allied. Steel Meridian and Red Veil are the last pair that are allied, and each of them is neutral to the one of the other pair of allies (so Steel Meridian is neutral to Suda & Arbiters, while Red Veil is neutral to Perrin & Loka).

Because of this, it's possible to first work up your rank with Suda & Arbiters and max them out, and then wear Steel Meridian's sigils and start working on ranking up with them--both without impacting your rep with the first 2 -and- at the same time being able to rank up your rep with Meridian's ally, Red Veil, even though Red Veil is the enemy of Arbiters and opposed to Suda.

This works the other way around, too--if you're with Perrin & Loka and then rank up Red Veil, you can at the same time increase your rep with Steel Meridian while wearing Red Veil's sigils, even though Steel Meridian is Perrin's enemy and opposed to Loka. This is a flexibility that is pretty much exclusive to Steel Meridian and Red Veil, and thus could perhaps be considered a slight advantage for those syndicates.