Even if the BIG guild(s) battle, it doesn't necessarily mean their chosen faction will win. This is a good reminder for all of us on that. I was TEMPTED to fight for the Awakened, but the polls here and Oxbridge's predictions looked too good to buck the stat. I fought a bit more than I usually did as well. It's Disappointing that the faction we went with lost, but as I said in the guild I'm in. There's always next time.
We shouldn't be too down about it, especially since Thieves and the Order don't have all that great boons, imho. Like, mid-tier boons as far as usefulness or popularity seem to go, again imho though. I like Seeker and Sway boons the most, mainly bank bribery, gotta love a free boost to interest. But there are some useful ones in all the factions. Although, the least useful are probably the boons in the Brute Squad's selection. Even though I enjoy battling, just... I think TNT was scraping the bottom of the barrel with those boons. They could've added one that reduces training time (thought that might impact sales of the training cookies) or increases the chance of bonus stat point gains when training is over for a pet. But, nope. lol Something like that would make the Brutes VERY popular with a battle plot promised.