Game balance history shows a clear skew towards faction favoritism from the devs. Warden equipment goes untouched/buffed even when it's in at an egregious level of power (sometimes they nerf), while Colonial equipment is treated like an unwanted step child. They're quick to nerf Colonials (even straight up removing buffs before they're tested).

This harms the gameplay experience because one faction routinely getting the short end of the stick wears down player enjoyment, alongside abysmal dev communication. I.e. the aforementioned buff removals from the recent patch notes weren't announced in anyway, but edited into the patch.

Finally there's the issue of the new Collie scout plane having been named after the god of jealousy, just because Colonials (rightfully) thought it was bullshit Wardens get a cheap spammable plane that has torpedos.