Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-25599887-20141030144418/@comment-1600847-20150326135131

I always make my main an Imperial, and I sided with the Pact because, of the 3 factions, they're the only one I sympathize with. The Dominion is anti-human (not as much as the future version, but still noticably so, just read Ayrenn's proclamation), the Covenant only formed when trade was disrupted (holes in the sky and demons puring forth? Who cares. OH NO trade is disrupted? Well, for money we'll fight!). The Pact, on the other hand, formed for mutual protection and maintaining their indepenence against outside aggressors. That's a cause I can get behind.

In the end it's mostly irrelevant which side you choose, all 3 collapse shortly after the events of the game. (Those who say the Dominion doesn't collapse, yes it does. The Dominion in ESO is the First Dominion, the one Tiber Septim defeats is the Second Dominion).