Talk:Updates/@comment-33763020-20181114150231/@comment-37105233-20181114161504

The immediate reason for the decimal point is the reduced influence zones. Since killing enemies of the faction in that zone grants you influence, but with a multiplier from x0.1 - x0.9, you'll end up with fractional alignment increases most of the time. In the long term this also opens the door to more actions giving alignment (eg if your troops kill an enemy) since actions that maybe don't warrant a full alignment point could give, say, 0.5 alignment.

In general, I'd say giving the player access to more information is always a good thing, although, like you said, you do have to be careful to not introduce too much visual clutter (which I agree is a valid concern in regards to the number on the alignment bar).

If you want to post on the suggestions forum about a potential solution (eg the decimal only shows up on the factions screen in the ME menu) feel free to do so.