The possibility of partnership.

[Archonsod]

I thought they said they couldn't get the rights, hence the homage rather than the modern version?

Regardless, I wasn't saying that Doms 3 should be more like MoM. I simply figure MoM would be a logical project for both teams - Stardock pretty much lifted most of the mechanics from MOO II in Galciv 1, Illwinter have the fantasy world background. One of the more serious problems with both GalCiv games was that there was little difference between races - whether your playing Terran or Drengin makes no real difference apart from a couple of numbers. There's no real 'feel' for the race you're playing. Dominions on the other hand has a distinct theme and feeling for each race, despite the shared magic and similar, but is limited on the strategic level (in the sense that your pretty much raising armies and killing your enemies and nothing else).
I still can't see what Stardock could really do for Doms 3 beyond making it 'more like MoM'. They're good at the economic type stuff, the tech trees and similar, but in the two areas Doms 3 AI really could be improved (Diplomacy, tactics) Stardock are just as bad as Illwinter.