I just wanna be fighting some Space Marine then BAM Carnifex busts through a wall and now we're all fighting bugs.
This is heresy. this git is not worthy of the comparison to the True God-Emperor of Mankind beloved by all who sits on his Golden throne at his palace on holy Terra.
I really think all the races should be playable. To limit any would be an injustice because every Race is at odds with their own let alone the other races. Eldar are a prime example what with each Craftworld at odds with the others, not to mention all against the Dark Eldar. The Space Marine factions, NEVER work well together, they each have their own agendia they are after. Chaos...well obviously , it is Chaos and I have yet figured out how any of them would work together and probably kill each other because they are Chaos. Orcs? Well they are clueless and killing is what they like be it another race or their own. All races have plotters and schemers attempting to take over the world for their pown and Tyrinids are the same as Tau, Necron and Dark Angels.
My main concern on the matter is how they will reflect the Tyranids themselves when they attack the players. Will they be an innumerable amount being thrown at the faction in a gloriously endless tide of death and destruction? ...or are we going to be regulated to a single boss creatures with a dozen or so powerful mobs that need to be raided by a large group of players? Me; personally; I want to see some carnage. I want to see players outnumbered and swarmed over if their stupid. I want to see a rolling tide of these things that are yes; sure; easy to kill. Few bolter rounds and a well placed strike to the face with a power sword will bring the lesser of the critters to their knees. But they are so ***ing many. So so so many. And they can hurt a Space Marine like a son of a *****., Thats what I want to see unleashed on an overpopulated, or extremely powerful faction, dominating the PvP areas. I want to see them assaulted in a way that they will be talking for days on holding on to ever last corridor, floor plating, stone and blade of grass from the wall of teeth and claw. ... ...and suddenly I need to play some last stand on Aliens VS Predator....excuse me. :V
You could replace the Terrans with the Imperium, the Zerg with the Tyranids, and the Protoss with the Eldar and not a goddamn thing would change. It doesn't get much more rip-off than that.
Right, cowboys in space are totally the same as religious fanatics in space. Obviously. The Protoss don't behave anything like the Eldar. Are you at all familiar with those two races? And the Zerg and Tyranids both fall under tropes that were established well before either franchise. It's also worth mentioning that the Zerg in SC were nothing like the Tyranids that were around when SC came out. Seriously, look up the really old Tyranid models.
Its all their beliefs and background story which sets them apart the heroes that fell and rose wars that were lost and won or still going. The thing I like about 40k is like someone said before they have all the awesome sci-fi, like aliens, laser, space travel, gods, different dimensions, magic and so on which all come together in one bundle. Honestly I also find 40k to be one of the more brutal Universes I mean their slogan being "There is only war" they have to live up to but some of the stories are pretty ruthless if anyone likes reading I'd recommend reading the warhammer 40k table-top rule books they have lots of lore in them and many novels are out too. about the actual topic what does anyone think could be another npc race? or by meaning "tyranids will not be the only npc's" does that mean just like random npc people giving you a random task? or more like npc orks and maybe later on npc Necrons? I just think necrons would make good npcs.
Right. Lets end this Starcraft/Warhammer40k rip-off argument right now. Tyranids were introduced into the table top gaming world 1990. Then in 1991 it was introduced to the gaming world in Space Hulk. The Eldar where brought in the same time Warhammer 40k's Universe spawned...in 1987, as well as the Race of Space Marines. Starcraft hit the shelves in 1998. Thats it Right there. -->1998<-- Gamers Workshops first set of games that predominately featured Space Marines, Chaos Marines and 'Nids where on DOS a full 7 years before hand. The Lore? A full ten years plus. Now if we're in this slik about Blizzard did everything first; Everquest did hot bars first. Ultima Online had mounts YOU CAN FIGHT OFF OF first. Dark Ages of Camelot was the first PvP faction oriented game where Siege Warfare was prominant as dueling factions in dungeons. I used to have all this written down you see because I got into a lot of arguments with children under the age of 20 when I played Warhammer Online and Rift. (I suddenly feel old.) Wikipedia is a handy tool; as well as their development sites and such. Really helps to research a subject when your writing fan-fiction; or in my case, a butchery of words no one ever bloody well reads because they are totally not interested in a Sonic the Hedgehog Themed story where the protagonist is a mentally traumatized soldier. And we are totally off subject of the topic. I want Lots and lots of friggin' nids. I want to gut, quarter and butcher them all or fall holding that thin friggin' line. I don't care if its as a Space Marine or Eldar. Do. Not. Care. I just want lots.
