I've got some bad news: MMOs have to be balanced as well. Expect to see plenty of things that make absolutely no sense lorewise (Like how the random wildlife in Northrend is high level than Illidan).Longshot said:
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The implanted bio-engineered organs and chemical therapies which make a space marine are dependent on you being a pubescent male, or else you just get a torso full of useless lumps of meat and lots of cancer.Onyx Oblivion said:
Yep, that's right, Space Marines are child soldiers, at least in the beginning. Mind you, so are the Imperial Guard(Cadian Whiteshield battalions take kids off their families at twelve to start their training, and in desperate situations they're given a commissar and a dropship and sent off to fight).
Unlike the Space Marines the sisters aren't genetically engineered super humans just really well equipped normal humans, and can't interface with their armour nearly as well as a Space Marine could because they lack a Black Carapace for the armour implants to socket into.Brnin8 said:
I'd be surprised if the female models weren't simply space marines that were reskinned to look like Sisters of Battle, the crazy pyros that they are.
I am excited about this, however, I've been dying for a good sci-fi MMO that wasn't EVE Online. In the Emperor's name, let none survive!
I am excited about this, however, I've been dying for a good sci-fi MMO that wasn't EVE Online. In the Emperor's name, let none survive!
<- Owns all the Dark Heresy books, even though he does not actually play the RPG (total fluff junkie, and hot damn is the Calixis sector fluff ever interesting!).Jandau said:From what I've read of the Dark Heresy materials, lower ranks of the Inquisition (Acolytes) don't get to burn worlds. They function as field agents and generally are closer to the standard RPG adventurers, getting sent on a variety of assignments by the Inquisition. They come from any number of backgrounds, from Psykers, Rogues to Imperial Guardsmen. It's basically a perfect RPG setup (hence why it was made into a TT RPGGildan Bladeborn said:)...
Indeed, acolytes don't have that kind of personal power, but once you reach the end of your career path as an acolyte you actually can become a bearer of the seal in Dark Heresy, via the Ascension rulebook, which has rules for Inquisitors and other Throne Agents of import (my favorite is the Vindicare Temple Assassin ascended path). Which would be problematic in an MMO, so they'd probably want to avoid that; wouldn't stop players from complaining about how they can't be inquisitors, but at least they won't be consigning planets to the flame.
The thing is that space marines are meant to be genetic perfection in strength stamina etc. So everyone kinda has to be male.crotalidian said:
Just like every space marine is about the same hight, its the optimal combination.
Though they are in full plate so its not like you see the difference
There are other factions that are female only though so whatever i wanna play nids anyway...and can't^^
Just to point out, there's no reason there couldn't be a high level quest or maybe an end-game raid that culminates in some good old fashioned Exterminatus...Gildan Bladeborn said:<- Owns all the Dark Heresy books, even though he does not actually play the RPG (total fluff junkie, and hot damn is the Calixis sector fluff ever interesting!).Jandau said:From what I've read of the Dark Heresy materials, lower ranks of the Inquisition (Acolytes) don't get to burn worlds. They function as field agents and generally are closer to the standard RPG adventurers, getting sent on a variety of assignments by the Inquisition. They come from any number of backgrounds, from Psykers, Rogues to Imperial Guardsmen. It's basically a perfect RPG setup (hence why it was made into a TT RPGGildan Bladeborn said:
Indeed, acolytes don't have that kind of personal power, but once you reach the end of your career path as an acolyte you actually can become a bearer of the seal in Dark Heresy, via the Ascension rulebook, which has rules for Inquisitors and other Throne Agents of import (my favorite is the Vindicare Temple Assassin ascended path). Which would be problematic in an MMO, so they'd probably want to avoid that; wouldn't stop players from complaining about how they can't be inquisitors, but at least they won't be consigning planets to the flame.
I'd considered that actually - depending on how the game world is actually broken up you could easily have apocalyptic scenarios take place where entire worlds come to a violent end. I was thinking more along the lines of what happens when you cross meta-gaming with a faction that can literally end worlds accountable only to itself - somebody is going to reason that Exterminatus could be used to solve all their problems, heh.Jandau said:Just to point out, there's no reason there couldn't be a high level quest or maybe an end-game raid that culminates in some good old fashioned Exterminatus...
Space Marines aren't the only problem for gender equality.
As previously mentioned, Orks only have one (very masculine) gender since they happen to be plants, and the Gods only know what female Chaos units will look like. Leather BDSM gear is probably inevitable.
As previously mentioned, Orks only have one (very masculine) gender since they happen to be plants, and the Gods only know what female Chaos units will look like. Leather BDSM gear is probably inevitable.
It's a funny stip but, to be honest, I don't think that anyone will react this way. If there are female, though for this argument gender doesn't really matter, gamers who are already interested in this game they probably know why there aren't female space marines. Besides, does it really matter what gender your in-game character is?
I did like the warp translation reference in the last panel, they were a really nice touch. It made me feel like Erin really was a fan of 40K and you weren't just telling me she is.
I did like the warp translation reference in the last panel, they were a really nice touch. It made me feel like Erin really was a fan of 40K and you weren't just telling me she is.
Since canonically the Space Marines have always been male, there shouldn't be any problem in the first place. They're also mostly white: again, it's a canonical thing, not a supremacy thing.
Besides, the ladies do have the Sisters of Battle or some of the Eldar.
Besides, the ladies do have the Sisters of Battle or some of the Eldar.
