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Expansion Request: No Space Elves Allowed

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Expansion Request: No Space Elves Allowed

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I freely admit that I hate all elves.  LOTR elves, space elves/Eldar, dark elves, light elves, green elves, brown elves, orange and blue striped elves, Elfquest elves, Christmas elves, Keebler elves.  I'm just sick of seeing them.  An elf in a game means to me that the developer couldn't be bothered to think of anything better, of which just about anything is better than elves.  I have to get this out on the table.

I realize that I am not in agreement with many others who really love elves.  I don't hate those people, I just really don't like the object of their affections. 

While I do enjoy a certain satisfaction in blowing up elves in videogames, it's not enough to make me want to have them in the upcoming Sins expansion.   If my vote (if there are votes) counts for anything, devs: please do not make the new races elf-based in the expansion pack.

I suppose if those who wish to defend the honour of elves want to speak up, this would be the time to do so.  Elvis (i.e. The Kind Of Rock And Roll) is different.  Elvis I like a lot, however, I would be mortified to have to blow up The King in any game of Sins.  Ah-uh huh, thank you very much. 

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Reply #51 from Sins Forums Top
Well I and several others do so. But like I said there more like lightning raids. We always leave them flabbergasted. We actually after a 10 page thread war to admit teh Necrons would win agaisnt all of SC races.
Reply #52 from Sins Forums Top
I would prefer something possibly like the Ori. Like, the Advent kicked up 50 notches. Probably the equivalent of "ascended".
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Reply #53 from Sins Forums Top
How about super-intelligent multi-dimensional beings who manifest themselves as white mice and control society by throwing off the results of laboratory tests? The gameplay would be to manipulate the research results of the other players while surreptitiously spreading throughout the galaxy.
Reply #54 from Sins Forums Top
How about super-intelligent multi-dimensional beings who manifest themselves as white mice and control society by throwing off the results of laboratory tests? The gameplay would be to manipulate the research results of the other players while surreptitiously spreading throughout the galaxy.
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What about dolphins? They'd colonize one world, eat all the fish there, then move on to the next world to do the same and so on and so on.
Reply #55 from Sins Forums Top
How about a race like the Spemin from Starflight. Nothing is more entertaining than being insulted by something that looks like excrement with antennae sticking out of it.
Reply #56 from Sins Forums Top
My fiancee shouted out "Go Orcs!" during the Battle of Helm's Deep in the movie theatre... and my main D&D character for ages was Grishnak Elfslayer.

So yeah, please no elves. Space goblins maybe, or a hyperintelligent shade of blue.
Reply #57 from Sins Forums Top
How about a race like the Spemin from Starflight. Nothing is more entertaining than being insulted by something that looks like excrement with antennae sticking out of it.
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Holy shit!

Someone else who actually remembers StarFlight? Although, to be fair I only remember StarFlight 2 :(

Still... wow. Never thought I'd see the day when someone brought up StarFlight :)

Personally I would like to see an insectoid race introduced. Hopefully not just another super-organism though. Hive-species are nice and all, but I would like to see bugs... with EGO! No ego makes sci-fi races terribly droll. So, yeah, an insectoid race with individuals instead of just your typical drones and what have you (although you can have them too... slaves are always useful), would be MOST welcome! Imperial space-bugs with egos ftw.

I just don't want another Tyranid clone. Instinctful beasties get old.

Although, no matter our wants... I am sure that Ironclad probably has long held plans for other races, and that they will wind up being superb! We haven't been let down yet :)



 

Reply #58 from Sins Forums Top
Oh, blessed is this thread! A shining bulwark of hope against the opression of space-elf fanboys. I don't feel alone in the universe anymore...

What would be nice to see would be a race of primitive humanoid creatures who raise large space-whale like creatures, and mount armor on them, like battle elephants... but in space, of course. Sort of like space-Mongols, yes, thats it, Space Mongols.

Oh, I would like to see feral space creatures... that would be nice, killing them for bounty.

I don't think that it is possible to make a race that is not similar to previously done races, since there have been a lot of games already, and we have bled creativity white. As such, I will be content with any new race in the expansion, as long as the are NOT SPACE ELVES/DWARVES/MAGICAL ANIME WIZARDS/GUNDAM SPACE MECHA. Yeah, nevermind......
Reply #59 from Sins Forums Top
Generally, I agree with the overuse of stereotypical elves in fiction

But this was awesome:
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