Advent  (the only thing they need is Missile Barrage).  Progenitor let you expand fast and most cap ships work well together; they also level faster.  Illuminator, Guardians, Carriers makes good fleet.  Allure of unity + Resource focus + Induced Reverance gives crazy crystals and metal.  Also has great defense with hangars and beam platforms.

i will admit to being a complete noob as far as Advent are concerned

please explain to me what these allure of unity/resource focus/induced reverence upgrades do

(preferably the kind of explanation with large print and picture)

Early game, Vasari are kings.  Late game, Advent are kings.  TEC comes in somewhere in the middle with its cheap spammable hordes of units, and the mighty Marza.

Allure of the Unity is an awesome late game tech for a big empire, but the problem is that Advent has very little reason to build more than 3 civic labs, so usually it comes out very late in the game.  I personally don't think resource focus is worthwhile (if you have allure of the unity and culture, it sometimes is worthwhile, but we're talking VERY VERY late game here).  Induced Reverence is basically a way to double up on Allure of the Unity.  Good to put it on a planet with lots of resource rocks.

I forgot to mention fast research (forgot the name).  Basically Advent can research 33% faster than the other two races.  That is a huge advantage. 

advent are best . just that most people don't understand they lean on combo moves heavily....

like the obvious CB + malice;

or the less obvious repulse + homing mines;

or upgrading mass disorient to level 2 which gives it as much range as assault cruisers, then running your progens out, and malicing, and THEN using meteor storm.

Transcencia's are gods within their sphere of influence, which happens to be rather large.

I like Vasari the most.They are great both early game and late game.

Phase missiles pwn anything, especially Advent units, phase stabilisers make them extremely mobile. They have great firepower, the almightly Death Egg and a very resilient fleet that is very flexible. Their mobile SB is nearly industructible with the right upgrades.

The psionic abilities of the Advent will make them "valued citizens" in the new Vasari Empire.

based omn the testimoials of people here, i will have to try playing as Advent, they sound a lot better than i initially thought they were

I think it's great that Sins manages to have 3 unique races that are rather well balanced. So far there are things I like about all of them. I don't play MP, just against the AI and I haven't had the game for too long. Still, I tend to cycle through the different races on each playthrough.

With the TEC it's great getting to the point where you can pump out units at a great pace due to a strong economy and fast build times. I find it easiest to put together balanced/coordinated fleets with them. The starbase is extremely useful with its strong trade-port and fast-factory. The cap ships are really hit and miss, with the Mazra and Kol being great, but the others a bit on the 'meh' side. The robotics cruisers are one of my favorite units, except when the hostile fleet has 'em.

I like the Advent because of the cap-ships and the culture war aspect. The cap-ships are a lot of fun to play with because of their coordinated abilities in addition to some decent stand-alone special weapons. The defenses are another favorite aspect as I can set up a planet to fend off most any attack. Even an asteroid can be surrounded by enough hangars/repair bays/beam turrets to withstand late-game pirate attacks with little or no attention. Plus, locking down planets with culture is both an offensive and defensive treat!

I have probably played the Vasari the least, but I do like a good offensive powerhouse! The cap ships are my favorite in the game, easily. While I like the Advent caps for their combo attacks, the Vasari abilities are just useful across the board (for the most part). The phase gates make for some great additional strategy and I like how powerful you can make phase-missile attacks. It might be strange that I find its starbase my least favorite. Yea, it cam move and it's wicked powerful once upgraded, but I don't like in it's role as an offensive weapon.

From all factions I like the TEC the least. In all strategy games I've always favoured military or research factions over economical ones. Some people like the idea of outproducing the enemy, of swarming and living with higher level of fragility. I don't

I like playing Vasari, their sturdy ships with raw firepower, mobility and powerful crippling abilities or Advent with their very good capitals and fleet support, cultural warfare and ability to build up strong defenses even on small systems.

But nevertheless when I play with random faction I am willing to play a good game as TEC as well and maximizing their efficiency. It's also good for learning to know your enemy.

Nonsense.

im personally between the TEC and the Advent, the TEC for its relatively cheap ships and great economy later in the game, and the Advent for the great versatile capital ships and the culture bonuses. I think i'd lean towards the TEC though because i kind of like the ship design better, seems less alien to me haha

The TEC of course, i mean there starbase is able to build frigates, explode in an emergency, and plus as stated by him, after you win it feels like the TEC is saved and the Vasari or Advant have completley failed in their atempts.

All hail the Traders Emergency Coalitoin.

Bow down before them and the superior Economics, the Strength of their attacks .

But mostly there their unbeatable Defences.

Come Advent and Vasari,

Your attacks will be usless,

They will be as the waves

as they try to crack  the coast.

Futile.