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General John Ripper TeamPlayers EoN. 2809	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:54:00 - [1] - Quote I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy.
True Adamance PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 2418	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:57:00 - [2] - Quote General John Ripper wrote: I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy. They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden. I picked them because they are far more different from and real world establishment we have, and more open to creating unique and interesting characters, not to mention everyone and their grandma seems to want to be "freedom junkies" in this game. I mean really, X thousand years in the future and everyone still wants to play the status quo? Bad guys are Blood raiders, Sansha's Nation, Gurista's, general pirate groups.
DUST Fiend OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 6523	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:58:00 - [3] - Quote Sex Drones Potato
Spademan The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY 323	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:58:00 - [4] - Quote In terms of background, Gallente was the least objectionable option.
The Attorney General ZionTCD 1081	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:59:00 - [5] - Quote I like owning slaves, and I look good in gold. Amarr it is!
General John Ripper TeamPlayers EoN. 2810	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:59:00 - [6] - Quote True Adamance wrote: General John Ripper wrote: I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy. They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden. I picked them because they are far more different from and real world establishment we have, and more open to creating unique and interesting characters, not to mention everyone and their grandma seems to want to be "freedom junkies" in this game. I mean really, X thousand years in the future and everyone still wants to play the status quo? Bad guys are Blood raiders, Sansha's Nation, Gurista's, general pirate groups. lol I was pretty clueless when i joined this game. I still kind of am.
Silent Defiance Lone Hound of Death 16	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:59:00 - [7] - Quote I knew nothing of Eve when I registered... I just kinda randomly picked.
Reav Hannari Red Rock Outriders 1530	Posted - 2013.09.30 18:59:00 - [8] - Quote Pick? My mother and father are Sebiestor. It's not like I had a choice in the matter.
CHICAGOCUBS4EVER TeamPlayers EoN. 1816	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:01:00 - [9] - Quote wished I had read the descriptions... brother in law walked me through creating character, told me race meant nothing, so just hit X a few times.. turns out it was the guy to the left... funny... but true anyway DNA tests prove im actually of Amarr origin, and CCP is to blame for the image attached to my name!!
Krom Ganesh Holdfast Syndicate Amarr Empire 345	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:02:00 - [10] - Quote <--- this guy was because I was going to play as heavy sniper and the only heavy is an Amarr... seemed fitting. (quickly realized it wasn't a good build but kept him as forum face) The char I actually play on is an Achura Caldari and I chose that because I like the look of the caldari equipment, their tactics (keep away and hit them hard), and I liked the Achura bio.

TranquilBiscuit ofVaLoR The Kaos Legion 86	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:02:00 - [11] - Quote i forgot, but it had something to do with the description in-game at the time.
soulreaper73 PFB Pink Fluffy Bunnies 400	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:07:00 - [12] - Quote I messed up when i created my clone. I just picked the first thing I saw. If I had bothered to read, I probably would have picked Amaar.
Fist Groinpunch Goonfeet Top Men. 80	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:08:00 - [13] - Quote True Adamance wrote: General John Ripper wrote: I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy. They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden. How so? I'm not at all familiar with EVE lore apart from the very short synopsis I've read in which they are slave-owning jerks. Actually does anyone have any links or anything that describes the four EVE races in more detail, but at the same time is not a million pages long. Definitely not the EVE wiki pages. More like a more detailed summary.
HowDidThatTaste Ancient Exiles 3674	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:08:00 - [14] - Quote Amarr cause I liked the golden Merc quarters!
General John Ripper TeamPlayers EoN. 2814	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:10:00 - [15] - Quote HowDidThatTaste wrote: Amarr cause I liked the golden Merc quarters! They are shiny. I like shiny things.
Aisha Ctarl Molon Labe. RISE of LEGION 1379	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:10:00 - [16] - Quote Because I am Catholic and I could get behind the Amarr religion aspect. Also, the Amarr struck me as the most different and unique of the four races. Gallente = Freedom fighters IE America Caldari = Mega corporations control everything IE Corporate America Minmatar = the impoverished and enslaved race IE a third world country
CHICAGOCUBS4EVER TeamPlayers EoN. 1817	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:11:00 - [17] - Quote o that's easy... amarr are the oG players of new eden, been around forever, and lead civilized peoples. Minmatar are the maids, butlers, cleaning ladies and bathroom attendents for the Amarr. Gallente and Caldari, meh who cares, story not interesting. Now go find me a Minmatar and have him make me a SaMMiCH!
Keri Starlight Psygod9 D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E 503	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:12:00 - [18] - Quote I will link an old thread of mine which describes pretty well the idea behind my character. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1240265#post1240265
Our Deepest Regret Algintal Core Gallente Federation 280	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:12:00 - [19] - Quote True Adamance wrote: They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden. I picked them because they are far more different from and real world establishment we have, and more open to creating unique and interesting characters, not to mention everyone and their grandma seems to want to be "freedom junkies" in this game. I mean really, X thousand years in the future and everyone still wants to play the status quo? Bad guys are Blood raiders, Sansha's Nation, Gurista's, general pirate groups. Ha. People prefer the "freedom junkies" as you've coined them because you don't have to look too far to discover the poisonous results of religious extremism, totalitarianism in governments, or elitist exceptionalism in this, our sad reality. You merely picked the faction that combines all three of those cancerous ideals, making the Amarr the most realistic Empire in New Eden, and thus the easiest to hate. The Mimitar and the Gallente with their defense of the individual and promotion of benevolent egalitarianism are pure escapist fantasy, and thus naturally the most popular. I picked Gallente because I like Iain Bank's The Culture series, and The Gallente as a culture of free-wheeling, equalist party animals remind me of The Culture.
Canari Elphus Pro Hic Immortalis 528	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:13:00 - [20] - Quote C.R.E.A.M If you dont know what that means, please exit life stage left

General John Ripper TeamPlayers EoN. 2814	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:13:00 - [21] - Quote Aisha Ctarl wrote: Because I am Catholic and I could get behind the Amarr religion aspect. Also, the Amarr struck me as the most different and unique of the four races. Gallente = Freedom fighters IE America Caldari = Mega corporations control everything IE Corporate America Minmatar = the impoverished and enslaved race IE a third world country Agreed. I thought this as well when I chose Amarr.
FraggerMike G.R.A.V.E 83	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:13:00 - [22] - Quote I chose Gallente simply from the very basic info presented at setup time. Seemed like the logical choice, and I'm happy with it.
Keri Starlight Psygod9 D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E 503	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:14:00 - [23] - Quote Aisha Ctarl wrote: Because I am Catholic and I could get behind the Amarr religion aspect. Also, the Amarr struck me as the most different and unique of the four races. Gallente = Freedom fighters IE America Caldari = Mega corporations control everything IE Corporate America Minmatar = the impoverished and enslaved race IE a third world country Gallente are originarily French people.
True Adamance PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 2420	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:15:00 - [24] - Quote Fist Groinpunch wrote: True Adamance wrote: General John Ripper wrote: I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy. They are vastly more the good guys that any race in New Eden. How so? I'm not at all familiar with EVE lore apart from the very short synopsis I've read in which they are slave-owning jerks. Actually does anyone have any links or anything that describes the four EVE races in more detail, but at the same time is not a million pages long. Definitely not the EVE wiki pages. More like a more detailed summary. I wont argue the point here but if you want to run a public contract I can explain it too you. Not to mention slavery by the Amarr is nothing like the historical slavery we know.
Fizzer94 L.O.T.I.S. 259	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:17:00 - [25] - Quote soulreaper73 wrote: I messed up when i created my clone. I just picked the first thing I saw. If I had bothered to read, I probably would have picked Amaar. Same story here. Word for word.
General John Ripper TeamPlayers EoN. 2814	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:18:00 - [26] - Quote I am learning things from this thread. Continue with the history lessons!
XANDER KAG Red Star. EoN. 299	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:18:00 - [27] - Quote Well it had a lot of influence from the fact that I read "EVE the Empyrean Age" before I even learned of EVE the game's existence. In it the Minmatar are pretty much portrayed as the (sometimes stupid) victims of fate. They weren't exactly the good guys, but were far from what I considered evil. Also, I always go for the underdog for some reason and my choice was made. That and at the time my views of the races were as follows: Gallente- "MURICA, F**K YEAH!," They seemed the obvious good guys, and while I generally am a good guy they just seemed too perfect at the time and I knew a lot of the people who fit the above phrase would join. I wanted no part of that. Caldari-Tibus Heth, I genuinely hated him at the time and didn't want anything to do with the Caldari because of him alone. I saw him as a racist aggressor who would commit any act, as long as the victims were Gallente (the Gallente female swimming when he walks into his new headquarters as a simple example). Amarr- Slavery, I am in reality too much of a nice guy to support the concept of slavery, even to digital avatars. They seemed to be THE bad guys, even if they had good intentions. And the most important Amarrians in the book were Karsoth, a power corrupted madman, and Jamyl a woman who killed Millions of the people I supported upon her introduction to the public. My opinions have long since changed, but you asked why I chose what race I did, not what I currently think of them.
Denak Kalamari Intaki Liberation Front Intaki Prosperity Initiative 487	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:19:00 - [28] - Quote Way back in EVE when I created my first character I went with Gallente, because I found them the most relateable. From the Gallente I chose Intaki because the description of their personality was similar to my own. When I created my DUST merc, I went with the same princible, but my character has since then evolved into an Intaki freedom fighter who opposes the Gallente. It's quite interesting.
Keri Starlight Psygod9 D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E 504	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:29:00 - [29] - Quote Denak Kalamari wrote: Way back in EVE when I created my first character I went with Gallente, because I found them the most relateable. From the Gallente I chose Intaki because the description of their personality was similar to my own. When I created my DUST merc, I went with the same princible, but my character has since then evolved into an Intaki freedom fighter who opposes the Gallente. It's quite interesting. Intaki Syndacate is not supported by the Gallente Federation and there have been battles between the Intaki and the rest of the Gallente, so it does make sense
Sladen Faust XCUTI0N 18	Posted - 2013.09.30 19:31:00 - [30] - Quote Being a corporate guy i picked Caldari in both EVE and Dust. Also just in case.... i didn't go logi from the start i went Assault. i went Logi after the nerf and still enjoy the game.



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