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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:14:00 -
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So I always wondered why the player base of this game supports the factions they do.
If anyone has ever seen my posts they will know I'm an Amarr Loyalist, and preach the word where and whenever I can to those unenlightened amongst you, also I'm a bit of a Caldari Fan as well, an have two toons that are both Caldari Loyalists as well, on training for scout suits, and the other hopefull going to run into Heavy or Commando.
Either way my question to you guys is if you have a preferred Faction in Dust/EVE/ New Eden what is it and why do you support it? |
Nguruthos IX
Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy
792
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:14:00 -
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Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. |
Delta 749
Kestrel Reconnaissance
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:15:00 -
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I chose Caldari since they reminded me of OCP from the Robocop movies and they have the slick stylings of 80s sci fi |
Vermaak Doe
SVER True Blood Public Disorder.
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:16:00 -
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Freedom and fireworks, why else. |
DUST Fiend
OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention
4583
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:16:00 -
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Gallente, because sex and drones, of which may or may not be mutually exclusive
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Princeps Marcellus
Expert Intervention Caldari State
79
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:20:00 -
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Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash.
With most of the Amarr ships, I agree. With regards to the titan, I absolutely must disagree.
There are two ways to look at the Amarr titan: 1.) a giant floating mushroom in space, or 2.) a giant floating **** in space. Seriously. It even shoots out a yellow... beam. Which is definitely better than it shooting out a yellow liquid. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:20:00 -
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Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. Yes this is what drew me in initially too. Eff the Gallente their ships look like mutated potatoes! |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:21:00 -
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Princeps Marcellus wrote:Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. With most of the Amarr ships, I agree. With regards to the titan, I absolutely must disagree. There are two ways to look at the Amarr titan: 1.) a giant floating mushroom in space, or 2.) a giant floating **** in space. Seriously. It even shoots out a yellow... beam. Which is definitely better than it shooting out a yellow liquid. the Avatar still beats the Minnie and Caldari Titans for aesthetics hands down. |
omega 015
Reaper Galactic
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:23:00 -
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Princeps Marcellus wrote:Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. With most of the Amarr ships, I agree. With regards to the titan, I absolutely must disagree. There are two ways to look at the Amarr titan: 1.) a giant floating mushroom in space, or 2.) a giant floating **** in space. Seriously. It even shoots out a yellow... beam. Which is definitely better than it shooting out a yellow liquid.
The titan looks like a battering ram in space. |
Nguruthos IX
Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:25:00 -
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Princeps Marcellus wrote:Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. With most of the Amarr ships, I agree. With regards to the titan, I absolutely must disagree. There are two ways to look at the Amarr titan: 1.) a giant floating mushroom in space, or 2.) a giant floating **** in space. Seriously. It even shoots out a yellow... beam. Which is definitely better than it shooting out a yellow liquid.
Um, that's kinda the most epic ship ever.
I mean, you can shape space ship ships however you want. Why WOULDN'T you want to blast your enemies with a massive phallus? Talk about adding insult to injury when you die to a giant space **** |
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Nguruthos IX
Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy
793
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:25:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Nguruthos IX wrote:Amarr because their ships don't look like trash. Yes this is what drew me in initially too. Eff the Gallente their ships look like mutated potatoes! the boot |
Michael Arck
sephiroth clones General Tso's Alliance
125
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:27:00 -
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Delta 749 wrote:I chose Caldari since they reminded me of OCP from the Robocop movies and they have the slick stylings of 80s sci fi
Oddly enough, I am Caldari for just about the same reason. Omni Consumer Products...I'll buy that for a dollar. |
Logi Bro
Greatness Achieved Through Training EoN.
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:28:00 -
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Minmatar because they are pretty much the biggest badasses, escaping slavery and fighting their much better funded enemies without fear, duct taping mini scotch bottles to my knuckles and punching Amarr in the face, like Liam Neeson in The Grey, except he was punching wolves. |
Zekain K
Expert Intervention Caldari State
199
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:28:00 -
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I would choose so support the gels because of their green color pallet. But you see.... I like shields, and since I came from a halo background where the health of a player is based around your shields, I feel that going Caldari is helps me relate the two games. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
357
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:31:00 -
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Logi Bro wrote:Minmatar because they are pretty much the biggest badasses, escaping slavery and fighting their much better funded enemies without fear, duct taping mini scotch bottles to my knuckles and punching Amarr in the face, like Liam Neeson in The Grey, except he was punching wolves. Yeah that's only the very basic aspects of the Minmatar lore though.... I get why people like em there the space rebels of New Eden...but as I always have to point out to people there is no good and evil in new eden and the Minnies are not necessarily the heroes of EVE.
But I like your reason as good as any to fight for who you want to. |
DUST Fiend
OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention
4600
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:33:00 -
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Logi Bro wrote: like Liam Neeson in The Grey, except he was punching wolves. That movie actually made me feel bad for them.
Like. Damn. |
Michael Arck
sephiroth clones General Tso's Alliance
135
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:33:00 -
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The fierce determination of my beloved Caldari State. We are diligent and have the fortitude to surpass any odds, even the presumed insurmountable |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
357
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:34:00 -
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Michael Arck wrote:The fierce determination of my beloved Caldari State. We are diligent and have the fortitude to surpass any odds, even the presumed insurmountable Lovely to hear that's one of the reasons why my very first toon was a Caldari soldier. |
DUST Fiend
OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention
4600
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:38:00 -
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Michael Arck wrote:The fierce determination of my beloved Caldari State. We are diligent and have the fortitude to surpass any odds, even the presumed insurmountable We all know how Caldari needs to fight to surpass insurmountable odds, just look at their RDV pilots.
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First Prophet
Jaguar Empire
360
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:40:00 -
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Gold is tacky and so last year. All the real fashionistas are wearing rust and duct tape this season.
Minmatar all the way. Because they are the Dothraki of space. |
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john gratn
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY
6
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:41:00 -
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Gallante because FREEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOM |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.07.08 03:59:00 -
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First Prophet wrote:Gold is tacky and so last year. All the real fashionistas are wearing rust and duct tape this season.
Minmatar all the way. Because they are the Dothraki of space. Loled at that good call.... |
Acezero 44
Ikomari-Onu Enforcement Caldari State
44
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:14:00 -
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Caldari state, Pro state, pro gene pool, pro race, Selfless, loyal, Ruthless..
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
365
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:28:00 -
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The reason I ended up playing for the Amarrians was due to whole beautiful aesthetic if their equipment, vehicles, ships, dropsuits, and general stylistic features. The lasers technology and armour combination just seem incredibly entertaining.
Also I figured them initially to be the Imperium of Man for 40k made EVEified and thus the Amarrian were the space marines of Dust...which we kind of still are. For the Emperor.....Empress I mean!
Also I just like arguing the Amarrian rhetoric in IC channels and in the IGS its something new, fun, and generally different. Something I always go for in games that I play, the most vastly different racial group to the one we have now. |
The Robot Devil
BetaMax. CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:31:00 -
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Gallente because heroes don't look back at explosions. The ships look good. We win. Real men armor tank. Freedom.
"Float like a Floatbot; sting like an automatic stinging machine." Bender |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
365
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:39:00 -
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The Robot Devil wrote:Gallente because heroes don't look back at explosions. The ships look good. We win. Real men armor tank. Freedom.
"Float like a Floatbot; sting like an automatic stinging machine." Bender
Firstly, ships do not look good..... they look terribly but not as bad as the Minmatar ships, secondly win, sure you do comparatively more players support the Gallente over the other races so winning through numbers while commendable is not admirable, thirdly yes REAL MEN armour tank! |
Oswald Rehnquist
Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance
54
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:39:00 -
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Caldari because of lore and ideology.
The four factions were very much based on western political thought and tradition as it is understood by Europeans
The conservative factions are Amarr and Caldari, the liberal factions are Gallante and Minmatar
The Amarr are the compassionate traditionalists and the Caldari are the Militaristic Capitalists, both which share high priority in stability and hierarchy.
The Gallante are literally the "liberals" (as it is understood in the US), if it feels good do it as long as it doesn't hurt anyone no other morality is needed, the Minmatar are the minorities who are ethnocentric and operate in such blocs. Both are united by their simple hatred of other hierarchies.
There is even cultural conflict between both allied groups which we can go on all day analyzing the political aspects of it but in regards to Caldari
They are the Early America of space, broke away from an older power, the early corps that made up the nation were like the early states in the US, due to their founding they also had a strong military culture. They aren't touchy-feely, yet they are community oriented. Decentralized yet structured which was how early America operated.
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True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
365
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:43:00 -
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Oswald Rehnquist wrote:Caldari because of lore and ideology.
The four factions were very much based on western political thought and tradition as it is understood by Europeans
The conservative factions are Amarr and Caldari, the liberal factions are Gallante and Minmatar
The Amarr are the compassionate traditionalists and the Caldari are the Militaristic Capitalists, both which share high priority in stability and hierarchy.
The Gallante are literally the "liberals" (as it is understood in the US), if it feels good do it as long as it doesn't hurt anyone no other morality is needed, the Minmatar are the minorities who are ethnocentric and operate in such blocs. Both are united by their simple hatred of other hierarchies.
There is even cultural conflict between both allied groups which we can go on all day analyzing the political aspects of it but in regards to Caldari
They are the Early America of space, broke away from an older power, the early corps that made up the nation were like the early states in the US, due to their founding they also had a strong military culture. They aren't touchy-feely, yet they are community oriented. Decentralized yet structured which was how early America operated.
Very nice analysis of the factions, something few people do and almost then certainly go on to slander the Caldari or Amarr with at a later date....not even really understanding any of the lore CCP almost throws at them.
Such Is one of the reason I have two Caldari toons, strict, no nonsense, and disciplined culture with huge emphasis on nationality, and family, loyalty to their benefactiors.
Hyper Capitalistic check, meritocratic check, high tech, check, blue....check! |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
213
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:44:00 -
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I support Amarr because they are the only faction that has a clear cut purpose in life. Their goal is to conquer all of the stars to unite humanity in faith and peace. The other factions on the other hand don't really come off as having a greater purpose, they exist merely to survive.
Also all our ships, armor, gadgets, and weaponry look like pure class and for a science fiction game its a bit surprising they are the only ones to use lasers.
Vermaak Doe wrote:Freedom and fireworks, why else.
The Robot Devil wrote:Gallente because heroes don't look back at explosions. The ships look good. We win. Real men armor tank. Freedom.
"Float like a Floatbot; sting like an automatic stinging machine." Bender
john gratn wrote:Gallante because FREEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOM
I'm curious, all you who picked Gallente for freedom - did you actually research how their democracy works and events which transpired in the Federation, or simply saw the in-game description of "the only true democracy in New Eden" and went with it? I'm not saying there is no reason to support the Gallente, but I'm a little curious. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
365
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Posted - 2013.07.08 04:48:00 -
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Aero Yassavi wrote:I support Amarr because they are the only faction that has a clear cut purpose in life. Their goal is to conquer all of the stars to unite humanity in faith and peace. The other factions on the other hand don't really come off as having a greater purpose, they exist merely to survive. Also all our ships, armor, gadgets, and weaponry look like pure class and for a science fiction game its a bit surprising they are the only ones to use lasers. Vermaak Doe wrote:Freedom and fireworks, why else. The Robot Devil wrote:Gallente because heroes don't look back at explosions. The ships look good. We win. Real men armor tank. Freedom.
"Float like a Floatbot; sting like an automatic stinging machine." Bender john gratn wrote:Gallante because FREEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOM I'm curious, all you who picked Gallente for freedom - did you actually research how their democracy works and events which transpired in the Federation, or simply saw the in-game description of "the only true democracy in New Eden" and went with it? I'm not saying there is no reason to support the Gallente, but I'm a little curious.
Well to be fair as we were talking about yesterday a large part of Dusts player base is American so we can see why they would sympathise with the Gallentean and Matari ideals. |
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