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Xu Shu
Crystal Moon Empire
#1 - 2013-03-16 18:11:53 UTC
I know it's not realistically possible, but I think it would be awesome if the Eve Universe met the Starcraft Universe. I'd love a space battle vs. Zerg. Now that Dust 514 gives the Eve Universe planet side battles, it parallels Starcraft even more. Imagine our PS3 buddies driving seige tanks and thors while we get some wraiths and battle cruisers!

Amarr vs. Protoss!

Anyway, just putting it out there. Maybe CCP could introduce a bio-insect race?
Azami Nevinyrall
172.0.0.1
#2 - 2013-03-16 18:15:06 UTC
Xu Shu wrote:
I know it's not realistically possible, but I think it would be awesome if the Eve Universe met the Starcraft Universe. I'd love a space battle vs. Zerg. Now that Dust 514 gives the Eve Universe planet side battles, it parallels Starcraft even more. Imagine our PS3 buddies driving seige tanks and thors while we get some wraiths and battle cruisers!

Amarr vs. Protoss!

Anyway, just putting it out there. Maybe CCP could introduce a bio-insect race?

Sounds cool, but, "snowballs chance in hell" comes to mind.

And the bio-insect would have to be an alien race if it was even half considered...

...
Whitehound
#3 - 2013-03-16 18:16:01 UTC
What is a bio-insect? Is this like an insect, but one that is biological?

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Xu Shu
Crystal Moon Empire
#4 - 2013-03-16 18:23:43 UTC
Whitehound wrote:
What is a bio-insect? Is this like an insect, but one that is biological?


Generally a biological race, insect is more of a specific suggestion and the way the prefix "bio" is used in any sci-fi game I've seen always seems to resemble insect-ish looking creatures.
Alara IonStorm
#5 - 2013-03-16 18:24:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Alara IonStorm
Whitehound wrote:
What is a bio-insect? Is this like an insect, but one that is biological?

I think what she means is a race that uses breed in or evolved biology to be formidable instead of technology.

Humans have a ship they have a space whale, humans have guns they shoot plasma streams. Instead of tools as we see them being a device we can pick up and use as the situation calls each member is a tool for a certain job thereby creating a race of complete and utter tools. (Feel free to draw stereotypical comparisons.)

Like the Arachnids in Starship Troopers. (Movie Verse.) The focus on insects marks them as an enemy because of our often ingrained fear of insects and their caste like systems equivalent to robots like the Rogue Drones that serve this function now pretty much exact. An enemy you don't feel for, no negotiation, no culture, no thinking... Mindless. It guarantees guilt free battles against a mostly mindless foe with good and evil clearly drawn perhaps with a purely evil sort of brain running it.

Of course we could just use ground and air versions of Drones but they aren't squishy and gross.
Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-03-16 18:34:57 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
It guarantees guilt free battles against a mostly mindless foe with good and evil clearly drawn perhaps with a purely evil sort of brain running it.


Sounds like the average highsec miner.

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Xu Shu
Crystal Moon Empire
#7 - 2013-03-16 18:39:47 UTC
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Alara IonStorm wrote:
It guarantees guilt free battles against a mostly mindless foe with good and evil clearly drawn perhaps with a purely evil sort of brain running it.


Sounds like the average highsec miner.


One thing at a time. A race would have to be developed first before its utility can be expanded upon. I'd go look up some quote about closed-minded people, but I have other things to do beside pay taxes and die =P
Alara IonStorm
#8 - 2013-03-16 18:41:38 UTC
Xu Shu wrote:

One thing at a time. A race would have to be developed first before its utility can be expanded upon.


Alara IonStorm wrote:
Of course we could just use ground and air versions of Drones

Or Sleepers.
Xu Shu
Crystal Moon Empire
#9 - 2013-03-16 18:46:25 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Xu Shu wrote:

One thing at a time. A race would have to be developed first before its utility can be expanded upon.


Alara IonStorm wrote:
Of course we could just use ground and air versions of Drones

Or Sleepers.


There we go! That's use'n the ol' noodle! Rogue drones would be a good source for an alien race. First things that come to mind is not a straight evil race, but more like deep logic used in the plot to iRobot and an operation method similar to the Replicators in Stargate.
Whitehound
#10 - 2013-03-16 19:22:52 UTC
So you want Player-versus-Insect. Is this more like PvE or rather PvP or perhaps something completely new?

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Djana Libra
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-03-16 22:21:23 UTC
i prefer we add my little ponies so we can blow m up
Alara IonStorm
#12 - 2013-03-16 22:30:55 UTC
Djana Libra wrote:
i prefer we add my little ponies so we can blow m up

They don't look like they're going to go quietly.
Savnire Jacitu
Abysmal Gentlemen
#13 - 2013-03-16 23:10:04 UTC
Write some fanfiction about. But make it steamy.
Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#14 - 2013-03-16 23:15:21 UTC
Space Whales

CCP's Motto: If it isn't broken, break it. If it is broken, ignore it. Improving NPE / Dynamic New Eden
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#15 - 2013-03-17 00:10:13 UTC
Brooks Puuntai wrote:
Space Whales


*cough* Dominix *cough*

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
KuroVolt
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-03-17 00:17:28 UTC
Atleast do EVE vs WH40K then.

Thats what inspired starcraft anyway.

Hell, it probably inspired some of EVEs lore aswell.

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Xearal
Dead's Prostitutes
The Initiative.
#17 - 2013-03-17 00:30:35 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Djana Libra wrote:
i prefer we add my little ponies so we can blow m up

They don't look like they're going to go quietly.


That's not a pony.. that's a spacecat.

Does railgun ammunition come in Hollow Point?
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#18 - 2013-03-17 00:35:04 UTC
[quote=Xu Shu]Imagine our PS3 buddies driving seige tanks while we get some battle cruisers!



Anyway, just putting it out there. [/]quote]

Imagined it. Then logged into dust on my PS3, and looked at a siege tank. Then logged into eve, and looked at a battlecruiser.

Apparently these are already like, ingame...
Alara IonStorm
#19 - 2013-03-17 00:49:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Alara IonStorm
Xearal wrote:
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Djana Libra wrote:
i prefer we add my little ponies so we can blow m up

They don't look like they're going to go quietly.

That's not a pony.. that's a spacecat.

Don't fight it, it will only cause you more trouble after their inevitable victory.


CCP needs to a add plastic surgery option as well.