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berzerkmonkey posted:Yes, but you wouldn't be doing that for democracy, you'd be doing that to sow dissent and create chaos. Once those mutants had thrown off their oppressive overlords, it would immediately turn into an episode of the Twilight Zone, where the strongest mutants/three-armed mutants/less ugly mutants become the new rulers and oppress the other muties in a cruel parody of their previous existence. Until the four armed mutants show up and ruin everything, again.
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berzerkmonkey posted:Yes, but you wouldn't be doing that for democracy, you'd be doing that to sow dissent and create chaos. Once those mutants had thrown off their oppressive overlords, it would immediately turn into an episode of the Twilight Zone, where the strongest mutants/three-armed mutants/less ugly mutants become the new rulers and oppress the other muties in a cruel parody of their previous existence. “All mutants are equal, but some mutants are more equal than others.”
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May 3, 2017 15:09
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Welp, pulled the trigger on battlefleet gothic armada. Is the DLC any good? Never played the game, but 15 bucks sounds fine.
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The DLC is races only, which might be nice if there was a multiplayer community or you're really into skirmishing. The Tau are fun.
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Just saw a video on youtube about "Roo-booty Gillyman" waking up and making super space marines???
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Imperial propaganda is so strong, it has managed to transcend the bounds of its fictional world and convinced real life people that democracy is weak and fascism is necessary to maintain the status quo, it's amazing. GW writers are really good at this!
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berzerkmonkey posted:You're in luck because it's on sale for 60% off on Steam until May 5th. Oh thank you for this! I'll be buying it on Friday when I get paid!
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pubic works project posted:Oh thank you for this! I'll be buying it on Friday when I get paid! lol @ paying with actually disposable and available funds...how unamerican 
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Duzzy Funlop posted:lol @ paying with actually disposable and available funds...how unamerican Yeah I know  My wife has an iron grip on the money because she knows me so well.
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Cythereal posted:Congratulations, you've picked up on a running theme of the Imperium of Man. Part of Perturabo's bitterness is that he's a strong believer in democracy, and the Imperium in general and Emperor in particular has no time for that poo poo. Don't be an rear end, I've been into 40k since the early 90s, I've noticed the themes.  The dialogue of the Hands doesn't even try to hide it, and it's explicitly contrasted by having a Salamander there with completely opposite views.Also; Iron HANDS, not Iron WARRIORS. Who are very much not into democracy and very much into strength above all things, and also replacing the weak flesh.
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In fairness part of the identity of the Iron Hands is also from their primary getting killed. What might have been an honest desire for self improvement has morphed into a desire to escape the pain of flesh and the memory of failure. Had he been more mechanical perhaps Ferrus wouldn't have died? Perhaps they wouldn't feel so lovely? Also they're filled with a mixture of self loathing and self pity they channel into disdain for those weaker than them.
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I'm tentatively considering picking up Battlefleet Gothic Armada but the reviews are making me question if it's worth it? I guess for the single player alone it is, but if I'm looking for any kind of multiplayer it sounds like the community has up and dumped the game due to lack of support. Is this right?
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AndyElusive posted:I'm tentatively considering picking up Battlefleet Gothic Armada but the reviews are making me question if it's worth it? I guess for the single player alone it is, but if I'm looking for any kind of multiplayer it sounds like the community has up and dumped the game due to lack of support. Is this right? Pretty much, but I'm sure there's a BFG thread in Games somewhere, so there may still be a goon community playing.
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AndyElusive posted:I'm tentatively considering picking up Battlefleet Gothic Armada but the reviews are making me question if it's worth it? I guess for the single player alone it is, but if I'm looking for any kind of multiplayer it sounds like the community has up and dumped the game due to lack of support. Is this right? It's a great game, and you can do multiplayer against bots as well.
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AndyElusive posted:I'm tentatively considering picking up Battlefleet Gothic Armada but the reviews are making me question if it's worth it? I guess for the single player alone it is, but if I'm looking for any kind of multiplayer it sounds like the community has up and dumped the game due to lack of support. Is this right? There's a 60% Steam sale on it right now, so it's not a bad time to grab it. I got it cause I figure I'll get $15 worth of entertainment out of the singleplayer.
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the best RTS game of the last 5 years. Probably longer. Buy it.
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Well that's all the convincing I needed. I won't be home for a few weeks to play it anyways but I snagged it while the sale is in effect. I don't want to derail the thread but while on the topic of Warhammer games, I noticed Vermintide is 66% off. Worth it?
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Yes. Still a decent community and rat murdering is super fun. It's a genuinely interesting variation on left 4 dead
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The BFG game needed a true turn based mode. I know there was "strategic mode" or whatever but I really wanted it to be more like the table top and let me decide my dang turns.
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So this is pretty awesome: https://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/the-helsreach-animation/
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The Rat posted:So this is pretty awesome: https://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/the-helsreach-animation/ This is, hands down, the best teaser/commercial for 40K ever. GW needs to give this guy all their money immediately.
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Yea I'd like to get into the head of a black legion traitor who was a Luna wolf
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pubic works project posted:I know that a lot of peeps on here hate Space Hulk: Deathwing, but I still want to play it. Has there been a console release date yet? People hate it? It could use more levels, but I think it's pretty cool.
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The Rat posted:So this is pretty awesome: https://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/the-helsreach-animation/ That is absolutely amazing, but Helbrecht's voice...uh...
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Duzzy Funlop posted:That is absolutely amazing, but Helbrecht's voice...uh... Yeah, they make some weird choices for character voices.
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Meridian posted:People hate it? It could use more levels, but I think it's pretty cool. It launched waaay too early and had pretty severe technical problems. They've been patching the performance and bugs for months. They're teasing an "enhanced edition" that will be free for PC and the launch version for consoles that adds some more stuff.
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MrNemo posted:In fairness part of the identity of the Iron Hands is also from their primary getting killed. What might have been an honest desire for self improvement has morphed into a desire to escape the pain of flesh and the memory of failure. Had he been more mechanical perhaps Ferrus wouldn't have died? Perhaps they wouldn't feel so lovely? Also they're filled with a mixture of self loathing and self pity they channel into disdain for those weaker than them. Moreover, shortly before his death, Ferrus was outright telling his inner circle that he's concerned with the over-dependence and obsession with machines/bionics within his legion, and once this whole Great Crusade thing wraps up he's planning to sit everyone down and steer them towards embracing the virtues of their fleshy humanity, which is the basis of all mankind has accomplished, and they need to appreciate more. Whoops! If he'd had that talk before getting decapitated, the Iron Hands might've been the most stable and healthy-minded chapter in 40k, save for possibly the Ultramarines. AndyElusive posted:I'm tentatively considering picking up Battlefleet Gothic Armada but the reviews are making me question if it's worth it? I guess for the single player alone it is, but if I'm looking for any kind of multiplayer it sounds like the community has up and dumped the game due to lack of support. Is this right? Seriously, the singleplayer campaign is seriously worth it; it's got a lot of twists and turns, and the story and game mechanics really makes you feel the intense pressure of barely being able to keep everything from collapsing in the sector that the Gothic War was in the fluff. Plus the voice actors are awesome, you really feel the IMPERIUM flowing through them, and feel like an important part of it during a legendary time. Probably the most engaging campaign experience I've felt in a 40k game, alongside DoW2. I haven't even touched multiplayer, I just want mini-campaigns like that for the other races.
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Xae posted:It launched waaay too early and had pretty severe technical problems. They've been patching the performance and bugs for months. I picked it up recently and it's in good shape, but yeah, I did hear it had a really bad launch.
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The Rat posted:So this is pretty awesome: https://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/the-helsreach-animation/ For a Source Filmmaker video that is incredibly well done. Adding the chicken scratch overlay helps deepen the shadows and obscure the textures on the actual models into something more painterly and less CG marionettes. And I loved how he referenced the Yarrick picture of him triumphantly holding up the power klaw.
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berzerkmonkey posted:Yeah, they make some weird choices for character voices. It's the same voice he used for Angron in Betrayer. A bit weird, yes. For Angron it worked because he is a grim, ragged bastard. I expected Helbrecht to be a it more stately. Then again, it must be hard to keep coming up with dozens of new voices for different angry fighterbros all the time.
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Guy Goodbody posted:I wish they didn't all have British accents But don't you know? British accents make 40K authentic! That's why Paul Dobson, a Canadian, is no longer the voice of Gabriel Angelos! It's more authentic!
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I can see why British might irritate you what with it being the assumed default accent of most of the GW writers etc, but why would them all having the same accent be a bad thing?
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Arquinsiel posted:I can see why British might irritate you what with it being the assumed default accent of most of the GW writers etc, but why would them all having the same accent be a bad thing? Because the characters in Warhammer 40k come from a billion different worlds with wildly variant cultures? Guys who grew up on planets like Chogoris or Prospero where the native language is wildly different from Gothic shouldn't sound like dudes from Ultramar. And whenever the British voice actors try to do a different accent for the Minotaurs or whatever, it just sounds really weird and racist
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