Sowers or Automatons

[Raz Sofer]

Since the Valuters are coming back in the new expansion, i hope that they'll bring one of the two of my favorite machine races, the Sowers and the Automatons. I know we have the Riftborn that act like a machine race but that doesn't count because they are from another dimension. If they are going to be nominated for the next race to be playable, which one would likely be next, the Endless worshipping Sowers that teraforms planets or the pacifist and isolationist Automatons who researches biololgy and terraforms as well. We should consider this to the developers to add one of them.

[Austherus]

Cultists!

[Lord Admiral Daniel Phillips]

Bring back the clockwork boys :V

[DrednyA]

I want both!!!
I'm a big Automaton fanboy, but Sowers had much fun with the Sowers.

[DimensionHatross]

Originally posted by Austherus:

Cultists!

I'd love it if we could get some space cultists!

I'd be happy with eventually seeing the other two as well though.

I wonder if the robot option in the factoin vote might be Automaton?

[Raz Sofer]

Originally posted by Shin:

I would vote for Sowers. They seem more interesting to me. We already have 2 pacifist factions (Lumeris & Unfallen) and only 1 religious (Vodyani). Sowers could be another religious one.

That may be true but the Automatons can be focusing more on Ecological as their primary Ideology since they are considered caretakers of living worlds and their study on biology. Pacifism can be their secondary ideology.

[Zlorfik [CH/BY]]

I rebuilt the missing ES1 races as custom factions. Automatons i made ship bound because from a lore perspective they live in orbit of the planet. They are industrial pacifists. As visual affinity i took riftborn.

Sowers start with ecologist and have a knack for industrialists. I used gargantuan population for the food malus.

Cultists we kinda already have with the vodyani.

[Austherus]

Originally posted by Zlorfik CH:

Cultists we kinda already have with the vodyani.

It would be superb to have both religious factions fighting holy wars against each other though.

[Zlorfik [CH/BY]]

Originally posted by Austherus, o Monge Galego:

Originally posted by Zlorfik CH:

Cultists we kinda already have with the vodyani.

It would be superb to have both religious factions fighting holy wars against each other though.

Play as Vodyani against Vodyani :D
Or create a custom religious race and fight Vodyani. I propose the holy Slavedrivers: Slavedriver racial affinity and Riftborn visual affinity. Start with a minor race that is religious like your own. Dictatorship or Republic works best as you reach religious law Saints & Sinners the fastest. With that you can force approval to content or even happy in case you use a republic. You get almost double FIDSI from the slaves. Wreak havoc on those weak bottom Vodyani.

[Austherus]

Originally posted by Zlorfik CH:

Originally posted by Austherus, o Monge Galego:

It would be superb to have both religious factions fighting holy wars against each other though.

Play as Vodyani against Vodyani :D
Or create a custom religious race and fight Vodyani. I propose the holy Slavedrivers: Slavedriver racial affinity and Riftborn visual affinity. Start with a minor race that is religious like your own. Dictatorship or Republic works best as you reach religious law Saints & Sinners the fastest. With that you can force approval to content or even happy in case you use a republic. You get almost double FIDSI from the slaves. Wreak havoc on those weak bottom Vodyani.

Not a bad idea, but not a definitive solution either, otherwise we would not need any real factions, only traits to make our own. With a real faction comes new lore, designs, strategies, etc.

[Elliott]

I think we have enough old races. I imagine the Vaulters got in because of their poster girl status for Endless Legend, something familiar for those who entered this universe with EL.

I'll agree with more machine races though!

[Zlorfik [CH/BY]]

Originally posted by Austherus, o Monge Galego:

Originally posted by Zlorfik CH:

Play as Vodyani against Vodyani :D
Or create a custom religious race and fight Vodyani. I propose the holy Slavedrivers: Slavedriver racial affinity and Riftborn visual affinity. Start with a minor race that is religious like your own. Dictatorship or Republic works best as you reach religious law Saints & Sinners the fastest. With that you can force approval to content or even happy in case you use a republic. You get almost double FIDSI from the slaves. Wreak havoc on those weak bottom Vodyani.

Not a bad idea, but not a definitive solution either, otherwise we would not need any real factions, only traits to make our own. With a real faction comes new lore, designs, strategies, etc.

Of course i totally agree. A custom faction can never make up for a major faction