Wardens or Colonials?

[McCoyAz]

I'm interested in joining the under-dog, or does it matter at all?

[Agmar]

Not really.
Functionally they are clones of each other, both win about the same number of times.

[Pepperoni]

If you want to join the underdog just join the faction that has less players at that moment.

[Pickled]

Colonials eat puppies !

[Agmar]

Originally posted by Pickled:

Colonials eat puppies !

Well of course they do, adult dogs are too dangerous a prey for COLON's.

[Pattisaurusrex]

On a mechanical level, they are clones of one another. There isn't one who has an upper hand over the other.

It's a level playing field, so I'd just google some pictures of the uniform and vehicles and pick whichever aesthetic you like best.

[Bingleton Coochiesmith]

I'd read the lore and decide for yourself. They have no distinct gameplay differences besides playermodels and vehiclemodels. I like the Wardens because they're a dying empire that was invaded by the Colonials. Imo the Wardens are loosely based on the Germans and the Colonials are the allies.

[Agmar]

I like the Wardens because they're a vibrant rational society being swarmed by illegal aliens.

From the lore I believe the Wardens are loosely based on France in 1920 and the Colonials are modeled after the Soviets from the same period.

[3 Ducks In a Man Suit]

Originally posted by TFB Agmar:

I like the Wardens because they're a vibrant rational society being swarmed by illegal aliens.

From the lore I believe the Wardens are loosely based on France in 1920 and the Colonials are modeled after the Soviets from the same period.

The Colonials are obviously supposed to be German, at least in their look.

[Agmar]

Originally posted by 3 Ducks In a Man Suit:

The Colonials are obviously supposed to be German, at least in their look.

Interesting.
Colon's are dressed in tan and green, and wear Russian style helmets.

Last time I looked, the traditional view of the Krauts was grey along with the Fritz helmet.

[3 Ducks In a Man Suit]

Originally posted by TFB Agmar:

Originally posted by 3 Ducks In a Man Suit:

The Colonials are obviously supposed to be German, at least in their look.

Interesting.
Colon's are dressed in tan and green, and wear Russian style helmets.

No actually, they are wearing German style Stahlhelms, which were the standard issue German helmets throughout both world wars. Also, they are clearly wearing grey German uniforms.

[Gamma]

Both factions are functionally the same, the only difference is in their looks.

Technically neither faction is designed to look like any one nation from real history, as the game is based in it's own fictional timeline, however the community consensus is that Colonials generally look like a mix of Russian and American WW2 troops while Wardens are leaning towards the French WW2 troops.

Originally posted by McCoyAz:

I'm interested in joining the under-dog, or does it matter at all?

The "under-dog" faction flip flops each war usually, so i'd focus on choosing based of looks, or if you're the person to join a clan, find a clan you like and play on their faction (the largest clans in the game only play a single faction.)

[3 Ducks In a Man Suit]

Originally posted by Gamma:

Both factions are functionally the same, the only difference is in their looks.

Technically neither faction is designed to look like any one nation from real history, as the game is based in it's own fictional timeline, however the community consensus is that Colonials generally look like a mix of Russian and American WW2 troops while Wardens are leaning towards the French WW2 troops.

Originally posted by McCoyAz:

I'm interested in joining the under-dog, or does it matter at all?

The "under-dog" faction flip flops each war usually, so i'd focus on choosing based of looks, or if you're the person to join a clan, find a clan you like and play on their faction (the largest clans in the game only play a single faction.)

They're wearing German uniforms though, and German backpacks and German helmets... Nothing about them looks Russian OR American...

[AverageBandit]

Originally posted by 3 Ducks In a Man Suit:

They're wearing German uniforms though, and German backpacks and German helmets... Nothing about them looks Russian OR American...

Oh get off it.

You are wrong. The Colonials are based on Russian and American uniforms, and the Wardens are based on the French.

Open ur eyes m8

[Schnitzel]

Dude just be a neutral.

[PanzerPlant]

When I played the Prototype (I plan on buying this version sometime in the summer, but as of now I don't really have enough free time to feel like buying this game again), Colonials were often the "underdogs", mainly because the more experienced players were Wardens. I believe there were a lot of clans that would just stay Warden and kill all the Colonials, who could not really coordinate strategies or communicate at all, especially the non-English speakers (I once encountered an all-Russian squad in a game, and several other Russian loners). However, I don't know, nor do I think that this remains true.

-From an inexperienced former Foxhole player