Poll: racial technologies

Q · #1 July 20th, 2003, 01:04 AM

Here are for comparision the results of a similar poll Last year: You could then choose two racial technologies but the option no racial tech was missing.

The results one year ago:

Crystalline: 11%
Temporal: 23%
Psychic: 39%
Religious: 52%
Organic: 44%

Arkcon · #2 July 20th, 2003, 01:16 AM

None, I spend my points on other things. Most people know or can figure out how to work around the racial weapons. But no one can really do anything about to prevent advanced storage, faster shipyards, or superior cunning.

If a game required me to take a racial tech, I could stand to take any one -- that's right even crystaline. The racial tech facilities always rock.

[ July 19, 2003, 12:16: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Suicide Junkie · #3 July 19th, 2003, 02:47 PM

I like to choose all 5 of them, and all 6 plus a minor trait in P&N.

oleg · #4 July 19th, 2003, 04:51 PM

I voted Religious - for obvious reasons. But in my sole games, I use either Crystalline or Temporal. They look more Sci.-Fi. for me. Organics is OK, but it is usually a trait of "bugs" - "Aliens", "Starship Troopers", "On Death Ground", "StarCraft", Shadows and Vorlons in Bab5. Psychic and Religious - complete nonsense IMHO.

Edit: Religious Shrines are fine actually. It is "always hit" of RT that makes me laugh. If it was say +30 to hit, I would consider Religious Trait as "realistic".

[ July 19, 2003, 15:53: Message edited by: oleg ]

Slynky · #5 July 19th, 2003, 05:56 PM

Well, chosing to spend time on one of those traits depends on a lot before I choose any of them. Type of game, probability of being close to someone, number of racial points available, possibilities of allies, etc.

So, for the sake of your poll, I've just assumed all these conditions are favorable for chosing one.

Perhaps another question that should have been asked is: "In what percentage of the games you have played in the Last 12 months have you used one of the traits in the poll?"

Captain Kwok · #6 July 19th, 2003, 06:06 PM

I voted for Temporal since I enjoy their components and facilities more than the other choices. I suppose if it were a real game and only 2000 points, I wouldn't choose any of them.

[ July 20, 2003, 04:19: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

Arkcon · #7 July 19th, 2003, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oleg:
Psychic and Religious - complete nonsense IMHO.

Edit: Religious Shrines are fine actually. It is "always hit" of RT that makes me laugh. If it was say +30 to hit, I would consider Religious Trait as "realistic".

Well, I don't think they're complete nonsense. I don't think of them as technological advances (although they could be). I like to envision a stark room deep in the bowels of the ship, a group of Mimbari adepts with their fingertips pressed against a metal table, concentrating ...

...

...

then BLAM. (Insert something cool that happens here)

Terran commander: "What the hell was that"
Science officer: "I dunno, but it ripped past the shields, thats for sur -- Oh no, here comes another one!"

[ July 19, 2003, 18:20: Message edited by: Arkcon ]