Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Posted: March 1st, 2023, 17:29
I believe most of this can be traced back to Poul Anderson's Technic History setting. Most of the stories take place in either one of two settings 600 years apart, the stories in the 31st century about the "long night", something that became a recurring theme in space sci-fi. Most of the stories involving Captain Flandry are about him attempting to keep the long night at bay for at least a while longer, knowing it cannot be stopped forever. Flandry is quite amoral in his goal as he knows it's for the greater good, which should sound a bit familiar.Trithne wrote: ↑ March 2nd, 2023, 09:52I mean, mankind basically reached the end of the tech tree in the DAoT. Then the tech tree attacked them. There wasn't a whole lot of room for science and progress in the ensuing Age of Strife when most human worlds were struggling to simply survive with their means of interstellar travel lost.
The modern Imperium isn't really anti-science, it's more that the official stance of the Imperium (via the Mechanicum) is that mankind already knew everything worth knowing, and we just need to find it again. Also no robots.
It really seems like the popular 1980s trope of "Techno-Barbarians", which 40k, Battletech, etc were originally about, which are secret cautionary tales about letting our technology automate itself to the point that we no longer understand how it works, just how to use it, has been lost in the 21st century's rush to bring about exactly that future.
Owlcat Games
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Towering gothic buildings, aged metal, worn stone — all these things abound in our game, but you will also find the opportunity to touch the grass while visiting distant worlds.
Aren't we always in wartime? War against terror. War against poverty. War against drugs. War against cancer. War against climate change.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 2nd, 2023, 12:20Might as well say any country in wartime is oppressive and abandoned "free thought, science, and progress".
"Progress" is a meaningless word. Free thought - for everyone - is useless and is another failed concept of modern philosophy. Science is nice but sure as hell you don't need freedom of thought for everyone to do it. In addition science in wartime THRIVES. Both World Wars were probably the most fruitful periods for scientific discovery in whole 20th century. Does it mean war is "good", hell no. science is not the end of everything.Atlantico wrote: ↑ March 18th, 2023, 12:32Aren't we always in wartime? War against terror. War against poverty. War against drugs. War against cancer. War against climate change.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ March 2nd, 2023, 12:20Might as well say any country in wartime is oppressive and abandoned "free thought, science, and progress".
That's how we abandon free thought, science and progress.
You can pick that up with Rusty, I didn't bring that word up.Serus wrote: ↑ March 20th, 2023, 13:30"Progress" is a meaningless word. Free thought - for everyone - is useless and is another failed concept of modern philosophy. Science is nice but sure as hell you don't need freedom of thought for everyone to do it. In addition science in wartime THRIVES. Both World Wars were probably the most fruitful periods for scientific discovery in whole 20th century. Does it mean war is "good", hell no. science is not the end of everything.
Im all for complaining, but you sound like such a cock sucking little bitch phrasing it like that.
I have issues with the Codex beating dead horse games like the Dragon Age series and Mass Effect. There is no reason to even talk about this shit, it's not worth the attention. We all know how Owlscat games will turn out after Wrath.Lhynn wrote: ↑ March 21st, 2023, 20:25Im all for complaining, but you sound like such a cock sucking little bitch phrasing it like that.
Owlcat Games
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A Rogue Trader can afford much more than an average citizen of the Imperium may even dream of. Who wouldn't want to have their own pool on a voidship, after all?
This applies to just about every non-indie release and a good portion of the indie ones too, there's almost nothing worth discussing.Fedora Master wrote: ↑ March 22nd, 2023, 05:39I have issues with the Codex beating dead horse games like the Dragon Age series and Mass Effect. There is no reason to even talk about this shit, it's not worth the attention. We all know how Owlscat games will turn out after Wrath.Lhynn wrote: ↑ March 21st, 2023, 20:25Im all for complaining, but you sound like such a cock sucking little bitch phrasing it like that.
Owlcat Games
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Enjoying all the advantages of belonging to the Imperium’s upper echelons, knowing from an early age what power and influence are — that is the fate of the noble born Rogue Trader. But with great authority comes the temptation to abuse it... and noble origins will not ensure nobility of spirit.
I don't blame you.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 6th, 2023, 21:25Not buying playing any owlcat product after the shit succubus thing
Owlcat Games
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Cold shadows and the similarly cold light of commercial signs - this is what you'll find when you emerge from the chambers of the nobility. There might be many places that attract your attention. But remember, in some corners there blood is being spilled as easy as amasec.
Owlcat Games
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You have already uncovered some of the mysteries of the Koronus Expanse, but now it is time to turn your attention to the less explored, yet no less exciting places you may encounter on the journey through Warpspace in the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader closed alpha.
https://roguetrader.owlcat.games/news...
It is a sad state of affairs that in current year I am 10000 times more likely to see a daemonette made out of feces then I am to see a daemonette with a nice pair (or more) of breasts.Fargus wrote: ↑ April 11th, 2023, 06:23I really hope they add some slaanesh shit daemonettes into this one just so Rusty can make fun of them again for being cringy degenerates.
I had to look that up. No amount of build autism is going to get me to play WotR now. I'll always have PF:KM, but I'm done with Owlcat. Not even mad, just disappointed.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 6th, 2023, 21:25Not buying playing any owlcat product after the shit succubus thing
Don't leave us hanging broSweeper wrote: ↑ April 21st, 2023, 03:59I had to look that up. No amount of build autism is going to get me to play WotR now. I'll always have PF:KM, but I'm done with Owlcat. Not even mad, just disappointed.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 6th, 2023, 21:25Not buying playing any owlcat product after the shit succubus thing
Yeah man, spill the beans. I did a quick search but it turned up nothing.Sweeper wrote: ↑ April 21st, 2023, 03:59I had to look that up. No amount of build autism is going to get me to play WotR now. I'll always have PF:KM, but I'm done with Owlcat. Not even mad, just disappointed.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 6th, 2023, 21:25Not buying playing any owlcat product after the shit succubus thing
There is a succubus made of shit. If you let it have sex with you, you are "rewarded" with a graphic written sex scene with the shit and a big permanent stat bonus. Reading it literally made me throw up.WhiteShark wrote: ↑ April 21st, 2023, 10:41Yeah man, spill the beans. I did a quick search but it turned up nothing.Sweeper wrote: ↑ April 21st, 2023, 03:59I had to look that up. No amount of build autism is going to get me to play WotR now. I'll always have PF:KM, but I'm done with Owlcat. Not even mad, just disappointed.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 6th, 2023, 21:25Not buying playing any owlcat product after the shit succubus thing