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I don't think the codex did good job defining what the GG is. It says aun knows best and says that we all have to work together, but we never do learn how the GG feels about overtime pay, or wearing white after laborday. It's quite vague on most topics.

There is even some vagueness around whether (or how) "Aun knows best" what with Shadowsun recapturing the loyalty of the Fire Caste after the defection of Farsight.

Manchu wrote:There is even some vagueness around whether (or how) "Aun knows best" what with Shadowsun recapturing the loyalty of the Fire Caste after the defection of Farsight.

The GG is not really vague on that. It's one of it's foundling principles. Reality might question how well the aun can lead, but the GG dose not.

Etherials need Greater Good.
Greater Good dont need Etherials, but it will be imposible to stay pure :/

focusedfire wrote: IMO, the Tau are good, "for now".

I like you; We seem to have reached the same conclusion from two totally different directions.

The Tau are doing a fairly good job of goodguy'ing throughout their sector, poking the Imperium and gobbling up some smaller races into their domain. I sincerely doubt that the tau method of growth is sustainable for the empire, though; renegades such as Farsight prove that. Maybe they'll have a major schism one day (Like the christians did with Martin Luther), and be split into two different sects who agree on the Greater Good, but differ violently on how to acheive it.

Until that happens, the Tau are good from my standpoint as a Tau player.

GW ought to have less Imperium-centric storytelling, and let the Xenos speak for themselves a little more. It's tiring to hear all the FotM MEQ guys at my FLGS go on and on about how every Xenos is evil. The 40k setting, whilst populated by a bunch of d-bags, isn't devoid of genuine goodness, otherwise I wouldn't care for it whatsoever, as it would be uninteresting and bland. Comparatively.

Finished Fire Warrior last night for the first time. It gives an interesting view on the Greater Good.

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