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I don't see why not, Have Kasrkins, Commissars, Tempestus Scions, Catachan Devils, Death Korp of Krieg Grenadiers, Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, whatever. You could have Leman Russ MBTs and Chimeras. Hellguns are known to rip through Space Marines, their armor is the same material as Space Marines. C'mon, I know I'm not the only one who wants this.

Sure. You don't need to give lore justifications, the game is an absolute mess in that department already and it's not going to get much worse no matter which races you add.

The main benefit to playing Guard in any 40k setting is two things:

1 - We get more tanks than you
2 - We get more guys than you

That's impossible to convey in a game that's supposed to be about 'balance', as most FPS' are. WIth Eternal Crusade, a game that has been in development for so long and STILL couldn't produce a finished game, I think if Guard ever appear they'll be comically overpowered just to compete with the already existing races.

Edit: To answer your question - no, I don't want Guard to appear in Eternal Crusade. Although, I admit, it would be hilarious to watch as some Guardsman with a combat knife somehow ambushes and kills an Eldar player.

If things had played out a bit more like initially conceived it could have been a cool "pet class" based race. Leading a squad etc.

Guardsman pets. Ahahahahaha hahaha haha that is amazing. Instead of a beast master you have a guardsman master. Stampede!

 Eldarain wrote:
If things had played out a bit more like initially conceived it could have been a cool "pet class" based race. Leading a squad etc.

I like this idea though; a hireling of sorts - can purchase a squad with a loadout before 'dungeons' and various missions.