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+++++++++INCOMING VOX COMMUNICATION+++++++++++
-High value target sighted in the Kharon system-

=Abbadon The Despoiler approaching planet Arkhona=

=Requesting reinforcements: Adeptus Astartes - Raven Guard=

=Immediate Mobilisation: Eliminate High value target, secure Arkhona=

+++++++++Transmission Ends++++++++++

https://www.eternalcrusade.com/

Greetings Brothers! A new Warhammer 40k computer game is on the horizon, Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade! Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Eldar, and Orks will all vie for control of the planet Arkhona to control it's dark secret in large scale third person shooter multiplayer matches. Tyranids have also been spotted for intense pve style action. Each faction will have multiple classes and sub factions to allow you to play different roles on the battlefield in a consistent world campaign for dominance.

So far, every faction has had a 5th sub-faction vote as anyone who has backed the game as a Founder has had the opportunity to decide what the 5th sub-faction of each will be. Right now, the Space Marine vote consists of Raven Guard, Iron Hands, and Imperial Fists. It is a close contest and all are worthy chapters, but we believe that the Raven Guard would add the most to the game at this point along with their Ultramarine, Blood Angel, Dark Angel, and Space Wolves brothers. Chaos already voted in the Alpha Legion (other factions have stealthy aspects as well) and the Raven Guard would provide a stealthier aspect to the loyalist forces and all the exciting lore possibilities that go with it.

Victory Aut Mortis!!!

(Side note, if anyone decides to become a Founder, you can help each other out by using each others referral codes which grant both individuals bonus rogue trader points (store points) as a referral bonus.)

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Would you like to know more? http://forum.eternalcrusade.com/threads/q-a-answers-compilation-thread.32349

https://www.eternalcrusade.com/game/stories

https://www.eternalcrusade.com/polls/4-Choose-Which-5th-Chapter-Shall-Join-The-Ranks-Of-The-Space-Marines-On-Arkhona-Vote-Ends-On-July-16-2015

I posted a Pre-alpha preview video my Angry Joe a couple months ago. Unless it's improved massively since then, I'll stick to Planetside 2

Hi there. This looks to be the official thread from now on...
The game is looking good, and keeps rolling along.

As for the previous:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/960/537854.page#7460419

Referal code:
EC-4CBTZ879PL949

It really does look like Planetside 2, but with different skins. Those skins just so happen to be 40k themed, so, I'm in. I'll play the free version, and if it's sufficiently fun, I'll pony up for the full version.

If you do buy it, look for the referral codes posted around the place to get free stuff.

As someone who has over 700 hours logged in Planetside 2... This looks nothing like it.

By all accounts it's basically Space Marine with 16vs16 matchmaking and some meta-map mechanics.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
As someone who has over 700 hours logged in Planetside 2... This looks nothing like it.

By all accounts it's basically Space Marine with 16vs16 matchmaking and some meta-map mechanics.

I may be way off base with this, but I believe it's using the same game engine. That's all I meant, I should have been clearer.

Ah, gotcha.

So two factions of generic space marines, orks, eldar, and tyranids. A bit disappointing, really, but I guess it's about what you'd expect.

IDK. Not feeling too excited about this right now.

And the 'nids aren't even playable, just npc's to die in droves.

Super cool avatar, btw.

Yeah. And Orks of course, if I remember correctly, are just going to be filled with free to play plebs who exist solely to get stomped on by the pay to win master race.

As long as playing as an Ork gets you spill-over points, lots of people will play as them.
Especially since you can buy the same weapon and vehicle upgrades as the other races.

Still no Necrons? Meh, no interest.

Also Chaos Space Marines, ive been following this game since they started it, I cant wait to play it. Gonna go with Eldar, since there is no Nurgle sub faction.

I also believe each race has 4 (or will have) sub factions.

 Melissia wrote:
Yeah. And Orks of course, if I remember correctly, are just going to be filled with free to play plebs who exist solely to get stomped on by the pay to win master race.

That's what they've said.

I'm kind of wondering about that now, though. Orks being weaker than Marines was supposed to be balanced by there being far more ork players and battles having no player-limits (since they'd all take place in an open world).

But now that the game has changed to a more match-making type system, with player limits (16v16), that numerical advantage the Orks would have is now gone.

I thought that F2P players play as weak Boyz (who understandably are no match for Astartes or Eldar) whereas paying players get to play Meganobz and the like.

What they first came out saying was that there would be massive battles 1000+ in one battle. F2P player would get orks.. while paying players could choose anything. And this would even out the population somehwat (sure there will probably be twerks in the system). as far as the 16v16 matches go, are you sure thats just not only for testing?

I know that it's 16v16 in the founder's beta. iirc at launch they're looking at 10-100 players per match.

Here's a more in-depth explanation.

 Snoopdeville3 wrote:
Also Chaos Space Marines

Like I said, generic space marines.

Chaos Space Marines are really not generic Space Marines.

 Ashiraya wrote:
Chaos Space Marines are really not generic Space Marines.

I purposefully didn't capitalize the term "space marine".

They are not generic space marines, either.

Adding a few spikes and some grime doesn't make them any less generic.

They're about as different from loyalist marines as Sisters, yeah.

Well, I went ahead and bought in. Hope it will be like Planetside 2, but with more player interaction, PvE and diversity. Planetside 2 is huge fun, but I always find it gets repetitive and stale after a few battles.
Hope they can avoid that in this game.

(also, my referral code is:
EC-07NDFZSCADDMA
if anyone who reads this decides to get the game and wants some extra founder points)

 BlaxicanX wrote:
They're about as different from loyalist marines as Sisters, yeah.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States

 Iron_Captain wrote:
Well, I went ahead and bought in. Hope it will be like Planetside 2, but with more player interaction, PvE and diversity. Planetside 2 is huge fun, but I always find it gets repetitive and stale after a few battles.

Others have tried to drag me into Planetside without success. I certainly hope it will be better.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
They're about as different from loyalist marines as Sisters, yeah.

Space Marines with big power armor vs. Space Marines with big power armor with spikes vs. Women that look like men in light armor.

Spot the odd one out.

There is no odd man out to anyone who's even slightly impartial.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
There is no odd man out to anyone who's even slightly impartial.

Careful there...
No-one said man

 BlaxicanX wrote:
There is no odd man out to anyone who's even slightly impartial.

Stop pretending to be impartial