WHY????

[Horusland]

The answer is simple and logical: nothing.

Nothing.

This site first chose zombies without thinking, just for an April Fools' joke. Then, it became a yearly tradition. No actual thought was given into 'why not aliens, werewolves, or evil mutated Hulk-like green people?'. It's not like the site has to include everything.

EDIT: Yes, I decided to answer the question differently than 'well, everything else sucks', because that's not a reason for anything, especially when zombies also suck.

its really a matter of taste, suck it up, people want zombies.

Everything else is equally stupid beyond believe, but zombies is what people want.

And hell, its Halloween, it is justified right now at least.

It's going to happen every Halloween.
I mean, seriously, the forum is full of zombies. Zombie here, zombie there, zombie where, zombie Jesus. Eesh. I already want it to stop, and it hasn't even begun.
think about it: a few are obsessed with zombies. The rest are waiting for this insanity to stop. At least I'm really competitive, so I like this.

[Horusland]

HOW????

So I started playing... 10 hours ago? I haven't found any settings on military or research, how can I prepare for the invasion?

Join forces with the zombies.

Don't trick the new guys.

[Sammi Land]

Join forces with the zombies.

Don't trick the new guys.

Don't insult the new guy by implying that that would even have a remote chance of tricking him.

[Horusland]

Don't trick the new guys.

Don't insult the new guy by implying that that would even have a remote chance of tricking him.

Better to make sure, no?
Most new guys would take that post seriously and not understand that it's a joke.

[-The Unified Earth Governments-]

its really a matter of taste, suck it up, people want zombies.

Everything else is equally stupid beyond believe, but zombies is what people want.

And hell, its Halloween, it is justified right now at least.

It's going to happen every Halloween.
I mean, seriously, the forum is full of zombies. Zombie here, zombie there, zombie where, zombie Jesus. Eesh. I already want it to stop, and it hasn't even begun.
think about it: a few are obsessed with zombies. The rest are waiting for this insanity to stop. At least I'm really competitive, so I like this.

Proof that a majority wants this to stop? It just sounds like complaining right now honestly.

[Horusland]

It's going to happen every Halloween.
I mean, seriously, the forum is full of zombies. Zombie here, zombie there, zombie where, zombie Jesus. Eesh. I already want it to stop, and it hasn't even begun.
think about it: a few are obsessed with zombies. The rest are waiting for this insanity to stop. At least I'm really competitive, so I like this.

Proof that a majority wants this to stop? It just sounds like complaining right now honestly.

I was on TET the other day, and I only heard complaints. There was this one guy who liked the idea, though. I think...
I'm not complaining. I actually like this.

[Equalsun Empire]

I would totally support angel/demon/fairy invasion

This, totally.

[The Geth Consensus]

Proof that a majority wants this to stop? It just sounds like complaining right now honestly.

I was on TET the other day, and I only heard complaints. There was this one guy who liked the idea, though. I think...
I'm not complaining. I actually like this.

TET?

You mean the guys who mostly hang out in NS General?

Yeah, I don't think that is great evidence, but thats just me, I can be wrong.

[Shaggai]

its really a matter of taste, suck it up, people want zombies.

Everything else is equally stupid beyond believe, but zombies is what people want.

And hell, its Halloween, it is justified right now at least.

It's going to happen every Halloween.
I mean, seriously, the forum is full of zombies. Zombie here, zombie there, zombie where, zombie Jesus. Eesh. I already want it to stop, and it hasn't even begun.
think about it: a few are obsessed with zombies. The rest are waiting for this insanity to stop. At least I'm really competitive, so I like this.

Zombie threads are only popping up because of the Halloween thing.

Anyway, what was that David Wong quote again?

[Horusland]

I was on TET the other day, and I only heard complaints. There was this one guy who liked the idea, though. I think...
I'm not complaining. I actually like this.

TET?

You mean the guys who mostly hang out in NS General?

Yeah, I don't think that is great evidence, but thats just me, I can be wrong.

No. TET generally has people from all around the forums. I hang out in P2TM and NS Sports, and don't like General. TET is just there because there is no other place for it to be. It's a discussion thread.

It's the thread that generally never fights over anything, and people are nice to each other. You know, that is enough to characterize only a few threads on this site.

I mean, give me another example of a thread were there are people from all over the forums.

[Horusland]

It's going to happen every Halloween.
I mean, seriously, the forum is full of zombies. Zombie here, zombie there, zombie where, zombie Jesus. Eesh. I already want it to stop, and it hasn't even begun.
think about it: a few are obsessed with zombies. The rest are waiting for this insanity to stop. At least I'm really competitive, so I like this.

Zombie threads are only popping up because of the Halloween thing.

Anyway, what was that David Wong quote again?

Who?

Also, this zombie thing is official. Vampires and other creatures are not. The OP is asking why they chose zombies to be official.

[The Geth Consensus]

TET?

You mean the guys who mostly hang out in NS General?

Yeah, I don't think that is great evidence, but thats just me, I can be wrong.

No. TET generally has people from all around the forums. I hang out in P2TM and NS Sports, and don't like General. TET is just there because there is no other place for it to be. It's a discussion thread.

It's the thread that generally never fights over anything, and people are nice to each other. You know, that is enough to characterize only a few threads on this site.

I mean, give me another example of a thread were there are people from all over the forums.

Forum 7

[Horusland]

No. TET generally has people from all around the forums. I hang out in P2TM and NS Sports, and don't like General. TET is just there because there is no other place for it to be. It's a discussion thread.

It's the thread that generally never fights over anything, and people are nice to each other. You know, that is enough to characterize only a few threads on this site.

I mean, give me another example of a thread were there are people from all over the forums.

Forum 7

Yes, a bunch of spammy new users mixed with those Senate threads that, in my opinion, shouldn't be together with the 'SLAP THE DUDE ABOVE YOU OVER THE FACE AND EXPLAIN WHY' threads.

[The Geth Consensus]

Forum 7

Yes, a bunch of spammy new users mixed with those Senate threads that, in my opinion, shouldn't be together with the 'SLAP THE DUDE ABOVE YOU OVER THE FACE AND EXPLAIN WHY' threads.

Not a real description in my opinion, though I think the Mods nuttering of it plus the creation of Portal caused the quality to drop.

[Horusland]

Yes, a bunch of spammy new users mixed with those Senate threads that, in my opinion, shouldn't be together with the 'SLAP THE DUDE ABOVE YOU OVER THE FACE AND EXPLAIN WHY' threads.

Not a real description in my opinion, though I think the Mods nuttering of it plus the creation of Portal caused the quality to drop.

I think I saw an actual sentence in F7 once.

Anyway, you said that people in F7 come from all over the forums. Nope. People from F7 go all over the forums. That's the place where it's the easiest to post random nonsense without getting banned because of too many rulz.
In F7, there are no arguments, no discussions, few sentences. It's the lowest form of conversation, in my opinion. No logic used.

Anyway, this is getting off-topic.

[Huda]

Because Max Barry loves the Walking Dead I guess.

[The Geth Consensus]

Not a real description in my opinion, though I think the Mods nuttering of it plus the creation of Portal caused the quality to drop.

I think I saw an actual sentence in F7 once.

Anyway, you said that people in F7 come from all over the forums. Nope. People from F7 go all over the forums. That's the place where it's the easiest to post random nonsense without getting banned because of too many rulz.
In F7, there are no arguments, no discussions, few sentences. It's the lowest form of conversation, in my opinion. No logic used.

Anyway, this is getting off-topic.

Dude, middle finger....I have been placing logic in its place until the Mods closed a thread.

But yeah, getting off-topic.

[Horusland]

I think I saw an actual sentence in F7 once.

Anyway, you said that people in F7 come from all over the forums. Nope. People from F7 go all over the forums. That's the place where it's the easiest to post random nonsense without getting banned because of too many rulz.
In F7, there are no arguments, no discussions, few sentences. It's the lowest form of conversation, in my opinion. No logic used.

Anyway, this is getting off-topic.

Dude, middle finger....I have been placing logic in its place until the Mods closed a thread.

But yeah, getting off-topic.

There are good people in F7, but they're not enough to counter what's going on in there.
I don't mean to insult you or anyone else. It's just my opinion.

[Republic of Astana]

I would love alien one.

[Wisconsin9]

Not a real description in my opinion, though I think the Mods nuttering of it plus the creation of Portal caused the quality to drop.

I think I saw an actual sentence in F7 once.

Anyway, you said that people in F7 come from all over the forums. Nope. People from F7 go all over the forums. That's the place where it's the easiest to post random nonsense without getting banned because of too many rulz.
In F7, there are no arguments, no discussions, few sentences. It's the lowest form of conversation, in my opinion. No logic used.

Anyway, this is getting off-topic.

You've clearly never been to the Quotes Thread. It's almost like General at times, but IC.

[Fedeledland]

Because World War Z is far more political a book than Twilight.

[The Soodean Imperium]

Hmm... I can see an Angel invasion...

This is (not) an Angel Attack

Yesterday, a towering monster known as an "Angel" descended on Tokyo-3 and tore through the city, spreading panic through [NATION NAME]. While it was eventually defeated, the nation's top military advisers fear that progressively stronger Angels will continue to attack the city in a supernatural effort to reunite with Lilith and punish Mankind for its Original Sin.

1) "Ha! Military force alone is a sure solution!" shouts one of your military commanders in a clear state of agitation. "True, all past efforts at killing it with conventional weapons have failed to even scratch it - and generally succeeded in causing massive collateral damage to the city below - but that won't stop me from trying again! Send everything you have: tanks, jets, rocket launchers, destroyers, and nukes! Add another zero to the end of the military budget, and I'll build new defenses - like that stationary wall of five hundred massive gatling guns. Sure, it'll never work, but think of how cool it'll look moments before it's destroyed!"

2) "Clearly, the only sane way to stop the Angels is by building massive bio-engineered Angel-based cyborg robots piloted by pre-pubescent children with severe mental issues," says Dr. Akagi, leading scientist at NERV. "Sure, they would cost a massive fortune to build and maintain, and there's always the risk that they'll go berserk and rampage through the city. But it's still our only chance at defending the Earth. And in the end, who cares if a few pilots have their minds utterly screwed?"

3) "I care!" shouts Ikari Shinji, the Third Child and the pilot of EVA-01. "Imagine the kind of suffering people go through to fight those Angels. Sure, they're the enemy, but I'm sick of piloting this machine. Maybe we should all just... run away?"

4) "You know, this Angel invasion could be a blessing in disguise," muses a faceless monolith marked SEELE-7. "Certainly, we must hold them off long enough to prevent the coming apocalypse, but only to the extent that it serves our interests. While the rest of NERV is distracted above ground, we must hurry our work on your Human Instrumentality Project. The risks will be great, but after enough time and patience, we will finally be able to achieve our secret goals."

(High-five to anyone who gets the reference)

[Horusland]

I think I saw an actual sentence in F7 once.

Anyway, you said that people in F7 come from all over the forums. Nope. People from F7 go all over the forums. That's the place where it's the easiest to post random nonsense without getting banned because of too many rulz.
In F7, there are no arguments, no discussions, few sentences. It's the lowest form of conversation, in my opinion. No logic used.

Anyway, this is getting off-topic.

You've clearly never been to the Quotes Thread. It's almost like General at times, but IC.

The Quotes thread is in F7?

[Wisconsin9]

You've clearly never been to the Quotes Thread. It's almost like General at times, but IC.

The Quotes thread is in F7?

My theory is that it's the Generalian beachhead for an invasion.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Why always zombies why not some other supernatural creature like vampires, werewolves, demons, angels, fairies(fay), or some other form of supernatural creature.

What's the big deal about zombies

Vampires - Twilight sucks, realistic vampires don't work, the overall concept works for an evil lord, a super villain, not a threat to the word via infection and consumption.

OH come on.

Werewolves - Not really scary, work best as packs not hordes.

Another cop out excuse.

Demons - Nope, not everyone likes the whole religious bit, someone got offended at a zombie Jesus for lords sake, and with demons we have to do a shit ton of generalization since there are so many variations.

Now you're being silly.

Zombies work the best, always do, though next year or April fools should be with Robots for lulz.

Zombles are cute but only cute once.

And even then, Zombies are a stupid option realistically, which is how I'm taking this infection canon wise (not main canon, more like side fluff), I say moderately weak, but advanced aliens is the best option for everyone.

Ah I see the old 180 degree turn. By knocking all the other options you're settling on...
nothing!

yaaayy. This year nothing invades. But research must be made to combat the great nothing