The Star Wars vs. WH40K Debate

[The Zeonic States]

Halo has novels and film two you know? heck Halo 4 was very in depth for the main character.

And the Forerunner novels are not bad either.

To be honest, Halo never really struck me as doing anything particularly original or fresh with the sci-fi genre.

Star Wars gets a pass for basically inventing modern, mainstream sci-fi (along with Star Trek), and Warhammer 40k gets a pass for taking sci-fi and giving it a pair of wheelbarrow-sized testicles.

Halo's not bad, don't get me wrong. I've played it, but I've never understood the hype. It's alright, pretty good in terms of production values, but it's not something I'd go out of my way to show to my children and be like, "Back in my day, we used to play with this here video game, boy!"

Pretty much my opinion on Halo but more positive.

[Agymnum]

Greg Bear is a Friggin Hack

*Shoots head of with a Bolter Hardlight combo*

"Heretics best keep quite or else they upset the gods"

*Shoots head off in-turn*

"HERESY! NO LOYAL SPACE MARINE WOULD DARE SAY 'GODS', FOR THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD! HE IS THE GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND! ALL ELSE ARE DAEMONS AND HERETICS!"

[The Zeonic States]

Greg Bear is a Friggin Hack

*Shoots head of with a Bolter Hardlight combo*

"Heretics best keep quite or else they upset the gods"

Slash is also a Hack

[The Zeonic States]

*Shoots head of with a Bolter Hardlight combo*

"Heretics best keep quite or else they upset the gods"

*Shoots head off in-turn*

"HERESY! NO LOYAL SPACE MARINE WOULD DARE SAY 'GODS', FOR THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD! HE IS THE GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND! ALL ELSE ARE DAEMONS AND HERETICS!"

<_< Despite the fact this "God Emperor" Is restricted to his throne is only living off Life support and an IV

[Onekawa-Nukanor]

I still maintain Halo is out of it's Element here.

I mean really the one trick the Forerunners had that no one thought could be beat? the whole slip space drive by? I think it can be successfully countered by the galatic gun.

I mean short of the ForeRunners both factions the Convenant and UNSC are jokes compared to any government of Starwars or Warhammer.

And i still think the Forerunners would lose to the GE.

The OP already ruled them out, idiots keep bring them back up.

Probably does not help the situation when the OP has neglected to change the title which specifically says 'Star Wars vs. WH40K vs. Halo'

Its contradictory. The OP is as much a part of the blame as the people who keep bringing it up.

And we are not idiots, we simply have a different preference, and are attempting to argue its case. No need to try and mock us.

[Gauthier]

The Tau are probably the sanest race in all of 40k.

And up until someone at GW decided they needed to be more GrimDark they were fairly easy going as a species.

[Agymnum]

*Shoots head off in-turn*

"HERESY! NO LOYAL SPACE MARINE WOULD DARE SAY 'GODS', FOR THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD! HE IS THE GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND! ALL ELSE ARE DAEMONS AND HERETICS!"

<_< Despite the fact this "God Emperor" Is restricted to his throne is only living off Life support and an IV

*BLAM!*

"HERESY! IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE WILL OF THE GOD-EMPEROR THAT THE WARP GATES THAT SUSTAIN MANKIND ARE MAINTAINED!"

*BLAM!*

"Wotz youz talkin' bout, humie? Gabbin' on 'bout dat der emprah o' yourz? Wotz it gonna take to tell yahz, US ORKZ IZ DA BIGGEST AN' DA STRONGEST!"

[Arkotania]

*Shoots head off in-turn*

"HERESY! NO LOYAL SPACE MARINE WOULD DARE SAY 'GODS', FOR THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD! HE IS THE GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND! ALL ELSE ARE DAEMONS AND HERETICS!"

<_< Despite the fact this "God Emperor" Is restricted to his throne is only living off Life support and an IV

I wonder what will happen to the Imperium when the "God-Emperor" finally dies. For one, they'd lose that astral beacon thing for warp navigation.

[Laeriland]

The Tau are probably the sanest race in all of 40k.

And up until someone at GW decided they needed to be more GrimDark they were fairly easy going as a species.

On the outside at least. Could make the case that they always were GrimDark underneath.

[The UEG-Space Command]

*Shoots head of with a Bolter Hardlight combo*

"Heretics best keep quite or else they upset the gods"

*Shoots head off in-turn*

"HERESY! NO LOYAL SPACE MARINE WOULD DARE SAY 'GODS', FOR THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD! HE IS THE GOD-EMPEROR OF MANKIND! ALL ELSE ARE DAEMONS AND HERETICS!"

*Round bounces off*

Space Marine? Nah I am a Promethean, the gods bit is just showing my love for my Council and Mantle.

Can't we all just get along, and can we all just agree that Starcraft is inferior to all three?

"I would say Mass Effect, but Mass Effect has a good plot to me and I am actually like it compared to Starcraft."

[The Zeonic States]

<_< Despite the fact this "God Emperor" Is restricted to his throne is only living off Life support and an IV

I wonder what will happen to the Imperium when the "God-Emperor" finally dies. For one, they'd lose that astral beacon thing for warp navigation.

The Imperium dies with him or is plunged into a long ass civil war or both.

It either scatters to the winds or goes into civil war.

[Agymnum]

And up until someone at GW decided they needed to be more GrimDark they were fairly easy going as a species.

On the outside at least. Could make the case that they always were GrimDark underneath.

It's not so much that they're grimdark but simply fanatical.

Grimdark would be the Tau torturing other races for fun or consuming them like the Nids. They merely assimilate other races for "the Greater Good".

Really, they have more sinister undertones than outright Grimdarkness.

[Primordial Luxa]

On the outside at least. Could make the case that they always were GrimDark underneath.

It's not so much that they're grimdark but simply fanatical.

Grimdark would be the Tau torturing other races for fun or consuming them like the Nids. They merely assimilate other races for "the Greater Good".

Really, they have more sinister undertones than outright Grimdarkness.

there pretty mean to the subjugated humans and have a strict "surrender or die" polocy

[Trollgaard]

I wonder what will happen to the Imperium when the "God-Emperor" finally dies. For one, they'd lose that astral beacon thing for warp navigation.

The Imperium dies with him or is plunged into a long ass civil war or both.

It either scatters to the winds or goes into civil war.

Or, the Emperor is reborn and leads the Imperium and a glorious second great crusade!

[Primordial Luxa]

The Imperium dies with him or is plunged into a long ass civil war or both.

It either scatters to the winds or goes into civil war.

Or, the Emperor is reborn and leads the Imperium and a glorious second great crusade!

thats been retconned

[Agymnum]

It's not so much that they're grimdark but simply fanatical.

Grimdark would be the Tau torturing other races for fun or consuming them like the Nids. They merely assimilate other races for "the Greater Good".

Really, they have more sinister undertones than outright Grimdarkness.

there pretty mean to the subjugated humans and have a strict "surrender or die" polocy

Because that's so grimdark compared to the Imperium's-

*BLAM!*

"HOW DARE YOU ATTEMPT TO INSULT THE GLORY OF THE IMPERIUM!"

[Laeriland]

It's not so much that they're grimdark but simply fanatical.

Grimdark would be the Tau torturing other races for fun or consuming them like the Nids. They merely assimilate other races for "the Greater Good".

Really, they have more sinister undertones than outright Grimdarkness.

there pretty mean to the subjugated humans and have a strict "surrender or die" polocy

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

[Trollgaard]

Or, the Emperor is reborn and leads the Imperium and a glorious second great crusade!

thats been retconned

I don't believe it has.

[Arkotania]

there pretty mean to the subjugated humans and have a strict "surrender or die" polocy

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

As in "surrender and die" or "fight and die"

[Vareiln]

there pretty mean to the subjugated humans and have a strict "surrender or die" polocy

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

Indeed. It's better than getting captured by the Dark Eldar.

[Agymnum]

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

Indeed. It's better than getting captured by the Dark Eldar.

"Get me a new plaything. This one seems to have broken."

*Shudders* Anything but that. At least Nids don't torture you, and Chaos gives you powers.

[Laeriland]

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

Indeed. It's better than getting captured by the Dark Eldar.

Give me the Nids before the DE's, all they do is eat you.

[Arkotania]

At least they give the option of surrendering which is more than what quite a few of the others do..

Indeed. It's better than getting captured by the Dark Eldar.

Dark Eldar...Evil little bastards. Of course they may have learned a small lesson when they tried to hold hostage some Space Marines. I may not really like the Space Marines, but they can kick ass(Of course you can't say Imperial Stromtroopers suck because it wouldn't be fair. They didn't have much of a choice)

[Agymnum]

Indeed. It's better than getting captured by the Dark Eldar.

Dark Eldar...Evil little bastards. Of course they may have learned a small lesson when they tried to hold hostage some Space Marines. I may not really like the Space Marines, but they can kick ass(Of course you can't say Imperial Stromtroopers suck because it wouldn't be fair. They didn't have much of a choice)

Space Marines may kick ass, but their testicles dwarf in size compared to those of the Imperial Guard and the Krieger regiments.

"Flashlights and Flak Jackets. Because I didn't feel like killing that guy anyways, and protection is for pussies."

[Laeriland]

Dark Eldar...Evil little bastards. Of course they may have learned a small lesson when they tried to hold hostage some Space Marines. I may not really like the Space Marines, but they can kick ass(Of course you can't say Imperial Stromtroopers suck because it wouldn't be fair. They didn't have much of a choice)

Space Marines may kick ass, but their testicles dwarf in size compared to those of the Imperial Guard and the Krieger regiments.

"Flashlights and Flak Jackets. Because I didn't feel like killing that guy anyways, and protection is for pussies."

The guard does all the work, the Marines get all the credit.