'sup ladies and gentlemen, i was kinda bored and thought about the future of planetary annihilation. Well, theres a lot to come, updates, patches, add-ons, and its of course not sure, maybe not even likely, but its possible that another fraction/race will join the fun. So ive thought about it, and i think the most epic thing would be a Tyranid/Zerglike race, massive amounts of Bio fighting gigantic mech armies sounds awesome to me. If there would be another race to come, what would be your favorite? Humanity coming back from the deep space, more mecha fractions? Im excited to hear about it
If they add another race, it needs to be very well balanced against the other. Alternatively, they could add three races. It would be a strain on the dev team to balance all three, but they would be given more slack if things were slightly imbalanced. The only issue I could see with three races is how to make them all unique without having to rename the game "Starcraft II/Planetside 2 Annihilation."
Definitely something for post-release or even for modders, but we have the Xziphid Hegemony and the Progenitor Coalition, as well as the Commanders. I could see the Xziphid Hegemony as a fast moving, massive-army type race and the Progenitor Coalition as something like the Imperial Guard. As I said, definitely post release, but interesting to think about. Side note: Does the unified "Commander Race" have a set name other than Commanders? There's the Machine Liberation Army and the Loyalists, and then the four factions, but do they have a name for the "race" as a whole?
Well they aren't really a race, but more of a von neumann berserker. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft#Berserkers
Apparently UBER have discussed this idea over lunch etc. and I think they've hinted that it'll be a post-release expansion, if they do decide to add another faction, that is. Until then, modders can always add more factions or races.
Id love faction skins that only the user can see! That way you could play online with your skin, but not mess with other peoples games.
As noted the Xziphid Hegemony and the Progenitor Coalition would make a good two factions to create. It could be fluffed up that an expansion takes the game back to the Century and Pro-Com Wars similar to the Total Annihilation Battle Tactics expansion. The Xziphid Hegemony could have more of a emphasis on cheaper units that are quickly produced (Could be Bio Tanks with the pilots inside). On the other spectrum, the Progenitor Coalition could have an emphasis on far more expensive units (Since each unit is controlled by a Human pilot) with more of a emphasis on using smaller groups of units and armies. It would also be interesting to see Bots being replaced with Infantry and Marines for the Coalition.
