Results 1 to 30 of 39

Thread: Faction Uniformity

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Guest Aemilius Paulus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Russia/Europe in the summer, Florida rest of the time
    Posts
    3,473

    Talking Re: Faction Uniformity

    Don't know about you guys, but I love the faction uniformity. I suppose I have a penchant for uniforms. Not to mention, I like the green shade Epriotes wear. And while we are on this topic, I also love the skin uniformity of all the soldiers in a single unit. I actually liked and still am fond of the "clone" troops of RTW.

    Perhaps it is my authoritarianism and desire for people to conform speaking in me...

  2. #2

    Default Re: Faction Uniformity

    Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
    Don't know about you guys, but I love the faction uniformity. I suppose I have a penchant for uniforms. Not to mention, I like the green shade Epriotes wear. And while we are on this topic, I also love the skin uniformity of all the soldiers in a single unit. I actually liked and still am fond of the "clone" troops of RTW.

    Perhaps it is my authoritarianism and desire for people to conform speaking in me...
    This^

  3. #3
    master of the wierd people Member Ibrahim's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Who cares
    Posts
    6,195

    Default Re: Faction Uniformity

    Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
    Don't know about you guys, but I love the faction uniformity. I suppose I have a penchant for uniforms. Not to mention, I like the green shade Epriotes wear. And while we are on this topic, I also love the skin uniformity of all the soldiers in a single unit. I actually liked and still am fond of the "clone" troops of RTW.

    Perhaps it is my authoritarianism and desire for people to conform speaking in me...
    you know, I'm going to make my thoughts public*: the doctor/engineer theory on why the Arab world has such issues:

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
    It is a known fact (among Arabs), and a famous Archetype, that the Arab parent wants their child to be one of two things, and to be the very best at those two things compred to everyone else: either a doctor, or an engineer (in arabic= ya'imma doctor aw muhandis). so they put a lot of money in that direction, as well as time, sweat, and evil genius; they will even resort to psychological torture and/or extortion (e.g. me), to get their children to conform to their dreams, rather than respect their children's dreams and desires.

    however, 99% of the time, the parents will fail to make an engineer or doctor out of their children; instead, one of three things will happen: either the child gives them the middle finger/ or compramises and fulfills his dreams for him/herself (e.g. me), conform to the parents ridiculous notions, or the most common, say: "f*** it, I'm never going to be good enough for them. I'll just forget education". tragically, the third option is often the most common. As a result, those who fulfill their own true desires will be shunned from society as "infidels", "traitors", or "failures", those who do conform will, 99% of the time, suck at being doctors/engineers, and the rest will lack the necessary and proper skills to either support the doctor/engineer caste, or to do whatever they end up doing well; from here we see the azhar "scholars", wahhabis, the shi3a, the suicide bombers, crooks, garbage men, and mechanics. they will often be illiterate, uneducated, and without anything to go on besides their faith, which they interpret poorly, as a result of the lack of said education. of course, they will go on to try and make "engineers" and "doctors", so that their children can avoid their fate, only to repeat the cycle all over.


    moral: imposing uniformity: works beautifully in RTW, but sucks in RL.


    *don't worry AP-just being sarcastic. but its still true about the arab world, and a good read.
    Last edited by Ibrahim; 05-11-2009 at 22:38.
    I was once alive, but then a girl came and took out my ticker.

    my 4 year old modding project--nearing completion: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=219506 (if you wanna help, join me).

    tired of ridiculous trouble with walking animations? then you need my brand newmotion capture for the common man!

    "We have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if we put the belonging to, in the I don't know what, all gas lines will explode " -alBernameg

  4. #4
    Member Member Cyclops's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Melbourne Australia
    Posts
    968

    Default Re: Faction Uniformity

    I'm disturbed that some authoritarians out there want uniformity in their units. Goddamit I demand complete subservience from everyone, no matter how they look. All must march at my command!

    Really having hodgepodge gangs of ruffians swarming into battle alongside shinier (and maybe more uniformly attired) elites is gonna make EB2 sooo sexy.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ibrahim View Post
    ... the doctor/engineer theory ..
    Sounds like my Chinese friend, and my Jewish mates...

    Is the real difference between the Arabs and the Jews that one lot wants their sons to be doctors or engineers, and the other lot wants their sons only to be doctors? Hmm a little OT I know.
    Last edited by Cyclops; 05-12-2009 at 03:36.
    From Hax, Nachtmeister & Subotan

    Jatte lambasts Calico Rat

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO