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Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 5:22:42 PM

Gelatinous Cube

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It's the best cliche we're not taking advantage of here! With the intense levels of care and immersion that have already gone into this game, I long to see how a rebellious AI or perhaps a race of Machines might be portrayed some day in a future expansion, or sequel..

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RE: Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 5:51:27 PM

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We have the Ancient Guardians

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RE: Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 5:53:30 PM

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Remember that's what the Mechanoids (Ancient Guardians) are in ROTS. Imagine just tweaking the races.txt file so they become an expanding race and start colonizing! Oh boy!

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RE: Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 5:54:14 PM

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I've honestly got sick and tired of "evil robots" cliche. It's relatively rare to see good or even neutral AI races in SciFi. Latest I can remember are the Geth from Mass Effect; The conversations with the Legion are genuinely interesting and I never get tired of them.
Well, Ancient Guardians are AI, but you can't play them. And they are a bit too much "lawful good" kind of AI.
Though, in defence of evil AIs there's always the magical abbreviation "HK-47", Shodan and GLADOS.

If there's to be a playable race of AI in DW I sure damn hope that they are neutral.

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RE: Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 6:38:49 PM

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I could care less for their "alignment" so to speak, so long as they are interesting. I don't find the Ancient Guardians very interesting. They kind of make me mad, actually. Smug bastards.

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RE: Evil Robots? - 11/10/2011 9:48:35 PM

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If Matrix integrate my creature successfully in game, you will get "evil robots", but very small.