Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.02.13 22:43:00 -
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I think the main problem with the Amarr regarding lore is that the Massive Theocratic and Hateful space empire has been done in virtually every single sci-fi setting ever. No matter what sci-fi universe you are in, someone is screaming "FOR THE EMPEROR" as they charge into battle.
The best and most prominent example of this archetype is the Imperium of Mankind from the Warhammer 40k universe.
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Imperium_of_Man
The problem with the Amarr is that they just don't bring anything new to the table, on it's own the lore is very interesting and cool, but when compared to other things, it's the same crap but with a different name. It's been done so many times that virtually everyone has seen it before. I love the Theocratic Empire idea, but as an avid Warhammer 40k fan and Star Wars fan, I've played the douchey imperial roll dozens of times.
As to why the Minmatar is popular is also easily explained. First off they are the underdogs, the rebels, the freedom fighters. Many nations started out this way and it is embedded in the culture of those nations to sympathize with these groups. The rebel faction has been done many times as well, surely people would be turned off by this. However the twist on the Minmatar is that they were slaves who gained thier independence (mostly) on their own. You don't see that a lot on a sci-fi universe. Same goes for a tribal society with a rather unstable government. You don't really expect what is essentially a third world country to be such a major player in a sci-fi universe. CCP added a twist to a common theme, and it turned out to be very interesting.
The other two factions are fairly original but not entirely. The Gallente Federation is basically just Space America, not much interesting stuff there. The Hypercapitalist Caldari are rather original, it's been done before but not a lot and certainly not in the way EVE portrays them. This is why the Caldari are the most popular race in EVE, they just seem so much more new and interesting than the others. Also, there hasn't really been a country where the corporations have 100% control in history which also makes the Caldari rather unique in EVE.
The Gallente Caldai war is also much more interesting than the Minmatar rebellion in my opinion.
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