Wargrunt on 2/6/2003 at 22:10
Another warning, minor spoilers for anyone who just got the game. (I don't like using spoiler tags, so if you don't want to know then don't visit this thread until you've got through the game!)
I was reading through the library in Terra Nova (I wonder if I am alone;) ), and went through the whole of that Publicanism article, detailing the society and politics of the Earth Hegemony, is it me or they have suceeded in creating a perfect society after all? Doesn't that mean that, by fighting for ideals of foolish individualism and useless traditions, Centauri was actually going against the good guys?
Of course the Hegemony will look evil to you in the game, after all, you're a soldier of their enemies! But just imagine what if you were neutral to the conflict (as if that was possible), what side would you take?
Malkien on 10/7/2003 at 18:00
I agree with you.
I read all the books in the library, and I got the impression that the Hegemony had quite a social achievement there.
I sometimes felt unmotivated in my war against them.
It must be those damn books. Following orders and fighting blindly is always the best option for a soldier. :ebil:
Shadowcat on 10/7/2003 at 22:18
I never could bring myself to read it all, but I'm glad that some people did -- I'd feel kinda bad for the writers otherwise! I think that few games with no existing fictional basis come with quite as much non-essential background as was provided with Terra Nova!!
So having established that I don't know what I'm talking about, and with advance apologies for bring Star Trek into the discussion (it was the first comparison to spring to mind), I feel the need to suggest that the Hegemony launching an assault on the Centauri smacks a little of the Borg wanting to assimilate everything into their perfect collective, no?
Malkien on 11/7/2003 at 15:46
Yes, and if the collective is in fact perfect, why resist it?
While I'd rather compare Borgs to "entomological" communism and the Hegemony to some sort of socialism, this is beside the point.
I felt that the Hegemony citizens were happier than Centaurians, therefore becoming part of their culture instead of fighting them was desirable.
Wargrunt on 13/7/2003 at 04:39
Well, as a matter of fact, the Hegemony is quite merciful of those who don't want to be part of its government, if I remember correctly, it sent those people to areas where they could lead their lives and exercise their individuality, heck, the Hegemony even sent food to those people and left them alone to their reigns. Of course, all contact with those reigns is prohibited for most citizens, but it stills an option... most authoritarian governments in our history had taken much more severe options.
Again, the only motive to deny the Hegemony is for an immature sense of individualism and tradition, at least as far as I see.
