chosse what chapter you want to see in RS:E

[Maltesefalcon]

Would Sythes of the Emperor be a good choice for the current nid themes

[The Vastator]

again, this thread is useless..
the dev team already decided that we'll use Ultramarines. Go check the faq.

[Alhaus]

Um, this thread is also old

[migb]

again, this thread is useless..
the dev team already decided that we'll use Ultramarines. Go check the faq.

Funny thing, I didn't knew the decicion was made before I read the new FAQ.  :?

[The Vastator]

... it was clear from the beginning...

[Typheron]

we actually spent a long time thinking about what to do about the chapter to be used, eventually we decided to make a internal decision and run with it as it was felt that there would be too much fanboyish if a vote was put up.

we tried quite a few ideas, our own chapter, even a camo pattern marine before the Ultras were chosen.

Eventually it was down to the ultras familuarity with the Tyranid race and the possabilities of historic map campains later on. Battle of the Polar fortress anyone?

The other main reason was the universality of the Ultramarines, there the generic space marine chapter and would allow skin packs and the like to be made for them by 3rd parties.

Personally i liek the Ultreas, they get a bad rap for being all goody goody space marines, but theres way more to them than that and we hope to bring some of that out in the gameplay somehow.

[migb]

... it was clear from the beginning...

WRONG
The polls and discutions have been running for a long time, and none of the team members have ever said it was already decided. Until now, the chapter was undecided.

I respect the internal team desicion. It's the easiest thing to do, as all models are already skinned as Ultras, and I am really not in the mood for yet another poll.  

[Typheron]

actually its been decided since rivalspecies last patch, although we did not really think about it much and thus did not actually tell anyone that did not ask when we were doing.

RS2 has actually been in planning and development for some time beyond the inital announcement, there were models done for 2 aditional teams (chaos and the titans) and plans for a whole pile of stuff thats now been scrapped in favour of the synapse tyranids.

We REALLY dont want any more polls, they were just there to get some feedback and had everyone voted for 40k fishmen or squads as the race then we would have ignored most of you and gone with core 40k armies.

Well maybe, some of us miss the squats but we are using the race that ate them! *stunty tyranids, interesting...*

soem of the old dev work:
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/WIP_Marine.jpg - origional bob
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/Tyranid1.jpg - origional warrior
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/evil_bob.jpg -  Evil Bob, now defunct
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/Bob_Cammo.png - camo bob
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/Reaver.jpg -  Reaver Titan
http://www.chromeangel.co.uk/rspecies/Jimmy2.jpg - Jimmy the Gaunt

Oviously most of these have since been put into the cold hardness of Chromeangels defunct model store beside the cryogenically frozen head of Walt Disney, but they were done.

The Nid warrior and termiguant have since been reworked and there "evolution" continues, the finals will oviously be seen in game.

[ChromeAngel]

the cryogenically frozen head of Walt Disney

*chuckles*

[The Vastator]

actually its been decided since rivalspecies last patch

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