[quote]However, there is another BSG prequel in the works, called Blood and Crome. It's about young William Adama in the first Cylon War, and will supposedly be more similar to BSG than Caprica was. At the very least, it will bring back the space combat[/quote] Nice! And as for Caprica... I couldn't really wrap my head around it anyways. "BSG" without the space warfare I can do without.
OK, OK. Aside from being chronologically incorrect I stand by my recommendation. Also, I assume you've heard of Caprica? A spin off of BSG that is a prequel series. I can't vouch for it though, which is downright shameful being a fan of BSG myself.
[quote]Firefly I think it was called ( not a real fan of this 1)[/quote] This one was great. But be warned. There's only one season before it got cancelled. However, a movie did get made like 8 or 9 years after.
[quote]I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Blood Ravens are more recently added chapter, and weren't around during the heresy. Their gene seed is a combination of Blood Angels, and the Srorm Crows chapters. The Storm Crows no longer exist, because of an incident like the book Flight of the Eisentein, and some fell to warp creatures, while most just joined them. They have since been expunged from Imperial records.[/quote] Thanks for the clarification I have to admit my only re
[quote]Read the entire Horus Heresy series, it gives a look at what the Space Marine Legions were originally like, true legions, not the more modern chapters.[/quote] Yeah I'm tearing through the heresy series. I'm on "Tales of Heresy", right now. I'm hoping that when they write one about the Blood Ravens they have Abnett do it. Since their chapters' history is so vague I think it would give him a lot of room to maneuver. Especially since he seems to be the bes
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I'm gonna take my chances. I kinda want to know why they allude to the chapter not having much of a recorded history unlike the other chapters. Plus the Blood Ravens are the chapter that got me into the whole Warhammer 40k thing. Call it misplaced loyalty. I did notice that it got lukewarm reviews at best on amazon though so you're not alone in feeling that way. Also a couple easter eggs in appreciation of the feedback. The first is a trailer for the movi
[quote]Yes, Brothers of the Snake (which takes place sometime in the 41st Millennium), and in the Horus Heresy series Horus Rising and Legion.[/quote] Have to get that one next. I ordered the Gaunts Ghosts Omni, Heresy: Horus RisingSpace Wolf Omni, Ravenor Omni, Blood Ravens Omni, Heresy: Legion, and False Gods: Heresy Takes Root. Again appreciate all the feedback. I still feel like I'm only scratching the surface t
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[quote]You really should grab the Gaunt's Ghosts novels though, especially if you're a fan of the Imperial Guard since there aren't any Astartes involved in on-screen combat actions, so everything gets done by the Guard, one bloody meter at time, or in the case of the Tanith-First-and-Only, sneaking up behind the enemy with their camo cloaks then stabbing them to death with their Scottish dirks. Compared to the rest of the 40k fluff, the Gaunt's Ghosts novels really give a sense of the Guard
[quote]If it has been written by Dan Abnett, it's worth reading (or watching, in the case of the Ultramarines movie being made right now). [/quote] Yeah. Eisenhorn is easily the best I've read so far. I'd planned on looking into other books by Abnett. And yeah, I've watched the trailer for the animated movie and it looks savage! Have you read any of the Horus Heresy books? I feel like that's where I should start since, I assume, th
I've recently started reading some books dealing with the lore of Warhammer 40k and am a little overwhelmed when shopping on Amazon. I'm pretty new to the Black Library and am looking for a little direction since it's hard to ascertain where in the timeline each one is. I've read Eisenhorn, Rynn's World, and am currently reading the Ultramarines Omnibus. I think next, I'm gonna look into Ravenour and some of the Horus Heresy novels. Any direction is appreciated.
If you don't already own SupCom Forged Alliance then get that and skip the sequel.
Also on my previous suggestion I forgot you were looking for a multiplayer game. I don't know if there is much of a multiplayer community cause I'm more of a single player sort. Still fun though. [quote]I passed along your message and he appreciates your appreciation. I have a copy of Dawn of War and I'm going to install it onto his computer for him to try it out. He's getting a little old so I'm not sure he can quite keep up with that level of micromanagement, but w
I just hope there's a few new ship designs in the sequel if there is one. Entrenchment was great for the star bases, but I usually play with teams locked and the last expansion was pretty much unnecessary for me.
Never played battlefield heroes. I wonder if you might have meant Company of Heroes (A rts similar to age of empires with less emphasis on base building). This is my genre of choice and something I might be able to make a recommendation on. I've been playing Dawn of War lately the soulstorm expansion and it's pretty similar to battlefield heroes. Matter of fact it's micromanagement is virtually the same and from the same company. He should be able to play it pret
Probably a stupid question but what exactly is a corvette's purpose? Is it some sort of escort ship?
[quote]I'm looking into some alternative rock, like Within Temptation. Anyone have any recommendations?[/quote] Evanessence or newer AFI sound similar enough that you might enjoy them. Not positive since I've only heard one of their tracks.
36 crazyfists "Tide and it's Takers" Atmosphere "When Life Gives You Lemons..." Avenged Sevenfold "Waking the Fallen" Long Beach Dub Allstars "Seven Wonders" I know, I'm all over the place with this list.
Dawn of War "Soulstorm"
Blasphemy! Space Marines FTW!
[quote]Sadly GW are very, very protective of their IP's and tend to sling C&D orders on a lot of fan based work (there have been several fan-made 40K movies that will never see the light of day!).[/quote] Wouldn't it be badass if they made an animated movie with a decent budget?
I can vouch for Soulstorm but bear in mind I like RTS' and dislike turn based games. It's over the top savage but I kinda like that, always on the brink of extinction feel. I'm sure this is well represented in the literature. But if you're like me, the game is probably how you became aquainted with the franchise to begin with.
quote]The Ultramarines Omnibus is a great read. I'm pretty sure that any of the Space Marine omnibus books are great; I haven't read any others.[/quote] Appreciate the feedback. Hope I didn't derail the thread.
Sidenote: You said you'd read the omnibus. I've recently been thinking of purchasing a few of the books from amazon and am curious; was it a worthwhile read? I find myself engrossed by the story behind the games. Also, I'm pretty sure Amazon sells the miniatures.
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