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* Why did INTEGR choose Lena Ebner despite her age? It's mentioned she has right connections (she came from wealthy family), smart, and experienced leader and diplomat. Yet her age still raises a concern. It is stated that her cousin Elodie used her media savvy to sway public opinion. But, there is no statement that Ebner did something to be chosen.
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* Why did INTEGR choose Lena Ebner despite her age? It's mentioned she has right connections (she came from wealthy family), smart, and experienced leader and diplomat. Yet her age still raises a concern. It is stated that her cousin Elodie used her media savvy to sway public opinion. But, there is no statement that Ebner did something to be chosen.chosen.
** Presumably with advanced medicine, or at least the kind the rich and well-connected have access to, Ebner's age is not so much a factor as it would be to us.
* What is Purity's angle on replacing limbs or organs lost to [[AnArmAndALeg injury or disease]]? Do they clone a new one or do they use [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetics]]?
** Presumably with advanced medicine, or at least the kind the rich and well-connected have access to, Ebner's age is not so much a factor as it would be to us.
* What is Purity's angle on replacing limbs or organs lost to [[AnArmAndALeg injury or disease]]? Do they clone a new one or do they use [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetics]]?
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** Well, Purity Factions are basicly in love with everything that comes from earth and most likely Rome is the Culture of which they know the most and it has for sure a prominent place in their lore (remember that their knowledge has it's mistakes, maybe they thought Rome was in east Asia as well). Plus Rome is famous for developing from one small village into an empire, basically what they want to do, so Rome is their Idol.
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** Well, Purity Factions are basicly basically in love with everything that comes from earth and most likely Rome is the Culture of which they know the most and it has for sure a prominent place in their lore (remember that their knowledge has it's mistakes, maybe they thought Rome was in east Asia as well). Plus Rome is famous for developing from one small village into an empire, basically what they want to do, so Rome is their Idol.idol.
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* Why is Daoming compared to [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Sheng-Ji Yang]] all the time? I know the [[IdenticalLookingAsians obvious]] [[UnfortunateImplications reason]], but she has shown no sign of supporting anything like Yang's fascist/communist dictatorial ideology.
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* Why is Daoming compared to [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Sheng-Ji Yang]] all the time? I know the [[IdenticalLookingAsians obvious]] [[UnfortunateImplications [[RacialFaceBlindness obvious reason]], but she has shown no sign of supporting anything like Yang's fascist/communist dictatorial ideology.
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** Because the hybrid Affinity is, well, a hybrid. How the two ideals fit together is dependent on you, the player, and how you raise them and what you then do with your Affinity points. You can be a mostly Purity player dipping into Harmony to gain some advantages, or you can be a perfect melting pot of both, respecting the environment while refusing to change to adapt to it. There's more analysis elsewhere, but in general, the hybrid Affinities can be as different as the "straight" ones, based on how you build them.
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** Purity doesn't have a problem with augmentation, so long as the human mind and perception isn't changed. Supremacy and Harmony augmentation is much more extreme, and outright alter their perceptions of the world around them.
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** Purity doesn't have a problem with augmentation, so long as the human mind and perception isn't changed. Supremacy and Harmony augmentation is much more extreme, and outright alter their perceptions of the world around them.them.
* Why did INTEGR choose Lena Ebner despite her age? It's mentioned she has right connections (she came from wealthy family), smart, and experienced leader and diplomat. Yet her age still raises a concern. It is stated that her cousin Elodie used her media savvy to sway public opinion. But, there is no statement that Ebner did something to be chosen.
* Why did INTEGR choose Lena Ebner despite her age? It's mentioned she has right connections (she came from wealthy family), smart, and experienced leader and diplomat. Yet her age still raises a concern. It is stated that her cousin Elodie used her media savvy to sway public opinion. But, there is no statement that Ebner did something to be chosen.
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* Why is Daoming compared to [[SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Sheng-Ji Yang]] all the time? I know the [[IdenticalLookingAsians obvious]] [[UnfortunateImplications reason]], but she has shown no sign of supporting anything like Yang's fascist/communist dictatorial ideology.
** I have to agree. I find myself puzzled by this one as well. In fact no faction in Beyond Earth seems quite as bad as Yang. If [[SidMeiersAlphaCentauri SMAC]] has a villain, Yang is that villain.
** I have to agree. I find myself puzzled by this one as well. In fact no faction in Beyond Earth seems quite as bad as Yang. If [[SidMeiersAlphaCentauri SMAC]] has a villain, Yang is that villain.
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* Why is Daoming compared to [[SidMeiersAlphaCentauri [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Sheng-Ji Yang]] all the time? I know the [[IdenticalLookingAsians obvious]] [[UnfortunateImplications reason]], but she has shown no sign of supporting anything like Yang's fascist/communist dictatorial ideology.
** I have to agree. I find myself puzzled by this one as well. In fact no faction in Beyond Earth seems quite as bad as Yang. If[[SidMeiersAlphaCentauri [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri SMAC]] has a villain, Yang is that villain.
** I have to agree. I find myself puzzled by this one as well. In fact no faction in Beyond Earth seems quite as bad as Yang. If
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** Well, Purity Factions are basicly in love with everything that comes from earth and most likely Rome is the Culture of which they know the most and it has for sure a prominent place in their lore (remember that their knowledge has it's mistakes, maybe they thought rome was in east Asia as well). Plus Rome is famous for developing from one small village into an empire, basicly what they want to do, so Rome is their Idol.
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** Well, Purity Factions are basicly in love with everything that comes from earth and most likely Rome is the Culture of which they know the most and it has for sure a prominent place in their lore (remember that their knowledge has it's mistakes, maybe they thought rome Rome was in east Asia as well). Plus Rome is famous for developing from one small village into an empire, basicly basically what they want to do, so Rome is their Idol.Idol.
**It could be another concession (like with ThemeNaming above), a Purity-aligned KP city could have skyscrapers that look like Hindu temples or the Taipei 101 so I'm all for the PAC marching into battle headed by samurai [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Astartes]].
**It could be another concession (like with ThemeNaming above), a Purity-aligned KP city could have skyscrapers that look like Hindu temples or the Taipei 101 so I'm all for the PAC marching into battle headed by samurai [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Astartes]].
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** Turning yourself into a robot with a human brain crammed in it or becoming what some could charitably describe as a bioluminescent half-human hybrid, is several leagues away from say, power armor (man within machine, but separate, and fully still man,) which can be seen as a form of augmentation technology; in addition to this, many of its applications seem to focus on repairing damage to one's genetics and the like (such as from toxins or radiation,) and life extension - something that Purity-aligned folk would be very interested in, moreso than those opting for cyberization or ecologic harmony.
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** Turning yourself into a robot with a human brain crammed in it or becoming what some could charitably describe as a bioluminescent half-human hybrid, is several leagues away from say, power armor (man within machine, but separate, and fully still man,) which can be seen as a form of augmentation technology; in addition to this, many of its applications seem to focus on repairing damage to one's genetics and the like (such as from toxins or radiation,) and life extension - something that Purity-aligned folk would be very interested in, moreso than those opting for cyberization or ecologic harmony.harmony.
** Purity doesn't have a problem with augmentation, so long as the human mind and perception isn't changed. Supremacy and Harmony augmentation is much more extreme, and outright alter their perceptions of the world around them.
** Purity doesn't have a problem with augmentation, so long as the human mind and perception isn't changed. Supremacy and Harmony augmentation is much more extreme, and outright alter their perceptions of the world around them.
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** Most likely because barring drones and sea life, none of them are adapted to swimming or otherwise crossing bodies of water (being land-based predators.) The aggravation about it is still justified though.
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* Why does the Augmentation technology, which is described as being viewed as "an essential step to transhumanism", cause you to gain Purity affinity points, when a large part of Purity is being against transhumanism?
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* Why does the Augmentation technology, which is described as being viewed as "an essential step to transhumanism", cause you to gain Purity affinity points, when a large part of Purity is being against transhumanism?transhumanism?
** Turning yourself into a robot with a human brain crammed in it or becoming what some could charitably describe as a bioluminescent half-human hybrid, is several leagues away from say, power armor (man within machine, but separate, and fully still man,) which can be seen as a form of augmentation technology; in addition to this, many of its applications seem to focus on repairing damage to one's genetics and the like (such as from toxins or radiation,) and life extension - something that Purity-aligned folk would be very interested in, moreso than those opting for cyberization or ecologic harmony.
** Turning yourself into a robot with a human brain crammed in it or becoming what some could charitably describe as a bioluminescent half-human hybrid, is several leagues away from say, power armor (man within machine, but separate, and fully still man,) which can be seen as a form of augmentation technology; in addition to this, many of its applications seem to focus on repairing damage to one's genetics and the like (such as from toxins or radiation,) and life extension - something that Purity-aligned folk would be very interested in, moreso than those opting for cyberization or ecologic harmony.
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** Well, Purity Factions are basicly in love with everything that comes from earth and most likely Rome is the Culture of which they know the most and it has for sure a prominent place in their lore (remember that their knowledge has it's mistakes, maybe they thought rome was in east Asia as well). Plus Rome is famous for developing from one small village into an empire, basicly what they want to do, so Rome is their Idol.
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*** It's [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory just a name]]. They just did that because it's a cool, badass-sounding name for a piece of technology. The reason they're all named after various religious entities, is well, ThemeNaming. Once there's a theme, further development along the same lines (Ie, Tanks, Ships) tend to follow the same naming scheme, like the Abrams, Patton, and Sherman Tanks.
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* Is anyone else bothered by the fact that hybrid affinities do not seem to share the base affinities' primary theme of the connection between humans and their new planet? Purity would modify the environment so humans can live in it. Harmony would modify humans so they can live in the environment. Supremacy would modify humans so they become independent from the environment. From there, Purity celebrates human nature and history, Harmony embraces genetic engineering and Supremacy embraces cyborgs. But hybrid affinities seem entirely focused on combining the latter aspects. Purity-Harmony wants to create the ideal human. Purity-Supremacy has human masters and robot servants. Harmony-Supremacy gives humans both genetic and mechanical augmentations.
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* Is anyone else bothered by the fact that hybrid affinities do not seem to share the base affinities' primary theme of the connection between humans and their new planet? Purity would modify the environment so humans can live in it. Harmony would modify humans so they can live in the environment. Supremacy would modify humans so they become independent from the environment. From there, Purity celebrates human nature and history, Harmony embraces genetic engineering and Supremacy embraces cyborgs. But hybrid affinities seem entirely focused on combining the latter aspects. Purity-Harmony wants to create the ideal human. Purity-Supremacy has human masters and robot servants. Harmony-Supremacy gives humans both genetic and mechanical augmentations.augmentations.
* Why does the Augmentation technology, which is described as being viewed as "an essential step to transhumanism", cause you to gain Purity affinity points, when a large part of Purity is being against transhumanism?
* Why does the Augmentation technology, which is described as being viewed as "an essential step to transhumanism", cause you to gain Purity affinity points, when a large part of Purity is being against transhumanism?
