by mfaulk80
Nemesis420x wrote:
talusproteus wrote:
Nemesis420x wrote:
I found that they are one of, if not THE most asymmetrical race in the game since RotA and I kind of liked that. They function very differently from every other race, and require very different thinking.
Explain this more, please.
Pretty much all of the other races have the same abilities as the Terrans, that have been tweaked to give them specific advantages and specific disadvantages, but within the bounds of the base game rules. (ie: Mechanima have extra build/upgrade; Planta can explore twice; Rho Indi can move 4 times; Eridani have less influence).
The Lyra have shrine building, which has absolutely no governance with any of the other races. They can also reroll. Both are not just tweaked abilities, they're entirely new abilities, specific to only the Lyra.
I suppose the Planta and exiles are almost to that level considering they have ship builds that are radically different from every other race, but nothing so unheard of.
In that respect, I think the Pillage ability of the Syndicate qualifies, as well as the Colony Ship flipping ability of the Magellan (and the Discovery Tile bonuses are fairly unique as well)....