Monday 3-Oct-2011, 10:34 AM
The Hive of Villainy discussion isn't really closed... It's actively being discussed in a variety of venues. Unfortunately I can't really say more at this time.
In the case of the Deathtrooper, both FISD and Spec Ops actively wanted it in their ranks. They ended up agreeing on FISD due to the fact that it was white armor at its base. So even if the Hive had passed it would have been 3rd in line.
As we've discussed there are a LOT of characters in the 501st with no "Imperial" allegiance: A'Sharad Hett, Jawa, Tusken Raider, Bib Fortuna, Ephant Mon, Gammorean Guard, Wampa, Nihilus, Revan, etc... We could argue that the clones are loyal to the pre-Empire, and that the Sith owned the empire, but in the end the transition from "Imperial" to "Bad Guy" happened years ago.
I joined in 2003 with a tusken raider and they've never indicated any sort of Imperial allegiance. Not everyone is a fan of that, but it's something that's long since past done.
I've noticed that each garrison has its own sort of normal. For instance, in the NEG it's EXTREMELY rare to have more than 1 stormtrooper at an event and we often have events where we can't get a Vader to troop. But we'll have a dozen clones and 4-5 misc. EU characters. Other garrisons are all stormy, all the time.
Depending on what we consider "normal" locally, things either seem extremely odd or perfectly normal.
I'm sorry that some of you don't feel that these are appropriate for the Legion. There are many who make the same argument about Clones, Legacy characters, Bounty Hunters, and really all of the EU.
We can only try our best to make choices based on measurable criteria and not personal opinions.
In the case of the Deathtrooper, both FISD and Spec Ops actively wanted it in their ranks. They ended up agreeing on FISD due to the fact that it was white armor at its base. So even if the Hive had passed it would have been 3rd in line.
As we've discussed there are a LOT of characters in the 501st with no "Imperial" allegiance: A'Sharad Hett, Jawa, Tusken Raider, Bib Fortuna, Ephant Mon, Gammorean Guard, Wampa, Nihilus, Revan, etc... We could argue that the clones are loyal to the pre-Empire, and that the Sith owned the empire, but in the end the transition from "Imperial" to "Bad Guy" happened years ago.
I joined in 2003 with a tusken raider and they've never indicated any sort of Imperial allegiance. Not everyone is a fan of that, but it's something that's long since past done.
I've noticed that each garrison has its own sort of normal. For instance, in the NEG it's EXTREMELY rare to have more than 1 stormtrooper at an event and we often have events where we can't get a Vader to troop. But we'll have a dozen clones and 4-5 misc. EU characters. Other garrisons are all stormy, all the time.
Depending on what we consider "normal" locally, things either seem extremely odd or perfectly normal.
I'm sorry that some of you don't feel that these are appropriate for the Legion. There are many who make the same argument about Clones, Legacy characters, Bounty Hunters, and really all of the EU.
We can only try our best to make choices based on measurable criteria and not personal opinions.