Speculation: Thargoid Karma

[Marshall...]

Off the bat, this is total speculation and could be the ramblings of a Thargoid sympathiser.

What if the game tracks each individual pilots actions against the Thargoids (like a minor faction). Would/will there be repercussions of both positive and negative kind.

Be helpful and you get some of their tech or land at secret locations.

Be unkind and you get hunted by wings of them and are set as a priority target.

Reading between the lines on the Galnet articles, I'm of the train of thought that they are being territorial and are merely protecting their "home". And not to mention that if these are the peaceful kind, we are in for a whole world of hurt when the angry type come along.

Dons tin hat

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Off the bat, this is total speculation and could be the ramblings of a Thargoid sympathiser.

What if the game tracks each individual pilots actions against the Thargoids (like a minor faction). Would/will there be repercussions of both positive and negative kind.

Be helpful and you get some of their tech or land at secret locations.

Be unkind and you get hunted by wings of them and are set as a priority target.

Reading between the lines on the Galnet articles, I'm of the train of thought that they are being territorial and are merely protecting their "home". And not to mention that if these are the peaceful kind, we are in for a whole world of hurt when the angry type come along.

Dons tin hat

if only...

 

[Ozric]

I hope so, having never fired on one, or a barnacle, or a UA/UP

 

[[VR] Frank_G]

I wonder, if the Thargoid Imprint statistic is still in the list of game statistics, as it was in beta. One could increase the value by scanning things at Thargoid installations. There is definitely something in the background analyzing your human alien relationship/behavior. If it is a full blown karma system i don't know, but it is definitely something that would be very welcome.

 

[CMDR MadRaptor]

I wonder, if the Thargoid Imprint statistic is still in the list of game statistics, as it was in beta. One could increase the value by scanning things at Thargoid installations. There is definitely something in the background analyzing your human alien relationship/behavior. If it is a full blown karma system i don't know, but it is definitely something that would be very welcome.

The imprint thing has me wondering, since it's still in here, imprinting usually means getting another thing to trust you so perhaps that has some truth in it....of course then I starting thinking this route: Imprint -> Jurassic World - Owen grady imprinted with the raptors and now he has their trust....so since FDev is no in collusion with Jurassic World once we imprint with the thargoids enough we will get our own pack!

but seriously it'd be cool if the more we imprinted the better our chances at friendly encounters got.

 

[DustyArne]

I hope so, having never fired on one, or a barnacle, or a UA/UP

I second this..