Were Thargoids friendly originally?
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So, there was a time when they:
It actually took a little while for them to become hostile to having thargoid/guardian materials on board... I can't remember the specific time that changed though.
- Didn't react to Thargoid/Guardian cargo on-board; and
- Didn't fire back when fired upon, though that was before we had weapons capable of hurting them.
It actually took a little while for them to become hostile to having thargoid/guardian materials on board... I can't remember the specific time that changed though.
Putting aside the 84' version, and accepting the ED has a refreshed back story from First Encounters, I would say there was very little chance of the Thargoids being friendly. The info in the Codex suggests they are fiercely territorial and would unable to tolerate another species. That said, that into is from AEGIS who I would rate as about as trustworthy as the Conservative party.
There was also Drew's take on it with the Oressians and Kalaxions (might by spelt wrong), but that seems to have been quietly ignored.
There was also Drew's take on it with the Oressians and Kalaxions (might by spelt wrong), but that seems to have been quietly ignored.
Oresrians and Klaxians plot is central to official E: D novel Out of the Darkness by T. James, would be weird if FDEV ignored that idea completely.
"Official" novels or not, as far as I'm concerned if it's not represented in the game, it's not a thing... so no sign of Klaxian's or Orresians = it's just "Thargoids" for now.
Keeps me from chasing my tail.
True. Pretty sure that's also kind of the answer you'd get out of FD if you had some concrete question. "Only what's in the game is considered canon."
Shame really.
They have never been friendly. They were just neutral and they still are unless you're carrying Thargoid or Guardian cargo and refuse to drop them.
Those stories you hear from the Thargoid sympatizers are all weak interpretations and lies.
"wE ShOt fIrSt sO We dEsErVe tO Be wIpEd oUt" is their motto and it's not true at all.
Those stories you hear from the Thargoid sympatizers are all weak interpretations and lies.
"wE ShOt fIrSt sO We dEsErVe tO Be wIpEd oUt" is their motto and it's not true at all.
It was the humans that attacked first. The thargoids just wanted to be left alone.And the chance of them not attacking players was always less than 0 too. C'mon, it was always in the cards...
We are the ones that are the aggressors in all of this.
Depends on your definition of "Attack" I guess.... throwing out the tyre spikes or even just blocking the road with a van so you can have a look through my car and it's contents, when you aren't a recognised authority a-la hyperdictions? I'd call that an attack.
Human authorities certainly recognise standard interdiction as an aggressive act and will fine you for it.
I wonder if the thargoid forums have the same second-thought mentality vs they attacked first semantic arguments.
Hive mind clearly has a warfare-edge over our human moral-driven actions. At least we're extra disgusting when it comes to murder-creativity, and they're slow to adapt to changes.
Hive mind clearly has a warfare-edge over our human moral-driven actions. At least we're extra disgusting when it comes to murder-creativity, and they're slow to adapt to changes.
Oh, right, another reason not to trust the wiki.
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In fairness to that, that Galnet article is FD's in-game explanation for buffing the bejeezus out of Thargoids when people were just ganking them in wings with AX missiles.
So, probably better to say "Another reason not to trust much of the game's lore" XD
The only Thargoid ships that are always aggressive are the Scout ships. Most Thargoid ships, as long as they are not antagonized just scan human ships and then ignore them. I have been scanned dozens of times by Thargoid ships, have even recovered escape pods in close proximity to Tharg ships and we basically just ignore each other, like when encountering a stray dog in the street you go about your business, keep a wary eye on it and keep a respectful distance. o7
Aggression... in a combat based computer game... whuda thunk it!!! Like I said, it was always in the cards.
Shocking - just shocking
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