Originally Posted by Vorgan
Who's to say that those corporations don't have a presence on Auraxis? A headquarters there, for example. As soldiers, we only really see the battlefield rather than civilian population centers (where, presumably, these corporations would be headquartered). The lore I've read seems to suggest that the NC on Auraxis also have corporate backing.
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I suppose it's possible I read the lore wrong, but to my eyes, the wormhole the voyage went through wasn't supposed to close like it did (which is why they lost a bunch of ships right off the bat). My understanding was that the NC on earth funded all the laborers and mercenaries and probably sent a few overseers to keep an eye on things and sort of left Connery in charge of it (remember Connery wasn't such a bad guy and the earth NC weren't at odds with him. Hell, they funded his voyage). Whatever funding the NC provided that went through the wormhole (and wasn't in the form of laborers and mercenaries) would have been under the control of Connery and eventually the TR after he died. This would explain why the TR are so well outfitted.
What I DO know is that NC equipment isn't sleek, expensive weapons and armor. It's rough and makeshift, but well-maintained and effective. Look at the screenshots, the MAX looks like some kind of mechanical loader with guns and armor welded to it, the NC armor is battered and scarred and the guns look like they were designed and made with whatever could be scrounged or taken from TR. It's the same with the vehicles; all the ES stuff looks sort of makeshift. In my mind, if they had corporate backing, they wouldn't have to keep armoring their vehicles with scrap and coming up with experimental weaponry to keep in fighting shape. So, if there are still any corporate presence on Auraxis that is backing the NC, it's not with any tangible resource.
Besides that, I don't think the official lore has gotten to auraxis yet. They're still on the ships en route to it....aren't they?
2012-06-12, 06:54 PM
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