Techtree Contest #13 - Theme Discussion

[Spellbound]

You know the drill, give theme ideas on what kind of factions you would like to work on, etc. To open the discussion, I'll bring back a theme from the last Techtree Contest that didn't make the cut:

Colour-Based: based on Magic: The Gathering's coloured mana system, make a race that embodies one of the following philosophies (keep in mind that you are not required to follow MtG's lore or ideas, merely one of the philosophies described below):

• White: exemplifies the ideals of order and consistency. White's ultimate goal is peace, ideally through structure and law.
• Black: embodies the essences of selfishness, opportunism and ambition for power. Black is merciless and shameless.
• Red: characterized by the chaotic & passionate nature of its creatures, magic & firebrands. Freedom is the greatest ideal of Red.
• Blue: represents the pursuit of all knowledge. Blue is most often associated with magic, but is also the sphere of manipulation and invention.
• Green: personifies growth, instinct and harmony with the universe. Green dislikes artificial change and prefers to remain humble and naturalistic.

Make your suggestions!

 

[Kyrbi0]

Yay

 

[Retera]

What if we do a theme based on over-saturation, where we have to make a race that's already been made many times. But this time, we have to see if we can get it just right. For example, a Naga race, or a Blood Elf race, or a Chaos Orc race, or a Demon race?

This was not my idea. I got it from the Discord server in Spellbound's signature.

Edit: Maybe we should blend over-saturation and MtG themes. For example, like White Chaos Orcs, or Green Naga.

 

[Chaosy]

MTG idea gave me DnD inspired idea.

What about alignments? Chaotic Good and whatnot.

 

[Spellbound]

Hmmm, a theme where you have to design a race around a DnD alignment? It would be a challenge to represent this visually in some of the more creative cases.

 

[Wa666r]

Hmmm not that many people are familiar with DnD.

 

[Chaosy]

It ican be quickly summerized.
And if it wins the people interested would know. Not everyone but..

 

[Spellbound]

Could you provide a couple of examples of what you're thinking an alignment-based faction would be like?

 

[Yours Truly]

 

[Chaosy]

Chaotic Good - Illidari
Chaotic Neutral - Iron Horde
Lawful Neutral - Cenarion Circle
Lawful Good - Silver Hand

To be honest I do not even know all the alignments myself but it seems simple enough to me

 

[MyPad]

Hmm .. might have to keep this thread in mind.

 

[Heinvers]

Status report. Is it still going?

 

[FlameofChange]

☼ Take an existing civilisation and make it like a complete fantasy tech tree. Of course the most obvious ones would have penalties.
☼ Take an element and make it a tech tree.
☼ Re-imagine an existing faction in Warcraft with a different setup (doing an opposite would work, but it's not the only thing we can explore).
☼ Hero only faction (no even any workers). Hero summons can be used if not permanent.

 

[Spellbound]

@Heinvers After speaking to some of the people that would normally be interested in a techtree contest, we've decided that it would be preferable if this thread was closed. We will wait for patch 1.31 to come out of PTR and then perhaps we will open a new contest, if that's OK with you.

@GhostOfPast Thanks for the suggestions. It's likely that this contest will not happen right away so your ideas will be considered for the future.

 

[Heinvers]

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