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[Whoha]

What does everyone think?

Silicoids and Sarkas represent the greatest threat to early/mid game but both have good and sometimes fantastic bonus's.

The humans,elerians,birds,gnolams,Bulrathi, darlocks,and cats tend to pick bonus's that are not all that great as slaves, so removing them increases the chance of getting others, also a few of these tend to be warlike.

the meklar,bugs,psilons aren't as big a threat as the first group(silicoids and sarkas), and don't have quite as good of bonus's.

the trilarians sometimes have good bonus's other times they don't.

[Harry Seldon]

Darlocks.

I absolutely loathe those bastards. I hate them with a passion unbridled by common sense or sound reason. If I'm ever elected president I swear I'll hijack the game and wipe those sorry maggots from the map.

[Whoha]

Can't wipe them out if we pick them ;P

[Harry Seldon]

That's the hope. Damn, dirty Darlocks.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Fully support the hatred of Darlocks.

[Sharpe]

Silicoids are such a pain that I would be thrilled to avoid them being in the game - they expand way too fast - but admittedly theirs and the Sakkras bonuses are nice.

Darlocks would be ok I suppose.

[vmxa1]

Well I tend to use Darloks as my pic.

[Whoha]

So darlocks it is.

[Gilgamensch]

I haven't got anything against the Darloks.

Except laser, missiles, bombs ...........................

[ravagon]

I usually try and take the Darloks out any way I can as soon as we come in contact.
I'm slightly biased though because I tend to take -spy picks.

[Harry Seldon]

I usually play Psilons so I'm a huge target for the Darlocks throughout the game. Combine that with usually being in the lead ("You were framed!") and you have a blood feud.

[Old n Slow]

I always play the Elerians -- after all, I do have to watch the screen.

[Urban Ranger]

Yeah, them digital babes are quite nice for their time

[The Mad Monk]

Elerians for screen beautification!

I haven't had many problems with Darloks, unless they hit repulsive. Of course, I tend to share tech, so they don't have much reason to go after me.

[vmxa1]

The reason to be concerned, if any, about them is stealth. If they show up with stealth ships at your door and you do not have OMNI, it could be a pain.