Thread:CrimsonFire735/@comment-4960835-20150119181139/@comment-4894054-20150125181316

CrimsonFire735 wrote: Just noticed your earlier post about swapping for the Hive of Mirus. I don't know, i'd have to think about it. I don't really picture them as having the fleet power needed to hold off the combined fleets of the UAE. Besides, I thought the Hive would be crushed by the Scelus in year two of the Conflicts, then absorbed into the Brotherhood of Darklings? They also use mostly organic technology, not being interested in Plaganium. (If you remember, the only reason the Crimson Sons were blockading Alpha Rosetta is because they wanted the Plaganium.)

Anyway, we don't have to put much thought into that right now. We've got a long way to go before we get to that part. You'd be surprised how powerful the Hive is, even without exotic elements. The capabilities of their technology is surprisingly more vast than it would seem at first glance, and as they're non-native to this universe, they're not only unable to use Essence, but are also unaffected by it, instead being affectable by conventional, non-Essence-affiliated magic.