how very poetic, almost biblical. 

i will admit i have been slightly overwhelmed with how quickly so many replies appeared for this post. suppose i should have known better. 

so far the general consensus seems to be tha tall 3 are balanced, with the only way to choose being your preferred style of play.

this is exactly what a RTS game's different races should be. not like Homeworld 1 or 2 where there is very little between the two

TEC however are the best

For the Unity!

Oh really...I play as Advent everyime, and I can win against Difficult AI all the time.  Not only does advent have very nicely built ships, but also can win through culture, which other races cannot do as easily.  Also, Advent have the best defense in the game.  One could build a completely inpenetrable defense with Advent's beam and hangar defense.  Basically if you wanted to, you would win by being a turtle...lookin at you soasertsus!!!

I'll take that challenge.  I presume you'll want to set this up on a desert planet with the increased tactical bonus?  We'll probably need a custom map.  I've not found a clam I couldn't penetrate yet.

The advent have wtf extra money for little investment culture bonuses. Also they are the most shiny. Therefore they are the best.

The pun was intended.  I do hear they turtle really well, I've just never played against them in mp.

A properly defended Advent planet with a fleet is nearly unstoppable. A Missile Barrage can wreck them, but almost nothing else but a hugely superior fleet can defeat an Advent defense. That's their main strength, especially in team games where the Advent player can concentrate on fortifying his allies' planets.

Also, I'm not entirely sure if the Egg can beat the Advent's best Capital ship; Progenitor Mothership. With both at level 6, the Progen can simply have Shield Regeneration and spam that several times. And from the fleet perspective, having the best LRMs and Carriers can't be bad thing.

Lol how many kosturas do you plan to build? Im fairly sure the advent  player wouldn't let you build superweapons to this point, without attacking, it's not like you literally turtle and try a culture win, because you can't, but the culture spread ups your economy, downs their economy, it forces them to invest in culture or they WILL lose their border worlds whilst simultaneously never quite keeping up with your culture push and so losing allegiance and therefore income. It also gives you combat advantages and removes enemy combat advantages The turtling bit is where you wait till your culture is pushing up against their border worlds. Also the 1 kostura shot you'll use in reality is wasted against a SB which will still hypnotize your fleet into next tuesday. Finally if you plan on using kosturas then you might just be on the receiving end of the vastly more usefull deliverance engine.

Secondly illuminators+ guardians = win. Illuminators are the best LRM in terms of performance, (not in terms of tech investment obviously) they can potentially shoot 3 targets normally at least 2  and with guardians push nothing can get close to them.

In terms of fleet supply and costs, Drone Hosts are better than Percherons and Lasuraks by having three SCs in par to their two. Also, Illuminator vessels have the best firepower from their laser cannons, a nice defensive ability, and good enough mobility.

How many battles result in a superweapon? Unless we're talking about multiple galaxy or huge maps, the liklihood that the Kotsura even appears is very slim.

Ha, I forgot Nano Disassembler negated shields, you're right. But Marza>all.

I dont get it. Why does everyone think the Marza is so unbeatable?

I agree

And about the Kostura thing everyone is talking about, it was just an exemple. A good player wouldnt let me build more than 1.

I lold, but you cant be THAT mean about TEC only players... I cant imagine there is that much of s crossover between sins and Halo fanbases! I mean can you imagine shield mitigation in Halo?

I love TEC the most. It seems that TEC is more well-balanced overall than the other races.

Economically, TEC can research metal and Crystal extraction ( You will only need 1 Civic Station ) faster than the other races . One of the upgrades that I like the most is " Modular Architecture ", it decreases the cost of extractors, frigates factory, and some other building. This is very good early when expanding is important. TEC also has the Immense Cargo Upgrade that give you metal and crystal income faster from your refineries. I think TEC is the best when you are talking about economy.

Militarily, TEC has the highest armor and Hull points for ships. TEC's ship can not be destroyed easily especially when you use Hoshiko Robot Cruisers that can repair hull ! The support units isn't so bad for me. Some people try to use Arcova Scout Frigate and Timed Explosives upgrade for a rush. This is a good strategy because most people just ignore the scouts and 3 bombs will destroy most structures. For Capital Ships, I like Kol Battleship the most. It can take a lot of punishment and its ultimate ability, Finest Hour, can give it an edge in battle. For starbases, I prefer TEC's starbase.

Do you know what I don't like about TEC ? It is the ships' design. They are not elegant and symmetrical. I always like Advent's ships in design.

So, that is my opinion. What do you think of my English ? It is good enough ?