>>5236022Basically, if we acted with the Blackstone fortress at that moment, and knew that it would doom Lucius to defeat, would that really be protecting the planet, or protecting our pride?
Better a Mangled Lucius that can be repaired, than no Lucius at all, and Mitu ultimate victory. Maybe other Primarchs would have chosen differently, "Damn the future outcome I want to protect my planet NOW". But Talos sees the long game.
>Well the value of the planet is high, and the home world does have immense valueIt's certainly very, very productive thanks to our efforts at uniting planets and shoveling resources to it.
I would say that, production wise, its potential capacity at the current exceeds Mars by merit of the Lucian Federation
However, Mars definitely has some major advantages over Lucius.
-The birthplace and capital of the Mechanicum, all its most ancient secrets, oldest orders, and archives as well as the storage of the majority of the Galaxy's STCs
-Superior Legio Cybernetica (our options for research and development of robots seem to be very limited as we haven't had many opportunities to invest in them. Mostly we've only really deployed the typical Kastellans which are very common)
-An intact Astropathic and Navigator order
-Proximity to Terra, its vast population and own technology, as well as the protection of the Sol system
-Featly by most of the major forge worlds in the Galaxy, if at least on paper and by lip service
In terms of research Capacity, Mars definitely has the upper hand.
How many times in this quest have we said "oh, if only we could research that. Maybe Mars has the technology". And now we at last have a chance to head to the holy planet!
Lucius does however, have its own secrets that we have yet to unlock, as well as further potentials. Mainly its core, ability to move through space, and access to advanced Teleportation technology which could be researched further.
