Talk:Sentient/@comment-178.204.210.30-20150806204008/@comment-217.245.159.155-20150809150333

let's be fair. the sentient race was build up for years. no real information, and if you get any at all, it is open for lots of interpretation. it kinda feels the same with the design. for all i can guess, the developement of the sentient was like, at the very beginning, "let's create a sort of mythos to give backstory", then to "let's slowly work to give the players more lore and information" to finally, recently "let's ready all to introduce them". the work was fractured, and over the years the parameters have been set. this goes for both the information and design of the sentient, as it needs to fit the description.

personally, i also guess that their design has been influenced by the eridian species of borderlands, at least of some of their units.