I really like this question. The idea of Sci-Fi and Fantasy in fact being two separate things, but things we both love oh so much.
Like Starwars and Lord of the Rings.
Like Starwars and Lord of the Rings.
Poll: Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy,who wins?
- Thread starter PUR3_GAM3R33
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Why should they have to be mutually exclusive? I LOVE watching a team of mages land on the planet's surface to take on a Mad scientist's army of Mech driving crystal golems.
Depends on your stance on magic and how powerful it will be. All the tech in the world cant stop a poewrful spell. Or break through it.
I'd like to point out that science could easily win the ground battle as well. The most useful thing about firearms is that they require almost no training to be used, and you don't have to stand in intimidating and pretty lines to use them. An army of horse-backed mounted swordsman would just get creamed about a hundred or two hundred yards away. there goes about 5 years of training, and if you want more, another 5 years are going to have to be spent training them.
You can't pull the gods, cause they have their own set up and could side with sci-fi if they feel they have the stronger chance of victory. Quite a few fantasy gods don't like humanity cause they created them, they like them because they are the strongest guys on the planet who still worship them. But it would still be interesting, because if the gods do side with fantasy, it would be a very close match, until the commander goes "oh well I've had my fun. Biological, nuclear and all sorts of other nasty bombs ftw!" and then drops them hard on the planet.
You can't pull the gods, cause they have their own set up and could side with sci-fi if they feel they have the stronger chance of victory. Quite a few fantasy gods don't like humanity cause they created them, they like them because they are the strongest guys on the planet who still worship them. But it would still be interesting, because if the gods do side with fantasy, it would be a very close match, until the commander goes "oh well I've had my fun. Biological, nuclear and all sorts of other nasty bombs ftw!" and then drops them hard on the planet.
Did I say the nukes would kill the gods? Sure, the gods may survive, but the planet won't. unless you suggest that the gods stop the missiles, but since they aren't omnipotent, they could only stop so much. plus there is the consideration of whether a god could be hurt by a nuclear device. It's possible, since in several fantasy stories gods have been wounded by normal people.emeraldrafael said:
Of course, I'd be more interested in a "good science fiction and fantasy versus bad science fiction and fantasy" simply because that at least makes some sense. chaos space marines and space marines would never work together after, just like how the covenant and the UNSC would never agree to fight together.
The idea of a god is that it is by definition omnipotent, and once they transcend to earth they give up their full god power (if they so choose) to be more mortal. More often then not, the god is hurt by its own creation, made specifically to kill a god that a mortal finds that has ties to the gods (whether being chosen or birthed by them).FPSfanatic said:
So yes, Im going to say that by definition of what it means to be godly, they are omnipotent and could not only stop the missile, but also negate its effect and destroy its sender.
...
And thats before we even add magic into the mix. and I'll just say, I've seen POWERFUL magic before, that nukes and even the force of the big bang itself would quake and fear before.
This is pretty simple, if we're talking hard sci-fi vs low fantasy, hard sci-fi would win (hard sci-fi being realistic stuff aka no Q no gods no replicators etc, and low fantasy would be like Game of Thrones, the first book). Hard sci-fi vs high fantasy, high fantasy would win (aka marvel Thor). And with soft sci-fi which is anything like Q, gods, replicators etc, is just magic that is instead of chanting you hit a button so against low fantasy it would be people with "magic" (soft sci-fi) vs low fantasy, people without magic, so soft sci-fi would win and soft sci-fi vs high fantasy who can tell the difference, they both use magic it's just who chants and who push's a button.
They both have powerful allies, warriors, powers, etc.
Personally though, I prefer Sci-Fi. I loves me some Fantasy but Sci-Fi is my favorite.
Sci-Fi said:
Despite all of the advantages Sci-Fi has, you really can't beat the power of Fate. Sci Fi has The Force but only in Star Wars. Fate and Destiny are always huge in fantasy whereas Sci-Fi don't seem to use that as often (or maybe I'm just missing it). As for Gods and Goddesses, they can always be killed, beaten, defeated, etc. Thanos, Galactus, Zeus, Hercules...All beaten by supposedly lesser creatures at one point or another. It's a really close call.Fantasy said:
Personally though, I prefer Sci-Fi. I loves me some Fantasy but Sci-Fi is my favorite.
and i thought i was the only one that escaped from the looney bin <_< ... glad im not lonely yay! <3Timedraven 117 said:Not Daemon thingys they are dark chaos gods, representing the 4 horrors of the universe! they will crush you just with a glance. and yes they do have a various assortment of gods that they can pull the 'god card' on.EvilMaggot said:hmm... Doesnt Warhammer 40k have thier gods aswell... the daemon thingy's and so on ?Je Suis Ubermonkey said:
Sci-fi winss because the only thing fantasy barely has going for it is the god card and that is very losse. And there soldiers numbers are either couintered withthe technology or countered in numbers as well as with the technology bonus. The sci fi armour can be near impervious from the fantasy weapons, not to metion the ability to scare the enemy into submission in just a few battles. I could go on and on with this but that would be long.
Due to the limitless number of people in a Sci-Fi universe, advanced tech that can destroy worlds, access to some of their own gods, and the fact most rain hot lead from the sky against people with swords I'm giving it to Sci-Fi hands down.
Fantasy uses magic. Magic isn't bound by the law of physics and science is. Thus, fantasy would win by default.
1600x533? What kind of monitor are you using?PUR3_GAM3R33 said:
OT: Neither. They are both equal, and thus are most powerful when they work together. Perfect example of this: Star Wars. It's got both a sci-fi setting and mystic fantasy mumbo-jumbo(read: the force).
I vote fantasy to win, because science fiction had to deal with the limitations of their technology, battery/ammo limits, physics and other tangible issues. Magic doesn't have that problem. It's magic, it doesn't have to explain shit.
On the other hand, technology to it's utmost limit is indistinguishable from magic. Also, who's fantasy world versus who's sci fi? Jedi's v. Armies of Mordor, G.I. Joe v. Last Unicorn? Are they of comparable level? There would be alot of determining factors.
On the other hand, technology to it's utmost limit is indistinguishable from magic. Also, who's fantasy world versus who's sci fi? Jedi's v. Armies of Mordor, G.I. Joe v. Last Unicorn? Are they of comparable level? There would be alot of determining factors.