"You never know what's going to happen in the arena. You can spend months refining your designs, testing simulations. You can invest in the latest and greatest tech, you can load that Roven with assault guns and flame cannons, and you can walk into that arena ready to raise high hell, and find out your damn sensors ain't good enough to punch through the enemy's cloaking screens. It can all turn on a dime. I've seen a fully loaded Wargod go down to single shell, 'cause it couldn't turn fast enough to protect its control pod. I've seen a Dronus power-up level 12 force screens then go into a cold shutdown 'cause they didn't realize the enemy would be using draining devices. All you can do is go in and fight. Try to minimize the risks. Try to maximize your odds of success. For godsake, don't neglect the AI. And don't bet all your creds on a single match, that's the number one rule." -- Elias Sarp, Amber Warlord, Mercenary League

     "... the Merlix WARGOD is a mighty foe. With regards to sheer, mind numbing firepower, it has no equal. Witnessing this beast in action for the first time is a significant emotional event. Best strategies against a fully loaded WARGOD: retreat, or surrender." -- Jemma Stills, Cobalt Warlord, Mercenary League

     "... and it came, bearing thunder & fire, and at its gesture the heavens opened, and thus were the children of the burning lands scattered unto the ends of the earth." -- Excerpt from the Books of Flame, volume one

     "Gharviq laughed when he saw it, and opened his coffers to offer further wagers. We could see from here that this new roven was very thinly armored. But I secretly wagered against the master, following some hidden intuition. You can imagine our surprise when the thing took flight."
-- Seelus the Junior, Wage Slave, Searing Pack

     "The HARBINGER: this Roven design was solely responsible for the development of vertical weapons fire." -- Amon Kastille, Chief Tactician, United Colonial

     "This was the VENGER design we'd been hearing so much about. Finally, something that could move fast, get in close, and dish out some serious damage. Our prayers were
answered." -- Jerio Saltman-Kast, Amber Warlord, Mercenary League

     "Then did the Alien Gods send forth their dais of resolution, as a testing grounds unto mortal man. Thereupon: their SlipSide Warrior, a being of steel and science-- frightful incarnation of The Fallen One, and last enemy of the children of the burning lands. And it was fated in that time that a challenger should come upon that dark pedestal, and cast forth the Enemy, and in doing so should therewith be shown the secrets of the universe." -- Excerpt, Books of Flame, volume three