User blog comment:Gobba42/New Alternate Timeline Idea/@comment-4773959-20120225184403/@comment-2253300-20120225200429

Alright. Well first of all I simply can't see the Old Ones siding with Daemons. They were a wise, compassionate race. The fact that aligning themselves with Chaos would help them beat the Necrontyr only to doom the whole galaxy to perhaps an even bigger catastrophe would not escape them. Secondly if the Necrontyr are back, and have reversed the Bio-transference then what mortal race did thy decide to take over? I don't believe for a second that the Necrons would abandon their powerful, immortal bodies for anything but the perfect race. Furthermore if they have won the war and regained their bodies then what reason do they have to continue fighting the Old Ones? They certainly wouldn't be under the C'tan anymore, as I doubt the C'tan would want their servants to transfer into organic bodies that are beyond their control. Another problem is that the Enslavers are not a military force. They are more like Psychic locust in my view. Furthermore what is stopping them from wiping the Old Ones out in this setting? While the Tyranids would still exist in this setting, it is unlikely that they would come as early as they did in the main setting, and far fewer would attack the galaxy all at once. This is because it has been stated that the Tyranids are being drawn to our galaxy by the Astrononmicon. Finally, while I have great respect for the Tau, I can't see them holding up against these kinds of enemies. The Tyranids are one thing, but they would be hard pressed to fight the old ones, especially if they are now aligned with Chaos. They would not even begin to know how to deal with the Enslavers. Finally if the Necrontyr rule the galaxy it would be entirely unlikely that the Tau would not have been crushed. The Necrontyr empire was one of the great empires of the past, even the Imp[erium does not match up. Finally i have to question what role humanity has in all of this. I think that just about sums up my concerns.