Batman wrote:Once provided with a working example of a miniature forcefield generator. It's called reverse-engineering.
Feel free to submit evidence Borg nanoprobes can reverse engineer technology, particularily futuristic technology. We know nanoprobes can build currently available Borg technology and utilize existing materials for construction. No evidence they are capable of reverse engineering technology, never mind extrapoloating completely unrelated technologies, like maturation/growth chambers, multi-dimensional adaptations, etc.
You give the nanoprobes far too much credit.
You have the burden of proof. Submit evidence the emitter was doing anything other than that,
It created holgrams that interacted with matter via forcefields. Thanks for playing.
Force fields interacting with matter is absolutely nothing new to the Borg. They do it all the time.
And your arguement doesn't address how the nanoprobes would know how to create a practical KE shield to protect a living humanoid.
I couldn't possibly care less wether or not they have. One, however, is not a valid example of the Borg tech base.
Yes he is. The only way you can attempt to refute that is by introducing extra, unproven variables, like Borg nanoprobes being capable of reverse engineering futuristic technology.
My theory on the other hand works within what we
know about Borg nanoprobes. In this case, that they simply have design specifications and the capability to construct Borg technology based upon these specifications.
Because you happen to be wrong.Say it with me: miniature forcefield generator. Say it with me: reverse engineering.
Again, prove Borg nanoprobes possess the capability to reverse engineer any technology, never mind "futuristic" technology.
We know Borg nanoprobes possess design specifications and construction capabilities. Reverse engineering is an unsubstantiated claim. I refer you to Occam's Razor on that note.
Yes, which won the battle for the E-E...how again? Oh right...he didn't. Data got captured by drones. Damn, the Borg really desperately needed that KE shielding though.
As it would have saved a number of Borg drones
Yes, the Borg really care about drones dearly. Never mind they can re animate them if really necessary, and they add fresh ones from enemy crew.
(which, after the destruction of the Sphere, were in rather short supply), they would have come in rather handy...
Short supply? Prove your claim the Borg were in "short" supply of drones.
With this "short" supply, they sent the E-E crew fleeing and captured the E-E. Obviously, this "short supply" was sufficient to accomplish the objective. And that's all that matters.
Yes, after all, if you're boarding a Federation starship with the intent of assimilating it, sent drones best handled to combat
Klingons.
Thanks for completely missing the point. Just because a stupid tactic works thanks to the enemy being even
more incompetent than you,doesn't mean that tactic isn't stupid.
Translation: Please ignore the fact the Borg drones sent the E-E crew fleeing despite their tactical "vulnerability" to KE attacks.
Submit evidence the mobile emitter can construct anything.
Are you on drugs? IT doesn't have to
built anything. It served as a
prototype.
And you have yet to prove Borg nanoprobes can reverse engineer technology, particularily "futuristic" technology.
Then... they're...incredibly...stupid...for...not...using...it.
Yes, after all, your examples have proven the Borg desperately need it. Like in FC where the Borg didn't take over the E-E and sent the crew packing...oh, wait...they did. Without KE shielding. Where's that desperate need again?
Expecting KE damage to drones is inevitable.
Seems they would really benefit from a KE shield, then.
Only if they suffered a sufficient loss of drones to justify implementing it. You have yet to prove that.
Asserting any KE inflicted damage to drones demands the widespread and immediate deployment of KE shielding is false. I've already shown drones lost to KE attacks don't qualify as scenarios demanding the deployment of KE shielding.
Unless replacing Drones is somehow easier than providing them with KE shields, I'd rather say they do.
The Borg can replace drones easily with enemy crew, repairing them is relatively easy as well. Again, you have yet to prove the Borg are desperately in need of KE shielding. Even moderately in need of KE shielding for that matter.
The emitter has absolutely zero credibility for building anything, particularily Borg technology.
Say it with me
again. Prototype. Reverse engineering.
Evidence that Borg nanoprobes can do just that? Submit it. We already have a workable theory with what we know about nanoprobes without making up capabilities for them. Again, I refer you to Occam's Razor.