Clonetrooper vs. Battledroid comparison

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-11-21 01:47pm

It may have absolutely nothing to do with their own initiative - they could have been commanded to do so by a Lucrehulk-class control core.

Axis Kast · Post by **Axis Kast** » 2004-11-21 03:48pm

Isn't that an assumption we must always make about them?

I meant to say that, whatever controlled them, it appeared to allow them to execute a few basic strategies or tactics, rather than merely point-and-shoot.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-11-21 05:28pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:It may have absolutely nothing to do with their own initiative - they could have been commanded to do so by a Lucrehulk-class control core.

The fact that they speak at all to eachother, and the fact that thry must recieve specific orders via hologram, is proof that they don't recieve orders from the Control Ship. If that were the case, then they'd all be connected in a hive mind like the Borg and conversation between one another would be unnecesary and wasteful.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2004-11-21 05:44pm

The Original Nex wrote: The fact that they speak at all to eachother, and the fact that thry must recieve specific orders via hologram, is proof that they don't recieve orders from the Control Ship. If that were the case, then they'd all be connected in a hive mind like the Borg and conversation between one another would be unnecesary and wasteful.

Yet in TPM the droid army collapses and physically falls apart after the Droid Control Ship is destroyed. How do you rationlize that?

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-11-21 06:33pm

Their activation signal is dependant on the Control Ship, not their actions.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2004-11-21 06:38pm

The Original Nex wrote:Their activation signal is dependant on the Control Ship, not their actions.

So they need a constant signal to stay activated. That is what your saying right?

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-11-21 06:51pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
The Original Nex wrote:Their activation signal is dependant on the Control Ship, not their actions.
So they need a constant signal to stay activated. That is what your saying right?

Yep. Wong goes into more detail in his TPM Analysis on the main page.