Disgruntled former Starfleet officer

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 10:41pm

Fellow travelers, my name is not important at the moment, but this message is. I am a proudly disgruntled Star Trek fan (NOT a Trekkie, for they are beneth me) as recently, I have been removed from command of my ship in a Star Trek PBeM which will remain nameless to protect the innocent and shame the guilty. I was removed because I saw the light, thanks to this wonderful website. (Stardestroyer.net for those in the cheap seats)

I wanted to take some of the lessons I learned here and try to apply them to my now former sim to at the bare minimum make sense of things. However, my effots were not welcomed, even to the point where I was dismissed to my shock and awe. And now I know, the evil Sh!t Lords of Star Trek have many of my now former friends under then control to line their pockets by feeding them sub-standard dribble they call "canon".

To The Powers That Be of this wonderful realm, thank you for allowing me to join your many ranks. I hope that we all can converse peacefully and PURGE our once great genre from the Sh!t Lords. Again, I thank you.

Sincerly,

Darkwyng

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-14 10:44pm

Umm, thanks, but please try not to kiss up to anyone. We try to discourage that kind of behaviour.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 10:45pm

Thanks. But really, you'd be surprised how much of a fan I was before I saw this. I even considered going to one of their conventions.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-14 10:50pm

Personally, I have never understood the conventions. I've never felt any urge to go to one. The closest I ever came to that type of event was stumbling across an autograph signing session in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and that was just because I happened to pass it on the way out of the Forum.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2007-01-14 10:52pm

Darth Wong wrote:Personally, I have never understood the conventions. I've never felt any urge to go to one.

I did one because a cute girl I wanted to date, in my freshman year, was a hidden Trek Geek.

Boring fucking affairs. Literally it's a bunch of geeks standing around, talking about Trek, sweating in their costumes as people peddle expensive Star Trek stuff. Expensive food, and usually bad air conditioning as well.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2007-01-14 10:56pm

Darth Wong wrote:Personally, I have never understood the conventions.

I've been to a few, it's mostly just a fun way to meet people with a similar interest. You hang around, discuss Trek and related things and the maybe watch a few episodes on a big screen.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:02pm

And I do apologize for that. I was one of those simmers that that favored a more militaristic Starfleet. At least to the point where crewmembers could be properly equipped on away missions and not die like redshirts.

Mostly I did Special Operations within Star Trek. However I have some friends in the US Armed Forces that I consult with time and time again about my ops and how to make them Trek-friendly.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:19pm

However, I did learn my lesson from there. Live and let live and if need be, cut your losses.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-14 11:24pm

It's good that you talk to real army guys. Their input is usually quite refreshing.

The worst sort of fans are the people who don't know about anything but Trek. They often think that Trek cliches are actually realistic rules.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:29pm

Yeah. If I may say I am probably one of the very few Starfleet Marine "Generals" who know what exactly they are talking about.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2007-01-14 11:31pm

The worst part of Trek's military is how much you have to make up. Literally the shows have rifles and pistols.....and maybe the weird technobabble item of the week.

There is very little hardware to see even from the supposed militaristic societies.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:32pm

You know what's funny? My military friends would rather take AK-47's into battle than those phasers and disruptors.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-14 11:32pm

Ghost Rider wrote:There is very little hardware to see even from the supposed militaristic societies.

What, you don't consider a bat'leth to be "military hardware"?

Seriously, Trek's writers can never be forgiven for having a bunch of knife-wielding Klingons overrun a Nazi machinegun nest.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:36pm

In my most humble opition, HELL NO! Bat'leth is too big, too heavy. Those Trek writers are combat retarded.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2007-01-14 11:42pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:There is very little hardware to see even from the supposed militaristic societies.
What, you don't consider a bat'leth to be "military hardware"?

Seriously, Trek's writers can never be forgiven for having a bunch of knife-wielding Klingons overrun a Nazi machinegun nest.

Every since I got my sword instructor to bust out laughing for twenty minutes, it classifies as military hardware...only because the enemy will die laughing first.

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Yeah, the overrun was one of Voyager's shining moments of What The Fuck.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:47pm

If I was suddenly transported to the St universe via The Matrix, here's my equipment:

M4A1 Assault Rifle (with silencer and M203 launcher)
MP5N Sub-machien Gun
Sig Sauer P220 Pistol
Body Armor
LIGHTSABER!

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-14 11:51pm

This would be effective against:

Klingons
Starfleet Security
Kazon
Malon
Voth
Borg
Romulans
Vulcans
Starfleet Bridge Crew
Baku
Son'a
Xindi (all 5 species)
Species 8472
Etcetera
Etcetera
Etcetera...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-15 01:08am

A silencer on a carbine firing bullets at almost Mach 3?

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-01-15 01:31am

Oh come on, he's got a carbine and an SMG. Because, let's face it, you totally need both!

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-15 01:36am

Whoa, silencers slow down projectiles. It wouldn't be on the M4, but I'd have it as an option. THe M4 would be for long-range fighting, and the SMG for close quarters.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-15 01:40am

Darkwyng wrote:Whoa, silencers slow down projectiles. It wouldn't be on the M4, but I'd have it as an option. THe M4 would be for long-range fighting, and the SMG for close quarters.

The purpose of a carbine is to provide a gun which combines some of the advantages of an assault rifle and an SMG. That's why Stark was amused that you would choose to bring a carbine and an SMG. If you wanted long-range accuracy, you'd be better off with a longer rifle. And a silencer on a carbine just doesn't make any sense in any case.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-01-15 01:45am

It's not just carbine + SMG: it's carbine + SMG... with the supressor on the carbine. 5.56 doesn't respond well to losing velocity, so fully suppressed (to subsonic) it's going to suck donkey balls. You're much better off supressing the slower, heavier SMG rounds.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-15 01:46am

Okay. *takes notes* Silence the SMG. They won't know what hit them until it rips through their organs.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2007-01-15 01:52am

Actually, the sound of a rifle bullet doesn't arrive until after the bullet itself does, so if surprise is what you want, snipe them with a rifle. SMGs in Star Trek would be good for spraying corridors during boarding actions, but that's not exactly the sort of time you'd want a silencer either.

Darkwyng · Post by **Darkwyng** » 2007-01-15 03:04am

I am aware of that. If at all possible to carry it, I would select the now M107 (formerly M82A1), or it's little brother, the M99 for sniping duty.