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Posted: 2005-03-10 10:47am
by Vohu Manah
You all do realize that technically the Korean War is still on. No treaty officially ending the war was signed, only a cease-fire.

Posted: 2005-03-10 11:45am
by Thirdfain
Cabwi Desco wrote:Ah well fine. I concede my point of discussion.


Whats to stop someone from aiming a superweapon visually? Aim big weapon at planet or biggest ship, mathematically calculate firing angle (simple geometry and trig) and Fire. no more planet/ship. But yeah I'm not defending it just looking at this in another way.
Because superweapons are lightspeed, and at missile ranges, all visual data will be seconds out of date.

Posted: 2005-03-10 03:03pm
by Crayz9000
Corsairs... patrolling the trade lanes. Now that is a funny sight.

Posted: 2005-03-10 03:18pm
by SirNitram
Crayz9000 wrote:Corsairs... patrolling the trade lanes. Now that is a funny sight.
'When the Theives Guild announced a General Strike, the actual rate of crime quadrupled.' - Discworld. :D

Posted: 2005-03-16 08:19pm
by Kyle
Thirdfain. Do you realize that the SKS has done absolutely nothing in my war with either the Klingons or Gorn? All they've done was acknowledge the UTRs request for assitance, and even that would not be public knowledge since it was an encrypted signal sent from Royal Navy HQ to Terran Navy HQ. Those ships ahven't shown up yet, and won't now, so as far as the galaxy at large is concerned the SKS just stood back and took a hands off aproach, just like the Corp Sec did.

In the eyes of the public there should be no difference between the SKS or Corp Sec. But it doesn't matter really, Deneb works for me.

Posted: 2005-03-17 07:05am
by frigidmagi
Speaking has a member of the "public" there damn well is a difference between the SKS and the Corp Sphere.

Thridfain is not coming up with this stuff in a vaccum Kyle.

Posted: 2005-03-17 12:43pm
by Kyle
frigidmagi wrote:Speaking has a member of the "public" there damn well is a difference between the SKS and the Corp Sphere.

Thridfain is not coming up with this stuff in a vaccum Kyle.
My point is that the SKS has done nothing. Phong has not been around so the SKS has been a neutral in everything. If other players have a problem with the SKS it is not based on in game actions, since the SKS has made no in game actions.

Posted: 2005-03-17 05:17pm
by SirNitram
Or based off the fact there's no secret to who the Entente members are and how they tend to support each other.

Posted: 2005-03-17 07:34pm
by Thirdfain
Kyle wrote: My point is that the SKS has done nothing. Phong has not been around so the SKS has been a neutral in everything. If other players have a problem with the SKS it is not based on in game actions, since the SKS has made no in game actions.
Right, but that doesn't change Phongn's declared attitude towards the new powers. Meanwhile, the Corporate Sector has a record of impartiality, and is broadly seen as being the most friendly and open of the Entente members.
Or based off the fact there's no secret to who the Entente members are and how they tend to support each other.
Certainly, but that doesn't change the fact that the Corporate Sector still appears to be the most liberal faction, and the one most neutral to this whole affair.

Posted: 2005-03-17 07:51pm
by Pablo Sanchez
Thirdfain wrote:Right, but that doesn't change Phongn's declared attitude towards the new powers. Meanwhile, the Corporate Sector has a record of impartiality, and is broadly seen as being the most friendly and open of the Entente members.
Lies. You will hold your conference at the Five Fangs, and gigantic Kzin warriors in full battle armor will loom threateningly over your attendees. Then you will know true impartiality.

Posted: 2005-03-17 07:52pm
by Thirdfain
That'd be what we here in the diplomacy business would refer to as "Unacceptable to our needs."

Posted: 2005-03-17 08:36pm
by SirNitram
Pablo Sanchez wrote:Lies. You will hold your conference at the Five Fangs, and gigantic Kzin warriors in full battle armor will loom threateningly over your attendees. Then you will know true impartiality.
A diplomat after my own black heart.

Posted: 2005-03-20 12:06am
by InnocentBystander
Did we forget about the STGOD again? :lol:

Posted: 2005-03-21 02:45pm
by Kyle
Thirdfain wrote:
Kyle wrote: My point is that the SKS has done nothing. Phong has not been around so the SKS has been a neutral in everything. If other players have a problem with the SKS it is not based on in game actions, since the SKS has made no in game actions.
Right, but that doesn't change Phongn's declared attitude towards the new powers. Meanwhile, the Corporate Sector has a record of impartiality, and is broadly seen as being the most friendly and open of the Entente members.
Thats fine. I just didn't want his nation to be painted witht he same brush as the UTR and Kzin when he wasn't involved. Like I said I have no problem with Deneb. I jsut didn't want my actions to have negatively affected Phong since he wasn't here. Just trying to be a good ally.

Posted: 2005-03-29 05:04pm
by Thirdfain
Just something I need to mention, for future reference- citing the common usage of nuclear and other high-powered weapons, the Commonwealth equips the Legions with chemical and biological weapons at the Century level.

Posted: 2005-04-01 10:58pm
by Thirdfain
Entente wenchs about to get what's coming :twisted:

Posted: 2005-04-02 12:08am
by Cabwi Desco
DEAR LART!

this is going to be epic!

Thirdfain, what is your superlasers capapbility? Planet Cracking or Destroying? Or is it a capship spanker?

Posted: 2005-04-02 12:26am
by Pablo Sanchez
Cabwi Desco wrote:DEAR LART!

this is going to be epic!

Thirdfain, what is your superlasers capapbility? Planet Cracking or Destroying? Or is it a capship spanker?
He cleared it with Marcao and I--it is both able to fully destroy planets and strike ships.

Posted: 2005-04-02 12:31am
by Kyle
Well I'd like a little info on that superlaser platform so I know what to do about it.

Posted: 2005-04-02 11:27am
by Thirdfain
Kyle wrote:Well I'd like a little info on that superlaser platform so I know what to do about it.
It's a specialized platform- essentially an overgrown DN, poorly shielded for a craft it's size. It's armament is limited to a fistful of PD guns and missiles, and the superlaser.

Posted: 2005-04-02 02:41pm
by Pablo Sanchez
Thirdfain wrote:
Kyle wrote:Well I'd like a little info on that superlaser platform so I know what to do about it.
It's a specialized platform- essentially an overgrown DN, poorly shielded for a craft it's size. It's armament is limited to a fistful of PD guns and missiles, and the superlaser.
Shut up. It's the middle of the second already. :)

Posted: 2005-04-02 02:49pm
by Thirdfain
Pablo Sanchez wrote:
Thirdfain wrote:
Kyle wrote:Well I'd like a little info on that superlaser platform so I know what to do about it.
It's a specialized platform- essentially an overgrown DN, poorly shielded for a craft it's size. It's armament is limited to a fistful of PD guns and missiles, and the superlaser.
Shut up. It's the middle of the second already. :)
These things take time :P

Posted: 2005-04-02 03:42pm
by Kyle
OK. I'm confused. Was this entire war supposed to be an aprils fools joke? Or are you just having fun with your superlaser?

Posted: 2005-04-02 03:43pm
by Thirdfain
Kyle wrote:OK. I'm confused. Was this entire war supposed to be an aprils fools joke? Or are you just having fun with your superlaser?
Whole thing is an april fool's joke. I don't even have a superlaser. Besides, mustering a fleet like this would be pretty much impossible without you being alerted beforehands.

Posted: 2005-04-02 03:50pm
by Kyle
Thirdfain wrote:
Kyle wrote:OK. I'm confused. Was this entire war supposed to be an aprils fools joke? Or are you just having fun with your superlaser?
Whole thing is an april fool's joke. I don't even have a superlaser. Besides, mustering a fleet like this would be pretty much impossible without you being alerted beforehands.
Thats what I thought. Nicely done. I'll admit I fell for it totally.