Posted: 2004-09-12 12:32am
And yet you were on the attack how long after the war started? It wasn't long.
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The war started the second Thirdfain invaded White Sun space. And seeing as how I am his client, I had orders to launch my attacks pretty much immediately. So, yeah, it wasn't long. My attack here is part of the first wave.Rogue 9 wrote:And yet you were on the attack how long after the war started? It wasn't long.
We had bad intel. The fleet is heading back as fast as it can go.Bugsby wrote:The war started the second Thirdfain invaded White Sun space. And seeing as how I am his client, I had orders to launch my attacks pretty much immediately. So, yeah, it wasn't long. My attack here is part of the first wave.Rogue 9 wrote:And yet you were on the attack how long after the war started? It wasn't long.
Unrelated question: What is the final action in Elysium? Did the UPA show up, look around, then turn and go home without firing a shot? Did you blow up a few clusters? Whats the deal?
They can also hit the autopilot switch and take a nap, with an alarm set to wake them up if anything comes near.Beowulf wrote:Wait, Rogue 9 has pilots spending 6 hours in the cockpit before they reach their target? They ain't going to be anywhere close to effective. They'll be tired and sore, cramped, and probably need to go pee really badly...
Wouldn't that just add grogginess to the problem?Pablo Sanchez wrote:They can also hit the autopilot switch and take a nap, with an alarm set to wake them up if anything comes near.Beowulf wrote:Wait, Rogue 9 has pilots spending 6 hours in the cockpit before they reach their target? They ain't going to be anywhere close to effective. They'll be tired and sore, cramped, and probably need to go pee really badly...
It's standard operating procedure even today for pilots to pop amphetamines to combat grogginess and fatigue.Spyder wrote:Wouldn't that just add grogginess to the problem?
Anyone think sending the entire Alliance after Thirdfain was a bit of an extreme reaction?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
To a declaration of intent to commit genocide against one of our members? No. It wasn't. At all.SirNitram wrote:Anyone think sending the entire Alliance after Thirdfain was a bit of an extreme reaction?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
Then why should a response by the Unification to hit back be considered odd? The escalation started and spiraled upwards. Surely you know enough about politics to realize how irrelevent things become once the recursive loop starts.Rogue 9 wrote:To a declaration of intent to commit genocide against one of our members? No. It wasn't. At all.SirNitram wrote:Anyone think sending the entire Alliance after Thirdfain was a bit of an extreme reaction?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
Don't you think decimating an entire generation, devastating hundreds of square miles of territory, destroying multiple nations, and flushing billions upon billions of dollars down the toilet is a bit of an extreme reaction to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
Yes, but this goes even beyond that; Austria didn't engineer the assassination as an excuse to declare war.Pablo Sanchez wrote:Don't you think decimating an entire generation, devastating hundreds of square miles of territory, destroying multiple nations, and flushing billions upon billions of dollars down the toilet is a bit of an extreme reaction to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
The point sails over your head and into the distance.Rogue 9 wrote:Yes, but this goes even beyond that; Austria didn't engineer the assassination as an excuse to declare war.Pablo Sanchez wrote:Don't you think decimating an entire generation, devastating hundreds of square miles of territory, destroying multiple nations, and flushing billions upon billions of dollars down the toilet is a bit of an extreme reaction to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?Rogue 9 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that attempting to completely destroy an entire continent and every shipyard in orbit is a bit of an extreme reaction to a fake border violation?
Ah hah. So I could start a war just because I was grumpy that day and my reasoning wouldn't matter thereafter, huh? My, what a great way to run things. If I ever meet Straha, I am going to castrate him. Without anesthetic.SirNitram wrote:The point sails over your head and into the distance.Rogue 9 wrote:Yes, but this goes even beyond that; Austria didn't engineer the assassination as an excuse to declare war.Pablo Sanchez wrote: Don't you think decimating an entire generation, devastating hundreds of square miles of territory, destroying multiple nations, and flushing billions upon billions of dollars down the toilet is a bit of an extreme reaction to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
The igniting factor becomes irrelevent once the shots are fired.
If you were an absolute monarch? Fuck yes. It has happened.Rogue 9 wrote:Ah hah. So I could start a war just because I was grumpy that day and my reasoning wouldn't matter thereafter, huh?
Welcome to reality, dipshit. Don't blame Straha, just because you're too stupid to get the point. When huge alliances are stuck in a small region, it doesn't take an act of fucking God to start the furniture breaking. Maybe if you actually knew some history you'd get it, but no, that'd be too much to expect from you.Rogue 9 wrote:Ah hah. So I could start a war just because I was grumpy that day and my reasoning wouldn't matter thereafter, huh? My, what a great way to run things. If I ever meet Straha, I am going to castrate him. Without anesthetic.
I know my history, but I didn't expect him to forge an excuse for war! The idea was to not give him one!SirNitram wrote:Welcome to reality, dipshit. Don't blame Straha, just because you're too stupid to get the point. When huge alliances are stuck in a small region, it doesn't take an act of fucking God to start the furniture breaking. Maybe if you actually knew some history you'd get it, but no, that'd be too much to expect from you.Rogue 9 wrote:Ah hah. So I could start a war just because I was grumpy that day and my reasoning wouldn't matter thereafter, huh? My, what a great way to run things. If I ever meet Straha, I am going to castrate him. Without anesthetic.
Ummm... I don't want to know.frigidmagi wrote:Oh will all of you quit screaming about this! It is pointless, can we just get this over with. And Aly, stay the fuck away from me you witless little twit, it's bad enough I spent 2 days battleing this... PAPERWIEGHT which has the gall to disguise itself has a laptop but then I got your little PM as soon has I showed up.
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE.
Apparently, Alyrium thinks the mess is his fault for having a busted computer. Or some such.Pablo Sanchez wrote:Ummm... I don't want to know.frigidmagi wrote:Oh will all of you quit screaming about this! It is pointless, can we just get this over with. And Aly, stay the fuck away from me you witless little twit, it's bad enough I spent 2 days battleing this... PAPERWIEGHT which has the gall to disguise itself has a laptop but then I got your little PM as soon has I showed up.
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE.
Then you apparently don't know your history. A number have been started with the casus belli of 'That looks neat, let's take it'. Others have started due to the leader just having a really shitty month. One had no reason other than the guy doing the invader couldn't take the throne, because he was illegitimate!Rogue 9 wrote:I know my history, but I didn't expect him to forge an excuse for war! The idea was to not give him one!SirNitram wrote:Welcome to reality, dipshit. Don't blame Straha, just because you're too stupid to get the point. When huge alliances are stuck in a small region, it doesn't take an act of fucking God to start the furniture breaking. Maybe if you actually knew some history you'd get it, but no, that'd be too much to expect from you.Rogue 9 wrote:Ah hah. So I could start a war just because I was grumpy that day and my reasoning wouldn't matter thereafter, huh? My, what a great way to run things. If I ever meet Straha, I am going to castrate him. Without anesthetic.
I said I didn't want to know, and now that I do, I wish I didn't. Honestly, it's bad enough that I'm herding cats, Alyrium shouldn't make it worse by being a stupid cat.Rogue 9 wrote:Apparently, Alyrium thinks the mess is his fault for having a busted computer. Or some such.