Posted: 2003-11-13 12:39am
Fuck, did that episode blow. Droids on speeder bikes with lances? Sure.
I hope this isn't an indication of what else this "micro-series" has in store.

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It may have been a variant firing projectiles like the AT-TE. The reason I suggest this is because turbolaser bolts are supposedly not effected by gravity.Vympel wrote:SPHA-Ts are clearly capable of over-the-horizon fire when required.
Possibly. Do we know the operating principles of the SPHA-Ts weaponry? Like, I know T: stands for turbolaser but what's in a name? No need to assume that every weapon seen in SW must follow principles set previously when it doesn't look/act the same (ref: AOTC).Clone Sergeant wrote:
It may have been a variant firing projectiles like the AT-TE. The reason I suggest this is because turbolaser bolts are supposedly not effected by gravity.
Point. This may be the first example of blaster weaponry whose fire can be made to travel in a arc. It eliminates a major assumed tactical disadvantage of the clone army artillery.Vympel wrote:Possibly. Do we know the operating principles of the SPHA-Ts weaponry? Like, I know T: stands for turbolaser but what's in a name? No need to assume that every weapon seen in SW must follow principles set previously when it doesn't look/act the same (ref: AOTC).
It's not optimal, that's for sure- I don't care that much though, as I'm hoping it'll come with the Episode III DVD- it's only an hour, you can't release that by itself.Stofsk wrote:Does anybody else feel this so-called 'microseries' is a premature ejactulation of a show? I sat down to watch an episode, before I could even RELAX the damn thing was over.
Who the hell thought that 5min cartoon shorts, presented with an episode a day rather than, say, 4 episodes together, would be a good idea?
The basic idea was a sound - SW would lend itself well to a cartoon format, particularly since the great majority of the PT relies on animation - but as someone has already said, it is too goddamn short for the way it is presented each night.
I'm waiting for the weekend, where they'll reshow all 5 episodes relatively back-to-back (you still have to watch the other full-length cartoons that are in-between). I think it'll make an interesting hour-long short film. I just can't fathom why they couldn't do that, rather than the bizarre 5min thing...
IIRC Ep.II ICS says they have changeable guns barrels which can be swapped out for different situations.Clone Sergeant wrote:It may have been a variant firing projectiles like the AT-TE. The reason I suggest this is because turbolaser bolts are supposedly not effected by gravity.
Hey, it's GL! He can do anything!Vympel wrote:It's not optimal, that's for sure- I don't care that much though, as I'm hoping it'll come with the Episode III DVD- it's only an hour, you can't release that by itself.
They must be, but Durge and his lance must be ridiculously strong to slam into an AT-TE head-on (at considerable speed), lifting it up from underneath the chin, and then boom it explodes. It's just dumb.His Divine Shadow wrote:I am willing to bet those lances are something like the power weapons of wh40k.
I do recall that. But in the episode the cannons mounted on the SPHA-T's looked exactly like the one's in Episode 2.Wild Karrde wrote:IIRC Ep.II ICS says they have changeable guns barrels which can be swapped out for different situations.Clone Sergeant wrote:It may have been a variant firing projectiles like the AT-TE. The reason I suggest this is because turbolaser bolts are supposedly not effected by gravity.
If it hurts that much...just remember the sweet episode before that one.Vympel wrote:They must be, but Durge and his lance must be ridiculously strong to slam into an AT-TE head-on (at considerable speed), lifting it up from underneath the chin, and then boom it explodes. It's just dumb.His Divine Shadow wrote:I am willing to bet those lances are something like the power weapons of wh40k.
The flanking of the SPHA-T batteries I can live with, the 'charge of the droids with lances' I can't though- they just ride through a spray of clonetrooper fire.
Did you see last night's episode? It was pretty bad. A very big let down after the previous episodes being so sweet.Ender wrote:Funny how the opinion went from "cool!" to "Motherfucker!" in the span of 3 minutes
Less.Ender wrote:Funny how the opinion went from "cool!" to "Motherfucker!" in the span of 3 minutes
At least you didn't watch Chapter 3 or your disappointment would drop harder.Vympel wrote:Less.Ender wrote:Funny how the opinion went from "cool!" to "Motherfucker!" in the span of 3 minutes
Bitching about the official stuff is one of the major hobbies of some people on this board. What do you expect?Ender wrote:Funny how the opinion went from "cool!" to "Motherfucker!" in the span of 3 minutes
IMO the main stupidity lies in Durge uppercut lifting a tank with a lance. The secondary is them charging into heavy fire and obviously no casualties. Their second charge against those tanks was at least acceptable since they attacked from an unexpected position.Connor MacLeod wrote:You do recall we saw lance-wielding Gungans in TPM right? And what about the Royal Guardsman?
Yes, lance wielding robots and Calamarians is stupid (Even I can't deny that), but its hardly without precedent.
The Gungans' lances were crowd-control shock devices.Connor MacLeod wrote:You do recall we saw lance-wielding Gungans in TPM right? And what about the Royal Guardsman?
Yes, lance wielding robots and Calamarians is stupid (Even I can't deny that), but its hardly without precedent.