Lol, so no, you have nothing. Just like I figured. Your so called reference was disproven in the first instance and you have yet to offer anything of substance. *grabs popcorn to see how he references the same defeated argument a fourth time*

^ ^ I guess you didn’t make the above comments. and no, we aren’t talking about m16’s but should we talk about it in another manner? It’s a shot fired with a max range. Unless you want to explain how we should be thinking of this differently? So far you have your quippy one liners and no real answers.

I use my IPhone, but it’s not by any means a good program nor is it easy to review and/or transcribe. In a pinch it works though. I would also be interested in a better solution though.

Is there an extreme range to weaponry? Yes. Does this mean the inverse is true? Sure, but does that mean that an M16 fired at a maximum effective range of 600 meters would be 100 % more effective at 1 meter or less? It’s not proportionate in that sense to say that weapons have maximum effective range means they are inversely superior at shorter ranges. There will be energy lost over distance, but this doesn’t make those shots equivalent to the strength necessary to do the sort of damage you are insisting.

I try to pretend the Jazz singers don’t exist... lol. I think the real willpower 3 candidates are those who can watch those two without losing their shi.t.

Not to throw my hat into one side of this dog and pony show, but think about orbital bombardments. An ISD has enough weapons to slag most planets and yet destruction on the scale of Taris in Legends is one of the only notable instances of orbital bombardment. There are many reasons that you might not want to do that but think about the potential ramifications for Star Wars storylines. In the new canon novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, the author has Orson Krennic order the clones to fire from space on the Voort capital with devastating effect. The introduction of such elements then necessitates the introduction of counter-points to it. Why not slag Alderaan from space? It had a planetary shield so instead they blew up the whole planet. When we are dealing with space opera there is a certain give and take on these things but it’s usually easier to think of “easy solutions” as requiring unique circumstances so that they don’t apply in every case.

So your thought is that the ships firing at it who have to struggle to hit it by aiming and leading their target etc, will be able to hit a target moving at light speed? The ship will have disappeared before the gunner has time to think about pressing the button. There is no evidence that the closer one gets to a target the stronger their blasts, nor, is there any tangible proof that a fleet battle which would take considerable amounts of time to break through fully shielded and armoured heavy cruisers would be sped up by their approach. When we see ships being destroyed in film, we are seeing either overwhelming concentration of fire from many vessels, or, the end of a protracted battle where shields and armour have been reduced significantly.

ARC fighter would be hella cool for this.

While I appreciate that you have hedged your comment you also made a bit of a bold claim that probably wouldn’t hold water. I’m not trying to contest your feeling that we don’t know enough to comment on the hyperspace ram nonsense, and I agree, but as we see in the giant fleet battles, those capital ships can pummel one another for some time. Simply training your guns at an approaching ship isn’t enough to wipe it out than when it was sitting still for the same time period. The shields and hull are still every bit as armoured and protected. So no, likely a ship as massive and powerful as a Mon Cal could likely close to ramming distance without being destroyed outright. *albeit assuming we aren’t seeing a massively overpowering fleet against it like TLJ.* The comment in the movie is more to assuage concerns that they could have stopped it had Snookship + 30 odd SD’s opened up at once. So while I’m not arguing that there is or isn’t a hyperspace ram, I would contend that merely claiming the firepower of the opposing ship is enough isn’t exactly true in all but the most extreme disadvantageous situations.

The art doesn’t. I moonlight as a DMCA agent for a digital artist and have a masters in Library and Information Science where I specialized in copyright and Fair Dealing provisions, granted from a Canadian perspective (which is more conducive to fair use provisions than the US). If he wants to take the art without asking permission than all an artist need do is to contact him and ask that the art be removed using a standard DMCA format. Which is fine for what this is. I imagine that only one or two of the artists’ would see this and care, at which point there is plenty of other art that exists, or, someone can come forward and offer their skills to insert a new piece in its place. I would still recommend that you either cite the source at the end, or that you reach out to the artist or both. But nothing compels him to do so outright. The DMCA is designed to allow for a means of remedying the issue outside of legal proceedings, and, a standard for proving in effect that the person contacting you actually owns the copyright to the piece of art.

Like with any copyright violation, the DMCA requires the copyright holder to contact the individual to request the change. As long as the creator is willing to do so, he is perfectly legal in what he has done. It might be more expedient and wiser to ask permission first, but it is not required.

The New Republic existed longer than the Empire did by the time of TFA. Why don’t they seem to have a presence in your mind? Because they were given a firework laded send off in the first film of the trilogy with some bright lights in the sky.

These complaints have been featured in forums, blog posts, news stories and by a huge segment of the fan base. Saying you haven’t heard them doesn’t make them have any less resonance with the very large group that does. And remember, for every detractor speaking in this forum that you so casually dismiss, there are readers like myself who haven’t commented and yet find many of those points fairly accurate. Many of the fans I know are split rather evenly between accepting the new stories because they are new and it’s always good to have something new vs. fans who have completely disavowed these movies as ever existing and have sworn never to make the mistake of seeing one again. In speaking to my brother, who is in the latter group, I am always amazed by the outright anger the new setting brings forth. I for one don’t get angry, and plan on watching the new movies and reading the new books, but even then I pick and choose the things I like and don’t, as opposed to universally having enjoyed everything that had previously been canon and whole deaths of the EU.

I’m crossing fingers, toes and my wife’s.

My main SWRPG character at the moment is ‘Ferrous’ a Chief Rigger of the Corellian Engineering Corporation and a Red Verpine. (Like lobsters, sometimes a genetic defect can result in red coloration) (Art by Will Nunes) http://fav.me/dbz2eam My brothers character, Vinasa, a Jedi who has recently awoken from 2,000 years in cryo-sleep. She has returned to the galaxy to hunt down her ancient enemy, a Sith named Malefax whose spirit was destined to return. Before she took her nap she left a small cult behind to maintain a watch for the return of the Sith and awaken her when she was needed. The small group developed into a secret social club that forgot its true purpose in time. Now, as she awakens, the galaxy has forgotten the fear of Malefax except for a small group of descendants from those she once saved. http://fav.me/dbz2e9n

If you truly believe that then you have been the one to misunderstand me but as the comment was designed to end pointless arguments instead of create them, I will leave you to your beliefs.

That is Celinas Vijarr, my Mirialian Mechanic who grew up on Coruscant’s lower levels until finding herself on the wrong side of the Dead Slugs swoop gang for the botched recovery of an ancient droid. (Long story) On the run from the authorities for entering restricted areas, and with a small bounty on her head, she approaches a Miraluka Crime Boss known as the Master at his Sullustan restaurant. The unstable Master uses the force to smash through her meagre mental defenses leaving her feeling violated and betrayed. In his mind probe he ascertains the value of the droid and sends her back out to recover the droid, now with a more powerful adversary in someone she thought a friend. Her story has had its ups and downs, she is a strong character but faces increadible challenges and doesn’t always come out okay.

Here is the link, this is not my work, I paid to have this commission done. http://fav.me/dbz28ud http://fav.me/dbz28tw

I tried every way to post an image but seems like anything I do it’s too large, I’ll try and see if I can’t find somewhere to host it. This is really a drag, how do others post?

I hadn’t thought about the purgill, but that’s a good point. I’ll have to see what sort of intersection the two may have and what that might mean for it. To paraphrase a wise little green man, “Truly wonderous, the mind of a fan is.”

Lol nice.

I’m sorry you feel that way. I was trying to defuse a situation before people who might otherwise be friends say things that cause them to stop enjoying content that we are all here, obstensibly, to do. My suggestion, was intended as such, an option. I find that in online settings it’s easy to speak tough but harder to be kind.

There’s a lot of emotions raging, so I recommend everyone just unfollow the thread and let it go. There will always be differences of opinions. I think this thread and the other have shown that for every person that likes the movie a ton, there is someone who doesn’t, and that’s okay... to each their own. We all share a similar interest in this game and what it brings, so let’s turn back to those aspects that bring us here to discuss our fun adventure in this amazing universe.

I said your assumption was that you could only hit them while sufficiently close. If we assume your other thoughts hold true, then that would mean you actually have TWO options, when building to join hyperspace and when exiting, as the exit velocity would also offer a window of .999 light speed. Again though, we can’t assume that these are the truth no matter how “logical” it may appear.

That still is an assumption. The movie is never explicit on it. If what you said were true you would just use the exit vector to slam into the target to achieve the same result. We can’t make assumptions. The principle is never explained and so we are left with no clear understanding.