It does! As does the Vindicator. The two main Border Worlds fighters in WC4 were really great-looking, and undoubtedly one of the reasons why most players didn't hesitate to defect at the very first opportunity. It's really unfortunate that these particular ships are never seen again anywhere...

Thanks! That was both intentional, and an inevitability - you can just imagine what a mess it would have been had we somehow managed to come up with a story that makes the player the hero in this particular battle. But you will notice the player did have a name and personality, as did all the...

I don't disagree that this was their objective and they achieved it well. I do however, question whether it makes sense to create a game with that objective at all. As a general rule, no one likes to feel small and irrelevant. This is certainly one of the key reasons why Freespace never became a...

What? You mean you never grew to care about the pilot named Alpha One? :)

Well, I'd like to admit that, but I'd have to dig deeper into the Legends stuff to be sure. And I don't particularly want to do that ;). Oh, that wasn't what I was talking about. I meant that since Legends is a separate iteration of the Star Wars universe, where Episodes 7-9 didn't happen...

Well, there is one thing that's exceedingly impressive about Episode 9. There is something amazing about a film script that manages to start with the most horrible words that no one at all wanted to hear - and then still manage to go downhill from that low point. Surely, the words "the Emperor...

Hmm. It is an interesting topic to consider. I'm not sure I feel strongly enough about one particular option to vote, but let me throw a few arguments in favour of three different comms. These arguments revolve mainly around three factors - utility, emotion, and satisfaction. What makes this...

I... don't think we're supposed to draw the comparison with cats quite this literally :). I can just imagine the Kilrathi formulating their strategies based on their knowledge of gorillas ("if we can identify and beat the dominant male, the rest will fall in line!" :D ).

That's not really true. To be precise, it's entirely false. Read through the pilot profiles in Claw Marks. Consider the new pilots we meet in WC2 and WC3 whose background we are told - for example, Shadow, Downtown, Cobra. I'd say the upper class and military families are in the minority as far...

Definitely not. Firstly, we're not making any changes at all to Standoff any more. Secondly, even if we were making changes, this change would be very exceedingly problematic. For better or worse, we chose to treat the Rigakh as a light cruiser. These stats make it a big dreadnought, which...

Hmm. I posted a spare copy of the Australian Kilrathi Saga to LOAF back in the middle of 2017, and I never did hear from him whether it actually arrived or not. Given how much time has passed, and that this news item is signed by Chris, I guess it didn't. A real pity :( .

To be clear, when I say we're like a veterans' association, this is in no way meant to disparage the community. Obviously, if I had meant it in a disparaging way… I simply wouldn't be here, right? I love this community for what it is, it's just that seeing this same poll question every year...

Funny you should say that, because by odd coincidence, while I usually vote "average", this year I actually decided to vote "poor". Why? Well, I think AD's post says it all - we're deluding ourselves. Our expectations for Wing Commander have collapsed to the point where people actually think...

Oh, I understand you weren't necessarily agreeing with it :). However, "school of thought" to me suggests a coherent argument. The people putting forward this theory don't have a coherent argument, they actually must intentionally ignore or reject established facts for the sake of pushing an...

I think you're stretching the definition of "school of thought" a bit there :). That's definitely a case of post-hoc rationalisation, if not outright historical revisionism - the documented reality is exactly the opposite. The whole point of the concessions the US made to Russia at the Yalta...

I really don't know about that. It seems iffy at best. There comes a point when you're showing too much. When the first trailer revealed the Emperor's voice, everyone was like, "Whoa... man, I gotta see this!" But the reason people want to see it, is because they don't get what's going on, how...

I think there's something else here - and the underperforming Clone Wars movie you mentioned is a big hint. Looking at the numbers of all these various spin-offs, I believe Star Wars is different to the Marvel universe in that… only the fans actually care. The fanbase for Star Wars is huge. But...

Ugh, I don't know if I really want to start a discussion around this again. But, I definitely would argue Anakin is something very, very different to Rey. I re-watched the whole series last year, and found myself really changing my mind on Anakin - and Lake Lloyd's acting, too. The thing with...

Hey, come on, that's totally false advertising. I was expecting a Wing Commander mention in there too :). Goodness, though, for someone trying to show off his knowledge, he could use a dictionary. English is a fairly sophisticated language, he reduces it to one word. (also, he's wrong: any...

In most systems of moral thought, moral acceptability does not hinge on the number of innocent victims. It's a qualitative, not a quantitative concept. Interestingly, though, WCP did backtrack a little bit towards the damage model you suggest for the temblor bomb. While in WC3 we see Kilrah...