I don't consider it nitpicking. I am an enthusiast of technology and physics, not to say I actually know anthing, but I find the discussion very interesting. I thought the figure I used was a little high, as I think I have seen 10,000,000K before as you said, but I pulled 100,000,000 of of a...

True, from the perspectives of the games a single fighter can be lethal, but if you look at the movie or books, individual fighters have much less of an impact. I tend to lean toward the portrayal in the books/movie. The games are balanced to be exciting and fun, so they turn into killing...

Very good point. I always thought they would give more options there in a Privateer 3. I thought rescuing people from merchant ships would be cool. Since there ships were just destroyed, they would probably be broke and need jobs. You could employ them to work your turret, or maybe the game...

You point has a lot of merit. Looking back at the jump from the end of WWII to Korea, less than 10 years, and you see a lot of new technology in the forefront. Then again, after WWII the Cold War began fueling an arms race, so there was more of a reason to for the development. But, looking at...

No arguments here. I loved my Galaxy. The day I upgraded to a Centurian was filled with mixed emotions. Centurians might be flashy, but I can't imagine being stuck in one for a very long time in real life (assuming they and WC were real). However, I imagine one could setup a Galaxy so it was...

You are right. And I really didn't like it then either. I stand corrected on the pilot situation as well. I didn't remember there being that many experienced pilots on the Midway. Still, I don't know, there was something about the atmosphere that made everyone seem so young. Maybe it was...

Well, in WC cruisers have fighters a lot, it just they generally have very few. Enough to give a helping hand, not enough to establish any kind of real presence by themselves. I not trying to be anal when I classify the different cap ships which carry fighters, but I think there is a general...

I must agree. To have a new class of carriers, new fighters of all classes is a little unrealistic in ten years. I understand Origin had to do it, but I would have liked to see a handful of older ships sometime in the game. As for the crew, there was some age, but not enough of it. I believe...

Brilliant observation Quarto. That does seem like a very logical and useful way to improve a battleship. I never considered that the dreadnoughts were the evolution of battleships after the phase torpedo, but it makes perfect sense. Traditionally battleships have always had a great mystique...

Actually, I stand by it as the best way to flee. If you have full shields, I don't believe it even does any damage, though I have blown a console or two that way, and the whiplash is pretty nasty.

You have a very good point about WC that I never considered before. The big weapons thrown on carriers to make them dreadnoughts are probably done for convienence. Afterall, as you said, they are the largest ships, and building a larger cruiser to accomodate the a massive 'superweapon' would...

Yes, and I think they did a pretty good job. A good deal of old characters were there to pass the torch, I just would have liked more. Thats nostalgia for you. On the upside, if you like older, experienced characters, by the time WCP2 comes out all of the new characters will probably be old...

WC Pinball - I think I already played that. But, instead of little metal balls, I had a Centurian. I love hyperbouncing (yes, I just made that up) off of the Paradigms. You can sail a good 150,000k in no time. I'm quessing it launches you at about a sixth the speed of light.

TC, isn't there are tumble dry setting in there as well?

Very true. I guess they wanted to totally reinivent WC for the new trilogy and in the absence of CR. But why everything new? WC has a great history, and it would have been better if they would have embraced it more. I think they could have found a better balance. As for bad acting, that can...

That's cool. I was really just wondering if discussing anything illegal was taboo, just warez, or just SO warez. Not that I plan to discuss speeding or other minor crimes I may commit, but I'd like to know so I don't make any additional work for Quarto in his moderating duties.

I thought the story was pretty good. I wish one of the authors who have written WC novels would do a Privateer novel, maybe developing more that story and continuing with the game. I just love all the shady characters of Privateer and would love to see a whole novel based there, although I...

Quarto, I realize that you have to protect the site from being a party to illegal activity, but just because someone posted a link or some such to a Warez site, it doesn't mean WCCIC endorses it... right? Why go through the work of deleting it? As a future computer scientist, I guess I should...

First of all, in the question I am really talking conceptually, not in reference to WC. Obviously, in WC they must be a worthwhile endeaver, otherwise they wouldn't keep building them (unless the military appopriations was done stupidly by political leaders, aka Trent Lott) I have absolutly no...

For any game that attempts to tell a story, I would think that character interaction would have to be a big part. Generally, great stories have a lot in common. They are original, explore the human spirit, and let us look at life through a different pair of eyes. Of course, this can vary by...