The WCIV novel and game don't exactly follow the same path. They both end up at more or less the same point, but there are some differences in how they reach that point.
As others have mentioned, there were plenty of aces in WCP. I'd guess that at least a third of the Devil Rays are "Devil Ray Aces". Apparently the Nephilim belong to the anime school of thought when assigning fighters - i.e. give your best pilots the super fighter. Considering how much better than everything else the Devil Ray is, I can't say I blame them.
Or it could be that only Devil Ray pilots last long enough to rate a distinction from the regular pilots.
Now there was a distinct lack of Nephilim personalities, but that made sense from a story standpoint. Maybe if the third part of the Prophecy story is ever told, we'll get to meet some bugs.
Bugs are predictable? How so? I can honestly say that I can only think of two other sci-fi stories that feature bug-like creatures in starfighters - and one of them came AFTER Prophecy - Freespace.
The other story is Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game", and in that story, the Formic starfighters are not really essential to the story.
Starfire (and its related novels by David Weber) feature bug-like creatures and starfighters, but the Arachnids themselves never actually fly fighters.
 
AFAIK, all Devil Rays in WCP are aces. Only SO has the 'ordinary' Devil Ray pilots, there are several time where you encounter more than just one or two.
 
Originally posted by Bandit LOAF
If you leech the Lexington, you see a scene of it disabled instead of destroyed later on.
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I always thought that was cool. I loved how they went into that much detail.
 
Originally posted by Bandit LOAF
If you leech the Lexington, you see a scene of it disabled instead of destroyed later on.
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Cool. Bet they won't let you leech the Vesuvius though :(. I'll have to replay and see if I can use leech missiles on Seether as well ;)
 
Originally posted by Zor Prime
I think he still blows up :(
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Shame. It would have been a laugh to see his ship dead in space while he was cursing at you and still claiming to be genetically superior because you didn't kill him :D
 
Actually, IIRC, he regenerates his leech damage, so he just doesn't stay leeched. As a result, you're forced to make him explode.
 
Originally posted by TC
Actually, IIRC, he regenerates his leech damage, so he just doesn't stay leeched. As a result, you're forced to make him explode.
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That would stay congruent with at least one source that stated that the Dragon could repair it's leech damage it just took a little while (don't remember which one, maybe the WC4 novel or even the WC4 spoof: the price of entertainment :) ????).

C-ya
 
Originally posted by Viper61


That would stay congruent with at least one source that stated that the Dragon could repair it's leech damage it just took a little while (don't remember which one, maybe the WC4 novel or even the WC4 spoof: the price of entertainment :) ????).

C-ya
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That's why I leech the Dragon, then slowly creep up in front of its cockpit 20 feet away, pause, and blast it to slag.
 
Originally posted by Viper61
...don't remember which one, maybe the WC4 novel or even the WC4 spoof: the price of entertainment...
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Probably the latter - I haven't read the novel.

I don't think the Vesuvius takes any damage from leech guns/missiles. Then again, I don't think I've tried.
 
WC TV...

Just dropped by on this great message board to say I had a pleasure to speak briefly with Mr Roberts two months ago and he said it's far to early to speak about any datails of the TV show. He said he'd do it and it'd be live action. But what time-period, what 'look' (games or movie) was not decided at this point. It's in very pre-production state now but I'm sure it'll be made.

Arkadiusz Grzegorzak
(Nowa Fantastyka Magazine)

PS. Did You know that both Prinze and Lillard back then, when they did a movie, signed for the sequel? Speaking about irony of life.
 
"The Truth is too precious to give to every fool who asks for it."
 
Don´t be stupid Lehah....
The truth isn´t subjective, it´s a truth or not, it doesn´t matter the POV.
 
The Earth orbits the Sun that is a truth and fact, don´t come with psychology and...
Don´t be stupid. THAT is a FACT.
 
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