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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...

I think this is a bit of a modern superstition on our part. We're used to thinking of bioweapons and chemical weapons as being especially controversial because their use is outlawed by modern conventions. We know that the temblor is supposed to be the equivalent of the atom bomb, but we still...

Wow. I'm so very torn on this. A part of me wants to scream how cool this game is. What an awesome concept, what fun execution. The other part of me wants to scream that this is the most idiotic thing ever. That about the only thing worse would be a simulation of painting a room - complete...

It seems like they're simply very inconsistent in WC1. You see the Kilrathi with tails in the losing McAuliffe cutscene, but they're clearly tailless in the wining scene. You see them tailless again in the winning scene in Rostov, and - surprise surprise - with tails in the losing Rostov scene...

To be fair, I think the WCA cartoon also didn't bother with that. It's one of those ideas that's certainly good as a way of differentiating the Kilrathi from humans, but when you put it into practice, people wind up thinking you're a sex-obsessed pervert. So, I suppose, the concept had to die...

Ahem. If I recall correctly the cutscenes from SM2, she's missing some parts of her anatomy. On a sidenote: has anyone ever considered the sheer inconvenience of clothes and especially armour for the tail? Each of those armour rings would have to be snapped on separately, one at a time. I...