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rmcoen reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with
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<Snicker>. They since changed the rules but I saw a 1200+ point Romulan fleet taken out by a pair of Orion PFs carrying 4 NSMs(Nuclear... -
rmcoen reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
I have enough realism in my life. Entertainment is for fun, dramatic, and awesome stuff.
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rmcoen reacted to payn's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with
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“The best part of your enemy’s ship breaking up, is Folgers in your cup” -
rmcoen reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Haha.
I agree most wars are won with coffee, but defense budgets being what they are (here's your realism), probably more "powered by Folgers"...
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rmcoen reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Ships in Star Fleet Battles were designed with the thought they were constructed to perform other functions outside of a single combat...
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rmcoen reacted to FoolishFrost's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Hence... "Ender's Game."
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rmcoen reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
There might be some idea that humanity is slowly developping the idea that genociding your neighbour is no longer as good an idea as we...
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rmcoen reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Historical figures ranging from Ghengis Khan to Lee Christmas may disagree with this claim.
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rmcoen reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
And if you do figure out good things for other PCs to do in a space fight, that means you'll need people to do those things and if you...
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rmcoen reacted to payn's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
It's a tough nut to crack. After a pilot and a gunner, its always a wonder what everyone else does? Traveller gives roles such as comms...
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rmcoen reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
I absolutely think that depending on the situation, a rotary cannon atop an armored flying tub ranges from cheaper to far, far cheaper...
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rmcoen reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Babylon 5 actually had consultants from JPL working on establishing stuff on the show, and humans had a tech level that didn't include...
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rmcoen reacted to CF07's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
I think the A-10 and its gun has had an outsized level of "ooh-rah" popularity/notoriety, but I'm not sure how often the gun is actually...
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rmcoen reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
The already mentioned Star Fleet Battles was influenced by being limited to the IP in ST-TOS and the animated episodes. Anything after...
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rmcoen reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
It's been more than 30 years since I've played SFB, but they have drones, and I think the Kzinti were famous for them. As I remember...