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    ACTA RIP....

    About a month or two ago I passed on a sweet deal of EA ships because it was pricy, even if it was a deal. Man am I glad I did that. I had been resisting buying minis for a long time because, well, the rule system was at best mediocre (with some serious flaws). But I really loved B5. I'll be...
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    Favorite Charachter or Line Fom B5

    My absolute favorite conversation in the whole show: Peter Jurasik's delivery is what makes this whole diatribe great.
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    nukes

    Also, unmanned warfare makes one very vulnerable to electronic warfare. This is because in order to have unmanned craft you either 1) need to build in an AI or 2) need to control it remotely. Both are susceptible to difference kinds of EW, what amounts to hacking. At which point, the bigger...
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    Boresight question

    (I say this with no snideness or disrespect meant) Then go play B5 Wars. It is the canon game of Babylon 5. Heck it's even been endorsed by JMS. Me personally, I am willing to take some liberties with a game to make it enjoyable. Boresight, while it may feel right, also causes many problems...
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    Boresight question

    You know, I'm with you there. I like the fact that most B5 ships have front mounted guns. Personally, I was a bit disappointed when the 2nd ED EA list went more side-mounted-age-of-sail broadside ships. (I hate the way the Nova turned out. Look at the pics, that thing should have its guns be...
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    Boresight question

    True, but I'll restate that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The classic anthropology example is that if you chose a random coffee shop and observed the inhabitants. You wouldn't see anyone having sex (probably!) and could conclude that humans are asexual creatures. Yet that...
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    Contemplating a EA fleet

    why? Thanks. Been around awhile, but giving some things a try now.
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    Contemplating a EA fleet

    I don't build race specific armies/fleets. I prefer take-all-comers lists. Although I'm also biased towards the bigger, more iconic ships.
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    Boresight question

    And as I've stated (and you've stated), Mongoose has cherry picked the show. So it's a bit strange to be sticklers on "what's in the show" on some cases and not others. Especially when its a mechanic that many people (both of us included) find annoying and is only there because "it's in the show."
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    Boresight question

    "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." In short that's my whole point. Restricting a ship to boresight based on "what's in the show" is absurd. You're not making the beam change angles, you're making the cannon change angles. It's the same principle as putting wheels on a cannon...
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    Contemplating a EA fleet

    So I'm considering an EA fleet using the 1st ed counters. Any thoughts? Tips on how to use? 2 Omegas 2 Hyperions Nova 4 Artemis 2 Oracles I'm thinking of squadroning the hyperions and the artemis (two squadrons of 2 for them). Use the oracles as some init sinks and then move the novas and...
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    Boresight question

    Here here. Rather pointless stat in my opinion.
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    Swarm fleets

    Absolutely. Redundant systems shouls exist. The solution that I like is an across the board redunancy trait: Armageddon: Redundancy 10 War: Redundancy 8 Battle: Redundancy 5 Raid: Redundancy 2 Skirmish: Redundancy 1 Patrol: (nothing) The player chooses whether or not to negate a...
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    Boresight question

    For the sake of (friendly) arguement: These two sentences undermine your own arguement. You're stating that on the one hand, the show is inaccurate in the engagement distances of ships but on the other hand it's accurate in the time it takes for ships to manuever. It is entirely plausible...
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    Boresight question

    Boresighting is one of the sillier ideas, especially on big ships. With a weapon, you either make sure there's a way to move it or the ship so you can line up the shot, whichever is easier. With smaller ships (like fighters), it is feasible to say "we'll have thrusters that allow us to move...
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