Alien Module 3: Darrians Preview

[DFW]

Based on other glaring errors & inconsistencies in other books, Mongoose would do well to have some of the more knowledgeable players act as editors
before text is finalized in future books...

Since those knowledgeable players have a tendency to disagree with each
other, as dozens of flame wars on various forums show, I very much doubt
that this would do any good.

I'm referring to glaring science mistakes and readability issues. Haven't seen anyone disagree that fusion power plants would have a higher energy output than chemical batteries...

The purpose being to bring the errors to the attention of the writers whom I assume aren't really that stupid but, simply missed the error.

 

[Captain Jonah]

Hey that was a civilised chat, compared to some forums it was positively plebeian and most of it was your fault for saying you did the designs to be deliberately bad

How about antimatter missiles, tractors, repulsors, meson barbattes, meson turrets, disintegrator spinal mounts/bays/turrets. Bigger bangs for high tech missiles, proper improvements for high tech weapons etc :twisted:

I'll take antimatter torpedoes as a start though

 

[rust]

I'll take antimatter torpedoes as a start though

Hmmm ... TL 16 intelligent antimatter jump torpedoes ... 8)

 

[Mongoose Pete]

Based on other glaring errors & inconsistencies in other books, Mongoose would do well to have some of the more knowledgeable players act as editors before text is finalized in future books...

Darrians was.

 

[DFW]

Darrians was.

Really? Who?

 

[rust]

Really? Who?

You probably just have to look at the Credits, under Playtesters. :wink:

 

[DFW]

Really? Who?

You probably just have to look at the Credits, under Playtesters. :wink:

Yep, those connected to the company since there was no public play test announcement. Doesn't count ...

 

[rust]

Yep, those connected to the company since there was no public play test announcement. Doesn't count ...

No more public play tests, please, the last one almost turned into a civil
war among the Traveller community, and some of its fallout can still be
felt on several forums. :shock:

Besides, the fact that someone is connected to a company does not au-
tomatically make him an idiot, and the fact that someone is not connec-
ted to a company does not automatically make him an expert.

 

[DFW]

No more public play tests, please, the last one almost turned into a civil war among the Traveller community, and some of its fallout can still be felt on several forums. :shock:

It appears to be going quite fine for T5...

Besides, the fact that someone is connected to a company does not automatically make him an idiot, and the fact that someone is not connected to a company does not automatically make him an expert.

Not an idiot, but beholden. Worse.

 

[Egil Skallagrimsson]

No more public play tests, please, the last one almost turned into a civil war among the Traveller community, and some of its fallout can still be felt on several forums. :shock:

It appears to be going quite fine for T5...

Besides, the fact that someone is connected to a company does not automatically make him an idiot, and the fact that someone is not connected to a company does not automatically make him an expert.

Not an idiot, but beholden. Worse.

Ah ha, so it's all a conspiracy, the Darrians (and Mongoose) were on the grassy knoll.

There seems to have been a lot of ill feeling in this thread, so someone has designed a dog of a scout ship. Fine, the good things about the rules is that it is very easy to change, to swap out systems that, in your opinion, as useless and swap in something else. Or just design a different ship. The Gazelle in MTU is different from that in YTU. So what?

Egil

 

[DFW]

Ah ha, so it's all a conspiracy, the Darrians (and Mongoose) were on the grassy knoll.

Hardly, you seem to not quite understand what a conspiracy is.

 

[rust]

It appears to be going quite fine for T5...

That one is semi-public at best, and I would very much hesitate to call its
results convincing. In fact, it would be a good example for the tendency
of partially and wholly public play tests to take forever and go nowhere.

As for beholden to a company and therefore more likely to accept mista-
kes, that is a kind of prejudice that is as often wrong as right.

 

[DFW]

That one is semi-public at best, and I would very much hesitate to call its results convincing. In fact, it would be a good example for the tendency of partially and wholly public play tests to take forever and go nowhere.

Really? From what I understood, if you pre-purchase you're in. I was referring to infighting as far as smoothly going. The length of time has more to do with Marc's proclivities than playtesters.

As for beholden to a company and therefore more likely to accept mistakes, that is a kind of prejudice that is as often wrong as right.

That depends on the attitude of senior management. It is human nature to not criticize those on whom you depend...

 

[Egil Skallagrimsson]

Ah ha, so it's all a conspiracy, the Darrians (and Mongoose) were on the grassy knoll.

Hardly, you seem to not quite understand what a conspiracy is.

LoL!

 

[rust]

Really? From what I understood, if you pre-purchase you're in. I was referring to infighting as far as smoothly going.

While I am very much tempted to comment the T5 play test, I am aware
that this is neither the right thread nor the right forum to do so. So, yes,
if you pay you are in.

 

[AndrewW]

Really? Who?

You probably just have to look at the Credits, under Playtesters. :wink:

Yep, those connected to the company since there was no public play test announcement. Doesn't count ...

Why would a playtest have to be public to have value?

 

[DFW]

Why would a playtest have to be public to have value?

I don't know. Why do you ask that?

 

[AndrewW]

Why would a playtest have to be public to have value?

I don't know. Why do you ask that?

From the comment that there was no public play test announcement it didn't count.

 

[DFW]

From the comment that there was no public play test announcement it didn't count.

For what I was talking about, it didn't count. That isn't equal to "no value".

 

[AndrewW]

From the comment that there was no public play test announcement it didn't count.

For what I was talking about, it didn't count. That isn't equal to "no value".

Why would a playtest have to be public to count?

Note playtesters aren't paid.