Isn't Palpy's precog demonstrated by him knowing in advance that the Vong were coming?Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba wrote:What'a a 'straight-up' fight? What does that even mean? What would each side have to divest themselves of to make it 'straight-up'? Would this at least mean that Wars wankers will stop going on about how jedi/palpatine will always win because of super-precog which is never demonstrated ever?StarSword wrote:Not to mention the fact that time travel fuckery is generally considered "cheating" in SWvST debates. I believe Darth Wong calls it a tacit admission that the time traveler can't win in a straight-up fight. This is not a point in the UFP's favor, JasonB.
In any case, I'd agree it's somewhat silly for people to claim victory in such a manner. Palpy's precog is obviously fallible, as seen at Endor.
Mike's statement is possibly an artifact of classic SW vs ST debating, where many Trek fans would claim guaranteed victory by way of time travel.
This is generally seen as dodgy, because time travel isn't SOP for the Federation (or other factions).
In this particular instance, I would figure time travel would be fair game, as it is part of the 31st Century UFP's MO. It would, however, be important to recognise what its limits are.
As an example, I think JasonB's suggested tactic of simultaneously beaming bombs into the reactors of every ship and installation is somewhat far-fetched.