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It's telling that instincts, psychic powers, luck, souls, and faith are being more stressed than rational and analytical thinking, planning things out, and doing what you can to avoid conflict. Almost as if they're just using the trappings or Foundation and not the themes of it.
To be fair, for a dying empire, especially, would you expect every line commander to be prepared to sacrifice himself, as opposed to just regarding being a commander as a job?bilateralrope wrote: ↑2021-10-29 07:30am All the Imperial Commander had to do to prevent the Anacreons getting onto the Invictus was sacrifice himself. He had two opportunities for a clean death. Keep his speed up during the spacewalk so he slams into the hull or let the ships guns take him out once they started shooting.
Are you watching season 2 ?FaxModem1 wrote: ↑2021-11-05 11:55amIt's telling that instincts, psychic powers, luck, souls, and faith are being more stressed than rational and analytical thinking, planning things out, and doing what you can to avoid conflict. Almost as if they're just using the trappings or Foundation and not the themes of it.
They shouldn’t have even made it close to the airlock. My cell phone is quite good at distinguishing people from other objects today, surely a top of the line warship from the future ought to do better? Even if it’s a few hundred years old?NecronLord wrote: ↑2021-11-08 02:09am Oh! On that.To be fair, for a dying empire, especially, would you expect every line commander to be prepared to sacrifice himself, as opposed to just regarding being a commander as a job?bilateralrope wrote: ↑2021-10-29 07:30am All the Imperial Commander had to do to prevent the Anacreons getting onto the Invictus was sacrifice himself. He had two opportunities for a clean death. Keep his speed up during the spacewalk so he slams into the hull or let the ships guns take him out once they started shooting.
bilateralrope wrote: ↑2023-10-12 05:21am There are several pieces of tech that the Empire restricts. Jump ships that can quickly cross the galaxy, personal auras, etc. Season two has points where they are surprised when people are ignoring those restrictions.
Maybe the nanobots are another of those things and the ship was built under the assumption that the Empire would retain that restriction. Also the ship was designed to remain crewed, so there might have been some defenses that would have worked if there were any crew to activate them.
Or they thought that the security systems would hold up long enough. It was an impressive ship against the foes Terminus had during the first crisis. Not so much when the Empire sent a fleet of its warships.Tribble wrote: ↑2023-10-13 02:55pmbilateralrope wrote: ↑2023-10-12 05:21am There are several pieces of tech that the Empire restricts. Jump ships that can quickly cross the galaxy, personal auras, etc. Season two has points where they are surprised when people are ignoring those restrictions.
Maybe the nanobots are another of those things and the ship was built under the assumption that the Empire would retain that restriction. Also the ship was designed to remain crewed, so there might have been some defenses that would have worked if there were any crew to activate them.
I mean, I suppose you could chalk it up to the Empire’s arrogance? Perhaps the Empire’s military brass never thought that anyone would dare violate their rules and use tech that they’re not supposed to, so they never put in appropriate countermeasures?