NationStates Jolt Archive

Ok post any OOC comments here.

Should've put a linky in this thread too...

Linky to IC thread. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=561169)

I have a post waiting Mod approval :)

Aww dang... ya having that prob?

Don't have enough posts yet :p

Hey Imperial, wanna throw something at me already?

Sorry, I'll get on it.

hmm interesting very interesting I'll have to see if I can spare a Corsair fleet to join the fun, the Eldar have been looking for some diversions as of late. The already established honourable to a point lot or some crazier people. Hmm let me have a think.

that's all i can ask.

Sorry, I'll get on it.

No problem and thx

For now because I like Ellyion I'm going with an expendable fleet of newbies. Of course should he meet with success the larger fleet of Princess Elyion, Corsair. May well move into the area, and claim his new hunting ground.

Ya sure you're ok with your pirate/corsair problem now, Imperial? :P

what's happening here?

What the thread title says: pirate attacks on someone's border

So some quick details on the fleet so far, it is in many ways an adaption of what used to be long time ago my fleet elements. (Basically all my fleets where split into 30 vessels sections, always the same.) In the old days my fleets used to be made of of these very same ships then GW released the Craftworld fleet lists rather than the Corsair fleet lists in BFG, and Yvresse's official fleet switched to those classes.

Adaptions are that the old picket ships are gone from this fleet, I don't need em I think and only ever used them for missile intercept. My Favourite ship class was always the idea of what was basically the Gun strapped to an engine, hence why they survived.

Hiding in the back are the larger vessels, eventually they will engage, but well, my old fleets where two computers ago, I need to remember exactly what was in em, and what Pirates would use. Then decide if any of the bigger ships have modifications, basically Yvresse letting them have prototype weapons or concepts that they want testing. More powerful but less reliable weapons basically.

As for my aims, Ironcially should the corsairs win the region of space they are in will eventually get safer, as long as you pay the tribute they will protect you, because not doing so will drive people away. They want to be leeches not a parasite that kills the host.

Unfortunantly, all parasites are treated the same, people want them destroyed.

oh most likely but... they are huggable look! *Eldar Corsair saves a small kitten stuck up a tree.* Ignore the world they ravaged on the way to the kitten. mostly that last post was an ooc reassurance that I don't intend to turn his pirate hunting thread into a threat to his nations continued existence;) The spirit of the thread will be hopefully maintained.

I'm the only transport convoy not being attacked interestingly enough. :D

I'm the only transport convoy not being attacked interestingly enough. :D

And mole but as the police are in system attention has switched I suspect to them, what we need is a second pirate leaping on the people sneaking by I think;)

Actually, I just re-read something, I'm not sure if I got attacked or not honestly.

I could fulfill that role of the second pirate, I think. I alluded to several packs of Aletes in the general stellar vicinity in my intro, and since there's nothing resembling a government controlling the Aletians, they pretty much do as they jolly well please. And that includes random acts of piracy. :) Yes, perhaps I will have a second pack swoop in on Greywatch or Mole...

Dunno if Imperial already attacked me or not, I know he was responding to one of my messages but it just said something hit the transports. Didn't know if he meant mine.

I could fulfill that role of the second pirate, I think. I alluded to several packs of Aletes in the general stellar vicinity in my intro, and since there's nothing resembling a government controlling the Aletians, they pretty much do as they jolly well please. And that includes random acts of piracy. :) Yes, perhaps I will have a second pack swoop in on Greywatch or Mole...

me me me Pick me please teacher! :)

me me me Pick me please teacher! :)

Well ok Billy, but only because you gave me an apple this morning. :p

Well ok Billy, but only because you gave me an apple this morning. :p

Yes! Result! :p

wow... special conversation...
:D

I am special...

needs special :p

*Pets the pretty mole*

*purrs*

*Bahs* a full thousand ships for some Pirate hunting... bah... moments like this I wish I had more Corsairs in the area to raid the rest of the empire while your navy is away. All those wonderfully open planets with no spacedy navy to protect them...

Okay erm it could happen really depends on how vital keeping your worlds untouched is to you oocly. Very easily could happen if a Farseer owed a Corsair payment for a job;) So I guess this is an ooc request to do such a thing, E,pires shouldn't leave themselves unprotected like this. Yvresse never does:p

I only summoned the Armada. Every colony has a space fleet. Besides, i'd rather you didn't raid my worlds. The purpose of this RP is to lead into my next one, which is gonna be much bigger...

How big is 'big'?

How big is 'big'?

Big like an Imperial civil war that will tear my nation apart. But will be for the better in the long run.

hmm I hate to sound like I'm complaining but before a thousand ships show up and end the piracy... well... I'd have liked for my Corsairs to actually get a few shots in. *shrugs* I think at this point I'm going to say I'd have liked to have been warned that the Piracy wasn't actually going to happen and the thread was more meant to introduce a nations plot thread idea, I was looking forward to some Piracy.

Nevermind I guess.

Sorry. It's just I planned this all when I started. I knew how it was gonna go. I was just hoping a little interaction might have spiced things up a bit. :(

Do your guys always send in 1000 ships to deal with a few pirates? Greywatch just sends maybe 30-45 depending on the situation.

It's part of the story to come. It is the Emperor's plan...

Sorry. It's just I planned this all when I started. I knew how it was gonna go. I was just hoping a little interaction might have spiced things up a bit. :(

Heh no problem, you had a plan, and moved forwards with it, it happens. I'm interested in seeing the spin off thread anyway. Also glad I used expendable Corsairs rather than ones I like and need for later. Since they where not established chars what happens, happens. ;)

Mind you (just a technicallity) energy can't actually be destroyed. :D

Mind you (just a technicallity) energy can't actually be destroyed. :D

Well let's just say it was absorbed into the energy beam.

I'm interested in seeing the spin off thread anyway.

You may still find a place to fit in when we get to the spin-off...

Ooh, I love spin-offs!

Ooh, I love spin-offs!

You'll fit in well too I think. After all, when you find out who's sending the pirates you'll want revenge...

Does revenge mean I can send in 30-45Km warships?

So overall the main differance between the mines and the actual torpedoes is one is directed the other not. Plus the Mines can be thrown out in mass numbers while the torpedoes are fired from tubes. The mines pack less punch but have more burn time as well. At this point no one has paid em tribute so your all targets:p

Does revenge mean I can send in 30-45Km warships?

Of course.

Waitin' for your comments, Tor Yvresse.

Okay the ships hugging your hull are not small things they are freaking powerful. More than enough to get through shields, also I am not going to try and destroy your ship. I want to capture and sell it back. My Corsair Fleets are... not wimps, I think I pointed this out earlier but I will re-iterate. The entire Corsairs I have could concievably conquor a large number of nations, fortunatly they don't work together too well, and are split into bands.
These are ships that come from a nation that spends a small fortune on it's military, and the Corsairs get a part of that funding beyond what they can steal for themselves. They are an unofficial part of my military and naval wise a large percentage of it. Even Fifteen ships is a impressive number for the Outcasts we favour Quality over quantity. I won't and can't have them destroyed casually as a gesture.

At some point a plot line has to bend a little, you do have to accept some damage else, we are all just dancing to your tune, and it loses the fun. I promise to not destroy your ship or kill vital chars to your future plotline. Yet I do ask for some bending in return, I'm not asking for a guarentee of success on my end, just the possibility that I will be;) Else the Corsairs go home as this becomes a pointless affair for them.

Just some info about my reinforcements:

3 Foreseers: 1 Km frigates with long range 'sniper turrets,' a decent cloak system, medium armor, and medium shielding
2 Star Shadows: 2km Cruisars made for stealth and hit-and-run attacks, light armor, high shielding
6 Rabble Rousers: 2km Armored Frigates with heavy armor, shielding, and weapons. They're made to dish out damage and get the enemy's attention.
3 Harbingers: 1.5Km Frigates that essentially are the space version of aircraft carriers. Medium armor, light shielding, few weapons.
1 Powerbroker: 4km Slow, heavy armor, heavy shielding, few (but very powerful) weapons.

Very well. I'll see what I can do, but I won't let the Infinity be captured.

Okay the ships hugging your hull are not small things they are freaking powerful. More than enough to get through shields, also I am not going to try and destroy your ship. I want to capture and sell it back. My Corsair Fleets are... not wimps, I think I pointed this out earlier but I will re-iterate. The entire Corsairs I have could concievably conquor a large number of nations, fortunatly they don't work together too well, and are split into bands.
These are ships that come from a nation that spends a small fortune on it's military, and the Corsairs get a part of that funding beyond what they can steal for themselves. They are an unofficial part of my military and naval wise a large percentage of it. Even Fifteen ships is a impressive number for the Outcasts we favour Quality over quantity. I won't and can't have them destroyed casually as a gesture.

At some point a plot line has to bend a little, you do have to accept some damage else, we are all just dancing to your tune, and it loses the fun. I promise to not destroy your ship or kill vital chars to your future plotline. Yet I do ask for some bending in return, I'm not asking for a guarentee of success on my end, just the possibility that I will be;) Else the Corsairs go home as this becomes a pointless affair for them.

What I want to know is what kind of shielding he has. If it's bubble shielding I seriously doubt you'll be able to hug him.

Heh even just the hint that it could be is enough, although personally, I can see the emps big supership being captured and him having to buy it back as a great way to kickstart a Civil war. Certainly it inspires the rebels, the Pirate fleet may be destroyed but, in doing so look at the black eye they gave the Empra!

I think my response will satisfy all... just so you know, the Infinity has incredibly powerful shielding. It cost more to build than the rest of the fleet put together... that's why it's so strong. Of course, the Emperor's flagship is even bigger... But I can't bring that in until Moleland and The guys attacking him respond.

What I want to know is what kind of shielding he has. If it's bubble shielding I seriously doubt you'll be able to hug him.

If it is, while less impressive you can read hugging the ship for riding on the edge of the shield. They basically get as close as possible, because the one true weakness of Holo-fields is big booms. Things that need to hit more often than not miss, but things that cover a large area, in how Space considers it here, can get through. By hgging as close as they can they discourage the use of wide area weapons in case you hit yourself. They have the range not to need to do so, but they have the skills and technology to hug so they hug.

Heh even just the hint that it could be is enough, although personally, I can see the emps big supership being captured and him having to buy it back as a great way to kickstart a Civil war. Certainly it inspires the rebels, the Pirate fleet may be destroyed but, in doing so look at the black eye they gave the Empra!

My plan involves Gregory returning from the pirate battle and learning some disturbing news. It's a sequel to the Alternate incident. (Details in my Factbook)

My plan involves Gregory returning from the pirate battle and learning some disturbing news. It's a sequel to the Alternate incident. (Details in my Factbook)

Ahh hmm if you want I could have them attack a different ship, as long as they can prevent the main gun firing I really won't mind

Edit looks like we had the same idea, they'll go after a different ship now, and merely act to keep your main gun out of the fight.

Ahh hmm if you want I could have them attack a different ship, as long as they can prevent the main gun firing I really won't mind

Certainly. Any other ship in the fleet is up for grabs. Just note that the crew will probably destroy their own vessel rather than risk capture. Imps are trained like that. :D

Thanks for understanding bud. Now lets make this RP work! I assure you that the Infinity will be destroyed in the spinoff.

I think from my latest post you can start to tell what is happening...

That your emperor doesn't care about his own forces and doesn't know that bioweapons are useless in space?

Just in case I fecked up in my last post, the borders and Torpedoes etc are now heading for the first destroyer they see. I am assuming the ships have landing bays for at the very least supply runs, and crew transfers I admit if not well, doh. Also how do you like my crazy space Pirates!

Greywatch the reason I 'Chained' was because I dislike one line posts. The time to respond to the torpedoes was given in anycase I fired them in one post, and had them hit in a second post. After Imperial Navy had posted.

They didn't just suddenly appear, but if he has a problem I will change my post.

Edit to add:-
As it is what would be the point in writing one post which said 'The Torpedoes hit'
Then another which said 'They start to Drill'
Followed by a third which said 'They let the place get depressurised before sealing off outer space'
A fouth which said 'Gun clear the immediate area around the Torpedoe'
and a Fifth that had them coming out?

The important facts of the Torpedoes is they where launched, they hit and borders come out everything else is window dressing for those two points

Fine then, but just because you don't like one-liners doesn't give a good excuse for god-modding. I'll wait to see what he has to say but know that if try this on most other people, myself included, you bet anything it's not gonna fly.

Also, you have fifteen of my ships very close by, I can easily shoot some stuff too. ANd if you haven't noticed, I have about 600 fighters engaging you.

Why, the important fact of the Torpedoes is they where fired, and they hit. Response time to them firing was given, so they hit. Target was changed by ooc request. From vital to future plots to not vital.

Also, you have fifteen of my ships very close by, I can easily shoot some stuff too. ANd if you haven't noticed, I have about 600 fighters engaging you.

But you didn't remember I posted the firing of the Torpedoes THEN I posted them hitting. Still I shall look into your 600 fighters. I assuming they are avoiding the mines around my fleet then?

And the mines got there when? I saw no statement of this. And they're attacking the ships that are 'hugging.'

*waves a tentacle*

You're half a mil km away and we're in the middle of a battle. Unless you move forward my forces aren't gonna have anything to do with you Blub. Bigger problems at hand.

And the mines got there when? I saw no statement of this. And they're attacking the ships that are 'hugging.'

ahh those six, good luck keeping up;) I thought you meant the erm 9 much bigger ships heading in. As for when the mines where dropped go back hmm three maybe four of my posts ago. You'll notice they dropped some several hundred mines, programmed to attack any vessel not made of the same material as my own. As mine are made from a material pretty much unique to the Eldar I would say it was everyone.

Edit as I did make the mistake of the target of the fighters I have edited in a messy death of one of the six. It makes the post a little weird to read and I apologise for that.

You're half a mil km away and we're in the middle of a battle. Unless you move forward my forces aren't gonna have anything to do with you Blub. Bigger problems at hand.

I'm aware. Checking in. :D

All I really need to know is this (beautiful post by the way, made for a good story), what do you have left and what are you firing at. I have the names of my ships, on page four I believe, so if your shooting at my ships, tell me which ones so I can respond accordingly.

I'm fine with whats currently happening. Please continue.

Are you contacting blub or me? If Blub, he's scanning, not attacking.

What I have left is all but one ship currently, the old fleets I based it off where 1 command vessel much bigger than the rest 4 carriers/cruisers 10 of the hunting pack ships and fifteen pickets. This fleet has a different class making up the four missing hunting pack ships, smaller than the others hanging around it... small is a relative term.

All my ships are big;) Right now we've launched an extra 75 fighters from each of the two ships launching currently who will each target a Harbringer. Truthfully through the intention is to force the fighters to engage them;)

Okay then... so how big is big? Mind you I still have two ships in cloak and two ships about to 'snipe' you. And remember the ships around the Harbingers are no pushovers.

Well, the main reason i'm so powerful, is 'cos this is me continuing using my 2004 nation - Links in the siggy. I just can't access the forums with them right now, so I'm having to use this nation as my voice.

That's why my armada is so huge and powerful.

Greywatch do you play Wh40K or know of it, if not look up Battlefleet Gothic, or erm Firewarrior. My nation is based on the Eldar from that. My ships are the same size as people who look at Stardestroyers and think 'Ahh about right'

My Torpedoes are the size of most peoples fighters. and not to steal IN's thunder... I'm older than him with a smaller fleet and thats including the corsairs as part of it. As I said Quality over quantity

But yeah I'm not expecting to take down the Harbringers with one missile salvo, the idea is to hurt them enough that fighter jocks get worried. Usually Fighter pilots like having a home to return to, and my fighter wings have more missiles to throw out...

I've played it but that doesn't mean I pay attention to the size of their spacial craft when a lot of what they do is ground based. As for the harbingers, they just hold the fighters and make em easier to move, these things are all droids. And don't worry, I have plenty more to throw out as well.
All I want is the actual size of those ships.

The smallest cap ship is measured in the KM's long as is the biggest I believe. Although to be honest I am the same as you, and the exact measurments would need me to download a PDF. which I should do anyway but I'm on a shared compy at the moment.

My head says the smallest is 1.something KM while the biggest is 6KM ish but I could be off here Of course as all the vessels are in motion and near impossible to read barring deliberate research into Holo-fields... the exact sizes would be hard to tell anyway. All you see is a jumble of colour covering an area much bigger than the actual vessels

So essentially, at their largest they're still only 2-3 times as big as mine. Thankyou.

Lord Atum's player here: It's just an interest post mostly. The distance between Atum's heartland and everyone else means that Weppy's little pirate-force will likely only actually get there and do some raiding in the spinoff thread. But hey, better late than never.

Imperial Navy just as a question, erm how far into the boarding do you want me to pick up my next post, the doors opening or breaking through. Oh and do you have landing bays on the ship I boarded.

I guess also inside is it wide open corridors with high roofs or small cramped ones like a submarine. (All the boarders have the same equipment so far, the shields by the bridge and engines group are the boards being used by the landing bay group, with armoured undersides so they can turn them into combat shields. Gotta love Rogue Trader for the original surfboard using grav-riders)

I have some on-board defenses in my ship I want to show off, if you get onto one of my RRs I won't mind. That is, if you don't mind ultimately being torn apart. Disabling said RR is also a possibility.

I'll add it to the list Grey I have some more ideas for Corsair borders anyway. Well not quite but I will, Corsair crews require looking at normal Eldar and applying the crazy to it. Normal Eldar ride Jetbikes Corsairs Gravboards;) and so on. It'll give me a chance to make up some more stuff.

I doubt those will really be able to navigate the hallways of most ships but okay...

You'd be amazed. :D

I doubt those will really be able to navigate the hallways of most ships but okay...

Hence the ability to flip em up and use them the same way Police do riot Shields only tougher;)

Yeah my ships are as you describe, and with docking bays. Every ship has marines on board, and the ship will self destruct as a final protocol.

*Reassures people/8 as things stand in the thread my guy has lost oocly I know this ICly the moment he knows this he runs so... if my posts look like he expects to win you know why;) Although he will still make it a costly victory.

And yes to enable him to keep the illusion a little longer I'm goin to use whatever tricks I can to make sure his people take as little damage as possible so... I'm happy to use the NPC pirates for this.

I suspect that in the civil war to come many of you will side with Lord Gregory... Even those of you currently attacking him... :)

If he pays the most, that's where the Aletes will be. ;)

If he pays the most, that's where the Aletes will be. ;)

Oh I assure you he will... :D

OOC can I also add a thank you to everyone so far. I have in this thread revealed the weakness of Holo-fields and no one has suddenly ICly swopped to using weapons that exploit that weakness. It has happened so many times in the past and it gets anoying, so much so that I added shields in a 'When suddenly facing people who know the exact weakness the post after I say what it is oocly these appear' way.

Tis a small thing but it's fun not to have to do that so I wanted to thank people, especially as I have done a lot of complaining this thread I think;)

No prob. I have also sorted the error of which you have noted.

Am I gonna get to Pwn some of your ships as well now? I am being a good boy after all.

I noticed thankies;) and a good solution and yay for it getting at least one more ship, and of course filling your ships with Toys. See the spacedy Elves are really Santas helpers:p

Hee hee... :)

No one minds if I drop some bad boys right? Maybe two or three of em at the very most.

No one minds if I drop some bad boys right? Maybe two or three of em at the very most.

Well this has already turned out to be a bigger battle than the Alternate incidents final showdown, so hell yeah! Why not?

nice...

Am I gonna get to Pwn some of your ships as well now? I am being a good boy after all.

Yeah I guess a few will have to go soon curses how many can I lose without the battle moving into the 'He will realise he has no hope of winning' zone. Can I have a little time OOC to think about that?

Yeah I guess a few will have to go soon curses how many can I lose without the battle moving into the 'He will realise he has no hope of winning' zone. Can I have a little time OOC to think about that?

Sure. I'll wait for your next IC post before I continue. Ok? We've got plenty of time to finish this RP. That's the beauty of the internet... :D

Yeah I guess a few will have to go soon curses how many can I lose without the battle moving into the 'He will realise he has no hope of winning' zone. Can I have a little time OOC to think about that?

Didn't we have fighters dogfighting. And my other ships never stoppped firing at you and anything else that looked to be hostile.

Man I wish I wasn't at work with all this activity. Kinda cuts down on how much I can respond... probably shouldn't even be on here at all right now anyway. XD

lol I'm at work too

Anyway, It's getting late and I have other things to be doing (Weird, I know!). So it's bye from me and I'll see you all tomorrow.

*Ponders* I might forget about the keeping the battle going concern and have him pull out plotting revenge against your admiral, hmm. Would serve as a good reason for him to be in the next thread after all, hmm. After all he has a promise to keep, that of selling off your crew to the Dark Eldar for Knick Knacks. Trust me that was not a nice promise.

Which would mean a big loss perhaps one of the carriers going boomity one of the unloaded ones taking out a cargo of reserve fighters too...

*Ponders* I might forget about the keeping the battle going concern and have him pull out plotting revenge against your admiral, hmm. Would serve as a good reason for him to be in the next thread after all, hmm. After all he has a promise to keep, that of selling off your crew to the Dark Eldar for Knick Knacks. Trust me that was not a nice promise.

Well he can try but Lord Gregory is no normal man. :)

Anyway, goodnight y'all.

Well I'm leaving the office now so cya ya'll tommorrow.

Big like an Imperial civil war that will tear my nation apart. But will be for the better in the long run.

Heh, I look forward to watching that from a safe distance ;)

Heh, I look forward to watching that from a safe distance ;)

Oh no, my friend. I'll see to it that you get involved...

Oh no, my friend. I'll see to it that you get involved...

I'd hope you'd say that :p

I'd hope you'd say that :p

I do try. :D

Yes, you are most trying ;)

oh, BTW. I think it would be best to turn up just as he has captured my freighters. Perhaps you could 'liberate' one or two

It'd certainly make me look good... :D

'Fraid that now you have to edit seeing as my post changed. ANd shielding blocking tractor beam is bull, resistance is exceptable but immunity from multiple beams from a large ship, I don't see it happening.

'Fraid that now you have to edit seeing as my post changed. ANd shielding blocking tractor beam is bull, resistance is exceptable but immunity from multiple beams from a large ship, I don't see it happening.

Can you grab something inside of a glass box? The shielding serves as a counter-energy to block the tractor beams. It's a graceful way of me saying, "I don't think tractor beams are physically possible, I don't watch Star Trek, I don't have to acknowledge anything that I feel isn't realistic."

If you want to start complaining already, I may start objecting to a 38km long ship which you claim isn't affected by problems such as slow turns. Alright?

One, the fact they're large doesn't matter if they have the engine to handle it. And even it I can't pick up something inside a glass box, I can pick up the box itself, very easily. And while Worldslayers are adimittedlly slow, this is in comparison to other ships their size, why else would they blink? And I could always say, "I don't think resistance to tractor beams is possibble, therefore they work." I'm asking you consider that just cause you don't like something, your can't ignore it. Now, as I said, you can certainly have resistance, or you can have a special format of shielding, that's fine. But saying, I don't like this therefore I'll ignore is bull.

I don't recall asking you to aim your shifty, unrealistic tech towards me. Do you want me to start bringing in my nation's big stuff and say "Gee. I think it's unrealistic that you're resisting when my special UniverseKiller superdreadnought uses tractor beams to throw your ships into a star." Fair enough?

It's funny how I accepted your 'anti matter guns', 38k long ships and 'plasma rays' without question. But if I say something of yours doesn't work against my ship, you start bitching. You don't like it, then take your toys and go home.

I don't have any intention of actually destroying you. And mind you, it's FT, therefore, a lot of the stuff is unrealistic, and I'm not actually bitching, I'm saying make a decent excuse. Hence me saying that if you said a special format of shielding, I'd accept that. Anti matter guns and plasma are actually used in FT in case you've never seen them. Now then, you could have said, "That's over the top" and hell, I'd edit it. But the problem is this, it seems like you're saying that this thing is something relatively easy to dodge and destroy, but that of course is just my bias. I'm sorry (honestly) if I sound like a prock right now but that's just how I feel so I offer a compramise: I'll completely scrap the tractor beams right now and tone down the weapons (Despite this thing being huge and now that I think about it, I doubt I could get 50 cannons to fire with such a bad angle) Deal?

The Aletes, just how powerful are your missiles?

Not super powerful... no more than a 1-ton yield, I think. They're designed to be cheap, expendable, and capable of making holes in hulls without blowing the target away completely.

I believe you have launched enough to destroy my rear freighter. If that was your intention go ahead. If not, you may edit.

The AI is dropping them one at a time onto the shields, not all at once. That way when the shields fail, she can send just one in to poke a hole. Firing three dozen at once was just to make sure she had enough to use, since she didn't know exactly how powerful your shields were.

Basically, I was allowing for that fact that I don't know exactly how strong your shields and hulls are, but you do. ;)

ahhh, ok

Actually. I withdraw. Fun RP Imperial, but this jerk absolutely turned me off.

I wanted to just participate, but this guy insisted on picking a fight. Not content to have a 3vs1 fight against me, he has to start calling in 38k long ships which have unblockable tractor beams.

Then he has the gall to complain about me not allowing him to immobilize my ship and destroy it.


*shrugs* Like I said, I'm done. Thanks for ruining another FT RP with your cheese there butthead.

Actually. I withdraw. Fun RP Imperial, but this jerk absolutely turned me off.

I wanted to just participate, but this guy insisted on picking a fight. Not content to have a 3vs1 fight against me, he has to start calling in 38k long ships which have unblockable tractor beams.

Then he has the gall to complain about me not allowing him to immobilize my ship and destroy it.


*shrugs* Like I said, I'm done. Thanks for ruining another FT RP with your cheese there butthead.

Is it my fault that you pulled a last second excuse out of your ass that didn't have anything decent, no.

You did something completely n00bish and actually admitted to it so really, if you can't stand other people'e tech in FT, don't play it at all. I said you could block them, just give a decent reason.

*sigh*

Oh well, at least me and Moley are doing ok...

Yeah, good luck for when butthead jumps into your RP. He'll insist his 'tractor beams' work on your ships, no matter what you say. This is why trekkies should be banned from NS.

We always do ok :)

Well we're comming near the end now anyway...

un-huh. Just waiting for my convoy to be disabled...

Speak of the devil, and he shall post for thee. :p

Indeed :D

I assumed your EM field has a similar effect to our ion cannons and have posted accordingly

You know, I had never considered the EMP-like effects of ensnaring a ship inside one of those fields, but I suppose it does make sense... the Aletians usually use them either as shields, or as extremely short-range weapons (generate a field along a plane through the middle of a ship, and the two halves suddenly repel each other and effectively bisect the ship). Though all you'd need to guard against the effect on your circuitry is sheath it all in Faraday cage material.

It's continuous though, not a burst, so I suppose the systems would go haywire until they either burned themselves out or the field was switched off? Wasn't able to get a definitive answer on that from Wikipedia research.

Well, I'll accept that they have that effect as the armour is steel based on my freighters. Afterall, I possess real disabling technology