What have ships done without warp cores?

Post by **Mikey** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:15 am

Or, just go flying off to meet a powerful foe with unquantified abilities, while ensuring you have no means of securing assistance.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:15 am

Duskofdead wrote:NOW you're onto the real mistake they made, haha. I was reserving that criticism but yes, no matter how much of a hurry they were in, they shouldn't have flown into something that would cut off all contact with the outisde.

Seriously. Couldn't the damn sector 1045 fleet have met them somewhere besides the other side of 'ambush alley'?

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:20 am

Gods, I hated that bit.
"Hey guys! I got a great idea! Since we're being chased by an invisible super-ship that we can't possibly beat on our own, let's go straight into this nebula that stops comms from working so the reinforcements won't have a clue what's going on. Good thing the fleet commanders are so retarded they never bother to wonder why we go in and then not come out again....."

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:23 am

Rochey wrote:Gods, I hated that bit.
"Hey guys! I got a great idea! Since we're being chased by an invisible super-ship that we can't possibly beat on our own, let's go straight into this nebula that stops comms from working so the reinforcements won't have a clue what's going on. Good thing the fleet commanders are so retarded they never bother to wonder why we go in and then not come out again....."

I hate that there was no reasoning even given for that bonehead move.

Like I said, coudn't the fleet have assembled on the other side of the damn nebula?

Duskofdead · Post by **Duskofdead** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:25 am

Rochey wrote:Gods, I hated that bit.
"Hey guys! I got a great idea! Since we're being chased by an invisible super-ship that we can't possibly beat on our own, let's go straight into this nebula that stops comms from working so the reinforcements won't have a clue what's going on. Good thing the fleet commanders are so retarded they never bother to wonder why we go in and then not come out again....."

Dude. They were taking their replicated tea break. Cut some slack!

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:28 am

See, if it had been Janeway under attack, the fleet might've thought she had stopped to take detailed scans of the nebula, but this is Picard, man! Someone should've noticed a problem when he didn't show up on time.

Blackstar the Chakat · Sat May 17, 2008 12:35 am

Why was the fleet sitting still? They could've meet up faster if they flew towards Picard.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:37 am

ChakatBlackstar wrote:Why was the fleet sitting still? They could've meet up faster if they flew towards Picard.

Exactly. That bit of crap writing is a glaring example of the lack of thought or effort put into the script.

sunnyside · Post by **sunnyside** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:39 am

Mikey wrote:Writers ex machina?

Sort of, but with the prone to popping panels and conduits it actually makes sense.

As to the phasers at 4% possibly the wounded tap system couldn't keep up, or the ship could have had 96 of the phasers damaged/offline.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:42 am

stitch626 wrote:The only things I really liked about Generations was... the E-B (pretty) and the score.

I liked Kirk and Picard talking a bit in the Nexus, too.

Duskofdead · Post by **Duskofdead** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:48 am

Tsukiyumi wrote:See, if it had been Janeway under attack, the fleet might've thought she had stopped to take detailed scans of the nebula, but this is Picard, man! Someone should've noticed a problem when he didn't show up on time.

He was just as bad and then some.

"Captain Picard, I don't need to remind you how URGENTLY Proxima VIII needs those supplies..."

"Hmm.... I can't quite put my finger on it, Number One, but something here isn't as it seems. Let's put off Proxima VIII for the time being until we get to the bottom of what's going on here.."

Blackstar the Chakat · Sat May 17, 2008 12:51 am

Tsukiyumi wrote:
ChakatBlackstar wrote:Why was the fleet sitting still? They could've meet up faster if they flew towards Picard.
Exactly. That bit of crap writing is a glaring example of the lack of thought or effort put into the script.

That would've been more interesting and realistic then the two cannon fodder Romulan ships showing up

Duskofdead · Post by **Duskofdead** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:52 am

ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote:
ChakatBlackstar wrote:Why was the fleet sitting still? They could've meet up faster if they flew towards Picard.
Exactly. That bit of crap writing is a glaring example of the lack of thought or effort put into the script.
That would've been more interesting and realistic then the two cannon fodder Romulan ships showing up

That's disruptor fodder...

Blackstar the Chakat · Sat May 17, 2008 12:53 am

Duskofdead wrote:
ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote: Exactly. That bit of crap writing is a glaring example of the lack of thought or effort put into the script.
That would've been more interesting and realistic then the two cannon fodder Romulan ships showing up
That's disruptor fodder...

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:55 am

Duskofdead wrote:
ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote: Exactly. That bit of crap writing is a glaring example of the lack of thought or effort put into the script.
That would've been more interesting and realistic then the two cannon fodder Romulan ships showing up
That's disruptor fodder...

Six of one, a half-dozen of the other. They only had Romulan ships show up to set up the "new era of cooperation" theme.