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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 5:51 PM
in response to: Leland Y Chee
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*And with what has already been revealed of the Legacy comics, we know that the Empire is still around in that time frame.
Is that a confimation that the Empire of the post-LotF Legacy era is the same Empire that Palpatine formed and later became the Remnant of the NR/NJO era? |
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 2:06 PM
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And very powerful...
Tasty Taste: Is there any info about Kotor3. Today, we heard that its in production through Obsidian. Is this true?
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 2:00 PM
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Does the Holocron entry on the Galactic Alliance give any information on whether the Imperial Remnant joined it?
Yes.
There is some question as to whether the Remnant still exists as a separate government or if it was abosrbed into the Alliance.
At the time of the Legacy of the Force novels, the Empire still retains its boundaries and a certain degree of autonomy.
And with what has already been revealed of the Legacy comics, we know that the Empire is still around in that time frame.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 10:34 AM
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Tasty-Taste:
Does the Holocron entry on the Galactic Alliance give any information on whether the Imperial Remnant joined it? There is some question as to whether the Remnant still exists as a separate government or if it was abosrbed into the Alliance.
Thanks!
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 7:49 AM
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Do we know what the 5th book in The Last of the Jedi series will be called yet?
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 23, 2006 3:00 AM
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Yeah, it's very common for the Scholastic books to be one the shelves early. I think it's probably because the publisher doesn't set a specific release date, so the bookstore puts it out whenever it feels like it.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 22, 2006 11:44 PM
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Yeah I've had some in my hand 1-2 weeks before the due date at times.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 22, 2006 10:34 AM
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Yeah folks, let's keep Star Destroyer discussion out of here. It's been done to death.
Now, to business:
Sue, I've heard reports from several people that Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo is already in stores. I know you stick to the Del Rey stuff, but if you could check on that with your folks at Scholastic, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
~JTS
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 22, 2006 10:24 AM
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Do we really have to turn this into another 'how-long-is-the-executor' discussion forum? I believe there is already such a forum somewhere...
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 11:30 PM
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Yeah, Curtis Saxton famously (or infamously, depending on your point of view) goes through a bunch of comparisons and explaining on his Tech Commentaries site that set a lower limit for the size of the ship as seen in the films which is well over the 8000km figure. Saxton has some weird and questionable crusades going on, but I've looked at this one and concluded that in this case his work is pretty solid.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 9:28 PM
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But I'm still confused as to why the length of the Super Star Destroyer was changed. 8 km is pretty long for a ship, man.
Not to start an argument, but the intent is to more closely reflect the films (ie, the relative size differences between the Executor and regular star destroyers).
Whether 8 km is "pretty long for a ship" is irrelevant.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 7:21 PM
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I'm of the opinion that Tramp's evidence is irrefutable (that is, the length chart from the Dark Empire sourcebook). But I'm still confused as to why the length of the Super Star Destroyer was changed. 8 km is pretty long for a ship, man.
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 3:41 PM
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I believe it is. Thanks!
~JTS
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 3:13 PM
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JTS, is thisthe thread you're looking for? |
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 3:03 PM
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Leland, I distinctly remember you having some discussion with folks in the Cover Art Discussion thread. You wouldn't happen to have a link to that at the moment, would you?
Thanks!
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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The quotes about the size relationships between the Executor and Eclipse and Sovereign are, IMO, very ambiguous, and therefore could be debated til the cows come home.
One thing I would like to point out about the DESb quote is that "overwhelms" is subjective. We know next to nothing about the +Sovereign+-class, since the only image we have is the silhouette in that chart. It could be over five times as wide as a normal SSD, for all we know. Despite it being shorter, I would still say that being wider (possibly) and more massive (almost certainly) than an +Executor+-class could qualify as "overwhelming."
This all comes down to a matter of opinion: do they really need to be upscaled? I feel its unnecessary.  |
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 12:23 PM
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The silhouette of the "Executor-class" in that chart actually shows this ship, from the Imperial Sourcebook. It's features are inconsistent with the+ Executor,+ as shown in the films; for this reason, some fans believe that there is a smaller type of SSD floating around. However, I am willing to cede the point, because it was intended to be an +Executor+-class.
The fact that the orbiting Eclipse can be seen from the ground is valid, though it appears to be an artistic choice on the part of Cam Kennedy, since he also shows smaller ships in orbit. For example, regular Star Destroyers can be seen from the surface of Balmorra in Dark Empire II. |
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Re: Welcome some BCaT VIPs
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Mar 21, 2006 11:19 AM
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And for the record, there is no Star Destroyer class between the Imp Star II (a standard SD) and the +Executor+-class SSD. There is no smaller version of the SSD.
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