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No, that's garbage, Dolash. When I'm finished dissecting your post, I'll let you know.

Basically, Dolash, it's crap. No offense, man, I like you, you're a good guy -- don't think I'm trying to call you a @#%$ or anything. But this post is garbage. The entire thing, top down, beginning to end, is crap. Crap, piled on top of more crap.

Absolute and total crap in every way shape and form. Let's start at the beginning.



First of all, you just posted after all of ONE of our players had moved. I don't give a damn how excited you are, or what Telan seems to think about how many people are involved, that's absolute pure garbage, PARTICULARLY considering that you posted early so as to jump those damn forces of yours in early, and PARTICULARLY consider the immense amount of damage you think you just did.

The Second Fleet arrived. Born on wings of hyperspace light, they tore in-system and without losing a pace they began a swift movment towards Corellia. On many Imperial Vessels, lights and warning sounds bleated out across the decks. The unexcpected arrival of the reinforcments threw them out, a force so vast as the one they had just trapped and beaten was bearing down on their backs. Missile locks were already established, and the Imperials were in a hopeless position.

Regrad prepared to order the volley. But before he did he turned to the communications officer.

All your vessels suffered in combat with the First, the second is huge, you stood little chance against EVERY missile launcher in the second firing on you, that's easily 5,000+ missiles!

No, Dolash, no. That's crap. You just fired 5000 missiles in one post? No! For the love of god man, whatever happened to the rule on loading one post and firing the next for massive volleys? Crap. Gone.

On every one of the damaged viscounts and Yunoses (except for the one where Ton was vented), things were grim. It was time. On each ship, the few survivors with respirators made their way to the engine rooms. To keep the ships from being captured they must be destroyed.

Three massive ships, burning, with few systems functioning, were all set to self-destruct thanks to overloading the reactors. In a brief instant three massive balls (four soon, as it engulfed the viscount that was not set to self destruct) of flame, plasma, and unstable energy flooded space. Many enemy vessels were inhaled, and sadly so too was the last of the First. They died bravely, taking one last stab at the enemy from death's door.

They were gone.

What the hell, Dolash? No. No. Crap.

Let me get this straight. First of all, a broken and battered fleet filled with burning ships managed to coordinate themselves so as to all self destruct at the same time? How? On a realism level, that's just not possible.

Second of all, what is that? Reactor core self destruction obliterating us? No, Dolash. Why do you think we have rules against ramming? Do you think it's because we don't like big pieces of metal hitting one another? Because it's not possible? No! It's because it causes an unreasonable amount of damage and requires no tactical finesse or thought to execute. It turns tiny little ships into weapons of mass destruction.

Kas is with me on this one. That damage is unreasonable and insane. It's just garbage.

Onboard the First Fleet Stealth Intruders however, it was different. They had been silent (and I hadn't mentioned them) this whole time to maintain complete secrecy as they approached the shipyards in full cloak. Suddenly they sprung their trap. Shooting at break-neck speeds they shot down gantries and support-cables, they knocked down decks and steel. All of a sudden the target shipyard was ablaze.

If the enemy wanted to stop them they would have to divert forces. If they did not, well, the destruction of six shipyards would help Coalition forces in the future.

Uh, what? What is this, Dolash? You don't get to just make things up when you suddenly realize you have some extra ships sitting around. That's crap.

If you can do that, I'm just going to say that because I didn't mention a couple of my ships specifically, they've been guarding the shipyards this whole time. Sound fair? Thanks, I think so too.

03 Imperial-Class Star Destroyers
02 Star Avenger Tactical Assault Platforms
02 Victory-Class Star Destroyers
04 DP20 Corellian Gunships
05 Lorell-Class Gunships
15 Sith Battle Cruisers

162 Starfury fighters
400 TIE Defenders

Ridiculous. Jaw-droppingly, insanely ridiculous. You simply cannot be serious.

Now, Dolash, there's such a thing as coming up with a brilliant post and really getting the best of us. This is not it. All you did was unthinkingly spew something out.



To begin with, in my opinion, this post shouldn't BE there, because you just went ahead and posted it after only one of our members had moved. Now, I understand you've waited two weeks, I totally get that. But there have been so many arguments over this thread, it's bloody impossible to know when it's on and when it's off. Now suddenly it's on again and you're posting. Two days ago, you posted, "Ok, I posted this some time ago and no one has made an argument back. Also, the thread is not moving along. This suggests a staff ruling is needed."

Now you've posted. I'm sorry, man, but I had like three other threads here, and I can't keep up with when you guys aren't arguing and when you are.

Telan: you only command your forces in the thread. If you have a question regarding the thread, post it on the TNO board. If TNO is not posting it usually is for a reason..


As I was understanding things, we were waiting for something to do with Vonta. I did not see Dolash's post about agreeing to the status of his crew or whatnot but then again, I've been sick.

I will draft a post..

Dolash, I haven't read your post yet but I am sure Theren is making good points.

Listen to him. He knows about what he speaks.

oh... sorry... well... I'll just edit it out then...

um... never mind...

We were waiting on that something. Now we can move on Simon.

Thanks Vonta. I am working on a post and will try to get it up tonight (after Muunilist post) or tomorrow.

I was not npcing command of any of my peers' vessels. As I said, I was acting with only the squadron under my command.

Nevertheless, I stand chastized.

Dolash: I am working on my post and I couldn't find the part where you named your Azguard that awoke. I thought at first you edited out and I was like, "dammit! I wanted to play that angle!"

Then l went further down and saw it was in a second post.

heh..


..had me going..

I am really trying to decide how I want to play that angle though.

I will admit to, at first, when your character was hiding in the restroom, having Moff Zell suddenly come out of a stall, flushing the toilet pull out a sidearm and shooting the bugger.

But that would have been an opportunity lost.