Of course it will be over your dead BattleCrabs - you don't think I'll pick on those Vorlon Squidships do you

(Well, for a sufficent bribe I may be prepared to work for the dark side in the game - it really depends on who finds me first

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Val, as a programmer I have to spend time picking holes in things and I think I've spotted a possible flaw in your Great Machine as described. What is there to stop someone mounting normal weapons on a Great Machine Weapon Platform? In a 20000 kT space you can fit (for example) over 700 Packet Torpedo X launchers, or close to 700 Particle Concentrator Xs. Both of these would give a reload time of 2 and much higher damage capability. It would also take forever to build but I'm interested in seeing if you have an answer for this. If it's an honor system, I have no trouble with following that.
(Imagines Dead Meat's face when his BattleCrabs attack my homeworld - and 700 missiles launch every 2 rounds

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[ October 30, 2002, 03:49: Message edited by: AGoetz ]