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* [[Punctuation Shaker]]: The Ska'ari race. The apostrophe is often ignored by players. |
* [[Punctuation Shaker]]: The Ska'ari race. The apostrophe is often ignored by players. |
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* [[Science Marches On]]: Not so much the science of the real world but the science of the game. Over the years new features have been introduced that have, at times, radically changed some aspect of the game. As a result, a lot of old tactics and even old truths no longer are, and, since not everything is in the manual, often pilots rely on data gathered by other pilots which may or may not now be outdated. Notable examples include the Phantom's [[Badass Decay]], the fact that skilling used to be possible by shooting at other pilots, and the way ambush retreating works. In a way it's very literal, as often it's a new technology that appears. |
* [[Science Marches On]]: Not so much the science of the real world but the science of the game. Over the years new features have been introduced that have, at times, radically changed some aspect of the game. As a result, a lot of old tactics and even old truths no longer are, and, since not everything is in the manual, often pilots rely on data gathered by other pilots which may or may not now be outdated. Notable examples include the Phantom's [[Badass Decay]], the fact that skilling used to be possible by shooting at other pilots, and the way ambush retreating works. In a way it's very literal, as often it's a new technology that appears. |
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* [[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale]]: Since all cargo on your ship is measured in tons, this results in missions that involve transporting |
* [[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale]]: Since all cargo on your ship is measured in tons, this results in missions that involve transporting VIPs that weigh a ton as well as you being able to consume several tons of drugs/stim chips. |
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* [[Serial Escalation]]: The War Nova, when it first came out. |
* [[Serial Escalation]]: The War Nova, when it first came out. |
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** Same thing goes for the Royal Redeemer and 60 MW Plasma to a slightly lesser degree. Still, they are the highest damage output missile and gun respectively in the game, and incidentally were released at the same time as the War Nova. |
** Same thing goes for the Royal Redeemer and 60 MW Plasma to a slightly lesser degree. Still, they are the highest damage output missile and gun respectively in the game, and incidentally were released at the same time as the War Nova. |
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