FrostJaeger
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Currently, the system was only written with directed energy weapons in mind...
...and remove the range limitation you've placed on torpedoes and missiles, since that directly contradicts canon.
I've talked to Wes about this earlier to confirm it, but your own logs also do the same.
Check the third chat log. The starship combat guide, in its current form, was meant to only address directed energy weapons and such that travel at light speed. Wes said it himself, and as for what he said about missiles, I believe it's what he would like to see...
First, our torpedoes already have a range of one light-year, give or take some depending on make and model.
Second, making a self-propelled device that travels for that distance or even longer, tracks a target, and then blows it up, is technologically trivial in the setting given the same tech is already in fighters. You could even take a fighter, drone the thing, and load it with explosives to turn it into a torpedo if you wanted.
Third, nobody likes retcons, and I am currently under the impression that Wes dislikes them with a passion.
Since this is supposed to be an update and not an overhaul, focus on its intended scope.
It's about light speed weapons and energy weapons.
As I mentioned earlier, you'll need to have the article's focus be clearly stated...
...and remove the missile range restriction. [...]
Wes himself said there were exceptions to the system Frost...
...and according to the current canon, torpedoes and missiles would certainly fall into that category...
...torpedoes and missiles would certainly fall into that category.
What you're asking for though, is a retcon of the canon...
...which though you may try to initiate...
...only Wes has the final stamp of approval on.
Since this is an update though, that falls outside of this review...
...you need to make a submission specifically about the retcon.
Not try to slip it in under the guise of an update.
I've given you your to-do list Frost. Once you've done those, I can approve the article.
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Second, it's not scientifically plausible for missiles or torpedoes to be limited to such short ranges...
If Wes says they're somehow no-good in this setting though...
If you want me to approve the article in its current form, I simply can't; you're asking for a retcon and major change to the setting, which only Wes has final authority on. The only way I can approve the article, is to simply have the article be an update and not this retcon you're looking for.
You are correct that Wes has stated his desires in chat, but again, unless it's formalized through the NTSE with proper articles and so forth, it won't happen.
Again, my authority does not allow for such a large change.
If you insist on trying to retcon though, you'll have to wait for Wes.
Frost, don't complain when your work doesn't meet the checklist.
[...] More importantly, you don't seem to understand what canon is. The canon of the setting is either in the RP itself, or in the site's wiki, which we work on here in the NTSE. What Wes said in the chat is his desire or will, but unless he acts on it to make it canon, it remains just his desire or will.
It's for that reason that I can't approve this article - in its current form, only Wes can approve it.
If you want me to approve it however, you'll have to roll it back to a state where I can do something about it, which I've already laid out.
Frost, I'm not going to put up with passive-aggressive behavior and I will simply reject this if it continues. As we are waiting for Wes, you do not need reply until he does.