This review is for: C5
The submitted article is/has…
[x] A very high level of overall quality
[x] A general topic sentence under the title header
[x] Artwork (Required for new species; Strongly recommended for vehicles and hand weapons)\\
[x] Needed and/or useful to the setting
[x] In the proper format/template
[x] Proofread for spelling and grammar
[x] Easy to read and understand (not a lengthy mass of technobabble)
[x] Wikified (terms that could be a link should be a link)
[x] No red and/or broken links
[x] Reasonably scientifically plausible
[x] Reasonably neutral point of view
The submitted article is/does not…
[/] Overpowered (or cutting tech for a faction with little or no roleplay)
[x] Obtusely redundant
[x] Contain copy pasta descriptions of systems or interior compartments
[x] Unauthorized by faction managers or player-controlled corporation
[x] Contain references to IC events that have not occurred (SM must authorize retcons)
[x] Use second-person language (“you” or “your”) unless it is an instructional guide aimed at players.
[x] Use bombastic language (“virtually immune,” “nearly indestructible,” “insanely powerful,” “horrible effects”)
[x] Use an unbalanced header/text ratio (many headers but sections are one-liners)
[x] Use major unapproved sub-articles that should be submitted separately
[x] Lacking Detail
[x] Images hosted on sites other than stararmy.com (Photobucket, Imageshack, etc are not allowed)
The article has…
[x] Speeds in compliance with the Starship Speed Standard, if applicable
[/] Damage Capacity and Damage Ratings in compliance with the DR Guidelines
[x] The in-character year of creation/manufacture. (Should be current year. Future years not allowed).
[x] The Standard Product Nomenclature System, if applicable.
Summary
This logic still applies.
Integrating the weapons into the platform means that the possibility of
any ship min/maxing the DR system is eliminated. That fact doesn’t preclude
this ship from min/maxing, which it certainly does.
Even if the vessel is classified as a drone, its potency is unrivaled and its purpose, intentional or not, is an abuse of the DR system. Likewise, Submission Rule 4.II clearly states that “promising in-universe restrictions on use or availability” is not a valid argument to justify “overpowered or questionable abilities.”
The submitter has addressed the previous issues, but this new issue essentially is a way to get around the separate submission’s rejection.
So I am clear: my feelings about the submitter are not relevant here. I always have treated all submissions equally and with fairness. I have done so with this one, and will continue to do so with future ones, including those from this submitter.
That said, the submitter’s current or future status as an FM of any faction — big or small — or as a popular and/or successful GM also does not factor into this review. Tech submissions intimately tied to a GM’s actions in a plot are by their nature GM devices, regardless of their desired or achieved submission status.
The submitter, however, has made clear in the past that a GM-only device is not desirable. With that in mind, I, in my authority as Chief Tech Moderator, won’t offer that as an option.
This submission is rejected for IC usage. Unless the submitter appeals, the submission must be ICly removed within 72 hours.