Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Re:Kingsclaive Final Fantasy XV

July 25 2016
Yes! Sean Bean is in it as well. The movie runs parallel to the video game Final Fantasy XV.
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Kingsclaive Final Fantasy XV

July 25 2016
HAAAA! I totally recognized the narrator's voice throughout the trailer as being Cersei Lannister!! Was totally tickled when I saw I was right!

I know nothing about the Final Fantasy franchise, but this looks EPIC, and I totally want to go see it!
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Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Kingsclaive Final Fantasy XV

July 25 2016
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Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Re:Thoughts on Star Trek Beyond (Spoiler Free)

July 25 2016
Quote by Voleron
I really enjoyed Beyond a whole lot more than the first two movies, and I think that it's because this movie showed the Enterprise crew maturing into their roles. It showed that 2.5 years in space isn't all about kicking ass and chewing bubble gum and that as with everything, people fall into a largely mundane routine and might even start to question if this job is really what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It had a very relateable angle for me.

I also appreciated Kirk maturing into the role of a Captain, rather than just being some hot-shot upstart that for some inexplicable reason, was given command of a Starship that he hadn't earned through wisdom, experience or temperament. The character has really shown to have matured and had to start to struggle with the implications of growing older and the burden of the Captaincy, though he still had the reckless side to him that the Kirk character was known for.

Like you, I also liked that Sulu and Chekov were given larger, more predominant roles. I just felt that we got to know most of the characters on a more personal and relateable level and that they were so much more real to me in this movie than they were as the two dimensional action movie stars of the previous ones.

Lastly, I liked the underlying message of diversity and unity between people of all walks of life, winning out over hate. It goes back to making social commentary through story; something that Trek is supposed to do well, and it's the first time we've really seen any real message being delivered to the audience in the Kelvin timeline.

My only real complaint is that the villain and all of his anger, as well as the method in which he chose to strike out, didn't really make sense to me. As you said, I don't think that the story surrounding the villain was particularly good. Also, sadly... I have a really hard time seeing any of the original Spock in the Kelvin timeline Spock. I think they're two completely different characters with this one being as close to human as you can possibly get, just with a terrible haircut. There's very little semblance left to the Spock character that the world came to love and adore and I have a hard time buying that even the destruction of his home world would have created such a radically different person than that of the original timeline. Also, it would be nice if Uhura was given a bit more of a role than just being Spock's girlfriend.

All in all, I really enjoyed it... enough to see it again. 8.5/10 for me.

You hit the nail right there. It hit close to home as well with the whole routine part, career, etc. What's it all for in the end. We saw an introspective Kirk.
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Alain Rojas

Ngagecloak

Thoughts on Star Trek Beyond (Spoiler Free)

July 25 2016
I liked it. I was hopeful for the dawn of better Trek.

Then, I saw the Discovery SDCC trailer & the unfinished garbage scow they had the nerve to present.

Someone revoke Fuller's gay card over those design choices.

It made STO ships look good! :huh:
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Edited July 25 2016 by Ngagecloak
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Thoughts on Star Trek Beyond (Spoiler Free)

July 25 2016
I really enjoyed Beyond a whole lot more than the first two movies, and I think that it's because this movie showed the Enterprise crew maturing into their roles. It showed that 2.5 years in space isn't all about kicking ass and chewing bubble gum and that as with everything, people fall into a largely mundane routine and might even start to question if this job is really what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It had a very relateable angle for me.

I also appreciated Kirk maturing into the role of a Captain, rather than just being some hot-shot upstart that for some inexplicable reason, was given command of a Starship that he hadn't earned through wisdom, experience or temperament. The character has really shown to have matured and had to start to struggle with the implications of growing older and the burden of the Captaincy, though he still had the reckless side to him that the Kirk character was known for.

Like you, I also liked that Sulu and Chekov were given larger, more predominant roles. I just felt that we got to know most of the characters on a more personal and relateable level and that they were so much more real to me in this movie than they were as the two dimensional action movie stars of the previous ones.

Lastly, I liked the underlying message of diversity and unity between people of all walks of life, winning out over hate. It goes back to making social commentary through story; something that Trek is supposed to do well, and it's the first time we've really seen any real message being delivered to the audience in the Kelvin timeline.

My only real complaint is that the villain and all of his anger, as well as the method in which he chose to strike out, didn't really make sense to me. As you said, I don't think that the story surrounding the villain was particularly good. Also, sadly... I have a really hard time seeing any of the original Spock in the Kelvin timeline Spock. I think they're two completely different characters with this one being as close to human as you can possibly get, just with a terrible haircut. There's very little semblance left to the Spock character that the world came to love and adore and I have a hard time buying that even the destruction of his home world would have created such a radically different person than that of the original timeline. Also, it would be nice if Uhura was given a bit more of a role than just being Spock's girlfriend.

All in all, I really enjoyed it... enough to see it again. 8.5/10 for me.
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Edited July 25 2016 by Voleron
Bradley Coke

bradleycoke58

Thoughts on Star Trek Beyond (Spoiler Free)

July 25 2016
I saw Star Trek Beyond for the second time today and I thought I'd share my thoughts on it.
I prefer it to Into Darkness, mainly because this film had an original story-line. Idris Elba as Krall wasn't as compelling a villain as Benedict Cumberbatch's Khan, and I feel his talents were wasted in this role. I liked how this film gave bigger roles to Chekov and Sulu. The film seemed to go back to the fundamental basics of Star Trek, in that it is about exploration, with the crew being 2 and a half years into their 5 year mission. There were some cool little easter eggs scattered throughout.
As far as negatives go, there is one scene in particular which is ridiculous.

Rating: 7.5/10
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Seannewboy

Seannewboy

OFFICIAL: New Star Trek series premieres January 2017

July 25 2016
My only complaint about the new ship, if it is that old, is the sharp edges. Surely if you can make a saucer edge, some of the other lines could have been rounder.
Pnutt Buttah

pnuttbuttah

OFFICIAL: New Star Trek series premieres January 2017

July 25 2016
The ship design and asteroid base seem to be based on Ralph McQuarrie's original concept art for Star Trek: The Planet of the Titans.

STAR TREK: Abandoned Projects - PLANET OF THE TITANS

Star Trek: Planet of the Titans


Quote by GXV3
Im not so pleased they are writing the series like a novel, like Game of Thrones/orange new black/ Stanger things ... id much prefer stand alone episodes. I hate waiting and trying to avoid spoilers.

I'm the opposite; I prefer the storytelling of serials and mini-series to episodic and procedural series. Either way, I always binge-watch an entire season at a time.
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Stephen Douglas

Zoxesyr

How to find Temporal probes the easy way

July 25 2016
The range on space maps is about 4km, and on the ground about 100m.

It doesn't work if anything is blocking like an asteroid or map mover door
Michael

Mstfrancis

Specialization guides

July 25 2016
I too spend a lot of time on STO Reddit AND Stobuilds Reddit getting the latest news!
Jared

jaredhunt

OFFICIAL: New Star Trek series premieres January 2017

July 25 2016
The registry also seems to be based on the Space Shuttle Discovery's registry: OV-103 (OV stands for orbital vehicle).

Perhaps the additional '1' signifies the next Discovery ship in the name/lineage.

Would also harken back to ENT and the NX class registries, which followed the space shuttle program names, with Enterprise (NX-01) and Columbia (NX-02). The next NX class would have been Discovery; however maybe it was never made and Discovery was adopted into this new class.
Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

[Processed] Hi Guys

July 25 2016
Hello,

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Have fun! :)
Zander Hawk

Zander_Hawk

Hello Hello, GW2

July 25 2016
Hello,

Welcome to the Stonewall Gaming Network, it's good to have you with us. Please make sure to read our Welcome Center for critical information that will help you with commonly asked questions, assist you with troubleshooting, connect you with important contacts, and provide you with instructional guides for some of our technology. In addition, please reserve some time to become familiar with the Code of Conduct.

If you have not done so, in addition to providing it here, please make sure to post your GW2 User ID within the following post (How do I get invited into Stonewall Vanguard) so that someone in Stonewall Vanguard can provide you with an in-game invite.

If you have questions about the Code of Conduct please contact me or anyone else in leadership.

Have fun! :)
Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

[Processed] Introduction hello

July 25 2016
Hi Morgan!

Welcome to the Stonewall Gaming Network! We're happy to have you join us and hope that you'll find Stonewall to be an amazing online home for your toon!

We'd love for you to follow the Stonewall Gaming Network on social media through your choice of Facebook and/or Twitter, and invite your friends to follow us as well! We'd also like to invite you to join our community group on Steam, where you can team up with your Stonewall friends for even more gaming! Click the icons below for quick links to each.

Finally, be sure to interact with us here in our forums, as it's where we post about our community events, share resources and have an opportunity to interact with one another outside of the games.

Welcome once again and I'll see you around the galaxy!




Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Hello Hello, GW2

July 25 2016
Hi Sam!

Welcome to the Stonewall Gaming Network! We're happy to have you join us and hope that you'll find Stonewall to be an amazing online home for your toon!

We'd love for you to follow the Stonewall Gaming Network on social media through your choice of Facebook and/or Twitter, and invite your friends to follow us as well! We'd also like to invite you to join our community group on Steam, where you can team up with your Stonewall friends for even more gaming! Click the icons below for quick links to each.

Finally, be sure to interact with us here in our forums, as it's where we post about our community events, share resources and have an opportunity to interact with one another outside of the games.

Welcome once again and I'll see you around the galaxy!




Dave (Voleron)

Voleron

Hi Guys

July 25 2016
Hi Bradley!

Welcome to Stonewall Fleet and to the Stonewall Gaming Network as a whole! We're happy to have you join us and hope that you'll find Stonewall to be an amazing online home for your Captain!

We'd love for you to follow the Stonewall Gaming Network on social media through your choice of Facebook and/or Twitter, and invite your friends to follow us as well! We'd also like to invite you to join our community group on Steam, where you can team up with your Stonewall friends for even more gaming! Click the icons below for quick links to each.

Finally, be sure to interact with us here in our forums, as it's where we post about our community events, share resources and have an opportunity to interact with one another outside of the games.

Welcome once again and I'll see you around the galaxy!




Johnathan

TunaraDax

Hi Guys

July 25 2016
Welcome to the Fleet!!!! :silly: :blink: :silly:
Lambda Corvus

corvus

OFFICIAL: New Star Trek series premieres January 2017

July 24 2016
Whether we get to see the Romulan war will depend on how far back this is set (if it is set before TOS). Don't forget that it was the Earth-Romulan war -- pre-Federation. I want to see more of that particular war too, as Enterprise didn't leave us with much of anything. But I just can't see this ship being pre-Federation. The registry number isn't that far off from the Constitution.

Then again, do we even know what registry United Earth used, besides NX?

It's also interesting that this dry dock is inset into an asteroid. Little details that I hope are significant.
Edited July 24 2016 by corvus
Stephen Carville

Weatherwax

Hi Guys

July 24 2016
Welcome!