So my boyfriend is a big, BIG Star Wars fan, as are some of my mates. I'm not especially knowledgeable - I've seen the films and read a couple of books in preparation for SWTOR. Having explained to them how healing will work in SWTOR, none of those Star Wars buffs I know have responded positively. Apparently there's little canonic evidence of the Force-based in-combat healing we'll see in the game, and the Smuggler/Agent mechanic of shooting kalta darts sounds silly even to me as a relative SW noob.

I responded similarly to healing in STO - it's all really a bit of handwaving to bypass the fact that few of the healing abilities we're given work in the context of Star Trek. Medical tricorders, triage, etc just don't work like that in the TV shows or films.

I understand the need for this from a design perspective... kind of... but this kind of cognitive dissonance does somewhat spoil my experience. And it also makes me wonder why the designers didn't take the opportunity suggested by SW and ST lore (can you say 'lore' for SF?) to ditch the traditional healing models, as GW2 seems to be trying to do.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

Episode 83 - "One of Our Planets is Missing" - 09/22/1973



Parts 2-3:

Found from the above link in the related videos section

Enjoy!

Ran across a very interesting article by the good folks at cracked.com that offers me a very sciency, if not slightly creepy, explanation for paranormal sightings. :3

http://www.cracked.com/article_18828_the-creepy-scientific-explanation-behind-ghost-sightings.html

Quote by Seannewboy

I have a silly question, how do i place it as a signature?

that is a great question and I will make sure to get this into the original PMs going forward :)

First, go to http://www.stonewallfleet.com/forum/myprofile/task-edit

Next! click on the "profile information" tab

At the bottom,In the signature box, put:

 [img]*****[/img]

Replace the *****s with the link to your image on your photsharing account :) don't forget to hit summit after putting it in

Let me know how it works

Very nice, I'm gonna put my Betazoid Counselor in the Tpol costume on my Tac Alt.

I have a silly question, how do i place it as a signature?

Most definetly.

I have never tried, can you change a boff's uniform after you get them?

Neilston wrote:

http://forums.startrekonline.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4199&d=1284762404

I'm still hoping for a link to the dev post with this picture.

Quote by Counsla

i want one!...but i have to stick with a ship name....and u know how i always change =\ hopefully one will stick lol

I think it would be unique for you to have a series of ship names in your sig graphics, each crossed out.

[strike]U.S.S. Counsla[/strike]
[strike]U.S.S. Entropy[/strike]
[strike]U.S.S. Pooperprize[/strike]
U.S.S. Everchanging

i want one!...but i have to stick with a ship name....and u know how i always change =\ hopefully one will stick lol

Two more satisfied [strike]customers[/strike] donators! Now, who wants one? :woohoo:

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Episode 82 - "Yesteryear" - 09/15/1973



Parts 2-3:

Found from the above link in the related videos section

Enjoy!

I had the sensation of feeling outside my body during a massage once. I don't think I'd go so far as saying that I actually was out of my body, but I have trouble knowing quite how to explain the whole experience. I have a scientific mind, but I also believe the universe is bigger than our comprehension, because we are finite beings.

Adding a young actress from STNG. She was one of the kids trapped with Captain Picard.

What are some of the cool tricks you've discovered in-game that your fellow fleeties might find helpful?

I was thinking of this as I tried to coach my bf through some missions last night. (Yes, I'm thankful that he even occasionally comes online with me.)

Mine are:

Use the V key to scan (either in space or on the ground)

Use the Y key to have your BOFFs attack your target (ground)

Use your power pre-sets to crank up the damage! (space)

When playing the waveform-matching scan game, adjust the amplitude first, then just hammer the side arrows to match the frequency. You can't overshoot.

And this one I just discovered, although I'm sure everyone else already knew about it:

Drag an item into the Exchange search box to avoid typing in the description.

So what are your favorite helpful hints?

Quote by Jack

Every once in a while though, there's one I can't explain.

Agree. But "unexplained" is not the same as "inexplicable." It just means we're moving to the edge of science's comfort zone. :)

3 from yesterday and before. 2 minor parts from ds9 and an author.

I love forbidden planet, creatures from the id and all that.

I liked Event Horizon back in the day, though watching it now that I'm older it's cheezy as hell.

My favorite non-traditional sci-fi would be Eternal Sunshine though.

Put me in the skeptic column. Though i do love the neat paranormal viral videos... it's always fun to see how many people are defending obvious fakes.

Every once in a while though, there's one I can't explain.