Star Wars

[SeanR]

the Blastech E-11 blaster rifle, as shown in the Dark Forces FPS, is really inaccurate, with an almost random fire pattern.

see also http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Ground/Guns-SW.html

Edited May 12, 2005 by SeanR

[Guest]

But as far as they are portrayed in the orginal trilogy they are crackshots, even though due to Lucas not wanting his leads to die early deaths appear not to be able to hit anything.

Remember Obi wan after seeing the burnt out Sandcrawler in ANH

"This is not the work of sandpeople, the blast marks are too accurate, only Imperial Stormtroopers could of done this"

Dont take anything with regards to Clones/stormtroopers from the EU as being cannon.  Lucas has stated in the past that only he will define where the story goes.

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Even so, surely trained combat warriors are MORE accurate them sand people with their crude weapons?

Also if you are talking about "too accurate" surely this corresponds to WHERE the shots hit, rather than just random shots that the sand people might employ - the stormtroopers would have worked out the weak points on the crawler, and hit them with their combat trained skillz to take it down quicker.

[jonny_rat]

i) When lose your arms, legs and lungs you do/reach 50 years old, move as well, you will not. Unless you're called Dooku (80s), Qui-Gon (60s) or Palpatine (50s), that is.

ii) Why does Yoda need to show Luke his lightsabre on Dagobah? As for the Emperor, he's too fucking cool and powerful to bother using it on a whiney waste of space like Luke

Can't argue about the Imperial Army, though. From wicked-ass, rock hard Clonetroopers to weak-ass, piss poor Stormtroopers is a bit of a comedown to say the least.

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In over my head again!

You can give me the emperor, though. Go on. He messed everything up by using his lightning to tickle Luke to death rather slice him up like a Sunday dinner. Cursed by his own hubris. Or hoisted by his own petard, whichever fits.

Incidentally, the 'are you threatening me, Master Jedi?' bit in the trailer has me all excited. The way he moves across the room is.. creepy.

[Sgt Chaos]

But as far as they are portrayed in the orginal trilogy they are crackshots, even though due to Lucas not wanting his leads to die early deaths appear not to be able to hit anything.

Remember Obi wan after seeing the burnt out Sandcrawler in ANH

"This is not the work of sandpeople, the blast marks are too accurate, only Imperial Stormtroopers could of done this"

Dont take anything with regards to Clones/stormtroopers from the EU as being cannon.  Lucas has stated in the past that only he will define where the story goes.

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the Blastech E-11 blaster rifle, as shown in the Dark Forces FPS, is really inaccurate, with an almost random fire pattern.

see also http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Ground/Guns-SW.html

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I am sure that all Storm Troopers that were on the DewBacks carried the Blastech T-21 though, so that would answer why the shots were accurate....woudln't it?

Bring on the 19th I say

[Matt Defis]

I know that GL has said that only what he says goes in the star wars universe, but when you have stories in books from now that link up with stories written 15 years ago and that's what you hold to be true, it sort of crushes a lot in terms of character and story when george comes along and messes things up.

I know it's his universe and he has every right to do what he likes, but sometimes i wish he'd just stop and and try and fit things in or atleast tell writers that this isn't going to fit and inform them of ways it can fit.