Question/Comment

[The Big NB]

i know i havnt been on the boards in what seems like forever, but i have a question and comment. First the question.

I have always been a huge fan of the Rogue Squadron series ever since its debut on the N64. I know its been out for a while, but i just recently picked Rebel Strike, the third rogue squadron game. and whiole playing through it, a thought occurred to me. I really cant see a point to the B-Wing. As far as i can tell its almost useless. It doesnt support an astromech droid. its not exceptionally fast, or powerful, and any job it does can be handled by other ships. The X-Wing is your standard dog-fighter/escort. It's fast as it needs to be and packs a powerful punch. The A-Wing is good for getting a job done fast. While not as powerful as an X-Wing, it makes up for it in speed and, in the game at least, has concussion missles. The Y-Wing is the work force. It moves fairly slow, but that's okay because it can take a beating. It can also assault ground targets with its bombs and can carry large amounts of cargo. So my question is, where does the B-Wing's specialty lie, where is it more advantageous to use it than any of the other rebellion craft. I just dont see it. Also, while where naming ships after the letter of the alphabet they resemble (X, A, Y) Why isn't the B-Wing called the T-Wing. When its s-foils are in combat position it looks like a cross, not a "B"

My comment.

I havn't read a ton of Star Wars books, but ive read plenty. My favorite until a few ays ago was "Bounty Hunters" or something like that. It followed the stories of some of the famous bounty hunters. IG-88, Boba Fett (after he survives the sarlacc), That guy with the bandage on his head. I really enjoyed. I picked up a Star Wars book about a week ago and i must say that it is the best Star Wars book I have ever read. "I, Jedi" If your a fan of Star Wars (which yolu probably are because you're even in this forum) I highly recommend this book. It's absolutely compelling and has all the Star Wars goodness. Dog-fights, lightsaber battles, Jedi Training, Luke, Wedge, Han, the whole crew. Its probably pretty cheap by now since its kinda old, but that doesn't diminish its quality.

[Cop]

B-wing is supposed to be the replacement for the aging Y-wing. It's primarily a bomber with better speed and manoeuvrability than the Y-wing. That and it looks incredibly cool...

[DUKE HARDKNOCK]

I really cant see a point to the B-Wing. As far as i can tell its almost useless. It doesnt support an astromech droid. its not exceptionally fast, or powerful, and any job it does can be handled by other ships. The X-Wing is your standard dog-fighter/escort. It's fast as it needs to be and packs a powerful punch. The A-Wing is good for getting a job done fast. While not as powerful as an X-Wing, it makes up for it in speed and, in the game at least, has concussion missles. The Y-Wing is the work force. It moves fairly slow, but that's okay because it can take a beating. It can also assault ground targets with its bombs and can carry large amounts of cargo. So my question is, where does the B-Wing's specialty lie, where is it more advantageous to use it than any of the other rebellion craft. I just dont see it. Also, while where naming ships after the letter of the alphabet they resemble (X, A, Y) Why isn't the B-Wing called the T-Wing. When its s-foils are in combat position it looks like a cross, not a "B"
First off, each fighter is obviously balanced in each Star Wars game to fulfill a particular role. Don't let that influence your judgement on them all too much.

Secondly, they were obviously made mainly the way they are for artistic purposes more than anything else. No starfighter in the Star Wars universe that I'm familiar with is even properly designed for combat in a vacuum. Hell, they basically defy the laws of physics all the time by turning and weaving as if they're being piloted inside an atmosphere.

In other words: don't try to understand or rationalize everything. It's really not worth the effort and will only leave you disillusioned.

I havn't read a ton of Star Wars books, but ive read plenty. My favorite until a few ays ago was "Bounty Hunters" or something like that. It followed the stories of some of the famous bounty hunters. IG-88, Boba Fett (after he survives the sarlacc), That guy with the bandage on his head. I really enjoyed. I picked up a Star Wars book about a week ago and i must say that it is the best Star Wars book I have ever read. "I, Jedi" If your a fan of Star Wars (which yolu probably are because you're even in this forum) I highly recommend this book. It's absolutely compelling and has all the Star Wars goodness. Dog-fights, lightsaber battles, Jedi Training, Luke, Wedge, Han, the whole crew. Its probably pretty cheap by now since its kinda old, but that doesn't diminish its quality.
I never really got into "I, Jedi", but then I think Corran Horn is a dick anyway. Never liked him much in the Rogue Squadron novels either. I do appreciate Stackpole's admirable attempt at damage control after Kevin J. Anderson whipped out his Force-enlarged penis and unleashed his Force AIDS semen all over the EU. While there are worse Star Wars novels around than Anderson's, they actually had a good deal of potential. Too bad he's terrible at resolving climactic clashes without resorting to truly retarded plot devices (THE FORCE CAN DO ANYTHING IT'S LIKE MAGIC) and inventing antagonists that aren't mongoloids ("Hello I am Admiral Daala the only female Admiral in the Empire because I totally rocked out in the Academy except I'm actually impossibly incompetent and worthless as a character in every other respect as well.").

The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy was all right, though I always thought it felt out of place in the Star Wars universe.

[The Big NB]

i can see where you're coming from. Corran Horn was kind of an arrogant prick. But i'm pretty sure that was kinda the point. He had to overcome his own flaws to realize his true potential. Even afterwards,however, he never completely embraced his Jedi-ness. Which is actually a lot different than the Star Wars franchise usually does. Like you said, the Force is a tool, not an ultima-weapon. Usually every character who discovers the force becomes uber-1337 Jedi dude who can kick ass without even trying. I wouldnt think that would be the point of the Force. Like Yoda said, the force is a powerful ally. Ally, not end-all solution. An ally helps, but cant win for you. I also enjoyed Corran's lightsaber fights. He uses physical attacks a lot more often than any of the movies, which concentrate on pretty lights rather than Practical Combat. A lightsaber only needs to hit someone once to incapacitate/kill them, the puches and kicks and such make it easier to get that one hit in. I enjoyed the book, and will have to borrow the X-WIng series books from my friend (who has just about every Star Wars book ever written).

[scottg26]

I read The Bounty Hunters. It was pretty good, easy to read etc.

Shadows of the Empire was pretty good too

And I also read The Jedi Academy trilogy. While some of it was retarded, most of it was quite good and made me want to watch the original trilogy again everytime I read it :D