[OOC] Nexus Of Worlds Multiverse

[ImportantNobody]

Schradinger said
I'd go up against jedi and sith masters with epic force powers equipped with armor and some guns, and 9 times out of 10, their built-up force attack of utter devastation was made completely useless by a bullet to the head.

What sith master would die from a bullet 9 times out of 10? Can you imagine one dying so easily in the movies?

[Schradinger]

They didn't use bullets in the movies. The mechanics of blocking a bullet with a lightsaber are somewhat less forgiving than those of blocking a blaster bolt, and even if they manage it, they've still got a spray of molten mist to deal with.

And like I said, even if it didn't kill them (and it usually took a lot more than one bullet to get the job done), it broke their focus on their prep and forced them to devote their energies to a defense instead of their attack.

[Salroka]

Schradinger said
They didn't use bullets in the movies. The mechanics of blocking a bullet with a lightsaber are somewhat less forgiving than those of blocking a blaster bolt, and even if they manage it, they've still got a spray of molten mist to deal with.

Ah. Someone else who knows the beauty of a slugthrower in Star Wars.

[ImportantNobody]

I always assumed they could use the force on metal bullets, especially at the rank of master.

[Schradinger]

Only if they get their shield up before you fire. And even then, every bullet blocked puts strain on them, and they can't charge an attack while their shield is up.

[ImportantNobody]

Maybe if they wore high tech armor then the metal bullets would be useless?

[Schradinger]

If they're writing it correctly, wearing a helmet with a HUD and armor control systems screws up the focus they need to use their powers effectively, so high tech armor actually reduces their ability to use force powers even though it gives them extra defense. There were those that wore really durable body armor, but it didn't have a helmet or all the bells and whistles you'd get with a suit of mandalorian armor, so their head was still unprotected.

[Alphakoka]

Schradinger said
If they're writing it correctly, wearing a helmet with a HUD and armor control systems screws up the focus they need to use their powers effectively, so high tech armor actually reduces their ability to use force powers even though it gives them extra defense. There were those that wore really durable body armor, but it didn't have a helmet or all the bells and whistles you'd get with a suit of mandalorian armor, so their head was still unprotected.

Unless you're called Darth Revan or Darth Vader.

[Schradinger]

Vader could only use a fraction of his power because of his reliance on cybernetics, and Revan's mask didn't have a HUD (that I'm aware of).

[LeeRoy]

I think a well placed shotgun shell to the head of any force user would be more than enough to kill them.

But that's because on a biological scale they're not super soldiers/

[LeeRoy]

So, I've been asking these questions for the past few days now.

I'd actually like some feedback, since the argument's finally finished.

Does anyone have complaints about my review style? Am I making proper judgements on the characters? If anyone has complaints would they like to voice them?

[Green]

LeeRoy said
So, I've been asking these questions for the past few days now.I'd actually like some feedback, since the argument's finally finished.Does anyone have complaints about my review style? Am I making proper judgements on the characters? If anyone has complaints would they like to voice them?

I think you're doing a great job at reviewing. I'll make sure to point out things to improve on when I see them in the future.

[MelonHead]

In theory though there would be nothing stopping an adept force user (like Mace Window) from immediately seizing your gun, or even deactivating it in your hand with the force.

[LeeRoy]

I was doing a review on Rai's character but he hasn't said a word in two days.

[Valeric]

Or, can't they stop bullets with the force like neo? They sure can lift massive weights.

[LeeRoy]

Like I said. TO the head, not AT the head. Put the gun to their head and pull the trigger. If they could stop it before it exits the barrel I'd be impressed.

[MelonHead]

LeeRoy said
Like I said. TO the head, not AT the head. Put the gun to their head and pull the trigger. If they could stop it before it exits the barrel I'd be impressed.

Getting that close to a force sensitive would be nigh on impossible though. They don't even have to see a lazer to see it coming, so wandering up to a Jedi and putting a gun to their head without being sliced in half, I would go as far as to say, be completely impossible.

[LeeRoy]

A powerful force sensitive could use force stealth to sneak up behind them, they wouldn't be able to detect them.

[Green]

Jedi gunslinger. Oh dear.

[MelonHead]

LeeRoy said
A powerful force sensitive could use force stealth to sneak up behind them, they wouldn't be able to detect them.

I suppose, but at that point they'd probably be using a lightsaber anyway, at which point the argument is null and void.