Episky wrote:I think the real problem is that the writers of startrek realized that there is no real point to all those things.
After all what use is heavy armor if your enemy owns the gravity well since we know phasers from orbit can pluck the hair off a fly accuracy wise.
You don't always have the luxury of owning space during a conflict. The UFP has not been pushed as far as to have isolated groups fight on the ground, eventually protected by whatever disruption, natural or not, preventing teleportation. We do know that there is a wide variety of phenomena that can disrupt beaming up/down as well as sensors.
It's more complicated if you literally have to assault or defend a position in a shielded building or area. You'd surely like the support of a vehicle that would provide protection against phasers and allow to carry some sensors, more weapons, medical support, etc.
Praeothmin wrote:Mr. Oragahn wrote:Well the problem it's that it is expected from Trek to show evidence of those capacities.
Yet when SW fails at every turn to show any competence in Stormtroopers, or any aiming capability, they still spout the "Only failzzzz aginst he-roezzzzz!" bullshit... :)
There's no point honestly arguing those. We know phasers have a huge accuracy, even at medium ranges.
SW's automatic rifle blasters suck big times in comparison, and only very skilled troopers seem to get something good out of them, and the only weapons which allow for much better accuracy are "sniper" rifles.