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CRMcNeill
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The problem, however, is that artists or writers often fail to perform proper research in the EU with regard to the established features of the vehicle itself. The PX-7 is just one case in point, where an artist and/or writer saw something that looked cool, so they included it in their story, yet failed to keep their version consistent with the larger EU.
Thats what I meant when I said "laziness and poor research"; its not about discarding a story, its about discarding details that create a conflict in the larger EU. I have no problem with a tracked APC in the EU, as there are multiple instances of tracked vehicles already. My problem is when some idiot takes a vehicle that is officially a repulsorlift and co-opts the image to make something else that does little more than create a conflict.
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Whill
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| crmcneill wrote: | The problem, however, is that artists or writers often fail to perform proper research in the EU with regard to the established features of the vehicle itself. The PX-7 is just one case in point, where an artist and/or writer saw something that looked cool, so they included it in their story, yet failed to keep their version consistent with the larger EU.
Thats what I meant when I said "laziness and poor research"; its not about discarding a story, its about discarding details that create a conflict in the larger EU. I have no problem with a tracked APC in the EU, as there are multiple instances of tracked vehicles already. My problem is when some idiot takes a vehicle that is officially a repulsorlift and co-opts the image to make something else that does little more than create a conflict. |
I get what you are saying, but they don't have to be consistent with existing EU. The new canon (such as Rebels) takes place in an alternate reality of the EU.
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CRMcNeill
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Actually, Rebels did a pretty good job with the ITT as far as the original is considered. What I'm ranting about is entirely within the Legends incontinuity.
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Zarm R'keeg
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| Whill wrote: | | As far as tech you can't really top an X-Wing destroying a Death Star, so the new tech in the prequels was just meh for me. |
Well-said!
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