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  1. Master Dex
    If listed individually yes. Though Fleet of the Strongest women combined all of that wonderfully, lol.
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    At least until Basara finishes the song Holy Lonely Light, lol.
  3. Master Dex
    We all thought he was a woman at some point early on. I think it might have been a bit intentional even.
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    Most emigrant fleets were largely set on their course via the Kirk method, pointing out the window and saying "Over there... thataway." I think the fleet that colonized Eden knew it was going there, but I don't know if they knew a habitable planet was there. Frontier and Galaxy seemed to have, at least in secret, both known they were heading toward where the Vajra were known to be though, but it might have not been their plan from the start (especially Galaxy, as it had been around a bit longer if I recall). I don't know anything about Phantom Sword, but I'd imagine it is for return folds.. a lot of the early fold boosters from the 2040s were single use disposables. I think reusable ones weren't developed until the time of Frontier. We don't know they were good for more than 2 even... actually come to think of it Alto doesn't even use the same booster to return to Frontier from Galia 4, he uses the super booster Michael brought, while Michael and Sheryl stowed away with the Vajra. The Super booster can clearly refold, but the normal ones might not be able to at all.
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    Except I don't care about any of them anymore.. I don't keep track and watch them. None of them excite me or catch my attention. The last Gundam that did that was Gundam Wing.. and really that's only because I was young when that aired on Toonami in America and it was cool for me. Sure some of them probably are quite decent but... I'm not going to sit through all of them to find out, especially not these days. I don't have to worry about that with Macross. No one should have to wade through a lot of crap to find the gems. And yes I know a lot of people already consider certain Macross shows to be bad, but with only 4 actual series and a handful of OVAs and movies.. even if you really believe more than one of them is really bad... that's not that hard to parse. Gundam is like... potentially watching 10 series I won't like to find a good one that isn't just a repeat of an old story. I just have so much better things to do, and better shows to watch. It's definitely a personal preference.. but if Macross scarcity keeps it from being diluted, I'll be happier for that.
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    The OTEC reactors can fuse almost anything if I recall actually, so fuel is a pretty liberal concept. The cryogenic hydrogen tends to get the most use because it's easy to get at, and in space they need a lot of fuel because of how liberally they run the engines to get high thrust plasma. They can run the reactors less hard in atmosphere since there is a free medium to use for propellant like JB0 said (super heated air). Honestly, hydrogen, even cryogenically doesn't pack as well as other things so if the engines can fuse other things one has to wonder if it is the simplicity or abundance of that fuel that drives its usage. I don't know if there is an in universe answer for it, but either way the refueling we see in the shows is usually in the case of space action where they use it up a lot more quickly than when flying in atmospheres.
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    It's a fine line. Some of us prefer Macross stay this rare gem that gets a chance to be something different in each form, but a lot of fans, especially here, would like to see a return to some older styles it seems. Gundam caters to nostalgia quite a bit, but I'd argue that Macross doing that may make some fans happy, but it would cheapen the overall product. Yeah some will never get into the experimental stuff like 7 and Delta (regardless of if they well made or not), but I love that the franchise takes that kind of creative leap. I'm biased though, I can find something to love in every series, even ones with objective flaws like Delta. So yeah, I really hope it never becomes a bland repeat product like Gundam has.
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    I wouldn't go that route for a slayer Valkyrie honestly, a weapon pack like that is a compensation for lacking the means to attack a larger target.. maybe anti-ship... but really you shouldn't be attacking a ship with a VF-31 anyway. I think we have to accept this pack is a cobbled together add on to boost effectiveness for a fighter that is essentially just 'good enough' in the hands of Xaos' pilots.. which... aren't the best really.
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    I'd believe it, which is a bit disconcerting as it means the quality of each instance if more happens could go down a lot.. and may have something to do with why Delta suffered.. considering something is following it so quickly too... it makes one worry... but I have to hope. I also wonder if part of it may be a gear up for the expected end of the HG rights thing in the coming years.. maybe they are aiming to be able to spread a lot out west? That of course is a bit of a long shot in itself and highly speculative of me to imply.
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    Perfectly framed jokes aside, that compact wing section is something I like. Now I like the YF-24 derivative designs a lot, especially the 30 and 31.. but I'm not a fan of the trend for wing and back sections to just be left hanging there. From a mechanical complexity standpoint it is good and fair... but there was something neat about the YF/VF-19, VF-17, etc in how they folded everything neatly away. I like that simplified Battroid look.
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    I really did want to, but as it is I barely got home after the con before midnight, heh. Seems the best description of the movie's plot is "Things Happen." I also am actually quite disappointed the dancing VF gimmick was dropped so fast... I enjoyed that. It was unique.
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    I suspect they didn't have as much fold quartz plus maybe didn't get all the 29 data. As for the latter, pretty sure federal NUNS will put a stop to that quickly and restrict the fold quartz usage. They don't want any colony having something as tough as their fighter in numbers. You think the idea of a VF-29 is scary, there is evidence the federal VF-24 is more powerful... And that is likely without a fold wave system.
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    The design of the VF-25 doesn't allow for that, reworking it to do so would be a radical redesign, if a fleet wanted a plane to have that, they'd buy Kairos instead. As Seto and Azrael implied the 31 is not a replacement for the 25, it is just what this region chose to build and eventually adopt instead due to their needs. Frontier fleet in 2067 still surely has VF-25s, likely with NUNS there having fully adopted it now since the life cycle implementation started earlier than the 31's did. Plus yes the production model version of the 25 is likely a bit improved over the SMS used performance testing models.
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    Pilot will makes up for a lot, especially for the VF-19EF/A that is almost intentionally designed to be as tough to use as the original YF-19 that nearly killed pilots that aren't Isamu. It's improved I think but it's Gen 4.5 at best compared to top notch Gen 5. Isamu maybe can make it work by luck but he's outmatched in tech. This may be why he gets his own YF-29 variant in the game, dude needs to keep up lol. As for the VF-27, it's specialized for cyborg use so they could even better deal with Vajra. It supposedly used some stolen data from the YF-29 but none of what makes the 29 so BAMF. The 29 is literally a beast of a machine. It's got thicker armor, more weapons, and most notably the fold wave system which essentially allows it to run ECA in all modes with no performance drop when active. There is a reason Brera was having trouble in that final dogfight while Alto was basically avoiding hurting him. Alto could have killed him probably if he wanted to do so.
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    Part of me wonders if there was an intentional effort to almost shadow develope him considering he is so straight up and boisterous about everything else.
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    The YF-29B is the blue NUNS variant used by the antagonist in the Macross 30 game. The YF-30 is a match in many ways to the 29, after all it is the hero mech in Macross 30 that fights the 29B. What is important is that the VF-31 is derived from the YF-30 but the 31 is in no way in the same level as the 30 and 29.
  17. Master Dex
    It's a discussion forum, people share opinions here, both sides of the coin. If people aren't allowed to voice disagreement than they shouldn't agree either. We'd have nothing left to talk about then. Plus sarcasm is like life for some of us lol.
  18. Master Dex
    Well yeah, though oddly I was thinking about Gamlin when I wrote that. Not for anything specific either, just popped into my head for some reason (Gamlin kick!). But yeah Basara is pretty easy to anticipate, but I do feel you get to know him on some level over time in a way that is entirely non exposition based.
  19. Master Dex
    Well, I wasn't saying that much, lol. I'd love to get in on that, sadly to save money re: accommodations I'm basically driving down to Torrence the morning of the con (I live like 3 hours away) so I'll likely not be available when you do this screening unfortunately (plus I have work the day before anyway).
  20. Master Dex
    It's worth your time to continue, as Seto has said, the plot doesn't really kick in until after episode 20 or so... and then it really does start to get going. You are right though, early individual episodes basically are just character building. Once plot takes center stage, you'll like that the characters are fully fleshed out and you don't have to worry about who they are as much anymore (you'll even get to expecting what certain characters might do, because you /know/ them). It is not entirely the best way to do it (Frontier paced it way better and got a similar result) but it does end up working at least. As for why nothing seems to be done in regards to the ongoing crisis.. a lot of comes down to politics and bureaucracy, something often skipped in most shows of this type. Max can't just do anything he wants militarily because the civil government (aka his pissed off separated wife) gets angry. While it seems Milia tends to be unreasonable given the situation, she isn't ignorant, though they do tend to forget to tell you that (they do show later properly she still has that Zentradi warrior inside her, it's just been swapped out over time with being a mother to her daughters and a leader to her people). She has to make a lot of tough choices about how to safeguard the civil populace. Max doesn't deal with that at all, he has no oversight there. It seems by the time of Frontier (and the NUNS), some fleets opted for a more unilateral President who is in charge of both civil and military matters rather than separate like 7 did. That may solve a lot of issues shown in this series, but taken as it is, it kinda makes sense. As for the Flower Girl, she's a big fan of Basara and wants to give him flowers. That's all (not even joking, that's it).
  21. Master Dex
    Well in terms of colony-grade fighters overall performance yes (Obviously anything the Federal NUNS fields is always gonna be tops, whether it be VF-24 or anything else they full spec). This is one thing another fighter beats the YF-29 in, but it does not mean the YF-29 is immediately less capable than the 262. Seto points out well that the 262 is way too overspecialized for aerial use. The YF-29 can work in all mediums to a crazily high powered degree even if it's ISC can't budget quite as much G's, lol. Good pilot will deal with it. Could it be you were thinking of how we discussed the Drakken's Fold Reheat system is like a poor man's Fold Wave system that the YF-29 and VF-31s have? Has no bearing on pilot resilience but that much is a true thing at least.
  22. Master Dex
    I mean I do really like Plus, especially in the movie format... but Kawamori said it himself about it: "It's a serious story with a silly plot." So yeah... for all the love it gets and deserves to a large degree... it's not really the apex of Macross storytelling we often hold it up to be.
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    The show implies it is pretty much just lack of skill for anyone that isn't an aerial knight. It's shown a lot that NUNS pilots, historically cannon fodder, can beat them easily. This is why Windermere needed to use mind control.
  24. Master Dex
    For the record Seto, I don't agree with the idea of Delta inspiring people to think M2 is better than they thought. It shouldn't take a flawed show to convince people to accept something older. I framed the idea as a joke for that reason. I myself have no direct opinion on M2 as I have not taken the time to watch it fully. I've only seen bits and pieces. Delta would not influence my view of it at all.
  25. Master Dex
    There are a lot of M2 similarities there it almost seemed like SK was intentionally going for that actually. The joke almost being that Delta finally made people respect Macross II (Seto is happy at least), lol.
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