Talk:Degasi/@comment-34495416-20180128025239

The Sunbeam and Degasi appear almost identical in terms of size and crew capacity, so I can't help but wonder why the Sunbeam was vaporised without leaving even a single piece of scrap behind, yet the Degasi not only survived the hit, but left enough scrap for several decent-sized bases.

On another note, the Degasi (at least to my knowledge) never broke atmosphere until after it was shot down, which is odd because the Sunbeam was shot down several seconds after breaking atmosphere. Furthermore, while we're at it, this means that the gun is capable of shooting down small ships from vast ranges, thus the gun chose not to take down the Sunbeam until the very last second. So why didn't it show the Aurora and Degasi the same courtesy? Was it stunned by Avery's charismatic voice, hence the delayed shot?

I understand that from a development point of view, it's more dramatic to have the hope of rescue tantalisingly close, only to be yanked away at the last second, but come one, who's going to be fooled by that? Most people experience the Sunbeam a couple of hours in; we know we're not going to be rescued and thus end the game. Might as well just have the gun destroy the Sunbeam while it's still in orbit, leaving a barely-visible explosion in the sky. It would still accomplish its goal of shoving the dull players along with the whole 'yeah, this is the gun ya silly shmuck', and it would have consistency for picky, pretentious players like me.

It would also only add to the game if the Sunbeam survived the hit and created another wreck to explore, though I imagine it would be pretty hard for the devs to continue their 'no human corpses' policy if that were the case, seeing as it happens right before your eyes. Then again, that in itself would provide an opportunity to spell out the Warper thing for aforementioned dull players via a little cutscene showing the nearby Warpers teleporting in, grabbing Sunbeam survivors and warping back out again, never to be seen again. Maybe that's too horror-esque, but I digress. Main point being it's very possible to pull off should the devs have desired it.

So really, there's no reason for the Precursor gun to behave the way it does, unless one of the Precursors who happened to be an edgy teen uploaded their conscience to the tagreting computer.

~Signed, an over-analytical, ranting forum-lurker (Me).