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Yes, we get it. 47 is everywhere. But enough is enough.
janusforbeare
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For those who don't know what I'm talking about, I recommend reading this: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/47
At first, I thought the "47" jokes in the vanilla missions were a little amusing. Not laugh-out-loud funny, mind you, but worth a smirk... and maybe a subdued chuckle. At first.
That was before I realized just how often they were used. It's gotten to the point that any time a number is given in a vanilla mission, you can be sure that "47" will appear somewhere in it. I understand that they're being included as a tribute to the Trek writers, but considering how blatant the references are, I think they've lost their charm, and stopped being a fitting tribute.
Think about it: in Trek, the "47" references were very, very subtle. The number was rarely used in actual dialogue (of course there are a few exceptions), but was more frequently seen on bulkhead, doors, storage compartments, etc. Sometimes it was inverted, and "74" was used instead. Furthermore, using "47" was not a hard and fast rule (as it's become in STO). Other numbers were given as well.
Most importantly, by midway through DS9, the writers themselves tired of the joke, and it was used less frequently. I'd like to humbly suggest that the STO writing staff follow their example.
The jokes were a good idea at the game's inception, and I'm glad you included them. But now they've gotten stale; it's time to retire them.
At first, I thought the "47" jokes in the vanilla missions were a little amusing. Not laugh-out-loud funny, mind you, but worth a smirk... and maybe a subdued chuckle. At first.
That was before I realized just how often they were used. It's gotten to the point that any time a number is given in a vanilla mission, you can be sure that "47" will appear somewhere in it. I understand that they're being included as a tribute to the Trek writers, but considering how blatant the references are, I think they've lost their charm, and stopped being a fitting tribute.
Think about it: in Trek, the "47" references were very, very subtle. The number was rarely used in actual dialogue (of course there are a few exceptions), but was more frequently seen on bulkhead, doors, storage compartments, etc. Sometimes it was inverted, and "74" was used instead. Furthermore, using "47" was not a hard and fast rule (as it's become in STO). Other numbers were given as well.
Most importantly, by midway through DS9, the writers themselves tired of the joke, and it was used less frequently. I'd like to humbly suggest that the STO writing staff follow their example.
The jokes were a good idea at the game's inception, and I'm glad you included them. But now they've gotten stale; it's time to retire them.
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"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
devs please don't even waste your time with this LOL you got much more better things to do here move long nothing to see here
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It doesn't take time or effort. All it takes is coming up with any other number when writing mission dialogue.
If you don't agree, then give a reason. As it stands, you're not contributing anything to the conversation.
Whining on the boards about a Easter egg?
Haven't you got anything better to do?
And you come onto the Internet to berate people about them wasting their time?
The irony is strong with this one.
He's dead, Jim.
Same here, anyone able to show some examples?
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47_%28number%29
As well he should. The OP has got to loosen up and relax.
Nice examples, none relevant to STO though...
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
Yeah, but there are a ton of 47 mentions in the NPC text on a lot of the PvE missions. Especially the lower tier ones if I remember correctly. Specific examples may have to wait until the server returns to something more approaching "normal" and/or "working".
47 shows up in startrek tng and into DS9 and even the JJ alternate universe version of star trek movie he did
its part of star trek and if the devs want to keep it then i dont see why not
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Bah, beat me too it.:mad:
I'll just leave this and this here then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn02c176YuI
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Seriously it's a number get over it.
Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
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'...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
'...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
'...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek
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Obviously feeling like you're a part of the show is great and all, but I don't want to spend too much time reliving episodes of it; New Romulus is the biggest step away, and the involvement of the Tholians has been interesting (though I hate fighting them). References to the number 47 I can ignore, but if the writers are working too hard to squeeze them in then it's detracting from the quality of everything else, which I do not like.
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You can call it a better number if you like, I call it... I dunno... numbers or something.
:P