Nanotechnology

[Ellie Mors]

Anyways, I only want my sentient hive-mind clouds of doom to ravage the worlds of ch- I mean, yeah, making it restricted sounds nice. Or something.


I think there should be a PSA about nanotechnology do's and don'ts if it does get allowed, at any rate.

 

[Kail Myn]

Also, we need to ban electrical engineering. Electrical engineers are 100% behind all canon super weapons like the Death Star and Sun Crusher. Ban the EE majors!

[member="Bestala Vizsla"]

They're onto you.

 

[Soeht]

I said this before, but you have to define "nanotechnology". It's like saying "Let's ban electrical engineering." It's too broad.

This is pretty much my opinion as well. It's been used in the Clone Wars series in several different ways that I don't see as being inherently unfun and warranting a ban.

Also, electrical engineering can never be banned. You cant stop us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMKrpzoMkE

 

[Allyson Locke]

[member="Bestala Vizsla"]

I once had to show an electrical engineer how to jump his car. :l

 

[Asemir]

[member="Spencer Jacobs"]

What you learn in school does not always translate to practical applications.

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

[member="Judah Dashiell"]
Twi'leks work better for me.

By PM.

Regardless...before we get off track.

Someone looking for me?

 

[Red Queen]

-giggles-

 

[Break]

Oooh! I don't mind having a restricted material for nanobots! But what would one do to obtain them? Perhaps maybe they should be less of restricted more of just having lots of restrictions placed against them?
As in cannot be used for: etc. Etc..

 

[Asemir]

Oooh! I don't mind having a restricted material for nanobots! But what would one do to obtain them? Perhaps maybe they should be less of restricted more of just having lots of restrictions placed against them?
As in cannot be used for: etc. Etc..

The issue with that is the whole legalese piece. If you try to define every form of restricted use, you need to define every form. Otherwise, someone will find something that was left off and abuse it.

By placing nanotech on the restricted item list, you ensure that the creator has made effort to develop the item, has created backstory, and has demonstrated thought has been placed behind the creation. It's a broader way of ensuring that the item is of high(er) quality than a submission without development.

 

[Beowoof]

The fact that people can 'transfer essence' without anyone batting an eye, yet nanobots were banned because of similar potential, makes me wonder about this community...

 

[Razelle Breuner]

people can 'transfer essence' without anyone batting an eye

It's just an FU-flavored version of clone resurrection. No one cares how you come back from the dead, as long as you don't do it with ludicrous frequency.

 

[Ughad]

So this means that the nextbigfaction is going to be the Vasari, right?

 

[Orphen]

The fact that people can 'transfer essence' without anyone batting an eye, yet nanobots were banned because of similar potential, makes me wonder about this community...

I really think that's not the issue here...

Also transfer essence and dark transfer are crazy strong and would only be known by masters, also, learning it and mastering it to the point it would work would be... how many threads?

But yeah, I'm iffy on nanomachines. I don't wanna be that guy but things like clouds of nanomachines with lethal poison which are small enough to creep under any armour, or nanomachines which repair droids constantly or nanomachines which have tiny cameras you could almost end up reasoning are everywhere.

I can see a LOT of room for abuse, but, if the factory mods are up for it. I say go for it.

I'd just stress to be really hard on any nanomachine apps.

 

[Ellie Mors]

I really think that's not the issue here...


Also transfer essence and dark transfer are crazy strong and would only be known by masters, also, learning it and mastering it to the point it would work would be... how many threads?

But yeah, I'm iffy on nanomachines. I don't wanna be that guy but things like clouds of nanomachines with lethal poison which are small enough to creep under any armour, or nanomachines which repair droids constantly or nanomachines which have tiny cameras you could almost end up reasoning are everywhere.

I can see a LOT of room for abuse, but, if the factory mods are up for it. I say go for it.

I'd just stress to be really hard on any nanomachine apps.

 

[Vulpesen]

Sorry... didn't feel like reading through three pages one a lunch break.

I never used nanobots, but while there was alright reasoning behind the ban, it still stands that our judges are here for a reason, There are so many Non-op uses for nanotech. And anything overpowered can be very easily nixed by our judges. As for anything big that isn't technically overpowered, Judges also reserve the right to ask for dev threads. So yes... return the freedom of fun sized r2's.

 

[Zaiden Dean]

I think they should be on restricted, as I said, but an added idea is a limit on an amount and the ideas. The admin could speak with FJs to define what ideas are blatantly a no no. For example, a multiplying nano that simply needs sustanence to do so? To much. But one under a hive mind that can only support 1000? Could work.

Accepting them with limitations is better.

 

[Ellie Mors]

I think they should be on restricted, as I said, but an added idea is a limit on an amount and the ideas. The admin could speak with FJs to define what ideas are blatantly a no no. For example, a multiplying nano that simply needs sustanence to do so? To much. But one under a hive mind that can only support 1000? Could work.

Accepting them with limitations is better.

Nanobots are the least of the concerns with nanotechnology. Though I'm sure other people might disagree - I am well aware of where creativity with nanotechnology can lead if led astray, with or without nanobots.

 

[Ultimatum]

I would like to make a suggestion, not sure if it has been spoken before. The idea of putting it on restricted list to me makes perfect sense and I agree one hundred percent. Perhaps on top of being a restricted tech also take on a case by case basis? Or make it a significantly difficult tech to work that either a company needs to specifically specialize in it or is a large company that is capable of supporting a niche tech?

On droids that animate the dead, to me it would make sense if the droids did not bring a person back so much as just make the body keep working for a time. Thus if someone died then the droids would simply keep the body living x amount of time longer, but the personality that the person had is gone. It would be, and I fear to use this term because I really do not like the concept of it, zombies. Mindless beings that are capable of taking care of themselves in a most basic way but inhibitions or natural self preservation and other stuff related to the brain on a conscious level are no longer functional. Maybe? Just an idea.

Again this is all just some ramblings and two cents that I through together thought it might further the idea. Any which way it is taken, I would very much like the little artificials back and if they are allowed back expect some things from LOOM relatively soon, after any restrictions are met of course.

 

[Allyson Locke]

The fact that people can 'transfer essence' without anyone batting an eye, yet nanobots were banned because of similar potential, makes me wonder about this community...

lol