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Shot wrote:

>>>and I look at Academy as an add on.
>>
>>What the fuck?  How is a game that's sold separately, has no impact on the
> 
> story
> 
>>at all, and has a different underlying concept an addon?  It uses the same
>>engine as WC2.  It is definitely connected to Wing Commander 2 in its
> 
> history
> 
>>and development.  It's also quite a nice compliment to WC2.  It isn't an
> 
> addon
> 
>>in any definition of the term that isn't completely idiotic.
>>
>>TC

First, let's clear one thing up. The word that both of you are looking 
for is "complement", or "that which completes or perfects". Important 
distinction from "compliment".

> Well there ya go buddy, you said it for me. "It is definitely connected to
> Wing Commander 2 in its history
> and development. It's also quite a nice compliment to WC2". There ya go, a
> "compliment" to WC2. It goes with it. A stand alone game could not be

But it doesn't "go with it", except for using the WCII flight engine and 
programmatic technologies.

> compared to WC2 would it? Would it? A lot of people here sure have low
> regards for the word "STAND ALONE". If that game stood alone, you would have

Almost as low a standard as "add-on", given the discussions elsewhere in 
this thread.

> never said it was a nice compliment to WC2. I agree with you 100%, it sure
> is a nice compliment to WC2. An add on to it, a complimentary to it. That

In this regard, "complement" is a poor choice of words for what Academy 
is to WCII, as it neither completes nor perfects WCII. It was really 
more of a counterpart to it, using the same technologies and developed 
similarly, but having nothing really in common with it in terms of story 
or impact on the series. In fact, Academy really adds nothing at all to 
the WC series as a whole.

> game was made for the sole purpose of keeping people excited until Wing
> Commander 3 came out. yeah, it was an add on.

Actually, Armada was the game that was made to tie fans over until WCIII.

That aside, neither Armada nor Academy are add-ons to WCII. They both 
have their own distinct line/purpose. Academy is a mission builder, pure 
and simple, with no story whatsoever. It happens to use WCII technology 
and flight engine, but that's simply because of when it was developed 
and released. Armada is a self-contained plot within the overall WC 
storyline, involving much more strategy than actual combat to advance in 
the game. It has nothing at all to do with the events of WCII.

Neither builds on the WCII experience in any way that suggests it's an 
add-on to that game. Either could be played by someone completely 
ignorant of the other games of the series, and appreciated individually 
for what they are.

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