Re: [VV] Vectorverse FTL
From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@q...>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:16:47 -0500
Subject: Re: [VV] Vectorverse FTL
I said:
> > I think manmade jump gates would imply too high tech a culture...
Beth said:
>Why? Whats so much more advanced involved in a gate vs an engine?
I think of jumpgates as providing instant teleportation, and FTL
drives as taking several hours/days/weeks to get where they're going.
And I think of it as easier to build a boat to ride an existing river,
rather than build a river. YMMV.