Well, I could have said "look at the bible" for a worldbuilding example and sparked the same debate so...
Well ok, I agree that the earths atmosphere is not closed system and it certainly varied to a significant degree over geological time, even during the periods where life existed on land. But the system is pretty tight to provide a breathable atmosphere at sea level for 400 million years and it couldnt even do that before biological processes buffered the whole thing properly. I think the case is there to be made that if you are within the right tolerance for the most basic of lifeforms at least somewhere on that planet (obviously this was the oceans on earth) they will eventually domesticate their own planets atmosphere as evolutionary forces will favour lifeforms that do so. Furthermore you cant make planets without a few knocks especially early on, I doubt the earth is exceptional in regards to its loss of gases. That said... yes the moon is unusal, tides make the earth a lot more interesting, venus might be a whole different planet with a comparable moon and mars might've been suitable if it had enough water in its system (and therefore plate tectonics) but its doomed because its not massive enough to retain the essential ingredients, and who knows maybe the earth took the blows venus had coming? those rocks cant just hang around in unstable orbits forever, they have to hit something.
Man, these mixed links in Acon and MO are looking pretty dope. I can't wait until they get around to Nomads with the fireteam 2.0 pass.
I mean, there's room to do it along the line but it's at least a year, and likely not to be entirely frictionless...
I've often thought the only thing Corregidor needs to be top dog is some mixed link love and some tuning on MBs But I'm not holding my breath for it to happen
Amen. Corregidor is where the love needs to go. Getting the Hospitaller treatment on Brigadas, aka mixed links and small point reductions, would be ace. I certainly don't expect it to happen any time soon, but a man can dream.
Must be fire, or would heat do? Magma is a source of the second. Giving birth to the "Pulpitheus stole the cooking rock" legend. Magnetic shield generator in L1. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-nasa-magnetic-shield-mars-atmosphere.html
There are 2 videos left for the rest of the week, NA-2 and Beyond Coldfront, and next week there will be some Aristeia! videos also.
Magma would lack the versatility of fire. For one it would be difficult to make it transportable. Second it would be difficult to control temperature output, which is essential for fine manipulation and tool creation. Magma is pretty much stuck at 'Stupidly hot'. Third, water is a great conductor of heat, meaning you either get too much heat, or it dissipates quickly, would be very difficult to get materials at the proper temperature. Maybe it could be used as an energy source to build a persistent intelligent society on, but I wouldn't bet on it.
