EPTWhat is a Comstat Station? - Page 2
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Chef
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On November 02 2019 04:19 BisuDagger wrote: But why would "Comsat Station" (which is the full name) be short for "Communication Station Station". That would be redundant. Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. | ||
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Alejandrisha
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Alejandrisha
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On November 05 2019 02:02 Chef wrote: Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. i can't deal with this. comsat station into comstat? no. comsat. why so many t's dont be a tease On November 04 2019 11:35 ninazerg wrote: I need coms, stat you slayed me | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
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On November 05 2019 02:02 Chef wrote: Communication Satellite Station. Because the means of communicating is less important than the fact that it is a place for communications. Satellite can be assumed because it is space and the infrastructure for other styles of long distance communication are prohibitively expensive. People say comstat, not comstat station. No one other than apparently Artosis says comstat. You are writing as if it actually is called comstat but it isn't. | ||
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Alejandrisha
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On November 07 2019 06:26 Dangermousecatdog wrote: No one other than apparently Artosis says comstat. You are writing as if it actually is called comstat but it isn't. it has spread to other english casters, though. he is idra'ing this shit | ||
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WombaT
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On November 08 2019 04:09 fishjie wrote: comstat for me Out with ye. | ||
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ZerglingSoup
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On November 02 2019 19:16 Cryoc wrote: Even Artosis uses "comstat" instead of comsat but commentators usually just say scan that's why you rarely hear it anyway. Artosis also says "zell-awt" and some other shit wrong too. I love the guy, but don't learn to pronounce things from him. | ||
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brickrd
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On November 09 2019 02:02 ZerglingSoup wrote: Artosis also says "zell-awt" and some other shit wrong too. I love the guy, but don't learn to pronounce things from him. there's not really such a thing as a wrong pronunciation though as many different dialects exist in every language which all have slightly variant pronunciation | ||
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brickrd
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On November 09 2019 07:16 Dangermousecatdog wrote: Comstat is definitely wrong no matter what dialect of English you can think of. i was talking about saying "zeal OT" instead of "zealot." i kind of agree about comstat because it seems to imply people are misreading an extra letter, but generally what i said stands: there's no such thing as an "official" pronunciation for anything. the closest thing is dictionary pronunciations, which are a common reference but not "official" in any literal way | ||
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pebble444
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However i would like to add that the "Com" part could be also a reference to the internet, the .com domain, as at the time of development (1996-1997) the internet was vaguely known to most of mankind. So it would be a "double wammy" if you will, relating to communications and the above mentioned. I am not at all in agreement with the "Station" part: first of all, where would the personall be staying? The first dish on the left seems to be part of a platform that would hypotetically move up and down adjusting its degree. And futhermore, this is an addon, and as we all well know it operates only under the preset of having a Command Center Attached to it. Without it its non operational, dark, and so unmanned. In comparison the Nuclear Silo is clearly unmanned, and things in Broodwar seem to operate in a similar way when similar in nation. Also, and this would be complete speculation, i don' t think the comsat uses technology that would be known to mankind today, but rather some advanced form of energy control (as the Protoss and Zerg use as well). The "Sparks" that a comsat emits when it is activated at a location suggests that much like the Recall and Stasis ability, the comsat (Albeit through the Satellite system) is actually materializing some kind of "matter" at the said location, which then allows for a temporary view of a definite surrounding area, before said matter dissolves in the earth or air? | ||
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Alejandrisha
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On November 09 2019 20:19 pebble444 wrote: Interesting and love these kinds of topics: I believe most have said it right when they refer to it as Communication Satellite ; However i would like to add that the "Com" part could be also a reference to the internet, the .com domain, as at the time of development (1996-1997) the internet was vaguely known to most of mankind. So it would be a "double wammy" if you will, relating to communications and the above mentioned. I am not at all in agreement with the "Station" part: first of all, where would the personall be staying? The first dish on the left seems to be part of a platform that would hypotetically move up and down adjusting its degree. And futhermore, this is an addon, and as we all well know it operates only under the preset of having a Command Center Attached to it. Without it its non operational, dark, and so unmanned. In comparison the Nuclear Silo is clearly unmanned, and things in Broodwar seem to operate in a similar way when similar in nation. Also, and this would be complete speculation, i don' t think the comsat uses technology that would be known to mankind today, but rather some advanced form of energy control (as the Protoss and Zerg use as well). The "Sparks" that a comsat emits when it is activated at a location suggests that much like the Recall and Stasis ability, the comsat (Albeit through the Satellite system) is actually materializing some kind of "matter" at the said location, which then allows for a temporary view of a definite surrounding area, before said matter dissolves in the earth or air? good point. how do we make ephemeral blue boops that travel at the speed of light to show us only a selected circle. something to ponder. but without it terran would be a joke. so ya got that haha. | ||
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