Birth of the Federation

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but have you ever wondered if the Borg started out like the Pakled. They both have a desire to obtain new technology by taking it from other species.

Could you imagine what would happen if the Pakled stole some Borg assimilation technology?

In regards to why the Borg seem to not have "telepathic powers" (hive mind notwithstanding) even though they have assimilated some telepathic species in the past... maybe it has more to do with telepathy being somewhat of a physical ability or trait. Some species, for whatever reason, seem...

thunderchero wrote:nope, not unless you do it manully with UE after they are members.

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Really, you can do that with Ultimte Editor?? I've never tried that before... I've got to give it a whirl.

Also, isn't a photon massless and so a beam of light would have no mass? I've never understood how mass-energy equivalence works when the mass is non-existant but clearly there is energy present. Can anybody help me out? Thanks :) I think the thing is that a phaser isn't just light (even though it ...

From what I know, Phasers are limited to the speed of light - therefore they cannot be used at Warp. Doing so would cause the Phaser beam to rip straight through your own hull, making them perfect weapons for those with suicidal tendencies. :lol: Isn't that just assuming that they are firing phaser...