Quote (AlexL @ 21 Apr 2014 21:47)

The way I see it there are some points to consider:

1.  To the best of anyone's knowledge they don't have the guaranteed expertise or technology to fix or create new life support systems (or they would have considered that option, plus they killed off one of their most experienced and trained experts)

Also, it's probable that the current life support systems will actually continue to deteriorate requiring further decreases in population

2.  The previous point creates an upper limit on the population because anything above the point they are at now (after killing off 300) will drain the systems (so future generations are unlikely to need extra dropships or shuttles to account for anything above this limit, which will probably also get lower)

3.  They have been there for somewhere around 100 years?  They should have enough dropships and shuttles to send every single person down right?  I mean I don't think they would be sitting there for so many years just to be surprised one day they actually don't have enough dropships and shuttles for somewhere around the total population (minus maybe those are too sick and elderly to survive reentry).  What were they planning to just leave some people behind for funzies?

4.  Therefore, I think it's at least reasonable to conclude that they should have had a shuttle/dropship available for the 300 on top of what they need for the rest of the population / new population limits

They could have given these volunteers to die an option at least, die in the room(s) or have a chance of surviving on earth

Also, there's a risk for radiation in space (so they should have equipment and technology to detect it), it's a little strange that they send people down without equipment that can monitor radiation in the environment (bracelets didn't seem intended to communicate death from radiation)

Finally, they could try dropping on different parts of Earth where chances of survival are acceptable
It seems a little silly that they can't somehow survey the planet with something from all these space stations that were combined into the Ark


I don't know just something to think about I guess :3

Quote (Arsenic_Touch @ 4 May 2014 17:42)

They explained in the last episode. They can't afford to. They only have enough drop ships to send down a little over a 1,000 people. What about everyone else? had they sent down the ones they killed then they'd have even less drop ships to send people down when the time came. Keep in mind that the space station is a cannibalized system from other space stations so to say they'd have enough isn't realistic.

Quote (CMBurns @ May 4 2014 05:48pm)

How isn't it realistic? 100+ years of people fucking and making babies tends to increase your base population. (faster than they seemed to have killed some off)

Also they said that ultimately they knew they'd never had enough dropships for everyone, but thought they had over a century left to figure out that problem.

Quote (Blah58 @ 4 May 2014 21:29)

I feel like you misread what he said.

Quote (CMBurns @ May 4 2014 07:48pm)

How isn't it realistic? 100+ years of people fucking and making babies tends to increase your base population. (faster than they seemed to have killed some off)

Also they said that ultimately they knew they'd never had enough dropships for everyone, but thought they had over a century left to figure out that problem.

Quote (Meatstick @ May 4 2014 10:39pm)

He did indeed.

So.... anyone know when we can expect the next episode?

Quote (Arsenic_Touch @ May 4 2014 05:42pm)

They explained in the last episode. They can't afford to. They only have enough drop ships to send down a little over a 1,000 people. What about everyone else? had they sent down the ones they killed then they'd have even less drop ships to send people down when the time came. Keep in mind that the space station is a cannibalized system from other space stations so to say they'd have enough isn't realistic.

Quote (Snazzy @ 5 May 2014 01:04)

I think it was only 700 people worth of room on the drop ships.

I'll venture a guess that they send 90% of the essential personnel in the drop ships + the healthy and young people. Then the remaining 1,500+ people will attempt to drop at least a section of the Ark through the atmosphere and land it in the ocean or something.