Talk:Technological Achievement Tiers: Difference between revisions

:Yes, we have to remember this is ostensibly what the Forerunner system labels as the "Space Age", and that's not necessarily the same meaning we currently apply to that term. We lack the context that comes from millennia of technological and social development, passing through the tiers nearly to the top, combined with observation of numerous other cultures going through similar paths. It makes sense that the Forerunners would consider the Space Age to begin once viable, widespread space travel has been achieved and has become an integral part of that civilization (like ''Halo'' universe humanity since the late 21st century with the colonization of the Sol system), not after the first experiment which might potentially end up leading nowhere. Even now, we obviously don't have mastery of space travel in the sense that even the smallest trip into space further than Earth orbit still takes years of planning, political will and gigantic amounts of money. And besides, if the Tier system considered the space age to have begun in 1957, the "Atomic Age" for us would've been only a few years long. Even looking at the descriptions for the different tiers, the fifth most closely applies to us right now (focusing on clean energy production, atomic energy for weapons, in-atmosphere craft are a hallmark, manned space flight in a short scale). Tier 4, on the other hand, describes space warfare which is still a long way off. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 01:03, 23 August 2013 (EDT)