[Stunaep]

I was just wondering. The Great War had almost all Terran-Vasudan systems involved, and an all out war.

The Second Great War, was an incursion to say the most before the Sathanas, and even an incursion on our part, since we went into the Nebula. And the Shivans might have had just their holiday vacations in Gamma Drac. After Sathanas it became a slaughter. Still in only three systems (Nebula, Gamma Drac and Capella). And 80+ Juggernauts against a fleet who could even barely defeat the first one (as realistically speaking as can be for a videogame, no BD or Quantum_Delta involved), can hardly be called a war.

So, what should it be?

[Knight Templar]

I'd call it the second war.

The GTVA was working under the assumption that if they didn't hold them at Capella, then they'd break through to every other system like the First Great War. So they bassically through everything they had at capella and virtually lost.

Second Great War.

[Shrike]

The Greater War!

:devil:

[Black Wolf]

I've always said Second Shivan Incursion - it describes it better, and sounds cooler to boot

[Eltanin]

how about

The Capellen Holocaust

(Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire)

[Solatar]

I sometimes call it the Capella Incident.

[CP5670]

Capella Incident also works for me. It certainly was not the Second Great War, since remember that in sm3-08's command briefing, Petrarch says "if we fail to contain the Shivan advance, we will unleash the second great war..." which implies that the existing conflict was not quite a "great war."

[Stunaep]

Originally posted by Eltanin
how about

The Capellen Holocaust

(Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire)

I like that!

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Seconded

[aldo_14]

I use 'Second Shivan War', normally.  Or the Capellan War (Capella Incident is good too)

[Midnight Mercenary]

I've always thought of it as the second shivan incursion...

[Eishtmo]

I consider the whole mess to be the Second Incursion.  The Capella Incident, however, only refers to the actual destruction of the system.  After all, a good chunk of the game took place outside of Capella, only climaxing there.

[Anaz]

GreatWar++;

[Sesquipedalian]

Originally posted by Eishtmo
I consider the whole mess to be the Second Incursion.  The Capella Incident, however, only refers to the actual destruction of the system.  After all, a good chunk of the game took place outside of Capella, only climaxing there.

[vyper]

The Capella War

[Razor]

I would call it the second time in hell.

[Murlyn]

I'd call it the second great war cause it not only dealt with the shivans but also the Neo-Terran Front's war with the GTVA. Or maybe call it Freespace 3: The Knossos War.

[Midnight Mercenary]

dude...that doesn't make sense...it was Freespace 2...

[DTP]

Actually, since peace where never achieved, fs2 was still the great war

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by DTP
Actually, since peace where never achieved, fs2 was still the great war

I think you're supposed to win by default (leading directly to peace) if you kill every one of the enemy.