I didn't say we had mapped the galaxy, I said we can map the galaxy. Pick a star, any star, and we have the technology to pinpoint its exact location. That's all you need to map the galaxy. This, however, takes times. The primary reason being that we have to take two readings of the star, one when t...

I don't think that makes much sense either. For two reasons, one in game and one physics based. 1. The distance between the stars doesn't get adjusted as you move through the sector. If it were just an estimate then they would change as you visited them and you got their exact location. As things st...

I have to disagree there Ninetailed.
I'm playing a warrior in TERA and I'm able to solo boss level monsters designed for groups of 5 people to take down, purely thanks to making tactical decisions while fighting them. I don't know any other MMORPG where that'd be possible.

I have to disagree with it being a sensor upgrade. I feel it doesn't make any sense. You already know where every star is (and, as a consequence, how far each star is apart) and how far your ship can travel. So there's no new information a sensor upgrade could give that would allow you to calculate ...