[kevin]

Originally Posted by Commodore

Nope. It's one of those unspoken things in Trek (such as the Enterprise-E being a Sovereign-class starship). In fact, the only official thing we know about warp scales period is that each subsequent warp factor is presumably faster than the previous one and that "maximum warp" varies from ship to ship. Otherwise, both the TOS and TNG warp scales are totally non-canon and have been pretty much contradicted in every episode involving speeds and travel times to boot.

The only reason why it is presumed there was a recalibration in the warp scale was because of behind-the-scenes information and because the Enterprise-D would be otherwise slower than the original Enterprise.

Thanks for confirming - I didn't think it had ever been gone over 'officially'.

[Captain Tom Coughlin]

Set Coarse for the neutral zone, ahead Plot Factor 8....engage!

[vuedoc]

Originally Posted by Commodore

A lot of that has to do with how rarely we see other Starfleet vessels in Trek.

And a lot of that had to do with the original budget.

[Commodore]

Originally Posted by vuedoc

And a lot of that had to do with the original budget.

Actually, no it didn't.

If you look at TOS, there simply weren't many stories that involved other Starfleet vessels. It had nothing to do with the budget, but because the stories didn't require them. The main focus of the series was on the Enterprise being the only Starfleet ship out there where it was, a premise that was duplicated in TNG and ENT, and with the Voyager in VOY. As a result, we never really saw a big representation of Starfleet's might until DS9.

[vuedoc]

Originally Posted by Commodore

Actually, no it didn't.

If you look at TOS, there simply weren't many stories that involved other Starfleet vessels. It had nothing to do with the budget, but because the stories didn't require them. The main focus of the series was on the Enterprise being the only Starfleet ship out there where it was, a premise that was duplicated in TNG and ENT, and with the Voyager in VOY. As a result, we never really saw a big representation of Starfleet's might until DS9.

I see your point, and I realize that I had misread your original commont to include any other vessel, which of course is untrue. Sorry!

[Commodore]

Originally Posted by vuedoc

I see your point, and I realize that I had misread your original commont to include any other vessel, which of course is untrue. Sorry!

No harm, no foul.

[Admiral Rand]

So i know this thread died long ago but i had another thought the other day. How come when Tom Paris went warp ten everyone was like your a hero and wow this is so great and all that jazz. And i know he gets sick and all that. But how come no one ever mentions it again? It just like disappears.

[kevin]

Because they established that breaking the warp barrier was harmful to humans - therefore it was not to be broken.

[NCC-73515]

They could have sent probes... recording data from each spot in the universe simultaneously is a scientist's dream

[Captain Tom Coughlin]

I think they just wanted to forget about that episode