Where have Atlantis's Ring transporters gone?

[freyr's mother]

Just because of the architecture issue, rings do not belong in atlantis.

[PSp2gamer]

Heres a little twist to add to this conversation... In Avalon Pt. 1, SG-1 Gets into Avalon via Rings. When was Avalon supposedly built? 1500's? This suggests that the Ancients still built Rings when they returned from Pegasus, since they were compatible. Or They improved them when they returned?

[Turboz]

Hmm, never seen Avalon but your theory certainly backs mine up!


YES RINGS WERE IN THE OUTPOST WHEN SG-1 WENT THERE. LOOK AGAIN AT HOW THE GUARDS OF ANUBIS BEAM IN - THE RINGS RETURN TO THE FLOOR. I'm sick of having to prove this point lol.

-T

[Sauron18]

Um, we know they used rings, but Atlantis didn't need rings anymore, the beaming stations were far better than the rings.

Why did Merlin install rings in Avalon? I suppose because they are easier to hide and/or build.

[Turboz]

Um, we know they used rings, but Atlantis didn't need rings anymore, the beaming stations were far better than the rings.

Why did Merlin install rings in Avalon? I suppose because they are easier to hide and/or build.

Not seen Avalon so could you tell me what it actually is? - Is it the sister ship of Atlantis or what?

-T

[GunmanInc]

Ok here is what I think is the answer to this whole question. The ancients had already planted the rings throughout the MW. When they got to Pegasus they would have to start the task over again. But by than they probably had a more effect means of transport so the rings were no longer necessary. Atlantis is sure to have rings but they are of no use in Pegasus.

[Sauron18]

Not seen Avalon so could you tell me what it actually is? - Is it the sister ship of Atlantis or what?

-T

Avalon is an underground cavern somewhere in Great Britain (I think below Stonhenge or something).

Sg1 used rings to get down there, and it contained medieval age stuff of Merlin's.

[Tain]

I agree with some of the previous posters. Atlantis probably had rings at some time in the past, but in the ensuing millions of years since it left our galaxy, the city has probably been rebuilt several times. The rings were probably removed during one of these renovations. (There is no way the city much resembles what it did when it left earth all those years ago, NOTHING, Ancient or not, will stay even remotely the same over millions of years if it is inhabited by people)

[Excali5033]

Rings are old. The Ori planet from "Origin" had freaking rings. It's a technology that predates the Ori/Ancient split, from the look of it. Stands to reason they'd come up with something better EVENTUALLY.

And the Antarctica outpost has rings. Daniel says as much (something to the extent of "Makes sense, the Ancients built the Stargates so there must be a set of rings down there they just couldn't penetrate a mile of ice") and you can see the rings retract into the floor when the team beams down. Also, if there weren't rings down there how the heck did Anubis beam Kull warriors down THROUGH the Promtheus? Yeah he has knowledge of Asgard beaming, but it was a ring sound effect.

[Metonic]

I agree with some of the previous posters. Atlantis probably had rings at some time in the past, but in the ensuing millions of years since it left our galaxy, the city has probably been rebuilt several times. The rings were probably removed during one of these renovations. (There is no way the city much resembles what it did when it left earth all those years ago, NOTHING, Ancient or not, will stay even remotely the same over millions of years if it is inhabited by people)

well... when the ancients landed on the planet... the water was purple and land took up 70% of the continent... so maybe the city itself is unchanged but the environment is lol.... IM KIDDING about the purple water n land crap... but it could of been lol


Merlin probably used Janus's time ship inorder to see the future(aka realize the orii threat) and knew that we heavily used the Rings, and probably used them in Avalon

Spoiler:

underground cavern used to test will of knights

or perhaps, his barrier could only be broken by the Rings... remember they tried to beam...

[Jakebbq]

I just watched the lost city part 2 and guess what the rings rose from the ground and if atlantis did have rings the daedalus could most likely lock onto them.

[spiff]

the ancients upgraded, the transport station, and clearly they have beaming technology from avalon pt.2 where all the loot beams in.

[pyr0]

the ancients upgraded, the transport station, and clearly they have beaming technology from avalon pt.2 where all the loot beams in.

if i remember correctly, then all the loot was phase shifted in, not beamed in (same with merlins device in later episode - the one that phase shifted daniel and carter(??) and had information about merlins weapon)...

[HallowedRtheOri]

Maybe they designed ring transporters after they arrived in the Milky Way. That would explain why we have yet to see any ring transporters anywhere in the Pegasus.

Yes I know the Goauld Re'd the tech and used them everywhere, but still.

[spiff]

if i remember correctly, then all the loot was phase shifted in, not beamed in (same with merlins device in later episode - the one that phase shifted daniel and carter(??) and had information about merlins weapon)...

Sorry, i missed a good chunk of season 9 and I have just started to dl what episodes I missed.