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Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Another vote for the Kell Hounds.

Also sign me up for some mechwarrioring. I didn't play in a league (badly) to let this opportunity pass me.

_{Dibs on chickenwalkers}.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2011 23:44

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:19

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Customization is for pussies anyway. :cool:

Edit: So, once the voting is over, and you have decided who to play with, do you want us to come up with some background story for our warriors?

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Jan 22, 2011

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 00:06

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Pladdicus posted:

Is there any turnbased game that is in tone with the Battletech series, preferable something with a campaign and decent AI?

Really want to get my mech strategy on, plus it'd be a nice warm up for the thread.

MissionForce: Cyberstorm and its sequels, maybe.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 00:35

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

you guys seem a bit bored, help me pick an era-appropriate command 'Mech for a lance of medium-weight Kell Hounds (Specifically, a lance that can act as either scouts or scout-hunters, so expect at least one light 'mech).

Can't go wrong with a Shadow Hawk. It's deliciously classic and classically horrible. It can attack from all ranges (equally bad).

I'd use it.

_{Also a Shadow Hawk killed Grayson Death's father.}

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 00:58

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Pladdicus posted:

Throwing in my vote for Trebuchet or Griffin then.

On a side question, can you poptart in this game? Is that in the mechanics?

IE using jumpjets to pop out from a mountain and shoot before safely dropping behind cover to reload heatsinks.

No. (Un)Fortunately not.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 01:10

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Mukaikubo posted:

Let's be clear, guys, and approach this reasonably rationally.

Needs: Decent speed (80+ km/h running) to keep up with scouts
Long range armament
Good armor protection

Wants: Jump jets
Badassery

Those three "needs" pretty thoroughly eliminate most contenders. Of those remaining, as stated earlier, I think the Griffin GRF-1N is the best idea. It has long range weaponry, good movement, good armor, and doesn't look TOO stupid. The Dervish and the Trebuchet also work with those criteria but are significantly less armored which is a BAD thing if we're putting a lance commander inside.

I say go Griffin.

The Shadow Hawk fits those requirement too. It can do everything. EVERYTHING! :colbert:

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 01:33

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Hey PoptartsNinja!

You must have missed my post on page five. I too want to be a pilot/commander, please.

I have Platinum.

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Jan 22, 2011

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 11:59

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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That's a lot of medium lasers in that lance.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2011 19:39

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

Try to avoid splitting your fire. A nearly dead mech (baring any lucky critical hits) is just as dangerous as an undamaged one.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2011 11:48

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Mukaikubo posted:

Related: Can Cardassians have goatees?

Even worse. They can have a DOUBLE-GOATEE!

_{... or whatever that is...}

# ¿ Jan 23, 2011 21:28

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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WarLocke posted:

Edit #2: Basically, Dark Ages is to BattleTech as JJTrek is to Star Trek.

The difference is that JJTrek is actually not bad (so far).

# ¿ Jan 23, 2011 22:30

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Zaodai posted:

Well, it was possible to one shot mechs if you hit them in the head, but it generally required them to have lowered the head armor a bunch. Or to have an overwhelming firepower advantage. Dumping 6-8 ER Large Lasers and a pair of Clan Gauss into a Cougar's head is bad juju no matter how much armor they put there.

Usually in MW4, it was easier to just build a mech that could two shot them with Center Torso hits, which was fairly easy given a non-crap mech and even class weights (IE an assault vs an assault or a medium vs a medium). Then you just have to hope one of your shots doesn't knick the head by accident.

The stock leagues were more challenging and skill intensive, which is where your headshot sniping comes in handy. So many terrible stock loadouts...

Well, you'll be delighted to hear that a gauss rifle, or ER PPC top the head will kill a mech in classic BT too. No matter if the the mech is light, or assault mech. 12 damage to the head and it's goodbye for that mech.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2011 22:47

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Also it gives light mechs the chance to take out assault mechs.

The probabilty of that happening is miniscule, but it's there.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2011 23:01

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

May I make a suggestion, PoptartsNinja?

Adding lines and arrows, showing how the units have moved, would make things much clearer on the map, I think. The map would also appear less static, in my opinion.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2011 10:09

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Angry_Ed posted:

The Mechcommander 1 and Mechwarrior 3 intros are my personal favorite BT-game-related intro sequences. Since WarLocke put up the first, here's the other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm76b8tzzWI

~~Mechwarrior 2's intro is still the best.~~

Scratch that. Found my new favourite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orhOvbfyyJw&NR

Apparantly there is a new Mechwarrior game in development. Pre Clans era. :monocle:

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Jan 25, 2011

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 00:10

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Erm, does nobody else think that Kurita troops offering a honourable duel to mercenaries is a little bit weird?

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 20:49

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Which year is this battle supposed take place? I must have missed it.

TildeATH posted:

Or Maniac from Wing Commander...

If I get a mech with jumpjets, I try to make at least one "death from above" attack (and fail miserably).

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Jan 25, 2011

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 20:56

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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KnoxZone posted:

3032, just before the clan invasion. Also, don't forget this is also an alternate reality so poo poo may end up being vastly different.

17 years to go then (unless PTN speeds things up). I wouldn't really call that "just before".

Longinus00 posted:

Whoops, maybe Kurita is crazy after all. His orders were to kill captured mercenaries so I'm sure bushido honor would still dictate a fair fight on the battlefield right? But there are no wolf's dragoons in this timeline so he probably wouldn't have made the proclamation anyway...

Well, lets just ask our host:

PoptartsNinja, what's Kurita's stance (and policies) regarding mercenaries?

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Jan 25, 2011

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 21:01

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Mukaikubo posted:

They decided to invade early, without sending Wolf's Dragoons as a scout force or anything. They're hitting the periphery... right about now, actually.

Nevermind then.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2011 21:05

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

... So, since nobody chose the Gray Death Legion, I may force us to play a mission with them as part of the Kell Hounds Cylene campaign.

I actually like the Gray Death Legion, and I have no idea why I didn't vote for them.

Their light scout [redacted] is one of the few [redacted] that doesn't look like rear end. :allears:

Edit: So, if your plan is to shove all of us who want to play in different factions, so that you/we can have a big battle royale at end (or before), then sign me up for the GDL. _{(Or Comstar/Word of Blake)}

If that wasn't your plan, I hope it is now. :colbert:

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Jan 26, 2011

# ¿ Jan 26, 2011 18:54

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Say, PoptartsNinja, are killed players out of the game for good? Like in the UFO/X-Com threads?

That might affect how people play the game. I know it would for me.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2011 07:51

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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We had more ammo explosions in these couple of turns, than I have seen in twenty games together in the past when I was still playing.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2011 14:05

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

Welcome to 3025

I think it was more of a case of SRM2 and machinegun ammo being dumped right in the first turn.

Also, your dice-rolling is weird. :v:

# ¿ Jan 27, 2011 18:53

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

It's why I prefer the 3d6 bell curve, personally. If you roll a 9 a lot, that's normal. If you a lot of 3s? Your dice are weighted, go get some new ones.

Me too. That's why I like GURPS.

Edit: Anyway, let's get back to BT.

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jan 27, 2011

# ¿ Jan 27, 2011 19:09

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Mukaikubo posted:

For extra credit, attempt to place a battlemech on an atmosphere map in MegaMek when you want to try air-to-ground combat out.

WHY MECH MAN FALL DOWN GO BOOM

Something like that, right?

# ¿ Jan 27, 2011 21:59

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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You know, if PoptartsNinja's weird dice rolling wouldn't speed up the game that much (and make for a better narrative), I would almost recommend using an online dice-rolling-program. :v:

# ¿ Feb 1, 2011 12:38

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

You really hate the GDL, PoptartsNinja, don't you? :smith:

Why?

Anyway, voting B because it sounds like the most fun.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2011 09:32

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Cythereal posted:

.... and some mercenaries we could mention.

Well, those mercenaries did that only because they were winning easily, I assume.
_{_{(Because they were loving damned lucky.)}}

# ¿ Feb 3, 2011 16:37

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

Actually, there are aliens in the BT universe. One book deals with them, in fact. However, the aliens are pretty primitive and the book is pretty bad.

It is also the only book I know of that features a LAM, so I guess it is close to being non-canon.

VVVV Joke's on you. I don't believe in Santa Clause. :v:

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Feb 8, 2011

# ¿ Feb 8, 2011 16:10

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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PoptartsNinja posted:

Only if they're poorly focused and/or diffusing very badly. A truly focused laser should pretty much be almost entirely invisible.

(Un)Fortunately there's nothing like a truly focused laser in the BT-universe. :v:

# ¿ Feb 13, 2011 07:55

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Locust, because it looks cool and can really move. Jumpjets are for noobs anyway. :colbert:

# ¿ Feb 16, 2011 18:51

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.; Hell Gem

3025 era is good, but I have to admity I really like some of the newer stuff, and the new tactics it allows. MASC, NARC and C3 come to mind.

The Merry Marauder posted:

Not every fight is a Grand Melee on a featureless plain, quiaff?

Gesundheit.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2011 21:47

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Well, I think I have to go with the Dire Wolf. It has a very utilitarian, business like look and is also a chicken walker. :3:

The weapon loadout could be better, or more focused, but still.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2011 21:57

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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So, how long will the infernoed mechs burn?

# ¿ Feb 24, 2011 08:46

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Trast posted:

Having an interesting game against the computer that I started for practice. Mixed group of mechs, fair amount of them. But my valiant little Jenner manages to crit and destroy the engine and gyro of a Highlander in one volley. I wanted to pat it on the head.

Don't do that. It might break. :v:

# ¿ Feb 24, 2011 23:37

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AJ_Impy posted:

Mechwarroior 2: Mercenaries did cutscene it.

As usual, the Atlas gives no poo poo. :black101:

Mukaikubo posted:

I figure this would be a fine place to canvass for interest: Would I be able to get five (maybe ten including backups) goons to play http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3966/the-succession-wars if I ran a game in this forum? It is pretty similar to Axis and Allies in some ways, only it is the Succession Wars. I should add that the rulebook is scanned and posted on that same site, since the publisher has been out of business since the first bush presidency.

Sure, count me in.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2011 10:48

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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While we are waiting for that clarification; here's the trailer for a new "mech" game.

Not Battletech and eh, it looks kinda meh, so far.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2011 20:22

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Voting for C, the Com Guard, because they get no love otherwise. :smith:

And also SC) Knight Lights.

Tarquinn fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Mar 23, 2011

# ¿ Mar 23, 2011 11:10

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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Zaodai posted:

At least two of us have already voted for the ComGuard.

Hey, fellow Com Guard buddies! :hfive:

# ¿ Mar 23, 2011 16:45

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:19

Tarquinn: Jul 3, 2007; I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you
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This will be a glorious slaughter.

But then, if the lucky rolls from the first mission make a return, Steiner should win this easily. :mmmsmug:

# ¿ Mar 24, 2011 13:24

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