Lets All Play Battletech and rewrite Inner Sphere history

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Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Polaron posted:

Sorry, I've been incredibly sick the last couple of days. Working on my turn now.

EDIT: Turn in. Food poisoning bites, by the way. I do not recommend it.

Look on the bright side. You've probably lost five to ten pounds due to violent ejections of bodily fluids. :barf:

# ¿ Mar 10, 2011 02:34

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 10:32

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

The thread and community deliver once again.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2011 03:07

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

bunnyofdoom posted:

So, I be at work til 9 pm EST. I wonder if we'll see the mine exploding underneath me before then.

You can't use the Justice Foot if its blown clean off.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2011 03:09

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

LeschNyhan posted:

Oh poo poo. Probably means it's firing. This was not what you were supposed to let it do.

I also could me PTN is relieved that he won't have to roll all those missiles now that it has been crushed. Wishful thinking I know.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2011 19:11

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Polaron posted:

I think he's referring to how Hunchbacks don't tend to survive very long for reasons we saw here: if they're allowed to fire they will mess part of your Mech up very, very badly.

I played a game on megamek recently where I piloted six Hunchbacks versus six other mechs. Once the Hunchies closed to range the limbs were flying everywhere. The last mech died to six Hunchback alphastrikes. There might have been enough salvage left to make a coffee cup. :coffee:

# ¿ Mar 13, 2011 17:49

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

anakha posted:

Anybody bringing a Hunchback to a fight where the map isn't full of cover is pretty much asking to play with a mech down, anyway.

Someone needs to paint a Hunchback like the Hulk right down to the purple shorts.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2011 17:56

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Nevets posted:

HBK-3B 'Banner'

Glorious. I would pilot this in a second.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2011 04:11

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

And that's two hidden units revealed this turn (the other reason I wanted clarification).

I'm betting on freshly landed Clan Mechs as a segway to another chapter of the LP. Death Commandos AND Mexicans take a dirt siesta!

# ¿ Mar 17, 2011 04:37

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

One thing is for sure and that this has been a real knock down drag out brawl of a battle. Both sides are beat to hell.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2011 21:05

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

KnightLight posted:

The Death Commandos have had their share of lucky shots as well. This battle has been fierce.

Don't forget the Commando's MVP: Inferno Rounds.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2011 12:18

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Brutal, just brutal. And those dice finally failed the Mexigoons at the worst time.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2011 21:07

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Arglebargle III posted:

Wow, I would never have expected that. You write way too well to be pushing shopping carts for a living. Please tell me you are still in school?

Seriously, employers are impressed by an ability to write. Christ, just send your ST:O thread to Cryptic along with a cover letter. I'm not even kidding, it would probably take you a few hours to figure out how to send it and a few more to actually do it. Compared to the possible benefit it would be worth the time.

I'm seriously not kidding. I knew a girl with an English Lit. degree who sent a list of all the computer games she had ever played along with a cover letter and writing sample to Microsoft, and they hired her for 70K a year. Last I heard she was doing script editing for the Mass Effect series.

If it only takes a few hours of work, things like that are always at least worth a shot.

I agree with Arglebargle. The ST:O LP Thread was a very enjoyable read. You gave characters more personality than you would think thumbnail pictures could have. Plus you created the tribble collective. Best tribbles...ever.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2011 02:37

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Mukaikubo posted:

Frankly, the videos are secondary. I mean, yeah, they're interesting, but they get really samey, fast, mostly because... the game is really samey, really fast. The text PTN wrote is the star.

Tribble collective. It can't be stressed enough.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2011 18:58

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

I'm working on an update. As well as something special.

With all the STO LP talk recently it would be pretty hilarious if the Brutus hit a wormhole and did a little flyby.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2011 02:49

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

I'll go with Option A. Hilarious carnage is good for reading. Plus the irony of Space Chinese Children murdering their folks after the Space Chinese murdered the Space Mexicano families is very nice.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2011 19:16

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

The voting tells me that however it happens Goons crave delicious chaos.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2011 21:50

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

If you're gonna die, die with your boots on. Voting A to cut the head off of some snakes.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2011 02:57

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

The Clans sound like a bunch of sperglords with giant robots.

# ¿ Mar 24, 2011 22:45

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Kenlon posted:

Pretty much - they're a 'warrior' society designed by a madman, with the intent of crippling their ability to actually make war in any sustainable sense.

The Clans were doomed from the start - once the Inner Sphere really gets it's poo poo together, sheer numbers (and a working understanding of logistics) makes the end result inevitable.

Seriously. Nevermind that warfare without logistics is insane their whole society sounds like a trip through bat country.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2011 00:27

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

If the Banshee manages to core the Battle Cobra in the head in the first round I insist that there if fluff showing the Banshee posing over the Cobra's smoking corpse like Hulk Hogan. That would enrage the Vipers right? :black101:

# ¿ Mar 25, 2011 21:34

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

You guys need to have a little faith in the story PTN is trying to tell. The IS has some experienced BT players plus all of the good feedback coming into the thread. The Clans may have a huge advantage but I don't think PTN wants a complete and total rear end kicking within three combat rounds. That isn't very entertaining. I want some unexpected events and surprises. I want to see a :smug:

as gently caress Clanner take an AC/20 in the face. I want to see the IS go nuts and raise the blood pressure of every Steel Viper. If its a doomed holding action then I want you Mechwarriors to hold on with both hands until your knuckles turn white and your rides are smoking craters.

Also Mukai your story rocked. It showed a nice layer of personality to me as a person with very little exposure to the Clan fluff.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2011 06:53

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Tempest_56 posted:

Here's better - the Clans have not yet pulled out the truly unfair poo poo. This is them holding back.

Define "truly unfair poo poo."

# ¿ Mar 27, 2011 23:23

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

I hope we get a contest where we get to name one of PTN's custom mechs. If I win I am going to name it the "Redacted" just for the amount of times that word has been used in this thread.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2011 03:07

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

The lesson?

"Welp, these guys don't play fair. You can ignore Zell when fighting Inner Sphere opponents."

Wait a second. Just so I can understand this properly they glassed a planet and committed a huge act of dishonor in the eyes of the Clans and themselves. So when the IS rightly unified to turn anything with a Smoke Jaguar logo into a smoking crater the Clans said that the IS "wasn't playing fair" and suspended their honor code?

# ¿ Mar 28, 2011 18:48

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Mukaikubo posted:

I am nervous about any plan that doesn't virtually guarantee the destruction of that thunderchild this turn.

That makes it simple. Make an offer to the Thunderchild to surrender. When its clear that Knox is out cold make the offer to Dusk instead. If she refuses an honorable surrender you put an AC/20 round right through the cockpit and inform her that she has two turns to send two unarmed men to collect whats left of his body for a proper burial. :black101:

# ¿ Mar 28, 2011 22:56

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

I'm pretty much basing my middling advise on the prospects of how PTN can spin it into fluff.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2011 01:07

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Mary Annette posted:

Yes, you absolutely need to do this. Half-assedly imitating their precious warriors' honor is much, much funnier than completely ignoring it, and think of the glory if you pull this one out!

Super bonus points if you can get the Vipers to waste a few turns while you explain the intricacies of made-up battle traditions like "no tag-backs", "cootie shots", "two for flinching", and "opposite day".

I love it when a plan comes together.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2011 03:03

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Some of you are ruining the fun of just imagining hilarious situations. :colbert:

# ¿ Mar 29, 2011 19:00

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Zaodai posted:

Someone is moving in on my turf? You bastards!

Nah, I actually completely approve of blowing the right arm off the Nova and then bidding it (as a club) to beat the crap out of someone. It probably will get you shot to hell, but it makes for the badass kind of story you don't mind having told in the eulogy of your funeral.

And there's still the off chance it works.

Wait you agree with us? Now I feel kinda dirty. :v:

# ¿ Mar 30, 2011 00:55

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Bozart posted:

What made Stackpole so terrible? The books Talion: Revenant and Once a Hero were great. I've heard he was good in the Star Wars books. Did he just phone it in or subvert the genre or betray readers in some way?

From what has been explained to me he likes to have insanely big explosions, especially involving a mech's fusion reactor. I've been told nothing like this can happen in the game. Stackpole also suffers from self-insert Marysue syndrom.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2011 05:11

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

Because 'Battletech'. Really, guys, it's annoying but not really worth thinking too hard about.

PTN you know that is what the internet is for. Well that and porn...a broadway show taught us this.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2011 22:58

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Mastigophoran posted:

I, too, have created some vile fan art in this vein. (I am terrible at drawing )

I like it. Well done!

# ¿ Apr 1, 2011 21:27

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

It looks like things are about to get real brutal for Steiner and Company. Though the Wolfhound should goad the ever living gently caress out of the Clanner challenging it. I'm sure someone can come up with something fluffy and appropriate.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2011 08:36

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

It know that this is supposed to be nearly impossible for our valiant Mechwarriors to win but its been very entertaining so far. So if the Wolfhound wants to be a Goon and troll the assault mech all the better. Either way its going to die so you might as well put on a show.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2011 19:10

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

Clearly, the best course of action is to sneak around a building; enter the building with your 'Mech, then scale the inside of the building until you're 3-4 z-levels above B4. Then you just step out the side and fall on the guy. Death from Above!

Not just fall on the other mech. The Wolfhound needs to execute a missile dropkick right to the Clanner's front windshield.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2011 23:00

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

PoptartsNinja posted:

"Star Commander, I fear this barbarian may have gone mad."

-Said while wearing a fursuit inside a giant robot- :v:

# ¿ Apr 4, 2011 19:17

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

That was pretty brutal. PTN's dice might just be made of pure spite and hilarity.

Also the Wolfhound should challenge that Clanner to fight on one leg. :v:

# ¿ Apr 5, 2011 21:03

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

Defiance Industries posted:

...So. It's YOU.

That Mech looks like he's armed with one of those cup dispensers on a water cooler.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2011 23:22

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

This last update was metal as gently caress. :black101:

Mukai if you beat that Clanner to death with your bare mech fists I will have Samantha Clover's babies. :allears:

# ¿ Apr 8, 2011 03:28

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 10:32

Trast: Oct 20, 2010; Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

KnoxZone posted:

120 Hunchback IICs vs 120 Hunchback IICs. Over half the mechs died on turn 1. It was glorious.

That is beautiful.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2011 06:00

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