- Sindai
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i want to achieve immortality through not dying
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If anime has taught us anything, it's to always steal a gundam at the first opportunity.
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- Hattie Masters
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COMICS CRIMINAL
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Grimey Drawer
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Achievement Attained! posted:
Grand Theft Prototype: You recovered a prototype from the enemy!
Oh yeah, we hackers now posted:Thankfully, now that you know about the CoDEC prototype, you can simply connect with its command and communications system from your current position. You activate your Uxbridge's networking system and probe for open CoDEC systems.
Flipping past the active connection nodes of your lance-mates, you find an unfamiliar node: the prototype. You order your machine's tactical computer to connect to the inactive machine's own system. You enter your sixteen-digit command codes when the prompt comes up, hoping that your codes will give you the clearance to access the necessary systems.
Luckily, the remote-accessed combat armature's computer accepts your authorization and begins activating. Even better, a quick glance at the experimental model's status screen reveals that the machine's remote sensors and piloting controls are both installed and integrated.
In fact, every single primary and secondary system in the entire machine is reading as ready for action. You wonder how close to completion this prototype was before its development was disrupted by the Imperial attack.
Asadi's curiosity finally gets the better of him. "Any good, boss?"
His face lights up when you give him and the rest of your lance the news. "I don't suppose active remote controlled weapons systems would be too much to hope for, would it?"
If you could use the prototype's weapons as well as its piloting systems, then the havoc your diversion would be able to wreak would increase dramatically. Hoping against hope, you take a look.
PRIMARY WEAPONS SYSTEM, AMMUNITION CAPACITY: 2/12 - STATUS: ACTIVE, AWAITING REMOTE CONTROL
Well how about that?
quote:Feeding the prototype's cockpit displays into your own and those of your lance-mates, you make a quick scan of the Imperial formation from the perspective of the "deactivated" prototype machine. Taking care not to move any physical components and tip off your enemies, you quickly identify three possible targets:
The most obvious targets are the enemy mecha at the very edge of the Imperial formation. By taking out the units who would normally engage your own lance first, you would be able to wreak a lot more havoc before the other machines in the Imperial force could reposition to attack you. However, if your attack falters, the enemy would still be in position to wipe you out.
Only slightly less obvious is the chamber itself: one of the support columns keeping the ceiling up has been obviously damaged in the Imperial attack. Should you destroy it entirely, it would likely drop a big enough chunk of the roof to crush everything under it, including at least five or six enemy machines. Of course, you are also right below a city. Collapsing a part of the ceiling might also bring the civilian buildings over it down as well. The cost in civilian lives and property damage could be staggering.
Lastly, there is the unit which has singled itself as belonging to the Imperial commander. Unlike most of the other units, it boasts the distinctive lines of an M414 Grognard, a machine assigned only to the best of the Imperial military.
"Hey, boss?" Asadi's expression seems to be a combination of apprehension and anticipation. "You think you can clear me a path to that command unit? I've never fought a Grognard before. They say that those things are better than anything we have. I wanna see for myself."
What will you target?
The enemy perimeter guards.
The support column.
The enemy commander.
Still no change in stats, Achievement added to second post.
VVVVV
The commander because I can't believe the author named it that.
To be fair, Grognard is also a French term for an old soldier, popularised by Napoleon's use of the term for a regiment(?) made up of soldiers who had served in and survived more than three battles.
Hattie Masters fucked around with this message at 00:44 on Oct 8, 2014
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Oct 8, 2014 00:36
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- Sindai
- Jan 24, 2007
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i want to achieve immortality through not dying
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The commander because I can't believe the author named it that.
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Oct 8, 2014 00:40
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- MechaCrash
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On the one hand, dropping a city on them is probably not going to be very conducive to recovering the prototype, and we did go to the trouble of not causing additional casualties...on the other hand, gently caress 'em if there's an "accident" because you're operating two armatures at once and happened to shoot out the support column in battle.
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Oct 8, 2014 00:54
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- Added Space
- Jul 13, 2012
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Free Markets
Free People
Curse you Hayard-Gunnes!
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Guards. The boys want a fight, how could we disappoint them?
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Oct 8, 2014 01:29
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- Lord Cyrahzax
- Oct 11, 2012
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Cut off the head, and the body will die.
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Oct 8, 2014 03:31
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- blakyoshi
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You really wanna be a dick to the guy who's almost as crazy as we are?
Shoot the guards.
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Oct 8, 2014 05:56
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- JT Jag
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#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
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You really wanna be a dick to the guy who's almost as crazy as we are?
Shoot the guards.
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Oct 8, 2014 11:02
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- Dooky Dingo
- Feb 17, 2011
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Gym badge day is a VERY dangerous day!
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...why would it be? I'm pretty sure the world we live in isn't THAT crazy.
Due to being a Geneva Jerk, (and wanting an epic boss fight with laser swords in giant robots) I change my vote to SHOOT THE GUARDS!
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Oct 8, 2014 14:02
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- Gyra_Solune
- Apr 24, 2014
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Kyun kyun
Kyun kyun
Watashi no kare wa louse
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Let's shoot guards.
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Oct 8, 2014 15:16
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- Derek Barona
- Dec 8, 2009
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WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?!
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This game looks like all of the amazing. Kill the guards!
My only regret is not finding this thread early enough to vote to steal the Gundam.
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Oct 8, 2014 16:39
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- Talmonis
- Jun 24, 2012
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The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.
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Eliminate the support column! Without them, they won't get far, even if you fail.
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Oct 8, 2014 18:18
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- Hattie Masters
- Aug 29, 2012
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COMICS CRIMINAL
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Grimey Drawer
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Once again, sorry, uni stuff being dumb.
Sneak Attack, bitches! posted: "Lance, attack on my order."
You carefully calibrate the prototype's targeting computer and set its weapon crosshairs on one of the Imperial machines standing at the edge of the enemy position. With only two shots, you will have to make each one count.
Hoping that whatever weapon the prototype has been equipped with is powerful enough and accurate enough to do the job, you slave the fire controls to your own machine and squeeze the trigger.
The gleaming prototype machine springs to life. With movements as fast as lightning, the mysterious combat armature springs to a firing stance. The prototype's weapon flares with energy, bathing the chamber in pale blue light. A pulsing beam, visible for a split second, fires from the prototype and hits your target dead center. The enemy machine explodes in a thunderous clap of energy, its errant limbs flung in all directions.
The Imperials do not move, shocked by the sudden attack from this unknown quarter. That gives you all the time you need to shift your aim and fire again. Another blast of blue light fills the underground chamber. Another Imperial machine dinsintegrates in a flash of coherent light.
"Longinus Lance! Charge!" And this is why you only control one mecha posted: Your unit springs into action, pouring into the chamber and tearing into the stunned remnants of the perimeter guards.
Asadi shoots you a vicious smile. "Thanks for the help boss!" he shouts as the impetuous young pilot barrels ahead through the gap in the enemy perimeter, heading straight for the Imperial command unit.
With your lance-mates engaging the enemy directly, you are free to move the remote-controlled prototype machine to safety; but you barely move it two steps before a pair of Imperial pilots finally catches on. Vaulting over the melee with their vernier thrusters, the two enemies rush to attack you. You disconnect your machine's controls from the prototype and prepare to defend yourself.
By the time you get your Uxbridge's weapons out, the enemy are just a hundred meters in front of you, their autocannons at the ready and pointed at your cockpit.
What do you do?
I get some distance and attack from range.
I get in close and personal.
I try to find a way to fight dirty.
Stats posted:Personal Status
Piloting: 4+1
Perception: 2
Willpower: 2
Presence: 1
Warrior: 88%/Diplomat: 12%
Deliberation:26%/Passion: 74%
Confirmed Kills: 71
Reputation: 50
Combat Armature Status
Type: CA-82 "Uxbridge"
Speed: 3
Armour: 1
Modification: Upgraded Thrusters
Weapon 1: Plasma cutter
Weapon 2: Light autocannon
Lance Status:
Longinus-Two: ACTIVE
Longinus-Three: ACTIVE
Longinus-Four: ACTIVE
Longinus-Five ACTIVE
Longinus-Six: ACTIVE
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Oct 8, 2014 21:00
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- JT Jag
- Aug 30, 2009
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#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
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We have a badass laser sword and we wish to use it.
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Oct 8, 2014 21:03
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- Z the IVth
- Jan 28, 2009
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The trouble with your "expendable machines"
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Fun Shoe
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Our benefits are speed and a laser sword. Ergo - Choppy Choppy!
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Oct 8, 2014 21:11
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- Dooky Dingo
- Feb 17, 2011
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Gym badge day is a VERY dangerous day!
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There is no such thing as "fighting dirty", there are only tactics that work and those that don't.
KICK THEM IN THE ROBO-BALLS!
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Oct 8, 2014 21:12
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- JT Jag
- Aug 30, 2009
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#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
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There is no such thing as "fighting dirty", there are only tactics that work and those that don't.
KICK THEM IN THE ROBO-BALLS!
Fighting dirty is a tactic reserved for people who aren't as badass as us. We don't need to bother.
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Oct 8, 2014 21:20
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- Derek Barona
- Dec 8, 2009
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We have a sword and we know how to use it.
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Oct 8, 2014 21:21
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- Hattie Masters
- Aug 29, 2012
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COMICS CRIMINAL
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Grimey Drawer
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In the interest of making up for my previous slowness, have a bonus early update!
When it comes to swordplay, Raiden ain't got poo poo on us posted:You open the throttle as far as it will go, sending your Uxbridge barrelling towards the enemy, plasma cutter at the ready.
The first Imperial pilot doesn't even have a chance to react before you ram a twelve-meter-long stream of superheated plasma into his cockpit. You grin viciously as you think about your opponent's last moments as he is burned alive in his cockpit by your plasma blade.
By the time you get to the second enemy, he is ready for you, his monosaber held in front of him like a fencer's foil. The Imperial parries your first swing and barely dodges your second, but when you hop your Uxbridge backwards in a classic feint, your opponent takes the bait, lunging forward into the whip-like slash of your plasma blade. Oh yeah, we good posted:You look around for fresh enemies, only to find the battle nearly over.
All through out the chamber, you see your lance-mates finishing off the last remnants of the enemy force. The scars and scorch marks on both fallen machines and the chamber walls bear mute testament to the viciousness of the fighting.
You call up your lance-mates. "Longinus Lance, casualty check."
Miraculously enough, your lance has taken no losses. Though many of your unit's mecha are damaged to some extent or another, you have made it through without losing a single pilot.
There is, however, no time for celebration. Your job isn't done yet. You order your lance to secure the perimeter as you turn to the top-secret prototype mecha. This seems like a very inefficient way to run an army, what with nobody knowing anything posted:Suddenly, you receive a new commline for the Caliburn, marked "high priority".
Captain Baelyn's face pops up on the display as you open the line. "Longinus-Lead, status report?"
"We followed the enemy force to an underground complex and engaged them. No losses on our end."
Captain Baelyn seems to have no interest in casualty counts. "The objective, is it secured?"
You link the captain to your mecha's hull cameras and point them at the limp form of the white prototype machine. "That depends, is that our objective?"
The Captain shrugs, her scowl even deeper than usual. "Apparently, I'm not cleared to know." You get a feeling that she doesn't like being left in the dark any more than you do. "It looks important though. Does that thing have standard remote command functions?"
You check the link you had used to hijack the prototype machine earlier. Everything still seems to be working as intended. "Looks like it, ma'am."
Baelyn gives you a joyless little nod.
"Good, set that thing to fly up into the Caliburn for recovery. I want the rest of your lance securing the area and tying up loose ends and I want you to escort this machine up. Understood?"
By the time the Caliburn's commanding officer is finished speaking, you are already preparing your machine for space. "Understood, ma'am." EPISODE 3 posted:
Orbit over Vedria Prime, Vedria System
You take a long, peaceful moment to savor the airless quiet of space as your Uxbridge breaks free from Vedria's atmosphere, flying close to the autopiloted prototype machine which you and your lance fought so hard to secure.
Vedrian orbit looks far less peaceful than it sounds. Though it lacks the thunderous rattle of autocannon and the mechanical whines of burning verniers which so dominate the audioscape of surface combat, the battle raging in orbit is of greater magnitude than the skirmish you just left behind you.
Here, the half-kilometer-long warships of the Caliburn's battlegroup push back against the attacking Imperial task force, pouring fire at each other at close range. In the distance, you see the lead elements of the enemy force begin to retreat from the battle as the Caliburn and her consorts salvo wave after wave of megaton-range warheads at the Imperials.
Before long, the entire Imperial force begins its slow, lumbering withdrawal. It seems that the battle in orbit is slowly, irrevocably being won.
How do you feel about that?
Jealous: I could have gotten more kills if I had stayed in orbit.
Disappointed: Longinus Lance could have helped end this battle faster.
Proud: We've done it! We've protected Vedria from the Imperials!
Sad: I know far too many people have been killed today.
Does it matter? We did our duty, we earned our pay, we didn't die. Good enough for me.
Stats posted:
Personal Status
Piloting: 4+1
Perception: 2
Willpower: 2
Presence: 1
Warrior: 88%/Diplomat: 12%
Deliberation:26%/Passion: 74%
Confirmed Kills: 73
Reputation: 50
Combat Armature Status
Type: CA-82 "Uxbridge"
Speed: 3
Armour: 1
Modification: Upgraded Thrusters
Weapon 1: Plasma cutter
Weapon 2: Light autocannon
Lance Status:
Longinus-Two: ACTIVE
Longinus-Three: ACTIVE
Longinus-Four: ACTIVE
Longinus-Five ACTIVE
Longinus-Six: ACTIVE
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Oct 8, 2014 21:43
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- MechaCrash
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We joined up for killin', and because we were screwing around planetside, it only makes sense to be Jealous that we missed some prime stabbing in orbit. Oh well, there'll be more dudes to shank later, right?
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Oct 8, 2014 21:55
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- Derek Barona
- Dec 8, 2009
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I'm disappointed that we weren't able to add to our battleship killscore and make this fight go faster.
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Oct 8, 2014 22:00
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- Talmonis
- Jun 24, 2012
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The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.
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It doesn't matter. Victory by any means.
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Oct 8, 2014 22:01
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- AfroSquirrel
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Where's the "Eager to get into our new robot" option?
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Oct 8, 2014 22:07
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- RickVoid
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Maximum Sheppard. The mission is all that matters.
Coming up is the final part from the demo, looking forward to seeing what lies beyond.
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Oct 8, 2014 22:24
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- Hattie Masters
- Aug 29, 2012
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Where's the "Eager to get into our new robot" option?
Unfortunately, whilst we may be a murder-happy crazy lady, we obey the orders of our commanders, and we haven't been told to take the mech, only to reclaim it. Plus, it doesn't have our favourite plasma cutter on it, the one with the special bit for stabbing enemy pilots in the face.
VVVVV Yes. We are a legitimate god of piloting, whilst our ability to command our troops is poo poo. Our other stats are just eh.
Hattie Masters fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Oct 8, 2014
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Oct 8, 2014 23:07
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- MechaCrash
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Unfortunately, whilst we may be a murder-happy crazy lady, we obey the orders of our commanders, and we haven't been told to take the mech, only to reclaim it. Plus, it doesn't have our favourite plasma cutter on it, the one with the special bit for stabbing enemy pilots in the face.
I'm sure the prototype we recovered just happens to be a new machine meant to replace the Uxbridge, which by sheer coincidence, is the kind of combat armature we use. How about that!
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Oct 9, 2014 00:59
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- JT Jag
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#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
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Of course we're jealous of the folks who get to keep fighting.
e: Some folks keep pointing out that 4+1 makes us a veritable god of piloting, but I don't quite get the stat system. Is it like a 5 point scale where 5 is the best?
As to what we think regarding the orbital combat: We're jelly, our killcount could have been way higher if we were up there.
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Oct 9, 2014 01:04
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- Hattie Masters
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Grimey Drawer
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Not enough blood for the blood god posted: You grit your teeth in frustration as you watch the Imperial task force begin to make their escape. If only you and your Lance had been fighting in orbit instead of chasing some stray Imperials on the surface, you and your unit could have easily cut a swath through the Imperial forces.
Had you been in the thick of the main battle, you have no doubt that the Imperial force certainly wouldn't be getting away so easily. You fight back the urge to disobey orders and abandon the prototype machine to head into the middle of the fighting.
Despite how much you hate your orders right now, they are still your orders, and carrying them out now will mean that you will have a chance to sate your bloodlust another day. I almost feel sorry for the grunts about to be massacred. Come on, like you guys will choose anything else posted: The sharp beeping of the proximity alarm pulls you out of your thoughts and back into the battle. Your tactical display shows two contacts with hostile markers heading straight for you and the prototype you are escorting.
A closer look reveals them to be nothing more than a pair of M401s, carrying only the most basic equipment. What's more, they're flying straight and slow, the mark of new and undertrained pilots. You had been like them once, thrown into battle in the first frantic weeks of the war with only a few dozen hours of training. The Imperials had decimated your fellow CoDEC pilots then, but those that survived had gone on to become battle-hardened veterans.
That was years ago. Now it is these luckless Imperials who find themselves outmatched by you.
The enemies close in with the eagerness of untested amateurs. You know that the very lowest rung of the Imperial military is made up mostly of conscripts, you also know that even non-hardened pilots can do a great deal of damage if you do not respond immediately.
As the Imperial mecha enter weapons range and prepare to attack, you make the decision to:
Evade the enemy mecha.
Fire off a few pot-shots to scare them off.
Attack them and make sure neither enemy machine escapes. Stats posted:
Personal Status
Piloting: 4+1
Perception: 2
Willpower: 2
Presence: 1
Warrior: 92%/Diplomat: 8%
Deliberation:26%/Passion: 74%
Confirmed Kills: 73
Reputation: 50
Combat Armature Status
Type: CA-82 "Uxbridge"
Speed: 3
Armour: 1
Modification: Upgraded Thrusters
Weapon 1: Plasma cutter
Weapon 2: Light autocannon
Lance Status:
Longinus-Two: ACTIVE
Longinus-Three: ACTIVE
Longinus-Four: ACTIVE
Longinus-Five ACTIVE
Longinus-Six: ACTIVE
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Oct 9, 2014 01:09
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- JT Jag
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#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver
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gently caress yes, time for our 74th and, more importantly, our 75th confirmed kills! We are gonna party so hearty when we get back.
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Oct 9, 2014 01:15
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- Lord Cyrahzax
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Souls for the Soul Eater!
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Oct 9, 2014 01:22
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- MechaCrash
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Our orders are to escort the prototype back to the ship, not to chase down and gently caress with every single Imperial pilot who crosses our path.
Then again, these guys are pretty eager to join their buddies as rapidly expanded clouds of gas in the uncaring void of space, so gently caress it, kill 'em.
For what it's worth, when I started this out, I was leaning in sort of a "hot blooded with a strong sense of justice" direction. But the thread decided we like blood, so I'm waffling between "tightly controlled sociopath" and "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!". I'm leaning more "sociopath" than "ork," but hey, we'll see how things go!
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- RickVoid
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"Fire a few warning shots to dissuade them. Nobody else needs to die today... unless they really really want to."
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