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Yeah, I really liked that design; but the five extra tons pushed it into "not a Goliath" territory. Kinda the same way a Japanese operating system make the Katana and the Crockett different `Mechs (even though they're functionally identical). I'm probably going to follow this up with a contest where you'll have far more ability to cut loose. I just want a day or two to get my thoughts in order and make sure I'm not making the same mistakes.
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PTN please add the fire truck I vote for it as number 3
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I edited my votes into my last post, not realizing it was at the bottom of a page and there was already a new page. So here they are again: Votes: 2pts: Hunchback HBK-5HS, by fool_of_sound 1pt: Vindicator VND-5R, by dis astranagant I'm a sucker for designs that bring a whole lot of small weapons to bear on a fast chassis. Rolling lots of dice means you'll almost always hit with at least a few, even on high to-hits, smoothing out the variance of combat and allowing for more reliable tactical decisions. Plus, it's just fun to run in behind someone and plow 10 lasers or 12 streak SRM-2s into their back. DQ pick (1 point): MAD-1X Maurauder, by Octavion LB 10-X AC is fantastic, four is four times the fantastic. "Sandpaper" is a specialist role!  Also it's gauche to vote for my own entry so I'll just say to everyone else, come on, don't you want to vote for the quad mech? Quad mechs are the sexiest mechs.
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AtomikKrab posted:PTN please add the fire truck I'll do a card for it, but I've got everyone's orders now so it'll have to wait until after the update.
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Kind of disappointed my Super sniper Fafnir was disqualified but eh it was boring at best.
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:Full flavor text, for the curious: It sounds like it'd be fun to hunt dinosaurs in too.
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Leperflesh posted:I edited my votes into my last post, not realizing it was at the bottom of a page and there was already a new page. The problem is, LB 10-X AC is FANTASTIC it has no downsides and wide utility.
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The Thermal Rescue Ignii is added. I'm working on the update but I don't know if I'm going to finish the fluff tonight. I'll try, but I can't make any promises.
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My votes: First Pick: Griffin GRF-1N-N (I like the moxie of this design) Second Pick: Schrek Field Bistro DQ Pick: Zeus ZEU-9S9 Trying to out-Hogarth Thomas Hogarth? Why Not?!
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I swear I sent in my Shadow Hawk refit. 1: Firestarter FS9-APC 2: Schrek Field Bistro Honorable Mention: Trebuchet TBT-3CS 3: Vaquero VAQ-5T
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Sure we can't get a third vote? This contest is full of awesome entries. Also, are we allowed to switch one of our votes to the Ignii, since it was added late? Readingaccount fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Dec 7, 2013 |
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First: UrbanMech UMR-62 Second: Schrek Field Bistro Disqualified: Flea FLE-22
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Steel Will: Tactical Update 20 Initiative Phase - Delta Battle Lance, Sirdar DNS Militia: Rolled 3! - 2nd Lance, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs: Rolled 4! Capellan forces win initiative! Combat Phase Impact Point Zero 2) Griffin - Torso-twists to threaten hex 1326! - Fires ER PPC at Huron Warrior (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 10): rolled 7, miss! - Gains 17 heat, sinks 22! 7) Huron Warrior - Fires Gauss Rifle at Griffin (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 10, hit Right Leg (9/24 armor remains)! - Gains 12 heat, sinks 17! Cronus - Holds fire! - Gains 0 weapon heat! Yantai Reservation 10) Blackjack - Fires PPC at Cicada (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 13): rolled: 4, miss! - Gains 15 heat, sinks 18! 11) Raven - Retreats off the map! Caesar - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Plainsman (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement -2 Pulse Laser = 10): rolled 9, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Plainsman (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 9, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Plainsman (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 11, miss! - Fires Small Laser at Plainsman (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 4, miss! - Fires Small Laser at Plainsman (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 12, hit Rear (0/12 armor remaining)! Vehicle destroyed due to breach! - Gains 23 heat, sinks 28! Cicada - Fires PPC at Blackjack (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 10): rolled 2, miss! - Gains 15 weapon heat! Rampage - Holds fire! Plainsman Hovertank - Fires SRM-6 at Caesar (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 4, miss! - Fires SRM-6 at Caesar (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 7, miss! Otaktay chanted in low tones, the words coming to his lips automatically in the few seconds that had passed since Anong’s Wolverine fell. He was unburned by a desire to live, only by a desire to win. It had been a good fight, in a way, but even that didn’t matter. If he had to club the New Syrtis `Mech to unrecognizable scrap with his Gauss Rifle, he’d win. Or die, but Otaktay had always refused to accept that there may be a middle ground. He focused on the Griffin, tuning out the world around him; the Cronus, looming like a colossal metal vulture on its distant ridge, was as a shadow. He knew it was there, monitored it, but unless it acted he would ignore it. There would be time enough to club it to death as well, once the New Syrtis `Mech lay dead at his feet. It sat on a far hill, heat sinks shimmering as it struggled to recover from the damage Anong had done. Otaktay twisted and fired, and could only smile as his Gauss Rifle struck the Griffin in the shin. The force of the blow was nearly enough to knock the fifty-five ton war machine from its feet; but the `Mech recovered in an instant. The pilot was good, but Otaktay already knew that. There was no room in his heart for fear of other men. ******************** Cy’s breath came in ragged gasps as he fought past the thunderstorm in his skull. He felt disjointed, almost disembodied, as though her were staring down at himself and piloting the Caesar with a marionette. The poetic portion of his mind wondered if maybe he was feeling the Caesar’s pain, as though he were simply a part of it. His logical mind told him that it was just neural feedback from the destruction of his Gauss Rifle; that the disassociation he felt was a sign of possible brain damage. It was getting worse, too. He was starting to have entire mental conversations, after all. The childish portion of his brain wondered if this hallucination was any stranger than the one’s he’d experienced chewing on the bark of a tree native to Sirdar’s southern continent. That had been quite an experience, one he wasn’t sure he wanted to repeat. It’d been given to him by a Lieutenant in the militia. Perfectly safe, the man had told him, because it was neither habit forming nor a particularly enjoyable experience. Cy hadn’t cared, back then it’d just been another way to make his father pay attention to him. Except it hadn’t worked. His father hadn’t come home that day, and he’d spent twelve hours curled in a fetal position hugging his knees and swatting at the dark things moving at the edges of his vision. He couldn’t remember much about that night. He wouldn’t remember. A dark thing flashed through the corner of his vision, a flat, pill-shaped beehive disgorging a swarm of SRMs. He twitched, stopping short and the missiles flashed by harmlessly. He twitched again, muscle memory taking over as his conscious mind stepped aside for another debate. Its vulnerable rear armor opened by a lucky hit from a small laser, the Plainsman hovertank listed lazily to one side then flipped as it struck a boulder. Burning, convulsing bodies flew from the tumbling wreckage and Cy’s mind snapped back together as he fought the urge to throw up. Delta Battle Lance “The Avenging Angels” Primary Objectives: - Survive (incomplete) - Destroy the Capellan Survivors (incomplete) Delta Battle Lance “The Avenging Angels” Secondary Objectives: - Rescue Capellan Survivors (failed) - Defeat Taurian Forces (failed) 2nd Lance, 1st Company, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs Primary Objectives: - Survive (incomplete) - Destroy the New Syrtis Rescue Party (1/2) 2nd Lance, 1st Company, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs Secondary Objectives: - Link up with the New Syrtis Rescue Party (failed) - Defeat Taurian Forces (failed) India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Primary Objectives: - Retreat? - Defeat Taurian Forces (incomplete) India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Secondary Objectives: - Defend the Fallout Bunker Entrance (failed) - Use the Raven’s equipment to confirm the condition of the six bunkers and the number (if any) of the survivors (failed)   Point Zero Enemy Movement Mods: - Cronus – Stationary +0 Yantai Reservation Enemy Movement Mods: - Cicada – Ran +4 - Plainsman – Flanked +4 - Rampage – Ran +2 Player Status:   Enemy Status: 
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That Plainsman had a crew, you monsters! Also Poptarts, check the first paragraph of Cy's section again. 
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Dude is tripping balls right now; he thought he was a woman for a second there. Then he realized those big vents on the top of his mech were too far up to be what he thought they were.
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"Woaaah, my mechs hands are HUGE."
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I could've sworn it was on there. 
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Otaktay doesn't care if he runs out of ammo. He will kick them all to death if he has to. Stone cold, straight up Black Knighting.
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YES! Eat poo poo you little tank, eat poo poo. I might have had to re-incarnate to kill you, but I *DID* kill you.
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Probably 2 rounds left of Yantai and Impact Point Zero is entering the end stage now as the Huron is encouraged towards short range to utilize it's Medium Pulse Laser, the last two rounds of gauss ammo likely to be expended as it moves closer, and the Griffin unlikely to pull away in order to expend it's SRM ammo efficiently and for the chance to get behind the Huron or even just exchange attacks in melee combat.
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Unlucky hit location roll for the Huron Warrior. It could've all been over in Impact Point Zero. I think the word unburned should be unburdened in the Impact Point Zero update?
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Here's what I make out the votes to be so far: Schrek Field Bistro: 20 Spider (SDR-5K-T): 8 Sea Griffin: 7, Trebuchet: 7 Firestarter: 4, Hunchback (HBK-5HS): 4 UrbanMech: 3, Vindicator: 3 Kintaro: 2, Hoplite: 2 Talos: 2 Axeman: 1, Thermal Rescue Ignii: 1 Didn't count the two third votes. The firetruck really suffers from having been introduced late. Zeus: 6 Flea: 5 Poleaxe: 4, MAD-1X: 4 Vaquero: 3 Overall a very diverse contest with some great and even some downright awesome yet solid designs. Sure you don't want to double at least our legit picks, Poptarts? Readingaccount fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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I'm really hoping Huron v Griffin ends in a double simultaneous headcap. Hey PTN, add me to the players list. I'd like to take a crack at this eventually.
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You're on the list! Just need a quick orders clarification from Ferrosol before I can start the update.
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Steel Will: Tactical Update 21 Initiative Phase - Delta Battle Lance, Sirdar DNS Militia: Rolled 3! - 2nd Lance, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs: Rolled 3! - Delta Battle Lance, Sirdar DNS Militia: Rolled 4! - 2nd Lance, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs: Rolled 4! - Delta Battle Lance, Sirdar DNS Militia: Rolled 4! - 2nd Lance, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs: Rolled 1! DNS forces win initiative! Combat Phase Impact Point Zero 2) Griffin - Holds fire! - Gains 4 heat, sinks 22! 7) Huron Warrior - Fires Gauss Rifle at Griffin (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, miss! - Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Griffin (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse = 6): rolled 12, hit Right Arm (9/18 armor remains)! - Gains 12 heat, sinks 17! Cronus - Holds fire! - Gains 0 weapon heat! Yantai Reservation 10) Blackjack - Retreats off the map! Caesar - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Cicada (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement -2 Pulse Laser = 10): rolled 7, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Cicada (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 8, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Cicada (5 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 12): rolled 8, miss! - Fires Small Laser at Cicada (5 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 14): automatic miss! - Fires Small Laser at Cicada (5 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement = 14): automatic miss! - Gains 27 heat, sinks 28! Cicada - Fires Medium Laser at Caesar (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 11): rolled 7, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Caesar (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 11): rolled 4, miss! - Gains 6 weapon heat! Rampage - Holds fire! Physical Combat Phase: Griffin - Attempts a Death from Above against Huron Warrior (5 base + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 opposed piloting = 10): rolled 10, Huron Warrior suffers 17 damage to Head (4/9 armor remains), Center Torso (5/22 armor remains), Center Torso (0/22 armor remains), Right Arm (0/16 armor, 7/8 structure remains (Crit!))! - - Griffin suffers 11 damage in the attack to Left Leg (8/24 armor remains), Left Leg (3/24 armor remains), Right Leg (4/24 armor remains)! End Phase: Huron Warrior - Must pass a piloting test or fall (5 base + 2 successful DFA = 7): rolled 6, fails! - - Displaced into hex 1522! - - Suffers 5 damage in the fall to Left Torso (0/17 armor, 10/12 structure remains)! Crit! - Must pass a piloting test to avoid pilot damage (5 base + 2 avoiding pilot damage = 7): rolled 9, succeeds! - Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained! - Critical chance in Left Torso! 2 critical hits sustained! - - Improved Heat Sink destroyed! - - Engine hit! `Mech destroyed by engine destruction! Griffin - Must pass a piloting test or fall (5 base + 4 successful DFA = 9): rolled 7, fails! - - Suffers 5 damage in the fall to Right Arm (4/18 armor remains)! - Must pass a piloting test to avoid pilot damage (5 base + 2 avoiding pilot damage = 7): rolled 7, succeeds! Sergeant Fynn Weber hung in silent agony, his arms crossed tightly over his chest in the ‘crash position’ his instructors back at the academy had taught him so long ago. He’d weathered his own `Mech’s impact fairly well, but the restraint straps dug into his flesh at the shoulder and his right arm had gone completely numb. His Griffin lay on its face, so the bulk of Fynn’s forward view was dominated by darkness or rocky soil depending on how much light the individual cameras that provided the machine’s three-hundred and sixty-degree panorama were getting. To his right the Huron Warrior lay still, and if his secondary monitor was accurate it would remain that way for some time. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to muster enough willpower to stand. At least the fight was over. Fynn’s eyes snapped open as his DI Computer beeped a target warning. The bulky, boxy form of the Cronus expanded as the machine charged his position. He didn’t even have to squint to see the lenses of the war machine’s lasers, and were it Fynn’s choice fighting would’ve been his last choice. “drat you, you vulture,” he hissed through gritted teeth. “When I get up, I’m going to make you regret sticking around!” ******************** “drat, you’re good,” Cy breathed as the Cicada put its impressive speed to use. The smaller `Mech made a wide, sweeping turn at a full run, and didn’t stop until it was in the copse of heavy trees Cy had been planning on rushing towards only a few moments before. The thick woods confused his `Mech’s targeting sensors, and the Cicada’s outline blurred as it patrolled a thirty meter stretch like a hunting hound. Cy watched it like a hawk, not wanting to lose it completely in the dense wood but his eyes kept shifting away almost of their own accord. Cy had no doubt that big guy was still out there. How fast was it? How much longer until he’d be completely exposed to enemy fire? If he did escape with the others, would that damned Cicada pursue even if it risked blundering into an ambush? Cy just didn’t have any answers. He just wished one of the others had stuck around to give him some advice. Delta Battle Lance “The Avenging Angels” Primary Objectives: - Survive (incomplete) - Destroy the Capellan Survivors (success) Delta Battle Lance “The Avenging Angels” Secondary Objectives: - Rescue Capellan Survivors (failed) - Defeat Taurian Forces (failed) 2nd Lance, 1st Company, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs Primary Objectives: - Survive (failed) - Destroy the New Syrtis Rescue Party (failed) 2nd Lance, 1st Company, 3rd Chesterton Voltigeurs Secondary Objectives: - Link up with the New Syrtis Rescue Party (failed) - Defeat Taurian Forces (failed) India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Primary Objectives: - Retreat? - Defeat Taurian Forces (incomplete) India Recon Lance “The Last Report” Secondary Objectives: - Defend the Fallout Bunker Entrance (failed) - Use the Raven’s equipment to confirm the condition of the six bunkers and the number (if any) of the survivors (failed)   Point Zero Enemy Movement Mods: - Cronus – Stationary +0 Yantai Reservation Enemy Movement Mods: - Cicada – Ran +4 - Plainsman – Flanked +4 - Rampage – Ran +2 Player Status:   Enemy Status:
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Bukaw! ... I don't even. So awesome, Ferrosol.
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I can't even be sad about dying. That was the most  thing ever.How does a DFA work in this situation. Did he have to correctly guess where I was moving?
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Glorious. Also, Cicada for MVP.
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Olothreutes posted:How does a DFA work in this situation. Did he have to correctly guess where I was moving? It's why I needed an orders update from him (he jumped into the same hex you were going for). If he'd said "no" to the DFA I'd have shunted him into a random, legal, and adjacent hex. Edit: If you'd won initiative, he'd have been in the hex already and you'd have stopped a hex short instead. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Dec 13, 2013 |
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I was wrong earlier, THAT was the best possible end to the fight.
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I love how many objectives have been failed on this map. C'mon there's still another incomplete! You guys can do it! 
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What a way to end a fight. A goomba stomp that would make Mario proud.
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This campaign has me wondering if the Griffin's role in this has all been a test of some kind...
This is Duncan "has-been" Fisher... signing off!
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D. F. Motherfuckin' A. Always the right decision!
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THAT is why, when in doubt, you drop on top of the guy. Come on, Ferrosol! You can do it! Just one mostly untouched mech between you and victory! Just... for the love of god, don't get so much as a sneeze on your right torso or your best gun's going to disappear. So far as I can tell your best hope is to just stay in close where your SRMs have a chance to connect and pray to god.
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His ammo is there as well, if his right torso goes he's going to have to DFA or kick it to death. I guess punching with one arm suffers a penalty?
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Man, brutal physical attacks in the middle of a hellish post apocalyptic wasteland. The scenario has certainly stuck to it's theme.
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