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Hostage Situation: Tactical Update 14 Movement Phase La Dama Muerta uses Mock and Berate (needs 3+, rolls 1) La Dama Muerta Killed! No Hostages Remain in hex 0804! Combat Phase: TP Tech Platoon clears minefield! SS Rifleman fires large laser at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods + 1 overheat = 11): Rolled 6, miss! SS Rifleman fires large laser at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods + 1 overheat = 11): Rolled 10, miss! SS Rifleman fires AC5 at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods + 1 overheat = 11): Rolled 5, miss! SS Rifleman fires AC5 at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods + 1 overheat = 11): Rolled 3, hit miss! SS Rifleman gains 19 heat, sinks 10! Now at Overheat 19! +3 penalty to hit, movement reduced to 1/2/0! Chance to Shut Down! Chance for Ammo Explosion (no ammo remains)! Sw Wolverine gains 0 heat, sinks 14! Now at Overheat 9! Movement reduced to 4/6/3, +1 penalty to hit! Sw Wolverine engine restarts! May act on next turn! S3 Scout Platoon holds fire! FY Lancelot fires PPC at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 7, miss! FY Lancelot fires Large Laser at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 10, hit right torso (7/15 armor remains)! FY Lancelot fires Large Laser at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 3, miss! FY Lancelot fires Medium Laser at D4 Blackjack (4 base + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 range + 2 light woods = 11): rolled 10, miss! FY Lancelot gains 30 heat, sinks 26! Now at Overheat 4! D4 Blackjack fires medium laser at SS Rifleman (3 base + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 0 range + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 10, hit left arm (10/15 armor remains)! D4 Blackjack fires medium laser at SS Rifleman (3 base + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 0 range + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 9, hit right leg (7/12 armor remains)! D4 Blackjack gains 10 heat, sinks 11! I1 militia platoon holds fire! End Phase Tech Platoon clears mines in hex 1309! H1 Death Commando Snipers snipe Scout Company, 5 troopers killed! SS Rifleman must roll an 6+ to avoid shutdown: rolls 9, succeeds! Physical Combat Phase: End Phase: Annie cursed as the airborne Blackjack dipped unexpectedly, her lasers and last rounds of autocannon ammunition flying wide of their mark. They mingled with Divot’s shots, although she thought maybe the other woman had scored a hit. The Blackjack’s return fire was hardly spectacular, medium lasers scoring the armor of her ‘Mech’s arm and leg—but if she kept missing like this, it wouldn’t really matter, would it? She bit her lip as the heat in her ‘Mech soared. She was used to it, Lil’ Sure Shot was a Rifleman through and through, and Annie had never piloted anything else; nor did she ever intend to. She gritted her teeth as the Blackjack touched down for a moment then sprang forward on his ‘jets like an angry bullfrog. Enemy Forces D4 BJ-1 Blackjack I1 Capellan Militia H1 Death Commando Snipers Turn 15 OpForce Movement: D4 Jumped to 0804 I1 Moved to 0905 H1 Remained Stationary Mission Objectives 10/20 hostages remain! Rescue the Hostages or Bury them Capellans will Kill Them All next turn!  SS “Lil’ Sure Shot” RFL-3N Rifleman Weight: 60 tons (Heavy) HD A(S): 6/6 (3/3) LT A(S): 12/15 (14/14) LT R A(S): 2/2 CT A(S): 10/22 (20/20) CT R A(S): 4/4 RT A(S): 15/15 (14/14) RT R A(S): 2/2 LA A(S): 10/15 (10/10) RA A(S): 15/15 (10/10) LL A(S): 12/12 (14/14) RL A(S): 7/12 (14/14) Heat: 19/30 Overheat Penalty: Movement reduced to 1/2/0, +3 penalty to hit! Heat Sinks: 10 Movement: 4/6/0 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 4 Mechwarrior Name: Annie Sue Hurd Mechwarrior Player: Tempest_56 Mechwarrior Status: 1 hit, light shrapnel wounds Armament: Large Laser – RA (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Large Laser – LA (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) AC5 – RA (Heat: 1, Ammo: 0, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) AC5 – LA (Heat: 1, Ammo: -, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – RT (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – LT (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Notes: no hands or lower arm actuators—may not punch, may fire arm-mounted weapons into rear arc. S2 Scout Snipers Platoon(0/3) St “Stubby” HBK-4G Hunchback Notes: ‘Mech destroyed! La Dama Muerta Player: Polaron Killed! FY “Sir gently caress You” LNC25-01 Lancelot Weight: 60 tons (Heavy) HD A(S): 7/7 (3/3) LT A(S): 9/16 (14/14) LT R A(S): 10/10 CT A(S): 6/21 (20/20) CT R A(S): 16/16 RT A(S): 16/16 (14/14) RT R A(S): 10/10 LA A(S): 1/14 (10/10) RA A(S): 4/14 (10/10) LL A(S): 6/14 (14/14) RL A(S): 0/14 (7/14) Heat: 4/30 Overheat Penalty: None Heat Sinks: 13 (double capacity) Movement: 6/9/0 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 4 Mechwarrior Name: Rebecca “Divot” Moss Mechwarrior Player: bunnyofdoom Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: PPC – RT (Heat: 10, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) Large Laser – RA (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Large Laser – LA (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – CT (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Notes: No hands or lower arm actuators—may not punch, may fire arm-weapons into rear arc S1 Scout Sapper Player: bunnyofdoom May use either a booby traps on enemy infantry within 4 hexes, pyrotechnics on an enemy ‘Mech within 6, Earthshaker on any hex within 6. Automatically Marks all minefields within 1 hex of himself. Has 2 MP. May use any ability this turn! F “Firewalker” CPLT-C1 Catapult ’Mech Status: Destroyed TA Tech Platoon APC Tank Status: Destroyed! TP Tech Platoon (30/30) Type: SRM Infantry Weapon: SRM Gunnery: 5 Anti-Mech: 3 Player: Red_Mage Movement MP: 2 Range: To-hit modifier: 0: -1, 1-2: 0, 3-4: +2, 5-6 +4 Notes: 0 rounds of Inferno ammo, may Detonate enemy minefields SW “Skinwalker” WVR-6M Wolverine Weight: 55 tons (Medium) HD A(S): 9/9 (3/3) LT A(S): 18/20 (13/13) LT R A(S): 6/6 CT A(S): 0/25 (10/18) CT R A(S): 8/8 RT A(S): 0/20 (3/13) RT R A(S): 6/6 LA A(S): 16/18 (9/9) RA A(S): 8/18 (9/9) LL A(S): 12/19 (13/13) RL A(S): 14/19 (13/13) Heat: 9/30 Overheat Penalty: Movement reduced to 1/2/3, +3 modifier to hit! Heat Sinks: 14 Movement: 5/8/3 Mechwarrior: Pilot 2, Gunnery 3 Mechwarrior Name: “Navajo Wolf” Bobby Begay Mechwarrior Player: Bobbin Threadbare Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: Large Laser – RA (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – HD (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – LA (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) SRM 6 – LT (Heat: 3, Ammo: 11, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Notes: 2 hands—may punch with either arm (may not punch with right arm if WEP is fired), Gyro Hit, 2 Engine Hits Special Ability: Eights to Aces (1/2) S3 Scout Company(25/30) Type: Caballeros Scouts Weapon: Submachine Guns and Grenades Gunnery: 3 Anti-Mech: 4 Player: Bobbin Threadbare Movement MP: 2 Range: To-hit modifier: 0: -2, 1: 0, 2: +3 Notes: Double damage to all targets at range 0, deals an extra d6 to all targets at range 1 Enemy Status D1 WHM-6L Warhammer Status: Destroyed, counts as rough terrain D2 VND-1R Vindicator Damage: None Status: Destroyed, counts as rough terrain D3 CTF-1X Cataphract Status: Disabled, counts as rough terrain D4 BJ-1 Blackjack Damage: Left Shoulder Destroyed Status: Pilot injured! Armament: medium laser, medium laser, medium laser Notes: I1 Capellan Militia (18/30) Damage: None Status: Armament: Ballistic Rifle Notes: H1 Death Commando Snipers (5/5) Damage: None Status: Armament: Zeus Anti-Material Sniper Rifles Notes: V1 Heavy Wheeled APC (MG Variant) Status: Disabled, counts as rough terrain V2 Zhukov Heavy Tank Status: Disabled, counts as rough terrain V3 Goblin Medium Tank Damage: None Status: Immobilized Armament: Large Laser, Machine Gun Notes: V4 SRM Carrier Status: Destroyed, counts as rough terrain K1 Karnov UR VTOL Status: Crashed, counts as rough terrain K2 Karnov UR VTOL Status: Crashed, counts as rough terrain K3 Karnov UR VTOL Status: Crashed, counts as rough terrain
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Mar 19, 2011 18:34
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Quiet turn. Except for the whole killing of La Dama Muerta, of course. Next turn is going to be an ugly massacre. KnoxZone fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Mar 19, 2011 |
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Mar 19, 2011 18:35
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There's one wrecked Blackjack keeping these guys fighting? Good grief.
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Mar 19, 2011 18:44
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Rifleman missing everything + La Dama Meurta actually dying (at least she lives up to her name) makes this a great turn. Also, this warms my heart: PoptartsNinja posted:Capellans will Kill Them All next turn!
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Mar 19, 2011 18:46
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Wow, talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! With those kinds of to hit numbers I don't see how it could have gone any other way. Maybe with Bobby back in the game they can limit casualties to only three out of four dead. Best hope there isn't a H3 out there somewhere still.
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Mar 19, 2011 18:54
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All she needed was a 3. That's some seriously crappy rolling this turn.
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LLSix posted:Wow, talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! With those kinds of to hit numbers I don't see how it could have gone any other way. Maybe with Bobby back in the game they can limit casualties to only three out of four dead. Unfortunately, two of the three are sitting at a +3 TH because of heat penalties. They really need to get the heat under control if they plan on hitting that 'Jack, which seems to be going full evasion right now. At least there are no hostages in that building, which opens a few interesting options... KnoxZone fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Mar 19, 2011 |
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Mar 19, 2011 19:00
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That was lackluster. Better luck next turn!
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Mar 19, 2011 19:13
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lilljonas posted:That was lackluster. Better luck next turn! Welcome to the 'endgame' in Battletech. Even when one side is clearly dominant, there's a lot an opponent can still do. If the Rifleman had shut down due to heat, it would've been eating a death from above.
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Mar 19, 2011 19:23
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PoptartsNinja posted:Welcome to the 'endgame' in Battletech. Even when one side is clearly dominant, there's a lot an opponent can still do. If the Rifleman had shut down due to heat, it would've been eating a death from above. DEATH FROM ABOVE??? I am so into you. :zoidberg:
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Mar 19, 2011 19:35
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PoptartsNinja posted:La Dama Muerta Killed!  Nice to see the Capellans finally shoot that bitch. It struck me as very mary-sue-ish that they didn't just shoot her immediately because of her magical latina powers of being loud and annoying. (Still not clear on the Capellans' motivation for starting this whole fight in the first place.)
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Mar 19, 2011 20:35
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This is looking' good, good indeed. Roll high on the casualty number, PoptartsNinja! It looks like the Blackjack could hold on for two turns. There's one mech with any sort of reasonable hitting chances. Every turn is important here. And no matter how the Blackjack fares, the Caballeros have a lot of bodies to bury after this. Too bad the Warhammer isn't around anymore. I was hoping it'd set the hostage building on fire. That would have been a fitting end to all this.
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Mar 19, 2011 20:41
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Brutal, just brutal. And those dice finally failed the Mexigoons at the worst time.
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I wonder if the Colonel's son will survive this ordeal, or if he will join his wife in the afterlife. Up to 7 hostages die next turn, so it won't be pretty.
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Mar 19, 2011 21:26
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Ugh, so much hinging on one +3 roll, kind of divorces actual performance from abstract mission goals but such is life. This should've been the wrap-up turn, guess we're hanging on for one more.
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I would like to think that PTN would mention if (probably incorrect Spanish, I only know French) la pequeña muerte had his back to the wall. I would also like to think that PTN wouldn't poison any surviving hostages or infect them with any sort of hypercontagious hyperfatal disease. But the things I would like to think and the things that happen have never been particularly similar. Soooo... I'm hoping that this ends well for the remaining hostages, and I'm also hoping that, one way or another, next turn is the last turn. Neither side has the resources remaining to really continue to fight interestingly. Honestly, I'd have to believe that with that BlackJack so absolutely hosed someone would be waving a white flag about now. The Caballeros WILL be winning, at this point, whether now or in a few hours when the rest of their contingent comes a-whoopin' and a-hollerin' and a-shootin' over the hills, so with so little materiel left, it makes much less sense to piss off your soon-to-be jailers by continuing to shoot at their mechs and murder their children.
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Mar 19, 2011 21:37
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I think you boys need to get your infantry into this fight, otherwise those militia are going to get into that building with more hostages.
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Mar 19, 2011 21:47
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S3 should be at 0809 this round.
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SageNytell posted:I would like to think that PTN would mention if (probably incorrect Spanish, I only know French) la pequeña muerte had his back to the wall. The Death Commandos care gently caress all about dying, and the Caballeros probably aren't the only ones with reinforcements on call, given that the Cappellan forces actually planned for the attack. The only (immediately obvious) point of this raid does seem to be to piss off the Mexigoon brigade in the first place. They didn't take the hostages in any apparent demand for ransom, or they'd have mentioned that before they started offing them. Also, trusting PTN not to have one final ace up his sleeve in this situation may not be the wisest thing. I've been holding on to faith the entire time that he has some truly Cappellan surprise in store for you bastards at the end of this, though I doubt it would be something so fluff based as "and we gave them all Space AIDS so now they're dead anyway". C'mon Kill Them All roll, be a high one!
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Dolash posted:Ugh, so much hinging on one +3 roll, kind of divorces actual performance from abstract mission goals but such is life. This should've been the wrap-up turn, guess we're hanging on for one more. That ace Cataphract went to down to a through-armor-leg-blown-off crit on the first solid hit it took. The dice gods' favor is a fickle, fickle thing.
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SageNytell posted:I would like to think that PTN would mention if (probably incorrect Spanish, I only know French) la pequeña muerte had his back to the wall. Biowarfare is really looked down upon in the Inner Sphere. WMDs of all kind are. Also, this whole scenario has already been a de facto disaster for the Death Commandos. They've lost three Mechwarriors and a full platoon of PBI and the life expectancy of the 4th Mech as well as those snipers is very short indeed. Even if they kill all the hostages, they've ended up taking heavy losses in return for killing a small part of a FWL regiment and some children. That's not a good deal for a unit as small and elite as the Death Commandos. They're going to run out of soldiers before running out of Texicans at this rate.
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Magni posted:Biowarfare is really looked down upon in the Inner Sphere. WMDs of all kind are. On the plus side (for the Capellans), fighting against the Capellans will now have the reputation of causing your family to be brutally murdered, so that can't hurt. Also, expecting this to be a diversion wherein the mech bay was attacked now that no guards are present.
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Volmarias posted:On the plus side (for the Capellans), fighting against the Capellans will now have the reputation of causing your family to be brutally murdered, so that can't hurt. At the start of the scenario one of the mechanics said that they left behind a decent guard to keep the mech bay secure. Whether that stops the Death Commandos is one thing or another, but there was a guard in place.
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Where the devil is that Goblin tank?
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Hob_Gadling posted:Where the devil is that Goblin tank? Goblin tank was abandoned last update, PTN mentioned it. Magni posted:Biowarfare is really looked down upon in the Inner Sphere. WMDs of all kind are. Isn't the murder of children also looked down on in the Inner Sphere? I mean, PTN seems to be hinting that even saving the hostages isn't saving them. Maybe implanted explosives, maybe a sleeper agent, I dunno. We'll have to see next turn. Please please please be over next turn. It's time for a new battle. This one cannot effectively change other than one side's mechs dying or the other, the only real difference is the hostages, and that will be very much decided now. SageNytell fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Mar 20, 2011 |
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SageNytell posted:Isn't the murder of children also looked down on in the Inner Sphere? There are differences in how much retribution the acts incur though. Shooting up a daycare center is on a slightly different level than shooting SCUD missiles full of anthrax into a major city. That said, I don't think anybody is going to go into a tizzy (aside from the Caballeros, obviously) if the Cappellans poison the remaining hostages or some such. I would say it's more likely they've got something planned with either explosives or espionage than poison or disease, but small scale usages of it aren't going to draw the ire of the entire Inner Sphere like using them on a strategic level would.
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SageNytell posted:Isn't the murder of children also looked down on in the Inner Sphere? Depends a lot on whose kids got stomped on. Bunch of mercs? No one cares. Might makes right, once again. Weapons of mass destruction on the other hand threaten to make the whole knight caste irrelevant, so they're universally abhorred.
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Well, this scenario has turned out to be an utter disaster for the Caballeros. Two mechs gone, 1 more effectively disabled, 1 pilot dead, >=50% hostage fatalities (including La Dama Muerta) with an increase to >=75% likely coming next turn. Even if the remnants of the Death Commandos are killed, it's a phyrric victory at best.
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Mar 20, 2011 01:31
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Well, if you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself. Music of the Round: Church of the Machine
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landcollector posted:Well, this scenario has turned out to be an utter disaster for the Caballeros. Two mechs gone, 1 more effectively disabled, 1 pilot dead, >=50% hostage fatalities (including La Dama Muerta) with an increase to >=75% likely coming next turn. Even if the remnants of the Death Commandos are killed, it's a phyrric victory at best. Why anyone roots for the Death Commandos escapes me. Um you may recall that 40% of the votes went to the Death Commandos originally? Space Mexicans don't have much appeal to some of us.
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Arglebargle III posted:Um you may recall that 40% of the votes went to the Death Commandos originally? Space Mexicans don't have much appeal to some of us. Yes, and the rest of the thread has had to put up with everything from good natured rooting for the opponent, which is fine, to complaining endlessly about the dice, which got old several pages ago. At this point, I'm starting to hope PTN doesn't bother giving us a choice about who to play anymore, because it only seems to inspire irritation and upset stomachs and carping in the thread.
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Wow, sounds like somebody is being a whiny baby! (Two can play at this game mister!) In all seriousness, I don't think the rooting for the opposition has gone overboard, and complaining about complaining to the point that it becomes some sort of bizarre meta-complaint will kill the thread far deader than any partisan cheering ever could.
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Mukaikubo posted:Yes, and the rest of the thread has had to put up with everything from good natured rooting for the opponent, which is fine, to complaining endlessly about the dice, which got old several pages ago. At this point, I'm starting to hope PTN doesn't bother giving us a choice about who to play anymore, because it only seems to inspire irritation and upset stomachs and carping in the thread. Well the way the scenarios are set up, the game is going to be biased in favor of the goon squad. When PTN has the #1 choice of unit take on the #2 choice of unit, it's natural that the people watch the unit they wanted to see win getting thrown into a somewhat imbalanced fight is going to bring up some grumbling. If it were just Mexigoons vs a different random unit, there would probably be less complaints, because it wouldn't be direct opposition. Also, Death Commando supporters in this case have to "put up with" songs and poo poo in favor of the Mexigoons (which I've got no problem with, but its still a very slanted form of thread support), and many cases of "Not sure why you people are supporting the bad guys.  "Cheap shots were/are getting thrown both ways. =P
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Mar 20, 2011 03:59
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I like the people rooting for both sides, it makes the battle even more intensive. Also, shoot the drat infantry in the open! If there isn't infantry in that last building (unlikely) then they can't easily kill all the hostages.
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Mar 20, 2011 04:02
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There's also the small matter of a bet on whether Colonel's son buys it or not. Of course I'm gonna cheer on Death Commandos when I've money riding on them.
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Mar 20, 2011 04:09
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Whelp. It was fun while it lasted.
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Hob_Gadling posted:There's also the small matter of a bet on whether Colonel's son buys it or not. Of course I'm gonna cheer on Death Commandos when I've money riding on them. A true gentleman's wager if there ever was one.
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Well, there's no possible way I can hit the Blackjack with all this heat. But I CAN shoot the loving building out from under him.
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