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Maybe, but tanks are almost always seen as being substantially inferior to 'mechs in-universe. It'd probably end up looking like "LOKI got bitch-slapped by terrorists, the Home Guard lost a brave tank crew in the fighting, but our amazing mechwarriors saved the day!" If nothing else, it looks a lot less suspicious if they at least have some kind of damage to deal with.
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Zaodai posted:Maybe, but tanks are almost always seen as being substantially inferior to 'mechs in-universe. It'd probably end up looking like "LOKI got bitch-slapped by terrorists, the Home Guard lost a brave tank crew in the fighting, but our amazing mechwarriors saved the day!" If nothing else, it looks a lot less suspicious if they at least have some kind of damage to deal with. Hmmm, I see your point.
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KnoxZone posted:The mission objective says to not damage any home guard mech. Tanks are not mechs. Loki agent spotted!
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T.G. Xarbala posted:What would happen if, by some strange twist of luck, that Javelin managed to get close to a Locust and then blown up by a Home Guard unit, taking the Locust out in the process? Would that be a good or a bad thing? For the Home Guard, I mean. Dying for the mission and embarrassing LOKI without unwanted collateral damage would be a positive outcome in any other situation. That would indeed be awesome and a fitting end for that LOKI Locust. Also, I very much doubt that you guys will be able to scratch the Von Luckner tank, though I guess you're free to try it if you feel lucky. The orders do say to avoid damage to Home Guard Mechs only, but good luck trying to take out that tank successfully. I guess giving it some battle scars and damage might not be that bad of an idea, makes it look like you weren't just going to run into the guns of the Home Guard or something like that. Also,  ing like crazy after reading PTN's comment...
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GhostStalker posted:Also, He plays us like a fiddle. I'm hoping it's because I jumped on Aldo's prized Portuguese Water Dog. Though given Space Rules I suppose it should be an Altarian Spotted Grovelhog.
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I'm still hoping for someone to 1. Manage to gently caress up the whole mission by getting knocked unconscious and not setting off their mech's explosives. Preferably Snow or Rain since they seem the most interesting (sorry Hail!). and/or 2. Blow up the train!
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You know, I've been saying ever since the Val landed in the fuel tanks that the only solution was to jump out of there and go out in a blaze of glory. As the man once said: "Get out! Get out of there!" <BOOOM!>
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PoptartsNinja posted:I haven't even gotten to the combat phase yet. 's gonna be a little bit. Fuel Tank Explodes! Mech takes 15 points of damage to... And so on. Man I am loving this new phase already. Let's just hope they take some Home Guard mechs with them just to make this interesting. Edit: vvv Yes, that is why I'm advocating it. Playing the wild card and doing something crazy is totally in line with the scenarios we've played so far. Not to mention I like anything that causes strife in the IS. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just be stomping off in this Timber Wolf. evilmiera fucked around with this message at 22:38 on May 15, 2011 |
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evilmiera posted:Let's just hope they take some Home Guard mechs with them just to make this interesting. Don't the new orders specifically say to avoid damage to Home Guard Mechs? Don't think we want this to happen... The Loki Mechs, however, those are fair game. Wreck that drat Locust already! It's already got one foot (literally) in the junkyard. Another couple of good hits should be able to finish it off.
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Taerkar posted:Loki agent spotted! Definitely. For flavour reasons we should probably think of killing off the two stingers piloted by actual LOKI agents before going after Home Guard at all.
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Operation Himinbjörg: Tactical Update 12 Movement Phase I will jumpjet my Valkyrie to 1022, I can see a path 0925-0824-0823-0923-1022. I will end the jump facing Southwest. I will fire all weapons at the first floor of hex 0924 and I will give 1023 a nice kick, just on the off chance that I don't die horribly to the Von Luckner. ON WINGS OF FIRE I FLY!!!!! H1 Valkyrie jumps to hex 1022! Jump Jets trigger fuel-air explosion in Rubble hex 1025! H1 Valkyrie gains 5 heat, sinks 11! 0 heat builds up! Ace G4 Home Guard PHX-1 Phoenix Hawk enters hex 0120! Ace G5 Home Guard GHR-5D Grasshopper enters hex 1232! Ace G6 Home Guard Schreck PPC Carrier enters hex 2124! End Phase H1 Valkyrie must make a piloting test to avoid explosion (4 base + 1 movement + 2 ground zero + 1 didn’t jump clear of explosion + 1 localized earthquake = 9): rolled 7, fails! H1 Valkyrie suffers damage in the fuel-air explosion, head (3/8 armor remains), center torso (9/14 armor remains), left arm (2/9 armor remains), right arm (4/9 armor remains)! Pilot hit! H1 Valkyrie must make a 3+ consciousness test! Rolled 6, succeeds! H1 Valkyrie must make a piloting test to avoid catching fire (4 base + 1 movement + 2 ground zero + 1 didn’t jump clear of explosion = 8): rolled 2, fails! H1 Valkyrie gains 40 heat, sinks 6! 30 heat builds up! H1 Valkyrie shuts down due to heat! H1 Valkyrie must roll an 8+ to avoid ammunition explosion! Rolled 7, fails! H1 Valkyrie suffers 100 damage to right torso (0/12 armor, 0/7 structure remains)! 86 damage transfers to center torso (0/14 armor, 0/10 structure remains)! 67 damage vents harmlessly! H1 Valkyrie detonates, pilot killed! Building hex 1025 explodes! Building hex 1026 explodes! Building hex 0825 explodes! Building hex 0824 explodes! Building hex 0725 explodes! Building hex 1126 explodes! Building hex 1127 explodes! Building hex 1024 explodes! Building hex 1023 explodes! Building hex 0924 explodes! Building hex 1123 explodes! Refinery hex 1124 collapses due to shockwave! Refinery hex 1125 collapses due to shockwave! Refinery explodes! 10,000,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Building hex 1323 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 1324 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 1325 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 1326 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 1327 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0722 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0723 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0622 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0623 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0928 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 1028 collapses due to shockwave! Building hex 0929 collapses due to shockwave! Residential Building hex 0626 collapses due to shockwave! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0627 collapses due to shockwave! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0727 collapses due to shockwave! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0728 collapses due to shockwave! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0628 collapses due to damage! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0629 collapses due to damage! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0729 collapses due to damage! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Residential Building hex 0730 collapses due to damage! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Building hex 1624 collapses due to localized earthquake! 800,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Building hex 1625 collapses due to localized earthquake! 800,000 c-bills in damage sustained! Building hex 1130 collapses due to localized earthquake! Building hex 1030 collapses due to localized earthquake! Building hex 0931 collapses due to localized earthquake! G3 Von Luckner Heavy Tank damaged by shockwave on front (36/41 armor remains), front (31/41 armor remains)! Critical chance! G3 Von Luckner critical chance on front! Flamer malfunctions, may not be fired next turn! Combat Phase: H3 Assassin fires SRM 2 at train (4 base + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 full moon night - 4 immobile target = 5): rolled 8, 2 missiles hit (56/60 structure remains)! H3 Assassin gains 8 heat, sinks 10! 0 heat builds up! H4 Javelin fires SRM 6 at building hex 0414 (4 base + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 full moon night - 4 immobile target = 5): rolled 10, 2 missiles hit (86/90 structure remains)! 10,000 c-bills in damage sustained! H4 Javelin fires SRM 6 at building hex 0414 (4 base + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 0 range + 2 full moon night - 4 immobile target = 5): rolled 12, 6 missiles hit (74/90 structure remains)! 10,000 c-bills in damage sustained! H4 Javelin gains 14 heat, sinks 11! 3 heat builds up! S1 Stinger holds fire! S1 Stinger gains 5 heat, sinks 10! 0 heat builds up! S2 Stinger holds fire! S2 Stinger gains 4 heat, sinks 10! 0 heat builds up! S3 Scorpion Light Tank holds fire! S4 Galleon Light Tank fires medium laser at H4 Javelin (4 base + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement + 2 range + 2 full moon night + 1 fog + 2 light woods = 14): automatic miss! P2 Locust holds fire! P2 Locust gains 1 heat, sinks 10! 0 heat builds up! G1 Home Guard Jagermech holds fire! G2 Home Guard Griffin holds fire! G2 Home Guard Griffin gains 5 heat, sinks 12! 0 heat builds up! G3 Home Guard Von Luckner holds fire! G4 Home Guard Phoenix Hawk holds fire! G5 Home Guard Grasshopper holds fire! G6 Home Guard Schreck PPC Carrier holds fire! End Phase Physical Combat Phase: H3 Assassin kicks train (4 base + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 full moon night + 1 localized earthquake - 4 immobile target = 6): rolled 6, hit (48/60 structure remaining)! End Phase: Rain rubbed her forehead through the tiny triangular porthole in her neurohelmet, then flipped the armored safety-glass back down. She checked her radar, checked her maps, then smiled as a plan coagulated in her mind. She’d jump out, setting the fuel tanks aflame—if they were as full as the one she’d smashed through, the explosion shouldn’t be huge. She’d come down on the other side of the refinery and let the building itself shield her from the blast; then use her weapons to take apart whatever the explosion didn’t destroy. She kicked down hard on her foot pedals, and her ‘Mech’s jump jets kicked in. Sailing into the air on superheated plasma; the vaporous fumes from the spilled fuel oil caught flame almost instantly. A wave of heat flared up behind her, and Rain risked a glance at the rear quarter of her circle-vision strip. The glare was intense as the vaporized fuel went up. Her first inkling that something was wrong came as the heat in her ‘Mech’s cockpit continued to spike; but it was only when the tongues of orange flame licked past her cockpit glass that she realized her Valkyrie had been doused in gasoline! Cursing, she tried a quick mid-air pirouette to try to douse the flames. It was a spin most expert ‘Mechwarriors would’ve been proud of, but it succeeded only in scattering droplets of flaming gasoline throughout the refinery. Fighting a wave of nausea brought on by the intense heat, Rain brought her ‘Mech in line with her intended landing zone. Her plan was still sound—touch down safely and let the fires burn themselves out, then she could— Only a third full and engulfed in flames, the refinery’s other fuel tanks ruptured as the gasoline within started to boil. The instant the fumes were exposed to open flame, the entire refinery went up like a massive bomb; the normal safety measures—the floating internal roof that kept the fuel from evaporating—simply not sufficient to cope with ‘Mech-related damage. Rain, fortunately, didn’t have time to realize her miscalculation. The heat from the detonation triggered a sympathetic explosion of her LRM ammunition; which in turn triggered the high-yield explosives which filled every spare bit of airspace within her little Valkyrie. Enemy Forces: S1 STG-3G Stinger: jumps 4 to 1605! Floodlight active! S2 STG-3G Stinger: jumps 4 to 1207! Floodlight active! S3 Scorpion Light Tank: holds position! S4 GAL-100 Galleon Light Tank: holds position! P1 LCT-1E Locust: flees off-map! P2LCT-1S Locust: runs to hex 1217! Floodlight active! G1 Home Guard Griffin jumps 5 to hex 1211! G2 Home Guard Jaegermech walks to hex 1712! G3 Home Guard Von Luckner Heavy Tank holds position! G4 Home Guard Phoenix Hawk enters hex ! ACE! Floodlight Active! G5 Home Guard Grasshopper enters hex ! ACE! Floodlight Active! G6 Home Guard Schreck PPC Carrier enters hex ! ACE! Mission Objectives Destroy the Statue of Duke Lestrade (hex 1214) to draw LOKI away from the Heavy Snow Nightclub! (Complete!) Destroy the Heavy Snow Nightclub (orange) Building! (Complete!) Await Further Objectives! (Complete!) Avoid damaging residential (blue) buildings! (12,000,000/20,000,000 c-bills in damage sustained) Cause Property Damage to Commercial and Industrial (red) buildings or enemy units! (27,537,000/30,000,000 c-bills in damage caused) Avoid damaging any Home Guard ‘Mech (???) Die before the start of Turn 17! (1/4)   H1 VLK-QA Valkyrie Weight: 30 tons (Light) HD A(S): 3/8 (3/3) LT A(S): 0/12 (7/7) LT R A(S): 2/2 CT A(S): 9/14 (10/10) CT R A(S): 4/4 RT A(S): 7/12 (7/7) RT R A(S): 2/2 LA A(S): 2/9 (5/5) RA A(S): 4/9 (5/5) LL A(S): 7/12 (7/7) RL A(S): 12/12 (7/7) Heat: 30/30 Overheat Penalty: None Heat Sinks: 11 Movement: 5/8/5 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 4 Mechwarrior Name: Rain Mechwarrior Player: Dominus Caedis Mechwarrior Status: Vaporized in an explosion Armament: LRM 10 – LT (Heat: 4, Ammo: 10, Range: (L:21 M:14 S:7 Min:6), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – RA (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Critical Damage: None! Notes: Vaporized in an ammunition explosion H2 COM-2D Commando Weight: 25 tons (Light) Mechwarrior Name: “Sleet” Mechwarrior Player: Terror Storm Mechwarrior Status: Vaporized in an explosion Notes: Vaporized in an explosion H3 ASN-21 Assassin Weight: tons (Class) HD A(S): 8/8 (3/3) LT A(S): 10/10 (10/10) LT R A(S): 2/2 CT A(S): 10/12 (12/12) CT R A(S): 4/4 RT A(S): 10/10 (10/10) RT R A(S): 2/2 LA A(S): 4/6 (6/6) RA A(S): 6/6 (6/6) LL A(S): 1/6 (10/10) RL A(S): 1/6 (10/10) Heat: 3/30 Overheat Penalty: None Heat Sinks: 10 Movement: 7/11/7 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 4 Mechwarrior Name: Snow Mechwarrior Player: Capskye Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: Medium Laser – RA (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) LRM 5 – RT (Heat: 2, Ammo: 22, Range: (L:21 M:14 S:7 Min:6), Status: OK!) SRM 2 – LT (Heat: 2, Ammo: 44, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Critical Damage: None! Notes: 1 hand (Left) H4 JVN-10N Javelin Weight: 30 tons (Light) HD A(S): 4/6 (3/3) LT A(S): 8/8 (7/7) LT R A(S): 2/2 CT A(S): 8/8 (10/10) CT R A(S): 2/2 RT A(S): 8/8 (7/7) RT R A(S): 2/2 LA A(S): 1/6 (5/5) RA A(S): 1/6 (5/5) LL A(S): 8/8 (7/7) RL A(S): 8/8 (7/7) Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: Heat Sinks: 10 Movement: 6/9/6 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 4 Mechwarrior Name: Hail Mechwarrior Player: TildeATH Mechwarrior Status: Shrapnel Wound (3+ consciousness)! Armament: SRM 6 – RT (Heat: 4, Ammo: 17, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) SRM 6 – LT (Heat: 4, Ammo: -, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Critical Damage: None! Notes: 2 hands Enemy Status S1 STG-3G Stinger Tonnage: 20 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: 2 Medium Lasers Notes: S2 STG-3G Stinger Tonnage: 20 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 4, Gunnery 3 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: 2 Medium Lasers Notes: S3 Scorpion Light Tank Tonnage: 25 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Driving 5, Gunnery 4 Armament: Autocannon/5, Machine Gun Motive System Damage: None! Notes: S4 GAL-100 Galleon Light Tank Tonnage: 30 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Driving 3, Gunnery 4 Armament: Medium Laser, 2 Small Lasers Motive System Damage: +1 penalty on all driving skill rolls! Notes: P1 LCT-1E Locust Tonnage: 20 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: 1 Medium Lasers, 1 Small Lasers Notes: P2LCT-1S Locust Tonnage: 20 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: Medium Laser, 2 SRM 2s Notes: P3 Warrior H-7 Attack Helicopter Notes: Fled off-map! G1GRF-1N Griffin Tonnage: 55 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: PPC, LRM 10 Notes: G2 JM6-S Jagermech Tonnage: 65 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: 2 Autocannon/2s, 2 Autocannon/5s, 2 Medium Lasers Notes: G3 VNL-K65N Von Luckner Heavy Tank Tonnage: 75 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Driving 2, Gunnery 1 Armament: Autocannon/20, 2 SRM 6s, SRM 4, LRM 10, Machine Gun, Flamer Motive System Damage: None! Notes: G4 PHX-1 Phoenix Hawk (ACE) Tonnage: 45 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: Large Laser, 2 Medium Lasers, 2 Machine Guns Notes: G5 GHR-5H Grasshopper (ACE) Tonnage: 70 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: None! Armament: Large Laser, 4 Medium Lasers, LRM 5 Notes: G6 Schreck PPC Carrier (ACE) Tonnage: 80 tons Critical Damage: None! Pilot: Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Armament: 3 PPCs Motive System Damage: None! Notes: PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Sep 28, 2013 |
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A FITTING END! VALHALLA WELCOMES YOU! (Way to blow up some houses too!)
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Glorious, kill some locusts, or smash those last buildings up north or something. that hardened building is not going to die easily, assassin keep hitting the train. get to it you maggots. or get inside the hardened building and kill it from the inside.Edit: I assume the shockwave does not count as damaging the home guard mechs?
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Ooops. Wonder if those fires are going to spread out of control or something. Especially considering residential and industrial/commerce buildings alike just went up in a huge explosion. Just imagine it, setting fire to the entire city by mistake. That'd stir the IS up. Then again, it might just cause a massive economic collapse. Edit: vvvv Yeah, that's about what I thought as well. After all those forest fires before, lets just say everything is on fire and leave the city to burn after the mission is over. evilmiera fucked around with this message at 23:09 on May 15, 2011 |
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May 15, 2011 23:06
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evilmiera posted:Ooops. I think PTN has had quite enough of tracking fires by this point. Setting the city on fire should not be a problem.
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On behalf of everyone who advocated self-immolating in the refinery and seeing the big kaboom, I would just like to say gently caress YES GOOD JOB VALKYRIE RRRAAAAAAAARRR
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Well now... This really is a terrorist attack, isn't it, you little pack of murderers, you. :P
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I told you guys it would be the most moment ever. It truly was. Kinda sad what happened to that residential area though... And the ACES finally show themselves. These last couple turns will be really interesting.
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KnoxZone posted:I told you guys it would be the most Not quite. Executing a DFA on a helicopter is the most thing ever. I'll grant that this was a photo-finish close second, though.quote:Kinda sad what happened to that residential area though... Yep. On the other hand, it is admirable that Rain took the most immediate path imaginable towards completing the "Die by turn 17" goal by self-destructing in the biggest blaze of glory Tharkad has ever seen. ShadowDragon8685 fucked around with this message at 23:19 on May 15, 2011 |
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YESSSS!!!! A Most Glorious death indeed. Alright guys, just under 3 million more C-bills and we got this.
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KnoxZone posted:Kinda sad what happened to that residential area though... It was a warehouse owned by an individual sympathetic to Heimdall. A height 6 warehouse. A warehouse that happens to superficially resemble a well-constructed apartment complex.
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PoptartsNinja posted:It was a warehouse owned by an individual sympathetic to Heimdall. A height 6 warehouse. A warehouse that happens to superficially resemble a well-constructed apartment complex. So then, why is it being tallied in the damage to residential areas? 
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ShadowDragon8685 posted:So then, why is it being tallied in the damage to residential areas? Because it was a height-six apartment building?
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PoptartsNinja posted:Because it was a height-six apartment building? Obviously! I mean, gosh, how could anyone think that an outright statement from the game master might be true? *dope-slaps own self.* What was I thinking? 
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Because it was the secret entrance to Heimdalls Castle Brian hq. Edit: Assassin, walk along the train, you will do stompy damage to it with every hex. then shoot the weakest part. and kick, and repeat. AtomikKrab fucked around with this message at 23:27 on May 15, 2011 |
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PoptartsNinja posted:Because it was a height-six apartment building? You forgot to mention the many burned alive by the massive fireball of the homeless population 
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Axe-man posted:You forgot to mention the many burned alive by the massive fireball of the homeless population Tharkad does not have homeless. They'd freeze to death in the balmy summer months. AtomikKrab posted:Edit: Assassin, walk along the train, you will do stompy damage to it with every hex. then shoot the weakest part. and kick, and repeat. The train is not a building, unfortunately.
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This update was hilarious, though I was definitely not expecting that explosion to level quite so much of the city ! Even so, I'm not sure what else the Valkyrie pilot was expecting. It wouldn't be Battletech without a heat-induced ammo explosion.
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That was absolutely wonderful. poo poo loving blows up everywhere forever.
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Axe-man posted:You forgot to mention the many burned alive by the massive fireball of the homeless population Knowing the Lyrans, the lives and property of the homeless aren't factored into their economic damage value equations at all. Hell, we'd be lucky if the lives and property of those with homes are factored in. If they are, they're very cheap. The current price of a human life, according to the US Government, is between $5,000,000 and $8,000,000, depending on which agency you ask. Given that, four or three civilian deaths should have put the crew over their do-not-pass benchmark. Obviously, the Lyrans figure their sums differently.
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MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS IN THARKAD  This mission is formally approved by me as a worthwhile use of this thread's time. Now go, and die with pride that I have been acceptably entertained.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Tharkad does not have homeless. They'd freeze to death in the balmy summer months. On Tharkad, "homeless" referrs to delegates of the Estates-General from conquered worlds. Cause we gots money.
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HORY poo poo... PISS! I was not expecting that massive of an explosion, guys. If you guys didn't need to kill yourselves so quickly, I would have never advocated it, knowing how much it would have blown up now. Seriously, that refinery went up like crazy. I guess the plan that Rain had was pretty decent, if only the refinery building didn't go up, it could have shielded her from the explosion. I guess. 10 million C-Bills in damage plus whatever else was vaporized in the explosion. Plus that massive shockwave and resulting crater...  Only problem now is that you also collapsed a residential building there and killed some innocent Lyran citizens in collateral damage who were just trying to live their lives in their homes. You murderers... Try and avoid doing that from now on, yeah? Don't want to fail the mission by killing off any more innocent Lyran citizens, right? 12 million in residential damage in one fell swoop.That's gonna affect the end of mission writeup, I guess. Only question is whether or not it will strengthen Lestrade's position at the end of it. He can point to all the dead civvies and blame the Home Guard for not killing the "raiders" fast enough and make them look bad, in order to replace them with others more loyal to him than Archon Melissa... Though, if the Home Guard units manage to kill the other two members of this lance, things might be mitigated somewhat. The Assassin should finish demolishing the train, that should put you above the 30 million property damage requirements. After that, you should move to confront the new Home Guard Ace Grasshopper. Just make it quick before the Grasshopper moves to take you out before you finish wrecking the train. You've only got 4 turns left to die before Turn 17... It would suck to get this far if only to fail the property damage objective, allowing them access to the train you guys came in on and failing to make this look like an actual raid... The Von Luckner is also in the area, so maybe you should head towards him while continuing to wreck the train or something? I really want to see that thing in action. Die well! As for the Javelin, I guess you should either keep moving towards the skyscraper, or the new Home Guard Ace Phoenix Hawk. Take potshots at the skyscraper, while trying to draw in the Home Guard dude. It would suck if you wound up dying to those two Loki Stingers or something like that. It's too bad that the Home Guard Griffin doesn't seem like he's going after you. Still, the Phoenix Hawk should be able to take you out handedly within 4 turns. You too, die well! It's too bad the Shreck PPC Carrier spawned so drat far away... We won't be able to see that Home Guard unit in action. With its stats, you know it would have put anyone who challenged it in a serious world of hurt. All of the Home Guard units' stats make it a serious threat to anything. The fact that they are Aces make it even more so. Also, the wounded Locust ran away... Ha! Last but not least, can I say again how much I love your writeups, PTN? Reading about Rain's line of reasoning, her miscalculation, then trying to outrun the subsequent explosion, failing, and then her attempts to put the fire out or land well to put out the fire and failing again, followed by the resulting explosion? Awesome! EDIT: Wait, so was that apartment complex an apartment complex or not? I think I just got caught in the PTN doublespeak or something like that... GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 23:47 on May 15, 2011 |
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The working classes may die, but once the glorious revolution has come they will see that any sacrifices they had to make were all worthwhile in the greater glory of the magnificent class struggle.
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I bet that was one hell of a light show, fog or no fog. Also, the giant crater on the map makes me smile just looking at it. I can't imagine how the civilian population is reacting to that, especially the people who had left the night club either drunk or high. A mech battle in the middle of the city is probably nerve wracking, but at least they wrap their heads around it. They've seen the holovids of Solaris fights, and probably war footage on the news. But an entire refinery exploding? I bet that's exhilarating, in a "JESUS gently caress!" kind of way.
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